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VOL XIX. NO 9.
The „ Law Of Force And The
Force Of Law.
Nowhere has the difference i
between the spirit of evil and i
the spirit of good been more i
strikingly shown than in two ex- '
pressions *hich have recently
come from the battle fronts
In addressing his army last Sat
urday the German Kaiser said:
"If the enemy does not want
peace, then we must bring peace
to the world by battering in with
'the iron fist and the shining
sword the doors of those who
will not have peace."
This is a Christmas message
from the great apostle of Force.
Having robbed his unoffending
neighbors of their lands, stand
ing with his heel on the broken
homes of those whom he had
covenanted to protect, with his
hands still red with the blood of
innocent women and children,
this prince of ruthlessness boldly
proposes to subdue the world
with his "iron fist and shining
sword."
On the same day a dispatch
from that Gen
eral Allenby, Commander-in-
Chief of the British force in Pal
estine, sent the following Christ
mas message to General Persh
ing in France:
"The British troops in Bethle
hem on Christmas Eve send to
their American comrades a mes
sage of greeting and of hope
that through the achievement of
their common purpose the law of
force may yield to the force of
law and peace and good will
reign at length on earth."
One side is proposing to batter
the world into submission with
the "iron fist and the shining
sword," to establish "the law of
force," and a reign of terror
the world over, including these
United States. The other side
proposes to subordinate brute
force to righteousness and to es
tablish "ihe force of law" and a
reign of peace ami good will fur
all the earth. Which shall suc
ceed? There can he but one an
swer The doctrine of brute force
must perish among the nations
of the earth, a ir. has perished
among individual-", smd he who,
has put his faith in "the iron
fist and the shining sword" wiil
perish by the same,
Reluctantly..but with courage
and determination this nation
cast its lot on the side of right
eousness and "the force of law."
With the zeal worthy of a great
people we wiil pursue our course
to a victorious end. There will be
no faltering, uo turning back.
This world must be ruled by the
force of law" .instead of "the
law of force," or else God is a
•delusion and the devil will pos
sess the earth. We must have
peace based on the law of right
eousness as the supreme force
among men, or civilization is
lost and the human race will re
lapse into barbarism.
It is the supreme hour for
every man, woman and child in
this nation to unite in the
achievement of our great purpose.
—State Journal.
Dr. And Mrs. Knight Hosts.
———
Tuesday evening. Dr. and Mrs.
Knight entertained at dinner at
their home on Main Street.
Misses Fannie Myrt Manning,
'and Frances * Knight, Messrs.
Frank Saunders, Luke Lamb,
Duke Critcher and E. P. Cun
ningham with the hosts compos
ed the party at the elegantly ap
pointed board, which was laden
with turkey, salad, pickles, jel
lies, breads, chocolate, cake and
wine. ; .
TH E ENT ER R RISE
Big Fire At Robersonville
" Monday morning about 4
o'clock, life was discovered in
market house of Bryan & Eve
rett at Robersonville, which was
located in the hotel block near
the depot. The bucket brigade
was soon at work and confined
the fire to the block. J. H. Rob
erson & Co., general merchan
dise, lost heavily in goods and
building, H. L. Rives Drug Co.,
saved part of stock. J. C. Keel,
barber, complete loss; R. T. Pur
vis, general merchandise, com
plete loss; Bryan & Everett,
market, complete loss; Beulah
Hotel, complete loss; Jenkins &
Roberson and the City Furniture
Company, whose buildings were
near, moved their stock and
thereby suffered considerable
damage.
J. H. Roberson & Company is
one of the largest firms in the
county, and the fire will greatly
hinder in serving the trade
though temporary quarters have
been secured. It is estimated
that about 40 per cent of the
loss was covered by insurance,
and the loss will approximate
SIOO,OOO.
The people of the entire coun
ty sympathize with Robersonville
in its first great loss, and trust
that upon the ruins will be erect
ed nobler structures in which will
be conducted a larger business
in that progressive town.
The Real World's Series And
May America Win!
It opened in Bleeding Belgium,
with the Kaiser at the bat
He won the game at" Liege and
thought be had the series pat.
Then Johnny Bull went in tc
pitch, and stopped the foe'f
advance,
' While a feature of th> game be
came the fielding work ol
France.
Russia went in to pinch-hit,
along the Eastern Front,
While Italy and Roumania each
laid down a perfect bunt.
They trimmed old Bill at Vimy
' Hill —with 1 woe they filled hu
1 ( cup;
While out along the foul lin
' Uncle Sam is warming up.
I Your Uncle Sam if, warming uj
to mount the pitching hill,
And show such speed and curves
that he will strike out Kaisei
Bill.
That war machine lo tfonquei
worlds will know the very
worst
When we hit one down to Hin
den berg and beat his throw tr
i When Sims goes up to bat anc
. sweeps the subs from off th
sea,
And Pershing, sliding into third,
spikes the Crown Prinee or
, the knee.
' Yes, Uncle Sam is warming up,
and after he goes in
We'll be building baseball dia
monds in the city of Berlin.
[ Williamston's Banks
At the close ol December 31st,
1917, the three banks in William
ston show loans and discounts
. amounting to 81,049,369.32; tota
deposits, 81,182,167.01; total re
sources, $1,467,597,97. The loca
; institutions are. keeping pace
with the general prosperity in
North Carolina as shown by th
bank statements. No town ol
like size in the county and many
larger ones cannot show bank*
, with the splendid resources ol
; these local institutions, and two
, of these banks are not a year olc
. yet. Rating Williamston by iti
banks, it occupies an important
place in the financial world.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C./jFRIDAY JANUARY 11. IQI«
Mr. John H. Ayers.
Again death comes and tai.es
from our midst the soul of J. &1.
Ayers.- He died early Thursday
morning, January 3rd, 1918, af
ter an illness of only one hoUr.
The day previous to his
was seemingly well, and fuHjof
the joy of living. That night >v|en
he retired, he told his- wife tint I
he felt very peculiar. About 8
o'clock, she heard him makinfc a
noise, and calling him, receitad
no response. She awoke her
daughter, who was in an adjoin*
ing room, who phoned for a phy
sician and several neighboM.
Everything was done for him
that could be done, but nothUlf
availed and at 4 o'clock, Mi
spirit passed into the Great Ba
yond. He was the victim of hesrt
trouble, and his death was not a
surprise, though the shock Was
not one bit less.
He was born December 28th,
1851, in Martin County, whare
he has always lived; on Novem
ber 27th, 1879, he married Miss
Courtney Rogers, who with fix
children survive him. These are,
Calvin and A. 8., of Bear Grass,
J. btaton, of Everetts, M. D. at
Camp Jackson, and Mrs. C. E.
Jenkins, who lives with her
mother.
For twenty- five years he had
been a member of the Primitive
Baptist Church, having been
baptized by Elder John N. Rog- j
ers. He remained a faithful
Christain and was constant in
attendance upon the services of
the Church. Believing in making
a living by the sweat of his
brow, he labored earnestly to
t provide for his loved wnes;
was a loving husband, a kind
• father and an accommodating
> neighbor.
How he will be missed! But
we grieve not as one who has i;o
hope, for we believe that. God
took him to that Heavenly Rest
prepared for His saints from the
foundation of the world,
i His body was laid to rest Fri
day afternoon in-the family
' cemetery at the home of J. N.
; Roger.-. Services were c mdirted
Iby Elder.? John N. Robert; and
; Ben Cowing.
( Hon. R. H. Salibury.
( As we go to press, the news
. comes that' Hon. Robert H. Sals
bury, of Ilassell, Martin County,
. died suddenly at Richmond. th ! s
(Friday) morning.
LOCALS
} The Cotillion Club gave the
last dance of the season at the
' Masonic Hall on Wednesday
1 evening. The Jazz Band, of Kin
ston, furnished the music
During the cold weather some
' one cut a large oak tree in the
Episcopal Church yard and haul
ed it off. Evidently an act of
applied Christianity.
The office has been brighten
ed by the addition of a hand
some calendar, the gift of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank,
which is ever on the progressive
side.
, A very beautiful calendar was
I hung in the office this week by
J. E. Pope, Cashier of the Sav-
I ings & Trust Co. This institution
s is on all lines which mark pro
gressiveness, and is up-to-the
, minute in banking and insurance.
• Last week in naming the
working force of Harrison Bros.
1 & Co., the name of Roy T. Grif
■ fin was inadvertently left out
1 Mr. Griffin has been book-keeper
I for the firm for some time, and
> will remain with them for an*
- other year, though he had a
splendid offer to go elsewhere..
Benefit Of Hamilton Red Cross
An old*fashioned birthday par
ty was held at the Masonic Hah,,
Monday evening, Jan. Bth, 1918.!
The inclemencv of the weather
did not prevent men, women anii
children from enjoying all the
old time games. The hall was
beautifplly decorated with the
Stars and St r ipes; ard the Gypsy
tent was visited quite often by
those who wished to learn of
their future happiness as told by
the Gypsy Queen fortune teller,
Besides something nice to eat, in
store for all, was a musical treat.
The neat sum of SSO was rais
ed, and the promoters felt very
much repaid for their efforts.
Hamilton has tong since realized
that prosperity is smiling upon
its people, and that life to them
is a bed of roses compared with
what our soldier boys are endur
ing; so when a call for help comes,
the Hamilton folks are ever
ready to stand shoulder to
shoulder in meeting all conditions
that require our support.
As chairman of the Christmas
Drive for new members of the
Red Cross, I wish to thank each
and everyone for assisting in se
curing 8111.00 for this great
work, and we are ready to cease
saying: "Doing Our Bit " while
our boys are doing ,'Their AH"
Mrs. N. W. Grimes,
Secretary.
May Pave Streets
The City met this
" week, and considered paving the
1 street in the business section.
1 Jhecondition of the street since
TOhe freeze would putreoqfe kiijd
' of plans ip the b (, ads of folks
Usually Main St., is in
shape, as it dries very quickly,
■ but pavements won! 1 improve
things. But there arc many
things to be considered, and it is
- evident that the Fathers will
' move with caution Hut a paved
stri-cl •>. >uld h)k mi«Uly gooi
during a rainy spell.
i
Weekly Receipts for the Armcr.-
I ian and Syrian Relief Fund
For week ending Jan. 16tb ;
W, C. Manning $
J. J. Manning H.tVi
A J. Manning for
1 Macedonia Church 11' M
Wilson (i Larnh r > M '
' C. H. Jordan for Episcopal
Church Sunday 'School 1 W:
Mrs. W. W. (Jriflin '•> 0
Previously reported 131.5(1
Total $163.5 C
a 1 have sent this entire amount
3 to Mr. Cleveland H. Dodge
7 American Treasurer of this fund,
- 1 Madison Ave , New York City
Sylvester Hassell
e Home Guard Drill
f Almost the full complement ol
the Martin County Home Guardi
was here Tuesday, and assembl
ed at the Brick Warehouse for i
a drill- The band was here also anc
enlivened the oecasion with in
g spiring music. Captin Manning
will go to Raleigh in the near fu
ture to secure full equipment foi
* the company. . -
j Julius H.' Purvis and familj
have located here ISmd are oc
cupying the residence owned bv
Albert Perry on Church Street
next to the Methodist parson
s age. Mr. Purvis has. rented hia
large farm near Spring .Greer
* and ia offering for sale all hia
* farming implements, stock, etc.
j on the 22nd instant.
A Recruiting Officer arrived
& here yesterday to remain
several dayi.
Jarvis-Ward
On Monday evening at the res
idence of Hon. Hallet S. Ward
in Washington, N. C-, Miss Hat-,
tie Lou Ward and Mr. Thomas i
Jarvis were married. The bride i i
is the daughter of Mr and Mrs '
W. T. Ward, of Williamston, and u
one of the most attractive young i
women in the town. Mr Jarvis!
is from Belhaven and is a mos; |
successful business man. At the
present time, he is in the United i
States Army, having been in the
selective number. He was at i
home on a furlough and he and
Misj Ward decided to be married
at the home of her uncle in
Washington on Monday even
ing.
Robbed Store
Last week, burglars entered
the store of J. Rogers & Bro.,
and Cowin Bros., at Bear Grass
and carried away a lot of
merchandise. Bloodhounds track
led them to the Dennis Simmons
Lbr.Co.camps which were located
near, and later two negroes were
caught by Sheriff Page and plac
ed in jail here. They had the
Roods and no doubt will join the
road force later on.
Health Report
Dr. W E. Warren Health OHi
cer reports the following contag
ious diseases for the month of
December, 1017, in Martin Coun
ty:
Meningitis, James Edwin Har
rell, Williamston.
Measles, Francis Woolaid
. Pttttlfy. Williaqaston. .
Diptheri'a, John I?. Mizoll, Wim
amston.
Typhoid fever, Annie Belli?
Brown, Williamston, Ed Roscoe,
Garland Anderson, David (.'• ('>!■
train*R. F. I>. liml"l|>n Hell,
Oak 'itv. Edna !' !', P .!• ( '"y
W !io • i»'.• i,; i.i yUi -jiiit
, L:.Ly, Williamston, li F. I)
Statement of Prick Warehouse Co.
The Directors of the Brick
Warehoused Company met in the
. Office on Jnn. Ith,
) and went Over the 1917 season's
i operations as sub mitted By Mr.
W. A James, Manager, whose
j report showed that tht; Com; any
I sold 1,132,103 pounds for $1502,
404.72, and had made a net earn
> ing of 11 per cent
i The directors declared a 25 per
I cent dividend and carried 16 per
} cent to the undivided profit aect
I The stockholders mating was
called for Friday, 18th at 2 jclock
Two Residence Burned
While supper was being pre
pared at the home of Mr. Josepl
Early near Oak City, on Wednes
f day fire was discovered and scoi
g the building was a mass of ruins
Many of the contents were sav
a ed, and Needham Hyman in try
j ing to save something in an up
per room, was badly burned. Th
g residence .'had, recently beet
fitted with water and light ai
r a cost of 81,500, and the loss
is partially covered by insurance,
The home of Mr. Seth Hardisor
in the Jarnesvitle section was to
, tally destroyed on the night of th
10th. The family retired early
t and neighbors saw the blaze and
aroused the family. The building
was large and comfortable, but
there was not one cent of insur
i ..
ance on it.
j . .
J. D. Ray, of Scotland Neck,
was in town yesterday.
1 Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Stubbs
1 have returned from Wake For
est;
sf.on i Year in Advance
What the Teacher Can Do
In case of an outbreak of some
contagious disease in school, the
teacher can, in the first place,
report the ca»e to the county
quarantine officer; she can teach
the children as to the ways and
methods of preventing the dis
ease, and give them the free
health literature treating that
particular disease which is sup
plied by the quarantine officer;
she can exclude the children
from school on being exposed to
cases or having symptoms of ill
ness according to the rules gov
erning the various diseases; she
can and should observe daily
the pupils for disease symtoms
such as colds and sore, throats.
This can be done by taking the
child to the light, having him to
open his mouth deep and wide,
and noting if there is any undue
redness or inflammat'on of the
throat.
When a teacher observes these
rules and precautions, she not
only helps to keep down infec
tion in her own school, but in
the community, and in the State.
Education Pays Farmers
Some years ago Warren and
Livermore of the Cornell Univer
sity faculty made a study of 1303
fanners in Tompkins County,
New York state
The average annual labor in
come of these farmers was found
to be as follows*. 1007 with com
mon-school education $3lB
280 with high-school
education 022
j 10 with college education 847
j High-school training, you sse,
j and .college cul
iture nearly trebled, the earniftffe
power of ordinary farmers on
New York farms.
High-scho >1 a:;d c >lleg.: cul
uire would d'j eve: 1 , more than
this in any Souiiu*'.. slate.
For msiTihce. in 1903
•,v 'r.t\-siA ten . m: - graduates
of the U.liver:.;;.,'
an average of $2,913 a year.
' j The Money VaUie of Education
| Federal Bureau Bulletin, No. 22
I (1917).
Notice
School will open .Jan. 21, if the
weather will permit it. Beginn
' ing on this date we. hope to con
' tinue to the end of the term
without any intermission. All
pupils are requested to be pres
' ent on the opening day so no
time will be lost.
EDGAR E BUNDY, Supt,
s _■
Hamilton Items
Prof. John B. Rucker has re
ft turned from his home in Ruth
j. fordton.
n Sergeant J. Waldo Grimes has
returned to Camp Storey, Cape
'■ Henry after visiting relatives
here for several days.
' Mrs. E. A Council has return
ed to her home in Morehead
" Cit *- •
is Mrs. Pattie Johnson is visiting
her daughter Mrs. P. L. Sals
n bury.
Mrs. R. B. Watkins and Miss
e Lillie Floyd left Monday for
f Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C..
* W. A. Peel left Friday for
Camp Sevier, Greenville S. C. to
visit his son Paul P. Peel.
• Mrs Asa Johnson has return
ed home after spending some
time in Scotland Neck.
» *
' Miss Fannie Gladstone is visit
s ing in Scotland Neck.
C. D. Perkins spent Friday
night in Greenville.