VOL. XIII. NO. 7
O fur*, you u>/io strutted the summer away.
Abundant attention you 're getting today,
We praise you beyond all the bird or fowl kind;
Our feelings to you are with favor inclined.
We thanks, too, give for you, O creature of pride,
And all the fruits of the season beside.
Though slighted you were, in the days that are past.
Attention long due you are getting at last.
—Arthur J. llurdich, in Sunset Magazine.
an, in wbose \iV
lape the missionary, passing through,
had left a few pages of the gospel in
the Indian tongue. Otir Indian read
and rejoiced. Measuring the mission
ary's footprint, he fitted it with mag
nificent. moccasins, and traveled 200
miles to give them to the missionary
as an expression of liia graftitude.
Thus the missionary was enriched by
the present, hut the Indian was en
riched by the thanksgiving.
The best thanksgiving is a happy
heart. Blossoms mean nothing on a
dead stick. Once when the czar vis
ited Paris the ingenious French, It
being winter, fastened to the bare
boughs of the trees innumerable paper
flowcrsi, very pretty as a spectacle, but
very unworthy as a symbol, since they
false. Our praise will be quite
valueless unless it is rooted in the
dally life.
Train yourself to be grateful for the
common blessings. There had been a
great famine In Lancashire,
England. For lack of material to
work upon, the mills had been idle
for months, and there was great dis
tress among the operatives. At last
came the first wagon-load of cotton,
Saved His Wife's Life
"My \fift waul 1 bave been in
her grave to-day/' writes O. H.
Bro'vn, of Muscadine, Mai, "if it
had not heen for I)r. King's New
Discovery. She was down In her
bed, not able to get up without
help. Sbe had a severe bronchial
trouble and a dreadful cough. I
got her a bottle of Dr. King's New
Discovery, ard she soon began to
mvnd, and was well in a short
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THE ENTERPRISE
(he earnest of retaining opportunity j
to labor. With what new eyes did !
the people look ujon that- copimon-1
place material! They met the wagon j
in an exultant procession. They .
hugged the bales. At last, moved bjH
a common impulse, they broke outin 1
the noble hymn, "Praise God, from
whom all blessings flow." There are |
in every life a thousand blessings,
now little noticed at all, of which if
we were deprived, their return would
bo welcomed with equal transports.
But the going does not excuse us
from the sending any more than send
ing excuses us from going. If giving
still went by the rule of tho tenth, as j
in the scriptural days, then ten av
erage Christians could anywhere cor.- 1
stitute themselves into a church and !
support a pastor; and twenty could
support both a pastor fend a mission- 1
fary.
No work is donfe nt its best until it i
is done in an atmosphere of thanks
giving. Beethoven understood this.
He had bis piano placed in the mid
dle of a field, and there, upder the !
smiling sky, with birds singing around I
him, flowers shining and grain glisten- !
ing in the sun, the musician com- I
posed some of his great oratories.
Few of us can take our work into the
fields, though all of UG would carry I
lighter hearts if we would live more I
out of doors; but we can all of us sur- i
round our work with cheery atmos
phere which our Father has breathed
into all "his works.
The Dixie Corned/ Company J
i
,
The people Williamston retnem- j
I ber with pleasure th * visits from
J tine of Harry Lindley, the veteran
r showman. For years he has bem
1 coming here and always gives joy
' to the lovers of the comicnl.
£ This week Lindley ba* the
' Dixie CoTedv Compay showing
>i every night at the City Hall The
f j%tre. Each night there is an
• entirely new programme and the
' aggregation of thirteen players is
• drawing appreciative houses. Harry
• Lindley gives the best 30 cent show
'' on the road and the play-goers here
L are enjoying this week at the Opera
House. _
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER uigii
ROBERSONVILLE
NEWS ITEMS
1
Local Happenings and
People who are Coming
and Going, here, There
and Yonder as Gathered
by our Regular Corres
pondent.
Dr. Baker, of Tarboro, was ijjere
Friday. •
Paul Salsbury, of Hamilton, was
here Sunday.
Ferdinand Holiday, of James
villa, spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Robert Nelson and son are!
visiting iu Bethel this week'
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Salsbury, j
of Hassell, spent Sunday here.
Mrs. J. B. Rawls spent the week
end with relatives at Oak City.
Rev. N. H. Shepherd filled his
appointment at Bethel Sunday.
Miss Bessie Beverly, of Bethel,
has been visitiug relatives here this
week. i
Mrs. Bettie Cumming and Mrs, j
Jane I'age, of Tarboro, were here|
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. James spent
Thursday with their mother at j
Oak Grove.
Mrs. Mary Kveiett, who has been j
visiting relatives at Weldou, is at i
home again.
Miss Elizkbab Singleton, of j
Richmond, has been visiting
brother here.
Mrs. Kate Tripp and Mrs. W. H.
| Adkin attended the Methodist Con
ference at Kinston.
j Misses NAuna awl Maty Hxuwttr
( of Stokes, are visiting their sister,
' Mrs. M. T Lawrence this week.
Mis. W. A. Pope, who has been
i visiting here, was called home on
j account of the illness oi hir broth
er.
| Prof. W. H. Mizell. Mbsts
! Emma and Maree Roi>ertson left
I Wed net day for Raleigh to atterii
jthe Teachers Assembly.
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MRS. ELIZABETH
W. SHORT DEAD
Remains Brought Here
From Abbeville Sunday
--Interred Monday at
vfler Old „ homestead
Abont Three Miles from
Town
The bodv of Mrs. Elizabeth W.
Short was brought here on Sunday
nifht from Abbeville, S. C., where
she died on November 24th. The!
casket wa»- taken from the car-> at!
Hirdison'* Crossing and borne to|
the home of her grandson, Mr. W.
| B.jPatiiel, who with his wife lives
'at the old Short homestead.
Mrs, Short was hern in Washing
ton, N. C , in April rHji —herj
roaicen nine being Williams, j
The;e she married Mr. Latham j
who eft her a widow after six'
months I.ater >-he wedded Rev.
John S Short, a proniineut figure
in the life of Martin County. Tlity
made their home for years in the!
suburbs of Willi imMon on the!
j
I Washington Road Thiee girls
I were born to thetn—one only, Mrs. j
j Thomas Stalling*, is now living. )
Some years after the death of her 1
husband, Mrs Shoit built n home 1
i on Haughton Street and lived there 1
! with her two grandchildren, Misses:
Bessie and Eliz 1 Daniels " Afvr- f
wards she closed her house here j
'and went tr> live with Mis'
ings. For same time she h.vi been
part'slly bliud.but I'er weneialcon j
dition was usually good. A few j
hours before her d- nth, she com
plained,of a pain in he; side, and!
died several hours ailer though at- j
tended,carefully by and
the iafttily.
" ''STlWr Wts nil her- lift; an)
earnest christian woman''- a 'mem-!
ber of the Methodist. Church aid'
I -he-was constiu 1111 attendance uj on j
1 its services. Kind and helpful in j
her every day life, there are many 1
| pleasant memories connected wdbj
llrt-r life among this people She
. loved her home and friends here 1
| and reluctantly left tb» 111 both wl en j
the final decision wa* made
Monday at t>vo o'clock the fun 1
1 eral setvices were conducted at the
j ojd homestead, three miles -rroiu 1
, | Williamston, by Rev. Rufus Bra i- !
! ley, pastor of the Methodist Church, j
j The body was laid besi.de tha' of I
i the husband in the family _em:ter\. |
1! Miss liliza I)auiel->. of Rockv
I Mount, Mr. and Mrs. -Ratham, - of 1
| Washington, and Messrs. Stalling-*-1
1 j and White, of Abbeville, were herei
1 to attend the funeral.
A Young Child Dead
I I
Dc-lma. the little four-year old!
I boy of Mr. and Mrs. John D.
| Ward, died Thursday afternoon j
November 23rd, iyii, after days* oil
I suffering with fever followed by
measles. The little child was
i bright with the promise of life and |
j had always been strong physically j
but the ravages of disease wasted j
the strength of the boJy and God,!
who sent His Son to welcome little
children into the told, took the j
dear sweet flower to dwell in those
gardens above.
' Friday afternoon the funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. G. J.
; Dowell at the home in West Main
Street. The body was interred in
the Baptist Cemetery.
Friends and acquaintances sym
pathize with the bereaved parents
( in their great sorrow.
A Leg ca! Conclusion.
Poor little Jamie had caught a had
cold and hie fevered Joints were un
pleasantly stiff in consequence "I
; think," bt -sighed, "that somebody
must have put starch into the water
of my bath."
Power of One Word.
A word is a llttlo thing, yet one
word has been many a man e dentlny
for good or for evil
f Again God's bounteous hand has spread
The tables of the poor with bread— Jf
Again our grateful fervent songs /fll
Ascend to Whom all praise belongs l A( l\
b Accept, O God. our thankful lay 0 wfll
Vw'yV-'ol To Thee 0:1 this Thanksgiving Day. \^&Jl
t77ie husbandman has sown the seed,
And Thou didst bless his work indeedt (j
He trusted in Thy sacred Word, » (by/
31 And harvest great was his reward; Mff
) So on Thy promises we stay if
P: Oft this our blest Thanksgiving Day.
AS Jjft The cattle on a thousand hills. /[''ANJ
S /Ij The wild bird Uith his thrilling trills, « y!v"'V
ij' IJ Fish of the sea the lion, bear, ft jj J
II All yield to Thy protecting care; \B r
JJA May all creation own 77ir sway, vl
Thou God of this Thanksgiving Day. ff\
TV 'jst/J We thank Thee for the sur. 's bright light, fP 1 )
The silvery moon, the stars of night, rXj*
For water pure—for fragrant air,
\f JVJ And for Thy tender watchful care— J
For blessings all that with us stay
117/ fj On this our blest Thanksgiving Day. L. Il\
\of We thank Thee for the Gospel truth, fjf ( \ vV
rjVS. For blest old age—tor hopeful youth. ffli \|i)!j/i]j|
II E'en troubles great —for grief and care,
\\ l/$\ knowing they will our souls prepare.
VI CuJ Straighten the path and clear the way
For God's vwn blest Thanksgiving Day.
Great God, accept our thankful songs,
While hymns of praise swell on our ffn
/[ tongues; v U U
yf Guide 'Thou our feet o'er life's rough \/J
n/tj Teach us in mercy, not in wrath;
V/v' Grant we may ever with Thee stay g y|
I'w Juid join in heaven's Thanksgiving Day. flj)
cS ~ JOfm T ' Wy€ '
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