VOL. XI. NO. 38
GOOD ROADS A
SAFE PROPOSITION
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Money Judiciously Spent
on Good Roads a Sound
Investment—Too Costly
a Cheap Statement - -
False Economy to Fail
to Build for Travel.
The greatest stumbling block In
the way of good roads development
is that false doctrine of economy
which teaches that money saved
from being spent on roads is money
.made. Money saved in this way is
money lost, not only the
that would be actually spent, but
thousands more. In facty the sum
held back that might be required
for any given improvement is the
least part of the amount saved.
Penny wise and pound foolish is
that man or community that imag
ines that it is economy to refuse to
build good roads It is saving at
the spigot and wasting at the bung.
The Kansas City Star, writing on
this subject, says that the plea that
good roads are "too costly" be
longs to cheap statement, moss
backs and other undesirables, hav
ing no place whatever in the con
sideration of the problem of modern
road building. "The primary pur
pose in securing good roads," con- j
tiuues this paper, "is to eliminate
the enormous and everlasting cost
of bad roads. Modern country
roadu bear the same relation to the
rural districts as paved streets bear
to the cities. Paved streets for
municipalities are, first of all, a
business proposition. The comfort
and convenience afforded by them
is a matter of secondary considera
tion. No city could be built OD
mud streets. Neither can agricul
tural communities be developed on
mud roads. And any condition
that retards the fullest development
of country life is an expense that
spells rain and bankruptcy in the
end."
Commenting on this The Atlanta
Constitution illustrates the truth of
the assertion that it is not the cost
of good roads but the ruinous lux
ury of bad roads tbat should be
considered by reciting a story of a
Georgia farmer who refused to con
tribute a strip of refused to contri
bute a strip of land for a new road
way, because he didn't believe in
good roads "on principle." The
road was built regardless and the
day after the road was completed,
the mossback farmer was offered
$lO more per acre'for his 300 acres
than he had previously asked with
out getting a buyer. The Consti
stitution goes on to show that vast
sums of money are locked up in
farms, forests and property gener
% ally, "waiting only the vitalizing
magic of decent highways." The
Kansas Cfty paper estimates tbat
Kansas has lost $1,000,000 in mud
holes in the last decade. No esti
mate is too high, and no Southern
state is exempt from the stupend
ous loss. If people could or if they
ouly would look at good roads as
a business proposition, as an invest
ment sure to pay large dividends,
as a money-saving agency; and if
thev would only look on bad roads
as a luxury that they cannot afford;
if they would only realize that it is
not a question ot the cost of good
roads but of the tremendous cost
of Bad roadß, the era of highways
such as any civilized people ought
to have, would spcedly come.—_
Southern Good Roads.
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Words ot Appreciation
Editor of THE ENTERPRISE,
Williamston, N. C.
Mr. Editor: — >
During our prepar
ation for the Warrenton District
Conference, whose sessions have
just closed, and prior to that time,
you were very generous in allowing
space in cuir county paper for no
tices, etc.
On behalf of the pastor and the
Methodist congregation, I beg to
thank you and especially to express
our thanks for the courtesies shown
to our Conference by the editor and
his entire staff of"assistants.
May I also express through your
columns our deep appreciation
of the kiudness shown us and £ur
visitors by the friends of othjr de
noninations. The iratern&l spirit
shown by our friends on this occa
sion meets a deep response in our
hearts. w'e invoke the Divine
power upon them and hope tbat *e
have opportunity to reciprocate the
courtesies which were extended to
us. * Respectfully,
C. L. READ. F
July 5th,*1910.
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RESOLVED, that since we have
been so generously entertained by
the good people of Williamston, we
do now express our sincere thanks'
, both to them and their pastor bv a
rising vote.
j. E. HOI.PEN,
J. F. FLVTHK.
WHEREAS, we have read the ex
cellent report of our District Con
ference, as printed in THE ENTER
PRISE, therefore.
* BE IT RESOLVED that the thanks
of this Conference be extended
enterprising editor and his reporter..
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Robbery ana Burning: at Jamesvllle
On Sunday night at 8 o'clock,
John Bailey, Jr., was passing
through Jamesville and saw a man
running near the Methodist Church.
Passing on about one hundred
yards, Bailey discovered tbat fire
was raging in the town. Quickly
investigating, he found that the
store of Dr. Hassell was on fire.
The alarm spread rapidly and soon
a force was working heroically to
keep the flames from spreading
This was done and no building was
burned except the warehouse and
store of Dr. Hassell. The contents
were a tot&l loss, and is estimated
at $6,000 with $4,000 insurance.
Everything pointed to robbery and
dogs secured from Ahoskie were
put on the trail but failed to con
vict the guilty parties. They,
however, run the trail of the man
who seen running, but after a
certain distance it was lost. This
is the third store robbery iu James
ville within the year, and must be
the work of an organized band.
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WILLIAMSTON,_N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 8, xgto
OAK CITY ITEMS
Bill Ayers was in town Monday.
W. O- Council was in town Tues
day on business.
- Acie Johnson, of Hamilton, was
. in town Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hurst wenf
: to Tarboro Sunday.
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Joe Council of Rocky Mount,
was in town Monday. - " *»
> 11. D. Johnson returned home
j from Norfolk Monday.
1 Mr. Perry and Octivia Ear
' ley, of Palmyra, were in town Sun
day.
Herman Hedgepetb, of Hohgood,
was 111 town Sunday visiting
friends.
t Jim Dauiel, of Robersouville, is
. visiting his brother, J. T. Daniel,
r for a few days.
Miss Chailotte Camper, who has
been visiting friends in Wendell,
returned home Monday.
Miss Beatrice Daniel has return
ed home from Robersonville, where
she has been visiting relatives
J. M. Sitterson, of Williamston,
has been visiting Capt. Jno. T.
' r Hyman for the past few days.
; Mesdames J. W. Hines, C. M.
j' Hurst and W. A. Casper leftTues
t day for Norfolk to visit Mrs. B. D.
Tew.
Joe Earley, W. F. Bel flower, E.
H. Turner, A. Burnett and L F.
Goodrich attended the county con
, vention at Williamston Saturday.
The horse of J. W. Rooks, who
" carries the mail from here to Hamil
ton, ran away last Wednesday and
5 ran into the horse and buggy of J.
' J. Piland, damaging botn 'buggies
- and bruising Mr. Pilands horse very
badly.
A negro by the name of Arthur
Fields struck Charlie Wells with a
club at T. W. Davenports mill last
Friday, hurting him very badly,
the negro then drew a pistol on the
others that came to the rescue of
Wells. Fields is still at large.
Dr. and Mrs. M. I. Fleming, E.
'■ A. Council and Miss Matthews, P.
H. Davenport and Miss Eulala
Perkins, Will Rhodes and Miss
Baker, Bogtie Slade and Miss Pim
Gladstone, Bruce Sherrod and
: Misses Baker and Purvis, Charlie
B. Baker and Misses Gladstone and
Jones, of Hamilton, were here Mon
day as guests of the Oak City Bath
ing Club at their resort.
Mrs. Jane Jarvis
Died in Ham.lton Saturday even
ing, July 2nd, 1910. Mrs. Jarvis
was in the 79th year of her age.
She had been suffering for eight or
ten months, the most of the time
confined to her bed. She had been
a faithful-and consistent member
of the Primitive Baptist Church for
thirty or forty years. She leaves
an aged sister, a granddaughter
and five little great grandchildren
and many others to mourn her de
parture.
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Democratic Countv Convention
;
A coo vention of Democrats was
held at the Court House Saturday,
Julv 2nd at 3p. m. A good repre
sentation was present and all Demo
crats were made f&l fledged dele
gates to all conventions.
The result of open conventions
i are always reminders tbat they are
L not the proper thing when the will
'of the people is to be ascertained.
H ASSELL ITEMS
\
Lester Keel was in town Sunday. ,
Will Hyman is here from Rich
mond.
R. H. Salsbury spent Saturday
in Williamston.
Julius Burnett was here from
Oak City Friday.
David Jones, from Hamilton,
was here Friday.
P. L Salsbury, of Hamilton,
was here Mouday.
Robert Salsbury, Jr. spent Wed
nesday in Scotland Neck.
Robert Salsbury spent a tew days
at Robcronville last week.
Mr. ami Mrs. W. D. Jordan spent
Sunday and Monday in House.
Misses F'eming and Overton
spent Sunday with Miss Era Rawls.
Master Hillie Rose, ot Tarboro,
spent a tew days with his- aunt
here.
Miss Hilda Knight returned
home from a visit to Tarboro, Sat
urday.
Little May Bell has been on IhtT
sick list this week, but is now im
proving.
There wis a btirbectie given for
the men at Johnsou's Bridge, near
here, Monday.
Mrs. W. T. Gorham and Miss
Fraucis Staten speut a few days
here tins week.
T. H. Johnson,""' C. Purvis and
Robert Salsbury went toj. II
Rawls Sunday.
R. H. Salsbury and daughter,
Miss Laura, left Thursday to visit
in Lynchburg, Va.
Rev. Mr. Summeral filled his
regular appointment here Friday
night and Snnday,
Miss Mabel Haislip returned
home from Tarboro Friday, accom
paiued by her cousin, Miss Mar
garet Ross. 1
Miss Carnie Tavlor, from Roa
noke Rapids, visited her cousins,
M isses Bessie and Myrtle Roberson,
here this week.
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Safe Crackers at Bear Grass
.What might be termed amatuer
attempted to drill into the
safe of J. J. Rogers & Bro., at Bear
Grass Monday night.. After drill
ing a few inches, they probably be
came alarmed at some noise in the
vicinity and ran off. The safe con
tained about SSOO in . cash. There
seems to be 110 clue to the guilty
parties.
Very Low Excursion Rates to
Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla.
From points in North
Caiolina end South Carolina the
Atlantic Coast Line will sell, on
Tuesday July 12, round trip tickets
at-very low rates, to Jacksonville
and Tampa, Florida.
Tickets will be sold for all trains
that day, limited to return July 19,
1910. The round trip fares from
Williamston will be $S 00 to Jack
sonville, and $lO 00 to Tampa,with
corresponding low rates from other
points in the radius named.
For folders.schedules and further
information call on W. A- Ellison,
ticket agent, Williamston or write
T. C. White, general passenger
agent, W. J. Craig, passenger traf
fic manager, Wilmington, N. C.
Coherence Closes
The Wairenton District Confer
ence closed Sunday night, the fare
well sermon being preached by Rev.
Euclid McWhorter, of Carolina
College. On Sunday morning the
pulpit at the Methodist church was
occupied by Rev. S. L. Massey,
editor of the Raleigh Cbristain Ad
vocate. The services at the Bap
tist church were conducted by Revs.
C. A Jones and J. G Thompson.
All four discourses were able and
enjoyed by the large crowd of wor
shipers.
Much g'ood woik was done dur
ing these sessions The Methoiist
people always take a stand 011 every
question that is for the good of hu
manity and the building up of the
Kingdom of Christians.
The resolution on Sabbath Ob
servance condemns Sunday hunt
ing, fishing, playing, running au
tos for sport, base ball, selling soft
drinks and other things. Sporting
news and the "funny papers" 011
Sunday received condemnation.
Revs. A J. Parker and E. E
Ro-e, former pastors of the church
- here Attended the Conference and
with many others received a warm
welcome. 1/ iarly all of the vis
itors left 011 Saturday and the other*
went away on the several trains
Monday. The Methodist people
and those of otner sects enjoyed
the presence of these saintly meu
who are giving their lives for
Christ. The next Conference will
be held in Scotland Neck.
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form its functions, the bowels be
; come deranged, the liver and the
kidneys congested causing numer
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must be restored to a healthy con
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and Liver Tablets can be depended
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Ward Pitches No Hit Game
On Wednesday a large number
of spectators saw the Bloomer (iirls
go down in defeat before the local
team in a game of balf resulting in
a score of 2to o. Ward's pitching
for the locals tells the tale, the
ladies were not even allowed a hit,.
Ward's work was of the big league
type, while Stnbbs at the receiving
end played his usual strong game,
and his pegging to 2nd was perfect, j
Gurganus played Hie Ist like |
an old timer. The girls played]
steady ball, but at 110 stage of the j
game did they have a chance to I
cross the rubber. Miss Crowell j
was on the firing line for the visi- j
tors and did some clever pitching.
She yvas replaced in the 7th by Mr.
Jones, who was there with the
steam, but as a pitcher he was by j
no means the equal of the lady. J
The attendance yvas very encourag-1
jug, and we hope to have some j
good games 011 this diamond dur- I
ing the season —"Dope "
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Mission Services j
Rev. J. J. I). Hall, Superindeut,
of the famous Galilee Rtscus Mis- .
sion iu Philadelphia, has agreed to |
hold a four days Mission at Rober- j
sonville, beginning on Mouday j
night, July iSth. These services j
will continue through Friday night, j
July 22nd. and will be held in the ,
Hall. Rev. Mr. Gordon, of Willi
amston, will be present during the
series of services.
Rev. Mr. Hall is well remembered
in Williamston, where he made two
striking addresses in the early j
spring, oue in the F.piscopal Church
and the other at the Methodist
Church.
SI.OO a Year in Advance
ROBERSONVILLE
NEWS ITEMS
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Local happenings and
People who are Coming
and Going, here v There
and Yonder as Gathered
by our Regular Corres
pondent.
William Tripp is at home again.
Jim Daniell spent Monday in Oak
City.
Silas House spent Monday in
Tarboro.
J. J. Stfoud spent Sunday in
Norfolk.
Jodie,Woolard spent Monday in
Everett*.
I L. A. Briley is on the sick lif-t
i '
j this week.
W. W. Salsbury spent Thursday
in the country.
J. A. Mizell, of Tarboro, was it'
town last week.
Mr. Malet, of Tarboro, was in
town Wednesday.
N. T Riddick, of Everetts, was
in town Thursday.
A. W. Salsburv spent Sunday
. here with his mother. »
: j Mrs. \V. H. Everett and daugh*
j ter spent Sunday here
~ W. A. Roberson and family spent
Sunday in Gold Point.
P. L. Anthony, of Greenville,
was in town Wednesday.
J. H. Roberson, Jr., returned
from Norfolk Wednesday.
* J. H. Roberson, Jr. and family
• spent Sunday in Gold Point.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R Jenkins are
visiting in Mcbane this week.
1
I Mrs. J Haywood Everett spent
[ Monday afternoon in Jamesville.
> W. L. James and Jack Taylor
spent Sunday afternoon in Everetts.
Miss If-abell Morton is visiting
relatives in Williamston this wetk.
Miss Enid Taylor, of near Bethel,
is visiting Mrs, W. A. Roberson.
Bruice Gardner and Jessie Bul
lock, of Bethel, were in town Sun
| day. •
Miss Blanche Daniel and Nina
Roberson spent Saturday and Sun
| day in Everetts.
Miss Maree Purvis, of near Has-
I sell, is visiting her cousin, Miss
I Naornia Everett.
Miss Margaret Little, of near
'here, is visiting here cousin, Miss
| Helen Roberson.
Mr. and Mr-. E. T. Mayo, of
1 Bethel, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. CofSeld.
Quite a number of people from
j here attended the ball game at Wil
! liamston Wednesday.
I
G. A. Crofton and family spent
j Sunday at the home of Agustus
Johnson, near Gold Point.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Perkins, of
J near Washington, spent Saturday
j with Mrs. L. T. Roberson.
Mesdames R. E. Grimes, J. C.
I Robertson and G. M. Roberson are
visiting relatives near Norfolk.
Misses Maree and Pearl Robert
j son spent Monday iu the country
| with Misses Addie and Fishie Cc-
I burn.
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Misses Mary Lee Hight and I.ii
:lian Edmondson, of Henderson
j ville, are visiting tbtir cousin, Miss
Myrna Hight.
Misses Blanche Roberson and
Lois Parker spent several days near
Hassell this week with Misses Bes?
sie and Myrtle Roberson.
God sends enough to all.—Latin.
Let no man speak evil of anoth
er. —Plato.
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