VOL xv: NO. 34
to. DMMIPMI DMI
Early Saturday morning, June
13th, 1914, the spirit of Mr.
Daniel Peel passed jnto the Great
Beyond. For some time his
health had been precarious, and
the day previous to his death,
when about the duties of home,
i he suffered a stroke of paralysis
and soon death came to relieve
his sufferings.
Mr. Peel was a native of Mar
tin County and was seventjry&e
years old. He had been a * far
mer all his'life and had made a
comfortable home for himself
and family. His first wife died
some years ago and he married
again. He had reared a family
of splendid young men and
women, who with the wife sur
vive him. These are, Mrs. Ben
Hardison, Mrs. Marion Green,
Mrs. Henry D. Taylor; Messrs.
Staton and Alonzo Peel. Just a
few weeks ago, his brother, Mr.
Hosea Peel, died at Plymouth
and a sister also had not long
preceded him to the everlasting
shores.
Mr. Peel was industrious, a
kind neighbor and patriotic citi
zen, and will be missed in the
section in which he has lived
through the yean- He was a
Primitive Baptist in faith and at
tended services of the Church at
Bear Grass which is near his
home.
Sunday afternoon in the pres
ence of a large concourse of peo
ple, the funeral services jrere
conducted by Elder Harrington,
of the Primitive Baptist Church,
and the interment was in the
* family B—Hsry. •
Friends and acquaintances
throughout the county deeply
sympathize with the family in
loss of husband and father.
Mr. F. C. Kibes te Leave
Mr. F. G. Hines, who has been
in charge of the working force on
the township roads here for the
past year, has resigned and ac
cepted a position to do the same
work on the roads in Roberson
ville Township, which have been
worked for the past few months
but not satisfactorially. The re
signation of Mr. Hines will be in
on July 10th, Th* value
of the worKdtrnt kwbeen
ffciibgttifefed by Robersonville
Trustees aftci they made an ef
fort tb fcfefcure his services as ear
ly as 'possible. The work in this
toVnship is almost completed, as
isl the principal thoroughfares
have been put in excellent condi
tion, and Main Street to the river
will be one of the best in the
township.
The work of Mr. Hines is ex
cellent and the roads built by him
are the pride of the county, and
autoists who come from other
sections enjoy the drives over
them. Robersonville Township
is to be congratulated on secur
ing the services of Mr. Hines,
and this township will enjoy the
work done by him for years to
come.
-Annual Meeting
The stockholders of the Bank
of Jamesville held the annual
meeting on Tuesday. The condi
tion of the bank was excellent, a
dividend of 6 per cent was de
clared and an earning of fourteen
cents showp. Dr. Smith wick
was reelected president, and A.
J. Manning, cashier and John
Lilley, asst. cashier. The bank
will soon conduct business in its
, own building, as plans were for
mulatedlfor the erection'ofsame.
THE ENTERPRISE
LOCAL
Wake up and clean up.
Cows are respectfully request
ed to keep off the streets.
Watch die bicycles! How they
spin along the sidewalks, making
pedestrians scoot
New moon on the 23rd. at 9:88
in the morning.
FOR SALE.—Feather beds in
excellent condition cheap for
each. Apply to Dr. J. S. Rhodes,
City.
Huckleberries are plentiful and
pies are the favorites these days.
WHITE SALE of fancy arti
cles, also cream and salads at the
Masonic Hall Tuesday night by
the Ladies Aid Society of the
Baptist Church.
Pictures.
God willing, I will presch at
the home of Miss Polly Pulley on
Sunday at 2 o'clock.-J. L Cherry.
Pictures Framed.
There will be Children's Day
exercises at the Methodist Church
on Sunday at 11 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Pictures Framed at Courtney's.
Theo. S. Meekins, of Manteo,
who is District Inspector of the
Migratory Bird Law, has been in
town thi| week. In the next
issue he will give some reasons
why the law is beneficial to the
farmer.
Nice line of picture moulding
at Countney's.
When the railroad force puts
in the new span over Main Street
extension, the pampiiay will
look somewhat like a cave into
which one enters and emerges, as
It will have to be graded so low.
The town government should not
have allowed such a structure.
Later reports from the country
show that crops were damaged
very much by the hail and wind
of last Thursday. A field of corn
on the farm of B. F. Godwin was
torn into shreds, and both toba
cco and corn suffered on the farm
of Wheeler Martin and others in
this section.
Entertaiaed D. A. R.
(Reported)
Misses Mayo and Annie Lamb
were hostesses to the local chap
ter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution on Wed
nesday night. 1 The usual pro
gram was carried out for the oc
casion, and after the meeting of
the ladies some gentlemen guests
were invited. After the meet
ing the guegts were asked into
the dining roorri where a most
charming supper was served.
The table was .beautifully de
corated, small candles, with red
shades were placed at each place,
and a large bunch of American
Beauty roses formed the center
piece. The place cards bore the
emblem of the society embossed
in gold, and the souvenirs of the
occasion were boxes of candy,
made in red, white and blue, on
winch was perched the American
eagle, the emblem of the Society
of the Cincinnati, of which Col.
Lamb, the hostesses' father is
the North Carolina president.
While the guests were seated at
the table, Col. Lamb proposed a
toast to the president of the
chapter, Mrs. Morrison Bethea,
and her daughters, which was
drunk by all. Mr. Harry A.
Biggs gave a toast to Col. Lamb,
the distinguished president" of
the North Carolina Society of the
Cincinnati and his beautiful and
changing daughters, who were
hostesses for the "occasion. Those!
WItUAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE IQ, IQI 4
Stage vs Runaway Marriages
To the Editor of THE ENTERPRIS*
We wish to use the column!
of THE ENTERPRISE to inform the
public of Williamston regarding
the marriage of Earle Myres, ot
Cincinati, 0., and Miss Louise
Tatem, of Atlanta, Ga., which
was performed on the stage of
the Gaiety Theatej- on Wedne* j
day night, the lfth inst. after
the show was over.
This wedding was a marriage
contract aceording to the laws ot
North Carolina, it was entered
into with thoughtfulness ' and
dignity, and it is to be regretted
that the young people could not
have the sanction ef the church
to their marriage which to them
means the moat important step
in their lives. Ministers of ail
Protestant organizations will
eagerly and unthoughtedly par*
form a ceremony of a run-away
couple, no matter from where
they come, or where they go;
they do so knowing that there is
serious objection, usaally paren
tal, frequently they make no in
vestigation regarding the age* of
the couple, what their parents'
objections are, the financial con
dition of the bridegroom, or any*
thing regarding the cause of their
undignified conduct, simply enter
into a thing, and ask the blessing
of God upon a thing which is con
trary to the dignity of affairs of
such importance, and which fre
quently results disastrously. It
is to be hoped that when North
Carolina shall have made a little
more progress laws will be enact"
ed prohibiting a run-away mar
riage, and that clergymen who
take part ip "any such contracts
wilt have their holy ordeft revok-
A" "
The marriage of Miss Tatem
ind Mr. Myres was planned for
iome time, there was no objec
tions to the marriage and, being
>f the theatrical profession, nat
urally they chose the stage as a
fitting place to plight their troth,
ind it ia to be seriously regretted
that no clergyman would sanc
tion the sacrednessof marriage
by performing the ceremony, and
in consequence a Justice of the
Peace had to be called into play.
The management of the thea
ter lost by having the marriage
take place on ' the stage, as
we paid the justice and gave
five jollars as a wedding present
to the happy young couple.
We hope these facts will relieve
the minds, of the public as to the
legality of the wedding.
OCSRKICWa
P. Coming . |
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| Club > 1
yj "An Evening of Music" (LJJ
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Next Wednesday |j
I June 24 ■
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S.i Prices IS, 25 and 35 Cents Z'-,
n £ in
Gaiety Theatre
LJ ILJ
I Seats on Sale at Saun-
ders & Fowden's
| Drug Store gj
m mi gg—sari
present were: Col. Wilson G.
Lamb, Misses Mayo and Annie
Lamb, Rev. and Mrs. Morrison
Bethea, Dr. and Mrs. John D.
Biggs, Dr. and Mrs J. H Saun
ders, Miss Irene Smith, Harry A.
Biggs and Miss Marina Whitley.
Beak Orgaaised
Another bank has been added to
the list in Martin County, as one
has been organized at Everetts
with capital stock of $5,000.
Quite a number of Williamstbn
people took stock in same, and
J£an R. Taylor was elected Presi
nit snd J. M. Leggett, Cashier.
«r. Leggett has been with one
of the Suffolk banks for some
time and promoted this new bank
which begins business with splen
did prospects. Evetetts is one
of the best shipping points for
term products in the county and
consequently money circulates
very freely there. The establish
ment of this institution Ihows
that Martin County is more pros
perous every year and that the
future is bright for greater things
Death el Mrs. F. P. Rayaor
The death of Mary Alice Ray
nor, wife of Frank P. Raynor,
occured on Jnne Bth, 1914. On
February 16th, 1887, she was
married to Mr. Raynor, and sev
en children were born to them,
three of whom have preceded
her to the spirit land. Those
living are, Alonzo, Walter, John
and Sylvester Raynor.
Mrs- Raynor professed Christ
and joined the Missionary Bap
tist Church in the year 1895, be
ing baptised by the Rev. Mr.
Pinch. The weather was very
cold and Ice had to be broken.
Bhe has been a consistent mem
ber of the church all the years,
and was a devoted wife and
a kind neighbor.
Her body was laid to rest until
the ltesaurseetkm Morn, and the
last sad rites-of the church were
said, while a large number of
sympathizing friends paid re
spect to the memory of the dead.
Km Ekpeaeat
Saturday afternoon about 6:30,
Miss Helen Patterson, accom
panied by Messrs. Bill Aycock
and Frank Davis, arrived in town
from Plymouth, where she had
bean visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Williford. All of the parties are
from Wilson, and the men had
motored from there to Plymouth
and thence to Williamston. They
went to the office of Register of
Deeds Brqwn and secured license
for the marriage of Miss Patter
son and Mr. Davis. Accompani
ed by Miss Annie Fagan, who is
an old schoolmate of the bride,
thev went to the Episcopal Rec
tory and were married by Rev
Morrison Bethea. After the
ceremony, they left for Panacea
Springs to spend Sunday and then
to Wilson, where the groom
makes his home with his parents.
Hamilton Items
Miss Susie Johnson arrived
Thursday to visit relatives.
Miss Louise Satterthwaite left
Thursday for her, home in Pacto
lus.
Mrs. Charles Calhoun and child
ren, of Rocky Mount, are the
guests of Mrs. Henry Johnson.
Mrs. J. P. Boyle, Mrs. Harry
Waldo and Miss Effie Waldo spent
Thursday in the country.
Mrs. Dan Taylor and little
daughter left Monday Wash
ington.
Miss Fannie Gladstone, of Tar -
boro, is the guest of Mrs. J. B.
Cloman.
Buck Kitchin and little Miss
Kate Parker Kitchin are the
guests of their grandmother.
P. H. Davenport and C. D.
Perkins went to Washington
Monday. .
D. E. Taylor went to Washing-
PERSONAL
Dr. J. B. H. Knight and Miss
Frances Knight left for Raleigh
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. J. S. Rhodes went to Ply
mouth Tuesday.
Drs. Biggs and Rhodes spent
Tuesday in Tarboro on business.
Attorney William Bond, of Ply
mouth, has been here this week.
C. H. Godwin and Wheeler
Martin went to Jamesville Tues
day to attend a meeting of the
bank there-
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Saunders
and little son have gone to Beau
fort.
Mrs. J. H. Saunders was here
from Washington last week.
Wiley Rogerson was here from
Robersonville Wednesday.
Summer begins on Tuesday,
the 22nd. May it not bring any
warmer weather.
Rev. J. D. Howell aad family
left Monday to visit relatives for
two weeks.
Miss Emma Robertson left
Monday for Greenville to attend
the Summer SchooL
S. R Biggs and Miss Annie
Fagan motored to Plymouth
Tuesday and left from there for
Norfolk and Edenton.
Capt Dove, formerly conduc
tor on the A. C. L. R. R., has
been in town this week.
Judge Winston has been here
this week on professional busi
ness.
Mrs. G. L. Whitley has return
ed from a visit to Vaughn.
C. H. Godwin went to Norfolk
Wednesday on business.
S. Justus Everett with his little
son, Justus, motored here from
Greenville Monday.
Miss Penelope Biggs left Mon
day for Greensboro to attend the
Summer gchool at the State Nor
mal.
J. T. Jerome is here this week
taking the school census for this
the tenth district. ,
Mrs. Chloe M. Lanier and Miss
Mattie Nichols left Saturday for
Arden where they will keep a
hotel for tourists this summer.
Miss Will Sherer is visiting her
sister, Mrs. L. C. Harrison.
Miss Alice Gibson and little
Miss Thelma Getsinger, of Dar
dens, are the guests of relatives
here.
Mrs. W. H. Harrell and daugh
ter left for Greensboro this morn
ing.
Secures License
Among the eighty-one medical
students who secured license to
practice medicine before the
North Carolina Board of Medical
Examiners, appears the name of
a Martin County boy Charles T.
Roebuck, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Roebuck. Dr. Roebuck was
educated at the College of Medi
cine in Richmond, taking the
full course of four years. It is
not known where he will locate
for the practice of the profession.
ton Saturday.>'
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kitchin
spent Sunday here.
W N. Worseley spent Sunday
in Suffolk.
Leland Barrett left Thursday
for his home in Suffolk.
Mrs. T. B. Slade left Friday
for Littleton to visit relatives.
Gladstone Anthony, of Hob
good, spent Sunday here.
SI.OO a Year io Advancer
Mr. JIM H. Craaea
No man in the eounty, perhaps
has lived a more useful and in
dustrious life than did Jama* BL
Grimes, who on last
morning, June 11th, 1914, at Ms
home in Robersonville, answered
the summons to eome up highest
He was in apparently good heaMb
and arose early that day, fedaai
attended to his stock and thea
entered the house again, wher*
he was soon stricken with a chflV*
and died in a few hours.
He was born in Edgeeombe-
County, October 10th, 1815, but
had spent the greater part of kia
life in Martin County. Oa Feb
ruary 23rd, 1871, he wedded Mia*
Susan Caroline Roberson, daugh
ter of the late Henry D. antf>
Martha Roberson, who died fif
teen years ago, leaving with hint s
four children who survive him —
Mrs. R. L. Smith and Messrs.
Henry and Robert E. Grimes, of
Robersonville, and Mrs. A. R»
Dunning, of Williamson.
He had been engaged in
ing and surveying since earfjr
manhood, and was one at the
most substantial and best citiseoß
of the county. When the Chris
tian Church was organised In his
town, he was one of the charter
members and for forty years haril
devoted his time, money and in
fluence to Tthe advancement of
Christ's Kingdom. He was a
leader in his home church ant
ever contributed'to these things
that made for the entertainment
and needs of the congregation
When it was decided last year ie
erect a large and handsome
brick edifice he was one off the
, foremost In the work doing meda
| with his own hands ami gftttor
personal attention and money te
the building. He desired to see
the doors of the new edMee open
ed for service, but that was sat
to be. For the first service hehfc»
in it was when his body rtpowi *
in front of the altar, and the
solemn words were said by Rter.
Cecil F. Outlaw assisted by Rew-
S. W. Summerell, a former pas
tor of the Church.
The body was borne to the
Church yard and there
to await the sound of the trumpet
on the Resurrection Day, whe»
all the dead in Christ "shaft
awake in His likeness," andthey
shall praise Him through the
everlasting ages in that Home
prepared for those who love Hira_
Marriedjn Tarboro
Miss Mary Worsley was man
ried to Dr. Edgar Long
m. Wednesday, June 10.
- The ceremony was performed:
at the Baptist church in Tar+ianv
Elder P. D. Gold officiating.
Mrs. Long is the youngest
daughter of Mr. N. M. Worsiejr
of Oak City. Dr. Edgar Long is
the only son of Dr. B. L. Long oC
Hamilton
Dr. and Mrs. Long left for a
trip in the Black Mountains, after
which they will return and made
their future home in Oak City.
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Williamston's New Policman
The Board of Town C
sioners has engaged the *ervice& "
of Mr. G. G. Sawyer, Eliz*-
beth City, as Chief orfT Police mt
the town. Mr. Sawyer has serr- " •
ed on the force ut E.. . City ami {
comes here wirti splendid endorse- •
ments. He entered upon h»
duties on Monday and expresses
himself as being pleased with ttar
town and its„ citizens* Nptt
week he will begin the- "Clean
up" campaign, which will mean,
better sanitary conditions liar the.
people. ,It is earnestly hoped'
that the citizens will cooperate
with him in the movement for a
better and cleaner town in
sense of the word.'.