Princeton, May 13—The Wood Gin Company has commenced work on a large brick building to replace the old metal building. Eight new gins will be used with all new and up-to-date machinery. An electric motor will take the place of the large engine now in use. When the ginning season opens, they will expect to gin a bale of cotton every five minutes.
A large chicken snake was killed in the chicken yard of Mr. H. M. Cox a few days ago. The snake had robbed the next of two hens that were setting, and when discovered had succeeded in devouring 17 of the 30 eggs that were in the two nests.
Miss Inez Gardner from Brogden, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Talton from Goldsboro, Mr. and Mrs. Rayford Oliver from Dunn, Miss Mary Massey from Goldsboro, Messrs. Therman and Gilbert Boyett from Kenly, Albert and Robert Johnson from Smithfield, Chester Creech and Noble Peedin from Pine Level, Miss Ruth Grantham from Greenville, and Miss Evelyn Edwards from Raleigh were a few of those visiting in town Sunday.
Town people from other places Sunday as follows: Miss Viola Talton to Selma; Miss Louise Quinn to Goldsboro; Miss Alma Pearce and Clarence Hill to Holt Lake; Mr. and Mrs. W.I. Pearce to Goldsboro; Miss Pauline Wiggs and Durwood Daughtry to Raleigh; Miss Thelma Rains and Lucile Worley to Sugar Hill.
Miss Pauline Boyett from Glendale was the guest of Miss Alberta Boyette for the week end.
On Saturday twins were born to Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Adams—a boy and a girl. Mother and babies are getting along nicely. This closed the week with 18 new babies.
The 10th and 11th grades of the high school went to Holt Lake on a picnic Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ginn of Goldsboro were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Gurley Sunday.
The town has been visited this week by a large number of candidates for office in the coming June primary.
Misses Lola and Hazel Stallings from Goldsboro were here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baldwin from Wilmington were visitors in this section Sunday.
Miss Lillian Brown from Goldsboro, Miss Gladys Gill from Rosewood, and Miss Frances Hunter were the guests of Misses Clara and Mildred Pearce Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Grantham from Philadelphia are spending a few days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Grantham.
Miss Helen Hardee visited at Ayden Sunday.
From the front page of The Smithfield Herald, Friday, May 14, 1926
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