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J. D. BIVINS, Managing Editor
Established 1880
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TOLUfcE XXIV.
ALBEMARLE, N. G, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1915
NL'MBER 40
Wiscassett-Efifd Picnic
Was A Great Occasion
Drinks Poison and Dies in Agony.
Thousands Present to Enjoy the Day ,
And Partake of the Goods Things Southern Missionary News Bureau.
Fine Addresses. j A boy caught am, kilIe(, by a devi,
doctor, his flesh cooked, passed
The Enterprise man stood with around and eaten, the murderer ar
many people Saturday evening and rested on suspicion and compelled
watched the balloon man as he slow-1 to drink poison as a test of guilt,
ly descended in his parachute after I confessing the crime and dying in
a successful flight. This was the last j agony such is the tragic story told
feature of a perfect day in which the; by Rev. Walter B. Williams, a mi
employees of the Wiscasset and Efird sionary to the Kroo people in Libe
mills had mingled with each other ria, West Africa. The lad suddenly
and with their friends and the spirit 1 disappeared while walking alone,
of good will had fused all of just outside the village, and could
those present into one happy throng. ! not be found, though diligent search
We could not help saying to ourselves, ' was made. At rice-cutting time, ev
"What a fine thing this that the mills ; ery two years, for ten years past, it
have done for their employees!" j had been the custom, of the people
There were many who helped to of Nanah Kroo to dedicate their
make this occasion a notable one in farms with a human sacrifice. Now
Albemarle s history and without giv-
ing their names, we express for the
entire community its appreciation of
this good deed on the part of the man
agement of the mills.
The picnickers were called to order
at the grand-stand by R. L. Smith,
Esq., who, after a few appropriate re
marks, presented to the audience R.
L. Brown, Esq. Mr. Brown in a fit-
ting way introduced the principal drink the poison cup of sasswood.
speaker of the day, Hon. A. L. Brooks, If the accused vomits the sasswood,
of Greensboro. Mr. Brooks had rea-'he is held innocent; otherwise he is
son to feel somewhat at home in Al-j adjudged guilty and either dies from
bemarle because of former visits. H-3 the poison or is driven into exile,
had witnessed the ear-marks of! Under the present test one died
growth and progress, and catching the .and died quickly an old devil doc
spirit of the occasion made a tolling tor trained in witchcraft from his
speech concerning education, commun-; boyhood and with a heart as Mac
ity spirit and social uplift. Many
spoke of the speech as being timely
and helpful.
Probably 6,000 people or more ar
ranged themselves along the long ta-
bles placed in rectangular shape, and j man went into convulsions and fell
partook of the old-style barbecue, the j over dead. It developed later that ho
lemonade, ice cream, etc. The em-'had cooked part of the boy's flesh in
plovers, employees, and represents i palm oil and eaten it with rice, as fish
tives of every profession and business 0r chicken is eaten, and had even
in this community were to be seen at passed portions of it around among
the tables. The many young ladies his friends! Such, says the mission
who served did their parts nobly and ary j telling the story, "is the witch
the success of the feast was due in no craft and savagery practiced within
small way to their efficient labors. ten minutes' walk of the mission."
After the barbecue there werej
races and various amusements to' HAPPY HOURS WITH
please the onlookers. The heat of
the day in no way diminished the
ardor of those who participated in the
contests which added greatly to th.jiwhen four automobiles arrived. They
enjoyment of the occasion.
In the ball game between Spencer j
and Aibemarle the Albemarle boys!
suffered defeat, but this was to be ex
pected as our boys have not been in
training this year.
- It is to be hoped that the mills wiil
make the picnic an annual feature,
but whether this should be the case
or not, we feel sure that they will con-
tinue in every way possible to makejD. W. McLemore, Sam Dennie, and
life helpful and enjoyable for their j W. C. Ritchie.
employees. They brought well-filled dinner bar-
; kets and dinner was served in the
ABOUT THE SUNDAY j grove near-by. This was a very en-
SCHOOL CONVENTION joyable occasion and all were sorry
I when the time for departure arrived.
! They returned by way of Albemarie
The County Sunday School Conven-1 an(j Badin as they were anxious to
tion to be held at the First Lutheran j 8ee the great works going on at the
church, Albemarle, August 30th and Narrows.
31st, will hold its opening session at Plans are on foot for a Mabry re
8 P. M., on the 30th, and the evening jon to be held here in the near fu
program will be ;is follows: ture.
Devotional exercises, by the pas-
tor, Rev. V. C. Ridenhour, who will Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Parker left
extend a welcome to the visiting del-! Monday for Charlotte where Mrs.
egates. C. C. Burris, of Locust, wi'l parker will undergo treatment for
respond. rheumatism at the Charlotte Sanato-
Short addresses will be made by
Rev. R. M. Taylor, of Norwood, an,!
A. C. Huneycutt, of Albemarle. i
The work on the 31st will consist
of a few short addresses by such men
as A. P. Harris, R. L. Smith, T. A.
Hathcock, and others, but the greater,
portion of the time will be devoted to
floor discussions of our problems by
the leading Sunday school workers of
the county. Many of these have
promised to be present and take an
active part. One of the features will
be the presentation of the lesson of ,
the following Sunday by a lady teach-'
.er.
All are invited to come.
J. F. SHINN, Pres.
COMPLETE VACCINATION.
Those who have begun taking aiw-,
typhoid vaccination would be doin.,1
themselves and the community an in-
justice if they failed to take full '
treatment. Dr Maneum will be in
treatment. Dr. Mangum w De ,n
Albemarle just one more Saturday,
August 26.
KILLED AND EATEN j
' BY DEVIL DOCTOR
HJtXXzz
it was rice-cutting time again, and
a child was lost!
Days past and the horrible sus
picion became almost a certainty.
One palaver court after another wa3
held and witch doctors from far and
near were consulted. Finally suspi
cion centered upon three men and a
woman. They were arrested and as
a test of guilt were compelled to
as pitch. After drinking the sass
wood he shouted, "I killed the boy.
I killed him. I caught him on th3
road, hid him on my farm and then
killed him!" Immediately the old
LEE MABRY AT PORTER
There was a most pleasant surprise
given Lee Mabry Sunday morning
were crowded with relatives and
friends from Concord and Gastonia.
There were twentv-four, as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Mabry and four
children; Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Fox and
daughter; Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mab'y
and two children; Mrs. Phronia Mil
ler and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Jason
Fisher and two children; Mrs. Mary
Dry, Miss Joan Mabry, and Messrs.
rium. Mr. Parker will visit in South
Carolina for several days before
returns. He has suffered consider-
ably recently from an accident sus
tained a few weeks ago, when a horse
he was driving became frightened.!
The friends of both Mr. and Mrs.i
parker will trust that they will re- j
turn to Albemarle much improved
health.
;
Men's straw hats at half price at;
our sale. Bostian Shoe Company.
I
see those 98c ladies oxfords at;
Bostian Shoe Company's sale.
Just because your blood is impov
J erished, don't attribute it to the high
j cost of living.
Wbewver YoNeQeneral Tonic
Standard Grove.. Tasteless
chill Tonic U equally valuable at a
General Tonic because It contain the
well known tonic propertieaof QUININE
tnd 1RON. It acta on the Liver, Drives
Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. SO cents.
SATURDAY THE
IN AfJTI TVPUnm C A MP A fCM
Jil .nil M M M MM
Saturday will be the last day of the
campaign against typhoid fever. Be
cause of the recent heavy rains con
ditions during the autumn months
will be especially favorable for the
j occurrence and spread of this disease,
j I most earnestly urge all those who
have not already done so to report
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treatment.
Those who have begun the treat
ment must allow nothing to interfere
with its completion. Any who neg-
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Don't forget the date, August 29,
at the Alameda.
C. B. Poplin has accepted a po
sition with the W. F. Snuggs Co.
Don't forget Tuesday, the 29th.
St. Elmo at the Alameda.
Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Watkins mo
tored to Pee Dee Monday for a fe-v
days' visit among relatives.
A big treat for the "Movie Fans"
next Tuesday night St. Elmo, at the
Alameda.
Don't forget Bostian Shoe Com
pany's annual clearance sale. Begins
Thursday, August 24, and ends Sat
urday, September 2.
Mrs. Ella Fraley and Mrs. Sal'ie
Miller, both of Salisbury, are guests,
of Mrs. Fraley's sister, Mrs. H. V.
Starr.
We are still paying $1.40, canh,
per bushel for good, dry, clean, mill
ing wheat, and $1.00 a bushel fir
corn. Albemarle Milling Company.
Mrs. C. J. Mauney has been con
fined to her home -for several dajs
with a severe throat trouble. Her
many friends will wish for her a com
plete recovery.
Misses Onnie and Annie Boone
Hansen win return tins weeK iroin
Bennettsville, S. C, where they have
been spending some time with their!
sister. Mrs. J. P. Garrett. '
Our mill is getting to be one of i
the busiest nlarp in town It' ., I
grand sight to see the great str.ngs. S. W. Bnghtwell, of Richmond,
of wagons drive up almost every day! Va., ia spending a few days wi.h his
loaded with the golden grain. It does' brother, Wilcox Brightwell, n; nager
not look like a bread famine for j of the Albemarle Sample Store.
Stanly county. Albemarle Milling; Clearance Sale at Wolf's D-pavt-Company.
j ment Store will continue just a few
P. G. Martin, recently of Mount: days longer. Read their interesting
Airy, has opened a wholesale produce' bargain list on page 3 of this issu
stand in the city. He is occupying
temporary quarters in basement he
low the Austin Harness Shop. Mr.
Martin has been in the produce busi
ness for some time and regards Al
bemarle a good field for his business.
He will handle the famous Stokes
county mountain apples and cabbage
and other lines of good produce.
Housewives, if you want a treat,
ask your grocer to send ycu around
a quarter or a half sack of our best
patent, "Premier Brand" self-rais'ng
flour. It's a regular "oven-burster."
If you get started on ou self-raising
flour you will never go back to the
old way. We make it up fresh every
day and that is why it gives such won
derful satisfaction. Albeiarle Mill
ing Company.
--Prof. Z. B. Trexler, principal of
New London High School, and Mr.
Lefler, of New London, were in tow i
Tuesday. Prof. Trexler is a native
of Rowan and has been until recently;
superintendent" of the Cornelius
school. He comes to New London
well recommended and the High
School is expected to go forward un
der his management.
'
Prof, and Mrs. B. L. Stanley ami
Prof. F. L. Harkey, of Mt. Pleasant,
were here Saturday in the interest
of the Collegiate Institute, Mt. Pleas
ant. We learn from the beautiful
catalogue left with . us that the In
stitute will open September 14. Tho
Institute has a splendid faculty, com
posed of well equipped, college-traia-ed
men, and is prepared to do even
better work during the coming year
than ever before. For years the In-,
stitute has been sending to the co!-
leges of the State young men fitted
in mind and heart for the arduous,
tasks that devolve upon the college '
student. It has lived up to its motto,,
"Merit, the Measure of Success." terprise is glad its men took the treat
The many friends of Mrs. F. .;ment and that the inconvenien.-e
Starnes will be glad to know that her j caused them has been slight in corn
condition is now much better and that ! pari son with the peace of mind that
her return from Charlotte is expected must be theirs in the knowledge that
soon- ' they are now immune from typhoid.
LAST DAY
MMXJMMJ WliHJ IML J1 I
lected to take the third treatment due
last Saturday should without fail se
cure it next Saturday, the 26th.
It is a solemn duty which you owe
to yourself, your community, and to
those who in any way are dependent
upon you.
Come on and complete your vaccin -
ation. Anything that is worth doing
at all is worth doing right,
CHAS. S. MANGUM,
Physician in Charge.
M. F. Little has been visiting
relatives in Cabarrus county.
Z. V. Howell left for Winston
Salem Tuesday.
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ine wiscassen-cnra scnooi wiiif.
r r ; ticuiar do these 2;00 babies enjoy
J. Clyde Bostian spent Sunday in j COT,,;;.iona different from plague vic-
Charlotte. jtima. That particular is their food.
"St. Elmo," in six reels, at the There are the babies fed on the pa -
Alameda, Tuesday, the 29th. Itcirhed milk supplied from the Na-
Mrs. L. V. Dunlap has returne l' thun Straus infant milk depots.
from a visit to home-people at China' Surely this points strongly to raw
Grove. j
Miss Marguerite Moss, of Creed-'
more, is the guest of Mrs. D. ('.. ,
Kluttz. :
T. H. Webb is visiting in tha
home of his daughter, Mrs. D. E. ,
Tucker. 1
Mrs. Charles Rowe and chi! Ire.i,
of Newton, are guests of Mrs. Iiowe's
mother, Mrs. I. B. Miller. !
The beautiful brick residence in!.
process of construction for Dr. J.
Laton is nearing completion. ;
Harvey Cotten, of Pennsgrove, N.!
J., spent the week-end with his pa-
rents, Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Cotter.. !
i. l lu Ctrl liail Ijli.ni .
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so, see ii at me manieoa next i ues-
y'
Miss Marie Covington, of Hock -
inKham, is a guest of Miss IliMred
B0Sllan- j
Buy your cement, sand, a ul any!
concrete material from Hatloy Con-
ete Works, for they sell chea ier. It
Tom Russell l't Saturday for
Winston-Salem. He will visit his sis
ters in Mt. Airy and Burlington be
fore returning.
There will be a business meeting
of the W. C. T. U. this afternoon vi
the home of Mrs. W. W. Tallurt, at
3:30 o clock. Sec.
Work on the new First Baptist
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forward. The laying of the corner- -J- vllson- v,ce P"waent ot tne inter-, - - ooum ..
stone will take place next Mondayf national Association of Machinists, bemarle, which is just without the
morning at 10 o'clock. There shoU1.l'and a member of the state Senate in ''ty 1'm.ts, between the ages of 3
be a large number of representative 1 Wyoming, have been invited and are a' 21, are 104, a gain of 21 over last
from the various churches of town expected as speakers for the day. r These, too, have the privilege
nmeont I
All the children of school age, in
Wiscassett-Efird school district will
be expected to attend at same build
ing as last year until Efird building
is finished. Provision will be made to
accommodate all who come, the facul
ties of both schools teaching at the
former Wiscassett-Efird school build-
ing - School opens September 18. The
Superintendent, Prof. O. D. Ritchie,
will make further announcements
soon. '
n 1.... e..4...1 :n :
un ia.-t oaiuiua v uui nun look ; :i
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bus,le,s of Stanly county wheat ;
mis i-riiairuy speaKS ill ior our . , ., . ,
o, . , , . , ., In the screen version of this mod-
Stanly county farmers. We do-u-t if' ,
.v . ., ,, . ., ... : ern classic, the producers have con
there was another mill m the State, , . ... ,
that took in, this mUoh '"cut wheat in
one day. Farmers get busy and sow
another big crop of wheal. There is!
muic iiiuiii. in ii. mun liu-i :s in
i . i i i , ,
cuiiuu uihi juui mini is oein.r luiit up,
all the time.-Albemarle Mil ( i
T. L. Cooper, the efficient fore-inery
man of The Enterprise office, has!
been out for a part of the week with! The members of the cast wore se-
a bad arm, due to anti-typhoid vac-lifted without regard for ex!on.;e, in-;
cination. Our hustling linotype op-tfvidual ability being the on! ronsVi-!
erator, Grover Thompson, lost a daeration. and the result is a 'wi fcrm-l
last week from like trouble. The En-
IN PANTILE PARALYSIS
AND INFECTED MILii
P'-ngre, toward the solution of
; t!
thc problem of the infantile paralyses
plague is apparent. The disease has
(coined over 5,500 victims in this
! City and is swiping on, while expert
c'i'-.g to theories that are flatly con
tradicted by facts. They are quite de
termined that the disease is high';
contagious, though it seldom takr:s
n c'c than one child in a house or a
nri,-hborhood. They stout the idea of
i trm liHce or sewatre nmaino- th
1 plague, though in a large proportion
of the cases the children have bee-i
exposed to flies bred in such filth.
Rut while thp pxnpi-ts muddle
alor-r. getting nowhere, a philanthro-
pic layman has made a significant
demonstration. There are 2500 babies or so to pass
in Manhattan, living in various sec- Children who are entering school
tiers of the Citv. under all sorts of for the first time are iustwl to
conditions. But not one of these 2,-
,pw babies has fallen victim to in
has i
fantile paralysis. In only one par-
nilk, or improperly pasteurized milk,
a; a vehicle for the carrying of tie atl0-s can make anangemf n'.s on the
lSue infection. Surely this indi-, oP'-ff day to take the neco: sary ex
rates conclusively that Mr. Straus's ''-t'ons to remove any deficiency,
wonderful philanthropy not only hoo will open at 8: 15 o'clock and
saves babies from typhoid and scarlet' url out not ,atpr than 3:30 o'clock.
Vver and other recognized mi!k-lThe Vrimavy grades will get out pos
borne diseases, but from infantile hlbl' a ,itt,e earlier than .S:.'l. Please
! .;iraiySjs as well. Wm. Wirt Mills,
jew York.
BIG LABOR DAY.
Swr.cer Preparing For Great Cele-
b:ation to Bt' Ht l:! on September 1.
Spencer, N. C, Aug. 21. Spen
cer, the youngest railroad town in
i ri .t
the South,
is already far-famed on
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held on Labor Day. This year ih.J
1 celebl tion f n on September 4th
; and greilt preparations are being!
made to outstrip all former events.
One of the features which has on
all former occasions impressed th
l thousands in attendance, is to be
mammoth street narade starting in
Salisbury, three miles distant, and ; the afternoons), September 1 and 2,
reaching all the way to Spencer so that I may classify and give en
where the main events take place. J trance card for the proper frade to
The principal attractions for thewhil"h the pupil may go on opening
day will include a big barbecue when, morning. Have the children bring
3,000 pounds of pork will be con-' thf bo,)ks which they last studied as
sun-.cd, a balloon ascension with don- hi v;i" facilitate much in the grad
ble parachute leap, base ball, racing, '"P-
sports, vaudeville, guinea races, rab-' 1 have just completed taking the
bit races, reel races, and scores of
amusements for old and young, last-1
ing all day. Fireworks wil be a big1
feature at night.
Extensive advertising is being done
inviting 50,000 people to be present'
on that day. I
Hon. Cole L. Bease, former gov-
ernor of South Carolina, and Thos.
.
11118 atone snouia insure a record
attendance.
"SAINT ELMO."
At the Alameda Airdome Tuesday
Night, Aug. 29 A Picture Drama
That Has Made a Tremendous Hi'
Throughout the Nation.
A soul laid bare.
A masterly analysis of the pas
sions and emotions or humanity,
That is what Augusta Evans h i
given to the world in "St. Elmo," the
, . .
mosi popular piav anil novel ever
written jn Amc,.jca ,
e
su uciea a mm piay in v men an oi
imatic intensity and rea'iic
fully retained.
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The outdoor settings wore ma le m
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Southern California and the natural
uvhulv oi tut; uiniiifiiui impic Me
adds greatly to the efecl of the
picture,
ance of unsurpassed artistry. i
See this wonderful film piav. !
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Admission: 5 and 10 cents.
In case of rain, this picture wid bej
shown Wednesday night, August 30. '
ir mrni tuvi tdc j
ALAMEDA THEATRK,
A. B. Thompson, A jt. j
Announcements GrEfed
Scfnol Fail Opening
The Albemarle Giark-d hool will
"f"'1 for work MonfIa- mo -ring, Sep-
'r "i i.ii'. ii is me earnest se
sir of the Superintendent and the
ten i.ers that all school children be
there on the first day an1 remain
throughout the entire scho I year. No
pu,;iI ,can mak a P"rfpct ,"?f,r1
auennance unless ne or she be en-
ro"H the P''ninw '"' Those who
are filtering school for the first time
and those who are of the compulsory
school age, 8 to 12 years, are especial-
Iy rp'lueste to be there. Enter now;
don't wait for a few weeks or a month
u. iwency-nve cents to r.uy pen
cil, tablet, crayola, etc. Tr.ir- is done
thai the teacher may do the buying
in o d-'r that the wrong material wi'l
no be bought. This does r.ot mean
that the teacher will buy ti e neces
sary hooks for the child.
Trose pupils who were i onditionei
on tome of their studies, those who
failed to be promoted, a:id those who
did not take all of the sprirg examin-
note tfie opening hour, 8:15 o'clock.
It a pupil is not in his room at that
time he is tardy.
It is indeed gratifying to say that
the four rooms and hall on t!ie lower
floor of the Auditorium building will
be ready for use by openinp; day. This
year we shall use two of li e e rooms
as rll the rooms of the old building
will be full. All high school pupils
are requested to report at this build
ing o.i opening day.
1 vish to make this earnest mmest
1 to Parents who have moved into this
dt-v aP,! have not had their children
n tms sl'no(" nllt expect to have them
in th:s 'ear' to please have thorn meet
- 3jmc come with them if you desire)
a ,in nl' mce ! t the school building on
. Friday and Saturday mornings (not
st"hooI census and judging by it the
prospect for a full school is very
"right. The census of children of
school age, 6 to 21 years, for the citv
is S2C a ain of 5 over last year.
E'even boys and five girls between the
aBes of 12 and 21 cannot read or
write; 14 males and 16 females above
l p:lIS cannot read nor write. The
....U.w.l ,.f ..J o-..,.
m'o omuui aim aie re-
quested to be present on opening da V
The teachers for the ensuing year
are:
First Grade Miss Ruth Faison, of
Faison, N. C.
"B" Second Grade Miss Mamie E.
Johnson, Goldsboro, N. C.
"A" Second Grade Miss Mary L.
Bostian, China Grove, N. C.
Third Grade Miss Mary S. Mc
Donald, Smithfield, N. C.
Fourth Grade Miss Florence Hol-
ton, Yadkinville, N. C
l;fK r1.....! at: i-i a. r
mi am .ui rnna .uvueen,
i,llnn, X. C.
Sixth Grade Miss Lena Spinks, of
Al'.e virle.
Seventh Grade J. s. K. Higg-.r -botham,
Albemarle.
High School Harrell Budd, of S,
ler City, N. C, and Thos. A. Holton,
nf iil.,.i
of Albemarle
All the teachers earnestly solicit
the hearty co-operation of patrons
and friends to make this the banner
school year for Albemarle Graded
School.
T. A. HOLTON,
Superintendent of City Schools,
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T ? " Dimb St0Tm-
In addition to other properties, Lax-Fos
contains Cascara in acceptable form,
stimulatingLaxativeandTonic. Lax-Fos
effectively and does not gripe nor
disturb stomach. At the same time, it aids
dige8tiolIiaroo9es the ,iTer Md .ecretions
and restores the healthy functions. 50c.