VOL. XII. NO. 51
ROBERSONVILLE
NEWS ITEMS
Local Happenings and
People who are Coming
and Going, Here, There
and Yonder as Gathered
by our Regular Corres
pondents
J. H. Roberson spent a few days
in Norfolk this week.
Roy Carson, of Jsmesville, was
in town Tuesday.
J. A. Coffield went to Bethel
Wednesday on business.
Mrs. E. J. Hardy, of Greenville,
is visiting Mra. L. A. Briley.
Miss Selma Everett, of Winter
ville, visited friends here Sunday.
Mrs. M. J. Ward, of Wilson,
spent several days with her son last
week.
Mrs. Jennie Mooney, of Scotland
Neck, is visiting friends here this
week. *
Mrs Lucy Cowan, of Bristol,
Tenn . is visiting Mrs. R. E.
Grimes.
Mrs W. H Keel returned from
Greenville Friday after a visit to
her son.
Miss LannieHouse. of House, is
her sister, Mrs. M, T.
Lawrence.
Mrs. Maggie Griffin and daugh
ter, of Greensboro, are visiting
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Heber Munford, of
Winterville, spent several days
here last week.
Mrs. Mittie Harrell, of Scotland
Neck, is visiting Mrs W. H.
Adkins this week.
Miss Fannie Dupree, of Rocky
Mount, spent the week end with
Miss Lizzie Roberson.
Miss Tannie Edwcrds, of near
Winterville, spent several days
with Mrs. L A. Briley last week.
- j Mrs. Dicey Gainor, who has been
visiting Mrs. J. H. Roi>eJSon, left
Monday for her home in Williams
ton.
G. .«f. Roberson and family, who
have been visiting here, returned
to their home in Norfolk Wednes
day.'
Mrs. A. S. Everett and daugh
ters, Naomi and Hazell, left for
Norfolk Wednesday, where Naomi
will be treated for an affected eye
by Dr. W. E. Drver, Cecil Everett
accompanied them.
Geneva James, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed James, bad quite a
delightful crowd of friends at her
home Friday evening, September
22nd. to enjoy and celebrate her
fifteenth birthday. Bananas with
cream and delicious cake were
served in the dining room, which
was tastefully decorated With potted
plants aud evergreens; fifteen can
dles in a cut glass stand burned !
brightly near the center of the
table indicating her fifteen years.
The guests then became quite in
terested in a contest —' Where to
go for a Vacation". Miss Myrna
Hight and Cecil Everett winning
the first prize, a*-3ainty box of
paper. Myra Fleming and William
Gray, won the booby. AM express
ed their appreciation by the many
pretty and useful gifts.
One of the most enjoyable events
of the season was a birthday party
given by Miss Reta Roberson to
You are not experimenting on
yourseh when you take Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for a cold as!
that preparation has won its great
reputation and extensive sale by its
remarkable cures of colds, and can
always be depende# upon. It is
equally valuable fof adults and
children and may be given to young
children with implicit confidence as
it contains no harmful drug- Sold
by All Dealers.
THE ENTERPRISE
Mr. Simon S. Perry Dead
The news of the death of Mr.
Simon S. Perry at his home near
Williamston, October Ist, 1911,
was not surprising to friends and
acquaintance throughout the
county, because of his continued
illness of Weeks. He was born in
Martin County on Tanuary nth,
1830, and at eight years old was
left motherless, his father dying
four years later, leaving him with
two brothers and a sister.
He served his country from 1851
to 1865, doing service in the 31st,
Regiment N. C. Troops, Company
F., as flag bearer and sergeant.
During tbis service he was wound
ed twice, once almost unto death.
At the close of the struggle, he
returned to the old homestead and
commenced farming, an occupation
which he followed all the rest of
his days, making for himself and
family a comfortable home and
ample provision for all.
On the 3rd, of May iS6B, he
married Miss Mary G. Woolard,
daughterVf Mr. and Mrs. John
Woolard, of Martin County. Of
this union twelve children were
born, seven boys and five girls,
eight of whom with their mother
survive.
For several years, Mr. Perry had
suffered with Bright's Disease and
four weeks ago he became confined
to his room and gradually grew
weaker until the end came in the
presence of all of his family save
one. He was the last of his family,
his brothers and sister having pre
ceded him to the Great Beyond.
He was one of that splended tvpe
of the Sonthern gentlemen, honest
in all his dealings, kind and courte
ous to every man. He loved his
native county and stood for the
best interests of its people. His
death breaks another link in the
oi grand old men of this section.
Tuesday afternoon the funeral
services were conducted at the
residence by Elder John N. Rod
gerson, of the Primitive Baptist
Church. A large number of
neighbors and friends were present
to pay honor to his memory- The
body was interred in the cemetery
near the home. The family desire
to express their thanks to friends
and physician for their courteous
attention.
■■ • ■ 1 ■ ——
Notiae to Colored Teachers
The first monthly meeting of the
Martin County Coloied Teachers
Association for the session of 1911 •
12 will assemble at the colored
Graded School building, Williams
ton, Saturday October 7th, at 1:30
o'clock p. m. All teachers operat
ing in the county, by order of the
County Superintendent, are re-J
quested to attend.
» The following topics will be dis
cussed: The Abolishment ot Sum
mer district schools; Illqstrated
program and time table for work in
rural schools by Rev. J. H. John
son: The personal value of the
last Summer Normal.
Per order \V. C. Chance, Pres.,
W. T. Alexander, Sec'y.
her many frieuds at her home on
Railroad Street last Friday evening,
September 29th, in honor of her
seventeenth birthday. The guests
were received in the hall by the
hostess and Uhhered Into the large
and beautifully decorated parlor
wkere many gam«s were played.
They were then ushered into the
dining room where delicious cake
and cream were served. The room
was decorated beautifully with cut
flowers, ferns and ivy. The many
and handsome presents proved the
popularity and many friends of tbe
hostess. When the hour of ad
journment arrived, the happy party
declared Miss Roberson a most
charming hostess and departed to
their respective homes."
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1911
Minstrels Coming
Mr. J. A. Coburn will present to
onr people his Greater Minstrels to
st the Opera House Monday Octo
ber 9th. Tbe majority of our peo
ple know Coburn's Minstrels, as he
appeared here last season in the
cleanest and best minstrel sbow that
ever came to town. Mr. Mix, the
advance agent, informs us that be is
carrying new equipments tbis seas
on, adding five more people, mak
ing a total of 30 in all. All artists
in their special lines. If you want
to see the best, wait for Coburn's.
Don't fail to see street parade.
The management was fortunate
in securing at date with these peo
ple and it was only through an ap
peal to Mr. Coburn direct that they
wert able to get him to show in
Williamston again. And William
ston is the only town east of the
Wilmington & Weldon Railroad
that they show-in, going from here
to Rocky Mount, Wilson, Golds
boro and Wilmington, whicji will
cover their bookings in North Car
olina. Reserved seats on sale now
at Biggs Drug Store $1.00; general
admission 75c; gallery 50c.
The Kindergarten
Kindergarten means child-garden
—a place where children are train
ed, cared for and nurtured. And,
justasin the flower garden we
would have only perfect blooms, ho
also in the child-garden we must
work for them.
Froebel, a German teacher, first
planned it aud the height, depth
aud breadth of his philosopy can
not be measured, but that it is be
coming appreciated all are glad to
admit. r
In his great love for little chil
dren, and with wonderful insight
into their nature, he worked out a
system for their training and fur
nished the means whereby it should
be accomplished, that bad never
been given to the world before, nor
has it since.
He said: "I see in every child
the possibility of a perfect man' 1
and he did not neglect the develop
ment of any side of his nature:
[physical, mental, moral of spiritual.
Froebel's "Mother Plays'' were
intended for the mother's use in
I the home and before the child
reached what we call school age.
His "Gifts," songs, games and oc
cupations train the child to be in
genious, storng aud good by keep
ing him busy and happy, Jle
knew that she was training the be
ginner through the outward to the
inner of his groping life.
Some one has said and right!",
that the men had done their part,
toward the intellectual progress of I
the world, but that the women had
failed in contributing their share
toward its moral aud spiritual ad
vancement, and that until they did
their duty tbe world would grow
worse. Froebel saw that it was
the mother, with the child iu her
arms, who must reclaim it and give
tons the Kindergarten, Blessed I
gifts of "Gifts."
A Tribute . I
In loving remembrance of Rosa
mond Pope Crawford, our devoted
sister, mother aud daughter, who
died on October 3rd, lyio. God
called her to that blessed home "to
dwell with Him and the angels. |
The place left vacant in our home
can never be filled. Her voice
though stilled by death, still speaks
to us in accents low and sweet.
Farewell, darling Rosamond, but
v not forever,
\Tbere dawn;
WefchalTmeet to part no never,
On the Resurrection Morn.
Her sad and lonely Mother,
Daughter, Sister and Brother.
October 3rd, 1911.
A Splendid Performance
The theatrical season here opened
a few weeks ago and Manager
Meadows promised to give the pub
lic something worthy of the attend
ance of the most critical of theatre
goers. To date he has madje good
for Monday night "The Man on
the Box." with Bert Leight u. the
title role, was given at the Opera
House, and an audience composed
of people who know things, pro
nounced it the best show that has
ever appeared in the town. This
company is only playing in the lar
ger towns of the State, having been
in Raleigh six times and won suc
cess at each appearance. The play
is a clean one, with a vein of humor
running through the whole. The
good looking Bert Leigh and the
attractive Miss'' Billy'' Long charm
ed the audience and won hearty ap
plause. Harry Roquemore, a pal
of Bert Leigh's, laughed and joked
to the delight of the crowd The play
will be enjoyed wherever presented.
Coburn's Greater Minstrels will
appear at the Opera House Monday
night.
Mr. E. T. Powell
Tbe home of Mrs. IJ. T. Powell
was saddend early Tuesday morn
ing by tbe death of her husband,
Mr. K. T. Powell who was ill six
weeks with typhoid fever. Mr.
PoWell was born on the 10th, of
June, 18S2, and died September
19th, 1911. A iew yea'rs ago he
professed faith in Christ and united
with tbe Christian Church at Oak
Grove in Pitt County. Tb-'ee \ears
ago he was married to Miss Alice
]V. Howell who-suTvives-hrm. ~~
Mr. Powell was loving and faith
ful husband and lather, and"a tiue
friend. He leaves a wife, two chil
dren, one sister and a host of rela
tives to mourn his departure. We
should not sorrow as|those whohaw
110 hope. He fought a good fight
and has gone to receive his crown
of life. We shall meet again, how
sweet the word.
The funeral services were cot:-'
ducted by Rev, W. O. Winfield
and the body was interred in the
family cemetery at the old home
stead near Stokes.
The bereaved wife has the sym
pathies of the people in the com
munity, who feel for her in this,
hour of sorrow.
Don't trifle with a cold is good
advice for prudent men and women.,
ft may be vital in case of a child.
There* is nothing better than Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for coughs
and colds in children. It is safe
and sure. For sde.by All Dealers.
Coburns Greater Minstrels
•" The next attraction at the Opera
House on Monday Oct. 9 th, will
be a welcome leturn of an old fav
orite in WilliamstouCoburu'sGreat
er Minstrels with complete newi
programme, people, and- equip
ment. Th's company requires j
little endorsement from the local j
press. It is like seeing "home
folks" to see Joe Coburn and his j
men, coming up the street for the j
yeariy concert and* renewal of old j
.I_ n I
acquaintainces.
The Macon Telegraph saye "Itj
is always pleasant to have Joe Co-.
burn come to town. There is no
man at tbe head of a minstrel com
pany who can boast of more friends ;
than he, and any man who tries as j
hard as he to give a clean, clever |
minstrel entertainment, deserves
it." This cordially endorses
the Telegraph's statement, "al
ways a clefciti clever performance,"
eack season growing bigger and
better.
The Managers forsee a packed
house for tbe big fun show on the
9th of October. Seats on sale at
Bigg* Drug Store.
Some Interesting Figures
Tbe census bureau today made
public some interesting figures con
cerning North
show the number end vslue of
domestic animals, poultry aed bees,
as gathered by the census of 1910.
The aggr&ate value of all do
mestic animals, poultry, and bees,
as reported, was $62,580,000, as
compared with $30,106,000, in
1900; the amount of increase being
$32,474,000 and the rate 107 9 per
cent.
The total value of tbe domestic
animals was reported as $59,981,-
000 in 1910, as against $28,242,000
in 1900; the increase amounting to
$3i.739.°0. °r 112 4 percent.
The poultry.was valued at' $2,-
213.000 iq 1 910, as compared with
$1,434,000 in 1900; the gain being
$779,000 or 54 3 per cent,
The btes weie valued at- $387,-
000 in 1910 and $430,000 in 1900,
a decrease of $43,000, or 10. 1 per
cent.
Mules and colts had a greater
| value than any other class of do
mestic animals in 1910, whereas
| horses and colts had a slightly
; greater value in 1900. The total
| value of mules and colts in 1910
; was while in iyoo it
; toas $8,677,000, an increase of
1 272 8 per cent. Horses and colts
were valued at 18,409,000 in 1910,
ias compared with $8,796,000 in
j iyoo; an increase amounting to
; 109 3 per cent Next in oider lioth
|in 1910 and 1900 were cattle, with
a total value of $12,537,000 in
! 1910, iis compared with $7,668,000
iin 1900; an increase of 63.5 per
cent. The total value of swine in
! Kjio was while in 1900
jit was $2,516,000; an increase of
184.1 percent, Sheep and lambs in
j 1910 were valued at $559,000, as
compared with $.447,000 in 1900;
i anJncrease of 17 per cent. Asses
jand burros in jyto were valued at
$ 132,000 as compared with s6y,-
500 in 1900; an increase of 90 3
j?er cent. - Goats and kids in 1910
! were reprrted as valued at $43,000,
las against $38,000 in 1900; an in
'l crease amounting to 1.3.2 per cent.
■ Mules and colts in 1910 constitut
ed 37 S per cent of the value of all
I live stock; horses and colts. 29.4
j per cent; cattle, 20 per cent; swine,
| 7.4 per cent; poultry, 3.5 percent;
j sheep and lambs, o.y per cent;
■ bees, 0.6 percent; asses and burro,
0.2 per cent; and kids, o.t
]>er cent.
The total number of cattle re
ported was 700,208; the total num
ber of mules 174,488; horses and
j colts 166,976; swaie 1,226,307;
sheer) and lambs' 214,176; gnats
; and kids 35,007; poultry 5,053,870.
j —Kx.
I/iiue back is one of the most
! common forms of muscular rheu-
I mat ism. A few applications of
|Ch#int),r3ain's Liniment will give
| relief. For sale by All Dealers .
. "The Girl and The T ramp"
The managers of the Opera
j House arc booking plays this sea- j
j son thaKpLease the audiences which
I have and which will hear 1
j them. They are placing Williams
i ton along in the list of the large]
j towns in the State wliich enjoy the j
j presentation of hlghclass shows.
I Saturday night The Charles 111-
jskeep Attractions producers of the
laughing comedy, "The Girl aud
• theTramp'' appeared here. The
audience waa small as Saturday
! night audiences always are, but 1
every one present was appreciative.
Everybody laughed and kept on
laughing at the Girl and the Tramp,
who while try ing to help solve the
serious problems confronting their
mutuaj friends, colored tbe whole
with laughable actions, words and
situations. It was clean from start
to finish and each character was
cleverly impe sonated.
si.oo a Year in Advance
MONDAY FIRE
PREVENTION DAY
Commissioner Young Sets
Apart October Ninth as
a Time to Inspect Prem
ises—Fire Waste Alarm*
ing in the State--Num
erous Lives Lost
To the Citizens of North Caro
lina: After a consultation with
and the approval of our Governor,
I, as Insurance Commissioner of
this State, designate October 9th as
Fire Prevention Day in North
Carolina.
The fire waste in this country in
enormous, over $250,000,000 each
year. It is inexcusable and crim
inal, the bulk of it is preventable.
At the request of the Convention
of Fire Marshals of America and
the National Convention of Insur
ance Commissioners, Fire Preven
tion Day is being named and ob
served in a large number of States
by proclamations of Governors and
otherwise, and Ocober yth is desig
nated, the day of the great Chicago
fire. The loss by fire in North
Carolina is practically $3,000,000
annually, over three hundred dol
lars per hour, and more than one
half is not covered bv insurance. It
is .said that practically three fourths
of this loss could be prevented by
I the exercise of reasonable onr» T»
is certainly proper that the citizens
of North Carolina should join
heartily in the observance of this
day in a campaign for the stopping
lof this enormous and unnecessary
> waste.
I On this dav ..let th> property—
-1 owners personally examine iheir
j premises and see that all rubbish
j and debris likely to cause a fire is
i removed. Let them examine their
j chimueys, flues, pipe« and furnaces,
; and see that they are safe for the
1 winter fires. I earnestly request
jthe mayors of out cities and towns
j and the chiefs of our Are depart-
I incuts and their men, and in fact
| all business men and good citizens,
1 to spend one day at least. in the ex
-1 amination of our cities and towns,
learning their fire conditions and
| dangers, and having every menace
and condition which will bring
about a fire promptly remedied.
Fires are not orly destructive to
our property but a menace to the
lives of our people. Fires have
caused the death of .seventeen per
sons during the present year in
North Carolina, to say nothing of
the loss in property.
Let our school committees and
teachers examine our school build
ings as to safelly f:om tires, and
ways of escape in case of fires. Let
the boards and superintendents of
State Institutions, Hospitals and
Orphan Homes, and Other like in
stitutions, as well as owners of our
hotels, factories and thestre:', care
fuily inspect the buildings nnder
their charge, and see that all con
ditions likelv to start fires are re
moved and that proper escapes are
provided in case of fire~ for the in
mates entrusted to their care.
Under our State Building Law
quarterly inspections are required
in the fire district and annual in
spections of all buildings in our
cities and to'wns, and I especially
urge all chiefs of fire department
and budding mstectore charged
with this duty, as well as all offi
cials, property owners, and insur
ance agents especially interested in
tlx; prevention of fires, 'to make
good use of this day, not only to
improve fire conditions, but to
educate our people to a proper care
in fire prevention.
Respectfully,
James R, Young,
Insurance Commissioner.
Dally T. ouflht.
Our lives are truly at an end when
we are loved no lonier.— Landor, J
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