VOL. IX. NO. 52
BRIGADIER
THE WINNER
The Most Exciting Race
Ever Trotted on the
Local Track.
The most ejtciting race ever,
trotted on the local track was |
pulled off Tuesday afternoon.
For sometime this race has been
looked forward to, the friends of
each horse believing their favor
ite the fastest.
When the hour for the race ar
rived there was a crowd of people
at the trpck anxious for the race
to start.
Nigger Boy drew the pole for
the fiist heat, and after scoring
several .times, the horses were
started with Brigadier neaily two
lengths behind, the owner of
Brigadier insisted, 011 the start
whether the horses were even or
not. The heat was a fast one, the
time made was 2:10. At 110 time
during this beat could Brigadier
take the pole although he gained
on Nigger Boy and came under the
wire only half a length behind.
The secoi d heat was not as fast
as the first, Brigadier seemingly
lost heart and did not'push the
black beauty. Nigger Boy won
' the second heat. There were lots
of applause for Mizell the driver.
The third heat was the'" most
trying on the horses, the scoring
being something fierce. Brigadier
had the blacks horse beat before
the judges ever • started tbem.
When the hotses were finally
started Brigadier gained 011 his
rival and when the back stretch
was reached passed him. As Simp
son forced his horse by Nigger Boy
the latter broke, and from that time
till the last heat was trotted there
was no hope of Nigger Boy win
ning the race.
The driving of both horses was
excellent. Nigger Boy died hard,
giving Brigadier the he had in
every heat. It was a race worth
seeing, and those witnessing the
event surely got the worth of their
money.
Kodol will, in a very short time,
enable the stomach to do the work
it shou'd do, and the work it
should do is to digest all the food
you eat. When the stomach can't
do it Kodol does it for it and in
the meantime the stomach is get
ting stronger and able to take up
its regular natural work again.
Kodol digests all vou eat. It
makes the stomach sweet and it is
pleasant to take. It is sold here
by Chase's «®rug Store; Biggs'
Drug Store.
Turkey Swamp vs Briar Hatch
(Special (
Saturday afternoon, at the race
track, one of the most exciting
games of the season was played
between Turkey Swamp and Briar
Patch ball teams.
Unfortunately, the sun was in
the players' eyes during first
two innings, which made the be
ginning featureless, and it proved
that the game was practically de
cided in these two innings for no
more runs were scored.
After a short lapse of time the
sun's position changed, and from
then on the spectators were held
Triple plays were
frequent, and caused much grand
stand applause. Tuggle's second
base playing for Turkey' Swamp
was one of r tbe features of the
game. The score was 8 to 16
favoring Briar Patch. • ,
list TrntMit fir a Biri
If for no other reason, Chamber
lain's Salve shou'd Be kept in every
household on account of its great
value in the treatment of burns
It allays the pain almost instantly,
and unless the injury is a severe
one, heals the parts without leav
ing a scar. This salve is also un
equaled for chapped hands, sore
nipples and diseases of the skin.
Price, 25 cents. For sale by All
Druggists and Dealers in Patent
- Medicine.
THE ENTERPRISE
Virgin* State Fair and its line
Premiums
The premium list of the Virginia
State Fair -»is being wiJely dis
tributed, and copies can be obtain
ed by addressing, Mark R. Lloyd,
General Manager, Richmond, Va.
It presents a large and excellent
classification. The premiums have
j been greatly increased over prev
ious years, and amount to $35,000.
More than two-thirds of this very
liberal sum will go to the farmer
of the State, the total premiums in J
each of the several departments
being as follows: Cattle, $6,300;
Horses (exhibition) $3 400; Swine,
$1,862; Sheeps, $1,535; poultry,
$2,00q; while neatly SIO,OOO will;
be distributed among the exhibitors
iu the other departments. The j
race premiums amount to $11,500
1 divided intp. 36 ptirses.
A splendid feature is the offering
for county exhibits of farm products j
and fruit. The sum of $225 has
been set apart tor the former, to be
• awarded for the best display in
• each of three divisions: (1), the
r ; '
i section west of the Blue Ridge;(2),
: the Piedmont district; and, (3), the
Tidewater and Middle sections of
: Virginia. The first premium is
SSO, and the second $25. The
: premiums for county exhibits of
1 fiuit are sloo and sso, respectively,
i to be awarded in two divisions,
with the Blue Ridge as j the line.
There are more than one hundreJ
classes in the Hoiticultural Depart
ments with ptizes for both plate
($3.00 first and $2 00 second) and
commercial exhibits of fruit. The
classes for the best acre yield of
hay an 1 corn carjy SSO first and
1 $25 second premiums iu each class;
and the tobacco premiums are very
- attractive, nearly S3OO being offer
: ed.
: Every farmer in Virginia is in
. terested in some department of the
Fair, and, in fact, in most of the
s departments and the wives, daugh
ters and sotisof the sturdy Virginia
1 yeomanry are equally interested.
1 At the head of tlfe Virginia State
: Fair as President is a practical far
- mer, the Hon. Henry C. Stuart, of
ißussell County a large shipper of
cattle for,export, and ir.t,erected iu
every branch of farming. The
Vice-Presidents are mostly farmers,
t or otherwise prominent in business,
' and every officer and stockholder
is working for the promotion of
agriculture and horticulture.
»* * "
One of the worst features of kid
t ney trouble is that it is an insidious
i disease and before the victim real
; izes his danger he may have a fatal
' malady. Take Foley's Kidney
Cure at the first sign of trouble as
it corrects irregularities and pre
vents Bright's disease and diabetes.
C. C. Chase; S. R. Biggs.
r Jury List lor September_Court
: Jamesville Township—J. W.
Wright, A. D. Mobley, J L. Har
dison, A. Br-Waters.
Williams Township—J. H. Rid
! dick, Louis Godard, J. W. Hop
kins.
Griffins Township —Kader Lilley
Henry Roberson, Wnl. A. Peel ,A.
G. Manning.
' Bear Grass —Mc. G. Craft, Jos.
R. Harrison.
Wiljiamston —Eli Taylor, W. F.
| Hinkle, Jno. M. Bowen, R S.
, Critcher, P. H. Brown.
Cross Road —J H D Peel, Mc.
G. White, D. B. Lamer, W. H.
( Holliday, S. S. Bailey.
Robersonvill*— M. G. Warren,
J. A. Powell. J. H. Bell, J. C.
Keel, D,. R. Perkins, C. C. Rjiwls,
G. L. Roberson. r
Poplar Point—J. W. Allen.
H. Eubanks, Eli
Edmtindson, W. E. Gladstone.
Goose Nest—T. W. Sills, N. M.
Worsley. .
_/
Hfalthy kidneye im
purities from thebloOd, and unless
they do this goofi hehlth is impossi
ble. Foley 's Kidney Cure makes
sound kidneys and will .positively
cure all Focms of kidney and blad
der disease. It strenghtens the
whole system. C. C. Chase; S. R.
STON, N. C.\ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER i,
WILLIAM
ROBERSONVILLE NEWS ITEMS
News of the Week, As (lathered by Our Regular
•- * I
Correspondent.
By JOHN I) EVERETT
Tuesday Sept. 15, iyoß.
Mr. Elector Mayo, of Bethel, tfas
hi town Friday*
j Miss Marie Purvis is visiting
Miss Varinua Ross.
Mr. Willie Taylor, of Gold Point
was in town Sunday.
Miss Addie Coburn of Gold Point
was in town Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Brown and daughter
Ruby were iu town today.
1 Mrs. Haddock of Petersburg is
visiting Mrs. 1). 11. Parker.
Miss L'sliie Coburn returned
I from Williauiston Saturday.
j Rev. Mr. Sliamburger.of Raleigh
was in town Monday.
| Master Sester and Ralph Rober
json spent Sunday in the country.
i Mrs. J.AV. Andrews and chil
dren spent Saturday in Parmele.
Mr. and Mrs A. T. Perkins, ot
'near Washington spent Sunday in
j town.
| Several young people attended
the Vearly Meeting at Hrier Swamp
; Sunday.
| Miss Minta Bonner who has been
1 very ill with appendicitis is out
again. q
Mr. G M./-Roberson who hhv
been North to purchase goods re
turned Satuiday.
. Mr. Robt. Salsbury, of Haisell.
spent Saturday with his sifter Mrs
W. Z Morton.
Mr. R. E. Coburn was in town
'' Monday to biin'g his sistef Marev
to school.
Misses Mollie Bryan, Lucy Man-.
. ning, and Leyta.Taylor, and Lydie
, | Robersou of Gold Pont were h re j
[ Saturday.
Flder G. I). Rolierson filled his
t appointment at FarmviPe Saturday
! and Sunday.
:j Miss Maggie Salsbury of llasstll
jis visiting Mrs. \V. Z. Morton this
A wevk.
f Mrs Lula Anderson, of Wil
, j liacuston spent-Sunday with Miss
: Bertha Thompson
j Presiding Elder McCullen con
i ducted servicesat the M. E "Church
j Sunday evening.
f| Miss Fannie Mayo, of Rakish,
! who has been visiting friends and
relatives here left Tuesday.
■ Mrs. C. H. Rawls of Rocky
5 Mount, was here Tue.-day visiting
-j Mrs. W. F. Parker.
1
I I .
\ Revival Services
Revival set vices began at Vernon
' (Methodist Church) the Ist Sun
day in September. The congrega
tion increased in size and iu seri
ousness through the week. The
■ largest attendance of the week was
observed on the second Sunday
. night* The services came to a
■ close 011 Friday night of this week.
G :od was accomplished in re
newed consecration on the part of
the christians. There were two
conversions. These, two young
ladies, will counect themselves with
the church at the next service.
Revival services will begin at
Holly Springs next Sunday after
noon at three o'clock, and continue
through the week. All are in
r vited. . ■" 1
1 A Mad Dog.
Last Tuesday evening just be
fore night a Strang dog was seen in
' town acting like he had the rabbies>
Nearly every dog he met was bit
ten and before he could be killed he
bit a white boy, Joe Fryar, in the
nose. The boy thought the dog
was playing at first. The dog was
killed by Capt W. W. Hardison
after an exciting chase. Nothing
has been done about the dogs that
were bitten. ""
The head of the mad dog was
cut off by Dr. Warren, county phy
sician and sent to Raleigh for ex
amination.
, , Miss Annie McGloborn, of Win-!
terville, was the guest ot Missj
Annie Rol>erson Sunday. ,
. liss I.illiau who has been
visiting Mrs. J. H. Roberson re-1
turned to her home in Bethel ' Sat-1
urday.
I
Mrs. Eunice Pope, of near Til
lery, and Mrs. I.ollie Taylor, of|
near Stokes, were the guests of [
Mrs. J. L. Robertson.
Rev. E. C Audrews came up!
from Everetts Sunday to fill his
appointment at the Baptist Church. |
Owing to his meeting's being 111 ;
progress at Everetts he returned
Sunday eveuing.
There was a fire in town Sunday I
causing considerable excituneiit.
It was started in the colored re*- j
taurant, in close proximity to t lie |
principal part of t >wn By prompt j
and heroic work it was checked
before much damage was done. j
Mr. W. fl. Adkins is confined to
his room with a lame leg. Ills'
house can ill afford to lo>-e his ef-'
licent sei vices at this tine when'
i their floors are covered daily with
tobacco. His friends, the-farmers, j
will be glad to see him back at his ■
old post.
i Rev. Mr. Hall of Rocky Mount, j
arrived Monday to assist in a meet- j
ing at the Baptist Church.-. He is
well known here, having served the !
church at this place before going
to Rocky Mount. During his short j
pastorate he re the member-hip of j
the chucrh was doubled. ' He is a
young man, consecrated' to God's 1
setviee-Jn&ose powers Gtd is using 1
to his gfr>ry.
Mr. A. S. Everett made a tripto;
Clemson College, Calhoun, S. C
last week to study the methods of
grape culture 01 the college. , The j
j mau who is to succeed in farming
in the future is to bs a thinking j
man. Money and time spent in j
learning the science of crop culture |
and ex]X'rietn'e of the b> st farmers j
will finally yield a rich income to ,
intelligent farmers. It will
great day fur NOIUI Carolina when
the boys who are to be "farmers!
take advantage of the opportunities ,
offered at our 1 Agricultural and !
Mechanical College at Raleigh, j
With no cost but a postal card I
every farmercr.ll obtiain many bull
etins of theUnittd States Depart
ment of Agriculture and from the
State's Experiment Station. The!
knowledge contained in these bulle- j
tins would be invaluable to
tbqse in search of the highest j
k
to every t aftffw!'
GOLD POINT ITEMS
a
Mr. H. M. Hurras of Williams
ton was here Monday.
e • Mr. J. E. Robertson commenced
s digging peanuts Monday.
V Miss Mamie Roebuck is visiting
1 the family of Mr. Robt. Roebuck
• near here thi^week
f Mr. J. A. Bryan attended the
j Yearly Meeting at Cross Roads
Sunday.
1 Mr. Sam Williams is quite ill
with typhoid fever near here.
1 Farmers have commenced pick
ing cotton and complain of a short
*Jcrop and low prices.
Rev; S. W. Summerell conducted
revival services at the Christian
Church here last week. The meet
ing closed Saturday with eleven ad
! ditions to the church.
Miss Mizell of Pitt County is
teaching school here now in the
' place of Miss Lucy Manning who
we learn is teaching in Bethel.
It was not the intention of the
writer to misprlsent Hamilton in
giving.the score in a game ot ball j
played recently between the Gold
Point and Jlassell team againsti
Hamilton. Your correspondent l
merely gave the score as received
by him from one of the Gold Point
players.
*, • • *.
8 1908.
Cole Bros.
For years it has been tlwcustPtfr
of circuses to lilake some'
feature, advertise it as a drawing
card, and then surround it with
I cheap and inferior acts. This is
1 not the plan of the Great Cole
brothers' Show, which will be at
Williamstou on Wednesday Sep
temlci \o.
I
They feature no particular acts,
for with this shew every act is a
feature and any one of the acts
j would be a strongly advertised fea
ture with other shows. What with
■ another show would be a head liner
is, but an ordinary act with the
I Great Cole Brothers' Shows. When
the show was organized for the
present season the Cole brothers
gave their agents carte blanche or-
in seeming the cream of the
circus talent, and that they were
successful is made evident by the
j assemblage of the world's star ar-
I lists with this show. European and
■ American talent contributed tie
{leaders of areal artist, riders, gym-1
' nasts, acrobats, contortionist, leap
iers, tumblers, droll and funny
clowns, trainel animals and in
fact, all that goes to make up a
{ circus of such extreme merit and
j stupendous magnitude as the great
Cole show. While many
j show s boast of strong European
attractions, and try to convince the
J public by using unpronounceable
names, for their performers, that
: this is the proper form the Cole
: brothers diffeT from them. Amer
ica hps always and probably will
always furnish the star performtrs
j and best acts and features. While
i there are many. Europlean special
ities with the great Cole Brothers'
Show, the very best acts mid lead-
I ing performers are of - American
' j origin.
Many people suffer.a great deal
from Kidney and Bladder troubles.
Dur ng the past few years much of
j this complaint has been made 1111-
! necessary by the use of DeWitt's
II Kidney ami bladder l'ills. They
, I aie antiseptic' aiftVare highly re
[ commended tor weak back, back
| ache, rheumatic pains, . iuflamma*
. tiiuti f the bladder and all other
j annoyances due to weak kidneys.
[ : ■' They ars solrl by Chase's Drug
Store; Biggs' Drug S'.ore.
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Free to Our Subscribers
We will be glad to have every
reader of our paper t ike advantage
, of the following offer: If you will
send your name and address to the
: | piueule Medicine Co., La S die
Ave., Chicago, 111 , they will
" promptly mail you postpaid a full
week's trial of their most excellent
preparation. "Pineu'es" The pre
paration is put up in little gelatin
! globules, easy and pleasant to take
| and are truly remarkable in their
| quick effects on all Back Ache,
I Lame Back, Rheurnatium and all
I Kidnty and Bladder affections. In
T I
' writing them it will be nectssay to
mention this paper. Please do so.
We hope any of our readers, who
! are suffering from any such com
plaints will take advantage of this
offer at once, as we know the pre-
I paration is most highly recommend
ed.
A Pay ng Investment
Mr. John White, of 38 Highland
Ave., Houlton, Maine, says:
"Have been troubled with a cough
every winter and spring. Last
winter I tried many advertised
remedies, but the cough continued
until I bought a 50c. battle of Dr.
King's New Discovery: before that
I was half gone, the cough was all
gone. This winter the same hap
| py resu't has followed; a few doses
once more banished the annual
cough. lam now convinced that
, Dr. King's New Discovery is the
, best of all cough and . lung reme
dies." Sold under guarantee at
All Druggists. 50c. and SI.OO.
Trial bottle free.,
si.oo a Year in Advance
GRADED SCHOOL
"X OPENS MONDAY
Efficient Corps of Teach- -
ers--Prospects for the
Most Prosperous Year
in its History
The sixth annual session of the |
Williamston Graded School
2ist, with the 1
following teachers:
l'rof. Z. llf.rdy Rose, superin* ?
tendeut and teacher yth aiH iotl* A
grades. Miss" Annie E. Mizell,
teacher 7th and Sth grades. Mrs..
C. M. Lanier, teacher sth atid N 6tb
grades. Miss Rosin a Do well, 1
teacher 3rd and 4th grades. Miss
Lela Brown, teacher,, Ist and 2nd
grades, and Miss Martha Taylor,
teacher of art and music, botU
vocal and insti uiuental. »
The superintendent is a graduate
of the Univeisitv of North Carolina
and is well recommended by the
foremost educators of the State.
Miss Mizt.ll is a graduate of
Norfolk College and is a lady that
is> fully qualified for school work.
1 Mrs. I.anier, Miss Dowelland Miss
' Brown were all with the school
during last term and their work
needs no wcids of commendation.
Miss 'pjiylor is well prepared,
highly recommended and has had
very successful experience as a
teacher.
Every pupil belonging to the
school is earnestly requested to be
present the first day and help
in the organization. All children
coming j-ix years old by the first of
January ate requested to start now
that they may be properly classed.
Kvei y boy and girl in the County
1 who can enter the high school
grades are admitted fre?. and are
invited, requested and urge J to
come.
f Remember it takes the united
- efforts of every 111:111, woman and
* child in a community to run a good
school. ~ . .
Let us all pull together and have
best school in the history of
r our town.
W. C. MANNING,
r ~ l_ " 1 Sec. Boa rd ot Trustees. •
DATE OF CON
VENTION CHANGED *
e The date of the Democratic Coun
' tv Convention has been changed
- from Wednesday, September 30, to
- Tuesday, September 29. The
1 change is made because 011 the 30th
' Cole Bros, circus is billed, for this
1 place, and the Executive Commit
tee. not deeming it wise to bold the
1 Convention on the day of the cir
e cus, have ordered the date chang
r ed. The advertisement announc
• ing the call of the convention,
1 printed elsewlnre in this issue, has
1 been changed to lead Tuesday v
:) September 29.
The Democratic voters of Martin
3 County will take notice of the
" change and govern themselves ac
s cordingly.
Mrs. Jule Purvis spent Wednes
day with Mrs. J. W. Watts.
Mrs. W. H. harrell and children
returned from Tarboro yesterday
1 evening. v
Mrs. W. T. Ward and children
1 are visiting in Washington and
t Aurora. ,
' Miss Annie Mizell of Plymouth,
' one of the new teachers of the grad
. Ed school, arrived Wednesday.
: Mrs. Patrick and mother, Mrs..
' Pfannigan, of Greenville have re
turned home alter spending several
. days with Mrs. J. W. Watts.
I Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Wynn who
t have just returned from Philadel
„ phia and are visiting his father,
Mr. Sam Wynn, will leave Friday (
mornipg for Wilson, to visit her
' people, Mr. and Mrs. C E. Win- J
, stead. They will-leave for Phila
delphia the last.of September. 1
j.