VOL. X. NO. 10
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
Almost Entire Biuinesi Section of
Jamesville Burned—Heavy Loss
With Small Insurance.
The cry of fire at about 11 .-30 on j
the night of the 21st instant
aroused the dwellers of Jamesville
and soon every person who could
was fighting against the spread of
the flames with all available means
at hand. With no organized force
and no apparatus it was difficult
to combat, and the fire spread rap
idly among the wooden buildings
along the business street.
The fire is supposed to have beeft
incendiary, as it originated on the
outside of the building occupied by
, H. T. Stallings as a saloon, and an
oil can and a knife were lying
. about three feet away. A colored
man carrying a raft on the river,
saw a small light as of a lantern or
match, and almost instantly the en
tire end of the building was ablaze,
indicating oil. v.
The estimated losses are as fol
lows: S. L. Wallace, lour buildings
$4,000, stock $6,000, insurance,
$4 ,000; Dr. J. K. Sniithwick,build
ing SI,OOO, stock $1,500, insurance,
$500; A. F. Stallings, stock $5,000
insurance, $3,000; J. L. Davenport,
stock $3,000, insurance, SI,OOO.
H. T. Stallings, two store, $2,000
stock $750, no insurance; J. W.
Warrington, building SI,OOO, stock
mostly saved, loss about S3OO.
Mrs. Kinma V. Stallings store,
livery stables and her dwelling
house, 3,000. no insurance; C. A.
Askew stock sSoo, insurance $600;
Brown & Van horn building S3OO,
no insurance; Mrs. J-r F. Kemp,
store and dwelling attached $1,500
110 insurance; I. P. Butler, col.,
building $200; Colored Masonic
Lodge 500, no insurance; If, E
iilii-oii, col., stock 175*1, no insur
ance; Joseph \V T alker, stock SSOO,
110 insurance; \V. P. Moore col.,
stock, $250, no insurance, besides
several merchants bad considerable
looses in moving goods.
Kodol contains the same diges
tive juices that are found in an
ordinary healthy stomach, and
there is, therefore, no question but
what any form of stomach trouble,
Indigestion or Nervous Dyspepsia,
will yie'ld readily yet naturally to a
short treatment of Kodul. Try it
today on our guarantee. Take it
for a little while, as that is all you
will need to take. Jvodol digests 1
What you eat and makes the stom
ach sweet. It is sold by Chases,
Drug Store; Bij>gs Drug Store.
Death ol A Young Man.
Mr. JllO. Harrell, son of Louis
Harrell of Hamilton, died on Sun
day last after a short illness. He
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had suffered with yellow chills and
the severity of the disease was too
great for his constitution. He was
a young man and unmarried.
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"Ambitious young men and ladies
* should learn telegraphy; for, since the
/ now 8-hour law became effective there is
a shortage of many thonrand telograph
ers. Positions pay from 150 to syo a
month to beginners. The National Tel
egraph Institute of Columbus. S. C., and
five other cities is oporated under super
vision of R. R. Officials and ill students
•re placed when qualified. Write them
for particulars."
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A negro on a wheel came near
running over President Rosevelt
the other day. The negro claimed
that he did not know Teddy. He
is not a descendant of Booker T.
and has never diil'ed informally?
How It yiir Dinstran
Mrs. Mary Dowling of No. 228
fith Ave., San Francisco, recom
mends a remedy tor stomach trouble
gbe says: "Gratitude for the won
derful effect of Electric Bitters in a
case of acute indigestion, prompts
this testimonial. lam fully con
vinced that for stomach and liver
troubles Electric Bitters is the best
remedy on the market today."
This great tonic and alterativemedir
cine invigorates the system, purifies
the blood and is especially helpful
in all forms of female weakness.
50c. at All Druggists. I
THE ENTERPRISE
Dastardly Crime at Oakley
Saturday night Mr. D. White
hurst arrived at Oakley on the
train and started to walk to the
home of his father, Mr. James
} Whitebtfrat, about three quarters
of a mile from the depot. He was
followed by a negro, Mara Brown,
who slipped up behind and felled
him with an axe crushing his skull.
Two negroes who were near, caught
Brown and delivered him to the
authoiitiea. >
He claimed that he was angry
with a man named Bullock and
mistook Wfaitehurst for him.
The doctors think the wounded
man will recover tho' badly hurt.
JAMESVILLE ITEMS
Mrs. James Sexton was in town
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Bettie Gray was in town
shopping Monday.
Mr. T. S. Moore of Ayden was
in town last week.
Mr. Hugh Burrass of Williams
ton was in town Sunday.
Mr. Rosebud Roberson of Wil
liamston was in town Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. Will Gaylord spent
Saturday night in the country.
Miss Mollie Sexton was the guest
of Mrs. P. L. Mobley Satufday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Gaylord have
moved in Mrs. J. V. Gray's house
on Elm Street.
Mr. j. P. Ward of Tarboro
spent Sunday night with his father
Mr. j. A. Ward.
Miss Annie Wallace who has
been visiting friends in Norfolk
returned Monday night.
Mr. Wesley Gardner of Bethel is
here as relief agent during the ab
sence of Mr. C. A. Spruill.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Spruill are
spending sometime with friends
and relatives in Mount Olive.
Mr. Joe McClus who has been
spending a few days with 'his
parents in Columbiajeturned Mon
day.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hardison of
Middlesex arrived here Thursday, j
where they expect to make their
future home.
Mrs. A. S. Brown spent Satur
day night and Sunday here with
j her mother Mrs. J. W. Roberson.
We are glad to report that a
j Sunday School has been started at
, the Christian Church with Mrs. C.
L. Wallace, Superintendent.
VIQJ.ET
Jury List For December Court
JAMESVILLE TOWNSHIP,
N. A. Getsiuger, Z. V. Pagan,
David Swinson, Jno. A. Gardner
and Warren W. Waters.
WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP,
B. L. Gardner and Joshua T.
Griffin.
GRIFFINS TOWNSHIP
Jno. D. Mizell, H. L. Hardison,
C. T. Roberson, Plenny Peele and
Jno. D. Lilley.
WILLIAMSTON ToWUNSHIP,
W. H. Rogers, J. S. Ayers, W.
H. Crawford, Walter Hassell and
J. A. Mfcell.
CROSS TOWNSHIP
H. D. P*ele, M. G. Gurganus
and J. D. Roberson.
ROBERSONVILLE TOWNSHIP,
G. W. Keel, G. D. Roberson, G.
T. Johnson, A. E. Smith, Mc. G.
Wynn t Harvey Roberson, A. B.
Whitfield.
POPLAR POINT TOWNSHIP
M. P. Taylor, Henry Slade. j
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP,
Claude Moore, W. A. White, J.
P. Boyle, J. P. Edmondson, L. L.
Johnson, Whit Davis. ,
Goosa NEST TOWNSHIP, ,
H. H. Moore. ,
If you are a sufferer from piles, j
ManZan Pile Remedy will bring
relief with the first application. '
Guaranteed. Price 50c. Sold by
Chase's Drug Store.
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WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, IQOB.
ROBERSONVILLE NEWS ITEMS
People Coming and Qoing-As Gathered By Our
Regular Correspondent.
By JOHN D. EVERETT
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Miss Lucy Grimes of Tarboro
was in town Monday.
Mr. W. L. Ferrell went to Green
•ville Tuesday evening.
Mr. Robert Cochran Sat
urday and Sunday in Bethel.
Mr. Wiley Rodgerson made a
business trip to Kinston last week.
Mr. W. H. Adkins who has been
quite ill with la grippe is out
again.
Mrs. Sam Barnhill and little
daughter Mable spent Sunday in
Williamstou.
Mrs. W. H. Adkins went to
Bethel Wednesday to the Bunting-
Staton wedding.
Messrs. John Whichard and
Elector Mayo of Bethel were here
last Thursday.
Mr. J. B. Kdmondson is supply
ing for Mr. Pope in the railroad
office this week.
Miss Pearlie Robertson who was
reported last week to have diph
theria, has recovered.
Mr. R. W. Salsburv and daught
er Julia, of Hassell visited Mrs. \\ T .
Z. Morton Sunday.
Mrs. W. M. Daniel and son
James visited her son and daughter
in Oak City Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Perkins of
Wahington spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. L. T. Roberson.
Mr. J. T. Brown who has been
visiting his parents a short time
returned to Norfolk Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Rodgerson
spent Sunday with Mr. Rodger
j son's father near Bear Grass.
Mr. J. C. Andrews who has been
confined to his home several days
\fcith la grippe is out again.
Mr. M. L. Bunting and family,
of Oak City, were thegtiestsof Mr.
I T. A. Bunting Sunday night.
The Johnston Comely Company
of New York played to a full house
here Monday and Tuesday nights.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Tew and in
fant daughter of Greensboro are
visiting Mrs. W. F. Parker this
week.
Mrs. R. J, Nelson left Monday
for Bethel where she will attend
the marriage of her niece Miss
Novetla Bunting to Mr. Henry
Staton.
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Williamston Graded School.
HONOR ROI.L >
For week ending Nov. 20 1908.
THIRD AND FOURTH GBADES
James Turner, Robert Peel, Loual-
He Walker, Inez Williams. Corinne
Smith. Fanny Biggs Martin, Louise
Edwards, Reynolds Smith, Glenn
wood Ellington, Gladys Ballance.
ROSINA DowEIX,
Teacher.
Sick Htadaehe.
This distressing disease results
from a disordered condition of the
stomach, and can be cured by tak
ing Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Get a free sample
at All Druggists andr Dealers in
Patent Medicine, and
Mr. Hirry and Miss Carrie Bices Enter
' ma.
Mr. Harry Biggs and Miss Carrie I
Biggs entertained a small company !
of friends 011, Wednesday evening
after the play from eleven to one
o'clock at a Theater Party. Their
guest were the Misses Elizabeth
Gordon, Martha Taylor, of Leeks
ville-Spraiy, Ella Staton, and the
Messrs. Burras A. Critcher, A. D.
Mizell, and Dr. Hngh B. York.
Mf. W. H. Adkins has moved 1
from Main Street to Broad Street, i
The Thompson hpuse into which 1
they moved presents an improved
ppearance with its new coat of
J paint. i— 1
Mrs M. Everett is spending a
few days in the country this week
with Mrs. T. W. Roberson. Her
nephew Mi. Henry Roberson will
*ed Misß Maude Brown next Wed
nesday^.
Mr H.H. Pope is off for a few
, days' vacation to enjoy the guniug
season. He and his friend Mr.
Autrey, of Autrevville, are thin
ning the feathered tribe.
The railroad is doing a prosper-
I ous business with the farmers of
this section. Four car loads of
cotton left here Tuesday. For
some tims three cars of peanuts a
day have left this station.
Prof, and Mrs. S. W. Outter
bridge attended services at Spring
i Green last Saturday. It was the
. fortieth anniversary since they
united with the church. They are
living examples of God's fulfilment
of His promise, "If thou will walk
in my ways, to keep my statutes
and my commandments, I will
I lengthen thy days." Tbev will
r soon be 84 and 74 years of age re
spectively, and yet they sire more
f active and vivacious than many
, people of halt their years. Their
lives have always been a model of
good de;ds.
; The rtpiter feels that the readers
of THE ENTER PRISE are to be con
j gratulated that so able and broad
| minded man has assumed the ed
| itorship of the paper. Under his
I band the business sideof the paper
I I is safe, the reading matter will be
s intelligent, the moral tone will be
high. We feel sure that the circle
, of influence of THE ENTERPRISE
. will be rapidly extended until it
reaches all the intelligent people Of
' the county, and becomes a clearing
, house of progressive thought for
! its readers. With the rural delivery
j reaching almost the entire country
" population, we can keep our bands
; on each other's pulse and feel the
': inspiration of every propressive
| movement. The paper costs less
n per week than the price of one
I | postage stamp, and we have the
ij privilege, of communicating our
I thoughts to hundreds of people;
yea, it should be thousands
The state Canvassing Board met
! in Raleigh on Thursday. The board
| consists of the Goveroor and four
members of Board of Elections.
! Col. W. G. Lamb, Chairman of the
Hoard of Elections, is in attendance,
i Two days will probaly be consum (
! ed in canvassing.,
How to Cure a Cold- ,
Be as careful as you can you will
pccasionally take cold, and when
you do, get a medicine of known
reliability, one that has an estab
lished reputation and that is certain
to effect a quick cure. Such a ,
medicine is Chamberlain's Cough
Ket»edy. It has gained a world
wide reputation by its remarkable
cures of this most common ailment,
and can always be depended upon. ,
It acts on nature's plan, relieves
the lungs, aids expectoration, opens
the secretions and aids nature in
restoring the system to a healthy
condition. During the many years
j in which it has been in general use
jwe have yet to learn of a single (
case of cold or attack of the grip
having resulted in pneumonia when I
this remedy was used, which shows '
conclusively that it is a certain pre- |
ventive of that dangerous disease (
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
contains ho opium or other narcotic
and may be given as confidently to j
a babv as to an adult. For sale by
All Drgggists and Dealers in Pat- •
ent Medicine. #
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We Need A Passion For Some '
floral Cause.
I should elect to endov-j}®* jjeo
ple of this country \v^!^ oreat 0 reat and
absorbing passion for some moral
cause. Ido not write at random.
, This is no cheap sentiment tossed
off at the bidding of a magazine ed
itor. It represents one of the deep
est convictions of my life. The
supreme need of the individual and
of the nation in this hour is a glow
ing enthusiasm for some principle
believed to be eternal, and some
cause worth living and worth dy
ing for.
Save for the last year or so of
financial stringency—a purely tem
porary thing, a mere bubble on the
stream of ihe nation's life—the
prosperity of the country has for
long been one of the astounding,
incredible commonplaces of the
whole world's speech. And pros
perity has its dangers—is itself a
real and lasting source of danger.
Critics in the Old World, envious,
perhaps, and certainly ill-informed,
take the American people for a
horde of materialists their standard
of values always expressed in terms
of stocks and bonds, their eyes ever
set on tangible, immediate gains.
"If you have writ your annals
true," nothing could be further re
moved from the facts of our his
tory. This nation was brought in
to being under compulsion of the
ideal. Men who loved liberty bet
ter than life, women whose hearts
bled, prophetic spirits that watch
ed through a ifight of sorrow for
the dawning of* the morning, have
made us what we are. They saw
the light and whence it flowed.
They followed it in joy. And if
we and our children after us are to
hold intact for future ages the
large estate of virtue, of faith and
freedom, of which we are trustees,
we must keep the flag flying in
blue sky, the banner of the ideal,
the oriflainine of eternal principle.
It is not for nothing that wealth
has been given to the American
people. What if we are to esteem
these things as wealth indeed and
forget that "there is 110 wealth but
commonwealth," and 110 enduring
riches but in the souls of heroic
men and women?
Materuffwealth will do us little
good if in the homes of the wealth
iest we are to breed a race of ef
feminate men and sexless women
imitating the characteristic vices of
the European aristocracies in the
hour when they are imitating the
characteristic vices of the Rena
issonce; and if, in the teeming cities
where the millions live, envy, # ha
tred and discontent set fire to the
anarchic passions of undeveloped
souls. Our wealth has been given
to us tor the blessing of mankind.
But it will be a curse to ourselves
and to the world if we are not poss
essed again, dominated, enthralled
by some glorious cause. "Where
there is no vision the people per
ish." And it may be added, sol
emnly and in accents of awe:
"The heart that is not passionate is
not pure; the soul that is not en
thusiastic is not safe."
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The Nation the Only Hope.
111 his address on Inland Water
ways, before the American Cotton
Manufacturers' Association, Hon.
John H. Small, Representative from i
the District of North Carolina, 
well said'Ki^j,
"The only agency which can I
properly preserve these mountain
forests is that of the United States. 1
It is utterly impracticable for any 1
single state, and equally so for any
confederation of states. Any sug
gestion to the contrary comes from
an enemy and not a fxienu of this
great national resource."—-Ex- '
change. —■— "■
Pleasant, sure, easy, safe little '
liver Pills, are DaWitt's Little
Early Risers. Sold bv Chases 1
Drug Store; Biggs Drug Store.
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SI.OO a Year in Advance
RESISTS ARREST
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Will Horner Accused of
Stealing Tobacco-Tries
to Fight Officers
Meadows and Staton lost a lot «f
graded tobacco last week from tie
Roanoke Warehouse. A window
had been broken open and furnish
ed means of entrance for the thief
or thieves. Noting carefully the
movements of some people, it was
decided the tobacco had been car
ried to Robersonville for sale. Will
Horner of the notorious Horner
family, was found in Robersonville
with a load of the weed, and under
the instruction* of Meadows and
Staton, was brought back with the
stolen goods by J. G. Pool.
Sheriff Crawford went to the
Roanoke Warehouse to arrest Hor
ner, and was met with open defi
ance by the negro, under the in
fluence of red eye, he grew bold,
flourishing an open knife and vow*
irg that he would not go to jail.
Sheriff Crawford quickly covered
him with his pistol and the negro
wilted. Hut no sooner was he ar
resteJ by the Sheriff than he began
resisting. To quiet him,a lew blows
from the pistol were delivered in
the proper place, and the next
thing needed was a doctor. Hor
ner reposes quietly in jail and em
phatically denies any part in the
stealing. There seems to be a
band of thieves who are especially
fond of the yellow weed and pea
nuts. The authorities are endeav
oring to run them,tp the earth and
for protection evtwthing should lie
done to aid the officers.
Kings Little Liver Pills for bili
ousness, sick-headache. They keep
voir well. 25c. Try them. Sold
by Chase's Drug Store.
Died at Winton, N. C.
Mr. W. T. Ward received a
telegram 011 Sunday telling him of
the death of his father at Winton,
N. C. The news was a severe
shock as the deceased had ..been ill
only a short while with bronchitis.
He and his wife made their home
„ a married, daughter in Winton.-
Onljra few weeks ago he visited
his son's family in Williarnston,
and apparent! y was enjoying good
health. Messrs. W. T. and" H. S.
Ward left 011 Monday for Winton
to attend the funeral.
Isees Laxative Cough Syrup al
ways brings quick relief to coughs
colds, hoarseness, whooping-cough
anil all bronchial and tlirout trou
ble. Mothrer especially recom
mend it for children. Pleasant to
take, gently laxative. Sold by
Chase's Drutf Store.
THANKSGIVINGTrT WILLIAMSTON
Tire day dawned heavy with fog
which for hours refused to melt
away before the warm rays of the
X- - '.----a *■
sun. Rain fell about noon, but
soon the clouds broke, and at inter
val!, the sun catne out in splendor.
Those liking sport went early to
the fields and woods —soru? remain
ing in town and a few attended
religious services. The pastors of
the Baptist, Methodist and Episco
pal Churches had services aird col
lections were taken up for the re
spective orphanages. The music at
each Church was sweet aud appro
priate, and the decoratious consis
ted of the fuits of the harvest.
The day passed without incident
with no accident to mar the
pleasure of the community.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Sy
rup not only heals irritation , and
allays inflammation, thereby stop
ping the cough, but it moves the
bowels gently and in that way
drives the cold from the system.
Contains no opiates It is pleasant '*
to take, and children especially like
the taste, so nearly like maple su
\ gar. Sold by Chases Drug Store;
Biggs Drug Store.
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