THE ENTERPRISE
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ALPftSD K. WHtTMOMt, EDITOR.
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VOL. IV. - NO. 35.
All Around Our Gounty
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED EACH
WEEK BY OUR REGULAR AND SPE
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS IN MARTIN
COUNTY.
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ROBORSONVILLE.
R. E. Grimes spent Sunday in
Bethel.
Miss Bcrta Brown is visiting in
town this week.
Rufus Bo wen went to Greenville
Monday 011 business.
Hugh Brooks, of Parmeie was
here Tuesday on business.
Mrs. G. D. Roberson has return
ed from her trip up North.
R. E. Grimes went to Rocky
Mouut Tuesday on business.
Messrs. G. M. Roberson and W.
A. James went to Ayden Tuesday.
Miss Hettie Heel and Maud Peel
spent Sunday with Miss Carrie Jen
kins.
T. H. Grimes went to Bethel
Sunday where lie got caught out
again.
Mr. Pearce, of Louisburg, is visi
ting his sister, Mrs. McLaurin this
week.
Miss Hattie James, of Everetts,
is here to spend a few days with
relatives.
Miss Andrews, of Williamston,
is the guest of Miss Sophie Morton
this week.
Miss Sallie Roberson, of Bethel,
is visiting friends and relatives in
town this week.
Miss Leona Roberson and Mr.
Lon Roberson spent Sunday with
friends in Bethel.
W. A. James was'nt playing but
working in souiebodys back yard
one day this week.
Miss Leona Roberson and Mr.
Alonzo O. Roberson, spent last Fri
day in Williamston.
Miss Georgie Mason, of Gibson,
N. C„ is visiting her sister, Miss
Janie Mason this week.
Misses Sophie Morton and Annie
Tew, and Mr. and Mrs. Ward spent
Sunday in Bethel with friends.
A. L. Tripp, formerly of this
place, but now of Richmond Ya.,
was here a few days this week.
Mr. H. Chandler, who has l>een
visiting his brother for several days,
has returned to his home in Raleigh,
N. C.
Representatives of the Southeas
tern Tariff Association are here
this week making maps and taking
data of the town.
Misses Lililan and Leyta Taylor
entertained the young people of
Robersonvillc at their borne in Gold
Point last Friday night.
• The Sheriff, Hon. Harry Stubbs
and a party of friends from Wil
liamston, were here last Friday.
We are always glad to see them.
Miss Janie Mason gave an infor
mal reception Tuesdry evening at
the residence of Mr. A. S. Rober
son. in honor' of her sister Miss
Georgie Mason.
A party from here went to Fos
ters mill pond Tuesday to try theii
luck with the finny tribe. J no.
Ross, one of th the party, reports
"Fisherman's luck" with oue
slight exception.
Commencement exercises of the
Robersoaville High School will be
held at the Carolina Warehouse.
Guess how many people will be
here. Gue«s bow many milk shakes
etc. J. C. Roberson and Peal Smith
& Co.. will sell. Guess how many
girls will be courted. Guess how
many boys will be fooled. Guess
how much Anheuser-Busch and
Scotch Highballs will be made way
with at W. A. James & Co. A
handsome prize for the winner. 1
Frra 1 Cat Scralek
on the arm, to the wont sort of a bam,
•ore or boil. DeWitt'a Witch Hazel Salve
ia a quick core. In baying Witch Hazel
Bilw, be particular to get DeWitt'a—this
ia the salve that heal* without leaving a
•car. A specific (or blind, bleeding, itch
lag piles and protruding piles. Sold by
JAHESVILLE.
Julius Hardison was in town Sat
urday.
Miss Ethel Sexton was in town
Saturday.
Mrs. M. Palmer left for Toledo.
0., Tuesday.
Mrs. J. P. Kemp left lor Rich
mond Tuesday.
Revival meeting this week at the
Methodist Church.
Sam Bainer and Alexander Corey
were it town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 1,. Savage went
to Scotland Neck last Thursday.
There were services Sunday by
Rev. D. H. Petree, of LaGrange.
J. A. Getsinger and Miss Lula
Jones went to Smithwick's Creek
Sunday.
There will be a lecture at the
Christian Church May 18th, by
Prof. Kori, of the Atlantic Chris
tian College, Wilson, N. C.
M. M. Critcher made the largest
shipment of potatoes last Tuesday
that has ever been shipped from
this place. The shipment was con
signed to Frank M. Tappen & Co.,
New York City.
We were very much pleased to
see Mr. Wbitmore, the editor of
THE ENTE*PRISE, in our town this
week. We hope he enjoyed his
stay with us, and hope he added
many new subscribers to his paper.
DBAD BODY I'OUNIX
Last Sunday the
dead body of a colored man
was found floating down the river.
Some one went down and made the
body fast, aud 'phoned for the cor
oner. The coroner 'phoned back
to bury him. It is reported that
the negro dropped his hat over
board and iir leaning over to get it
he fell out of the boat about a mile
above Astoria mill. The drowning
occured last Thursday, the 21st
inst. The negro was from Bertie.
For cuts, burns, open sores, sore
feet, dandruff, falling off of the lisir,
or any skin disease, use Hancock's Li
quid Sulphur. Sohl by C. D. Carxtar
phen. Anderson Ilasscll a Co.. Kcilh
& Godwin.
HAMILTON.
J. P. Boyle went to Norfolk
Monday.
Rev. Mr. Mason held one service
in the Missionary Baptist Church
Sunday.
Mrs. Richardson and children,
of Whiteville, are visiting at T. B.
{Hade's.
Paul Salsbury has gone to Wake
Forest to attend the commencement
exercises.
John and Dan Hooker, of Scot
land Neck, were here Sunday to
see their mother.
Mrs. Butterworth and Mrs.
Powell, of Scotland Neck, are visit
ing Mrs. B. B. Sherrod.
Miss Gardner, of Smithfield, Va.,
is visiting Miss Mary Baker.
Her many friends here are glad to
aee her.
The remains of the late Mrs.
Rosa Lee O'Neil (Uee Rosa Garris)
was brought home from Phildel
phia, Pa., for burial by her hus
band.
On Thursday evening, May 21st,
while a barn was being raised at
Justus Everett's, it gave way kill
ing Eugene Mitchell and severely
injured three others.
While some of our boys were at
the river swimming on Thursday,
May 21st, they were suddenly sur
prised to see the body of a negro
appear among them. The body
was taken ashore and the coroner
summoned. The coroner proceed
ed to hold an ihquest and the ver
dict rendered was, "he came to bis
death by drowning."
County News Continued
. . on Fourth Page.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1903.
CONDENSED STORIES.
Uttl« Girls Who Preferred a Rosa to
a Sight of the President.
A pretty little incident occurred
in Governor I-a Follettc's office, in
■ Madison, Wis., while President
t Roosevelt was holding a reception
Uiyn. The Milwaukee Free Press
describes two little girls who edged
! their way into the crowd in the
ofliec. Their dress indicated that
their home was not furnished with
all of the good things which chil
dren like to have. Governor Ij\
Follette, seeing the children, asked
them if they wanted to see the pres
ident. The smaller of the two shook
her head, aluithed by the big crowd.
The governor preused them to see
the president, when the larger one
spoke up and said, "We don't want
that, bat we W«utd like something
else.
"What would you like?" asked
the governor.
"We'd like that flower," replied
the little tot. "Papa ia sick at
home and could not come, aud we'd
like to give him that flower."
She was told she could have the
flower, and she was so happy that
she cried with joy as she seized tho
large American Beauty rose. Will
ing hands stripped several of tho
vases in the governor's office, and
the children had all the flowers they
could carry to cheer iTp the sick fa
ther, whose happiness they thought
of amid all of the excitement of the
presidential reception.
An Autocrat.
A group of railroad men wero re
lating anecdotes inji corner of the
Waldorf-Astoria the other evening
when this onfe of President A. J.
Cassatt of the Pennsylvania was
told:
Soon after the acquirement of the
Long Island railroad by the Penn
sylvania President Cassatt had oc
casion to direct one of the old Long
Island officials to make some changes
in his methods.
"It has always been our custom,"
was the tenor of tho Long Island
man's objections.
"But you must follow Pennsylva
nia customs now," said Mr. Ciusutt.
"I fear you are un autocrat," was
the reply.
"It is 110 news to the president of
tho Pennsylvania," suavely remark
ed Mr. (Vsntt, "that he is an auto
crat."—New York Times.
The Quick Wlttcd American.
At a dinner given some little time ;
ago 011 one of his majesty's ships
there was present an American na
val officer who has n reputation for
witty responses to toasts. An Eng
lish officer remarked that he had
laid a wager with a friend tlmt ho
could give their guest a tonst which
would overtax his wit and immedi
ately proposed the toast "The
king."
The American arose at once and,
with only sufficient pause to com
mand the attention of each guest,
said in a dignified manner:
"The king, sir, is 110 subject."
Facetious With Wrong Man.
Wheu Buck Ivilgore was in con
gress, a constituent of his from Tex
as loomed up in the main doorway
of the house and asked:
"Is K unnel K ilgoh on de floh ?"
"No," replied tho doorkeeper,
"Kunuel K ilgoh is not on de floh.
lie went out dis doh a minute ago
and won't be back no moh."
The next day that doorkeeper was
ready to accept a responsible posi
tion with the Capital Traction com
pany.—Baltimore Herald. .
p*'
Stature and Qrade.
When Lord Roberts was in Glas
gow receiving tho freedom of the
city, an ola woman joined the
crowd at the entrance to the city
hall just as the carriage drove up.
"i'va A son Twits HIS BUS."
"Who's that wee man wi' a' the
medals on hii briest?" she asked a
little boy. "Lord Roberts," ho re
plied. "What I" she said. "I've a
son twice his size, and he's only $
corporal!" ■
The Seventeenth
North Carolina
Regiment.
A History by Wilson G.
Lamb, Second*Licutenant
Company F.
With the exception of two com
panies garrisoning Fort Bartow on
Roanoke Island, the Seventeenth
Regiment was captured at Fort
Hatteras on the 17th of August,
IS6I, by the United States naval
and land forces, c§m ittanded res
pectively by String
ham and General B. F. Butler. The
Seventeenth Regiment was officered
as follows; (
W. F. Martin, Colonel.
George W. Johnson, Lieutenant-
Colonel.
Henry A Gilliam, Major.
Gilbert Elliott, Adjutant.
John S. Dancy, Quartermaster.
L D. Starke, Commissary.
Wyatt M. Brown, Surgeon.
Fort Clark, cammaitded by Cap
tain John C. Lamb, a mile up the
beach, an*d Fort Hatteras, near the
inlet, under the immediate com
mand of Colonel Martin, constitu
ted the defenses of Hatteras Inlet
The Garrison numbering less than
1,000 men, was attacked by the
overwhelming land and naval forces
of the Federals, and after an heroic
defense surrendtred as prisoners
of war. Shortly thereafter the
enemy, under General Bfrnside,
moved upon Roanoke Islanft. The
two companies constituting the
balance or the Seventh Regiment
Garrisoned Fort Bartow, and, under
the splendid leadership of Captain
Fearing and Lieutenant C. G.
EULtt, the latter afterwards the
gallant and efficient Adjutant-Gen
ral to Generals M irtin and Kirk
land, succeeded by t|e accurate tire
-of their guns in keeping back the
Federal licet and only surrendered
after the landing of the Federal
troops upon another part of the
island, pushing back the Confeder
ates under Colonel Miaw, and com
pletely flanking the fort. I am in
debted to Captain C. G. Elliott
for an incident of this lattle which
is (, worthy of being preserved.
He writes:
"During the bombardment of
Fort Bartow a cannon shot cut
down the flag staff. Instantly
Lieutenant Thomas H. Gilliam
sprang upon the parapet, amid the
storm of shot and shell, and firmly
planted the beautiful silk color of
the John Harvey Guards which
waved until the order to retire w as
received." An historical parallel
to the brave act of Sergeant Jaspc
at Fort Mt>ultrie.
Thus the whole regiment in these
two engagements became prisoners
of war. After being exchanged,
the Seventh Volunteers (as it was
first called) was re-oiganized at
Camp Mangum and became the
Seventeenth Regiment, N. C. T.
The organization was as follows :
Colonel, W. F. Martin; Lieuten
ant-Colonel, John C. Lamb; Major,
Thos. H. Sharp; Adjutant Gilbert
Elliott: Sergeant-Major, Wilson G.
Lamb; A. Q. M., John & Dancy;
Commissary, L, D. Starke; Surgeon,
R. K. Speed.
Company A Captain William
Biggs.
Company B—Captain James J.
Leith.
Company C—Captain Willam B.
Wise.
Company D—Captain J. M. C.
Luke.
Company E —Captain John L.
Swain.
Company F—Captain George B.
Daniel.
Company G—Captain Thomas J
Norman.
Company H Captain Stewart
L. Johnson.
Company I—Captain A. J. M.
Whitehead.
Company K—Captain Howard
Wiswall. J
Company L—Captain Lucius )
Johnson.
The Adjutant of the regiment, Gil
bert Elliott, w?s detailed and underi*
his supervision the iron clad ram
"Albemarle," which contributed so
largely to the capture cf Plymouth,
a*« v.. • Jf'. - .-T -.ts*-' • -.iito •S* ••*
was constructed. Lieutenants M.
A. Gotten an I Wilson G. Lamb
filled his place as Adjutant of the
regiment. The Seven eenth was
assigned to service in Eastern North
Carolina and performed picket duty
watching the enemy at New Bern,
Washington and Plymouth. " In
December, 186s, a detachment
from the regiment with a squadron
of cavalry from Colonel Evans'
regiment (Sixty third North Caro
lina) and Moure's Battery, all under
Lieutenant-Colonel Lamb, captured
Plymouth. Another d tachment
drove the enemy from Washington,
N. C. Many minor raids and sur
prises of the enemy's outposts
cfererly managed by Csptain Wil
liam Biggs, Lieutenants Hardison,
Grimes, Cotton and others gave in
dication of what might be expected
of the regiment when it should
hay* the opportunity of displaying
its fighting qualities
In IS6J the regiment was bri
gaded with the Forty-second, Fif
tieth and Sixty-aixth Regiments,
and placed under the command of
Brigadier-General James G. Martin,
and stationed at Fort Branch, Kip
ston and Wilmington, and was
thoroughly drilled and disciplined
by that splendid organizer and dis
ciplinarian.
On the tnd of February, 1864,
the regiment under command of
Lieutenant-Colonel Lamb with the
Forty-second, Colonel Brown, Par
ris' Battery of six guns and a squad
ron of cavalry, Lieutenant-Colonel
Jeffords, the whole under com
mand of General J. O. Martin, at
talked the enemy's forts at New
port. After the capture of their
block houses and driving in of
their outposts thecommund moved
upon their forts and entrenchments.
The Seventeenth North Carolina on
the right assailed their columns in
splendid style and p uringover the
woiks captured their guns and bar
racks. Tho brave Captain Lcith,
of Company B, was killed. The
enemy tied in dismay over the river
and !id not stop until safely under
the guns of Fort Macon. Ten
pieces cf aiti.lcry, 78 piisorers and
a large quantity of stores were tho
fruits of this vic'ory. Ihe railroad
| bridge WHS burned and the rail
road 'occupied to prevent rein
forcements from Feaufort and
Fort Macon being sent to
New Bern, Owing to the failure
of General Pickett's command to
capture New Bern, General Martin's
troops were withdrawn the next
day. In reference to this battle 1
quote from the official report of the
Federal General, J. M. Palmer,
commanding at New Bern under
the date of February 7, 1864:
4 Martin performed his part well,''
The great campaign of 1864 was
now about to open and the des
perate struggle to capture the capi
tal ef the Confederacy to begin.
Grant crossed the Rapidan on the
4th of May, with his army of 140,-
000 men and moved overland upon
Richmond. Butler, with jo.ooo
men and a large naval armament,
ascended the James and occupied
the Bermuda Hundreds Peninsular,
threatening both Richmond and
Petersburg To meet this move
ment the Confederate forces oper
ating in North Carolina with troops
from South Carolina and Georgia
were rapidly concentrated at Rich
mond and Petersburg and placed
under General Beauregard's com
mand.
(Continued in Next Issue.)
On the first and third Tuesdays
of April, May and June the Frisco
System (Saint Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad) will have on sale re
-1 duced one way and round trip tick
ets from Birmingham, Memphis and
Saint Louis to points in Arkansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Indian Terri
tory; and Texas. Write W. T.
Saunders, G. A. P. D , Frisco Sys
tem, Atlanta, Ga., for information.
A new railroad record was broken
Monday by the Lake Shore's Twen
tieth Century Limited. This train
was hauled by engine No. 603,
and ran from Toledo, 0., to Elk
hardt, Ind., a distance of 133 miles
in 114 minutes —or two minutes
[ lower than any previous record. _
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State and General News
A CONDENBED WEEKLY REPORT OF THE IM
PORTANT EVENTS THAT HAVE HAP
PENED IN OUR STATE AND ELSE
WHERE.
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STATE NEWS. |
The Radcliffe Hotel, of Waynes
ville, was destroyed by fire Tues
niorning.
The Klin City Bank was charter-
Ed by the Secretary of State on
Tuesday, capital $25,000.
Engineer Orr was killed in a
freight wreck on the Southern Rail
way near Charlotte Tuesday.
John H. Buis, who recently died
in New Jentey left part of his estate
to the Catholic College at Beluiont.
The Wilmington Messenger re
ports considerable damage done in
that section by hail last Sunday
afternoon.
Three hundred bales of cotton
were damaged at the cotton mill at
Clayton during a fire caused by
lightning.
It is said that it is proposed to
run a railroad from Raleigh to
Washington byway of Wilson and
Greenville.
Forsyth county reports a heavy
hail storm on Monday that killed
chickens, broke windows and de
stroyed crops.
It is said that a mammoth textile
plant of 210,000 spindles and 14,-
000 looms is to be erected within
about five miles of Spray.
The Southern Pines Land and
Improvement Company received a
charter from the Secretary of the
State on Tuesday. Capital $50,000.
Raleigh reports the shortest de
linquent tax list on record tor that
city. It only took the city-clerk
and tax collector ten minutes to
dispose of the sale.
The Rowan Rifles arc to IK? con
gratulated on the successs of their
Carnival held last weak at Sals
btiry for the purpose of establish
ing a public library.
Spencer lost two residences by
fire Monday. The first was occu
pied lie Charles K. Church and the
second by J. 11. Van Miller. Both
were frame houses. The loss is
said to lie about £2,500.
A writ of habeas corpus has
been applied for by J. B. I'iver, W.
H. Rich, George Whitley, Gill
Ward, John Allen and W. W.
Barnes the men who are charged
with the nmrder of Percy Jones at
Wilson 011 the 13th iust.
Durham was visited Sunday after
noon by a heavy wind storm which
did much damage to several pri
vate residences. The depot of the
Southern Railway, in East Dur
ham, was) wrecked as was the bowl
ing alley just erected in the park
of the Durham Traction Company.
During the heavy storm of Sun
day a barn and stable, owned by
W. M. Morgan, about four miles
from Fayetteville, was struck by
lightning. The fire, which re
sulted, was quickly extinguished
and there was little loss except that
of three fine mules.
The Secretary of State granted
two charters last Monday, one to
the Bank of Uncolnton and another
to and Patterson Town
ship Company. We hear that
the latter company is incorporated
for the purpose of improving the
road from Lenoir to Patterson.
Continued on Fourth Page
Tki Wistts if tfca
Every tcven day* the blood, muiclea and
bone* of • man of average size lose two
pound* of wornout tissue. This waste
cannot be replenished and the health and
strength kept up without perfect diges
tion. When the stomach and digestive
organ* fail to perform their functions,
the strength let* down, health gives
way,and diseaae sets up. Kodol Dyspep
sia Cure enables the ttomach and diges
live organs to digest and auimilate all o
the wholesome food that may be eaten
into the kind of blood that rebuilds the
tissues and protects the health and
strength of the mind and body. Kodol'
cure* Indigestion, Dyspepsia and all
stomach troubles. It is an ideal spring
fonic. Sold by S. R. Biggs
WHOLE NO. 191
GENERAL NEWS.
Cabin John Bridge will be for
mally opened on May 30th.
It is reported that the Southern
Tobaconist has gone into Voluntary
bankruptcy. ■*
The National Convent itw of the
Baptist Young People?!; •V-Bton con
venes at Atlanta Ga., July 9th.
Chicago, 111., claims a popuia
lation of 3,106,000, an increase of
500,000 since the census of 1900.
It is said that the Southern Rail
way and the Mobile and Ohio Rail
way will consolidate about July ist.
The Silver Jubilee of the Wo
man's Foreign Missionary Society,
of the M. E. Church, South, was
observed last Sunday.
It is said that a large portion of
the cabbage crop of Norfolk county,
V'a., will rot in the field on account
of the scarcity of latxrf.' ' ' ,
One hundred houses wete burn
ed in Laconia ,N.H.,Tuesday,May
56th, and, as a result over three
hundred and fifty people are hqpne
less.
It is reported that the Crown
Prince of Sweden will be at the
head of the Swedish World's Fair
Commission at the St. Louis Expo
sition.
Philadelphia, Pa , had a fire Sun
day evening which did damage to
the amount of $1,000,000 to thp
buildings of the Front Street Ware
housing Company.
Early this week New York cele
brated the granting of the first
municipal charter to the Dutch
settlers on Manhattan Island two
lnmdrcd and fifty years ago.
Hon. J«4ih S; Robinson, former
Congressman from the Third Ne
braska District, died in Madison,
Neb., last Monday. Mr. Robinson's
death was caused by appendicitis.
A tornado passed over a portion
of Clay, Kearney and Franklin
counties, Nebraska, Sunday even
ing. It is reported that fifteen
persons were killed and scores in
jured.
It is said that nearly two-hun
red thousand men are out of work
in New York City owing to the
strikes ordered by the different
u nious and some lockouts by e\n J
ployers.
The Garrett Wine Co. is about
to construct at Berkley, Va., an
eight story building. It is claimed
that this will be the highest
largest building in tide-water Vir
ginia.
In the postoffice controversy, 61
which so much is now heard, it is
claimed that General Superinten-v
dent Machen disobeyed an order
dated May 7th in continuing to
lay our new Free Rural Delivery
Routes.
The following dispatch was re
ceived in Washington D. C.i
"Paris, May 23— Paul Blouet (Max
O. Rell) died last night. He Had'
been ailing for several month*; and >
had never recovered
an operation performed sotpetijme
ago in New York."
On Sunday, June 28th
branches of Methodism will ceW
brate in Washington D. C, the 250 th
anniversary of the birth' of Johil
Wesley. The three branches spokef
of are the Methodist Episcopal.
Methodist Episcopal South and tlM I ''
Methodist Protestant. . „n>-
Continued on Last Page* ■
Til X-RIJS
Recent experiments, by practical ieuli
and examination! with the aid of the
X-Rays,establish it as a fact tbatcaUrrah.
of the Stomach is not a disease of itaelf,
but that it results from repeated attacks
of indigestion. "How Can I Cur*
My Indigestion?" Kodol I>yspep«ia
Cure is curing thousands. It will eura
you of indigestion and dyspepaia, and"
prevent or cure Catarrh of the Stoqa^h,,
Koriel digests what you eat—make* the
stomach sweet. Sold by S. K. Biggs*