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Tnk Leg Leave
Christmas week, while in
flamed with anti-snake poison,
Henry Everett, a negro around
town, defied Policeman Edwards,
when he was cautioned to be
quiet at the depot Agent Elli
son had asked that the crowd be
moved, but Everett failed to go.
After getting a billet broken
over his head he was taken to
the lockup. Later he was * tried
before Mayor Godwin, and ran
from the policemen when he was
being taken to jail- Shots from
the officer's gun failed to stop
him, and he had to be arrested
at the home of his his mother.
When Policemen Edwards went
to arrest the negro, the mother
of the man lifted an axe and
threatened to kill Edwards, but
she was prevented. Such is the
story of the unruly negro, who
got in the toils because of blind
tiger booze. But for the pint of
poison, he might have avoided
trouble.
Christmas Disagreeable
Not in the memory of the old
est inhabitant in this section, has
there been a more disagreeable
Christmas season than that of
1914. The rain came all day,
and this was preceded by one
just as unpleasant Hie damp
ness kept many in doors And the
evidences of the joy which a
bounds at this particular time,
were not seen. However, there
was happiness in the hearts of
caught \he spirit ol the* day
from their happy faces, and pass
ed the time in gladness. There
were many family reunions, and
the college boys and girls were
much in evidence.
From the standpoint of trade,
' the season was not one of disap
| pointment but rather of satis
faction and compared favorable
V-ith that of last year. It is es
-1 mated that the per cent of
whiskey shipped to this point
was greatly reduced, though
there was a sufficiency to provide
egg nog and the"nwrning dram".
There was Ethe usual quietness
in police circles and the pyrotec
nic displays indulged in by the
young Americans, brightened
things and the noisy crackers
produced the average number of
jumps.
On Christmas Day, services
wore held at the Episcopal
Church, whore the music and
tl. ■ .it'nr on together with thede
eoranor* of hoHy.'pme and cedar,
, breathed sa full note of joyous-
the Christ Child had;
( come f into the wo rid. Despite the
rt;ln. ii goodly mircfcer of v,;er
(shipper* were nreseiit.
The S -ndsy "School pupils nj
Uh t. nir.«-'e e:ft:tin,; to the
(1 ffcretk Orphanages, or to the
Fund as they chose, and;
|« ceived fruits and cendy.
i Annual Banquet
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dn the';night of December 29,
he officers of Skewarkee Lodge
yere installed in the presence of
I large number of the
af the same. After the cere
monies which lasted until a late
hour, the annual banquet was
served in the dining room of the
Atlantic Hotel, and an elegantly
preparedfmenu'was enjoyed. The
officers installed were: Harry
Stubbs, Master; Henry D.
Taylor, Senior Warden; Samuel
S. Brown, junior Warden; Chas.
D. Carstarphen, Treasurer; Al
ly nzo D. Mkell, Secretary.
y/ f CLJJU
It M one nine fifteen now.
School opened Monday with
full attendance. -
The holiday season has passed
and now it is back to books, farm
and office.
Today 85 years ago. the first
Baptist State Convention was
held in North Carolina.
Miss Mamie Addison, of Nine
ty Six, S. C., will teach the Pri
mary Grade during the spring
term at the High School here.
WANTED —To employ a good
man to work cm farm, either as
tenantor for hire.-Address Lock
Box 227, Williamston, N. C.
LOST —Between Mr. Critchers
and fhe depot a large pink comeo
pin- Reward if returned to B. A.
Criteher or this office.
The tobacco market opened
Monday and good sales have
been on each day. Messrs.
Smith, Jones and other buyers
returned after the holidays.
The New Year was ushered in
by the bells of the town, and
quite a number of the young peo
ple kept watch till the advent of
the youngster, 1915.
The brick to be used in the
erection of the Baptist Church
is being rapidly placed on the
ground. As soon as practicable,
the work will commence.
Mrs. Lizzie Ewell and family
have moved back to Hamilton,
where they resided before com
ing here. They will make their
Tuesday was what is known in
this section as
The observance of it, however,
is beginning to be obsolete. The
colored population usually oh
terve it by watching all night, j
J. T. Edmondson. Carrier on
Number Five, has moved here
with his family, and is occupying
the residence on West Main St.,
in which John Mizell and family
formerly lived. Mr. Edmond
son drives a Ford runabout, and
has an easy trip.
Messrs. Mayo and William
j Rives called at the office last
i week. 'jThey were in the county
[visiting their lather, P. R. Rives,
who was making pktns to move
to Robersonville. The Messrs.
Rives are' owners of a large mer
cantile business at Graham, and
I add to the long list of' Martin
tCounty boys who are making
good in other placeb.
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New Year's Party
I. Dr. anil Mrs. i-.--8.--H:- Knight
were hosts on New Year's eve
!in honor of their daughter, Miss
'Frances, who was at home for
; {be holidays from Converse Col
, tefre. The evening was pleasant-,
ily spent by the young people,
•pre«ent _who wished for Miss
I a successful and happy
j new year. The guests present
|were: Miss Harriett Settle, of!
! Wilson, Miss Hodges, of Wash-i
jington, Miss Roberts, of Nor-j
folk, Misses Fannie M. and Daisy
Manning, Miss Annie- Lamb,
Miss Fannie Biggs Martin, Misses
Emma and Josephine Robertson
and Miss Maude Wynn. Messrs.
B. A. Critcher, John W. Man
ning, H. A. Biggs, Jack Biggs,
Louis Bennett, Bennett Rogerson,
Bill Harrell, Elbert Peele and
Leroy Anderson.
Egg Most Valuable Food.
Deprived of egg*, the worM voaM
lose lta moat valuable alt-roaad good
b flood uaaarpaaaed, wiwlafl la m,
Ukaty of taaaptlag aatMMtwy «ag» *
whftab eaaa aaa bo pifut ami
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, JAN., 8,1915
TARBORO MAN
IS SHOT HERE
Emmett Wynn Resents Insult To Wife
Wednesday evening about 8:15,
W. H. Warren, of Tarboro, a
man of 48 .years, who had arriv
ed on the night train, entered
the yard of Emmett L. Wynn,
whose wife was alone with three
small children, and advanced to
wards Mrs. Wynn (who was on
the porch,) saying that she was
a sweet little woman, and that
he was in love with her, in the
meanwhile catching hold of her
aud forcing her into the room.
She managed to free herself from
hia clutches and then he left.
She then went in search of her
husband, telling him of the cir
cumstances. The husband im
mediately went to the home of
Mrs. Baynor, who lives just
across the street, and called for
Warren, who came out on the
porch. Wynn asked for an ex
planation of his conduct toward
his wife, but Warren failed to
give any satisfactory answer, and
when Wynn began to use harsh
language, Warren made for him
and was shot three times. Warren
walked into the house and was
dead in five minutes.
Wynn went immediately up
the street into the the office of
B. A. Critcher, where he was,
when first informed of tne insult
to his wife, and
policeman, who took him into
custody and .placed him in jail.
Warren is said to have been
an undesirable citizen in htß home
community, and he, like many
others have done, met his fate as
the fruits of the misspent life.
The sentiment of the people here
is largely with Wynn.
Illicit Bti 11 on an Island
, The County Gal way police hav®
made a large capture of "potheen" bar*
rels, tubs, and a fully wording still at
Gorumna Intend. They left tho main
land In tho middle of the night, and
concealed themselves on th« Island un
til they discovered bntoke arising from
the ntilK when tiiey rushed the placo.
Tliey enptured three of the smugglers
and 4.4W) of wash—London
Tit-Dllc.
Buy At Home
The Hovt Hardware Company
I is advertising the Majestic Range
j thf? Best on the market. People
should buy from the man who
j Rplpa t:hf tnwn and pay 8
taxes here, purchases produce
here and lives among thit people,
jHe delves the patronage and
1 not time who peddle and '.retpeo
• pie's cash for something which
;is higher priced and not half •M
1 good iu that bougUv right here.
4lf you my from a peddler, you
jmust pay him enough to overall*
phi« expenses—or in plain langu
lage, must pay double for what
| you get. See F. W. Hoyt for a
; Majestic Range.
Everett - Fowde/^
The following invitation has
been issued:
Mr. William R. Fowden
request the honour of your
presence at the marriage
of their daughter
Hannah Vi cto ri a
to
Mr. James Robert Everett
on the morning of Tuesday, the
twelfth of January at a quar
ter to eight o'clock ,
Church of The Advent
Williamaton, North Carolina ~
lie tarda faftown.
| Is Mkfeoriam of Mrs. G. L. Cooper
On tf e afternoon of Dec.. 9th,
1914, the soul of Mrs. G. L.
Cooper winged its flight heaven
ward, back to Him who gave it.
She breathed her last at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. W.
R. Howard, at Dunn, N. C., in
her seventieth year.
Born and reared in Edgecombe
County, and was, before her
marriage Miss (*. L. Howard.
She was married to Mr. J. A. B.
Cooper, of Martin County, who
preceded her to the grave many
years ago. During her early
married life she united with the
Disciple Church and was ever af
terward a faithful communicant.
She removed to Dunn with her
daughter and there made home
until her death.
| Loved ones and friends hac
watched by her bedside for many
1 day» Ijut God called and she wa>
1 ready to answer the summons.
She had been a great sufferer for
I mahy years and during this time
haibeen confined to her home,
| She lofyd her church and was at
teistkn| on all its services unti
II sh#wa* detained at home on ac
Jll health. She love
constantly
) comfort and consolation from iti
pages. In her days of secludet
1 life she was strengthened througl
! the Word of Gol. She loved hei
children and was happy when do
1 ing deeds of kindness for them
she was a devoted mother it
f every sense of the word. Aftei
her husband's death she wai
both father and mother to them
j All the golden things of he
! life were so consecrated that sin
could, at any moment, brini
+them as offerings to her God.
prominent feature of hor Chris
tian life was the constant wor
ship of an adoring heart Al
I that appertained to the "spiri
J part of her ideals, hqr nobles
I loves, Ivor finest aspirations sh
!brought to her God. She live;
unto Him in life row id therefor
jglorify Him ih death, "Preciou
iin the sight of the I/>rd is th
yfoath of his Saints". {ler ?o
sponse to Ilia constraining love
her acceptance of His atoning
dscth her in Tm\
crucifixion of self constituted he
offering of Myrrh.
I h,r '(iumr-vs were accepted a;
? the Father's vvili and were thert;
fore toueiiwl wiOi reverent joy
, She brought her sorrows as gift
i to her Lord,
j She is survived \/j two chil
. dren, a son and daughter; on
.granddaughter, one sifter am
"one brother. To those we ex
.tend our deepest sympathy, ii
j these their sad hours of bereave
! ment with the full assurance tha
J their loss is her gain. Love
ones and friends, sorrow not a
those that have no hope, but ex
pect a happy meeting in th
"Sinless summer land of life eter
naV.
. * By her neice,
MRS. J. H. KNIGHT
Cotton Ginned
The Bureau of Commerc
through Mr. John E. Pope far
nishes the statement that thi
amount of cotton giuned in Mar
tin Coontjr, prior to Dec. 18th
1914, van 7,824 bales, coantini
rosid bales.
PERSONAL
W. E. Roberson, of Uoberson-,
ville, was here Monday. /
Miss Emma Graham is visiting
friends here.
Miss Delzelle Woodard spent
Christmas here.
B. T. Cowper spent the holi
day?, here with his children.
Miss Mary Smallwooil is visit
ing relatives in town.
Miss Emma Criteher spent the
holidays here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wolfe, of
Florence, S. C., spent the holi
days here.
Dr. and Mrs. P. H. Cone spent
Christmas with their parents
near Wilson.
Mr. .and Mrs. Percy V. Criteher
of Lexington, spent the holidays
here with their parents.
Mrs..]. (J. Staton was present
at the consecration" of Bishop T.
C. Darrt at Wilmington on Wed
nesday.
John VV. Hassell has accepted
a position with the Daily News
at Washington.
Harry H. Paul, of Belhaven,
has accepted a jx>sition with the
Williamston Telephone Co.
Senator H. W. Stubbs and Re
presentative A. R. Dunning left
Monday for Raleigh to attend
the sessions of the Legislature.
! Miss Harriet Settle, Ruth Rob
erts, Lil Chapman and Maud
Hodges were the guests of
Mißses Fannie and Daisy Man
ning during the holidays.
Louis Manning went to Con
cord last week, where he placed
Dennis Robertson in the Train
ing School there. He also placed
Virginia Robertson in the Thomp
son Orphanage at Charlotte.
Moved Away
This week, Y. E. Touma, the
Syrian merchant who has been
here several years", has packed
hi* merchandise and moved it to
flreenville. He lifts conducted a
very profitable business since i
coming here, and carries a goud
line of dry poods, shoes, etc.
The building which he has occu
pied will be used by ii. S. Court
ney furniture dealer, 'who needs
more spayo to displn.v—h w stock.
The building from which he
movpd is to it" used as a ps;o!
room.
Shootinf? ht Has sell
Th re -WHS-a
fbralion with iiivAor} •; ••?". ('ltr --
ma;- five ;! :; . 7%.'
County. Tie fir., :• .r. •]»;
>)•■»('•••; art"—t~" "th"
I
: people Lo ): •*.'• • • j» .' t
bright, and'not i. allow- f «•«: s.
! Jim A very (a resident of
|peli), had been wan■ ;d t-vic
| during the evening to remove
I fire'from under the edge. of tHo
|pi at form, where he had -f*kced
lit. From all reports the cele
bration was of a rough character,
jand caused the commissioners
considerable trouble.
Between ten and eleven
o'clock, Jim Ayers and his familj
were in their rooms connected
with his store, when shots begar
pouring from all directions, som
entering the house and Mr. Ay
ers was hit over the eye. H
fired from a window and struct
one of the rioters. There wer
five persons indicted for the at
tack, but these were dismissed
for lack of evidence, it is claimed
that as raany at 110 shots were
find.
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si.oo a Year in Advance
j Carey-Riff*
On December 24th. 1914, Mr.
Alexander Corey, of Jamenville,
married Mis? Lillian at
Newberne, Rev. Thiot, pastor of
the Tabernacle Baptist Church,
officiating. The ceremony was
solemnized at the home of the
bride, only a few friends of the
family being present Mr. L. E.
Corey, brother of the groom, ac
companied him.
Mr. and Mrs. Corey arrived in
Jamesville on Christmas Day and
will fiiake their home there,
where Mr. Corey is postmaster,
and has lived for a number of
years. Many friends wish for
them years of unalloyed happi
ness.
Lilley-Griffin
On Sunday afternoon, Decem
ber 20th., 1914, Miss Elsie Grit,
fin wedded Mr. Bennett Lilley in
Griffins Township, Justice Claude
Griffin performing the ceremony.
After the ceremony, the bridal
party drove to the home of Mr.
(»ray Griffin, where an elegant
supper was enjoyed.
The bride is an attractive young
woman of the township, and the
groom, who engages in agricul
ture, is the son of the late Henry
Lilley and the brother of Simon
Lilley of the Enterprise force.
The Twentieth Century Both Club
The Twentieth Century Book
Club met Wednesday afternoon,
Dec,. 30th, with Mrs. Warren
Biggs/ Most efrjoyuWt >»rove*!
the responses to the roil call,
each member giving a quotation
from Shakespeare.
The following programme was
carried out:
Biographical Sketch of Shakes
peare, Mrs. A. I). Miaell. Plays
of Shakespeare, Mrs. Martin, Jr.
Shakespeare as an Artist, Mrs.
Carrie Biggs Williams. Solo
"0 Perfect Day", Mrs. Rhodes.
Those who enjoyed the hospital
ity of Mrs. Biggs, besides the
members, were Mesdames K. B.
Crawford, J. H. Saunders. The
out of town guests being Miss
Km ma Critcher of Lynchburg,
S. Mesdames Percy Critcher,
aim l-vxing'tiin, N. (J., Robert
.lones, of Detroit. Mich.
In Honor ot Miss Fowden
Mrs. Warren H. Biggs was
I \> a parly of friends on
N.-w : -ar'ni'i'iit in honor of
M.is; Hannah Vi- . Fowden, who
v ':T ■ i Mr. ,1a )'■ Robert Kv
h■ 12!1i., of January.
• ii 1 Bi; k •Mil-Ttaif!e 1 at Llie
-~r ] i,hi Mr. and
. ii *iif• i•. and tables
wvr- arranged and
■ lily until
• • -The highest score
.Mrs. C. W. Keith,
..>ly presented the
p. i. " i i rin- hono/ee.
A iter ih' garnc, iMiss_Fowderi
.'/as i:ivited with the guests into
an adjoining room,- where an at
tractively decorated wheelbarrow
was tilled with beautiful gifts of
linen and other useful articles
for a bride's outfit. Much pleas
ure was had jn viewing these
and congratulating Miss Powden
on the near approach of her wed
ding, all for which she expressed
warm appreciation.
The guests were served delici
cious refreshments and at a late
hour they bade the hostesß good
night, wishing her A Happy
New Year.
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Perfection.
Trifle* make perfection, bet pert©©.
Qea is BO trifle. —Michael
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