VOL. IX. NO. 49
ROBERSONVILLE NEWS ITEMS
School 6pens Monday, Mis® Sauls In Charge of
Music Department—DAnce and Picnic
—A Stock Law Wanted—People
Coming and Ooing.
Bv JOHN D. EVERETT
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 'OB.
Mr. Benj. Griffin left Sunday for
Goldsboro.
Mr. Simon Everett
Raleigh Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Keel were
in town Monday.
Mr. C. D. Lane, of Dover, was
in town last Friday.
Mr. Henry Staton, of Bethel,
was in town last Thursday.
Mr. R. W. Everett was here
from Rocky Mount last Friday.
Miss Fannie Baizemore. of Tar
boro, is visiting Mrs. L. A. Briley.
Mr. Van Stephens, of Dnnn, is
visitirg friends and relatives here.
Miss Effie Rov, of Stokes, is
visiting the Misses Mooring this
week.
Messrs. Harvey Roberson and W.
R. Jenkins spent Sunday in Gold
£oint.
Miss Trip, of Rocky Mount, is
the guest of Miss Lena l'arker this
week.
Miss Minute Whichnrd and Mrl
Fred Mayo, were in town last
Thursday.
Miss Lvdia Briley, of Bethel,
visited Mrs. S. W. Outterbridge
last week.
The appearance of the academy
has been very much improved by
a coat of paint.
Misses Bessie and Myrtle Rob
erson are visiting Miss Nina Rob
erson this week.
Miss Maud Hardison, of Wash
ington, spent last Friday with Miss
Blanche Roberson.
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Prices of tobacco are much
higher, that is, tobacco that has
•gome quality in it, J, . _
Miss Novella Bunting, of Bethel,
is visiting Misses Vivian and Lydia
Roberson th's week.
Miss Hardison, of Trantis Creek,
visited Misses Blanche and Nina
Roberson last weeks
Mrs. C. H. Rawls, of Rocky
Mount, is here this week visiting
friends and relatives.
Messrs. R. L. Smith and W. R.
Jenkins leave this week for Balti
more for new goods.
Mrs. C. H. Whichard and chil
dren left Sunday with her father
for Highlands, N. J.
Mrs. J. L. Perkins, of Stokes,
visited Mrs. W. E. Roberson and
others here last week.
Miss Blanche Davenport, of
Jamesville, is the guest of Miss
Emma Roberson this week.
Rev. Mr. Vickers filled his ap
pointment at the Methodist church
es, here and at Parmele, Sunday.
Mr. Eugene Purvis, of Hobgood,
is with his brother. R. 1?. Purvis.
He will be in school here this fall.
Prof. Everett went to Bethel
Sunday to fill Rev. Mr. Andrews'
appointment at the Baptist church.
Mr. L. P. Lane left Monday for
Rocky Mount to take a position as
baggage master on the Plymouth
train.
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Mr. W. A. Ross officiated as
superintendent of the Baptist Sun
dayschool at the-Baptist church
-Sunday.
Why is there so much sunshine
on the countenance of Dr. Ward
this week? Mrs. Ward returned
Saturday.
THD ENTERPRISE
Mrs. Broyles, the blind lady, and
her little daughter, were here Fri
day night. Mrs. Broyles gave a
very nice musical at the Town
Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wynn and
family, are here from Dover, visi
ting Mrs. Wiley Rogerson and
other relatives.
j Misses Lydia Griffin and Pearl
B:ll and M/. James Daniel spent
! Monday in the country at Mrs.
Airiffin's farm.
Miss Nina Robeisot* spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. Perkins,
near Washington. Miss Willie
Roberson is with Mrs Perkins this
week.
The automobile of Mr. Exum
Keel became unmanable here Sun
day, and decided to spend a few
davs in towo. So the visitors,
Messrs. Keel, Rawls and Blount
returned by rail.
Among those who went to Smith
wicks Creek Sunday were: Miss
Maude Brown and H. B Roberson,
Miss Callie Brown and J. L Rob
erson, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Rober
son Miss Susie Keel and Mrs. C.
A. Roberson.
The Graded School will begin
its third year next Monday. Par
ents should try to get their children
in school the first day. It will
mean much for the children and
the school. Children who have
never been to school and cannot
read should not enter after the
third week. k
Miss Katie Blount, of Williams
tin, the Misses Redmond, of Tar
boro, Miss Pitt, of Old Sparta, and
Miss Parish, of Reidsville, .were
the guests of Miss Allie G. Little,
at Mrs. J. H. Roberson's, last
Thursday night. They all attend
ed the dance Thursday night and
a picnic at Spring Green Friday.
Mesdames L. T. Roberson and
J. S. Roberson went to Jamesville
on account of the death of their
brother. M. J. V. Gray. His re
remains'were brought here Mon
day for interment. Quite a crowd
accompanied the retnaips from
Jamesville, The Woodmen of the
World performed the rites of burial.
All lovers of good music here
pleased to learn that Miss
Sauls will be back to take charge
of the music class next week.
Last year under her instruction the
pupils advanced rapidly. Her in
struction was thorough and scien
tific. The people of the commun
ity are to be congratulated upon
the opportunity of giving their
children music under so capable
and conscientious a teacher. Tbere
is no doubt that she will have a
large class.
The people want a clean town.
The sidewalks of a town should
not be the tramping ground of
hogs, cattle, geese, etc. With such
a state of affairs, the sanitary con
dition of the tbwn is bound to be
bad. It is the consefl&is of opin
ion gf the decent people that we
need a stock law. It is not that
anybody should be harmed, but
that the health of all should not be
injured. The few people who de
mand the right to pasturfe their
stock on the streets of the town
would soon learn by experience
that the pasture does not pay.
Stock kept up in a pasture are
freer from disease and require less
feed. In a civilized country qp
- WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1908.
man has a right to dump death
dealing poisons at his neighbor'*
door. Reason and common sen§e
would sooif bring most reasonable
people to a sense of justice of a
stock law for a town. We are all
neighbors, and all should be will*
iug to make reasonable sacrifices
for each other. The best stock
raisers of the country wcu*d not
thiuk of letting their stock run
wild. Then the oly sacrifice is the
building of a pasture After that
there is a gain.
Mr. Van Stephens returned tcf
Dunn Thursday. •
Lester Roberson returned from
Hassell Thursday.
Mrs. C. H. Rawls returned to
Rockv Mount Thesdav.
Mr. Julius Barnhill, of Everetts,,
was in town Thursday.
Mr. J. H Roberson, Jr., is in
Baltimore for new goods.
Mrs. C. James is spending this
week with relatives in Everetts.
Mrs. R. L. Smith and children
are visiting in Bethel this week.
The writer ?pent Tuesday in Oak
City visiting his brother and sister
there.
Mr. Stuart, with his building
crew, was here Thursday repairing
the depot.
Mrs. R. B. Brown, and brother,
Mr. Lilley, went to Washington
Tuesday.
Mr. Alfred E. Whitmore, the
genial editor of THE ENTERPRISE,
spent Tuesday in town. -
Miss Hilda Crawford, of Wil
liamston, is visiting Misses Pearlie
and Blanche Robertson this week.
Chronic Diirrhoea Rallied
Mr. Edward li. Henry, with the
United States Express Co., Chicago
wntes, "Our General Superinten
dent. Mr. Quick, handed me a bot
tle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy some time
ago to check an attack of the old
chronic diarrhoea. I have used it
since that time and cured many 011
our trains who have been sick. I
atn au old soldier who served with
Rutherford B. Haves and William
McKinley four years in the 23rd
Ohio Regiment, and have ailment
except chronic diarrhoea, which
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Best Element of the
Golored Race Against Grime
EDITOR ENTERPRISE: I read
in your past issue, a message con
cerning Robert Roberson. His
tragedy is by no means commended
by us. The time has come that
we, the leading element of our
race, should make ourselves inter
esting in the matters of this kind.
Every man, whether he be white
or black, should look on one
another as a man. Furthermore,
he should regard bis word or obli
gation.
It is laid down in the Constitu
tion of North Carolina, "That we
hold it to be self-evident that all
men are created eqnal; that they
are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable rights; that
among these are life, liberty, the
enjoyment of the fruits of their own
labor and the pursuits of happi
ness." ' v
This provision is made, no doubt,
for none but good people. We are
begging our people to consider
tharVe have no right to encourage'
or to protect crimes; but to expose
them and to aid officers to capture
criminals, in order that they may
be dealt With and punished by law.
Perhaps Roberson was aided in
his escape, but I venture to say,
.that not a colored citizen who
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HOMICIDE NEAR
JAMESVILLE
Ben Griffin, colored, who had
been employed by Mr. Plenny Peel
in the log woods, was found dead
about three miles from Jamesville
Saturday night about midnight.
The first persons to see Griffin
thought he was drunk and pulled
him from the road and him in
the jam of the fence A little
later others passing and Pee'ng the
man, examined him and found
that he was dead.
The coroner, Dr. Jos H. Saun
ders,was summoned Monday and an
inquest held, the jury rendering the
verdict that Griffin came to his
death by a blow on the head by
some party unknown, there having
been found on his head a bruise,
and further examination by the
coroner revealing a fracture of the
skull and a blood clot on the brain.
There is 110 clue as to the perpe
trator of the crime, and 110 one
seems to know anything about it.
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A Faithful Friend
"I have usel Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy since it wax first introduc
ed to the«pub!ic in 1872, and have
never found one instance where a
Hire was not speedily effected by
.its lis*. I have been a commercial
traveler for eighteen years, and
never start out oii a trip without
this, nv faithful friend," savs H.
S. Nichols of Oakland, Ind. Ter.
When a man has used a remedy
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John Brvan' Griljin Dead
Mr. John Bryan Griffin aged 60
years, died Monday night' at his
homt near Smithwick Creek. His
illness was of short duration and
death was due to a complication of
d s ases. lie leaves a wife and e»'CP
children. The funeral servicis were
conducted Tuesday by the Rev. A.
I). Mizell, and the interment was
in the family burying ground.
Mr. Griffin was a member of the
Primitive Baptist Church; a'brother
of Mr. Geo. W. GrifTiti. He was
a familiar figure around town, com
ing here often to sell wood and
produce raised 011 k s farm, and the
people htre will greatly miss him.
The Enterprise extends its sjm
patliy to the bereaved family.
cares for the welfare of good people
was a partaker of that act. By the
white citizens being infuriated, is
no more than what could be ex
pected. There is nothing I have
yet heard of Roberson good enough
to exempt him from the greatest
afflication of punishment fixed by
the law of the land.
-We, the colored citizens of Oak
City township and the county of
Martin, N. C., do heartily thank
the officers for capturing Robert
Roberson and delivering him to
the County jail to wait for trial.
We do further thank the citizens
of Robersonville, and elsewhere,
who were once enraged at the act
of the dastardly murder, and are
no/v willing that the law shall
take its course with the said mur
derer.
We are also in cjeep sympathy
with Mrs. Whichard atfd family,
whose soul is burdened with the
loss of the most trustworthy com
panion, and that the chat is now
existing among our leading element
to give them a liberal contribution
to ouf sympathy and ambi
tion against crimes.
(Signed) A. D. GRHEN.
Oak City, N. C., Aug. 26, 'OB.
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Social and Other News as Furnished by Our Regular
Correspondents at Everetts, Gold Point,
Hassell and Hamilton.
GOLD POINT ITEMS
Mr. R. H. Weaver was in town
Monday.
Mr. R. H. Salsbury.of Hassells,
was here Saturday.
Mrs C. L. Bunting is visiting
friends in Tarboro this week.
Miss Lucy Powell was the guest
of Mr«. W. J. Cherry last Sunday.
The revival at the Christian,
church will commence next week.
Mr. Raleigh Stalls was here Sun
day, the guest of his son, Joseph
Stalls.
Several of our people went to
Willianiston hist Tuesday to see
the races.
We are glad to see Mr B. H.
Roberson out again after a few
days illness.
Mis. Bessie Williams will soon
commence the erection of a house
on the Willianiston road.
Mrs. Maitha Powell spent last
Sunday with her father, Mr. J. J.
R. Whitfield, near here.
Mr. J. B. Coburn happened to
an accident last week by cutting
lits kne ■ with a hatchet.
Mr. Cleve Taylor, who has heen
in the employment of the Fuller
Music House, of Newbern, is home
j for a few days.
> Mr. Thomas Powell, from near
' Sans Souci, B rtie county, was
here a few days a go visiting rela
tives and friends,
Mr. D. Purvis, who left here
several years ;igo for Arkansas and
now living in Tennessee, is visiting
relatives in and around lure.
Mr. Budd Roebuck has raised
, one of the finest tobacco crops in
this section, and has sold it out to
Messrs. Crute and Young of Rob
ersoijyiHe.
HAMILTON ITEMS
Miss Puller, of Florida, is visi
ting the Misses Slide.
Mr Jule Purvis was in town en
! route for Nags Head.
Mrs. John Martin has been visi
ting her son in Weldon.
Yalina Perkins and cotisin have
returned from Wjlliamston.
Miss Ivfße Waldo returned home
from Knfield a few days ago.
Mrs. Wadkins, of Philadelphia,
is visiting Miss Hattie Darden.
tyr. Cloman and grand daughter
went to Scotland Neck Saturday.
Messrs. Sherrod Sslsbury and
Will have gone on a trip to
buy goods.
Mrs. Pitt Jones, who has been
visiting in Norfolk returned home'
Thursday.
HASSELL ITEMS
Mr. H. J. Langston, of Wjnter
ville, visited here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Salsbury
spent several days at Morehead
last week.
Mr. Jones, the salesman for
Miles Shoe Co., of Richmond, was
abound Friday.
Messrs. Hugh and John M. Sher
rod, of Enfield, are at Mrs. W. A.
Flemings this week.
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Mr. Lee Roberson, of Richmond,
who has been spending a few days
si.oo a Year in Advance
with his people
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Morton and Misses
Mildred and Vela Andrews,, of
Robersonville. spent Sunday here
with Mr. R. H. Sa'sbury. #
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Miss Alma Fleming had a very
enjoyable house party at her hon e
last week. Among the guests were:
Misses Lina and Rettie Mayo, of
Tarboro, Mary Sherrod, of Enfield,
and Annie Fleming, of Greenville,
and Messrs. Tom Mitchel, of New
Berne, B. C. Mayo, of Tarboro,.
Will Ogleman, of Elizabeth City,
E. I. Fleming, of Greenville, and
I. S. Fleming, of Pactolus.
u EVERETT ITEMS
Mr. A. D. Wynn spent the day
in Williamston Wednesday.
Mr. John L. Perkins went to
Tarboro Tuesday on business.
Mr. Thomas Riddick is spending
some time vC'ith his parents here.
Mr. J. T. Barnhill went to Rob
ersonville Thursday on business.
Hon. J. A. Whitley spent the
day in Wiiliamston, a few days ago.
Mr. Ben Riddick left Tuesday
morning to enter school at Buies
Creek.
Mr. Minor Hunt is spending a
few days in town this week with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Coflield
'•jynt tbe day in AVilltamstQH
Thursday..
Mr. L. H. Bailey spent Saturday
night and Sunday in the country
with his parents.
Mr. Juo. L. Cherry and E. B.
Forbes spent Sunday in the coun
try near Gold Point.
Miss "Maggie Gurganus, ot Bear
Grass, is visiting Mrs. J. S. Peel
oii Washington street.
Friends are glad to know that
Mr. Arthur Barnhill, who has been
very ill, is improving rapidly.
Mr. Nathan Rogerson is about
on the sick list from the effects of
wading a big branch Wednesday
night.
Misses Ella and janle Pnrroijghs
delightfully entertained their
friends Tuesday night in honor of
Miss Bulah Best, of Scotland Neck.
Those peeseut were: Miss Lucy'
Riddick with Mr. J. B. Barnhill,
Miss Hattie James with Mr. Bea
Riddick, Miss Eu/.elia Riddick with
Mr. L'nward Gurganus, Miss Ora
Williams -with Mr. C. I). Lane,
Miss Lola Forbes with Mr. I)f In
stalls, Miss Thessie James with
Mr. Earnest Forbes, Miss Ina
James with Mr. Linwood Grimes.
Games were played until a late
hour, when refreshments were
served. Everyone reported a de
lightful time.
Death of Tone Gray
_ Mr. Tone Gray, the constable of
Jamesville, died Saturday night af
ter a short illness, only two or three
days, of congestion of the brain.
He wa 38 years old, leaves a wife
and one child. His remains were
interred in the Gray burying ground
near •*/
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