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VOLUME XXIX—NUMBER 10
PAY BIG PREMIUM
FOR COUNTY BONDS
County Comraisaiottere Sell $175,000
Bond laaue for Premium of
$8,593 Wednesday
The Board of County Commission
ers met in special session Wednesday
March 31, for the purpose of receiv
ing bids for $16,000 road and bridge
bonds.
There seemed to be a strong de
mand for the bonds. Twenty bidders
were present. The companies repre
sented and their bids follow:
Bohmer-Renhart, Toledo $178,760.00
Otis A Co., Cleveland 183,056.00
Taylor, Wesson A Co., and
N. S. Hill, Cincinnati 180,801.00
H. M. Bylesby Co., Clevel'd 182,216.00
Provident Savings Bank &
Trust Co., Cincinnati 182,446.25
David Robison Co., Toledo 181,700.00
Pruden A Co., Toledo 183,593.00
R. S. Dixon A Co., Toledo. 177,100.00
C. W. McNear Co., Chicago 183,312.00
Weil, Roth A Irving Co.,
Cincinnati, Ohio 179,602.50
Sundry trust companies of
Detroit 182,677.00
Merchants Trust Co., Det't 182,125.00
A. T. Bell A Co., Toledo „ 182,665.50
W. K. Terry A Co., Toledo 180,606.00
W. L. Dayton Co., Toledo. 180,925.60
Wachovia Bank A Trust Co.
Harris Forbes A Co. _. 180,186.25
A. C. Allyn A Co., Chicago 178,712.00
Kauff man-Smith Co., Inc.,
1 Louis 183,238.00
First National Trust Co.,
Durham, N. C. 182,700.00
The bid of Pruden A Co., of To
ledo, Ohio, at $183,593, which givea a
premium of $8,693, was accepted. This
is regarded as a very good price for
5 per cent bonds.
These bonds are issued for the put
pose of retiring a circulating or cur
rent debt, which the county has haa
to take care of by giving short-time
notes at a higher rate of interest.
Triangle Debate At
Courthouse Tonight
The triangle debate between Wil
liamston, Scotland Neck, and Weldon
will be held at the courthouse tonight
Rath Manning and Marguerite Cook
wfH represent the affirmative side at
home, with Claude Baxter Clark sub-j
stitute. They will debate with the
negative team, composed of two girls,
from Weldon.
The Williarnston team for the nega
tives is composed of Cecil Taylor and
Paul Godwin, with Margaret Roger
son substitute. They will go to> Scot
land Neck.
Members of the school faculty are
hopeful of having a large attendance
at the courthouse tonight.
Revival At Baptist
Church Closes Sunday
The revival at the Baptist church is
drawing big crowds. Rev. C. H.
Dickey has preached a series of sane
and able sermons in his church' each
night for almost two weeks.
The subject last night was "Why'
People Do Not Join the Church." It
was based upon the wedding feast in
vitation, which was refused by the
flimsy excuses of the land buyer, the
ox trader, and the fellow that got
married.
The same fellows are of course here
today and making the aame excuses.
The preacher might well have added
one other fellow, the automobile rider.
The meeting will close Sunday
night, and while the results in church
additions have not been large, the
meeting has been of the type to ele
vate rather than cheapen religion, be
cause it has been sane, sound, and
filled with truth
Mrs. C. D. Anderson and little
daughter, Betsy Jean, and Mrs. L. O.
Clark, of Tarboro, spent yesterday
with Mrs. Anderson's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Britt.
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STRAND
THEATRE
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SATURDAY
i -k.,
Fred Thompson and
Silver King in
"Ridin' The Wind"
* - -
Our Gang Comedy
Episode No. 9
"ACE OF SPADES"
'7:00 and 9:00
THE ENTERPRISE
Wontan's Club To
Meet Next Week
The Woman's Club will hold its reg
ular meeting in the club rooms next
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
A very interesting program has
been prepared for this meeting.
W. HENRY DANIEL
DIED THIS MORNING
Stricken With Apoplexy Thursday
Morning and Only lived
Twenty-Six Hoars
Mr. \V. Henry Daniel died this men
ing at u o'clock. He was stricken
with apoplexy Thursday morning at
8 o'clock and never regained con
sciousness:
He was 56 yearn old, the son of W.
Mc. Daniel and wife, Jennie, and waa
reared near Flat Swamp Church. Hi*
mother survives him. He had four
brothers and four sisters, three of
each now living, John T. Daniel, of
Oak City; H. O. Daniel, of Etyretts;
and James Daniel, of Roberaonville;
Miss Estelle Daniel and Mrs. Blanche
Taylor, of RoberaoaviUe; and Mrs. H.
S. Everett, of Oak City.
He married Miss Bettie Laaier.
Their only child died in infancy. Mrs.
Daniel survives him.
He i"*! been in the lumber and mill
business for mora than SO yean, meet
of the thae running the old Foster
Mill, or "Big Mill," with J. G. Staton
as Daniel A Staton.
He was willing to trust anybody
and seemed to be a friend te all. In
deed was always good natnred,
friendly, and it alwaya a pleasure to
meet him and be embraced in the sun
shine of his smile.
He will be buried at the grave
yard on the hill, by the old mill, Sat
urday evening.
Oak City School
Reopened Monday
Oak City, April I—The Oak City
school has been closed a week on
account of the influenza epidemic. The
condition has improved, and school re
opened Monday for regular work.
Mies Sanaa Fulghum, state inapector
i of elementary schools, has accepted
i Oak City elementary school for stan
dard work, and the acheol will be
placed on the accredited list
The boys of Oak City achool and
community have been organied into a
Boy Scout troop, with twenty mem
>er«. The majority of them have
passed the tenderfoot test and are do
ing efficient Scout work under the
leadership of Rev. Kokley of the Bap
tist Church.
Schows from the towns hi pi in group
1 will meet April 10th at 10 o'clock
in the Oak City high school audi
torium for the first group /center com
mencement, at which time elimination
contests will be held in spelling, arith
metic, and story-telling, dramatisation
and singing. Game contests will also
be arranged. The townahipa in group
1 are: Goose Nest Hamilton, Cros«
Roads, Poplar Point and Roberaon
ville. The public is cordially invited
to attend this group center rally.
Recorder Sends Negro
To Roads For Stealing
Saturday evening store stealing
seems to be carried on in a Mg way
in many towns.
A young colored man was before
Judge Smith Tuesday and acknowl
edged stealing gooda from Slade,
Rhodes A Co., of Hamilton. Judge
Smith sentenced him to 6 months on
the Edgecombe roads.
It seems to be the practice in many
places for gangs to congregate in
states and when clerks get too busy
to keep a look out they proceed to
take things. The roada an tht prop
er pi> e for such people.
Standard High Schools
Receive *&SO From State
Three of the standard high schools
of this county received, all together,
$950 from the State department of
education last week. The schools and
the amount received wan: Jamesville,
$400; Oak City $400; and Pannele col
ored training achool, $l5O. This fund
is allowed schools that have ranched
a certain standard whan then to not
enough taxable property in their par
ticular districts to maintain their
standards.
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Easter Services At
Episcopal Church
Rev. Cla ranee O. Pardo, Rector
8 a. m.—Holy Communion. The ju
nior choir will sing.
9.46 a. m.—Church school.
11 a m.—Holy Communion and ser
mon.
8.00 p. m.—-Holy Trinity Mission.
7-80 p. m.—Children's festival.
The choir will render a special Eas
ter anthem at the 11 o'clock aerriee.
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Williarnston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, April 2,1926
Democratic Township Conventions To Be Hetd
Friday And Saturday, April 16 and 17; County
i Convention WiU Be Here Saturday, April 24th
8 Under the law the Democratic
primary will be held far the nomi
aatioa of all officers of the Stat*
and counties on June 6th of this
r year; sad under the plaa of or
ganisation of the Democratic
1 Party it is the duty of the Demo
cratic executive committee of each
towneklp in the State to call a
meetlag of the-Democratic Vetera
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; SURPRISE REUNION '
- OP WARD FAMILY
' Occasion Waa 69th Birthday of Mr.
' James Henry Ward, Head of
1 Family; 76 Present
r
| Mr. James Henry Ward was in town
' yesterday and said that he noticed a
' little extra cooking going on at his
> home Saturday, but thought it was all
B because his son, who lives at Wend oil,
- was coming Sunday on a visit and
for that reason thought nothing mom
'• about it Bat on Sunday morning h:
k waa reminded of his 69th birthday
whan his folks from everywhere be
' gan to pour In, until there wss a mix
* ture of the first second, third, and
r fourth generations, numbering in all
' 76, consisting of the old folks at home,
sons, sons-in-law, daughters, daugh
f ters-in-lsw, grandsons-in-law, grand
" daughters and granddaughters-in-law,
'• and great-grandchildren—76 in all—
» with four neighbors and their three
" children, raising the party to 83. Too j
many to sit together in one dining
' room, so the boys, who are always!
" ready to do whatever becomes neces-'
sary, provided a table in the yard,
whan the whole company gathered to
celebrate Jn honor of the father, the
head of tha family,
r Uncle Jim Henry said it was the
finest dinner he ever saw, and after
f the 83 had eaten then was enough
i left for 83 more. He said they gave
i him lots of presents, but that he did
. not want thom to do so much for him;
yat he. expressed gnat appreciation at
r the expressions of love and service to
1 him.
. Ha has always bean of that type
i that did not deal re others to do for
htm, but he says he is reaching- the
j age that brings other thought*, and
, his inability to carry his load as ho
. had done in days gone by. One of
e the things that seemed to touch him
. most was the quietness and gentleness
, of tha gathering, throughout the
whole event
We tried to get the names of the
p whole family, but excused Uncle Jim
k when he checked short on the names
of hid own nine children and
came tiiis with eight on the first count.
He said he never hal n.uch time to
charge his memory with the names
and ages of the children and grand
children. , ,
Occasions of this kiul seem to be
more p' tu jr.g to thos-i who have lost
'jomethinx of the bloom and freshness
I ji" you'l ti-an to who ure n»»rc
vigorous. It remind) thom that they
ant ntjt t ■ gotten.
r Happenings Around
The Nation's Capital
\ Washington, March 30.—The Treas
ury Department disbarred 24 lawyers
from practice Monday, and have sus
pended a long list of others. The
than e is that the lawyers had formed
a col.usion with certain empi tyees in
the !ntemal revenue bunau.
Tha Demo.ruts an oignnizing in
each end of the Capitol for the pur
pose of a Democratic congress.
President Coolidge now refuses to
shake hands with tourists. Some
think he fears Florida germs; others
say ha has banned It because tour
ist campaigners have used the presi
dential handshake to boost their bus
-5 iness.
, The House of Representatives has
, approved a hill to place prohibition
'f enforcement men under the Civil Serv
j toe Commission.
I( Washington feels a deep interest in
. tha meaning, while Westerners are
1 really excited because Mexico has per
I mittod Japan to acquin 2,000,00 acres
t ef land on Magdalene Bay in Lower
u California. The Jap, it is said, pro
r poses to produce vegetable dyes at
plants they intend to erect on this
new acquisition. This may mean a
sharp clash between Washington and
Mexico City.
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Mr. Calvin Haaaell and little daugh
ter, Annie Clark, of Washington, D. C.
- an spending Easter with Mr. Haa
setl's father, Elder Sylveater HasselL
Messrs. J. S. Peel and son, Dillon
Peel, of Eventts, wen in town this
morning.
C. B. Skeloff spent Thursday ii
b Greenville and Farmville.
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of their respective towns hip*,
either ea Saturday, the 17th of
April, 1926, or la cities and towns
such meetings amy be held oa Fri
day night April 16th.
At such meetings it shall be the
duty of the voters to elect dele
gates te county convention,
which will be held In Williarnston
in the/courthouse on .y Saturday,
April' 24, at IS o'clock and also
Visitor Here Today
Mr. T. D. Dunn, of tht Civil Serv
ice Commission, at Washington, waa
in town today conferring with the lo
cal Civil Service board examiners.
He gow from here to little Wash
ington, where he will inatruct the lo
cal board in that town.
WEEKLYSUNDAY
SCHOOL LESSON
April 4.—"Jesus ap«oars to His
disciples."— John 20:44*21; 21:15-
17. . A v
By C. H. DfCttSY
Resurrection Day la a fjaat day in
the Christian world I
It was a great day in\the lives of
those who saw Hint after His resur
rection. Jesus said to Thomas that
he had believed Him; but that those
j of us who have believed without see
ing Him are bleaaed indeed.
J Two caatnl characters stand out in
the Scriptures aelectod for this les
son—Thomas and Peter. /
When Jesus appeared 1 to the dis
ciplea in the upper room, after His
resurrection, there were only ten ol
them present. Judas had committed
suicide, and Thomas, far some reason,
was not present.
One wonders where Thomas was.
But wherever he waa, he missod see
ing his Lord because he pres
ent when the chuneh assambitd that
"Many a man has mlssad seeing Je
sus because he was not with the
church when it met in its regular
place, for its regular period ef wor-j
ship. Of course, one may be at thei
church and not see Jesus, but It is the
best place to see Him.
But, anyway, Thomas had not per
manently defaulted. Next Sunday he
had come back and was in his accus
tomed place. While he and the other
ten were thus there, Jesus appeared.
It would seem that He appeared pur
pose for Thomas' own personal good.
He did that many times—He stopped
a day to save Zacheus; He had a lone
interview with Nicodemus, and there
was no other person present when the
Samaritan woman believed.
| Thomas, though, was an honest seek
er for the truth, even though he was
scientific, slow, and cautions; never
theless, he wanted the truth; and
when a man honestly seeks for the
truth, he generally finds it.
Thomas didn't believe at first, but
when hie saw he believed more truly
than they all. His answer was, "My
Lord and my God!" Thomas was a
great, good man. And if he doubted
it waa no more than the others had
done, and no more than we have done.
It was well that Jesus singled out
Peter for a special series of ques
tions. For there had been a time in
Peter's life when he was too self
conscious—too sure of himself. He
had one time said that he would never
deny Jesus; that he would even dare
to die with Him.
After this, he denied Him over and
over again. It nearly killed Peter
after he realised what he had done.
He repentend in sackcloth and aahes.
But the Lord had a great for
him to do, and a tragic death for him
to die. And it was needful that he be
reinforced. Aa he had denied three
times, he must profess adherence
three times.
Asked the third time if he loved
the Lord, he answered what amounts
to the greatest possible answer, "Thou
knowest that I love Thee." Other
people may not always know it; one
may belong to the church and not
love Him; but Peter appeals to Je
sus Himself and says, Lord, you know
whether or not I love you.
Peter never quavered after this. He
performed a noble ministry and went
to the cross as his Master did. Tra
dition says that Peter was eventually
crucified with his head downward.
Whether at his own request or at the
order of those directing the crucifix
ion we know not
It is possible for men to "follow
afar off," as Peter did, and yet be re
deemed. One may wander away as
did the prodigal son and yet come
back home. One's sins may be as
crimson and yet become as wool. One's
heart may be black aa the pit from
pole to pole and still have it purged
with hysop until it is clean, and
washed until it is whiter than anew.
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to elect a member of the county
executive committee. I
The county convention will elect
delegatoe to the diatrict and State
convention which will be held at i
Raleigh April 29th. 1
These township meetings are
very important and the chairman
of the county executive commit
tee, Mr. Clayton Moore, urges a
full attendance.
STAGE ALL SET
FOR EXPOSITION
Planning for Biggest Presentation
i Ever Made; Will Kogera and
Anna Case Features
The stage has been all set and is
practically in order in Greenville for
the biggest and best Eastern Carolina
Exposition in its history. There are,
of course, as every one knows, two
outstanding features, Will Rogers and
Anna Caae, two famous stars in their
respective realms. But there are oth
er attractions that are very good.
There is a stock company with sev
 nteen members, that will play four
times, Thursday and Friday after
noon and night. Two bands will be
present, one from New York and one
from Benson.
The big parage will be held Monday
and two others will be put on during
the week, the one by the American
Legion on Tuesday will be of partic
ular interest
There are many more queens elect
( ed from the various towns than ever
before. There are also junior queens
from many of the towns.
Miss Laura Norton will represent
f Williamston. She will have the
strong jupport of Williamston peo
ple.
Miss Norton is one of the prettiest
and most popular girls in this section
and should stand a good chance to
win.
Williamston will also be represent
ed, indirectly, by another young lady.
Misa Mildred Darden, who is a mem
ber of the school faculty, will repre
sent her home town, Kenly, and we
) feel certain that the people of Kenly
, have good taate, judging from their
j selection of a queen.
March One of Coldest in
Memory of Older Folks
March left its imprint OIJ the minds
of the people, having more cold days
than any March in the memory of
, the old folks, some of them extremely
cold.
' | The last day of the month was mark
1 ed by high gales, which shook the
1 houses, and moved the sands and the
! waters in every section of the coun
try.
There were a few deaths here and
1 there, especially in the Northeast,
where ships and small craft were
driven to the bottom by the wind. The
storm continued over into April, with .
real gales everywhere, reaching the
fctage of snowy blisznrd in the cen
tral west. /■
Exams For Pupils Of
Non-Standard Schools
The colleges of this State that be
long to the Southern College Associa
tion have made a ruling that pupils
from non-standard high schools will
be required to stand an examination
for entrance. The examinations for
1926 will take place in June in the 1
office of the county superintendent.
The examination will be a standard
one. it is expected. The same one
will be used by all the colleges. They
have a committee at work on this
particular phase at present.
There are four atandard high
schools in Martin County: Jameaville,
Williamston, Robersonville, and Oak
' City. -
April Fool's Party At
Masonic Hall Tuesday
Who is the April Fool ? That is the '
question. Do you know who he is?
Of course not Nobody knows. But
you will know the night of April 6,
next Tuesday, when he will be hunted
and his name diacovered. Come to the 1
Kpworth League April Fool's party at
8 o'clock at the Masonic Hall. Come
with all the fun and glee you ever
had, and bring with you a bag of pen
nies, for it will cost money to hunt i
the April fool.
Messrs. Fred Taylor, Ben Court
ney, William Hodges and Herbert Peel i
jr., students of Wake Forest College, ■
will arrive this afternoon with Mr. B.
Sr* Courtney, who motored to Wake
Forest this morning, to spend the 
holidays with theiir parents. I
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Dr. Klor, of Raleigh, waa the guest i
of Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Cone this week. ]
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Monday Holiday For
Schools And Banks
Monday will be a general holiday '
with schools and banks. The post of
fice does not close, however.
Egg hunts and plays will be in the
program for the day.
EASTER SUNDAY AT
MEMORIAL BAPTIST
Baptist People Plan for Big Day At
Memorial Baptiat Church; Close
Two Weeka' Revival *
The Baptist people of this section
are planning for a big day at the
Memorial Baptist Church Sunday.
It is both Easter Sunday and the
close of a two-week's meeting. The
day will start with the Sunday school
at the regular hour; the school closing
with an evangelistic service for the ,
children. At 11 o'clock the Easter
sermon will be preached. At 7.45 o'-
clock the group prayer meetings will
be held and at 8 o'clock the last ser
mon in the series will be preached.
The pastor has kept what he regards
as his most interesting sermon for
that occasion. It is entitled, "How
May 1 Know That 1 Am a Christian?"
Every right-living person is inter
ested in this theme. Many Of the best
people oftentimes have doubts just
here, and would give anything for the
assurance, absolute and complete, of
their individual salvation. The ser
mon is calculated to be helpful to a
large number of people.
The attendance at these meetings
has been remarkably good. Hosts of
people from other churches have nobly
cooperated. Large numbers have come
in from the rural sections. There has
been the very finest possible spirit,
and great good has been accomplished.
It is hoped that another great
throng of people will be at the church
Sunday morning and Sunday night.
The church had a capacity audience
last Sunday night—all available space
filled. It was one of the greatest
church audiences ever assembled in a
Williamston church.
We are looking for another throng
Sunday night.
Everybody is invited.
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McLean Is Candidate
For General Assembly I
The announcement in the Washing
ton Daily News that A. D. McLean i»
a candidate for the legislature met
with "a most enthusiastic reception,"
not only in Beaufort but in Martin
also, although people of this county
can not vtfts\for him.
Mr. McLean, who is an attorney, in
the past few years has practiced his
profession in the Martin county courts
and is well known to our people as an
outstanding figure in his profession,
not only in this section but in me
State.
But what .neans most to our peo
ple is that Mr. McLean is a sober
Christian gentleman, who has the
courage to stand by his convictions,
and thai' if more of our legislators
were of his build our State would be
-even better than it is.
It is not considered likely that Mr.
McLean will have any opposition for
the office.
Methodist Program
For the Next Week
Sunday school, 9.46 a. m.—E. P.
Cunningham, superintendent.
Preaching services,. 11 a. m., at ,
which time there will be a special Eas
ter offering taken for the Methodist
orphanage.
Junior Epworth League, 2.30 p. m.— ,
Miss Emma Robertson, superintendent
Preaching service at Holly Springs
at 3 p. m. - !
The Ladies' Aid Society meets with
Mrs. Hight Monday at 3.30 p. m. •
Senior Epworth League, Monday at
8 p. m.—Mrs. J. W. Watts, superin
tendent
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p.
m.
Drs. George Collins, of Raleigh, and !
W. I. Berryhill, of Charlotte, were the
guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Warren J
this week.
Mr. Almon Clapp, of Richmond, ar
rived today to spend Easter with Mrs.
Clapp, who is spending several weeks
with her mother, Mrs. W. S. Harris. j
Mr. and Mrs. J. Vance Bunting and j
little daughters, Sallie Wilson, Jane,
and Doris, of Bethel, visited relatives t
here yesterday. 
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Mrs. J. S. Peel and little daughter,
and Mrs. Andrew Clark, of Everetts,
were shoppers here yesterday. 1
I
Miss Minnie Orleans arrived Son- i
day night from New York to spend 1
the Easter holidays with her parents, 
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Orleans. She
was met in Rocky Mount by Mr. and ]
Mrs. Orleans and Solly Orleans.
Watch Label on Your
Paper; It Carries Date
Subscription Expires
ESTABLISHED 1898
MR. G. N. GURGANUS
DIED HERfc TUESDAY
Was Well Known Over County; Death
Comes As Shock, Only Having
Been 111 Three Days
After an illness which attacked him
last Friday George N. Gurganus died
at his home here Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. News of his death came
as a shock to many who had seen him
out only last week and seldom has a
death in Williamston occasioned more
expressions of sympathy and regret
than were heard when it was knowt
that this young man had passed away
after a three days' illness with pneu
monia.
The deceased was the eldest son ot
Eli anil Sarah Mobley Gurganus, mem
bers of Highly esteemed families of
this section, and he is survived by his
father. He was 43 years old last
January, a man comparatively young
In years and, having led an active life,
very youthful in appearance.
In November, 1905, he was married
to Miss Mary Bonner Hatton, a de-
scendent of the Bonner, Hatton, and
Williams families, some of the most
prominent of this State. Mrs. Gur
ganuM, with five daughters, Bonner,
Elizabeth, Mildred, Elsie, and Faye,
and four sons, George Hatton, John
H,, Eli, and Edgar survive. The de
ceased also leaves ..three brotfiers,
Messrs, Sam, of Richmond, Va.,; Dur
ward, of Moyock, Roy, of this city,
and two listers, Mesdames Gordon
James, of Norfolk, and George Rior
dan, of Baltimore.
He never became a communicant
with any church, but attended regu
larly the services of the Methodist
church, and Rev. T. W. Lee, of that
church, preached the funeral services.
Literally hundreds gathered at the
late residence at 3.30 Wednesday af
ternoon to pay their last respects to
their friends, and numerous and love
ly were the floral offerings.
The pall bearers were: O. S. Ander
son, J. 0. and J. A. Manning, Will
Ambers, P. B. Hall, Hugh Horton, J
D. Woolard, Elbert S. Peel, and' H
L Meador.
As the sun was sinking in the west,
these friends tenderly laid him to rest
while the whole assemblage quietly
shed tears of sympathy for the wife,
children, father, brothers, and sisters.
He was a devoted and husband,
and a son on whom his father depend
ed greatly and his place can not be
filled. Of a genial and happy dispo
sition, and a man with a charming
personality, he was liked byr all who
knew him. He had been connected
with the EU Gurganus & Sons Pea
nut Co., for several years and was
considered one of the best buyers in
this county by peanut men of note.
Through his work he came into con
tact; with many people and will be
missed greatly.
County Doctors Hold
Annual Meeting Here
The Martin County Medical Society
held its annual meeting Wednesday
night at the Old Mill Inn, at 7.30.
On account of the death of a brother,
who died in Wilson, Dr. Jesse Ward,
the prseident, was absent. Drs.
George Collins, of Raleigh, W. I.
Berryhill, of Charlotte, Paul Jones,
Hooker, and Joyner of Farmville; D.
T., jr., and Josh Tayloe, jr., of Wash
ington, and Klor, of Raleigh, were
present and guests of the county so
ciety.
Officers for the ensuing year Were
elected, as follows. Dr. B. R. Long, of
Hamilton, president; Dr. J. H. Saun
ders, vice president, and Dr. W. E
Warren was chosen to succeed himself
as secretary. Dr. Warren was also
elected a delegate to the annual meet
ing of the State meet?
in June in Wrightsville Beach.
J)r. Collins, of Raleigh, read an in
teresting paptyh Dr. Warren rtad one
prepared by himself, and a poj>m,
"The Broken Needle," written by Dr.
Edgar M. Long, of Hamilton, who has
so recently lost his wife. Through the
courtesy of the reporter of the meet
ing, we are printing the poem, which
is eloquent in its tenderness. The
poem will be found on page four of
this paper.
Sunrise Song Service
At Christian Church
The annual Easter Sunrise song and
prayer service will be held Sunday
morning at -tho church. This service
is a simple expression of Easter joy
which is emphasized "early in the
morning, just as it began to dawn."
The service is sacred and impres
sive and every one, whether member
of the Christian church or not is in
vited to attend.
Sunday school at 9.46 a. m.
The pastor will be at Maple Grove
for church and there will be no serv
ice in the local church. Our people
are invited to the other churches foi
the morning service and the Baptist
church for the evening service, t
Let us all attend some church en
Easter Sunday.
A. J MANNING, Pastor.
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