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FAItMVIIXE. PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AUGUST 13, 1915
Merck / Get IV/se
Let Us Write You an Ad.
and we'll open your eyes
WITH INCREASED BUSINESS
G. A. ROUSE. Eoitor.
NO. 12
LET US HAVE
BETTER MIIIDS
No doubt mo& of the people
ol Farmville Township, bnve
taken note, that on September
21ft an eledlion will be held on
the proposition of a fifty thou
sand dollar bond issue for build
in e, improving and maintaining
our public highways. We are
,all of one opinion, that we need
and mu& have better roads. We
differ only in how we shall get
them. In veiw of the fad that
all other methods .having failed
to keep then up, even lo the low
ebb of more primitive days,
when traffic was much less than
now, we muft at luSl be convinc
ed, that if we have roads they
muft necessarily come through
a bond issue, there is nio other
way to get the money, and it isa
fad well substantiated by the
experience of pail ages, and in
many countries. \ j" ?,
Although we have suffered
much and paid a heavy toll to
bad roads, we have at laft taken
our lesson from more progres
sive communities; and with a
good objed lesson right at our
door, jusT across the way in
Greene County, we see our loss,
and our neighbors gain, and con
gratulate these people on the for
ward Sep they have taken. But
in the same breath let us with
one accord deplore our loss in
ourignorable failure to take a
similar flep, when the oppor
tunity was presented to us, juil
at it was to them.
Those of us who are anxious
for and willing to work for good
roads, do not hesitate to say that
? we expert to cany Ibis bond is
sue. What we want is a united
house; we want all the tax payers
aud the no tax payers to be with
us, and carry this oletfiion by d
unanimous vote, lor in unity'
there is Arength.
In our failure to carry a similar
proposition, at a previous elec
tion, by a very small margin, 1
have calculated that the defeat
of the measure was due to three
fa&ore, viz. fir& the sif-gill inac
tive manner of all of us who Ad
vocated the bond issue, 2nd, (he
citizens of one idea, filled with
prejudice for anything progres
sive and tor the' public good, and
/ thirdly by those who worried
about the possibility thai with
good roads their ta* might be a
few nickles more, thus prevent
ing them from taking these,
along with any other accumula
' lion in their possession along
with them to Paradise, when
they die.
One of the saddeA conditions
that evet exiiled in a community
is to see the good old hone# far
mer, the king bolt of the whole
concern, have to abandon the
farm and move to town, because
the roads is so bad he is afraid
. to send his children over tbem
to school. It is also a reproach
to us all to. see a team #nly par
tially loaded, ftruggling .through
the mud or sand, as the case may
be. and tile briars and bushes
jobbing them on fc*cb side. Nar
? row bad roads are always dan
gerous to life and limb. Listen
h to me, for a few reasons Why we
should vote for thfc bond issue.
Ift, we ore M*
and neighbor across the line,
(OLDS TOWNSHIP) in Greene
County.
3rd, Because the good roads
bond issue, is a clean cut, busi
ness like proposition, that will
give us good roods right away,
and work no hardship on any
citizen. 4th, Because a sydlem
of good roadsln Farm ville town
ship is absolutely necessary to
keep abrevtftof the times and en
able us to carry on business of
the community. 5th, We muft
adopt and take advantage of
modern and economic methods,
as exemplified in. good roads
building. 6th, Because the peo
ple who live in the town of
Farmville and pay a good part
of the bond tax, owe it to their
fellow citizens in the country to
help them in the work of road
building, although none oi the
money derived from the sale of
bonds can be used within the in
corporated limits of the town.
The people of the rural diArid
and town should bejp closer
I touch and sympathy with each
other, each being dependent on
the other. 7tb, Because the
building of good roads does
greatly enhance the value of
property? who would not rather
live on a turn-pike than a fox
path.
8th, Because a farmer can
haul over a good road a heavy
load much easier than he can a
light load over a bat' road, and
with so much less wear to his
horse, vehicle and harness.
9th, Because the building of
good roads is not a local, but a
State and National affair; nor is
it a new idea, for more than six
thousand years ago, the firfl
Egyptian civilization recognized
the advantage of solid roads, and
they built them from the site of
Memphis, to the outlets oi the
Nile.
.T i, , , . . .
| l'our inousaou years jaier, im
perial Rome, having so far ad
vanced in civilization, reorgan
ized the road system with such
results that sections ofthese fa
mous highways are s'lill in good
condition, though two thousand
years have passed since then,
geflnd finally no inter than the
time of the French revolution,
the Emperor Napoleon Bona-,
parte, seeing that France was
going to dncay, began the work
of re generation by rebuilding
the great thorough fares leading
out Xrom Paris, even to the re
mote Provinces.
Before the beginning of the
present war, Palestine, with its
burden of four hundred years
of Turkish rule and plunder,
was no doubt the poore& locality
in existence. But no where in
Palestine \yill you see such roads
as we have in Farmville town
ship.
It is a well kco 'n iptfl to all
of us, even partial ly infc.rmed,
that of the original thirteen colo
nies, North Carolina is the mo$
backward in road building, and
the caAern aetfioo is from twen
ty-five to fifty years behind the
weilern, and the moil backward
one of the counties is Pitt, and
the mod backward township,
with any life at all is FnrmVific.
We ate to vote on a fifty
thousand dollar bond issue, will
you come out and help us carry
it? Through the colums of The
Enterprise, we will- attempt to
answer, from time to time, such
ue&iens as any one may see fit
FARMVILLE'S TOBACCO MARKET
10 OPEN MY. AUGUST 17.
As previously announced, (be Farmville /Market will open on
Tuesday morning, Augo& 17th, for the sale of Leaf Tobacco, with
? large corps of Buyers, who are now anxiously awaiting.
No market in the rfiate has made greater improvement this
year for die handling of the crop than has Farmville.
During the past few months two new large, commodious
and handsome brick warehouses have been ere&ed, also several
new large storage homes.
t One of the new brick warehouses has been ereded in what
is known as "tbbacco town" by the Darden Warehouse Co., just
?cross the (street from the New Farmv-IIe Warehouse. This house
will be known as the Centre Brick Warehouse and will be run b)
Messrs. R. H. Knott and J. R. Newton; while the other warehouse
has ju? recently been , completed by Mr. G. R. Townsend, who
will run same. This house bears the name of its owner and is
located on South Mrin ftreet near Norfolk Southern railroad.
The Farmville market this season, with its wonderful im
provemnnt? together with its record of leading all other markets
in the Ea& with highest averages? should easily reach the ten
million pound mark. ... ? ?
Remember, the opening date is Tuesday, August 17th, and
that you and your neighbors are especially invited to be present.
to ask, and let us at all times
keep in mind ther heavy tax we
are now paying to rough bridge
less roads, in the way of un
necessary delay in travel, dis
comfort in travel, broken springs,
and vehicles, horse* and mules
drained all out of shape, loss of
time in having to haul small
load instead of full loads, and
the disgrace is to the people to
have such roads as we have.
Yours very truly,
- D.S.MORRILL.
It* QoMm Thst Dm Affect The Hud
ItCMN of Its took and luatlte effect. I. AXA
TIVH BROMO QUININK la belter than ordinary
Oalnioe and docs not cause nerroaaness nor
riaflDi la bead. Remember the fall name and
look for the signature ol K. W. GROVE. 25c.
An Evening Most Enjoyably Spent
A dance was given in the new
Centre Brick Warehouse Friday
eyening, Aug. 7tb,- by th^young
people of Farmville, compli
mentary to the visitors. During
the intermission all joined in the
Grand March, led by Mr. John
Shelton and Miss Ruth Cobb, of
Greenville. .
The music was furnished by
the Rocky Mount orchestra.
About thirty couples par-i
ticipatcd, mos? of whom enjoyed
all the new dances.
m Co m, Mm ImIn Woo' i Cm*.
Porter'* Antiseptic lie all off Oil. It relieve*
Pain and Ileal* at the mm tUnt. 23c. 50c. flJOB.
,-t i ?
Mrs. R. 0. Owens Entertained.
Foutaio Auk. 4th?? On Wed
rfesday night Mrs. R. B. Owen
gava a delightful watermelon
patty in honor of her cue& Miss
Peart Owen, of Farmville* When
the gueAs arrived they were
ushered out to the back vcrander
which was beautifully lighted
with Japanese lanterns, where
they enjoyed a delicious water
melon fcafi. Then the gue^ls
were ushered in the parlor when
| they played fames and enjoyed
beautiful music by the Owen
firing band. At 10:30 they were
ushered $a the back reception
hall, which was beautifully dec
orated with fetus, pot led plant*
and cut flowers where icecream^'
cake and fruit were served by
[ Mr. and Mrs. Owens.
TN; enjoyable e\r"t closed at
the midnight hour,
departed
very
NOTICE!
Notice of registration and elec
tion upon the proposition to is
sue Fifty 1 housand Dollars worth
of Road Bonds by Farmville
township, Pitt County, North
Carolina.
North Carolina,
Pitt County.
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Commissioners of Pitt
County in regular session assem
bled on the 5th day of July, 1915,
it being the regular meeting held
on the lirjft Monday of July, 1915,
ordered an eletflion to be held in
Farmville township, Pitt county.
North Carolina, on Tuesday the
21ft day of September, 1915, at
the regular polling place in the
town of Farmville for said town
ship on the que&iop or proposi
tion of issuing Fifty Thousand
($50,000.00) Dollars worth of
Road Bonds, to bear Five per
cent interest per annum, payable
semi annually, and to run for %a
period of Thirty (30) years, the
funds received for the same to
be used for the purpose of laying
out, e&ablishing, repairing, grad
ing co nil ruling and itaiproving
in any way the Public Roads in
Farmville township as provided
by an Adt of the Legislature of
North Carolina, Session of 1913,
u^ignatcd as Chapter One Hun
died and twenty- two <122) of the
Public Laws of North Carolina.
" \nd notice is further hereby
tea that an entirely new regis
triiion for said election was or
dered and called and that B. O.
Turnagt was and is appointed
Regferar for said Election, and
that tne Books for Registration
will be, opened on Monday, Aug
ud 16, 1915, and fcloied at sunset
on Saturday, September 11, 1915,
that on cach Saturday during the
said Registration period the Reg
istration Books will be open at
the tegular Polling placo In the
town of Farmville, North Caro
lina, and at Ml oiher times during
said period will be open at the
office of B. O. Turnage in the
town of Farmville, North Caro
lino, and aB #Uensdcdriog to
.yoto in s*'^ Bond Section to be
held on September 21, 1915. w?U
(be required to register.
This 8th day of July, 1915.
S. A CCJN<
FIRE DISTRICT
ANDJLARMS.
Ever since the organization of
the , Fire Department, a com
jgjttce from tbe Department has
Tieen at work trying to lay out
tbeitown in diftri&s and to form
signals for each district so that it
wftuld be easier for tbe firemen
to locate a fire. This report, to
gether with a map, showingeach
fire diftricft and the signals for
each diftridl was presented at
the regular meeting of tbe Fire
Department Monday night, Aug
ust 2nd and adopted, subjedt to
the approval of the Board of
Town Commissioners. Tbe
Commissioners, realizing that
the committee of Fire men had
made a thorough s'tudy of the
situation, unanimously adopted'
the report as sent up to them by
the Fire Department and now f6r
the firft time the department is
ready'to lay this report before
the general public.
According to the report the
town has been divided into live
fire djftrids with streets for di
viding lines, hence it will be nl
moft necessary for the public to
become familiar with the n-Jmcs
and locations of the directs of
the town j uft as the members of
?the Fire Department have done..
The firft diftrufl embraces all
the territory Weft of Barrett
Street, and includes the tobacco
warehouses, oil mill, etci
The second diftrid embraces
the territory between Barrett
Street and Walnut Street.
The third diftri<5) embraces the
territory between Walnut Street
and Contentnea Street, and in
cludes the business sedtion of the
town.
? l lie lourtti diStric't embraces
oil the territory Ea& of Content
nea Street.
-The fifth di?ltidt embraces all'
the territory South of Norfolk
Southern Railroad.
The fire alarm will always
consist of a general alarm by
means of the fire bell, consisting
of any number of taps over five,
tbqn a pause and taps indicating
the di&ridl according to its num
ber. This will always be re
peated three times.
The signal for diflrit'l number
one will be a general alarm, a
pause, and one tap of the bell.
Throne t*ps indicating the dis
trkS . This will
be repeated three times.
The signal lor diilridV number
two will be n general alarm, a
pause, and two taps of the bell.
The two taps indicating the dis
trict This will
be repeated three times.
The signal for di&ri(5i number
three will be a general alarm, a
pause, and three taps of the bell,
the three taps indicating the dis
tridl- This will
be repeated three times.
If .the fire is in the business
section on Main Street the sig
nal will be n genera) alarm, n
pause, three taps of the bell, a
pause, and three taps of the bell
The extra three taps calling
special attention to the fact that
the fire is in the business serfioo
of the town.
This will be repeated three times.
The signal for di&ri<5i number
four will be a general alarm, a
pause, and four taps of the bell.
The four taps indicating: the dis
trid. ? , This will
be repeated three times.
The signal for diilrid number
five will be a general alarm, a
pause, and five taps of the bell,
the five .taps indicating the dis
trict. ' This will
be repeated three times.
In order that the public as well
as the firemen shall learn these
signals, there will be several
false alarms turned in during the
day time within the next thirty
days.
As soon as they can be gotten,
maps showing the different dis
trids will be polled at different
parts of the town so that the pub
lic can become familiar with the
location of the several fire dis
tricts.
. R. E. BELCHER.
Chief of Fire Department.
NOTICEI
Notice of regis1 ration end elec
tion upon the proposition to is
sue Fifty Thousand Dollars worth
of Road Bonds by Falkland town
ship, Pitt county, VortK Carolina.
Nortli Carolina,
Pitt County.
Notice is hereby fciven that thi
Board of Commissioners of Put
County in regular session assem
bled on the 5th day of July 1915,
it being the regular meeting held
the 1SI Monday of July, 1915, or
dered an election to be held in
Falkland township, Pitt county,
North Carolina, on Tuesday the
21SI day of September, 1915, at
the regular polling place in the
town of Falkland for said town
ship, on the question or proposi
tion of issuiug Fifty Thousand
($50,000.00) Dollars worth of
Road - Bonds, to bear Five per
cent interest per annum, payable
semi-annually, and to run for a
period of thirty (30) years, the
funds received from the same to
be used for the purpose of laying
out, establishing and repairing,
grading, con^t ru&ing and im
proving in any way the Public
Roads in Falkland township as
provided by an A (ft of the Legis
lature of North Carolina, Session
of 1913| designated as Chapter
One Hundred and twenty-two
(122> of the Public Laws of North
Carolina.
And notice is further hereby
given (hat an entirely new regis
tration for said eledion was or
dcfbd and called, and that J. H.
Smith was and is appointed Reg
istrar for said Eledion, and that
the Books for Registration will
be open on Monday, Auguft 16,
1915, and closcd ut sunset on Sat
urday, September 1 1th, 1915, that
on each Saturday during the said
time the raid Registration books
will be open at the regular poll
ing place in the town of Falkland,
and at all other times at the resi
dence of the said J. H. Smith in
the said Town of Falkland, North
Carolina, and all citizens desiring
to vote pn said Bond Eledion 'to
be held on September 21ft, 1915,
will b& required to fegiftcr.
This 9th day of July, 1V15.
S. A. CONGLETON, Chm.
Board County Commissioners.
BRASCOE BELL, Clerk.
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