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Watch ti» Label on Tow P»P* Aa.lt Curies the Data When Your Subscription Expires VOLUME XXXII—NUMBER 71 CONTRACT IS LET FOR NEW CHURCH BUILDING HERE Roanoke Rapids Concern Is Successful Bidder for Presbyterian Church TO COST ABOUT SIO,OOO Plan To Complete and Equip Only Sunday School Room* At Preaent The contract for the erection of a new Presbyterian church building here was let this week, Fred Forest and Company, contractors, of Rosemary, re ceiving the bid. The provid ing an expenditure of approximately SIO,OOO, does not call for the comple tion of the church, Rev. Z. T. Piep hoff stated last night, the building committee deciding to and equip Sunday school rooms and stop work with the completion of the build ing's exterior. According to present plans, church services will be held in the Sunday school auditorium upon its completion until tach a time the building commit tee thinks it wise to complete the in terior construction of the main audi torium. The Sunday school auditorium will accommodate approximately 100 people, it is understood. "This part of the building program will be rushed to completion," Rev. Mr. Piephoff, the church's pastor, stated, "and we hope to carrying on our work in the Su ) schooi 'auditorium within the next few month While it is not 'enown just when con> structiooLwork wirl be started, it is un derstood i|)at building arrangements will be mad* by the contractor within the next few The date of com pletion was not mentioned. The building site, one of the most choice ones in the town, is the prop el ty formerly owned by Mrs. J. B, H. Knight, at the corner of Main and Watts Streets. . Modernly equipped, the edifice will add much to the appearance of the town and will do credit to the church's pastor, Rev. Z. T. Piephoff, and its small band of members organized here hardly more than a year ago. Since its organization here, the church has tarried on a spltndid work, extending its activities into every field of endeav or. In its work at Bear Grass, the church is meeting with marked suc cess, the pastor holding services there each Sunday evening before large and attentive audiences. B. Y. P. U.'SCHOOL TO END TONIGHT • 40 to 45 In Attendance At Each Session During Week The Baptist church has had on a B. Y. P. U. school all thia week for the young people of the Junior and Intermediate departments. There have been forty or forty-five in attendance. * For five evenings the young people have come together for their study periods, and will take their examina tion! tonight at the church. Thosi making the grade will receive their awarda in a public graduation serv ice. Those working, teaching and lead ing in the school have bene: Mr. L. I L. Hall man, Mrs. C. A. Harrison, Mrs. W. B. Peal, Julian Anderson, Mrs. C. H. Dickey, Mrs. Wheeler Martin and Rev. C. H. Dickey. | 1 ♦ y County Exhibit at Tarboro H Fair Wins Third Prize • * Martin county was awarded third prise at the Coastal Plain fair on the county exhibit this week. Seven coun ties competed and this is the first time Martin county has ever been represented with a county exhibit. The amount won was S4O which will be oaed for office equipment. All girls entering clothing at the fair here should send in their ex hibits immediately, Has Lora Sleep er stated yeaterday. WATTS " THEATRE Saturday November 2 ART MIX to "THE CYCLONE HORSEMAN" Aleo COMEDY AND SERIAL Monday-Tuesday Nov. 4-3 . RICHARD BARTHELMESS 'DRAG;; Also NEWS AND FABLES MUSIC BY PHOTOTONE " THE ENTERPRISE Judge Winston Speaker at Kiwanis Meetin . . ' *— Judge Francis D. Winston again played the role of advisor, entertain ; er, instructor, inspirer and true friend I to Williamston Kiwanians and tobac co men here last Tuesday evening when he was honor guest and speaker at a luncheon given by the Kiwanis club. The meeting was well attended, all the local tobacconists, club members and special guests being present. W. C. Manning, jr., president of the club, called on Mayor R. L. Coburn to act as toastmaster. W. C. Manning presented the warehousemen and W. T. Meadows introduced the tobacco buyers and auctioneers. R. J. Peel introducing Judge Winston was very 9 PERMITS TO MARRY ISSUED Smallest Number Issued in One Month for Past Several Years • Nine marriage licenses were issued in the register of deeds office here during the month of October, a de crease of 260 per cent compared with the number issued in October of last , year. While the number of licenses is not large, the decrease in percentage indicates that Cupid has miserably failed in the work during the last month. The issue last month reach ed a new low level, according to check of licenses sold during the past sev eral yeara. There were 27 licenses sold at the office here in October, 1927. In the same month only 22 couples applied for licenses at the office here, and last month the number of applicants dropped to nine, a new low level. Five of the contracting parties were from other counties. The licenses issued during last month, follow: White Lang Briley-Reba Whitaker, Pitt county; William 9. Beach-Annie Lee Anthony, Martin county; Henry Wil liams-Geneva Hardiaon, Martin coun ty; Harvey L. Warren-Sallie Mae Everett, Martin county; Geo. Goles £on Riles, Timmonsville, S. C. and Mrs. Lottie T. Taylor, Robersonville. Colored James Epps-Maude Bunch, Wood ard, N. C.; Duffey Bright-Ethel Jane Knight, Martin county; Alonco 1 Hardison-Emma Bell Pugh, Martin county; "Arthur H. Williams-Bettie Williams, Martin county. OFFICERS GET STILL IN BERTIE * o 28 Gallons of Liquor Poured Out; One Man Is Caught Raiding in the Sana Souci section of Bertie county last Tuesday afternoon, federal officers captured a 300-gallon capacity copper atill, one of the larg est ever taken by the forces operat ing out of here at the present time. Henry A. Smithwick, young white man, busily firing the kettle at the time the officers arrived, was cap tured following a long chaae through th* reeds. The still, adequately equipped with a four-prong gasoline burner and a pressure tank, had turned out ap i proximately 28 gallons of the ' "spirits" up until the time the officers ' arrived that day, leaving only a few hundred gallons of beer to be distilled. The still and other plant equipment were destroyed. The 28 gallons of I liquor furnished fuel fpr a big fire. Young Smithwick was given a hearing here following his capture land was released under a $1,600.00 ! bond. Smithwick's capture •is the third to have been made in the same family within the past several! months. Two brothers were given prison terms by Judge Meeklns dur-| ing the last term of federal court held in Washington. The third broth er's trial is scheduled for hearing at j the next term of federal court to be held in Washington next spring. * Program of Services at Presbyterian Church "The Church with an open ddor." Sunday, November 3, 1929: Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. Worship services, 11 a. m. Subject: "Love in Action." True sayings: "Neutrality in religion means surrender to the devil." It is I said that "All the world loves a lover." ' With equal truth we can say that "God loves all who manifest the grace of love in their-lives." But how are we to tell when we are manifesting this grace of love? What arc its attributes and char acteristics? Come to the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning »!'ft -o'clock and hear this subject discussed. We welcome all. Bear Or ass The regulsr Sunday evening services of the Presbyterian Church will be held in the schoolhouse auditorium Sunday, November 3, at 7 p. m. A warm and cordial welcome awaits all. . Williamston. Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, November 1, 1929 copious with his praises, compliments, 1 and - bouquets for the long and un- j selfish service Judge Winston has given to the people of his county and state. The Judge was almost like he used to be, full of the spirit of cooperation , and good will for mankind. He was perhaps a little off in vigor which was more than made up in his cool deliberations. He used thfc same tac tics which are always peculiar to his speeches, giving his audience pleas ure and a lesson at the same time. No speaker visits this county giv ing its citisens more genuine pleas ure than does Judge Winston who has spoken many times in every township in the county. HONORROLLOF LOCAL SCHOOL —•— Ninety-Two Pupils on List This Month; Is Same As , Last Month | Ninety-two pupils in the local schools averaged 90 or more on all their j subjects during the past school month |tc gain special honor. Comparing the number of pupils meeting the require jments last month with that of the | | month before, tlier*' is no difference, 92, | 1 pupils making the honor roll" each ' month. In the comparative percent-! ages for the two periods, there is a I slight drop of four-tenths of 1 per cent, j ! During the past month 13.6 per cent j j of the number in average daily attend ance made the honor roll, as- follows: First grade. A: Arthur Anderson, Martin Anderson, lien Barnhill, Emory McCabe, Jack Sullivan, Joseph Thig pen, Nina Bland, Eleanor Brown, Mar jorie Dunn, Dorothy Harrison, Ray [ Leggett, Madeline Pope, Dorothy Spivey, Anita Wheeless. Second grade A: Jerry 'Clark, Dick Dunn, Jack Edmondson, Bob Everett, 1 jr., Elbert Peel, jr., James Willis Ward, ißtrnicc Cowen, Sallie Gray Gurkih, I Elsie Gurganus, Helen Lindsley, Helen Mishoe, Doris Mt>orc, Louise Nelson, I Pearly Mae Roberson, Caroline Stalls, I Susie Whitley, Virgil Ward. Second grade B: Mary Elizabeth I.eggett, Pattie Keel Nicholson, Odey Long, K. E. Long, Fate Roebuck, jr., Haywood Wynn, Henry Wynn, Lee , Savage. I Third grade A: Mary Ilasscl! Barn-1 'hill, Jack Saunders, Lee Burt Jenkins, j i Reg Manning. Third grade B: Muriel Bland, Lou- j ise Nicholson, Pauline White, Nora 1 (Taylor Grimes, Lydia Hinson, Fred, Rogerson, Roy Long. Fourth grade A: Charles Dickey,' Carlyle Hall, R. A. Pope, jr., Whit I'urvis, Melrose Bonds, Julia Everett, Addie Lee Meador. Fourth grade B: Marie Hardison, Evelyn Cowen, Mildred Whitley. Fifth gradl A: Ben Manning, Mil ton James, Thad Harrison, Fern Fits- Gerald, Ella Wynne Critcher, Bolten Cowen. Sixth grade: Pattie Ray Bennett, Al- 1 ta Critcher, Mary Bell Edmondson, Ei'la Green, Alice Harrison, Blanche Harrison, Thelma Lortg.-Grac* Man ning, Billy Griffin, Exum Ward. Seventh grade: Jack Manning, Wheeler Martin, jr., Jessie Mae An derson, Mattie Gurganus, Katherine Harrison, Nellie Clyde Harrison, Mil dred Jones, Olive McCabe, Billie Pope. } Ninth grade: James S. Rhodes, jr. Tenth grade: Mary-Clyde Williams, Edith Peele, Reginald Synpson. Eleventh grade: Marjorie*" Taylor, Louise Coltrain, Josephine Harrison. Christian Missionary Convention Next Week The eighty-fifth session of the North Carolina Missionary conven tion of the Christian church Will be. held in Farmville next week, begin ning Monday and ending Wednesday.! I A number of prominent speakers ofj \ the church will be present, among. : them will be Dr. Stephen J. Corey, of | Indianapolis, Dr. H. O. Pritchard, of Indianapolis, Dr. Snoddey, of Lexing ton, Ky. and Lee Sadler, of Rich mond. Many church people from this coun ty are planning to attend the conven tion, it is understood. - Services at County Home Sunday Afternoon, 3:00 • Services will be held at the county home Sunday at 3 o'clock p. m.. Rev. E. P. West, pastor of the Bap tist church, of H'milton, will hold the srvices. ,«The public is cordially invit ed tq attend. . / ' - ,■ ■» . i Turkish Government Bans Plowing With Oxen Angora, Turkey.—The Kemalist Government'* project of Americanis ing Turkish mentality is finding defi nite expression in an -order forbidding Anatolian farmers to plow behind the slow wonderoos oxen and water buf falo. . COUNTY BOARD WILL CONSIDER JAIL PROBLEM • Meeting Monday Is Expect ed To Take Some Action On Matter EXPENSEINCREASING ♦ Many County People Favor Working j Prisoners on County Roads; Board Alone Costs S3OO Month it has not been officially an-*" nnunced, it is practically certain that the county commissioners will discuss the handling of Martin prisoners at the regular session to be held here in the " county commissioners room next Mon day. The problem has been the cen ter of much discussion throughout the county during the past few days,- prac tically every one agreeing that the pris oners should not bo confined to the jail cells just to receive their care for noth ing and at the expense of county tax payers. S_ •. I It is definitely known that Edge- [ combe County will not pay the county i any' hire for the prisoiffcrs sent from I the local jail, and it is not certain that I the road board of Edgecombe will even take them at all. While the number of prisoners confined in the county jail here fluctuates, the trend is understood to be upward, the continuation of which 1 will ultimately result in an over-run 1 jai' and, of course, more expense. ' During the month of September the 'K'rte itetn of board cost the county over |s3oo, a sum which, within itself, is not much, but one that is out of keeping in these times, and' especially is it out of keeping when taking into considera tion the expenditure of $3,000 'in a year's time. The month of Octob- ' er will call for an expenditure as great if not greater than the one made for board in the month of September. "No definite solution has been of fered to the problem, but the condi- j turns faced by the county in the han- . dling of its prisoners call for earnest consideration, just at this time," a toun ty taxpayer stated this week. * '** There are 17 prisoners in the jail at this time, according to records kept in the sheriff's office, who, in addition to costing the "county much in board, make water and light and other allied ex- j penses run up into dollars. "It might be that the county would do well in sending its prisoners to the Edgkcoitibe authorities free of cost, but with the repotted increase in the num- , btr of prisoners in all the counties in this section, it will soon be a time when the county will be forced to care for its own prisoners. It is my belief that Martin County can effect a saving by working the district roads with its pris oners," a leading citizen'stated a few | day'A ago. TWO PLYMOUTH GIRLS DISAPPEAR * Are Later Found in Wash-j ington, D. C., According To Reports — Misses Louise Gaylord and Maude Overton, disappearing from their homes in Plymouth last Monday, morning, were found in Washington City late yesterday afternoon, ac-' cording to unofficial reports received here this morning. During the past three days an ex tensive search has been carried on | by the Plymouth chief of police and - the girls' parents. No reason could be ' assigned for their disappearance, and for a while it was thought that the two young girls had met with foul play. Very few facts could be obtained relative to the girlr disappearance and their trip .tQ Washington. It is believed by some that the two went by train, others believing that they caught rides to the capital city. It is understood that the Overton girl will remain with relatives In Washington City, that Miss Gaylord will return home. ♦ ISO-Gallon Still Is Seized in Williams A ISO-gallon capacity still,- a talll smoky copper one, was captured in Williattis Township Isst Saturday aft ernoon when Officers J. H. Roebuck and Street conducted a quick raid in that section. The plant was deserteil, a few coals under the kettle, indicating that operators had been there several hours before. No liquor was found and and "the 11 barrels of beer had recent ly been prepared-at the plant. After destroying the, equipment and material, the officers brought the still licrC for inspection. a Baptists Announce Program of Services The Sunday school meets Sunday morning with a class for every pupil, and a teacher for every class, i A group of young Baptist College women will come to us for the 11 o'- clock service. The B. Y. P. U.'s will meet at 6:30 o'clock. The regular mid-week serv ice will be held Wednesday evening. The pastor will preach Sunday night. Everyone welcome to these services. « Roanoke Fair Opens Monday Night; Continues Whole Week LARGER SCHOOLS SHOW DECREASE IN ATTENDANCE *- Robersonville and William ston Schools Show a . Small Loss RECORD - STILL GOOD 1 Enrollment Here Is At Highest Figure Ever Known, 681; 93 Per Cent in Average Daily Attendance ; Two of Martin County's largest schools reported slight decreases in their average daily attendance figures during the school month 'ending Oc- i * tuber 25. "The condition is by -no means alarming, for the record is'a good one," an official jn the Roberson ville school states, who adds, "the ill- j omen rests not in the actual .percentage j recorded, but in the fact that a decrease occurred." The Robersonville schools, during the first month, maintained an average j , :!y attendance of 97.5 of the entire I i. rpllmcut, one of the best attendance j ; records in the c-ounty. Last month the ( f;t;t!rc-dropped to 95.6 per cent, a Jc j cicasc of 1.9 per cent. The local school ft.ported that 612 of Its 659 pupils en rolled during last month were present, daily, a decrease of cent, as I compared with the figute for the pre ceding month. Ninety-three per cent of the children enrolled in the schools here attended regularly. Total enrollment, to date, in the en- , rollment, stands, at the record-breaking j R. Watson in his attendance report for I the school month just past. BERTIE NEGRO BOY IS KILLED -A j Runs Across Highway in Front of Car; Driver Is Exonerated Dashing into the highway, a 6- yenr-old colored boy was instantly j killed late Wednesday afternoon when struck by a car driven by Mr. A. O. Askew, deputy sheriff of Bertie Coun ty. According to accounts of the ac cident reaching here, Officer Askew was six miles out of Aulander on his way | to Windsor when be saw a number of children standing near a mail box to j the side of the road. He decreased the ' speed of his car to around 20 miles an 1 hour, two of Jhe running a-I cross the road (hiring the meantime ! I A third child went to'the side of the j road and stopped, and apparently there I was no danger,. When almost opposite I the spot where the children were' I standing, the boy dasheil in front of i | the car, the bumper striking his body | 'and the radiator striking the head. Mr. ' A skew/stopped the car within a very 'short distance, and by the time he reached *he boy life was extinct. | The accident was witnAsed by the | boy's parents, whose evidence exoner ated the deputy sheriff at an inquest i held by Dr. Castelloe, of Windsor. »• Methodists Hold Annual ' Conference in Kinston The annual meeting of the North j Carolina Conference of the Metljodist I Church, in session in this 1 week, is being largely attended by , ministers and delegates from all over' Eastern Carolina, according to re- [ ports coming from the convention 1 city. ' Dr. 0. P. FitzGerald, pastor, is representing the local church at .the Conference, and as he will not return will be no services in the local church other than the regu-j lar Sunday school session. Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon is pre . siding over the conference, which ■ I annually reviews the work of the and makes the appoint ments of ministers for the ensuing year. The conference expects to complete its work by Sunday night at which I time the Bishop will read the appoint | ments. I « College Girls To Conduct - Service at Baptist Church • A group of young college women, are coming to the Memorial Baptist church Sunday morning to put on, in its entirety, the 11 o'clock service. There will be several of these young ' women who come to Williamston from r Chowan College, at Murfreesborq. , This is a Baptist college for women and is doing an excellent work in that i section of the state. Coming with the young women is their/ president, Professor W. B. Ed ) wards. They will stay over for lunch - and will go back to Murfreesboro sometime that afternoon. r The program will be a varied otie, > featured with music. The general! public is invited. RECORDER HAD TWELVE CASES '■ 1 6 County Court Dc>cket Gets Back To Normal After Having Many Cases The Martin County Recorder's Court was faced with a normal-sized docket at its sessioTf last Tuesday, when 12 | cases were called for trial. The court I was without features,' the session lkst ling only a short while, j A nol pros was returned in the case jiti which Georgt and Henry Woolard were charged with larceny and receiv- I i"g. j Charlie Rhodes plead guilty in the ;case charging him with removing crops, without the permission of the landlord, j S( ntenced to six months on the roads, j j Rhodes gave notice of appeal. Judge! Ul'tllev fixing the bond at S2OO. '"The case, charging Milton Barnhil! with an assault with a deadly weapon,] was heard and priyei for judgment continued. Barnhill entered a plea of j not guilty in the case. I The case charging Richard Phillips' with driving an automobile while un der the influence of liquorowas con-1 turned. The case was continued pend jint; the outcome of Mr. M. Page's con-J dition. It will be remembered that ' Mr. Page was injured in aji automobile j i wreck at the railroad underpass here! lust Saturday night, that Phillips was' j driving the car at the time of the wreck. : I'cte Dixon's case, driving a car j while intoxicated, was . continued*" one | week. The case charging Ananias Davis! | with mi assault with a deadly weapon j was continued. j Louis Brown was sentenced to the! in ads for a term of four monthjuwßtn the court adjudged him guilty of an as-■ Isault with a deadly weapon. He ap-. ! pealed' the case, Judge Bailey requiring bond Tii the sum, of SIOO. Ben Biggs ,was found not guilty in j tin case iiy which he was charged with, an assault with a deadly weapon. Augustine Jones was" fined SSO, taxed with the costs, and given a six months suspended fyifil sentence when he was found guilty of manufacturing liquor. 1 judgment in the Julius D. Hardison livestock law violation case, a fine of $25 was imposed with the costs added. A judgment in the case charging j Teddy Jackson With violating the liquor I laws and disorderly conduct ,was re | turned sending him to jail for a period of six months. Upon the recommendation of Solici tor Peel, judgment in the case charging I Charlie 'Smith with passing a worth less check was withheld upon the con-j dition that Smith pay the costs of the | case and make good the check. CHILDREN TO ATTEND FAIR • Most of County Schools Are Planning to Observe Holiday Tuesday • That the schools Tuesday for the fair here was prac- ! tically made certain last night when letters were received from principals ' all over the county stating that the {teachers and pupils were expecting to | take the day as a holiday and make the fair the event of the season. | The members of the Martin County ; Bourd of Education, when approached 1 by the superintendent of schools yes ) terday entered hi arty. approval and gave every encouragement possible for teachers school children wish ing to attend the fair gp school day, Tuesday, November 6. » | Letters by the manager of the fair ; giving complimentary tickets to I teachers and statements that Tues- j day school children will be admitted to the grounds free and favorable re sponses by teachers to th? superin-j i tendent's letters urging attendance, —, these facts indicate that the schools will be well represented. 1 1— ' Williamston Bargain House Opens Thursday The Williamston Bargajn House, a new mercantile establishment, opened I for business here yesterday in the store store building by W. 1 S. Bailey and Company-. Mr. W. 11. ■ Gurkin, experienced merchant, is in 1 charge of the store at the present time.i • : Approximately Third _ | 1 County Taxes Collected —... ♦ f ■ i Approximately $80,000.00 or a frac ; tion under one-third of the total amount to be collected aa county i taxes, have been paid into the office of the collector here, according to re i ports made last night. The un usual i ly large collection to date is attributed to the one par cent discount allowed. , The discount drops from 1 to 1-2 perj I cent after today, and it is believed that the collection* will drop ■„ ■ J . ~ > Advertiser* Will Find Oar Col. utnns a Latchkey to Over 1,600 Home* of Martin County ESTABLISHED 189H I PREPARING TO 1 TAKE CARE OF LARGE CROWDS W. T. Stone Shows Will Arrive Here Some Time Sunday Night FREE BAND"CONCERT Higgins Band Will Give Concert at Fair Grounds Sunday Afternoon; Official Opening Monday __ After playing their fourth engage ment at the f.ouisburg Fair this week, the W, T. Stone Shows will arrive here Sunday night-by special train to show at tl,e Roanoke Fair, which begins on j Monday night, November 4, ami con- - tinues through Saturday. November 9, In the exhibit buildings this year," the fair management / especially •stressing the farm and yvoinens depart- I ments, ami many are phmnlng to dis ' play the results of their work here dur i ing the fair. ■ The farm department is !in charge of County Agent T. 1! Uran . don, while the exhibits in the Woman's V i Huilding have been Worked up mainly I through the efforts of Miss Lore E. I Sleeper, home demonstration agent, anil both.of them are confident that they | will have their exhibit space well filled | when the fajr officially opens. ' . Mr. Stone?manager and owner of the I\\ T. Stone Shows, advises that he will have a larger show than he had last year, and, above all things, he promises clean attractions. Every | show (jJJi'i every act will be open for j the inspection it the public, bulb men I and women, and they may re>t assured j that W jlliamstoiv tyartin County, and | all the adjoining counties will be given J tin best at the RiiaJioke l air. ! t>n Sunday the famous Higgins' . Concert Hand, coiisistiug of 14 musi cians and a lady soloist, will give a | special concert at the lair grounds. The concert will, begin promptly at 2:JO p. ni., and .ilie public is cordially invited to attend free of charge. The fireworks, free acfcr the midway, , 'and other mitjierous"attractions will be in full swing for the Tuesday visitors, i In the selection of the free acts, the i best that money could buy have been i secured. The Kdythe Siegrist Troupe, I composed of four people direct from ~ | Hingling Brothers Circus, will be one of the special features. With this troupe the only lady "catcher" in the world will perform, catching the other members of the act 40 feet in mid-air from the flying trapeze. Among the other acts will be the Raymonds, the most supple people that live; the Steincr Trio, the world's greatest hor izontal bar performers; the Datum Family, consisting of. four people, do | ing acrobatic and clown performances, | Wheeler Brothers Circus; ! V\ ildfire, the champion danciilg horse, managed by Paul Valty. This program of free acts is expected to feature the i 1929 fair and is expected to attract i both the young and old and. give a ! variety that has tyot been seen In Wil-. | liamston before. ' Horse races will be staged Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The fair | manager, Mr. Kogurson, stated today I that 40 horses bad been liooked, and others .were expected before the open | ing Tuesday. "f The Automobile will beheld on) i Friday and Saturday. The ditt track v races which begin in the New England j States and come south in the fall, will b'' climaxed here when the various I ptofessional racers bid for the final short-track honors. Among the racers v. ill be RalphCßoberson,'. one of the best dirt track drivers i|i the Atlantic States. Other leading drivers will at tempt to lower his record., Mr. Rob terson will also bring- to Wilhamston ! his $20,000 automobile, which is one of the most expensive small automobiles lin the country.' The fireworks Will be given every I nipjit a.L_y o'clock. This cla4i«Patejdis , play will be shown by the Schenectady iFirework* Company, managed by Mr. 1 Rino. On the midway will be found the W. Stone Shows, larger and better than last year. Thoy will furiiish the entire midway attraction. Twenty-two shows 1 and rides will furnishf the amusements, ' and again Mr. Stone advises that they | will be clean and of the highe t type. Tobacco Sales Here Increase This Week i *» i — ■ . . Sales on the local tobacco market this week have increased greatly, the I average price continuing about the 1 same. Comparing the quality of of fering, the price is said to compare favorably with the high mark reach ed a few days ago. During the week the sales have doubled in site, the bieak today re quiring much time vhls afternoon in 'clearing the floors. I Sales for the period ending yest»r . day, according to unofficial reports, I have passed the three million pound I mark celling tor around sls per hun dred. , ***"