THE ENTERPR4S.E
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VOL XVI. NO. 3q ' WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY AUGUST x.*, 1915 sloo a Year in Adyanca
FIRE DESTROYS SAW MILL
WITH $3,500 DAMAGES
Fire Originated From Boiler ROOM
And in a Few Minutes The En
tire Plant Wa» Ablaze-This Oc- j
cnrred While The Force were at j
Dinner-No Insurance.
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Wednesday, while the force at
the mill of Coltrain Bros., were
at dinner, flames were start
ed by sparks from the boiler, and
the entire plant jyith all lumber
t, the yard, log carts, etc., was j
destroyed. For a while the Ma
ple Grove Church building, which
is near, was in danger. Coltrain
Bros, were engaged in furnishing
dressed and rough lumber,
the loss is estimated to be about
$3,500.00. Ana there was no]
insurance, and the plant was a
total loss to owners. The pro
tracted spell of dry weather made
the material burn more readily,
and there being no one on the:
yard to note the beginning, the
fire bad too much headway >vhen
discovered. The owners and those
working with them live some dis
tance from the mill. The plant
was located seven miles from
Jamesville, near Hardison's mill
A Little Boy Dead.
From the garden of the earth.
God has plucked another sweet
flower for the adornment of that
Heavenly Home, wtere little
. children know Jesus as their own
pnd praise Him through the eter
nal ages. In His infinite mercy,
He took the soul of George Be
thea in ihe early morning Aug.
12th, after weeks of bodily suf
fering.
The little child was born to
Rev. and Mrs. Morrison Bethea
at Auburn, Ala., on November
25fli, 1910 and was 5 months old
when his parents moved here.
To the boy had been given rare
personal charms, for he had the
face of a cherub and the sweet
ness of perfect childhood. Du
rfcig a visit with his mother to
relatives in South Carolina, he
contracted fever and was brought
home 1 , where for weeks the care
ful attention of nurse, physicians
and parents has been given him.
Meningitis finally developed and
the brave spirit had to succumb
to its ravages.
The funeral services were held
at the Episcopal church at 3:30
yesterday afternoon, Rev. A. W.
Cheatham, of Wilson, officiating.
The little body was laid to rest in
the plot at the Baptist Cemetary
where 7 rests his grandparents
whom he loved so well.
The community sympathizes
deeply with the bereaved parents
in their hour of trial.
H. C. Harrison, of Battleboro,
has been visiting his family at
Bear Grass for the past week,
and paid the office a pleasant
visit on Tuesday. -
The Daily News Man.
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The Publishers Auxiliary last
week contained the picture with
sketch of Carl Goerch, who sev-
Veral months ago became editor
of the Daily News at Washing
ton. From the article, one can
easily see the fighting blood of
Editor Goerch, as he enlisted in
the National Guard of Texas du
ring "the unpleasant v break fast
spell which Uncle Sam had with
Mexico, and was in several skir
mishes- He has served on sev
ernl large papers in the South,
and from the appearance of the
News, is making good in "Lit
tle" WaAington.
In Honor of Guest.
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A series of August social fes
tivities was opened on Thursday
evening of last week, when Miss
Hilda Crawford entertained in
honor of her house guests, Miss
es Helen Weaver. Evelyn White
and Brownie Ezzell, who had ar
rived that day. The elegant
jhome of Sheriff and Mrs. J- C.
1 Cra vford, parents of the hostess
was brilliantly illuminated thrn-1
out and an added beauty was j
given by potted plants and cut'
flowere. A large number of in-j
vitations had been issued to the
iyounger set of the town, and the'
; house was filled during the hours
from 9 to 11 o'clock with at
tractively gowned young women
with their escorts, who were pre
rsentea ta the: hostess and her
guests, composing the receiving
line in the reception room. De«
; licious punch was served thru
out the hours, and the guests
partook of the elegantly prepar
ed refreshments in the dining
room, passing from there to the
entrance, where they expressed
their pleasure at being a guest on
such an occasion and passed out.
Miss Crawford had expected
to have as her guest also, Misses
AJeez ami Temperance Aycock
and Alice Clark, of Belhaven,
but they were unavoidably de
tained at ho.iie.
Shipping Poplar Logs.
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The Ledger-Dispatch of the
10th stated that the first shipload
of poplar logs to foreign coun
tries, left Norfolk Monday con
-1 signed to Bristol, England. The
logs were obtained from Virgin
„ ia and North Carolina, and so far
, as is known, was the first ship
; ment of poplar logs from any
port in America. Owing to the
, war, England has been unable
, to obtain raw material from Rus
sia to make matches, and so turn
' ed to this country to supply the
commodity. There were 150 car
loads loaded on the Danish steam-
I er Jonesborg.
1 C- L. Drawbaugh, a timber
dealer of Norfolk, who is agent
[ for the cargo, says that he hopes
I to send out a ship load every 60
days. He further stated that
the European dealers have test
-1 ed samples from various parts of
■ the world and have found the
quality of that from Virginia and
Carolina to be far superior.
Misses Marion and Mary Eliza
beth Gorham, of Tarboro, who
have been the guests of Miss
Elizabeth Burras, left Wfednes
" day for their home. "
Under New Management.
The Atlantic HoteJ, which has
been under the management of
[ CW. Keith since its erection,
has been leased by E. M. Gordy,
. late proprietor of Bay View Ho
tel, Edenton, and he took charge
! the first of the month. Mr. Keith
> who has successfully managed
j the hotel, desired to retire from
the business, and leased it to Mr.
; Gordy. The latter has had years
[ of experience in the business and
exercises scrupulous oare in the
entertainment of his guests.
Mrs. Gordy, who is native of
the town, has many friends here
who will welcome her and her
daughter to the town again.
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THE "ZONE," THE PLAYGROUND OF AE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD
AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
i , Through tho center of the Zone, the aawement section at (be Panama-Pacific International exposition St Sun
; Francisco, rtwsA broad avenue three thousand feet in length. It is not unusual for thin entire avenue to be juwmed
with entertainment seekers who are busy jpitn .lizlng the one hundred concessions on the fcone. An exact rit>pro
| duction of the Panama canal to one of the pfcpn >r and in tractive featutcH. there being a constant line both day ,
' -j and night of people eager to see tho woriHfcs of the miniature canal The premier showmen of America
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Opening Date
;j Not Changed
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1 1 There was some disposition on
■ the part nf sonic of the larger
I markets to change* the date of I
5( the opening tobacco sale. How-j
; ever, this was not done anil the
, Martin County markets will open
-ion
! notineed. The farmers are mak
ing splendid cures and the pros
pects for good grades are very
! bright in this section.
A full corps of buyers will, be
el on tho markets,, and there is no
i I good reason to think prices will
•| go lower on similar grades than
-Uhey did last season. Good grades
e always bring fair prices, and it
- j behooves the farmers to take ex
r tra care in curing and grading.
- Even then care must be taken
V with the handling of every pile,
e Last year, many farmers lost be
e cause of wet tobacco. It is true
- that the weather had something
- to do with it, but it is always
e best to be on the watch when
r the weed is in the pack house.
The Williamston market with
Messrs. James G. Staton and J.
r W. Hight and N. D. Young man
t aging the warehouses, promises
B to be the best medium.for the to
-13 bacco farmers to reach the high
t est market prices through, and
„ it will be worth while to bring a
f load here on opening day.
e Patronize!your home markets
] and watch the results. It will
pay you.
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Dance at Robersonville.
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The young men of Roberson
ville gave a dance on Friday
night complimentary to Miss Hil
da Crawford and her house
guests, Those participating were
Miss Hilda Crawford with Roy
8 Meadows, Miss Evelyn White
{ with Duke Critcher, Miss Brown
ie Ezzell with W. H. Harrell,
Miss Helen Weaver with Maurice
' D. Watts. Miss Carrie Dell
g Blount with Tom Edgerton, Miss
1 Vada Wynne with Arthur John
j son, Miss Allie Little with N. C.
j Everett, Miss Margaret Little
with Turner Grimes, Miss Thig
j pen with Leighton Blount.
I Chaperones: Mesdames Ward,
, Mayo and Little.
Stags: Willie Gray, Riley Bul
l lock, Rov|hind Crawford, Whit
» Purvis, David Grimes, Thrower
Taylor, H. Rokerson, Clyde Ev
erett.
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WILL f.fcLEBRATfi ISTII.j
Virgjpi: Dare Day to He Celebra- 1
%, ten On Roanoke Island
On the 18th.
\V«d ; '••'iay, August l.Sth, will j.
' be Cifbrated at Roanoke Inland
us Virv nia Dare Day, it being :
! the dat of her birth in 15ST. The
l A ;who has;
cau.'js to be erected x Mom* at'
'Old I'ort Raleigh, will aid in n> ik- !
1 ing the clay one of preut. interest
|to th 5 inhabitants and the many'
others who will be there. Boats
! will be run from Elizabeth City j
1 and that place is trying to get a:
1 holiday for the children who,
1 work in the factories. The Cham
-1 her of Commerce at Manteo is,
' endeavoring fo make the day the
' most interesting of any ever seen j
there. For those who love to ]
1 keep in touch with the historic
facts of the State and country,
' the celebration offers a fine op
! portunity to visit and enjoy the
' scenes where the first white
1 child wis born, and baptized with
1 the friendly Indians, whose
names are familiar to every
1 school girl and boy.
Pitt County Visitor*.
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Messrs. A. W. Ange and son,
I Hugh, J. F. Harrington, J. S.
i Barber and Joe Barber, of Win
terville, motored over in a Ford
ion Tuesday. These gentlemen (
are all extensively engaged in
the mercantile business, and say i
that the trade, both cash and |
time, has been fully up to last
year so far.
Mr. Ange is a former resident
of this county and has been quite
successful in business in his a
dopted county of Pitt.
They reported the crops to be
very fine between Winterville
and Williamston.
Pleasant House Party
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At her elegant country home,
four miles south of Williamston,
Miss Lela Hadley has been en
tertaining a number of guests
this week. The hours have been
delightfully spent in games,
porch parties, and motor trips to
the neighboring towns. Those
enjoying the hospitality of the
home, were Miss Mary White and
.Mr. L. Cherry, of Scotland Neck,
and Miss Daisy Manning r „of Wil
liamston.
The sains in Virginia made a
swell in the river.
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graded School
1 Opens On 10th.
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Principal J. T. Jerome announ
ces that the Graded Schoolwill
f open >n Friday, Sept. 10th. The
• day will be si ent in arranging
j elates and the assignment of
, lesson* for the following Mondas
'Kept. Every" pirpil who
expect to enter school i ; urged
'to bo present on Sept. Kith, st>
j that seats may be- assigned and
! there will.be no confusion >in the
Monday following.
'The faculty has undergone no
| diange with the exception of the
! resignation of Miss Mizell, and
'the election of Mrs'. A. I). Mizell
'to fill the vacancy. The prospects
j for a successful term were never
! brighter, and 'the matriculation
should be noticeab. :i '"eased.
Yearly Meeting! Begin.
Last Friday, the yearly meet
ings of the Primitive Baptist
Church in Martin County, began
at Skewarkey. These meetings
are largely attended at each
church, Bear Grass, perhaps,
drawing the largest crowd to
gether. The meeting there will
be held next Sunday and the two
days previous. If the weather
is good, several thousand people
will assemble and the hospitality
of the people in that section will
'secure entertainment for every
| one who desires it.
At Skewarkey on Sunday, El
der Andrew J.Moore preached
(to a good congregation and the
i Lord's Supper was administered.
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Misses Aleez and Temperance
Aycock, who were detained at
home for several days, arrived
here Tuesday to join the house
partyat the home of Sheriff Craw
ford. Yesterday all the guests
of Miss Crawford left for Rich
Square, where they will be en
tertained at another house party.
Miss Crawford could not" join
them owing to a previous invita
tion to visit friends at Belhaven.
The tobacco barn of Jim Barn
hill near Everetts caught on fire
last Friday, and would have burn
ed with 300 sticks of the weed
but for the fact that the contents
were green, and every effort was
made to keep, the flames down.
The town hay crop is still un
cut If not attended to the fall
rains will injure its succileacy.
A TEXTILE EDUCATION
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What It Means [For Young Men -A
Valuable) Asset to Aiy
Yoang Mao.
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A Textile education is a valua
ble asset to any young man. D«»~
' ring the past year five graduates
of the Textile Department of the
A. and M. College. Raleigh, have
been appointed to responsible
positions as follows: Overseer
of finishing in a mill in Massa
chusetts making fancy goods;
Efficiency Engineer in Engineer
ing Firm, Fabric Designer in
mill; Assistant Superintendent ire
yarn mill; Superintendent in
yarn mill; Mill Inspector for Fed
eral Horticultural Hoard.
This Textile Department is the
Textile School of North Carulina
and to make this school represen
; tive ;jf the State and thoroughly
I up to date, the equipment will be
'considerably increased during
i the year by the addition of\dye
j ing machinery; knitting machin
--H»y; pla i n and fancy looms; eomb
1 inn machines for the manufact
ure of fine yaans,
| The addition of this machinery
J will make thi i Textile School one
i ut' the best equipped in America
j for instruction in Cotton Manie
j facturing. . - , -
j The faculty of the Textile De
.l pai'tment has been added to bv
I i the appointment Mr; Henry K. >
• I Dick.as Instructor in Carding,
r Spinning■and'Knitting Mr. Dick
• lias for the past five years been
instructor in these subjects at
, the Lyivell Textile Schoo^
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, There Are Others.
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? I Williarnston is not the oni>
! place where cattle, rabbits, 'opoF
II surnfr- tigers, etc,, roam the
• str eets at n.ig ht• The Was h ing
-1 ton Daily News states that ten
I cattle were caught by the police
i there on Wednesday night, one
• of which started to enter the ho
i tel. About 10 o'clock a pair of
opossums, which had evidently
not heard the curfew bell, were
seen sauntering down Main St.,
One with an idea to comfort, call
ed at the Hotel Louise in search
■ of a room and got it, for night
clerk Taylor impounded the little
1 slick tail wanderer and will keep
it to establish the fact that the
1 hotel is the most popular place
1 to be found, even the dumb ani- -
" mals seeking rest under its roof. ,
' As for tigers, the Washington u
' police are "onto" them, as re
ports show.
Our Advertisers
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r We call the attention of our
readers to the ads in our columns.
• Here can be found everything
I for the house and farm, and at
; bargain prices. This'week, the
• Martin County Buggy Co., is
making special offers, Harrison
» Bros, is selling Michelin Tires,
t Hoyt is giving away ware to any
I one who purchaes a Majestic
; Range, Biggs has machinery,.
- Carstarphen and Harrison Bros.
; summer clothing for men and
i women, Saunders & Fowden will
• sell a farm or a bottle of per
fume, the Farmers Warehouse,.
i Adkins & Bailey want to sell
■ your golden weed, Davis' jjainta
hold good, the Electric Co., sa®>
"let there be light," the F. & M.
Bank and Bank of Martin Co. f
! offer the best banking facilities.
And this is not all—the U- S.
Woolen Mills will clothe you. Be-?
wise and trade with those who
Advertise.
Needed improvements are be
ing made at the Dixie and Roa
noke Warehouses. In the former,
a private offioe is being arranged, .
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