VOL XV. NO. 42
Bay at Homt
A physician of Harrisonburg,
Va., i£ credited with a reply to a
large Chicago mail-order house
ought to be read by all of those
who are at any time inclined to
do their shopping away from.
The News-Record says:
"A Harrisonburg physician re
ceived a letter from Sears, Roe
buck & Co., the large Chicago
mail-order house. It was a well
written appeal and closed saying,
'lf there is any reason why you
do not buy of us, please give us
your reasons in the enclosed
stamped envelope, and we will
strive to remove the cause.' The
physician answered as follows:
"Your letter of recent date ask
ing why I had not traded with
you for a long time, received, and
as you ask me to tell you frankly
why, I will give you a few rea
sons.
"First—l am in business in
this community and am looking
to this community with its varied
industries for my support. I can
not ask the merchants of this
town for their support if I do not
N give them mine.
"Second—ln looking over my
books I fail to find either Mr.
Sears, Mr. Roebuck or any of the
other company's names, which
reminds me that none ot these
gentlemen have given me a pen
ny's patronage- Why is this?
Am I too far away, or have
neither of them needed a physi
cian, or are they afraid of the
mail order plan when it comes to
the practice of medicine? I can
certainly give as good satisfac
tion by mail as your house can,
and I will appreciate a call from
any of your firm when in need of
medical service.
"Third—ln looking over the
subscription lists for improving
our streets and public highways,
I have failed to find the name of
either member of your firm down
for one penny to assist in the
work. Also I have failed to find
your name on any of the charity
lists where help has been render
ed to OUr poor; in other words,
you are not down as contributors
to our Helping Hand Society. In
fact in all movements for the
betterment of our condition,
where our community has need
of tho united efforts of 4ier public
spirited citizens, I have failed to
find your name among the list of
our contributors. Your name is
not in our city tax books, nor do
I find where you have paid city
license to do a ?mercantile busi
ness in competition with our
home merchants.
'These are a few answers to
your questions, and I trust
you will see the justice of them."
That is a new and interesting
view of the situation, and is well
worth remembering. The people
who "buy at home" are the peo
ple who help their communities.
Aat oaobile Accident
Saturday afternoon, John
Henry Rogers was driving an
auto up Main Street and started
to enter Hauighton, when the
machine struck Joe Biggs, who
was riding a bicycle- It is said
by those who were looking at the
scene that the bicycle ran nfto
tiie machine and the chauffeur
was not to blame. The boy on
the wheel was thrown into the
air and came down on the wind
shield cutting his head severely.
Soon a Arowd collected, anaVthe
boy was taken to the drug stare
where his wounds were dressed
fie was able to walk home though
badly shaken up
_
Bruce Whitley wait to Wash
ington
THE ENTERPRISE
LOCAL
The Farmers Warehouse is now
open for business bring us your
tobacco, James AGurganus Prop.
The Yearly Meeting at Skew
arkey was well attended on Sat
urday and Sunday. Elders A. J.
Moore and Sylvester Hassell
preached interesting sermons.
There were some visitors who
spent the time with friends in
town.
~ Try James & Gurganusatthe
farmers Warehouse with your
tobacco. They the farmer's"
friends.
Fred Dunston artd others of
Windsor, passed through here
Tuesday en route to Tarboro.
They had with them several race
horses which the/ 5 will put on
the track therQi The animals
were of splendia stock and gave
promise of speed.
FOR SALE—Lilliston Peanut
Picker and 6 H. P. International
Good as new, has only
picked about 1000 bags. "Reason
for selling no time to operate it.
Mrs. G. R. L Roebuck,
Williamston, No. 3.
Mr. Liverman and family, who
have been living here for the
past two years, left JSunday for
Vaugfcn, where Mr. Liverman
will have charge of the commis
sary of the Greenleaf Johnson
Lumber Company. ( He has been
with Carstarphen & Co., for the
past year. Friends here regret
the removal of the family, but
wish for them health and pros
perity in their new home
The Baraca Class of the Bap
tist Church meets every Sunday
morning at 9:45. Men from 16
to 35 are especailly invited.
Thomas Lilley, who is with the
Biggs Drug Co., was called home
Monday on account of the illness
of his mother at her home in
Griffins Township. She went out
to where tobacco was being tied
to put into the barns, and faint
ed. Her condition was consider
ed serious at fjrst. but later she
rallied. f
Rumor has it that a factory will
be started here to can the yells
of the young ice cream venders
on the streets' on Saturday. It
is such a pity and a waste also to
lose the slightest note. However
it is determined to label each
package "Nuisance" and the
directions will be 'to open and
destroy immediately." In this
way it is hoped that the town
will resume its rumftfil state on
Saturdays.
Mrs. Stalling! Hostess
Thursday afternoon of last
week, Mrs. W- Herbert Stallings
entertained a party of friends at
her residence on Main .Street-
Rook was enjoyed and the hos
tess was happy in her selection
of refreshments, which were
served at the close of the games
Mrs. Stallings is one of the most
popular young matrons of the
town and an afternoon as her
guest is sure to be filled with
pleasure- ' . '
Hot Game
Robersonville defeated Hamil
ton In a hotly contested" game on
the former's diamontj on Thurs
day. The feature of the game
was the fielding of T. Grimes.
Hamilton tied the score in
the ninth and it stood 2to 1 in
favor of Robersonville at the close
Batteries, Bass and Sherrod,
Ross and Gray.
Miss Lila Philpet and a friend
from Oak City are visiting Mrs.
J. L. Philpot
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WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, IQI 4
To Wed In October
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The country home of Mr. and
Mrs. Julius H. Purvis an ad
ded attention on Wednesday
night, when they were at home
to a nurpber of guests from 9 to
11 o'clock- The guests began to
arrive in autos early in the even
ing. and the lawn as they drove
up, was beautiful with Japanese
lanterns suspended from the j
magnificant oaks Tables for
Rook were arranged on the broad
verandahs and many of the guests
enjoyed the game . Later they
were invited out on the lawn to
where an old well was, and there
were found pink roses and asters
attached to cords. Each guest
selected a flower and followed the
intricate windings of the cord at
tached thereto until the end was
reached. And then were found
cards bearing: "S. P. and L. F.
October 7th 1914," which was
the announcement of the mar
riage of Miss Susie Purvis and
Mr. Leslie Fowden. There was
much merriment inTollowing the
cords arranged as a cobweb, and
amid this, congratulations were
showered upon the bride-elect.
At a late hour block cream with
cakes with the date of the mar
riage on them, were served the
guests and found delicious.
The announcement heralds the
happiness of two of the most
popular young people of this sec
tion. Miss Purvis is the young
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
H- Purvis and has spent much of
her life here where she attended
school, and has many friends who
will welcome her heartily. She
possesses a charming personality
and will gPMe the home to which
she is to come. *
Mr. Fowden is one of the most
prominent business men in Mar
tin County, a member of the
drug firm of Saunders & Fowden
and enjoys a popularity possessed
by few men twice his senior. He
is being congratulated upon his
future which must be happy with
the woman he has won.
Oak City Items
f *• m 11
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Chesson
left Monday for Baltimore to pur
chase fall goods.
Willie Johnson and Robert
Everett will spend some time in
Norfolk and Panacea Spring.
Miss Malissa Worseley spent
the week-end at Stokes.
Miss Lizzie Harper, of Tarboro
is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Long.
I. S. Bowen was in town Sun
day.
Miss Mary and Alta Hines and
Clarice Cartwright have returned
from Virgina.
Miss Adaline Tew, of Port
Norfolk, is the guest of friends
here.
Mrs. B. T. Tew is here for a
few days.
Mrs. J. W. Hines and children
have returned from Whitakers.
Mrs. L. N. Harper, of Whit
akers, is visiting Mrs. J. W.
Hines
Miss Catherine Jordan, of Lew
iston, is visiting Mrs. Casper.
Jerry Casper and wife spent
Sunday in town.
Wilson Chesson, of Belhaven,
is here on business.
Little Miss Rawls, of Roberson
yille, is the guest of Cladys
Everett.
Dr. Long and wife spent Mon
day in Scotland Neck.
Misses Bessie Harrell and sis
ter, of Tarboro, and Jennie Raw
lings, of Bethel, are the guests of
Miss Annie Bryan.
Robbed a Woman
Tuesday night' just /{liter 9
o'clock, a woman's screams were
heard in the lane running past
the lot of J. H. PAge. Soon a
crowd gathered and it was learn
ed that a man had entered the
voom occupied by Julia Camp, a
highly respected and industrious
colored woman, and catching her,
held one hand over her eyes and
pushed her into euch a postion
that she could not see him as he
ran out the back door. When he
entered she was in that part of
the room in which was the sleep
ing apartment, and which was
partitioned from the other part
of'the room. The man had blown
out the light when he entered,
and when he ran out, snatched
her skirt which she had just
pulled off, and which contained a
pocket with $4.75 in it. The only
thing the woman could tell about
the robber was that he"wore on
one wrist a leather band.
Chief Sawyer was soon on the
scene and the man's tracks were
traced across the cotton field to
the street in front of J. W.
Watts' home. It is thougot that
the robber will be apprehended.
BirtMay Party
On Friday night, Miss Mary
King Ellison entertained in honor
of her twelfth birthday. There
were present about sixty of her
young friends, who spent the
.hoars from 8:80 to 11:00 o'clock
in games, music and laughter.
Tables were placed in the hall
and verandahs, and many of the
guests enjgyed Rook. At 10:30
ice oreartl ahd cake were served
at the tables.
The#ioßtess received many use
ful and pretty presents from her
young friends. Among the out
of-town guests were Misses Mil
dred and Vella Andrews and
Elizabeth Pope of Robersonville;
Gladys and Lula Keel, of Rocky
Mount. v
The County Convention u
/Hie Democratic Convention of
Martin County met at the Court
House at noon, Thursday, Aug.
13th, and organized by electing
B F- Godwin, Chairman, and P.
H. Davenport, Secretary.
The vote as cast at the Town
ship Primaries was canvassed and
resulted in the following nomina
tions:
For Representative, A. R.
Dunning, 380; Clerk of the Sup
erior Court, R J. Peel, 387;
Sheriff, J. *C. Crawford, 423;
Treasurer, C. D. Carstarphen,
421; Register of Deeds, S- S-
Brown, 417; Coroner, H. B.
York, 399; Board of County Com
missioners, Luther Hardison,
Benj. tocManning, V. R. Taylor,
J. L. Croom, B. L. Long.
A resolution was passed asking
that a suitable box be provided
at each voting place in $e county,
and tickets preparea whereby
each voter at the coming election
may express his wishes as to
whether or not the county offic
ers shall be placed on a salary or
continue the old fee system. Many
counties have already adopted
the salary system, and wherever
tried it has given satisfaction. A
large number of the people in
Martin County are anxious to
give the system a trials
The Difference
Ix - 0
When a woman winds a towel
around her head and calls for a
bucket of water it means the be
ginning of a big day, but when a
man winds a towel around his
head and calls for water it means
the end Of a big' night.—Atlanta
Constitution. >•
PERSONAL
Glenn Pope, of Dunn, is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Herbert
Stallings, this week.
Julian B. Jackson, of the' Tar
boro Standard, visited his brother
W. H. Jackson, on Sunday.
Mrs. J. G. Godard and little
son returned from Greenville
Sunday accompanied by Mrs.
Hunter, Miss Lizzie Wadsworth,
Delphi Peebles and Jack Hunter.
Miss Harriet Davis left for her
home in Norfolk Tuesday after a
visit to relatives here.
Mrs. H. C. Green and little
daughter left Tuesday for a visit
to Mississippi and Texas.
H. C- Green went to Rocky
Mount Tuesday.
Dr.'J. A. White was in town
Sunday.
Miss Delia Topping, of James
vilie, has visited here this week.
Mrs. Watters, of Jamesville, j
was the guest of Mrs. J. H. Page
on Monday.
David Roberson, of Roberson
ville, spent Sunday in town.
Elder A. J- Moore was the
guest of Mr Wm. Slade while in
town.
W. H.- Holliday, of Roberson-.
ville, was in town Monday on
business.
S. R. Biggs with a party of
friends went to Plymouth on a
gas boat Sunday and returifed
next morning via the A. C. L.
Dr. John D. Biggs is at home
from Hot Springs, Ark., where
he went for his health.
x Mrs. Burke Haywood Knight
who for the past week, has been
visiting her son, Haywood Knight
at Orange, N. J., will leave for
New York to join her sister, Mrs.
T. P. Pierce, and tour to Boston
and the Maine Coast.
Miss Frances E. Knightand B.
Haywood Knight left Orange, N.
J., for Pittsfield, Mass., last Sat
urday to visit friends.
Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Perry left
for Littleton Saturday to visit
friends.
Pearlie Perry was he®e>»from
Washington Sunday.
Miss Edwards, of Raleigh, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. J.
W. Hight, for the past week.
Benjamin Aiken, of Oklahoma,
spent last week with his sister,
Mrs. W. T. Meadows.
Baxter Carson and sister, of
Bethel, with a party of friends
were here Sunday visiting Maur
ice Watts.
Mrs. K. B. Crawford and Mrs.
J. S. Rhodes returned from Ar
den on Friday.
Miss Louise Upton is visiting
friends in Windsor.
Miss Ora Garner left for Orien
tal Saturday.
W. H. Somers has returned
from Florida and will leave soon
with his family to reside at Pan
ama City, where he has been for
some months.
Mrs. James Andrews and chil
dren of Robersonville, spent Sun
day here with relatives.
H. H. Pope and family were
here from Robersonville Sunday-
Mr- and and Mrs. John Gard
ner, of Robersonville, have been
visiting relatives here.'
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gardner
and Mrs. John W. Williams and
son are the guests of Mrs. Fred
Gardner.
Mr. Herbert Peele, of Charles
ton, S- C- is visiting his mother
here this week- «
$1 .00 a Year in Advance
Min Ruth Carson Entertains at
Bethel "
Bethel, Aug., s—The greatest
social event in history of
Bethel was perpetrated at the
home of Mr. S. T, Carson, a peer
of Pitt County, on Tuesday night
August 4th.
As one of the many attractions
given by Miss Ruth Carson at a
house-party in progress at her
home now, she issued invitations •
broadcast to friends /of -her
family to come meetthe guests
of her house party, and otherwise
enjoy themselves in k manner in
which Miss Carson only knows
how to prepare.
The invited guests began to ar
rive at about nine *t>'clock and
were received by Miss Lossie
Cherry of Asheville and Mise
Isabelle Morton, of Robersonville '
who tendered them to Mi*s Selma
Carson, the charming sister of
the hostess, who conducted them
to the spacious and elegantly de
corated dining-room, where punch
was served in a most charming
manner. After partaking of the
initial course of refreshments the
guests were ushered into the par
lof, where they had the extreme
pleasure of giving audience to a
beautiful rendition on the piano
by Miss Evelyn West, of Wil
mington, Del., who after finish
ing her first selection received
such an ovation that she was
compelled to appease her audi
ence by giving a varied collection
of most popular and up-to-date
music.
At 11:30 the guests were again
invited into the diningtoom where
cake and ice cream in all the
nuances of the rain-bow was
served by Misses Eftie Carson and
Olive Jones in a most effective
manner.
Immediately following the final
course of refreshments a joy ride
if) automobiles was proposed
which was heartily approved of
and the ladies made haste to at
tire themselves in befitting gar
ment?, while the gentlemen ob
tained the means of locomotion.
After profuse thanks to the
charming and accomplished hos
tess, those that were fortunate
enough to share her hospitality
reluctantly left for their homes.
Those attending the house party
are: Misses Pauline Royster of
Suffolk, Va.. Lucille Cuthrell of
Roc*y Mount, 1 " Lossie Cherry of
Asheville, Gertrude Critcher of
Greenville, Isabelle Morton of
Fannie BiggslVtar
tin of Williamston and Messrs.
Norman Hart qf Rocky Mount,
Maurice Watts of Williamston,
Wilmer Blount of Rocky Mount,
and Victor Everett of Plymouth.
Opens September Second
Oy ing to conditions brought
about by the war in Europe, the
tobacco markets of East Carolina .
will not open until September the
second. This will give people
more time to grade v and prepare
the weed, and a few weeks long
er will, no doubt, establish con
fidence in the financial world.
It would have • been best under
calmer circumstances to have
made the opening in September,.
as the crop is later than usual
this season. When the crop is
rushed to the markets, it is often
in a state which is not conducive-.
to the best prices. )
The market men think that a
wait of a few weeks will bring
about a reaction which will save
the farmers from sacrificing their
crops, and all avenues of trade ;■
will be helped greatly.
Misses Magnolia and Josephine
Roberson, of Robersonville, are -
the guests of the Misses Pago*.