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All notice• published in this column, when
revenue i» to be derived, will be charged at the
Kit of 10 cents a line, (count six words to a
line) each iame.i Special rate* will be made on
IM« contracts.
—Sheriff Crawford took an in
sane negro to the Eastern Hospital
at Goldsboro this week.
—Reports from crops are more
favorable now and the tobacco men
are visiting daily in the country.
—There will be services both
morning and night at all the
churches here Sunday except the
Episcopal.
5 or 6 doses "666" will cure
any ca>e of Chilis and Fever.
Price 25c
—lt did not rain here on St
Swithin's Day but there fell enough
water on Sunday m>;ht to make
up for any lack.
—The scarcity of fruit has never
been more marked here than at this
time. It looks like a famine on
the ' sweet pickle" shelf.
5 or 6 doses "(>>(>" will cure
any case ut Chills and Fever.
Price 25c.
—Messrs. Broughton and Nor
man have beeu here for several
days organizing the Modern Wood
men of America. Ouite a num
ber enlisted.
—The cool days and nights this
week have 1 een a delightful release
from the extremely warm ones last
week. The thermometer has regis
tered in the seventies.
Good Kngine and hotter,
mounted ready for.use, for sale.—
Joshua L Coltrain, R. F. D 4,
Williamston, N. C. 7-15
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—The Ci'v Fathers are having
tbe grass and wteds mowed on the
streets. The extremely wet weather
has been con juctive to the growth
of both (or the past two months.
' —Friends here were distressed
to learn of the accident to Misses
Cora Hunt and Kate Blacknall of
Kittrdl. 011 last Saturday. The
cars on which they were traveling
struck a freight train and several
were injured. The two young
ladies, Misses Hum and Blacknall,
received slight injuries.
Rev. Mr. Gordon is in Ruber
sonville this week, where he ar
ranged for the Mi-sion strvices by
Rev. J. J. I). Hall. Several peo
ple from here have been attending
these meetings-during the week.
Mr. Hall ; s doing good wherever
he goes. His visit here last spring
is remembered pleasantly by many
who heard him.
—The remains of Mis Sherrod
Spruill were carried through here
on Tuesday to Jauiesville, where
thev were interred. Mrs. Spruill
died on Monday at the State Hos
pital, Raleigh, where she had been
since last year. She is survived
bv a husband and son. Grover W.
Hardison, a nephew of the deceas
ed, attended the funeral Tuesday
afternoon.
Teething childern have more or
less diarrhoea, which can be con
trolled by giving Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera aid Diarrhoea
Remedy. All that is nece-sary is
to give the prescribed dose after
each operation of the bowels more
than natural and theu castor oil to
_cleanse the system. It is safe and
6ure. S )ld by Saundets & Fowdeti
and all dealers.
Portsmouth, Va., Dec. 19, 190 S.
Our sales of about 4,000 gallons of your
DO complaints have ever been lodged
with us, and incidentally we wi*h to add
that we have received many complimen
tary testimonials. Our sales are increas
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"For Sale by W. H. William?,
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J. A. Mizell returned to Tarboro
Monday.
Miss Mildred l'urvis is in town
this week.
Robert Everett, of Palmyra, was
here Tuesday.
Miss Hattie Kirby went to Nor
folk Monday.
F. W. Hoyt and family left for
Beaufort Tuesday.
Mrs. W. H. Crawford is at Pan
ace i Springs this week.
Miss Louise Fowden has been in
Robersonville this week.
C. A. B tker rtturned from Vir-
ginia Beach Wednesday
Mrs. S. A. Newell i? at home
from a visit to Louisburg.
Mr. and Mrs, J G. Staton have
been in Norfolk this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sitterson are
at Seven* Springs this week.
j. I). Leggett an( l so n, Toe, left
for Virginia Beach Tuesday.
Miss Lettie Critcher is quite ill
at her home on Church street.
Mr.-and Mrs. J. G. Godard are
in Greenville visiting relatives.
Prof. Sylvester Ilassell is spend
ing his vacation at Nags Head.
C. 1). Carstarphen and Master
Bryant went to Norfolk Monday.
Misses Fannie and Daisy Mann
ing are visiting relatives in Virginia.
J. H. Thrower and G. C. God
win have been in Fannville this
week.
T. J. Latham, of Washington
City is visiting friends and relatives
here.
The many friends of Mr. Walter
Hassell are glad to see him out
again.
Miss Cleve Andrews, of Scotland
Neck, is the guest of Mrs. John I).
Simpson.
Herbert Peel, after a visit to
relatives here, left Monday for
Baltimore.
Misses Emma Robertson and
Laurie Ellison went to Roberson
ville Tuesday aftenoon.
Miss Kliza Daniel, who has been
visiting relatives near here, return
to Rocky Mount Tuesday.
Mrs. Fannie Biggs, accompanied
by Miss Carrie Biggs, left for Pan
acea Springs on Saturday.
Mrs. J. G. Dowell and Master
Yates have returned from a visit to
Carthage and other points.
J. Davis Ewell, of Richmond,
was in town several days this week
visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Sallie biggs and Miss Hat
tie Thrower attended the Mission
services at Robei sonville today\
The Misses Pell, who have been
visiting their cou>iti, Miss Katie
Blount, have returinM to Richmond.
Mrs. Alon/.o Hassell and Miss
Anna Pope attended the Mission
services at Robersonvrtle Thursday.
Miss Emma Deane, who been
with Harrison Bros, and Company
for the past year, left Monday for
Baltimore.
John D Simpson, who has been
suffering severely recently has been
able to attend to his business for
several days.
Harry A. Biggs returned Thurs
day from a cruise on the "Sim
mons," leaving that afternoou for
Panacea springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Clifton
and two children, of Louisburg,
.ire visiting Mrs. Alexander H.
Smith on Watts street.
Misses Hiuuah V. Fowden and
Irene Smith and A. D. Mizell at
tended the Mission service in Rob
ersonville Wednesday evening.
J. D. Harrison and mother,
Pattie""iiarrison, formerly of this
County, now of Guion, Texas, left
for their home yesterday after
spending'two weeks near here with
friends and relatives. This is Mr.
Harrison's first visit hare since his
departure twenty years ago.
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A Woman Puiei Two Existences %
In One House
B> EDITH V. ROSS
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My love for Edward. Lane began
when we were both sc> young that u« i
ther of us could rertiember a time
when it did not exist. His father's
place was but a Short distance from
ours. Indeed, the rear line marked the
limits of both places. On one side >r
this line was the playground of th>
several children, boys and girls. In
cluding Edward and myself, who lived
in the neighborhood. I can remember
as far back as when I was seven year*
old aud Edward nine that in playing
keep house lie and 1 always played tTm
part of husband and wife. There was
a swing ou this playground, and Ed
ward's father put up articles for a
boys' gyinnasiuui. A little house four
or five feet high was built for us girl*
and furnished with toy furniture. At
times we would leave our dolls there
ail night, first putting them to bed.
When I grew taller 1 could not un
derstand how 1 could have stood up
right in that little house. * And what
seemed more remarkable to me w»
that Edward could have done so. f T
he wns always a large child. Aud l
remember that when he had been
away to school for a long while and
caine back he was taller than the
house.
By this time we were growing out
of childhood Into tlmt Intermedial"'
period when, though hoys and girl*
may feel love, they are not likely t"
express It. It is a period of transition
from child love to real love. The ho>
mind is taken up with athletic sports,
while the kihides her secret almost
from herself. Indeed, so nebulous I ■
this period that In my own case It is
dllllcult for me to recall my exact feel
ings. I remember them faintly and as
existing at intervals. They were rath
er a small portion of my girl's ex
Istence than the whole of It.
When I was sixteen i was awakened
to the true condition by the marked
preference displayed by another ulri
for my Edward. From that time my |
love became the principal Instead of a I
minor part In my life. 1 failed to con-1
ceal my jealousy from him, and this
brought otit Ids own consciousness of
what was between us. There was ii"
formal declaration, no conventional
giving of the hand, not even the lov
ers' kiss, lie merely said somethliii;
about the other girl. I know not what,
but It assured me there was uo change
In our position since the days when
we played husband and wife at keep
ing Jwmse— yo change in the position,
but a (great change In the condition
It had then been like a winter bud.
but it was now swollen under a spring
sun. ready to put forth leaves.
1 sometimes wished that I could
have experienced the proposal that
other girls seemed to regard the next
most Important moment In their lives
to their marriage. Edward and I had
no occasion for a proposal. Our love
w : as rather, as I have said, an unfold
ing of a bud than the birth of a butter
fly. The only abrupt part of it was
when he gave me the tirst kiss. I
have always treasured that In lieu of
a proposal.
When we were married great changes
had occurred. I was left alone In the
world. So it was arranged that we
should occupy my house. Our living
room was on the second floor, over
looking the playground where -we had
pretended to be husband and wife.
The faint dream of childhood had been
developed to a realization of almost
perfect happiness, if there could be a
perfection on earth, these live years
of my life, from twenty to twenty-five,
were such a condition. Two children
were born to us, a boy and a girl.
What seemed strange to me was that,
though 1 gave them a boundless love,
that which I bore their father. Instead
of being diminished, was increased.
Truly love must be, like space, intinite.
Up k> this point there* had been an
expansion of happiness. Suddenly
there came a check. Our youngest
child sickened and died. 1 have de
scribed with some minuteness what I
have likened to the gradual unfolding
of a flower. I have no heart tu-glve
more than a brief mention of Its blight
ing. Within a few months after the
first death a second occurred, and
within another year I lost my husband.
For a time I was In a sort of col
' lapse. 111 whk'h I did not take enough
Interest In my surroundings to be af
fected by them. After one has met
with a serious accident or has been
operated upon by a suugeon the senses
are deadened;' then eomes the begin
ning of pain, it "was so with mc.
When I beoaroe myself my surround
ings were painful to me. Some per
sons similarly situated nurse their grief
by living ID such surroundings. ,! long
ed to get away from them Friends
advised me to seok recovery in the
many new scenes a»d interesting ob
jects that are to be found abroad. I
took their ndtlce. I sailed for Europe,
leaving the place where I had been so
happy in the hands of an agent for
"sale. One thing I was resolved upon—
never to return t« It.
It may be considered that my sto
ry Is one of coincidence. It Is more
than that. It i« an illustration of the
very different conditions that may oc
cur fn the life of a single person. Mas
ters of ronm-nse have maintained that
tbere should not be in song or story
but one love. Playwrights never bring
■ second on to tbe stage. They por
tray rather romance than real life and
do not give all ibat real life needs,
Tbey are of the name order an tbe peo
should die on tbe funeral pyre of her
husband.
I may be weaker than sonje women
or I may be stronger. Possibly 1 may
bare less depth of feeling, though that
I will not aduiit. I saw only in nursing
my grief a dreadful life before me. 1
rec.*>gnizcd the principle tbat no two
absorbing Ideas can occupy tbe brain
at one time. I did all tbat I could to
interest myself in what was about me.
True, I did not at first succeed, and
when I did only partially so. I dread
ed the word forget, and yet I realized
that to avoid suffering I must tempo
rarily forget. I forced myself to Jgel
that afyr a time I would be reunited
with my loved ones and that mean
while 1 must, except occasionally, put
them out of my mind.
I made my Lome abroad. Three
years after my bereavement I married
again. I did so partly because I was
lonely, partly because 1 wished for a
man to rely upon, as is natural to any
woman, partly because "the man I mar
ried assured me tbat I could give him
an Interest In life and lastly because I
became attached to him. lie was an
American, - like - myself, u«d, being
wealthy, gave himself up to study,
lie lived abroad that be might write
books which required his presence
among tbe subjects of which he wrote.
For five years after our marriage we
continued our residence abroad. Dur
ing this period children were born to
us. There was a tacit mutual agree
ment between us tbat I should not talk
about the world. In which I had I
I saw tbat he would rather leave tha
to me. considering himself as having no
part In It, and I bad no desire to make
him a part of it. He was absorbed,
in bis literary work, and if I ever told
him even where 1 had lived he soon,
forgot it. 4
Then be was called to America on
the matter of some property that need
ed Ills attention. It was agreed be
tween us that- he should leave rue and
our children in Lucerne, where we
were thou living. He expected to be
absent not more than two months, but
soon after -his arrival in America he
was Induced to write for a publisher
a work necessiiatliiK his presence In
America. lie suggested my coming
home with the children, but left me
to consult my own feelings in the
matter.
I had never Intended to return to the
United States, dreading lest It would
reawaken me to iny lost world. Rut
with a husband and children that
world had receded further and further
from me till the consciousness of it
had grown very dim. I wrote my hus
band that I would go back tr the
western hemisphere and remain there
I was tired of moving about from one
place ko another and the children were
coming to that age when they should
have steady instruction at school. Our
boys I preferred to bring up In Amcr
lea. I therefore suggested to my hus
band that he buy a place in which we
inlKbt settle. He replied that he agreed
with me and would carry out my sug
gestion*. Later tie wrote me tbat he
had bought a place In the suburbs of
the e'lty wherein It would be necessary
for him to do his work.
We arrived after dark. I wns de
lighted at our reunion, as were the
father and the children. 1 did not ask
where our home wns to be. I Intend
ed to be satisfied with It. pleased with
it, wherever it was. We took a train
and In less than an hour alighted at
a station, whertf a carriage was waiting
for us. it wns very dark when -we
reached our home and I saw nothing
of It till I stood In the hall. Then I
caught at a banister to prevent .un
failing.
I was in the bouse r had left more
than ten years before with a blighted
heart.
"My dear!" exclaimed thy husband
starting toward me.
But in a twinkling I hnd recovered
myself. And what had enabled me to
do so? The sudden appearance of an
object. Ah. those objects that come to
us: How much more valuable often
times than realization! 1 must at least
for the present spare my good man
the inexpressible pain of knowing
what he had til-ought upon me.
"Nothing." I replied. "A little giddi
ness at having been so long rolling at
sea."
"Nothing you don't like, is there?"
he asked anxiously.
"Ou the contrary, I am very well
pleased. Let us see the rest of It.*'
ne took me Into eVerJr room in the
house, a house that had been sold
twice since 1 had parted with It and
both times with the furniture includ-
ed. Not for the* world would I have
betrnyed that these rooms, closets, cor
ners wiHi every he«l, table, bureau._
had been familiar to nie from child
hood. But when It was over I passed
the night alone In a room opening Into
one occupied by the children.
No tongue or pen can describe what
that night was to me. ,
When morning came I found that if
I could endure the first shock I could
endure more. 1 deferred froni day to
day telling what had happened. My
husband was delighted with his pnr
cbase. and before I had gained heart
to tell him my secret he had become a
fixture In It. ■ Months passed, then
years. > My husband Is* now aa old
man and my children are grown.
None of tlieni know thftt their mother
has been living In her second earthly
world.
And yet, after all, this coincidence
has not brought me unhappiness. I
have been living two existences, both
of which are dear to me. the one n,ear
by,, the other In the for past and fu-
I ture: tl)e one of flesh and blood, tbe
other of spiritual form. In time It
| *IU be a spiritual mingling of the two.
Notice!
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A Convention of the Republicans of Martin Coun
ty is hereby called to meet at the Court House in
Williamston, N. C., on Tuesday, August 2, 1910 at 12 \
o'clock M., for the purpose of selecting delegates to
the State, Congressional, Judical and Senatoral Con
ventions and transacting such other business as may
come before it. The Republican voters of the Conn
ty will assemble at their respective polling places on
Monday, August 1, 1910, at 12 o'clock M. and send
delegates to said Convention.
By order of the Republican Executive Committee
of Martin County, July 16, 1910.
C. C. FAGAN, . WHEELER MARTIN,
Secretary. - Chairman*
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