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VOL XVIII. NO 51.
Just u the son was flooding
the earth with warmth and
beauty on the morning of Nov- j
ember 2nd, 1917, the summons
came quietly to the soul of
William Reginald Fowden, and
the earthly tabernacle was left
cold and lifeless. Arising as was
his custom, he was preparing for
work at 6:30, but like a tired
child after play, he laid his head
upon the chair upon which he
was seated, and gently "fell on
sleep " There his loved ones
found him ere the heart ceased
to throb. Withoutapain, with no
outward expression of the strug
gle of the soul for release from
the body, he gave up the life
which he loved as . few men of his
age, did.
Born near London, England
on August 18th, 1865, he was
brought up by pious parenra,
William Reginald and Julia Fow
den, among brothers and
sisters as an Englishman of
- gentle birth is. In the year of
1880, he sailed for the United
States and landed in New York
City, and from there went to
Elizabeth City to join the con
struction force on the railroad
thero. Months later he returned to
New York City to meet his prom
ised wife, Miss Hannah Thurs
ton, wh"> with her brother, had
crossed the ocean to marry him,
The-e they were ma-ried ori
March 2nd, 1881, and immediate
ly left for Elizabeth City.
Later he moved to Edenton,
where his first child, Nora, was
born, afterwards coming to Willi
armton, where he lived for the
pa?t thirVy-five year 9 and reared
his children, Nora, Leslie, Han
nan Vic, and Louise, all of whom
are living except Nora, who mar
ried J. Paul Simpson, and died
on July 22nd, 1916, leaving
three little boys; the3e\vith four
otner boys are hi* grandchildren.
He descended from stock noted
for prominence in the world of
medicine, his maternal grand
father, William Roberts, having
been Surgeon Ist Royals; and an
uncle was a distinguished phy
sician.
Captain Fowien, as he was best
known, was justly proud of his na
tive land, and died a subject of
Great Britian, though, in what
ever was good for the land in
which he lived, he stood with
those who carried on the fight.
Ho was a member of the Church
ot' England, and no man in the
community was more constant
in attendance upon religious ser
vices than he; he loved to hear
sermons and ,few times there
were when he was able that he
did not hear some minister ex
pound the Scriptures.
For many months he had been
manager of the commissary of
• the Dennis Simmons Lumber
Company at Astoria Mill near
Jamesville, and gave his em
ployers conscientious service. De-,
siring to be at home all of the
time, however, he had recently
accepted a position with W. J.
Hodges, and was preparing to go
down town to work, when death
came upon him.
A man of broad intellect and a
genial disposition, he made
friends wherever he went, and
his death is deeply regretted by
all those who have known him
1 through the years; his sympathy
was wide, and in his heart he
treasured dearest thoughts of
loved ones and friends.
Saturday morning at 11 o'clock
the funeral services were held
at the Episcopal Church, Rev
Clarence H- Jordan officiating.
Selected hymns rendered by the
choir were "Abide With Me" and
"My Faith Looks Up To Thee "
The committal service was said
THE ENTERPRISE
Armenian Relief
Preaident Wilson deems the
situation in the East, where
thousands of Armeniins and Sy
rians are starving, of enough
importance to issue a proclama
tion aaking the people of the
United States to contribute to
their relief. The amount asked
from Williamßton is $250.00.
Thirty millions of dollars must
be supplied by this country in
the next six months to prevent
whole sale starvation. This mat
ter will be taken up by a com
mittee from all the Churches at
Lotus Club next Monday night.
Leu Cotton Ginned.
The Department of Commerce
reports that to October 25th, 1917
151, 331 bales of cotton had been
ginned in North Carolina against
251, 764 for the same period in
1916. Quite a number of the
counties have ginned more this
year than last, Koberson leading,
a 9 usual, with 23,931 bales.
Many of the Eastern counties
have ginned considerably less
this year, owing no doubt to the
short crop. Martin only ginned
417 as reported last week.
Ran Into Team
■S
What might have been a ser
ious accident, happened Sunday
night nearSkewarkey, when Mr,
Asa. Manning returning from
Macedonia, where he had held
services, struck a buggy and
horse dfiven by a .colqred
man named G 0 r h a m
who was leaving town. Mr.
Manning had a light on his
car,' but failed to see the
team. The buggy was demolish
ed but the man and horse es
caped unjured. One part of the
broken shaft came near striking
Mr. Manning, and he would
had. H£ was accompanied by
Mr Simon Lillev, who also es
caped injury.
Will.Organize Chapter.
It is learned that Robersonville
with its characteristic enthusiasm
has asked that a Red Cross Chap
ter be organized there. This is
great news, for with the Chap
ter at Williamston, much more
work can be done for the soldiers.
Robersonville came right along
with the campaigners here in the
effort to secure enough to organ
ize.
One Auxiliary of colored peo
ple in Oak City belongs to a
Chapter in Raleigh, and it is hop
ed that 2,000 members will be
secured in Martin County in a
short while. All that is a vigor
ous campaign to put the claims
and the needs of Red Cross be
fore the people. Todav is the
time to begin; tomorrow may be
too late. The man or * oman who
wears a Red Cross button looks
happier than those without one.
Why not try it and see how it
feels? The membership fee for
one year is SI.OO, and the Chap
ter will retain one half of that
amount to use in the purchase
of supplies.
at the grave in the Baptist Cem
etery, the choir singing."Son of
My Soul." The floral offerings of
friends and relatives were beau
tiful and many, and with them
the freshly made mound
was covered.
Active pall bearers: Messrs. C.
D, Carjtarphen, K. B, Crawforo
Arthur Anderson, John D. Biggs
Clayton Moore and C. H. God
win. *
WILLIAMSTON, .N. C., FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9. 1917. .
Mrs. Geerge P. McNaaghtoa.
God in His infinite wisdom
called the soul of Maggie Ger
trude MoNaughton to Himself,
on the afternoon ofFriday, Nov
ember 2nd, 1917, at 5:45 o'clock.
During the day; she had been in
disposed, but her condition wu
not considered at all alarming by
the physician and her daughter,
Mrs. John L. Rodgerson, with
whom she lived. About 5 o'clock
upon going to the bed to adminis
ter medicine, Mrs. Rodgerson
found her mother in a serious
condition, and ere remedies
could be given, the spirit had
left its tenement of clay and gone
into the Great Beyond.
Mrs. McNaughton, whose mai
den name was Moore, was born
i in Flemington, Pa., seventy-four
years ago, and her only relative
beside her children, is one sister,
. Mrs. Ella C. Pierce, of Jolipt,
Montana. Fifty-five yearß ago,
i she married George P. McNaugh
-1 on, who died here in 1915; these
two lived to celebrate their gol
den wedding, ard then separa
> tion came. Few lived longer and
1 none more happily together.
> In 1891 she came to Martin
I County with her husband and
children and for many years liv
ed at Everetts, where she was
bereft of a daughter, Mrs Frank
Everett. Latlr she moved here
to live with Mr. and Mrs. JohnL
■ Rodgerson, and was a comfort to
' the home and to the little grand
, children there. In early life she
1 joined the' Presbyterian Church
1 at Renovo, Pa., and had always
i clung to the faith of her fathers.
1 Tender and gentle to all around
her, she lived the life of a
• Christian and death was only a
s transition from earth to heaven.
R To the husband and children, she
- was the devoted wife and mother
- always Two sons, Messrs. Char
e les M., and George P. McNaugh
f ton, and daughters, Mrs. John L
1 Rodgerjon, Mrs. John Fraley
t and Mr*. W. C. Taylor, are loft
V to miss her through life.
At 3:00 o'clock Sunday after
noon at the residence, the
funeral services were conducted
by R v. William R. Burrell, pas
tor of the Baptist Church, and
5 the interment was in the Bap
•j tist Cemetery beside the grave
. of the husband. Loving hands
s placed earth's choicest flowers
above the beloved dead, and left
> it there to await the Resurrection
Morn.
> Essay Prizes.
) t
For the best essay on "Why
the United States is at War,"
" written by public school teachers
1 in North Carolina, prizes aggre
' gating S3OO are offered by the
! National Board for Historical
1 Service. To elementary teachers,
" five prizes ranging from $lO to
1 $75 each, and to high school
' teachers seven prizes, ranging
! from $lO to $75 each, are offered.
! Essays must be submitted bv
1 January 1, 1918.
1 Full information, including
the conditions of the contests,
; and references to material, may
be obtained from R. D. W. Con
nor, Secretary of the North Caro
: Una Historical Commission,
1 Raleigh, N. C.
Y.TTCTA.
Meeting
Sunday at 3 o'clock
City Hall
Addrpss and. Music
- Everybody Invited
*
Red Gross Chapter Organised
For several months, Williams
ton men and women have been
working in the Red Cross Auxili
ary, and good work has been
accomplished. Each Friday after
coon, the workers assemble at
the Masonic Hall and make the
articles called for by the Red
Cross headquarters. There have
been eighty-two members, but,
of course, not many of them at
tended every meeting* Yet those
who have attended regularly
have collected and finished a
goodly number of things for the
boys in the trenches and the
hospitals.
Mrs. Charles H. Godwin,
Chairman, and the members
of the Auxiliary desiring
to enlarge the work, and decid
ed to form a Chapter in place of
the Auxiliary. Campaigners were
out Saturday and the required
number of 200 was secured. Mrs.
John D. Biggs wired headquar
ters for authority to form the
Chapter and received a favorable
answer. The woi kof a Chapter
is more arduous than that
of an Auxiliary, for the other
workers in the county will report
i to it, and the packing and shipp
ing of articles will be done by the
\ Chapter. However, this may be
: facilitated by special helpers
1 from each Auxiliary at various
, times. 1
) Whenever a Chapter is formed,
. one-half of the membership fee
j of SI.OO is retained by the Chap*
i t»r and the other half sent to
I headquarters.
j Oak City Items
Mess. Rov Yates and Mayo
t Price are home from the Train
ing camp at Greenville S C,
j J. B. Bowers spent a few days
„ in Norfolk last week.
Jack Hyman has returned from
Norfolk.
S. E. Hines spent Monday in
J ; Norfolk.
t Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Worsley
and Miso Mulissa Worsley spent
. Saturday and Sunday at Stokes.
s Miss Jefferson House spent
{ the week-end near Scotland Neck
. with friends.
I V. C, Howay, of Burlington,
spent Monday and Tuesday in
! in town.
1 Honor roll for the second month
1 First grade:
Marjorie Johnson,
John S, Skiles,
Naomi Etheridge
Nat Johnson,
Rachel Rawls,
Rosa Koss,
Third Grade:
Ernest Etheridge,
Ebbie Cross,
Marion House,
Ruley Hurst,
Willie Johnson.
Fourth Fifth and Six Grades:
Mildred Davenport,
Pauline Davenport,
Mildred Early,
Sarah Johnson,
Ethel Bunting,,
„ Leola Hines
Gladys Everett,
Eloise Koss.
Margarett Fleming,
Margarett Hines,
Rupert Rawls,
Ethel Brown,
Alma Harrell,
Hazell Piland,
Lilton Hurst,
Lucile House,
Willie Rawls,
Livingstone Harrell,
Annie Hurst,
Rudolph Whitley,
Sybil Ross.
The partitions in the old school
building are being prepared and
many of the pupils have been
out several hours during each
day.
Christmas Packages.
jlli 1 1 ■■
The local Red Cross Chapter
will send 21 Christmas packages *
to headquarters to be sent to c
nearby camps, cantonments or r
Naval stations. *
One million of fhese packages c
are required and 24 was the s
number allotted to Williamston. '
Each package is supposed to 1
cost SI. 00, and a list of the ar- 1
tides was furnished to every 1
Chapter. These articles must be
packed in separate packages and c
forwarded by Nov. 15th. J
If any one would like to send *
Christmas cheer to the boys, who
are far from home at the hap
piest season of the year, the *
amount may be sent to Mrs. C. I
B. Hassell, Treasurer of the lo- I
y
cal Chapter, within the next 10
days. Many of the American sol- *
diers are in the trenches in
France, and think how their |
hearts will be cheered by a pack
age from home at Christmas.
Don't you want to share in the
joy of giving comfort and plea- 1
sure to theEe brave defenders of
humanity throughout the world?
Christian Church Convention
The 73rd annual convention of
of the North Carolina Christian
1 Missionary Convention is in ses
-1 sion at Wilson this week. The ad
dress of welcome was delivered
by Mr. Calvin Woodard the and
! teponse was made by Mr. P.""~M.
Johnson. The annual sermon was
) preached by Rev. Lawson-Camp
bell, of Winston Salem. More
than three hundred visitors are
in attendance, Mr. W. C, Mann
ing, is Secretary of the Conven
tion and left Monday morning
for Wilson. Miss Fannie Murt
Manning and Miss Lil Chapman,
her week end guesUlei't on the
afternoon train. Jj
1 Meeting Of Standing Committee
y A called meeting of the Stand
* ing Committee of the Dioces of
• East Carolina was held at the
t Rectory on Wednesday Night.
4 Rev, Dr. Drane, of Edenton;
Rev. Archer Boucher, of Fayette
, ville; Messrs. F. R, Rose, 'of
} Fayetteville, and George H.
Roberts, of New Bern, with Rev.
i C. H. Jordan, of Williamston
compose the Committee and all
were present
Service* At The Episcopal Church
Every Sunday, except the
Fourth, at 11 a. m. 7:30 p. m,
Church School every Sunday
at 9:45 a. m.
Friday Evening services at
7:30 p. m,
St. Andrew's Day, November
30th, services at 4 p. m.
. C. H. Jordan, Rector,
Contagions Cases Reported.
The following cases of conta
gious diseases have been report
ed by Dr. W. E. Warren, Health
Officer:
Measles, Edward S- Mizell,
Williamston
Measles, Alex Roberson
- Robersonville.
Infantile Paralysis, Paul Sals
bury, Jr., Hamilton,
Typhoid fever, James Win
dows, Hamilton
Typhoid fever, Emma Andrews
Williamston,
2 cases family E. B. Clark,
Robersonville,
Scarlet fever, child of J. I,
• Britton, Williamston,
Scarlet fever, William Edwards
Williamston
Diptheria, Fannie Ray
Williamston
Diptheria, Thelma Peel, : •
Everetts.
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$1 .00 a Year in Advance
"The Birth of a Natioa"
Many of the critics who have
been sternest in their exactions
of American dramatists, an
nounce their belief that Griffth
has "put over" the great Ameri
can plot at last. Mr. Griffith's
wonderful spectacle-drama
"The Birth of a Nation," is re
ferred to bv the unique offering
at the Gaiety, Wednesday Nov.
14th Matinee and Night.
For many years American
dramatists wrote able plays of
particular States, cities or locali
ties, ranging from "Alabama"
"The Henrietta" and from .
"Way Down East" to 'The
Great Divide," But no one man
to grasp the whole spirit and
genius of America until David
Ward Griffith picked a sugges
tion for his theme oit of Dixon's
"The Leopard'sSpcts"and "The
Clansman" and started to deve
lope it.
A remarkable thing about Mr|
Griffith's plan is that words (ex
cept for leaders and titles) did
not enter into it Perhaps words
had cramped rather than aided
previous fictionists and drama
tists. At any rate, he replaced
speech with music, and the old
fashioned stage action and scen
ery by the pictorialized action of.
thousands of players in the
great Out-of-Doors. In brief' he
staged the great battles, strug
gles and critical events of 1861-
70 under natural conditions as
nearly as possible similar to the
original.
Amorg the distinguished ac
tors in the case aro Henry B.
Walthall. Lillian Gish, Mae
Marsh; Miriam Cooper, Mary
Alden, Josephine CrowelJ, Ralph
Lewis, Joseph Henabery, Raoul
Donald Crisp, Howard
Gaye, George Seigmann. Walter
Long, Eiiner Ciiflon and Robert
Harron, Eighteen thousand peo
ple, J,OOO horses and no less than
5,000 scenes went, to the making
of the big spectacle.
Only Two Lilted.
The Martin County Board of
, Exemption has posted the names
of James E. Harper, of Parmele,
and Clarence Mason, of Williams
ton, as the next to be called to
service in the army of selected
men. To date trie county has
sent about half of its quota to
the training camps.
The Task Before Us
First, to understand . , ...
German system of r n .
the opposite f de jorernme nt is
V -mocracy.
Second, to -
man victory Wl)u|d *«£
out The ' demoCracy
out the *, or | d
Thir Jt to appreciate the mili
ary strength of Germany and
• J^ ukeour Prepartions according
, Fourth, to unmask pro-Ger
man arguments that pretend to
be American sentiment, and
which deceive many well be in
tentioned Americans.
Fifth, to develop American
sentiment in harmony with
America s purchase.
Services were held in the old
building of the Church of the
Advent on Sunday morning and
night, as the basement of the
new building was being prepair
ad, Next Sundav the services
will be in the old building again.
The' Birth of a Nation" the
most marvelous production of the '
Jge will be shown hereon Nov.
14th. Twenty people will be in
the company. Special music the
I feature.