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VOL XIX. NO 2.
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Tuesday morning officers Page
and Patrick arrested N. S. God
ard as he was at the depot pre-
paring to leave on the 8:17 train.
Godard had taken the overcoat
of Mr. Cunningham, who is em
ployed at the stemmery, and had
sold it to a negro at the pressing
Club. He was required to give
bond to keep out of jail, and so {
Policeman Page went with him
to his home to get his mother to (
give bond for him; Mr. Page
allowed him to go in the |
cookroom to tell his mother, and
hearing a crash, ran out and
around the house in time to see j
Godard rushing down the side
street towards the colored Bap- ,
tist Church. Hehad jumped out of
a window to escaped the officer.
Officer Page shot at him. but
there were some colored people
on the street, and it was not safe
to do much shooting for fear of
hitting an innocent person. Mrs.
Godard in the excitement, ran
down the street behind the offi
cer, and became, so exhausted
he had to pick her up and plac
ed her in a wagon to be taken
hone where a physician was
called to attend her. Godard
made good his escape.
Later, Chief Page went to Ply
mouth and secured Godard, who
had perhaps, gone there on a
car with the purpose of leaving
on the N. & S. Railroad, and
Wednesday morning, he was
brought back and placed in jail
from which he was later bailed
by relatives.
Killed Little Child
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Monday at Rocky Mount, Ar
thur Perry ran over an 8-year old
child with an auto, and on Wed
nesday the child died. It is saifl ;
that the child, who had one skate
on, ran out from behind an ice
wagon in front of the car, and
Perry d\d not see it in time to
stop. Perry, who is the son of
Mrs Tom Perry here, has been
working for the telephone com
pany at Ry. Mt. for tome time.
He was arrested and gave bail
for appearance on Nov. 28.. It
appears that Perrv was not to
blame for the accident.
Commissioned In Regultr Army
J. W Anderson has received a
message from his son Leroy,
who is in training at Fort Ogle
thrope, stating tnat he had been
commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in
the regular army. He probably
was in the list of men between
the ages of 21 and 27, who were
to be sent to the regular army
for further draining, as provided
by the War Department. For
two years, he was at a military
v »chool in Alabama, and is a fine
specimen of manhood both physi
cally and mentally, and no doubt,
will reach farther promotion.
Meeting At Oak Gty.
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Sunday afternoon, W. C-
Manning. Mrs. John D. Biggs,
Miss J)aisy Manning and others
attended a meeting at Oak City
in the interest of the Y. M. C. A
fund and the Red Cross work.
The claims of both objects were
enthusiastically presented by
the speakers, and Oak City peo
ple responded in the same spirit,
as they do to every good move
ment. There were many Hamil
ton people present also, and they
added their strength to the meet
ing.
Remember that the business 1
houses will, be closed next fhurs- .
day and that the Telephone Ex
change will be open only at cer
tain hours as on Sunday.
THE ENTERPRISE
MARTIN COUNTY
GUARDS ORGANIZED
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Col. Wilson G. Lamb on °
Monday Mustered In t
Fifty Members From r
Various Parts County, c
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According to authority given
by Governor T. W. Bickett, fifty
men were chosen in Martin Coun- j
ty to form the Home Guards, and
these with only a few exceptions t
reported here Monday afternoon, (
at the Court House. W. C. Mann- j
ing, Chairman of the Martin
County Council of Defense, call
ed the names of the Company at
2o'clock and the following an
swered:
S. S. Davis, R. 0. Martin,
L. W. Mizell, J. N, Hopkins, John
D Biggs, W. G. Lamb, Jr, B. A.
Critcher, N. S. Cherry, A. B.
Ayers, Nathan Rogers, K. B.
Crawford, F. W. Hoyt, C- it.
Godwin, C. B, Hassell, T. F.
Harrison. Leslie Fowden, *A. An
derson, A. R. Dunning. W. C.
Manning. W. R. Burrell. C. H,
Jordan, J. G. Staton, Geo. H.
Harrison, J. S- Cook, J, Herbert
Ward, J. S. Ayers, B, F. Perry,
W. B. Davis, J, S. Ayers, F. L.
Haislip, H. S. Everett. B. M.
Worsley. R. J House, T. H.
Johnson, Irving Smith Wilmer
: Chandler. J. A. Ross, Durwood
Everett, Ben L Rives, Harvey
Roberson, B. F. Coburn, H A.
Gray, Garland Gray, Roy Roe
buck, Earl Coburn, Theo. Mobley,
James M Jones, J. L Long, W.
H Stallings, Jno D. Ward, J. A.
Davenport. Rr J. House. W.J.
Jones, S. W. Manning, J. M.
Perry.
After necessary proceedings
the Company was formed and
formally mustered into service
by Col. Wilson Lamb, a member
of the Martin County Council of
Defense. The Company then pro
ceeded to elect its officers with
the following result:
Captain, W C. Manning. v
Ist. Lieut., K. B. Crawford,
2nd, Lieut., H. A. Grav,
Chaplain and Drill Master,
W.R. Burrell,
Captain Manning appointed the
fallowing:
Ist. Sergeant, John D. Bitfgs
2nd. Seegeant, Sitnon W.
Manning,
3rd. Sergeant, Henry S.
Everett.
The younger.men whose names
appear above will compose the
Company's band, and are from
Roberson vi lie, where instru
ments are already possessed. J.
M. Perry will lead the Band.
To Held ftazaar.
The Guild of the Church of the
Advent (Episcopal) will hold a
Bazaar at the Pariah Hall, on
Wednesday evening. November
28th. Fancy articles suitable for
Chistmas presents and for per
sonal use will be on sale. Oysters,
salads, coffee, etc., will also be
served. Those desiring to take ,
supper at the time will be serv- (
ed promptly; doors open at 6:30 ,
o'clock 1 harp. The Juniors will (
have a booth also. '
The public is cordially invited j
to attend and spend a pleasant ,
evening, and help the Guild in (
its work. 1
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Notice To The Public. 3
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According to the usual custom, ■
the business houses will be closed '
on next Thursday, Thanksgiving *
Day. The Williamston Telephone c
Company will observe Sunday *
hours on that day. The public
will kindly note this.
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N. C.. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23. 1917.
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Young Man Seriously 111. |
The seriousness of the condi
tion of James Edwin Harrell, soil
of Mrs. W. H. Harrell, has sad- /
dened the heart of the eothra
town and community. The youof
man was taken ill Wednesday
of last week and was found to
be suffering from extreme bil
iousness. Later it was apparent
ly a case of congestion, which *
affected his hearing and voice- 1
Every effort of the attending *
physicians, and nurse availed no- *
thing, and Monday it was decid- 1
ed to perform an operation to re- j
lieve brain pressure. It was >
thought advisable to take him to 1
a hospital, and Tuesday morning 1
Dr. William E. Warren, Mrs. 1
Minnie Ballanceand W. H. Har- !
rell, who had arrived from Phil- 1
adelphia the night previous,
took him to St. Vincent's Hos
pital, Norfolk.
Cut Three Fingers Off.
Roland Crawford, son of Ex-
Sheriff J. C. Crawford, who is a
student at the A. E, College
West Raleigh, came home Satur
day on account of an accident to
his left hand. While working
a saw for practical training,
he had three of his fingers cut
off. Though the loss will some
what inconvenience him, it will
not altogether hinder him in
work. He is taking a course in
Electrical Engineering.
Y. M, C A. Fund Growing.
Martin County's part in tha
campaign for the Y. M. C. A.
Fund to help in the trenches and,
inthecamps, will be performed to
the tune of the $3,000 asked. The j
Committee f oyr Williamston
Township raised $2,200 during
the first days of the campaign,
and other Committees are work
ing faithfully in other townships.
The amount on Monday had
reached ?2,600 with many more
subscriptions to be secured,
which were known to be sur*-
The people of the county are to
be congratulated upon
readiness to respond to this fund,
which means so much to the
happiness and comfort «f the
American soldiers.
Plant More Cara
Now that the crops are har
vested with slight exceptions, it
is time to begin planning for the
next year. The need will be gre it
er and greater as the war goes
on. and there is little hope of an
eanlv ending, and the farmers of
the .South and the West must
plant to meet the emergency.
This year as year before, have
tfte people responded to the call
of the goverment. Every house- i
holder who could, planted a gar
den, and m>lhons of dollars were
saved in this way, for canning
was the rage of the summer 1
months. ■
Still there is room for improve- 1
ment in the line of production. If
one notes as he passes slong, he
will see many places where corn
or other grain might be planted.
The truth is the land that
is idle' equals in loss the l
waste in the towns and cities 1
caused by the non-working class i
What is greatly needed is an in- s
crease, in corn production next 1
year, especially in this section in c
which very little wheat is grown. J
Farmers plsnt too small an acre- Y
age in corn, which is used to S
furnish bread for man. It is one i p
of the best money crops at this 0
time, and means much more than p
that-it will furnish feed for I
both man and beast F
FORMED RED GROSS
CHAPTER FRIDAY
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Mrs. Charles H. Godwin
Chosen Chmn. Christ
mas Campaign to Begin t
December 17th.
At a public meeting at the {
Masonic Hall, Dr. John D. Biggs, %
temporary chairman, presiding, r
the Williamston Red Cross Chap
ter was formed on Friday last.
Mrs. Rome Biggs was made tem-
porary secretary, and after an |
instructive talk by the chairman,
the nominating committee com
posed of Mesdames John L Has
•ell, Frank U. Barnes and J. H.
Saunders retired for the purpose i
of consultation as' to the several
nominations. They reported as
follows:
Chairman. Mrs. Char les H.God
wirt; Vice-Chairman, Mrs. War
ren Biggs; Secretary, Mrs. John
I). Biggs: Treasurer. Mrs. C. B.
Hassell.
The Chairman appointed the
following: Mrs. L. B. Harrison,
Chm Finance Committee; Mrs.
J. G. Staton, Chm. Knitting
Committee; Mrs. B. S. Courtney,
Chm. Surgical Dressing Commit
tee. The officers, of the Chapter
are ex-officio members of \be
Finance Committee, and
chairman with these officers com
pose the Executive Committee
The meeting which was called
for the past Wednesday evening
at the Court House, could not be
held owing to the fact that the
services of Dr. Boyer could not
be secured at that time. It is
fioperl and planned that at a later
date Dr. Boyer can come; it will
be remembered that he was easi
| ly the most prominent figure at
J the Red Cross Convention re
cently held at Raleigh-
The Chapter is planning a big
Christnas drive during the week
befcinatng December 17th. Mr.
Luke Lamb- assisted by Mr.
Duke Critcher, will manage the
campaign during that week, and
great things are expected to- re
suit from their work.
On Tuesday, the Chapter mov
ed to new quarters in the Everett
building on Main Sfeet, which
w?s formerly the office of Mr.
Clayton Moore. These rooms
have been made comfortable
snd there the Chapter will meet
at least once a week, or if found
necessary, twice during each
week to accomplish the work
laid out to be done. Any mem
ber of the Red Cros* in the
county, or any number of mem
bers of the different Auxiliaries
ane cordially invited to meet
with the Chapter at any time.
Martin County has an important
part in the great work of the
Red Crose, and there must be
earnest and uuited action to
carry it forward to success.
It is requested that all those
who are knitting for the Red
Cross bring (their needles to be
Measured by the official size card.
Also being a list of wool required
to complete article commenced.
A Handsome Prize.
The prize offered at the Tar
boro fair for the best county ex
hibit was won by Martin as be
fore announced. The prize con
sists of an Underwood Typewriter
No. 5, with handsome desk and, i
chair, valuation about $l2O. Mr. 1
J. L. Holliday, County Agent,
has had them orr exhibition at '
Saunders & Fowden's for the i
past ten days or more. The list j
of the individuals winning (
prizes was never .given to Mr. e
Holliday, and so could not be t
published. t
Mr. D. C. Jones Dead.
After intense suffering for'
several weeks. David- C. Jones h
died at his home in Hamilton, n
Tuesday morning, November, N
20th, 1917. He had been taken o
to Rocky Mount for treatment v
for a growth on his breast, b
which was diagnosed cancer, f
and physicians decided that his e
age would prevent proper treat- f
ment, so he was brought back r
home, and in a few days paral- \
ysis attacked him, and so death t
was a relief to the suffering \
bodv. i
He was born in Martin county, 4
at the old Jones homestead on r
the Jamesville road in March, t
1848; his parents, David and i
Christine Jones, died when he 1
was a young boy, and during l
the war, he came to Williamston 1
to work for the late William H. 1
Carstarphen and remained in i
his employ for years. More than i
thirty-five years ago, he estab
lished a business in Hamilton,
which was carried on successfully
for many years: his health fail
ing, he sold out and engaged in
lighter work.
Thirty-three years ago, he
married Miss Bettie Carstarphen,
and three children blessed their
union, the oldest, Christine, dy
ing while very young. His wife
and twD daughters, Misses Mag
gie Belle and Annie Jones, sur
vive him. He was a faithful and
devoted husband and father,
and his genial disposition helped
! to lighten the burdens of each
i day, as the years passed. For
• year 9, he had been a consistent
» member of the Methodist Church
" and died in the strong faith of
I the christian believer.
Mr. Jones was the uncle of
t Mrs. Will Ellison and Mrs. Lat
• ham Thrower of Williamston.
Wednesday afternoon in the
' presence of a larjre number of
friends and relatives, his body
was placed, in the grave, after
the ritual ot the church had been
' said by his pastor, Kev. f . I I M.
I Kure.
Friends brought beautiful
flowers to express their apprecia
• tion of the dead and their svm
; pa thy for the beareaved family
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Bring It On
That very little tobacco remains
: unsold is apparent: all the mar-
I kets are getting only small quan
i tities noA. Williamston is still
. selling some tobacco every week
a' the highest prices, and the
f farmers who have any unsold,
should unload it on this
f The market has been better
; (quipped than e.*er and satisfac
tory sales have brought the
; farmers back and back again.
Soon it will be time to begin to
plant for • another crop, and,
no doubt, prices will be high next
season. Williamston will be the
beet place to sell the next crop
and plant with that in mind.
However, it is the next best
thing to bring the remainder of
the crop of 1917 here before the
cold weather comes on. Sell here
receive your check and deposit
in your bank to draw on when ,
the expense for the next crop ,
has to be paid. (
Hurt By Bale Of Cotton.
Tuesday, Mack Spruill, a negro
farmer was seriously hurt by hav
ing a bale of cotton fall on him. He
had gone to the gin of Mr. Kader I
Lilley, and was beneath the bale *
which was being brought down a
and the lifting apparatus slipped *
and the bale descended, badly e
crushing him. Medical aid was v
secured a3 quickly as possible e
and Spruill, though ssffering a
greatly, is still'living a
si.oo a Year in Advance
Foiled Dead In Bed. '
A very tad death occurred
lere in the early hours of Wed
lesday morning. Mr. A. W.
Maxwell, who came here to work
>n the school building, but later
was employed on the Blount
building, hpd been sick in bed
for several days, suffering with
extreme nausea from which he
failed to get relief. Tuesday
night about 2 o,'clock. the doctor
was called to minister remedies
to him again, and Mr. Marshall
with whom he had been work-,*
ing, remained up with him until
4 o'clock. When he arose to get
ready for the day's work, he
thought Mr. Maxwell was sleep
ing soundly and went out. At 6
Mr. John Tyndall went to the
room to inquire about him and
found that he was dead A doc
tor was summoned and after ex- ,
amination verefied the sad state
ment.
The dead man's home is near
Lumberton, where he has a wife
and child. The news was com
municated to them, and the body
j was taken in charge by the local
Camp of the W. 0 W. he being a
member of the Lumberton Camp.
He was boarding at the home
of Policeman Patrick, who lives
in the Sitterson house, and died*
there. An embalmer was secured,
and the body was prepared for
shipment to his home. The men
with whom he had worked, sent
a floral wreath as a token of their
sympathy.
Thankful For Y. M. C. A. Fuad
To all those who have so gen
erously contributed to the Y. M.
C. A. Fund, the Chairman of the
County Committee, as well as all
other members of the Committee
wish to express their sincere
than ks.
Tiiere is no call coming to us
that in more worthy, ami we
find the or;iy tiling lo do ;u i.iuke
a man give, is to make him un
derstand. The county will give
over its apportionment *3,000.
A full detail of the amount by
townships and also',by indi viduals
will be published next week, un
less the list of names is too large.
If not published, individual re
ceipts will be sent each donor.
Those pledging may send check ,
at any time, and save trouble of
calling or writing
V-ery truly,
W. C. Manning, Sec. & Treas.
Y. M. C A. Com. Martin county
In The Peoples Bank.
It was announced previously
that John L. Rodgerson had re
signed his position at the F & M
Bank, and purchased the grocery
business of W. J. Hodges, which
was true. But later, the directors
of the Peoples Bank offered Mr.
Rodgerson a position in that in
stitution at a greatly increased
salary, and he decided to accept,
after making arrangements with
Mr. Hodges, who will continue
|to serve the public as before.
Both Mr. Rodgerson and the Peo
ples Bank are to be congratulat
ed, for the one is an unusually
strong man in banking, and the
other an institution |)f marve
lous growth. f
With The F. & M. Bank
J. Earl Leggett, son of Mrs.
Martha Letrgett, who has been in
Norfolk for several months, has
accepted a position with the
Farmers & Merchants Bank, and
entered upon his duties this
week. He received his business
education at Lynchburg, Va.,
ifter having attended school here
ind at Arden.
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