VOL XV. NO. 41
Warehouses Sold
Monday the property of the
Martin County Tobacco Company
was sold at auction. At a previ
ous meeting the sale of the prop
erty was ordered by a vote of
the stockholders, this action be-
I ing deemed best for the future of
*the market here. N. S. Peel,
Wheeler Martin and J. G. Staton
were the bidders, and it was
knocked down to the latter for
' $10,700.
Mr. Staton has been managing
the Dixie Warehouse for several
years, and has done more for the
market than any individual stock
holder. The market has splendid
prospects for large sales at high
v prices this season. Three ware
houses open August 19th.
Jury List September Term
First week
Jamesville Township
C. T. Mizell, C. W. Gurganus,
C C. Fagan, J. A. Getsinger, J.
S F. Jackson, J. L. Brown.
m Williams
A M. Griffin, R. B. Gardner.
Griffins
P. E. Getsinger, Geo. W Grif
fith, Simon D. Roberson, H. J.
Manning-
Bear Grasi,
S. P. Harrison, J. S. Griffin,
Ben Ward, H. C. Green.
Croes Roads
B. F. Perry, D. J. Meeks, J. I.
Britton, J. B. Leggett.
Williamston
F. C. Bennett, W. J. Whitaker,
L. B. Wynn, W. L. Stalls, A. T.
Crawford, A. F. Taylor.
* Hamilton
* J. A. Davenport.
Goose Nest
T. H. Council, H. L. Cherry, T.
" W. Davenport.
Roberson ville
D- C. Mooring, J. R. Daniel, J.
A. Ross. A. R. Roberson, W. H.
Roberson, W. J. Roebuck.
Prof. Jerome as Joe Daniels
\
In the News & Observer of
Monday appears an interesting
account of a "stunt" pulled off
' by the Tar Heel members of the
Southern Club at Columbia Uni
versity, New York City. Will
iamston people will be pleased to
know that Prof. J. T. Jerome
with Misses Eleanor Watson and
* Katherine Jeffries arranged the
presentation of "Josephus Daniels
and the Navy." This consisted
of tableaux, pinafore dancing
\ and singing.' Prof. Jerome im
personated the Secretary of the
.Na v y, wearing the same style of
suif, bow tie and carried a cane.
Though North Carolina failed to
carry off the prize (surprising,
too) the showing was fine and
, the appreciation marked."
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County Primary
The first Primary that Martin
'County has ever had for County
I officers was held in the various
precints Thursday. The vote was
i very light, onlyabout 400 votes
Brt having been cast. The present
N incumbents in the various offices
\\mere reelected and there was no
Opposition. The County Com
missioners have, without doubt,
changed, but the vote has not
been fully determind and will not
I be decided antil the convention
on »> the 13th. The interest in
the primary was small owing to
the fact that there were no op
| posing candidates and then people
! were too busy curing tobacco to
L' get away from home. It was so
1 quiet thst no one would have sus-
ILpected that an election was being
Pheld.
I;
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Harrison, of
I Palmyra, spent Thursday here.
THE ENTERPRISE,.
LOCAL
Joseph Godard, Jr., lost a barn
of tobacco by fire on Sunday on
the Mizell farm.
The Farmers Warehouse is now
open for business bring us your
tobacco, James & Gurganus Prop.
Try James & Gurganus at the
Farmers Warehouse with your
tobacco. They are the farmer's
friends.
The storm on Sunday was- sud
den and brought wind, rain and
hail. Crops on the farm of Edi
tor Manning were injured, but
not a large percent.
Joshua Griffin, one of the most
prominent colored preachers in
the County, has just returned
from a visit to the East Coast of
North Carolina and to Hampton
and Newport News in Virginia
He gives an interesting account
of his trip, and gathered many
attractive souvenirs during his
trip, which he desires to dispose
of to help along th«* cause in
which he is enlisted.
H. D. Evanson will be in town
next week to arrange a date for
the Cosmos Quintette Club, which
gave such an excellent concert
here some weeks ago. Prof.
Evanson is an expert piano tuner,
and will remain in town several
days if work is secured for him.
Any one wishing to have work
done, may give his name to W.
T. Meadows.
FOR SALE—Lilliston Peanut
Picker and 6 H. P. International
Engine. Good has only
picked about 1000 bags. Reason
for selling no time to operate it.
Mrs. G. R. L. Roebuck,
Williamston, No. 3.
The Gaiety is giving some
splendid features twice each
week now. «, It is a good place to
spend an hour or so on Tuesday
and Friday nights.
Don't forget the opening of the
Williamston tobacco market on
the 19th. Bring a good load of
the yellow stuff. }
The Baraca Class of the Bap
tist Church meets every Sunday
morning at 9:45. Men from 16
to 35 are especailly invited.
Progressive Rook Party
One of the most pleasant of the
mid-summer entertainments here
was given by Mesdames C. W.
Keith and P. F. Apfel, on Friday
evening from 8:00 to 11:00 o'clock,
in the reception r&oms at the
Atlantic Hotel. The rooms were
attractively arranged, the fold
ing doors being opened making
one large room into which seven
tables were placed for Progres
sive Rook. Attractive cards
were drawn by the guests and
these assigned each one to a table,
and the game commenced. The
interest in the progress of the
game was very manifest from
the beginning, and many high
scores were made. It was de-
cided that Mn. J. P. Simpson and
Mrs, C. B. Hassell had tied for
the score. They drew for the
prize and Mrs Hassell won first
prize, which was a beautiful cut
glass bonbon dish, and a hand
painted china tray was given
Mrs. Simpson, Miss Annie Kate
Thrower received the consolation.
After the game and the award
ing of prizes, delicious ice cream
and cake were served,jgruifcpunch
having been served out on the
balcony throughout the evening
by Miss Harriet Simmons Davis,
of Norfolk. The gracious hospi
tality of the hostesses made the
hours most delightful ones to
each guest, and added another
successful entertainment to those
of Williamston's social affairs, j
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, igi 4
GOD OF WAR
IS ENTHRONED
Reported Naval Battle in the North Sea Gives England Victory Over
Germany—No News From the German Empire in Two Days
—Russian and German Cruisers Are Destroyed
THE WHOLE WORLD TREMBLING
Press dispatches last night re
ported that a great naval battle
had been fought in the North
Sea by England and Germany
and the former was victor. Both
nations have big fleets on the sea
'-if
and the battle has been expected
since Tuesday.
Off the coast of China, a Rus
sian and a German cruiser engag
ed in a death struggle and both
went down.
world is trembling
with fear, and the result cannot
be determined. There has been
np news from Germany in two
days, as the strictest censorship
has been placed over all means
of communication.
Several citizens of Griffins
Township met at the Township
house on Saturday the first day
of August, for the purpose of
devising some plan for the im
provement of the public roads of
the township. After a lively
discussion of both sides of the
question it was unanimously de-
sided that the old way is the
cheaper way to improve and keep
up the j;oads, if the people would
turn out and work the roads: but
that day had passed, when men
would forsake their farms and
give their valuable time working
the public roads.
It was unanimously agreed to
have a petition circulated among
the citizens, so they can ask the
County Commissioners to call a
special election to let the voters
vote on a bond issue of SIO,OOO
for the improvement of the pub
lic roads of the township.
" I wish to state here that we
cannot borrow money from the
State on the plan argued in the
fleeting as that bill did not
came a law, authorizing the
State to borrow money at 4 per
cent and loaning it to the counties
at 5 per cent.
- SrPeeh —
Entertained Wednesday Afternoon
Mrs. J. Wiggins Watts was
hostess to a large number of
guests on Wednesday afternoon
at her home in East Williamston,
from 4:30 to 6:30 o'clock. Despite
the unpleasant weather, those
invited motored to the residence
and were greeted cordially by the
hostess and her sister, Mrs.
W. H. Crawford. Attractive
arrangements were made for the
enjoyment of the guests, and
Rdolfjwas played at seven tables.
During the game lemonade,mints
chocolate almonds and salted
peanuts were enjoyed. At the
close of two games, plates with
two-color ice cream, cake and a
bunch of grapes were placed be
fore the guests. Roses with a
large Elberta peach tied with
ribbons were presented as favors
and these formed a delightful
finale to the number of pleasant
things provided for the enjoy
ment of those present.
Enthusiastic Meeting
A Loss to the County
No State, county or nation has
so many good men that it can
spare one at any time. But in
the providences of God, the sum
mons comes either early or late
in life, and the useful citizen has
to answer the call as well as those
whose lives seem not in accord
with the great purposes of life.
So it was that when the sum
mons came to our friend and fel
low-citizen, William H. Martin,
at his home in Jamesville, a man
good and true answered; though
his years were not so many, his
life had be£n full, and so in use
fulness to his family and com
munity, he had lived long. His
was a career carved alone, and
honesty and uprightness of liv
ing made him a leader in those
things which count for the uplift
of men and women. His death
means a great loss to his town
and county, and to our finite
minds it seems untimely, but who
can updefstand the great mys
terious touch of the hand of God?
Commissioners Versus Bonds
Under the administration of
the present Board 4 of County
Commissioners, Cross Roads
Township considers that she is
getting a raw deal. One year
ago, they voted for and carried
by a good majority, an election
for good roads. They did this
under the hardest election a com
munity is called upon to carry,
that is, the majority of a town
ship had to vote for it.
For a lon# time nothing was
done. Then they had a proposi
tion from a firm to take the
bonds at 5 per cent provided SSOO
were given for fees. Any busi
ness man would have jumped at
this chance. They let it go.
Another proposition: *lf they
would date bonds from election.
Any business man would have
accepted this offer
Now comes a man who would
take the bonds provided they
gave him $2,400. This seems a
lot of money, but the difference
in 5 per cent and 6 per cent (the
other townships pay) for $30,000
in 30 years amounts to about
$9,000 even at simple interest.
The Chairman gives as his excuse
that Mr. S. F. Everett does not
see the utnesaof it, The town
ship considers this no excuse.
Under the law the County
Board of Commissioners are the
ones and the only ones to transact
this business. Messrs. Everett,
Peel and Roebuck were only re
commended by the voters as a
committee of three to see that
their money was honestly spent.
It is up the Commissioners to get
it first.
Now thfe commissioners have
been shown that the township
wants them and they know that
she is perfectly able to do so.
Why not stop trying to place
the blame on any one person, and
get together and do something?
The people are not working the
roads, and they are not to blame.
They should be worked under the
act voted for and carried.
A Voter.
PERSONAL
Mrs. W. L. Poteat, of Wake
Forest, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Wheeler Martin, Jr.
W. S. Bailey, of Nashville, is
visiting relatives near town.
Col. W. G. Lamb is in Raleigh
attending a meeting of the Board
of Elections.
F. G. Hines was here from
Robersonville to spend Sunday
with His family.
S. S. Bailey was here from
Everetts Monday.
W. T. Teel, of Everetts, was
in town on business.
Miss Alice Nichol, of Wind
sor, is the guest of Miss Irma
Woodhouse this week.
Miss Ethel Hardison, of Kenly,
is the guest of Miss Eva Peel.
Misses Susie and Anna Beth
Purvis are the guests of Mrs.
Roger Critcher this week.
Mrs. John Patrick and children
are visiting relatives in Tyrrell
County.
Mrs. Fannie Biggs and MrsfS.
F. Williams and little Miss Fran
ces Williams are guests of Edge
mere Cottage at Virginia Beach.
A. R. Dunning has been at
Virginia Beach this week.
Mrs. J. H. Page and mother
spent Sunday in Robersonville.
W. P. McCraw, of Tarboro,
spent Sunday here with Mrs.
McCraw.
A. Corey, postmaster of J ames
ville, was here Monday on busi
ness. '
Mrs. C. W. Keith went to
Rocky Mount Monday with her
brother, Capt. John Hodges, who
has been visiting here.
John C. Lamb and family spent
the week-end here with relatiues.
W. L. Stalls went to Rocky
Mount Monday.
Mrs. W. H. Harrell and daugh
ter have returned from Greens
bore;.
F. U. Barnes is at home after
a visit to Maryland.
Misses Speed and Josey, of
Scoctland Neck, are the guests of
Mrs. John I). Biggs.
Mrs. James Elmore spent Mon
day in town.
Misses Alma and Johnnie
Sparks are visiting relatives in
Goldsboro.
Mrs. Asa T. Crawford and Mrs.
John D. Biggs went to Virginia
Beach on Wednesday.
Miss Fannie Murt Manning left
Wednesday for LaGrange to visit
friends.
Miss May Warren Coburn, who
has been visiting relatives here,
left for her ho.ne on Wednesday.
Mrs. J. G. Staton has returned
from Virginia Beach.
Dr. J. W. Williams was here
Wednesday from Everetts.
J. H. Purvis and Miss Mildred
Purvis spent Tuesday in town.
N. S. Peel left Thursday for
the mountains of Western North
Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hardison and
little child went to Norfolk Thurs
day to visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cobb, of
Tarboro, were the guests of Mrs.
W. P. McCraw on Thursday.
L. B. Harrison went to Wil
mington Wednesday on business.
Miss Myra Haeberle left last
week for Farmville to visit
friends.
• -. • - *
Mrs. F. L. Minga is visiting her
mother her 6.
st.oo a Year is Advance
Crap Shooters
Saturday night, Chief Sawyer
nnd Sheriff Crawford while look
ing after a man who was beating
his wife at his home on the
Watts farm, found a vacant house
occupied for the time by colored
crap shooters. There were six
of them, but two escaped. They
were bound over for a hearing
before Mayor Godwin on Monday
morning. All were present for
the trial save oile, whohadhiked
away to Kinston. A fine of $3.50
and cost was placed on the men,
and the other boyjyill have to go
up before court.
Clean Up
The Board of Town Commis
sioners has instructed Chief of
Police Sawyer to rigidly enforce
the sanitary laws, which relate
especially to closets and back lots.
The citizens of the town can help
largely in the crusade against
disease by observing these laws
as far as possible. The town to
date has been unusually free from
disease, but it is not too late to
let in sickness and every precau
tionary measure should be taken.
August is a good month to clean
U P- _
Laboratory Swamped
The State Laboratory of Hyg
iene is up to its neck with orders
for anti-typhoid vaccine. Every
body seems to want to be im
munized against typhoid. The
laboratory people haven't time
just now to even count up the
number of treatments sent out,
but they estimate that it avera
ges about 9,000 doses a week, or
enough to immunize about 3,000
people every week. Within
another week they hope to catch
up with their orders, and after
that they will be able to fill all
requests the same day or the day
after they are received.
The vaccine is sent ont free of
charge. The only condition be
ing that people who want to be
immunized have their family phy
sician or health officer order the
vaccine. The laboratory will not
send th£ vaccine to a layman, be
cause it has to be injected under
the the layman has no
means of administering it.
Resolutions
Whereas, Jt has pleased Almi-.
ghty God to call up higher our
beloved, devoted and faithful
brother and co-worker and fel
low-officer of the, Town, William
H. Martin, who yielded to the
great summons of our Lord on
Friday July 24th, 1014, having
finished his work here has gone
to receive his reward. / *
Resolved, That we bow to the
will of God. While we have sus
tained a great loss in the going of
our brother and fellow-worker,
we realize that our loss is his
gain.
Kesolved, That we tender his
bereaved wife and family our
love and sympathy, praying that
we may emulate his example.
Resolved, That as the Board of
Commissioners of which he was
a member, we will renew our in
terest and energies as a memor
ial of his faithfulness. His fidel
ity and counsel were alway&fijm
inspiration to us.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be sent his wife, a
copy spread upon the town re
cords and a copy sent THE EN
TERPRISE for publication.
A Corey, Mayor.
Jno. L. Lilley, Clerk.
Lewis \y. Mizell,--
E. H. Ange,
Luther Hardison,
Commissioners? -