Yankees In Martin
County During the
Civil War In 1862
Richmond Examiner Tells
of Foster's Raid 75
Years Ago
We have some interesting accotu
of the recent Yankee concentration
in North Carolina T he forces of the
enemy, forming about 7.000 men un
der the command at Major-General
Foster, made a raid on Martin Coun
by the enemy is said to be frightful
The county, from one end to the oth.
er, is said to be a complete scene of
decoiation and nun. The Yankee
army left Washington on Sunday
the second mst. (November. 1862)
on its march for Will lamstoo. and
arrived at Rami's Mill at sundown,
where it was engaged by the 26th
North Carolina Regiment, which
boldly contested its advance, but
which was forced to give way on,
account1 of the great infertonty of
its numbers The enemy was tem- i
poranly delayed at the cull by the
burning of the bridge, which they
repaired during the night, and on
Monday morning came to Wilhams
lon It is impossible to give a full
description of the various acts ar.d
outrages committed by them
Not a single house was respected
?if mattered not whether the own
er was in or absent Doors were
broken open and houses entered by
?he soldiers who took everything
they saw. and what they tut un
able to carry away they broke and
destroyed Furniture of every de
scription was committed to ih:
flames and tie rllBnis'stw dared
to remonstrate with them were
threatened" curbed, and buffetted
about by the Yankee villains Cat
tie. hogs and poultry were shot
down and in many instances left
untouched Our informant as
many as fifty head of -to of a!l
kinds lying dead about tie -Ireels '
/ On Sunday morning Williamstoc
was fired and no efl",rt made to ar
rstrt tivh flstwaf until Cg^ov*' I fcvalfawe
XX -? 1 lit I Itlf III ?? 18111 XX *1 I hXUl ? ?* ?alWO
were burned It appears, indeed
that everything that the most sav
age nature could suggest was done
by the enemy No attempt was made
by their officers, from General
Foster down, to prevent the destruc
tion of property Or; trie contrary -
they connived at it and privates did
not hesitate to say that they were
instructed to do as they had done
It appears that Foster was in every
respect the equai of Butier or Popi
for inhumanity. He is representee
as a type of Yankee monster The
gentleman who has given us the
many items of information noted
above, says that two ladies at WU
Items Of Interest To
People Of Parmele
It must be Christmas. Firecracker?
have been sounding in the night for
we have a vecnl
of pretty prk here (bat en
joy firecrackers same as the boys.
A ma n named Gardner has rented
the Martha Carson filling station i
ll< highway and has tascn
stem and a ready to serve
friends
Martha Carson has rented the Ju
lia War dhouse and Henry Gray
helped her move in
Edna Carson married Jor Manning
sev eral days ago I think she tried
to keep it secret, but she just looks
so happy that we know something
nice has come her way I'll bet he
will be hen pecked and he anil Lkt <
it as well as 1 do
Gladys Dixon married a man in
Aurora We have not been able to
learn his name, but this we know j
He got a mighty fine girl
School has closed The children
are celebrating Christmas. The col-1
lege boys and old maid school teach
err are drifting in for the midwin
ter vacation
Our Christmas turkey will proba
bly be a skillet full of liver, but
are making ?tamper just the sar
We have seen very little liquor as
ye; We are celebrating the birth
of our Savior. Lets not crowd Christ
out of Christmas.
We are going to break a lot of
good resolutions next week just like
?r did last New Year's
Rev A J Crane of Montreal
visiting friends and relatives here
this week We are always glad to
see him and his family
We like in wish a Merry!
Christmas and a Happy New Year
to each and all. not only in Martin
county, but to far away Heir Hitler
and the Jap* and Chinese and Span
iards How foolish it looks to us at
this distance to be killing each oth
er And why do we hate* Let
Prir.ee of Peace have His way
?Jim Jenkins says the surest and
quickest way to get a divorce ts to
keep her well supplied with GREEK
Bailey Tells Why He
Is Opposed to Farm Bill
At the cfcitM- of the
lor Bailey comes forward with hrs
excuses for opposing the"
I voted against the measure in the
Senate because I am sure it is m
const i tut tonal."" the Senator explains
.in a special letter to North Carolina
farmers this week
han.ston went to him to beseech pru
ltctxon from his soldiers, and were
rudely and arrogantly ordered from
Hs presence.
| JUST BEGINNING?
%
Cotton Ginnings In
County 3.342 Bales
2.000 bales of cotton vera
Ci&ntd in this county last month to
bring the tolai niurbcr of bales
rarxlled by the seveial gins up to
the first of Decern t>-.- to Dur
ing the - r*36 season up to December
1. tanners in this county had had
ginned 3.003 bales of cotton, accord
ing to a report released a few days
igo by Luther Hardison. special
agent for the Department of Com
The harvesting of the current ccit
ton crop mas delayed in the county
by fanners who devoted most of
thru attention first to tobacco mar
cctng and then to peanut harvest
ing Completing work on those two
crops, farmers started picking "ind
marketing their cotton, and it now
looks as if the production in the
county this season will surpass that
of a year ago During the past few
weeks ginnings have been showing
| a marked increase over those at a
year ago. and the neat report is like
ly to reflect a gain of a few hundred
bales over the 1936 production
The country just a few days ago
reported a record breaking cotton
crop, the production approximating
nineteen milium bales
Many Marriages
In This Comity
There may be a business recession
?n the county, but -good" times are
i
reflected m the number of ihamage
licenses issued in t us county so far
this month Already more licenses
rave been issued to colored couples
than were Issued in all of December
* year ago. Sixteen licenses have j
been issued to while couples, or just
four under the total issuance of last
December And reports indicate
there'll or a rush on the license bur
eau before the holiday season is
spent m its entirety
Within the past week, licenses
were issued Ui the following white
Benjamin Eai 1 Allen and Edna
Mae Adams, both of Washington.
Charlie Moure Mills, of Wlttiams
bm and Euia Fate Bailey, of Cross
William Harden and Mary Flor
ence Stalls, both of Hardens.
Richard Everett and Louise Mat
thews both of this county.
Wm Alton Rogers and Ora Bell
Warren, both of Martin County.
Thos J. Taylor, of Bethel, and
Sarah Edmondsou. of Hamilton
LeRoy Beach, of Hamilton, a
Mary Eunice Hand, of Edenton
WAVTED? WHITE RAGS?MIST
be free of buttons and clean Will
pay k per pound Bring to the En
terprise If
Mrs. Alice V. Stallings
Honored on 75tb Birthday
Mn Aim V Slaiiings. James
ville. N. C, was given a surprise
birthday party Saturday evening at
the residence of her daughter and
um-wi-law. Mr. and Mrs. F. R Simp
son. an West 1Mb street. Norfolk.
Va. in honor of her 75th birthday.
Fallowing congratulations. the many
friends present were ushered into
were lervcd The table was
Ufully decorated in colors of red
and green, a large birthday cake
(arming a centerpiece, with favors
and other confections adding to the
setting
Mrs. Stagings was the recipten".
of many beautiful gfiLs. and left sev
eral days later for her home in
Jamesville
Club Boys Report Yield
Of Corn Above Average
Cultivating sixteen acres,
teen Martin county I II club boys;
taised HI 5 bushels of corn or an
average of 515 bushels per acre. As-;
sistant County Agent J. P Woodard
:aid this week- Cariyle Manning, of
the Farm Life Clue, led with the
highest average. The geoe.-al corn
yield in this county is about 22 bu
shels per acre, the club boys adding
29 5 bushels to that average.
"With com selling at 78 cents a
bushel in 1936. the average acre of
com grown in Martin County was
worth only $1676."" County Agent
Woodard explained It was pointed
cut that an acre of com grown by
the club boys was valued at 533 47
this year w hen com sold for 65 cents
a bushel It was also pointed out
that the average cost to the club
boys was less than the amount sent i
by the average farmer in producing]
an acre of com
Western Auto Plans
To Open Store Here
Western Auto, represented u
many towns and cities throughou
the county, is planning to open ai
accessory store here the eaily par
of next year, according to telubli
The firm is looking for a building
representative this week statin
that other arrangements had bee
completed for opening a store her?
(Mien
a
A kind piovtdence will provide fort
most little children. The Cheer
Fund will provide for most of the
hsi fortunate lots. That lime will
be no disappointment for youse old
er guys, and that they will find
something in their socks Christmas
morning. Pete Fowden again ad
vises sleeping in them Christmas
Eve night. And if one does that, he
can be certain there'll be something
in them on Christmas morning
Oscar Smith of Rich Squat
Northampton County, says his 5!
bens paid him a profit of 558'
above feed costs during the month
November
Wants
WE REPAIR OLD STOVES: A
kinds repaired and most any k
of other work. To f:nd a handy n
com- to the Little Quick Service 1
Shop. We wish yuu a rr.cn y Chr
mas. and a Happy New Year She]
and Rice. Prop
ECONOMY Alio srm.Y
I ?J Tens ? Cartrtth lira*
Central Sisters Lose
Lifelong Occupation
id c. w
A total of MlJ
af the ^Central Su
nt Hydecou
Mr*. Clyde Over
at
worked ode tgr
? here they eut horn, which also
housed the
have m i event weeds expereineed
the first test they have ever had|
from their duties.
The cmsd at the dial system in
Hyde emmtys principal town, to
serve that area, m recent weeks
brought to the two sisters the real
ization that their jola at a genera
uon had gooe?varnished a* com
pletely as oop of the vagrant breezes
that bend and sway the marsh
grasses of the Hyde lowlands and
outlying sections served by the lines
of tne ocmpany they worked for so
Inn?
When a body plugs in a switch
buard. candling mostly king dis
tance calls for the same folks for 33
years a body Warns things. The
-Central SBlers" locg years ago lost
all count of the tunes they went "out
cf their way" to see that messages
mere delivered to folk living far
from Irlcylxors to tranmut tidings
of yoy or sorrow u> accommodate the
people they knew, and of hundreds
of little services and good turns' to
te done, such as folk Warn to do for
each other who live in spots of the
earth where neighborliness means
more- than a too-slnrt business effi
ciency
Swanquarter. lovely village of
friendly folks dvan in Hyde coun
ty now has dial system, and no
longer do the' Central Sisters" have
tleir lifelong opportunity, so often
t-scd. of bestowmg a certain friend
ly grdcr and dignity upon each call,
end doarg the many little extra hu
man touches to see Uial every mes
tage got through, and every custom
cr was ?-nrd Alter thirty-three
to do hew is watch tin- mechanical
Hick-click of the dials do what they
willingly and faithfully did for
so lung
After an rspenerxed ~pm hook
cr" told turn tna: be often made as
high as Ifc cents a pond buying to
bacco ard rrgrading it. Max llig
gins of Yancey County decided to do
one grading himself
IN MEJgOKIAM
In sad remembrance of our fa
ther and h-rshand. Noah A. Cherry,
who pav-e-f e ye* ago. December
23. 1** We kiss you dear loved one
It's a vacant chair that cannot be
? efdWd.
Anseinsa Cherry and Family
ADMIN1STX %TOB"S NOTICE
H-vwg this di> qualified as ad
iri-.^ftratoc if the Estate of Mrs
IX-Ua M Ser.lhvwk. deceased, late
of Jam* v'lie Martin County. North
Carolina- lw is to notify all per
- . racing cJauns against said es
tate t>> exhibit same for payment
-e-rr ?* Left..* tire Sal day tf^IV
,-rrr.bet I33E ?r this notice will be
t '.eade-d m bar of their recovery. All
? er.-vi mdHhed to said estate will
picase come leeward and make im
c?" dia e settlement
Thr> the 2!hl day of December
IMI ?'
Mrs Jorf Smith wick Mayo, ol
Clay*OCI. Mrs Delia Hooted
uf JamesviUe. N C- and Dr
V B Manner, at Belhaven
X C Administrators of the
Estate cf Mrs Delia Smith
? ditt;
\l)MI* 1-TkATCWS NOTICE
Having this day qualified as ad
, ir. r i ti i~.m -f the Estate of J E
! CongWten. deceased, late of Rober
onvillr Martin County North Caro
I T-.. cs notify all jwesom
having <
exhibit
before the 21xt day at
IBM, or this notice will be
in bar at their rtxostry. All L
to aid estate will
nediate Daymen
This the 21st day of
1937. -i
J. C. Smith, Administrator at
the Estate of J. E. Coogle
d24-6t
.TOR'S NOTICE
Having this day qualified as ai
minutrater of the Estate of | |
Martha A White, deceased, late of
Martin County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having claims
against the estate at the said
td to exhibit same for payment at
my home in Robersom llle, on or be
fore the 21st day of December,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons indebt
?in
This the 21at day at
1H7.
r Dl P.'
d24 6t
ANNIE PEEL.
Affaynntratrn at
Oierlee K Fed. i
ELBERT a PEEL.
d!0 6t-D Attonm
It is next to impossible to see all our friend: and
customers so we take this means to express to yon ?
Season's Greetings.
SINCLAIR OIL COMPANY
To-.CeMA
Now. listen, old friends.
It's Christmas today.
And it doesn't matter
What other folks say?
To us it is jolly
And merry and gay.
Because folks like you
Hare made it that way!
W. G. PEELE
A MERRY
Folks, it's great to realize that another year has
rolled around, knowing your old friends are true as
ever ... that you have made new ones.
In lieu of a Personal Message, we send you our
Greetings.
HARRISON OIL COMPANY
Pints 85?
Quarts *1.60
JLLtdLU fflint$prinqs
Pints 70# ? Quarts *1*
WATCH For CIRCULAR
ANNOUNCING
BELK-TYLER'S
13* MONTH SALE
Sale Begins Monday, December 27th
WE'RE CLEANING HOUSE OF ALL ODD LOTS... BROKEN SIZES... GIFT HEMS. ETC.
BEFORE INVENTORY. OCT THEY GO-REG ARDLESS OF LOSS. DONT MBS IT!
Genuine Old Fashion Bargain Sale