■ VOL. XI. NO. 48
A PRETTY
HONE WEDDING
fir. Samuel F. WUUams,
:Jr., and Miss Carrie
Alexander Biggs Mar
ried on Saturday Last
at the Home of the Bride
--Reception Follows the
Ceremony and is At
• tended by a Large Num
ber of Friends--The
Bride and Groom Will
Tour the West and
, Southwest
On Saturday afternoon'ai four
o'clock at the* residence of" her
mother, Mrs John'Dawson Biggs,
Miss Carrie Alexander Biggs was
married to Mr. Samuel Ferebee 1
Will iams, Jr , the ritualistic cere
mony being read by the Reverend
'GeoigeJ. Dow. 11.
In the hack of the hall a krupo*
raiy altar wag improvised, made ol
white upon which was placed beau
tiful specimens of ferns and white
aster*, on the altar wewgold can
delabra once the posessiou of the
United States Senator Asa Biggs',
now owned by his daughter, Mrs.
\V. T. Crawford. Under the arch
which stood in Trtmt of the altar
was hung a wedding bell from!
which was suspended a spray of
lilies of the valley, the bride's
favorite flower.
gown of heavy white satin, em
broidered with pearls, wearing the
• bridal veil cawght—fn —place with
orange blossoms, and cairying a
boquet of ldlies of the valley, came
* down the stairway alone, at the
foot of which she was met by the
bridegroom who wore the conven
tional afternoon dre-ss. White lib
bons from the altar were carried by
the Misses Fannie Biggs Martiu
and Delha Kate Ward down the
hallway making an aisle through
which the biide and bridegroom
passed. After the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Williams walked down
the hall to the drawing room to the
music of the wedding march by a
class ; cal composer played by Mrs.
R. T. Coburn, where thev received
the guests. The reception lasted
ior half an hour and was attended
by .the elite of Williamson. Many
of the refreshments were made in
the de-ign cf lilies of the valley
After the reception Mr. atid Mrs.
Williams changed to their travel
ing clothes and were takeu to the
station where they boardei tho five
o'clock train starting 011 their
honeymoon. They will go direct
to Philadelphia for a visit of a
week, after which they will start
on a tour of the western cities, in
cluding the Yellowstone Park, re
turning to North Carolina byway
of New Orleans, and they will be
at home in Williamston after the
twentieth of October.
Miss Biggs, who is an accom
plished musician and skillful horse
woman, is a daughter of the late
John Dawson Biggs, a prominent
figure in the state in his day, and
she is the foster granddaughter of
the late Dennis Simmons, the
Bouth's greatest Orphanage philan
throphist. She is loved by her
friends who wish for her the great
est possible happiness.
Mr. Wiliiami is the oldest son of
Captain P. Williams, of Eden ton,
though he now lives in Philadel
phia, where he is popular with a
large circle of'friends. - * , 
For the reception which imme
diately followed the Biggs residence
*as tastily decorated, the predomi
nating colors being white and
pink- Caldelabra shadeq >0 pink
were placed in the different rooms
of the house. Dr. and Mrs. John
Dawson Biggs, Mrs. Biggs wearing
an afternoon gown qf green satin,
welcomed the arriving guests, and
11SS& X .:>*
THE ENTERPRISE
Miss Mary Haskell, who wore white
satin, escorted tbem into the sitting
room where they signed the wed
diug book which was in charge of
Mr. Harry A' Bigg. p . Mis. Grovtr
W. Hardisou, who wore a gown of
white satin, conducted tlieiu to the
dining room where they were served
|re fresh me nts, this room was in
charge of Mrs. Asa T. Crawford,
Hardisou then greeted them
to the second floor of the house
wbtre the beautiful gifts given the
t bride were displayed. A wealth of!
presents showered upon Miss
Biggs, from diamond* to dainty I
pieces of hand-made limn. After;
the reception a great many of the
guests went to the fetation where
they wished the biide aud bride
groom a most happy wedding jour
ney.
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impure, it sets as a receiving ageht j
for diseases. Protect your health,!
by keeping your blood pure and !
rich., Hollister's Rocky Mountain,
Tea, the moit effective blood tonic!
' lor thitty years. Nothing so bene j
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Saunders & Fowden.
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Newspaper Bat gain Day
'!
One of the biggtst bids made for
! business in this state in recent years j
! by a daily newspaper ha* just been !
announced by The Evening Times j
of Raleigh. The subscription price
of this paper is $5 00 per -year, but
for a period oMeu days only, from
October 1 tor October 10 at 12
o'clock p. m.J they are going to;
accept yearly "subscriptions in ad-~f
vance for fcne sum of $2 50. Thisl
ceitainly/is one of th« most re
tnarkabl«r-offers ever made by a ]
responsible newspaper In this sec
tion. It is frequently done in the
North and West, but The Evening
Times is the first to inaugurate such
a plan in this section. The idea is,
according to Editor Simms, of The j
Evening Tnues, that several thou
sand new subscriptions can be
added to the list in these ten days
and collections made on the old ac
counts with practically 110 cost, and
therefore, it is best to give the
subscribers the benefit of the quick
work The Evening Times is
Raleigh's great afternoon paper
and its leased wire telegraph seivice
and state news page is among the
best. The idea of getting a daily
paper on a baigain for $2.50 per
year iu this state will be watched
with much interest.
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy is today the best
known medicine in use for the re
lief and cure of bowel complaints.
It cures griping, diarrhoea, dysen
tery, and should be taken at the
first unnatural looseness of the bow
els. It Is equally valuable for chil
dren and adults. It always cures
Sold by Saunders & Fowden and
all dealers.
Subscribe to The Entf.rprisr
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Services at M. E Church
—— ,
Rev. Euclid McWhorter, of Max- 
ton, has been assisting Rev. C. L.
Read in a meeting for the past two 1
weeks. There have been two ser
vices each day and those who have 1
attended have found every one in- 1
teresting. Mr. McWhorter is re- i
garded as one of the strong preach- i
ers in the State and a Sue educa- 
tor. He is a daep thinker and 1
presents the Gospel truths in snch
a simple but attractive manner
that all wno hear him are highly 1
edified. It is the consensus of j
opinion that he is one of the strong- 
est preachers that has visited the ;
town in years. The Chnrch has been ;
greatly strengthened by these ser
vices and the public generally has
enjoyed them. v _
•:* V &i +*t. ' .
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FKII3AY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1910
_ b, Missionary Union
The Woman's Missionary Union
the Roanoke Assertion iu ccu>
junction with the Mission Confer
ence, embracing the Tar Rivet,
Chowan, West Chowan, Flat
and Roanoke Associations, are to
meet at the Baptist Church the
27th. 28th. and 29th. of Septitnbejr.
It is earnestly hoped that every
Woman's Missionary Society will
send delegates We are especially
| anxious that tvery Baptist Church
' in Martin County will have at least
I one representative.
This Conference will be the
study of Missions both at home aud
| abroad. Some of the speakers will
be Miss Fannie Deck, Pie-.ident of
the Woman's Woik of North Caro
lina aud the Southern Baptist Con
tention, Miss Elizabeth Briggs,
1 Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
| Hight C. Moore and Mrs.
jail of whom are well known "Mis
sionary workers.
There will be two si ssious during
| the day devoted exclusively to the
1 women. All the women of the
I town of every denomination are
S invited to be present at all meet
| ings. The evening services will be
1 open to both men and wonun. Rev.
IC. L. Greaves, of New Hern, will
I
I lecture Tuesday night, September
I 27th. at S o'clock. Everybody is
j cordially invited to attend. Other
ispeakets will be announced later
Your complexion as well as your
temper is tendered miserable by a
disordered liver. By taking Cham
-1 berlain's Stomach and I.iver Tab
jlet-* you can improve both. Sold
'by Saunders &j|Fawden and all
1 dealers.
.
Mr. Everelt InTlew Quarters
Mr. S. J. Everett now has his
law office in the second story of the
Shelburn building, ou Third street.
He has a suite of two rooms and is
j fiting them up very attractively.
It is remembered that Mr. Everett
was burned out just after opening
his office last February, and since
then has had to occupy temporary
quarters in the otfice of Dr. Laugh
inghotise. He stands high in the
legal profession and is building a
good practice here. —Re fleeter.
amrn 00-*
Not a minute should be lost when
a child shows symptoms of croup
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy giw
en as as soon as the child become
hoarse, or even after the croupy
cough appears, will prevent the at
tack. Sold by Saunders 41c Saun
ders and all dealers.
Opeening of Graded School
The seventh term of the Graded
School began herp on Monday
morning. The pupils and visitors
together with the Board of Trus
tees, assemdled in ,tbe auditorium
at 9:45 o'clock, and after the sing
ing of the Natioual hymn, Rev. C.
L. Read conducted a short devo- 1
tional service. Prof. R. J. Peel
and W. C. Manning addressed the
pupils foe a few minutes, outlining
the policy of the Trustees toward
the school and asking for the co
operation of both parents and pu
pils in making this the best term of
the school life.
The matriculation was one of the
largest seen here, though some
children were prevented from enter
ing by sickness. The school build
ing an 3 campus are in better con
dition than for some years and
much of this is accredited to the
Betterment Association.
The Faculty is well-equipped and
the term begins under the most
promising conditions. A. M. Jor
dan, of Suubury, N. C ,is princi
pal and will be assisted in the High
School department by Miss Annie
E. Mizell. The other teachers are:
Mrs. W. H. Harrell, Mrs. C. M.
[ Lanier and Miss Lela Brown. 4
Resolutions
Whereas: Mr. J. C. Robertson,
cashiet of Bti;k of Robersonville,
has deemed wise to resign as cash
ier of said bank, to take up work
more profitable to himself, we, the
undersigned committee, were ai •
pointed by board 'of directors of
said Bank, to jshape up suitable
resolutions, to wit:-
Resolve, Ist. As Mr. J. C. Rob-,
ertson organiz d the above named
Bank, into a state institution, in
the year 1906, and have managed
its affairs up to present time, in a
way that have been both satisfac
tory and profitable to its stock
holders, we sinceiely regret that he
should see fit to resign as cashier.
Resolve, 2nd. That the
stockholders and pations of said
Bank, will undoubtedly feel keenly,
the loss of Mr. J C. R bertson's
wise and efficient management oi
the financial business of Batik.
Resolve, 3rd. That we can't
speak too highly of Mr. J. C. Rob
ertson as a strictly moral, honor
able, straight forward gentleman
Strict and untiring in bis busiue'S"
undertakings, and we feel that his
goo I business judgment is sate to
manage profitable, position of trust, j
Resolve, 4th. That we think
Well of Mr. J. C. -Robertson as a
l" I
citizen and peighlxir, and the coun
ty and the town, will suffer a 10-*,
if lie should move from our borders.
Resolve, sth. That a copy, of 1
thesevresolutions be spread 011 the j
secretary's book of said Bulk, at
copy be tendered Mr. J. C. Rob-1
eitson, and a copy be sent to Tmc
■~E%"rKKr»n'"K and News £ Observer j
for publication.
* W. J. LITTT.K,
A. S. Robkrson & Co.:
A. BAII.KV,
Committee.
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in' Mandy. What's Mandy doin ?
Helpin' Mother. What's mother
doin'? Taking Hollister's Rocky 1
Mountain Tea. Sensible family.
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University Notes
The University of North Caro
lina is now fairly started ou the
116 th year of its" service to the
people of the state with an enroll
ment which bids lair, in spite of
the raising of entrance requirements
for the academic ,schools, to equal
or pass last year's figures, 821.
The senior class which numbers
105 is believed to be the largest
jevjrr registered at a southern insti
tution. The sophomore and junior
classes are about noimal. As yet
110 statistics have been compiled of
these two classes. In a recent
speech delivered /before the state
association of county superinten
dents assembled in Cbupel Hill,
President Venable outlined partly ,
the 'administrative plans for the j
coming year. Realizing that the ,
college was crowded to the limit of ;
the capacity of the equipment pro- ]
vided by the state, he planned to {
have the institution grow in point s
of efficiency and instead of expand- ,
ing in numbers, be desired,a small (
''looping-off", as he put it, in the
number who registered last year. j
With this end in view, the faculty v
had made the requirements for en- f
trance into the academic school 20 f
per cent higher with the hope of c
bringing down the academic regis *
tration some 5Q or 60, just as the t
inauguration of an entrance re- t
quirement for two years academic 
work had cut the medical school (
from 115 to 60. The fact that as
many freshmen have already reg
istered as had registered last year 1
this time proves that no normal 1
restrictions made on the part of the i
administration of the college can 1
remedy the overcrowded condition
ef4he University. The help and (
the remedy must come iu the form
of an enlarged equipment made
possible by an iocreased appn pria
tion by the.state legislature.
The new year sees Severn 1 mem-;
bers of the faculty gone because of,
inabil'tv an the part of the admin-1
iteration to give the promotion and
increased salary necessarv to keep
them here. Among those who are
not gone are: Dr. Dollv of the
medical school, I)r. Mills of the
department of chemistry, I)r. Ruf
iin of the law school, Mr. Daton of
the department of geology and a'
few men of less importance.
The several vacuities in the
faculty which have been caused by
death, resignation and granting of
leave of at scnce have been filled
with a success on which the t xecu
tive connn ttee of the board'of
trustees and the administrative
faculty may well congratulate them
selves.
Dr. Bain tales tie eh.iir of Greek
made vacant by the death of Dr.
Alexander. Dr. Bain comes fiom
the University of South Cm Ima
where he hits a high reputation as
a scholar aud. teacher l'rojes-or
Lucius I'olk McGefe has taken up
his work as dean ot the law school.
He succeeds Judge J 3- Macßae,
[who died last year. Dr. Thomas
Rtiffin, resigned, is succeeded by
! Professor Mcintosh of the law
school of Trinity Colhge
Dr. A. S. Wheeler, associate
professor of organic chemistry, Dr.
Henderson, of the~ department of
niathematics, and Professor Toy,of
I the department of Germanic lan
guages, who are absent in Enrope
on leave of absence, are auooeedod
by Dr. Hall, of Clem-on College;
Guy R Clemens, of the Harvard
scientific school, and Dr. Viles of
i the University of Ohio,res| ectively.
Dr. Minis, who has been study
ing in Europe since his election in
190.x, has taken up his work as
Professor of English Literature.
Dr. Royster has been promoted to
the full professorship*# English
Language. Professor Oranani re
tains his position as Professor of
English Literature and head of the
department of English. Professor
Graham's work consists mainly in
courses in self expression. Asdeau
of the college he lias not time to
offer very many courses. Dr.
Royster's specialty is Philology.
Dr. Minis is known be>t as an in
spirational teacher of poetry. The
English'department is strong.
Don't waste your money buying
plasters when you can get a bottle
of Chamberlain's Liniment for 25
cents. A piece of flannel dampen
ed with this liniment is superior to
any plaster for lame back, pains iu
the side and chest, and much
cheaper. Sold by Saunders it
Fowden and all dealers.
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"Progressive Hearts" Party
' . I
Mrs. A. S. Coffield fully sustain
ed her reputation as a most delight
ful hostess ou last Friday evening,
when she gave a "Progressive
Hearts" Party in honor of her niece,
Miss Mildred Purvis. The resi
dence ou upper Mam Street was
appropriately decorated and a large
number of the young people enjoy
ed every minute of the evening.
Tables were arranged for "Pro
gressive Hearts" and the playing
was spirited unlil the series was
finished. Miss Bert Gardner wou
first prize and B. A. Critch'er the
consolation. Mr. Harry Biggs pre
sented the prizes in his usual happy
style. Ices and cakes were served
the guests and the occasion was
one of the most pleasant of the
early fall
Nature's greatest gift to the
human family is Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. With it your
family is fully protected. Best
baby medicine in the world. 35c
Tea or Tablets. Saunders & Fow
den.
s[.oo a Year in Advance
MARTIN COUNTY
DEMOCRATS MEET 1
A Large and Enthusiastic
Number of the Stalwart
Democrats Present on
Thursday -- Full Ticket
Nominated--Good Feel
*
ing and Harmony Pre
vail. V-
Yesterday more tlnn a thousand
'of the Democrats of Mnrtin County
met on the Graded School campus
and were called to order at i
o'clock by Chairman Stubbs*. The.
jday was dark and dreary with
slight rain, but notwithstanding the
weather conditions everybody pres
ent was eager to pltdge himself >
anew to Rood government in Coun
ty, Stftte and Nation, realizing that
good government can come only by
the continuance of Democratic rule.
The candidates for the several of
fices, with their USUPI cleverness,
entertained all who desirtd lunch
■ J before the convention. No conven
tion lias ever been more liarmoni
i oui and excellent order prevailed
i throi.ghout the entire time,
i Upon the opening of the conven
tion, Dr. Jo'hn I), Biggs was called
to l>e temporary chairman, and W.
C. Manning, J. I„. Coltiain, and K.
J. IVel temporary secretaries. \lo
:,tion liy H W. Stubbs making the
teni| orary organization permanent,
[; prevailed. The motion to make
the nominations ot Commissioners
! first was lost II W. Stubbs was
nominated for R presentative in the
; Hobbs for Clerk of the Court; A.
IIS. Coffield for Register of Deedsf
C. 1). Carstarphen for Treasurer by
. I acclamation; Sylvester IVel for
| Surveyor; I)r. J. If. Saunders for
i Coroner. The contest for the office
i; of shetiff was the only one in the
convention, the other candidates
i having no opponent. Harmon T.
of Griffins Township,
lopposed J. C. Crawford, hut Craw-
I ford received thirty two and a frac
tion votes and won out by a good
margin. The following are the
nominees for Commissioners: H.
C. Spruill, Henjumin S. Cowing,
H. M. Hurras, Julius T. Bamhill
land Robert H. Salsbury.
The following resolutions were
offered and adopted:
Whereas, the present plan of
open convention in the County of ,
Martin for the nouiiuatiou of Coun
ty and other officers has proven to
be unsatisfactory and inconvenient
to the people of the County,-
Therefore, be it resolved by this
| Convention en masse assembled,
! that it is the sense of this conven
tion that the primary system under
j the present plan of organization of
the Democaatic party be hereafter
j adopted and followed in this Coun
ty-
It is further resolved by this con
vention that the representative from
Martin County be and be is hereby
instructed to vote and support any
bill that may be introduced in the
next Legislature providing for a
legalized primary for the State.
Resolved, that the Democratic
party in convention assembled do
hereby resolve that it is the sense of
this Convention that ample provis
ion should be made at the County
Home for buildings necessary for
caring for the poor and infirm; and i
they do hereby pledge themselves
iu favor of having this resolution
carried into effect. ,
A
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keen brain and strong body. 25c