VOL. XII. NO. '25
MRS. CHARLES
HIIfiGINS GODWIN
Died on Thursday After
Months of -Suffering
Which She Bore With
Christian Fortitude---
Popular Young Woman
Who Was Beloved by
Many.
' With the blush of voting woman
hood still fresh 011 her checks, Lela
Veroce, wife of Chafles Hudgins
Godwin, dieu on Thpr&day, April
6th, st 1:40 o'clock p. m , \nf;cr
having suffered for the past three
years. All these years of {toin she
had been the brave, cheerful spirit,
knowing thst the end was in event a
ble bnt having witlrn her 'the
peace of God which all
understanding."
She was the youngest daughter
0: John D., and Eliza Griffin Simp
sou, and was born ou January 19th,
ISS3, at the country home cf her
parents near Everetts, Martin
County Many,of the earlirr'dnys
of her school "life were spent in
Williamston, and later she attend-
the G. F. College nt Greensboro.
At the age of- eighteen the was
wedded to George William Newell
with whom she spent several years
of happiness. Two children were
born to them, but both died in in
fancy. For several years after, the
death cf Mr. Newell, she resided
with her brother. J. Paijd Simpson,
and entered into the social and
religious life of the town. Until
her health tailed she taught in the
Baptist Sunday School, having be
come a member of the Church soon
after her mariiage. Her interest
in the mission* of the Church found
expression in her efforts to do
what she could 111 the work of the
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Missionary Society.
Willi marvelous .slnaigth and
fortitude she combated the ravages
of th 1 dreaded dise ««e which had
come uf oi her young life, alwiy#
bright and fnil of love for frends
and those l>ound to her. by ti-s of
blood G»d ha 1 given her a kind
heart and that with charm of per
son. made hrr popular with n large
circle of friends here atjd elsewhere
IU'JQOS, she became the wife of
Charles Hudgin- Godwin, and 01 e
sun Wi si born to them, who with
tire la'.her survives her. Her
father, John D Simpson, and
brothers and sis'*rs Messrs. Paul
and D Hon S tapson and Mrs."
Charles .Cobb and Mrs. S. A.
Newell, art? left to ft el the loss of
her who was so dearly beloved by
each/ ■ '
At 3 o'clock this afternoon (Fr
day) the funeral services were con
ducted at the residence on Main
Street by Rev. Gc-orge J. Dowell,
and Rev. Rufus Bradley. Inter
meut. was in the Godwin plot"
ia the Baptist Cemetery. Many
floral emblems, gifts of friends and,
relatives, expressed in their beauty
and fragrance, the thoughts of the
giver for her who had been cut
down like a lovely flower by the
hand of the Reaper, Death.
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merchandising. Two thousand
traveling salesmen are carrying our
eighty different products to over
two million farmers every year.
Thi? is the fairest, squarest and
most satisfactory plan of merchan
dizing ever devised. We need a
reliable energetic young man right
now to travel in Martin County.
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1868 Capital over $2,000,000. Plant
contains 10 acres floor spaoe.
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Arbor Day in the Schools
Education consists in preparing
the child for life, so that the great
est good to the mm himself, his
neighbor, and the state will result
from all his liter experiences.
Perhaps, the most common as
well as most yital experiences from
the business point of viewas wtr-ll
as from that of recreation, eome to
the average North Carolinian from
his association with trees, the for
ests or their products Yet few
children, or grown people for that
matter, can distinguish a longleaf
from a shortleaf pine seedling, know
the conditions most favorable foi*
the best growth of even our com
monest forest trees cr can tell one
pine from another by the bark, the
buds, the leaves of the fruit.
In order to foster a love of trees
among children and to teach them
elementiy facts about them, as well
as to encourage the planning of
trees ard the intelligent care of
forests by thsis elders, the practice
of observing Arbor Day has. been
introduced into nearly every state (
in the Union, atiel in many states |
it is a legal school festival. Iu j
North Carolina the day wasobserv- j
ed as far back as 1893, but unfor
tunately it has never received gen
eral recognition. Only a school
here,and there has observed the
day with appropriate exercises,
when some of the teachers or pat
rons have been especially interested
in the subject.
Such a celebration rgight be held
annually by every school in the
state with great profit to the chil
dren, and with increasing interest
on the part of the parents. There
is unfortunately a tendency among
the men to leave the education of
the children more and more to the
women, and the next generation
will have special cause to bless their
mothers fcr opening their eyes to
the beauty and usefulness of the
trees if the women, who through
the r Clubs aue doing such good
work for, civic improvement and
r.h" betterment of education, would
tr.ke 11)4 this matter all over the
state and work for a general Arbor
Day observance:
Open Air Schools
Since January 1. 1907, sixty-five
Open Air Schools for children af
flicted with or predisposed totuber
culosis have b.en established in
twenty-eight cities, according to an
announcement made in a bulletin
issued to day by the National- Asso
ciation for the Study and Preven
tion c\f Tuberculosis..
The Grst Open Air School in the
United States was established on
January 1, 1907 by the Board of
Education of Providence, R 1, at
the instance of Dr. Ellen A. Stone
The next &hcol was established iu
Mav of the same year at Pittsburg,
a third one a 1: Boston in Tuly, 1908,
and the fourth at Bellevue Hospital
in New York in December, rgoß.
During the year i 909 ten schools
in five different cities were opened;
in 1910, sixteen schools in twelve
cities were opened; and eight
schools iu five cities have been
opened to Aptil 1, 19x1, while de-,
finite provision has been made for
twenty-seven more schools in six
cities Many cities are considering
the question and will act during
the coming yearl
New York City now has In opera
tion twelve open air schools and
classes, and definite provision has
been made for fottrteen similar
clashes to be opened by next fall.
Boston has five open air classes in
its schools, and Chicago also has
several.
According to reports receiyed by
the National Association, the re
sult of the open air class work has
been to restore most of the children
to normal health and efficiency.
One of these open air schools or
classes should be established for
each 25,000 population, especially
In cities.
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WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, APRIL 7. igti
Death of an Infant
Emma Elizabeth, the little
daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Robe.rt
J. Peel, died Saturday, April Ist,
aged on? year and eight months.
The babe in its earliest days had
been very delicate, but with a
mother's tender care had grown to
be an attractive and healthy-cliild.
giving light and joy in the home.
Suddenly it was taken with a con
gestive chill and after intense suf
fering for twenty-four hours, went
to join that happy throng of chil
dren in Heaven above.
Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
f he funeral set rices were conducted
at the home by Rev. G. J. Dowell
and Rev. ■ Rufus Bradley. The
body was interred ,in the Baptist
Cfiuetery, sphere a large number
of friends and acquaintance assem
bled to sympathize with the sor
rowing family. The little mouuel
was covered with bright, beiutiful
flowers, fit emblems of the beauty
and innocence of the precious babe
resting beneath.
Tender Shepherd. Thou hast still
eel
Now Thy little lamb's brief weep
ing;
Ah, how peaceful, pale and mild
In its narrow bed 'tis sleeping!
| And no sjgh.of anguish sore
Heaves that little bosom more."
Miss Emma Watts Dead
News was received here 011 Mon
day night of the serious illness of
Miss Emma Watts at her home in
White Sulphur" Springs, W. Va.
i Tuesday morning a dispatch was
received by Mrs. W A. Ellison
(conveying the sad intelligence that
' Miss Waft! at twelve
I Monday night. The news brought
■ sorrow to many here who had been
j friends of the ytung woman for
years Some years as;o she bad
taught in the musical department
Ut the Acedetuy hfrJ* During
the* time spent among our people
sh" made a number of staunch
friends, who never forgot her and
who were not forgotten by her.
Hvr iut-rest in the town and its
people never grew less in ail,the
years of separation. He r character
was sweet and lovely and her faith
Iwas th U of the earliest Christian.
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I make the following additions aud
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107 tj; Bradley', Rev. Rufus, 44;
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Gurganus, J. D. 42; Leg get t-, J. H.
Manning, A. J.
Manning, N. R 1 Market, 52;
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raim, 106-2; Peoples N. C Steam
boat Line, 19 2; Roanoke Bottling
Works, 88; Roberson Charlie T.
114-4; Rogers, Walter 131; Smith
& Hadley, 52; Teel, Mrs. W. J.
103 5; Taylor, McS, 38; Whitaker,
W. J. 89; Williams, Dr. Johu W.
Wynn & Wbiteburst, 100-
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Change*: Daniel & Staton, 104 3
y>\ Daniel, Wm. Ed.
Gurganus, J. Henry, 109 2>;Har
dison. Simon Ei 104-4; Hopkihs,
J. W. 104 3; Hardison. J. B. 104-1
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Askew, C. A. 14; Davenport. J.
L. 18; E\»ans, J. E. 17; Edwards,
D. S. 20; Hotel, 19.
Change S. R. Biggs Drug Co., to
The Jamesville Drug Co., 3.
W. C. Manning, Mgr.
Woman's Days
4, All,the world loves a lover," is
no than that all the women j
love a millinery opening. One has ;
onlv to follow the crowd on these 1
warm spring days, and fitiilhe!
Mecca of the feminine world Wil !
liamslon is noted fe>r beautiful J
plays, of -the.. .-milliner !4. art from
year to year, and the adv. rti*iug !
.cofutnns of the paper are watched ;
j carefully to dettrinine when the
eyes shall be allowed to feast on the ;
1 very swell'est things" Ova shops
hate produced. Tuesday and j
Wednesday of this week the-stores ;
of Harrison Brers & Company and j
Carstarphen & Company were till ,
ed-with women eager to examine |
and "tiv ou" the lovely creations
which lir'.d been selected in the I
Northern mirkets. Mt; Louis!
Harrison anil Miss Alice Kie-ulet',,
who have pleased the shoppers he* e
for m-tuy scions, had brought
"the very litest" in shapes, straws,
ribbons, Ho.vets and other acces
sorie- to meet the needs and appeal
to ike tas>te ot a crowd of women,
who d£si;e to be well-dressed d
ways.
The styles thisVeason are not so
extrmc as for the past two an ;
therefore it is not so . difficult to
make selections. Tlr; shrdes m
trimmings are beautiful and when
softly blended, give the ve»r r~u
attractive appearance. The trade
for.lvister creations has b-.sn ;-peti
eliel and the.e will be bu-y bonrs
with the trimmers for wfceks to
com.-. Out-of-town shoppers can
find A hat they need in millinery
and ladies' furnishings at the stores
of Hrrri .on and Caritarphen.
Mrs. Henry Jolly Dead
Death came to Ida Flora, wife of
Henry Jolly, on Tuesday mornings
April 4th, at home in West Willi
atn-ton. l'or several weeks -he
had been suffericg with calls,
Saturday last was taken withs| itial
nieningitw-, and alter intent suffer
ing the end cati.e. She was a Mi>s
Warrington before her marriage,
an 1 was born and -reared near
Jamesville, where she lias many
relative* living. She was born 011
February 4th, 1574, having lived a
t\r weeks over tiiirty-stveii years
Fr e \oiing children are lett with
out a mother') care, ems br'n ; ,\!i
it:! ut of five mouths.
" Wednesday afternoo'n at 3 o'clock
the utie-ral services were oan lucte i
by -he Rev. O* J. Dj.vell, pii-tot o:
■the Baptist Church. Frijiids -inl
acfi Mntances followed the- iody to
Oal: !ah; Cemetery where it was
laid o rest to r: wait the Resurrec
tion Morn the shall
give up their "ead.
In cases of iheumatism relief
from pain makes sleep and rest
possible. This may be'cbtahitd by
ajjpiying Chamberlain's Liniment.
For tie by All Dealerv
Tax Assessors Named
The last General Assembly patis
ed a law requiring the appointment
of a Tax Assessor for each county I
in the State. Under this act, Mr.
W. C. Manning was appointed for
Martin County. During the list
ing of taxes and the preparation of
the lists for each township, the
services of Mr Manning will be re
quired, and the Board of County
Commissioners may direct him in
-his service In each township
there will be an assistant assessor,
and these were appointed by the
Board on Monday: J. A. Getsinger,
Jamesville; J. H. Riddick, Wil
liams; Plenv Peel, Griffins; Nathan
ROgerson, Bear Grass; L. B. Wynn,
Williamston; M. P. Taylor, Poplar
Point; S. F. Everett, Cross Roads;
Ed James, Robersonville; Frank
Haislip. Hamilton; John Harrell,
Goose Nest.
A. & M. Notes
Within the last ten days St 15 510
has be:-n raised for the benefit nf
Raleigh and A.'& M. College V.
'M. C. A. buildings. The 1 ivy Y
M. C. A building will be erected
on the pl,ace where the present cit\
market stands ou "Eay.ett.evi lb
Street. TIIP li'iildin r ». .
be ou the campus between the park
and the Wantauga building.
, Never in the history of Raleigli
has there been such a campaign;
old and voting have be.-n in the
thickest of the fight and the cry
ba> been: "What's the matter with
Raleigh? She's all right." The
business men of the city and a num
ber of A & M. boys liave been
sacrificing time in otder to increase
the movement in the State. The
campaign has cemented tbe friend- I
ship between tlie city- and college
and the futute will find the-two
working together f-v '.he uplifting
! of the voting men of. both city and
| State,
! AY.M.C. A. is to a college
j what a ckuredi is to a a muiunity.
; There are 250 students who are Y.
\ M. C. A. members and it is hoped
that the number will be largely in
creased. The mw building will.
1 contain a gymnasium, reading
1 room, two society halls, a banquet
j hall, rooms for alumni, offices for
i the Secretary, Red and White and
Agromac, and special provisions
will be made for the friends and
relatives os the A. & M students
Since the Y. M.jC. A. movement
i has been on hand it appears that
j there has been a thorough of
| improvements investigated. Not
j withstanding the fact that there is
I an e-iiit,itiering building going up, a
1 comparatively new dormitory md
tXjriduituie buildings, Inre still
) rem.ifils worm mentioning one
I ntlu r f.,clcoucerning
The contracts for the Animal litis
ban Irv butldiug and the extenti >n
[of the new Dormitory are now on
hand. These two toother with
JtieY.M. C. A. A ill sterted in
early summer. At the closiiiK of
(the y.nrpitgu (Monday ni;',hr.)
j telegrams were received from the
j University and Wake Forest wish
| ing the .'v & M success and cheer
I fully d uniting the much appreciat
ed s-.nis
(Veorge D Burroughs.
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Bonds Sold
A cord ng to the provisions for
i the sale ot bonds for the. building
lof g >ud v>a :s in,' Williamston
J Towpsbip, the- first series nmoui.t
I \'\i to Si % 00"> was on Monday
jto J Statnu at par. The bonds
, bear six.per cent annually an I are
i taxable. Experts on good roads
! building will a-certain the needs
j for th'e working of same And
all necessary artanuenieiu are to be
j made as early as practicable.
Lenten Services
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The congregation of the Kpisco
pal Cheirch were fortunate iu hav
ing with thsru the Rev. C. G. Brad
ley, of Scotland Neck, on Thurs
day night and Friday morning of
last week. Mr. Bradley is much i
beloved by his parishioners and has
greatly strengthened the claims-of
the Church iu the town. Those
who heard lrm here found much
pleasure and comfort in
tnon and service. His ability is
markeel and he is regarded as one
of rlie strong preTchers of the State.
He has recently been called to serve
the Church at Wadesboro and has
the same uuder consideration.
Thursday morning, he administer
ed the Holy Communion after the
Litany service aud made a short
address. Mrs. Bradley accompaiu
ed him here and they left on the
5 o'clock train for home on Thurs
day afternoon. •
Sr.oo a Year in Advance
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THE GREATEST
WORLD CLASSIC
The King James Version
of the Bible Completed
Three Hundred Years
Ago--Not Authorized as
- - GeneraHy -Supposed"- - ;*
Forty - Seven Transla
tors. .
The year of our Lord, 1911, is
tbe te 1 ceat cnn b T « universsiry of the
chiefest date in English history.
Just tbre. hundred years was
comple ted a work which has ex
ercised and is still existing the
mightiest influtnee th-1 ever shaped
the world's course in politics morals
and literature. It i6ri,
after seven y tars of pairful lajnjr,
that the forty-seven scholars •-elect
el by King James finished 'heir
I task, and gr.ve to English literature,
I if not to world Inerstur?, its great-
I t.st classic- the Authorized Version
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of the Bible. t
The most remarkable tact con
nected with the "Authorized" Ver
sion is that it was not authorized.
"Notwithstanding'the current use
of this term, the revision was never
publicly authorized by pirlinment
or convocation, ptivy coun il or
King. The acceptance whi:h it
has enjoyed has been won 1 hie fly
on its merits " 111 spit; of the
flattering dedication to K>ng Tames,
the truth seems to be that this
translation had »an altogether for
tuitous beginning, and received the
{ encouragement of James for motives
[of personal aggrandizement
The first proposal to revise the
1 then current translation- *6l the
j Scriptures was made, unexpectedly,
by Dr. John Revaolds, pre dent of
I the Corpus Christi College, Ox
j ford, and leader of tie Puritan
pnrtyr r Thv nrm sinn was .n coti- "
i fereuco of !>Vi>ps and lergv held
at IT itupton C urt, th- King's
Palace, in January, to con-
jsij.-r thi difference exisvug be- ,
Itweeu th; ecclcr-ias* .t-al and puri
; tank- 1  leim-nts 11 t'ae church.
I The di«cu'si"n tnriivd afll-r a time
1 to the defectiveness of >lu-  ier.evan
jßi lls and th ; Bishops' ib.de, the
j two versions 1 molr.ye'i at rime
'in England., Dr. Reynolds, in ex
, plaining his suggestioi', declared
' that .the txi -'tug versions were
j ' c£»i rupt, and not to
I the truth of the original. *' Hvmt-t
j with little encouragement at the
hands for the eoafi rcnc?. Uishop
j Bancroft, of [ynd-ni. k*':h:e l for
' his party when h; gr»in.ted rVi't that
1 ' if ■. verv mni had lu hum >r about
i new v.;r-ion-, the;e would be 1 oend
j of translating"
j But ilie new proposal found an
I unexpected and-special friend in
■ King Janu'fj, who Isims-.df. presided
I over the conference. Me ton saw
j that a Hi Ide translation made under
' his patronage would reflect >,reat
j glory upon his reign. He had, be
j sides, an unconcealed grud? against
i the popular Geneva Hi lite on nc-
I count of lhe marginal nous which
characterized that Bible ■ writ taigas
I they were again-t the .pretension's
j of the Knglish church, and the idea
; of the divine right of Kiu*?s.
However petty the motives which
I actuated King James, the provis
ions which he enacted for carrying
out the work were fost admirable.
"Fifty-four learned men were sel
ected impartially from high church
men and puritans, as well as trom
those wdio represented scholarship
totally unconnected with any party.
And in addition to this band of ap
pointed revisers, the King also de
signed to secure the co-operation
of every Biblical scholar of note in
the kingdom."
The revisers were divided into
six companies, and to each com
pany W33 allotted a definite portion
of the scriptures. Of the fifty four
translators originally appointed
only forty-seven at most took part
in the work. Dr. Reynolds died
within three years of the start, and
several of the most thorough
scholars and linguists connected
with the undertaking did not live
to see its completion.—Sel.