VOL. XII. NO.
THE PROGRESSIVES
WON TUESDAY
Williamston Township
Decides for Bond Issue
by Majority of Twenty-
Two--Strong Opposition
by Those Benefited
Mainly--Quiet Election
JTuesdav was a rabiT, «iis .*l j»rte 1
hie (Jay, hut nt 'i to keep
the vote's of the township from
coming ou'. to cast th ir vbt s f r
or mud and wner, or to he
more explicit, for >d to iis. The
question of a bond is-ue hid im'
tak nh-I lin the mm 1- o- ttie peo
pie until the dtv arrived fir a de
cision Sme rpponen's ot*- t'!•
bill had worked up s> m.? feeling ie
the matter, and cartiel voteswit.h
them When the si-tuition wa
viewed about 110011 it «a-seen thii
not more than a halt d z n pe pi
from the count r y had voted for h
bond issue This facthiadestrong
er the work of the adVoca'es nf the
bill and wlie the polls closed n
m jority of twenty two was fou d
for good roads and agaiiist mud
and water along the forty miles ol
township roids.
The vote means that Williamstou
Township is moving foiward with
other sections ot the State. It is a
long stride on the road of progress,
and every man, woman and child
in the township will be bene6tt>d
The hill call-, for an issue of bonds
to the amount of S4O 000 with
provisions for the premanent main
tenance of the roads. Ii is to be
Tegretted that many who will '-e
largely beoe6tted were oppossed. to
the bill. *
Be a Booster!
Do you know there's lots o' people
Setti »' round iti everv town, "
Growlin' likejj broody chicken,
KLnoikin' every good tlii gdown;
Don't Von he that kind of ctitle
'.Cau e tbfy a nt no use 011 earth
You just be a boofoe: rooster, J
Crow and host for all you'ri
w orth
If your town ne> ds boost in' boost'er
Don't hold bilk, An' Wrtit to set
If some other filler's v. jl in'
Sill right,in tTiis country's
No out 's tfOt a mor jjngeon ir,
It's just \dtirs bs tnncli nf his.
If your town is sh >r; on to sters,
Yon pet in the b> s.tifi * b z
If thine 1 - dln't s en- ju-t to v utt vor,
v ' '
An'twe wot Id se m- kinder wrong
Whit's tbenutttr.a lioositn'
Just *o li' lj> the thing al ng;
~ Cvi*elf *thTt gs should stop a.g«iu'
We'd b in a son v plight;
You jn»t kev'p th it li-orn a blowin'
B >os''A up with nil \our might.
If you ■ some feller trvin'
Fo to make s m • proj ct go,
You can boost it up a trifle.
That's your cue to let him know
That von'r '.not a goin' to knock it,
Jnst btciuse it aitit your"gbouf,"
But you're Koing to ho st a little,
'Cause he's got ',thc b.st thing
out." v
If you kno.v some feller's failin's,
Ju-t forget 'em 'cause ynu know
That same feller's got some good
points,
, Them's the ous you want to
show;
"Cast your loaves out on the waters,
They'll come back," 'is a saying
ture, v
Mebbe they will come back "but-
tered,".
When some feller boosts for you.
—Homer Clark Bennett.:
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If you have trouble in getting
rid of vour cold you may know
tfiat you ate not treating it proper
• ly. There is no reason why a cold
should hang oc for weeks and it
will not if yon take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. For sale by All
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THE ENTERPRISE
IN MEMORIAM
Miss Lillte May Wynne
On the first day of Oc'oher. ISBS,
>i at Everetts. N. C., ike subject of
; this sketch first. sa*,v the light of
,! •: 1 v.* She was tie eldest daughter
I uif L 8., and EM 1 Everett VVy'ms
I un.l li\i» ' »" be twenty-five yens
jlive m mths and rl i.iteett davs r'd •
I S>e died on M tj iav March I,y h.
atier a long and .palieut suff^tieg
,! S e was one ot the gentlest and
,j m ist am*ahle char fC'ei'iS. tH*» verv
s-ul of honor ai d possessed 'that
. 4 sweetness otdispo-ition that a I w-t \ s
, cuarms as o'te j urnevs through
II rite. It can IK- t UIT said ot ha;
, "None kiKW lie p love, uone
. named h.rhut to ]>raise " .
Hvr pop il.r 11v and IT ciertcy as
I a teacher was attested >oy tlv fact
i tut tier s -reices eie s term
after tesm by tie same school.
Jc) lv when her heal h
tiat she .til l b> tt) pupils
.ml pai'Ons leltjCtantlv acceptnl
tiie -ituations «
■ Sh- was a taith'ul and beloved
1 in* m'»er of the Ft iiatl e t Clas-s of
1 tne Biptist Sund «v School, nf Wil
I Pamston Wne ever shec-»uld h»;r
I place was promp lv fi led She
often sang in the c dir and lent her
1 n Buene on the side of that which
1 w4-. right, refilled, and tleya'ing.
t At hotue, she whs a comtort am*
. jovto'all the meihhetsof the family
' circle Th-.-r latin ten b'-r
selt and wis heautnnl, and
s ttiev awarded her that prai-«- which
1 her nohleUess ot t ha-actt r, as well
a- position in soC'ety j i-nfie l To
' her parents she was not only an
i ff ctionate and duiiful
J but a companion and valurAttend.
She appreciated all done lor fat-r
during her illness ami spoke of the
c >'ti-.ideratiou sho-vti heie b\ a
mill Hudt- ot ti tends. S'e h d
" never j nned anv Chinch, n r mule
h'w pub ic prole-siou i»t r li.ioii.
Yet'sht; ha I j-troiic' convicti ni* of
: religious tm:h, an I ineheved, per
hap-, ni ire than she sxi-r>--el
Her tim dtt\ and shin k modisty
made it auuie>\hat d ffuidt to «p
' pro ich i«er on that snbj ct. hni
. t nere Were tertain th ng- in cliar"
1 a:te f iti i> sped h winch let u\ Il
' he tact" that s've wits ft Iciet 1 o! out
1.0 1 In an Wet to 1 hi- inqipry ot
; 1 .1 friend ll d neighbor as to hln pe
h-on t the grave, he had xpr -s
led st r (Ui4 ia:th .tml ,oi earnnit_ de
j «.ire"To iz TT () I.' a s'viir'
It ni'' b fore llie end Cnn.- >be h >d
Up kett appreci tic 1 of a pr vc
r toiler el fry a iru-ud at her w e ! ice
VV'e liaee "stroii bop • for nn;
j young sifter's »te n;it Wel/nr«-. Tie
• lift nn.U'>ri.;J inrni h s ni with 1./ i
II xpl iiKitioii wiiv those die eiri
ftroin v.h m s cirtv lias the tiuh: to
i-.xp-r>t mo-t got U. AuS' li hi'. e
entered our home, their foot; riuts
graves I) p r;ed are oir loved
I oues who were best fitted to live
i Those who cast th,tir flo vers up 11
the grave are bidden to lock up and
I- j cherish the memories of the* de -d,
lor the friendships br guu in tnijie
r shall ripen in tie: uity.
Onr sister has paid the debt that
is to be discharged I)v all men. No
sex spared, no age exempt. The
I m jestic and courtly which
monarchs p ss over, the way that
men ot-letters tread, the path the
warrior travers-es, the short and
simple annals'of the poor—all lead
to the same p ace, all terminate,*
however varied in tbeir routes, in
the house appointed for all living.
No one cries w ben children long
absent from the'r parents go home.
Vacation is the morning of jubilee.
D a>h is the Chr stiau's vacation
m irmng. School is out. It is
time4o go home. It is surprising
that one should court long life here
When friends have gone from us
joyously, should we not go wi'h
them to the grave, not singing
mournful songs but scattering
I flowers and congratulating them
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WILLIAMSTON, N„ C., FRIDAY, MARCH 17. 1911
that tneir warfare is over and th it
they have trit'inph'd ovtr • death
through ilie blobd of the Lamb?
Ma\ the merciful God, the
' ere t Shepherd and Keeper of His s
f ?d ee;>, who will temper tl'ie wind to
■the shorn limb m> uifiiliy keep
Jt' e failii r and mother, the five
• | sisters aid two brot! eis. together
j with friends and lelatiies, under
j the shadow rf His wirigs. And in
■ jthat, D»v ot the Lord, when He
konnjth to make up His jewels,
' j br»n;» Vietn >ll iu'.othit place where
I time s-h ill b-■ one lold and one
1 1 £hephvid.
M "SI ep on, beloved, sleep and take
'j thy rot
• | Lav down th\ head upon thy Sivi
our's bresistj
,| We love thee but Je\us loves
»j t tiee
l | Good t i 4h», good night, good
1 j ni^ht."
• | Th • fij! eral services were con
' d'.Ktfd at In r late home on North
H mghton Street, on Tuesday after*
I j 11 oO!i at 2 o'clock, by the Kev.
j G orne J Dowell, pastor of the
llßiptKt Cluirch. A 1 irge number
fI of friends and relatives, among
j whom were many out-of-town peo
; p'e, followe 1 the body to the ceme
; t'-ry, whee it whs laid away with
r the last sad rites ot the Church.
Advertising and Business
t
i An adwr ising expert who knows
business as well as advertising—
-1 buxine s building and business
i keeping—says this:
I If >ou want to stay in business
) stay in the advertising field,
i No matter how much business
, you ate doing, keep up the energy
. that makes it.
r You might as well cut off your
r leg b' C Mise you aieiunuing well in
, j a loot race as to cut i ff your advtr
j ti".mg because your business is
t good
, j You tnitfht as well tell the in*
I jsurance man ibat you are so healthy
j you will (tio,) tie | o icy for a tew"
y.-ar- »- to ST»>p advet tising because
, theMudirs ait piling up.
' Do i'tut td to" is the c'yeutual
i pr linrnary to "Can't do it "
Tie oiilv man who doesn't need
I to ;(«tv ni-e the man who lias
i r tire i f "in '»u ines*.
Ti e nlv mm who doe-n't need
•! to pt\ hi- | remiuins is.de id.
I AOvet n&iu,; k ep-i a business
. | h-a:t iy.
• i I 1 tones uif its liv-r, »treuythen*
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j I !?> bice (»»., >tc des is heart ant
lie • s its iu-t v s i i ( rder.
| Once iin vi hil • a raa'i decides
• ' 11a' h * is do rvy so niueh bo* in ss
»; t fvi' die can >to > adve t'-.i>v, tot a .
, fn i run o't iiii.tnentu-n.
[ ! Momentum is ilic gtadiiiii piocess
)1t uv r! a fnli stop.
. I Tiie uronicntu u business is usual j
i 1 Iv, pr» maturely tuII stopped by tin: I
II straight lef jib ot the well trained
jc,m| e ttor who find-, his opeuii g {
i i in the fiHeento i u d.'
Court Next Week
The Term of Martin
Countv Superior Court* convenes
i on Monday, the 20th, with His
Horn 'r, G. W Wprd, Judge pre>id
iug". Tlie Criminal Docket will
probably consume the first two
days, and then the Civil dases,
which a- a whole are unimportant,
will be heard. They are arranged
. as follows:
Wednesday March 22d.
Jenkins vs Roys,
Bi-itz-l vs Griffin;
Blue: thai & Bickart vs Carson.
Kagau vs Railroad Co.
Bink vs Live Stock Co.
Wibon vs Graham.
Hassell vs Steamboat Co.
Thursday March 23d.
Ward v? Peel.
Patnt Co. vs Ballard.
Furniture Co vs Davenport.
Barnes vs Telegraph Co..
Hasstll & Co. vs Yates.
Barber et als. vs Griffia et als.
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V.
Enjoyable Luncheon
Mrs. Thomas J. Smith dt light
fully entertained a number of younv
people at lnncheou last l-'riday 1 veil
ing at her hcfspitfcble h nneon Mnif
street iti honor of M.B'i K.
Critctier.
guests begun to arrive at
B:^o^'clock and. were met ;t tni
d jor hy Mr and Mrs. Smith, liu.Y
NtissCor in tie au i Master 16ey nobis
Sm'tU tisheiing them to the cl >ik
roy 11,' after which linl • Mt-s Co:
inilt over a ho.vl of delight
ful rid refreshing fruit "punch
Mnsic and a.niusical ConttSt re
next, lululvied in, t)ielattei cau-n g
much perlexity among in anv, but
aftef'dilligcnt thinking were almost
etititi-iv sijcce stub
At 10:30 the guests wtre ushered
int > the spac ous dining room
which was i lum n ited with candle
and neatly arranged with rate
tah'es for each couple. o;st»r
cock-tad, chicken salad, bananas
de la cr- anie, cream and cake, u its
1 and c« fl e were served in courses
At a l ite hour the guests riluo
tautly made ttieir departure declar
ing Mrs. Smith an ideal hoste-s
Those preseut were: xMtss Lettie
Critcher , and John W. Hassell,
Miss Delha Lnmr and B. A. Cot
cher, Miss Anna Beth Furvis and
A. M. Jordan, Miss Katie Blount
and Dr. H. B. York, Miss Susie
Purvis and B D Ciitcher, Miss
Eva Gaitior and J W Buks, Mi-s
Martha Ward and T. J. Smith, Jr.
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What th« sußject of his sermon, he
''htM'Wwornid tip with a fctvtJl ex
bortation for insiaijtcompliance on
' i the part of his hiarers. Tne pres
lent writt r wishes he had the po.vtr
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Tuere ale (.v.- sotid gold uu* lals, I
fne Utetlii'g s lv'er medals, bvijJ
teaher's Bibles, and th rty live
v dli able books to be given away a 1
prizes, td our class of pipers ris
pr vi:,u -ly ex; l.ducd, to tho e.wlio
send in tiie most coupons out of the I
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Card of Thanks
.We desire to publicly thanks
our many friends and neighbors for
the kindnesses done us durii g the
iliness of our daughter and when
we were so sorely bereaved. These
acts w|ll not be forgotten and are
warmly appreciated by each tneui
ber of our family.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Wynne.
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• William L. Reddick
Another aged citizen of Martin
County answered the call wbep
William 1,. Reddick "fell on sleep'" -
eiflv Monday morning a 1 his home
South of Wi'liamston, where h
had - pent so uunv of the years
g veti to hi 111. He wis horn on
November io'li, 1826, and had
bved h 11; p Ist the all'»Tted--tim« of
tuan bv reason of the strength
which had alwivs'been his.
Before the Civil \\,'ar, in iho-e
cl iys whe 1 Wi.l aiusii ui's b i-111 s
houses were f .r down M iin"S>tiiet,
Mr. "Reidi'-k conduced a store
I ne tr the con ty whart. In h.'s
meoiory was siortd much of ill
e.tiK iustO'y 01 th- to mi, and he
was, 41 tain.| ai' li .ure to its iuha'n
liaiits F-r many years he hi
lived on and cultivated a farm jut
IK- voud SkeA'arkey 011 the W'asli
ling 0.1 Road leading out from ilie
tu* 11 Tli' re h- had lived wiili 111
wile, whom hi- had 111 .tried fiftv" five
, years ago. She was Miss tempi.
Cherrv and survives him with one
soil, their onlv cli ld,* v V\'illiam R d.
. dick. He was a highly lespeeted
coizen of the community and had
« lived quietly and peaceably-with all
men.
Toe funeral services wee con
[ ducted bv Klder Sv lvester Hassell,
of the Primitive Biptist Church, at
• 3 o'clock on Tuesday aftenoon
i The interment was in the family
i com -tery near the residence.
A Fierce Night Alarm
is the hoars', statihtig cough of a
child, suddenly attacked hy croup.
Often it aroused Lewis Chamblin of
Manchester, O , [R R No. 2] for
. their.four cbildien greatly
8U 1 j«ct to cioup "Sometimes iu
severe attacks," he wrute "We
( were afraid tiny would die, but
Since we proved what a certain
remedy I)r Kmg's N'e v Discoyt-ry
is, we hive 4lo t.-nr. V\'e 11 ly 011
it for croup and for cTinghs, colds
or anv throat ot lung trouble." So
do thousands of 01l rs S) Ula\
r you. A-tlnni, Hav, Fever I,>
, Cii ippe, W i 1.-O;-{11 C**itgit, 11 emor- j
, rliHgrs.flv helon- it 50c aiidsi.oo.
F.r» I I omV Sold hy Saun 1
d'i'i s i\: l''f) A deli - |
JAMESVII.! J: IT»:iVIS
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M s\>f\ { Sindiy i;i P;y 1
in' > ti' h, •
! Mr K !.:i -1 Rubers ri, wisin j
. j to 1 li Sm.d iy.
M .H > !• ■ -1 H .miit n wisin j
j ln'vu Mi >ll.♦ -y.
| Mrs p JI Brown went to Wi li j
ir,m-'oit. Mood y. j.
; M •'■* Ivil i I. e R ".Vrs-ei ar..l J
!VI-,1.•/ /i- * If i--| sou •} en' Su ,; d iy
1 ■! ■, :i oi Gauk.
j M. W. W '-V.P'ts'bft Monday:
•norn'itg for Gr(.en-bnro to attend!
t ; »e Woodine'u conveu ? ion. ' J
Mi s Li'lf'in Stalliogs was in'
' .An a fee d i\s last week visiti 11.4 )
J
TMastf r T.one.s Smithwick.
!
Jtni Lr'gjjitt, of U il l imston was)
in town a few minutes Sunday eu | j
rruit" to visit Miss Beto'ab I.illey.
W 11. I/Lley and Henry Hardi-j
nn left for Richmond Va Monday j
to.enter Massey Business College.
S i,. Wallace put in his seme;,
Monday and reports a very gooo j
run of heiruigs, and says he thinks J !
h; can supply the demand lliis sea- j'
Miss Edith Hardison happened '
to a very bad accident last week. '
While out chopping up wood she I
stomped her toe and catue veiyl'
m.ar cutting ber off. We are ;
ulad to know she is rapidly iinprov- 1
'iig-
L
When you ha.ve rheumatism in ;
your foot or instep,apply Chamber
lain's' Liniment and you will get 1
quick relief. It costs bu,t a quarter.
Why suffer? For sale by All \
Dealers. i
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NEWS ITEMS
V
Local Happenings and
f > eople who are Coniing
anil Going, Herer, There
and Yonder as Gathered
by our Regular Corres
pondent,
J W Taylor i in Norfolk this
\ve>'k\ ' - • • '• r-t$
Mr aiM Mi» S. K. , Put vis were
here S iiulay.,:
J■ >!iti D ili ?! iif Oak Ci'y, wis iu
t • aii Tre-d-iy.
I C Falkm-r, of N vv B rr n, was
h *' e \Vi d> e-fliv '
Or. M tni>iiyf, nf bethel, was in
'own' Wcdn siav.
Mi -s Kr t H t • 1«, of 11 'B-tfil, was
in tnwii WfHne-itsty.
Vfi-s Ora T ivlnr Sua lay
with Mr-> A S Ro'er-on,
Mart !| a h ts been
qu'te sitk for .ml d't«'v.s;
Mis-- All'e Ben Krnwi, >f Gtin
do >l, was here Welne-dav.
Uzz e M inrinj; visited
friends at Oak It- y. list week.
M s B. H Koh-tson, «Tf Gold
Pol lit. was in town A'ed nt-'S'l av.
. Mes-rs Will Rverr t ;nd Thrower
Ta\l»r Wfiit to H t»se>l Snmlav.
Sun Haidisor, f Washington,
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J.
ll
Messrs, Jesse Speight and Ernest
Hl *• mi> 1 v;, of Greenville, were here
Wednesday
J■ »hii Mar'in, of Hamilton, visit
ed his l idy friend here on Railroad
str«*> t Sunday,
Miss Noiris. of Bilttmore, has
ariiv«d to trim for Jenkins & Rob*
er-ot this season.
The Woman's Vlis-i n irv Society
met Wednesday at he h ttn j of
Miss Clyd ■ Tripp.
Rev. Mr. Shepherd, of S atrfon
burvT ful d hi-. reyu'-tr appoint
ment her** Sunday.
Mr y- i w H
•if Wi'li.uns'o i. sp in Sunday with
! Mr- J. W Ai drrws.
Miss Myrua Mid Cecil
I Kv' r>tt spM;i Sun!.i.. u th' Miss,
i Ilil la Kniv h' if~ i H 11
O ir n mmunitv :s a_'..;n ;.a iJeil
• d bv *he le t a of ano'lv r one >f
!or n o-.t ;« 1 v ! .nid t--| ected
;-'t /. m.-,. Mr A!' \,t i'• ; U «-a 1 s
I . , j t , ■ „ » i " I*•
' .1' I ! ' r I «>ut "Pi.- (J . .*•*% K I u •
!' y i ')■ n:i . I' • vv • , - •; rj: \ -
; t jut vciis i>i i an !vv ts £»w>d"
'y 'ti, a f a i' 11 1 > l l -1: 1 -r : i the
L. i i~t .',;iny. i'u i• ,» he
' >' ' e l ,»i", • hn-. .11 v\ ::; ii ~1
'! '.'.'. i-i de ict n . .id i r n-: -nl
: tut m >er ot th£ 1' jim •11 v-■ Htp'ist
■ vhivuh. H• i av s • ;■ - .n, j. !5.
Ka ot J{>'rbersonvi!{.\ tc. i ,
ch.Mr- n and ».ncf r»r >t i> r, 1 -esi h?s \
Itost of friends to mourn their 1 >ss.
T.k- bri «1 i-ervic wi-ic* ehi iucied
•it "he Piimitive Ilaptiit Ciiurch by
Id ler M. T. Livvienc.*. The re
iii tins weie takgato the old family
•cemetery and there interred.'
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We started this business iu a
smill way in iB6B We have
grown enormously because w«? have
always treated tbe public «nd our
salesmen fairly, giving them "more
and better goods than they could
buy elsewhere. Now wehaveover
two million farmer customers, sup
plied,by over two thousand travel
ing -alesinen earning on an average
»5f over sioo per month for tbem
selves. We need a bright energetic
young man righr now to travel iu
Martin county. Address TheJ.R.
Watkins Company, Baltimore, Md.
Established 1868. Capital over
$2,000,000. Plant \pontains to
acres floor space.