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DIRECTORY
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Towa Officers
Mayor—B. P. Godwin.
Cwnmi-Muonert—A. A :derson, N. S.
Peel. W. A. Blliaon. J. D. Low*". C. H.
Godwin.
Street C »uiui**i«ner —]. D.
Clerk—C. H. Godwin
TnMDi*r-N. 8. ISel.
Attorney—Wheeler Martin.
□ Chief of folk*—J. H. P*k«.
Lodges
Skmrkae Uode, No. 90, A. P and A.
M. Regular meeting every and and 4UI
Tap 1 day nights.
louoke Camp. No. 107, Woodmen of
the World. Regular meeting everv and
last Friday aighta.
Chore* of the Advent
•a. Service* on the aecond and fifth Sun
days of the month,morning and evening,
and on the Saturdays (5p.m.) before,
and on Monday* (9 a. at.) after laid Sun
day* of the mooth. AU are cordially in
vited. B. S. Lamitbk. Rector.
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' In. «. E. ROM, the Methodut Pu
tor, At the following appointment*
Every Sunday momiug at 11 o'clock and
ai K bt at 7 c'clock respectively, except
the second Sunday. Sunday School
•vary Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock.
Prar«"mealing every Wednesday even
ing at 7 o'clock. Holly Springs 3rd
Sunday evening at 3 o'clock; Vernon Ist
Sunday evening at 3 o'clock; Hamilton
*nd Sunday, morning and night; Haaaetla
sad Sunday at 3 o'clock. A cordial in
vitation to all to attend those aervices
Baptist Charcfe
Pleaching on the rat. and and 4th Sun
day* at II a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Prayer
meeting every Thursday night at 7:30-
Sunday School every Sunday morning at
9 ; to. J. D. Biggs. Superintendent.
The pastor preaches at Hamilton on the
3rd Sunday in each month, at 11 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m.. and at Riddick'a Grove
•n Saturday before every Ist Sunday at 11
a. m.. and on the ist Sunday at 3 p. a.
Sltde School House on the and Sunday
at 3 p. a., and the Biggs' School Houae
on the 4th Sunday at 3 p. m. Everybody
cordially invited.
B. D. CAnaoLL. Pastor.
SKEWARKEE JL
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Na. 99, A. P. kA. M. A!JA
Dmacrosv Poa 1905.
S. a. Brown, W. M.;W.C Manning,S.
W.; Mc. G. Tsylor, J. W.; T. W. Thorn
as, 8. D.; A. P. Taylor, J.D; S. R. Biggs,
Secretary; C. D. Carstarphen, Treasurer;
A. K.Whit more and T.C.Cook, Stewards;
R. W. CUry, Trter.
STANDING COMMITTEES:
Caaarrv—S. S. Brown, W. C. Man
ning, Mc. G.Taylor.
Pl*AKCn—Jos. D. Biggs. W. 11. Har
•ll, R. J. Piel.
Ra»aa*Nca—W. H. Edwarda, W. M.
Green, P. K. Hodges. *
ASYLUM — H. w. Stubbs, W. H. Rob.
erlaos, H. D. Cook.
MaaaHAU,—l. H- Hatton.
Professional Cards.
DR. J. A. WHITE.
am dentist
Omci— MAlM STBKXT
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I will be in Plymouth the first week ia
each month.
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WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
s., ATWOOD NEWELL
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Prof. S. W. Outterbridge.
Brief Biographical Sketch of His Life.
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On the 33rd day of January the
people of Robersouville will hon
or the eighty first birthday of Prof.
Stephen W. Outerbridge oy hav
ing a public speaking and a pub
lic dinner.
That the worthiness of the occa
sion and the spirit through which
it is celebrated may be better un
derstood and appreciated we here
with attempt a sketch of Mr. Out
erbridge. This event in reality
belongs to the county. The his
tory of the county is the life of its
citizens, they are inseperable espec
ially is this true when any citizen
has been a citizen, a soldier, a leg
islator and a teacher.
Mr. Outerbridge was born Janu
ary 23rd 1825 the son of Mr. Ste
phen Outerbridge of Martin County
and Winifred Forrest, of Pitt Coun
ty, all of direct English descent
His wife Susan Outerbridge was
the daughter of Alridge Andrews
and Harriet Roberson all of Mar
tin County living near and between
Roberaonville and Hamilton. They
had no children of their own but
this does not mean that they know
nothing nothing of children and
have had no experience, save as
teacher, in rearing them. Mrs.
Outerbridge was a pupil of Mr.
Outet bridge before their marriage
which occured in 1851.
Mr. Outerbridge began his work
as teacher at Hassells in 1845 where
he continued until 1851 when he
was married and established a pri
vate academy and taking boarders
at his own home the academy be
ing known under bis own name.
the first few years of his
career as teacher he was also a stu
dent under Prof. James Honer,
then in Hamilton and who after
ward founded the famous Horner
School of Oxford. He conducted
the academy at his own home un
til the war when with Capt.
Swain enrolled Company £ serv
ing wiih them until elected to the
legislature where he served two
terms, after the war he resumed
hi* school at his home and remain
ed there until requested by the peo
ple of Hamilton to take charge of
their new academy in about 1880
in 1895 he went to Robersonville
to take charge of their new acad
emy. In 1901^after sixteen years
service in Robersonville and fifty
six yeara as a teacher he retired
from hts favorite vocation.
Mr. Outerbridge began his life
as a boy and yonng man with such
men as Dr. Jno. W. Sherrod and
Mcas. John M Sherrod and B. L.
C. Bryant, of Hamilton, C. B.
Haascll. of Williamston, Baker
Robersoo and Simon T. Everett, of
Robersonville, all of whom are
men whom we have come to regard
as those of a past generation, ouly
one save Mr Outerbridge is living.
Beginning life before the past cen
tury had left its first quarter he
lives far into the new centurv. We
have to think onlv of his associates
his positions in the county and the
length of his service to know the
intimacy between his own and the
history of the county. He began
teaching fifteen years before the
war, suspended his work and serv
ed his county in the capacity of
legislator and soldier and when it
was ended returned to its service
in the training of its men.
Beginning life with a fondness
fflje (MtxifmtS.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15.1905.
for his work, with preparation far
it. and with a proper appreciatior
of responsibility, ami we can
best understand his work by ix
amiuiiig its product It requires
apprenticeship to lay brick uiui
build a house but it requires gen
ins and providential inspiration to
build \ character.
The material may be harder than
brick or more plastic than mortar
but character cannot be built by
the plumb and spirit level, for 011
ly special study and applicat.on
will avail in each iudividual case.
To convert his mottoes into mater
ial expressions "Education is to
the mind what grinding is to the
axe", "To utilize dry putty is to
pour iu the oil aud hammer well ",
"A finely equipped ship without a
rudder is soon wrecked", Prompt
ness is the life of buftiues", "Mind
thine own business", "Slndv to be
obedient", "Determine to do rinlit
aud govern thyself." Ttiese weie
his maxims and bis etfort WHS to
impress the necessity of the prop
er character. His mode of gov
eminent was firmness and kindness
aud the making of a sense of mor
al obligation, controlling peaceably
he could but forcibly if he must
His reward in life lias been the
fact that lie has seen these max
ims applied by pupils into whose
minds he had instilled them. They
•re the OH*II to day holding poi.it.
ions of honor and trust as eitt/.t-us
not only in our county but in otti
er counties and States. Anton*
theui we can meiitio;i but a few.
Mr. M. T. Lawrence Primitive
Baptist preacher a-id for some years
a meui!>er of the legislature.
Mr. Joseph Kverett an eminent
ly successful business man in New
York.
A. Sherrod manufacturer in
High Point and successful business
man.
J. G. Salsbury expert account
ant in Norfolk.
Justus Everett formerly "mer
chant in Hamilton now a promi
nent farmer.
John D. Everett superintendent
of Robersonville Graded Schools.
John C. Roberson owner and
cashier Bank of Rober»>ouville.
Joseph G. Godard organizer and
cashier of the Bank of Martin
County Williamston.
Robt, H. Salsbury farmer, mer
chant and chairman of the board
of county Commissioners.
There are hundreds of them
whom it is only necessary to name
to know their standing anl useful
ness, J A Whitley, Benj. Daniel.
J. W. Peikhis, W. Thomas Pur
vis South Carolina, Martin and
Joseph Ballard, V. K Talor S) 1-
vester Peel, Tin*. Keel, Henry
Everett and Lewhr- Johnson, we
have not space to mention the
whole list.
Mr. Outerbridge retired Iroiu
his active duties iii lyui to upend
his remaining days in quietude.
It must lie gratifying to him in re
viewing his handiwork from a dis
tance and beholding the good it has
done.
Beautifying methods that injure
the skin and health are ian >ert»us.
Be beautiful without discomfort by
taking Hollister's Rocky Monn
tain Tea. Sunshiny faces follow
its use. 35 cents at I. M. Wliee
less & Co., Koberitouvuie, N. C.
Hls USLFUL GIFTS
It lakes such a long time properly
to educate a man! Apd some of them
—poor, well lntonHoned tilings—
are quit# hopeless.
Take James Malcolm Falrweather
fs>** example. Now. *ltli a name like
that one would naturally suppose Its
owner would know without being
told that It was foOllsh or him to
e\j>ecl his wife to I's pleased with a
bright, blue parasol#—when there la
not a blue frock, hot or stock In her
wardrobe this summer, or attything
of auy color which u(ould have made
a blue parasol In the least forgivable.
"It Is such a strain," walled his
prett.v wife as she exhibited the fatal
uftnshade, "to be apparently raptur
ously pleased over Jluimle's good
ness In getting ine something I Just
nate! When ho comes home from a
short out of town trip with Jubilant
atisfactlon plastered all over him I
take warning and prepare to have
m.v heart broken. He has a fatal
„enius for picking out thlugs Just
enough off color to clash, or too big
or too small for'irte, and he la so
happy over his brilliance In buying
me exactly what thluks 1 want
that I wouldn't unjecelve hltu for a
million dollurs!
"It's a perfect mystery why he
übundous every vestige of his coin
won scnae when ho'trios to add to
the adornments of my wardrobe, for
Rack front jt I rip.
he uses the severest of good Judg
ment concerning tyls own cloth**, If
he sat up nights (Haunt np how to do
absolutely his wnr«. the deur man
c\, tldirt
"There »u the time I WIIS Indis
creet i nonglt to inemion that I'd like
a while erope de chlao waist to wear
with my Nile gr  n luffetn skirt
Hack from a three days' trlii cum*
Jatnes Mali oliii .•xceedlngly pleased
with hi ill self
" '1 »«»• It In a window," li* iSefjun.
'and aald to niysell i lint It wn« an
ixact match to yo i- green taffeta
skirt and ll would IK; HO tnuch bet
ter than a while «al*t "because It
would make a Whole itfwn of one
color. Ami then iu produces five
)°*r4a «}f a M|tlentllil iiuailty of crepe
de Aiue of a r«.k i'ur apple green
It twt my teeth on . Ige to think of
It's coming within u tulle of that
Nile gieen skirt, b l I smiled heroi
cally told him he u a dear boy and
laid It awa\ with i collection
' "Mj collection' Why, It's Im
mense It's a museum, nf misfits. 1
wear a 6H glove and there uro In
numerable pairs of ;i and "a. There
are tablecloths bin eiiouc.h fpr twen
ty people- and I never gave u dinner
to more than eight nt one time lu my
life! There are two expensive pairs
of portieres thai 1 have no place to
bang and there are dress patterns
galore of shades dial' make me look
either crazy or ghatitly At first I
tried to educate him but lie "wus s6
penitent mid disappointed lu himself
when the error ol hla ways W*tlH
pointed out to lilfn th-it I gavo It up.
Some Lime I'm going to ship the
whole lot of stuff to the heathen, be
cause I know tbcv would he de
lighted Willi Ihe at i licit it •' And Jim
well hie a bis heart!"
.That Is the son u It It Is bo
exaaperallng jto see such a quantity
of good intentions going to waste!
Yet even James Malcolm I'arweath
er's wife realize* that *he Is a lucky
woman to have a husband who re
members to bring hi i presents, the
wrong things though they be; for
where there la one tunn like that
there are dozens who never waste a
thought over such lo er like atten
tions
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Then there is the hum to whom
Helen is engaged He Is entirely
admirable ami perfect')' devoted, but
he, too, haa a taient for doing the
wrong thing II It la a fine day for a
drive he ask> her to ;jo sailing and
they Ret becalmed and correspond
ingly seasick. If she cocretly wishes
he would invite her lo see a musical
comedy he trustluiiv appears with
tickets for the circus He breaks his
neck to be nice to people whom she
dislikes, though lie la inder the mis
taken Impression tiiat they are Hel
en's dearest friends. Thus he la
laying up all sorie of future trouble
for her on her "ul home" days. He
Insanely persists lu talking about
cats to her Aunt Mary when Aunt
Mary loathes cats and bus a fad for
dogs Instead He nearly caused Hel
en's grandfather to cut ber out of
his will entirely by passing three
hours at the old gentleman's side
painstakingly exprerklhg his admir
ation for all >the political doctrines
which grandfather gets purple In the
face raving against!
"Of course, he will do It again,"
she aays. reslgn'edly. "And the i.ur
prlslnK il Jg Is that 1 keep right on
Hiring blUl!" v-
An Interrupted Meeting
"George," said Mrs. Merrill, "It'a
a year since Claire cam* to live with
iirv When I think that Brie Fanner
la coming hore tonight and that ha
will take her away from us forever
so nioii I feel positively Jealoua of
him."
"I do myself." was the sympa
thetic snswer.
morning that much as she lovea Brio
she almost dreads his coming. A
year Ik s»T>onß. you know, and It ha*
come to seem the natural thing to
have Kile's letters Instead of. Brie
himself I understand exactly how
she feels."
"I don't," said Merrill, bluntly. "1
thought she knew her own mind."
"Oh. It Isn't that! Men are so ob
tuse! Why. It's Just like the Ray
mond baby Bob Raymlnd has been
In the Philippines a year, and the
hah> has been talking about lierpapa
In yunlla the whole time; but now
that Hob lias rome hack she doesn't
quite know him. They told me that
when ISob came Into the room whera
she was playing with a peucll and pa
per yesterday she looked up and
said, Po 'way man! I'm w'ltln' a let
ter to my pupa In 'Nlla.' "
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"ll'ml" Merrill's Ume was resent
ful. "For Fenner'^ sake, I hop*
Claire won't buy anything like that
to IUIII, I know how he's going to
feel w hen lie gets here. Remember
how it wits when I came back to our
wedding after a ten months' separa
tion" ' ....
- : "Do v f?" She laughed gleefully.
."Weren't you funny? Why, you
didn't even shuke hand! with me at
the train, and you kissed Cousin B*r
thu, though you'd never seen her be
fore. You were what Ted would call
'fussed to death'!"
"Nonsense! I did 100 per c*nt.
better than youug Fenner will whan,
we meet him at the train to-night."
"Don't flatter yourself) You have
n't IW II Krln.Ftmlier yet. He's a per
fect prince of self-poasesslon. I
never saw the situation he wasn't
master of. You'll see."
"Yes. I'll see," Agreed Merrill,
with a sudden and Special gleam In
his eyefc
The gleam was still there that
evening when he stepped forward to
greet an expectant-looking young
man who was Juat descending from
the overluud train .
"Mr. Rentier, len't It?" Merrll be
gan, volubfy. "Glad to welcome you.
My wife, Mrs. Merrill, Tenner; I
fancy you don't need an Introduction
to Miss Claire. liaggage all attend
ed io? Good. We've Just time to
make our car. If you'll look after
my wife,' Miss Claire and I will lead
tile wuy."
The dazed young man, who had
been dreaming all across the Con
tinent of this meeting with hia
fiancee. hail Just time to give J>er a
hearty handshake before he saw her
marched »fT on the arm of hla host.
Meekly he turned to Mra. Merrill,
ami meekly lliey took their placea
lu the ear, when Merrill aald: "We'll
put the In files right In here together.
There's u couple of seats farther
hack' fiir us, Ken tier."
From the car to the houae Merrill
escorted - Claire an a matter of
course. and as soon an they were in
the parlor he unloosened a volley of
questions In regard to law
practice In Han Francisco. There
waa no end to. those questions. Mer
rill's wife alared and fidgeted.
Claire's blue eyea were wide and sur
prised But 011 went the questlona.
'.hen, abruptly, aa Fenner wu
Htlll wearily answering endless quea
tloHH, hl« boat broke In with: "But
what are we thinking of? You're
tired out, of course! No, don't aay a
word! - I know what that hot, duaty
overland trip la, and especially when
the train's as late as yours was.
Here" pulling out his watch—"lt'a
'll o'clock. The thing for you to do
Is to not Into the bath that's waiting
for you upalalrs, and then turn In,
straight! Plenty of time for visiting
to-morrow. Come along with me
and I'll show you the ropes of the
house We'll say good night to the
ladles, right here and now. They'll
excuae us. Oh, yea, they will. Thla
way, Fenner." '*
Htlll Joyfully prattling, he led hla
spellbound victim up the stairs to
the guest room, where, after a few
civilities, be shut him safely in.
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Down the hall he came then, grln
11111K with satisfaction. But at the
door of hla wlfe'a bedroom he met t
reproachful face.
"What do you mean?" she de
manded. "Haven't you any human
feeling at all? Weren't you ever
young yourself? Claire'e too proud
to let me see how ihe feela, but I
know! She's gone to her room."
"Very good! So haa the prince of
self-possession." Mer-111 apoka airily.
"Uut I'll bet 10 centa he'a wonder
ing, now. why be wasn't master of
the fiituntlon enough to gat a faw
minutes alone with his girl before I
shoved him Into that bath."
"George Merrill, you'ra wicked!
Claire will cry all night!"
"A salutary reault. If aha doeal"
returned the victor, grandly. "She'll
appreciate Fenner all the more. I
don't believe she'll be half as likely
to say 'Do 'way man!' to Fenner to
morrow morning. 'Oh, I haven't been
a bit selfish In thla. I've been look
ing out a b|t for Fenner'a Interest*."
—Chicago News.
Game Galled.
De I -aye— Yes, ipdeed, I'm quit*
a bam-ball player. Why, I have quite
a record for runal
MIHS Tiredout—Oh! how mueii 1
would like to see you make OH,
Btltlmora HflnUd*
Tbt IUMOB.
Clarence Henpeck thinks the
world and all of that youngster of
hU.
Clara—Yea; the boy actually
talka back to hla mother.
"Mobile Keaturee."
V. J
Itajft line Kxponent.
""tie talka In rapine."
"Ragtime?"
"He'» deaf and dumb and has St.
Vitus' dance."
HIH Idea.
Mr. Henpeck—My door, you mint
have been a member of a church
choir at oiie time.
Mrs. Henpeck—Why »o?
Mr. Henpeck—You can talk and
fight at the aame time. *
Never Stops.
haa a perfect organ at
speech.
Hhe—So haa woman.
He —No, she hasn't. Hers la mad*
wltiout stops.
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