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VOL XVIII. NO. i?.
AMERICAN SCHOONER SUNK ft 11 MEDITERRANEANSEA
AIL ON BOARD WERE AMERICANS
THE CREW LANDED-NO LIVES LOST
Officials at Washing
ton to Determine
How the Destruc
tion of the Ameri
can Schooner Will
Effect the German
Situation.
THE PRESIDENT TO 00
BEFORE THE CONGRESS
■
Washington, Feb. 14.—0n the
basis of news despatches, the
government began seeking offic
ial information of the destruction
and the sinking of the Ameri
can schooner Lyman M. Law by
a submarine to determine at once
how the case effects the delicate
situation between Germany and
the United States.
Tne despatch was taken to in
dicate that the Law sunk in the
Mediterranean where Austria also
is conducting submarine opera
tions.
The main points to be deter
mined aro whether the ship was
attacked without warning, wheth
er she carried contrabrand and
whether any Americrn lives were
lost.
It is expected that the destruc
tion of the schooner Law will turn
out to be "the overt act" of the
submarine campaign will have to
depend on the exact facts.
New York, Feb. 14. —The Ly
man M. Law carried a crew of
nine men in addition to her cap
tain, all Americans, and it was
loaded with lumber materials us
ed in Italy for manufacture of
lemon crates, according to the
schooner's agents here, the Ma
ritime Transportion Company.
May Be Judge
Hon Harry Stubbs, represent
ative from Martin, is coming in
for many honors during the sess
ion of the Legislature. Just a
*>«hort while ago, he was prom
inently mentioned for lieutenant
governor at the next election,
and now his friends are naming
him for one of the new judge
ships to be appointed under the
provisions of the bill introduced
by Senator Lindsay Warren of
this district. Friends of Mr
Stubbs in Williamston and in the
county, too, would be pleased to
4 see him in a judicial capacity, as
he has the ripe legal mind, a
high sense of justice largely tem
pered with mercy, and would
carry to the bench that dignity
with which the office should al
ways be invested. As Mr. Stubbs
would still be in his beloved coun
ty of MaHin should he receive
the appointment, he would more
readily accept the high honor, it
-is thought
Wllat is needed here is better
andTnore hotel accommodations.
THE ENTERPRISE
Splendidly Equipped
The reporter paid a visit to the
offices of Dr. P. B. Cone this
week, and noted the carefully
planned arrangements for the
practice of dentistry in which he
has been engaged here for more
than two years. Recently he has
moved his offices from the God
ard Building to that of the F. &
M. Bank, where he has three
rooms —reception dental and lab
oratory. All modern equipments
are installed and both water and
electricity add to the convenience
of the whole. The interior of
the rooms have been made at
tractive as Well as comfortable,
and there are no more conven
iently furnished dental parlors
than these in Eastern Carolina.
The larger towns and cities of
North Carolina do not surpass
the arrangements, and the pro
fessional services of Dr. Cone
meet the requirements of his
patients in every particular.
Among the best assets of Wil
liamston, these dental parlors
may be named."
On the same floor and greatly
augmenting the pleasure of those
who may desire to come to town
and "shop or to spend the day
are the rest rooms which are be
ing provided by the F. &M.
Bank. When completed and fur
nished, Williamston will be in
the list with towns containing
thousands of people.
First Depositor
I '
It may be interesting to note
by thoSe who have taken account
of the consolidation of two banks
here, and the organization of a
new one, that W. C. Manning
was the first depositor in the
Peoples Bank and &lso in the
Martin County Savings and Trust
Company. Both banks are get
ting in shape for extensive bus
iness, and the future looks rose
ate for all three institutions in
the town.
High School Bank
Among the many things which
are interesting the pupils of' High
School here, is the Bank organ
ized by those who are taking the
business course under Supt. Jer
ome. It is a real bank, too, with
officers and deposits, which are
placed in the F. &M. Bank for
safety. The object is to teach
by practical means, the system
of banking. Hermen Taylor is
President, W i 1 liam Manning,
Vice-President and Roland Craw
ford, Cashier. The young bank
ers are very enthusiastic, and are
endeavoring earnestly to acquaint
themselves with every method
which will prove helpful. The
business course, which is one
among the many advantages of
the Williamston Graded School,
adds greatly to the efficiency of i
the present system under Supt. i
Jerome and Principal Bundy.
The roads continue to be almost
impassable, and automobiles re
main under shelter, and gasoline
in the tanks.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY FEB. 16, 1917.
MRS. A. R. DUNNING
HOSTESS AT CLUB
Had good old Saint Valentine
assumed his fleshly form again
and dropped down into the rooms
of the Lotus Club on Tuesday
afternoon, it would have made
his heart glad to have seen that
the sentiment, which by his
kindly acts he put in the breasta
of men, women, boys and girls
of the world, held a strong place
in Williamston. For hearts were
flung everywhere and beautiful
decorations emphasized the spirit
of the hostess and the season,
and all things were lovely for the
entertainment of dozens of wom
en. • Mrs. A. R. Dunning, who
is one of the charter members of
the Embroidery Club, planned to
dispense pleasure to it and a
number of others, and more than
seventy-five were invited to en
joy the hours with her at the
rooms of the Lotus Club. Those
who desired, carried work bags
and spent the time in embroidery
or some form of needlecraft;
others played rook and cards;
while some sang or rendered
selections on the piano. It can
be said without question, that
Mrs. Dunning is the most grac
ious'of entertainers in the town,
as she always plan 3 to have with
her scores of friends, who find
great joy as her guests.
Before the hour for departure,
:the guests were served salad,
sandwiches, pickles, olives, sal
tines, ice cream and cakes, in
which thf; color scheme of white
and red was beautifully blended,
, After the guests had partaken
Jof the delicious menu, quite a
!number of the members of the
Lotus Club and their friends
were invited to enjoy the good
things provided by the hostess,'
|and in this way she made a mul
j titude happy.
_ To Marry Tomorrow
Mr. Burrous A. Critcher left
[yesterday afternoon for Cardiff,
Maryland, where tomorrow af
ternoon, he will wed Miss Ozella
Proctor. The marriage will be a
qiiiet home affair, and after the
ceremony, Jlr. and Mrs. Critch
er - will leave for Washington
City for sight-seeing before com
ing home.
The bride is well known here,
where she was with Harrison
Bros., for two seasons, and made
many friends d«ring her resi
dence in the town, and these are
pleased to know that she will
make her future home in Will
iamston. They will reside with
the parents of the groom on
North Watts Street.
Christmas Savings
Monday, Christmas Savings
accounts were opened at the
Farmers & Merchants Bank, and
the entire force in the counting
room was busy all the day. The
saving idea seemed to be strong
in the minds of old and young,
white and colored. From pres
ent prospects Christmas money
will be more plentiful than ever
in this community. Those who
failed to enter the club, will re
gret it when the Christmas spir
it begins to move within them.
AshlWednesday on the 2lst.
THIEVES MAKE ANOTH
ER RAID ON DEPOT
Thieves have again invaded the
sanctity of the boote department
of the A. C. L. Station here, and
carried away much of the most
to-be desired stuff. Perhaps, the
! intruders were the same gang
which has been operating in
many places in the East, for they
surely could find out that Will
iamston is never "dry." The
stuff is getting so scarce now,
and difficult to secure, it might
be well for the various stations
to have a safety vault made of
concrete to house the valuable
mixture of poisons. But it is
not thought that any one had to
come here to break in, for there
seems to be plenty of folks right
on the spot to do the job For
tunately, the only things that
they want are booze and "dope"
an evidence that thev are happy
go-lucky beings, who float around
like pine hark on the waters. A
goodly number of quarts was
taken, and there was not much
left for the other fellow.
THE PpLESPKA
NEW INSTITUTION
Last Fridav afternoon, the
stock-holders of The Peoples
Bank, representing 40 J shares,
met at the rooms of the Lotus
Club and completed the organi
zation of the bank by electing J.
(J. St a ton, President; .1. L. Has
sell, 1«t- Vice-President; V. R.
Tdi lor, L'uii Vice-President; C. H.
Godwin, Cashier; Dunning and
Moore, Counselors. The capital
is . >o,ooo with a surplus of
$25,i100, and the institution will
open on March Ist in the Hoyt
building on Main Street. The
! following directors were elected:
.). i. Staton, J. L. Masseli, V
R. Taylor, C. H. Godwin, A. R
Dunning, James A Everett, W.
C. Manning, Leslie Fowjlen, A
Anderson, J Dawson Lilley, M
P. Taylor, J. S. Gt'ifli >, R. T
Griffin, S; E. Hardison, W A.J
Perry, G. W. Hardison, Henry I).
Peel. W. J. Whitaker, H. . B
York, J. Henry Wynn, J. L. Hol
liday, J. J. Manning, R. J. Peel,
A. B. Ayers, G. H. Harrison.
Messers Gilbert and Luther
Peel were elected book-keepers.
As soon as material can be col
lected, a handsome banking
house will be erected on Main
Street, A building committee
composed of J. G. Staton, J. L
Hassell, J. D Ward, V. R. Tay
lor and R. E. Roberson will at
tend to all details of the erection
of the building.
Mr. John Oakley Dead
After monthe of suffering with
cancer, John Oakley died at his
home near Macedonia Church on
Tuesday night, February 13th,
at 8 :30 o'clock. He was a native
of Nash County and had been re
siding in Martin for several
years, where he had been a suc
cessful farmer. He was the
brother of Mr. Joseph L. Oakley
and in early life, married Miss
Mallory of Rocky Mount, who
with eight children survive him.
Wednesday afternoon, the fun
eral services wire conducted bv
Rev. H. M. Eure, pastor of the
Methodist Church, assisted by '
CONSTITUTIONAL I
PASSES HOUSE t
Rev. Asa J. Manning, of the
Christian Church. The body
was interred in the Baptist Cem
etery at Williamston, where a
large number of friends and
neighbors assembled to pay the
last tribute of respect to the dead.
There is much sympathy felt
for the bereaved wife and child
ren, who are left to mourn the
loss of husband and father
through the years.
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Tobacco Sales In January
The reports of leaf tobacco
sales for the month of January,
1917, show a decided drop from
I that of last year for the same
! month. The total sales for the
j month this year were 8,090,001
[pounds against 26,416,022 in Jan
uary, 1916- This was owing, no
doubt, to the fact that the weed
was rushed in earlier in the sea
son. The Martin County mar
kets sold 70,585 pounds —Rober
sonville selling 40,954 and Will
iamston 29,631.
Bone Dry Comes Again
Though the two-quart bill was
I defeated ir; the Legislature, the
Anti-Saloon people were not dis
mayed or cast down, and they
annou'nc" that the fight will con
tinue until North Carolina gets
in the list with the other "bone
dry" states in the Nation. On
the heels of the defeat of the
two-qiiart bill comes another bill
in the Senate wnich i > more dras
tic in many respects than the first.
The Anti-Saloon folks through
out the State are waging a strong
fitfht to put down the unholy
traffic that is being carried on
'contrary to existing laws. In
I the new bill, common carriers
are forbidden to deliver liquor to
| any one except physicians, drug
! gists or sanitariums and then not
J more than two quarts per month,
land provides for the punishment
of any physician who violates
I the law. If this bill should pass,
same would be in effect on the
first day of May, 1!)17.
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House Burned
Early Tuesday night, the alarm
of fire was sounded and it was
ascertained that the house occu
pied by Tempie Biggs on the
land owned by Mrs. Sarah Wilson
on the Jamesville Road, was on
fire. It was a low, two-room
house and very old. Reports are
that Tempie Biggs was found ly
ing prone at the gate, when two
men ran up to render aid, and
she had probably run out of the
house and in her extitement fell
on the ground, Everything in the
house was consumed, the chick
ens in the henhouse being the
..only property saved. Tempie
lived alone, and had accumulated
some serviceable house furnish
ings, as she was industrious and
economical. This is the third
house iii the last two weeks,
which were occupied by colored
people, to be burned.
Some enterprising citizen
should start a wood yard in the
town. One has never been need
ed more than at the present time.
s[.oo a Year in Advarce
REVISION BILL
AND IS IN SENATE
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Representative H. w.
Stubbs' Measure to
i
' Provide For Con
; vention Gets Large
Vote—No Opposi
tion Was Offered
Against Bill.
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1 MR. STUBBS MADE HIS
1| FINE SPEECH ON BiLL
| Raleigh, Feb. 14.—Repress lta
. tive Harry W. Stubbi has at ! j.at
succeeded in getting his bill fall
ing for a Constitutional Con -tui
tion through the lower house of
j the Legislature. It was the spec
jial order for Wednesday rsorn-
I ing, and on the third readir re
jceived only 11 adverse vote* Mow
it will go to the Senate. Mr.
5 Stubbs made an eloquent loa
2 for the passage of the bill, wiiich
" he has introduced every two
? years since 1!)11: The bill pro
• vides for the election of 12U el
-31 egat.es to the convention, - ..eh
*1 county to have the same repre
sentation as now in the Hons" of
3 Representatives, Should the bill
' pass the Senate, it will have to
• be ratified at the tu xr general
• election.
Representative Ruf»* ilaym >re,
>, Republican ot Surry,
' \ the Stubbs' bill, being one among
1 the few of his party to support
1 it. He made the statement iat
• though tiiu constitution v. a a
' rock in a weary land, he \va in
• j favor of a revision.
; Spoke On Pension Fund
Sunday, at the Epiwnpal
: Church, Mr. Georg? 4 C. Royal,
of Goldsboro, spoke to the con
gregation on the Pension Fund
for disabled clergymen of the
Church. This fund of $5,000,000
i must be raised by March Ist, and
i the last million is being raised
now. When in operation, no dis
! abled clergyman will receive less
i than 3600 per annum for life,
and the widows and children of
the clergy will also be provided
i for. The parish here will give
$350 as its proportionate part of
the fund. Mr. Royal is a very
pleasing speaker, and gave a clear
i presentation offthe workings of
the fund. He was the guest of
i Mr. and Mrs. J. G. S'.aton while
in town.
Rev. Asa Manning
ed the rite of baptism to one can
didate in the creek on Sunday
afternoon.
Some one attempted to get into
the home of John A. Manning on
Saturdav night. •
Two more cases of smallpox
wece-foand by Dr. Warren near,
town iast week.