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VOL. XII. NO. 41 A HUNDRED YEARS OF PEACE _____ - ! Plans for World - Wide | Centennial Celebration | in 1914--other Nations , May be Induced to Make i Treaties --- Arbitration 1 Always Effective To an American nothing is so , interesting in the life of the nations , today as the new sense of friend- , ship between the United States find , Great Britain. This teeling has ( become more sacred since we have , begun to realize the fact that we have had peace with England for a j whole century. Irritating questions • have arisen like the Oregon Qties j tion, the Trent Affair, the Alabama \ Claims, the Fisheries Dispute, the ; Alaskan Boundary and the Bering Sea questions, some of which, par ticularly the Trent Affair and the Alabama Claims, have brought us to the verge of war, but the good sense of both peoples has been suf ficient to settle reso- 1. to arms such difficulties as have arisen. No two countries have honored the principle ot arbitration more than England and the United States. To arbitration we have al ways resorted when We could not come.tp an agreement by diplomatic negotiation. No two countries have proposed more legislation for the prevention of war than Great Britain and - the United States. The delegates of both nations work ed side by side for a world treaty of arbitration and for the institu tion .of the Hague Court of Arbi tral Justice in 1907; both worked side by side N in the International Naval Conference at London, which drafted the Declaration of London, a code of prize law Our two countries are now en gaged in making a treaty by which they are to refer to the Hague Conrt of Arbitration all disputes that tUey- canuot settle by diplo matic negotiation. of honor and of vital interest will be submitted to the Court like any others. Thi* treaty, if ratified, ought to make war between the English-speaking peoples impossi ble and unthinkable. It ought also to lead to similar treaties with other countries. France, and it is hoped Japan and Germany, may also consider mak ing the same kind of treaty with the United States When all these countries are. bound together with the United States in an arbitration agreement of this strong character, we shall have reached a new era in international peace. But is the progress in dicated by these measures none of them has so impressed the people as the thought that there has been a whole century of peace betwee® the English-speaking countries. It is for this reason that a proposi tion to celebrate the anniversary has met with a wide approval. Suggestions are already offered as to the 6est methods of observing the centenary. If there is no war in the imme diate future, and none is expected between these two countries, the hundred years of peace will have been fulfilled on December 24, the anniversary of the treaty of Ghent which closed the War of 1812 . It has been suggested "that on that day there be a historic pil grimage made by representatives of the Englishjspeaking nations to the city of Ghent where appropri ate histori:»l exercises should be held ajpo that on that day religi ous services of thanksgiving be held in all Christian chntches of all . denominations throughout the civi lized world with the ringing of bells of rejoicing and the singing of hymns ot* praise. But the celebration will not be THE ENTERPRISE State Library Caught in the Act of Police White did a good stroke of detective work Monday, when he shadowed Brad Bagley, colored, and saw him sell a pfnt of booze. White found that the negro had taken orders for three packages and saw him go off for the goods. One pint wps to be delivered to J. S. Smith at the market, so White secreted himself so that he could have a good view of the transaction. He saw the negro pull the bottle out of his shirt and hand to Smith, the latter giving him a silver dollas and re ceiving a quarter in change. Chief Whkh, as soon as the sale was made,.went down and pulled the botie from behind a barrel where it had been deposited by Smith, taking possession of some and call in* upon Smith as a witness. A warrant was issued and Bagley was before Justice Godwin, who bound bim over to court under a bond of S2OO This was given and the negro was released. It is thought that the negro is only the delivery clerk for people who are largely eagaged in the business of pelting whiskev, but there is no definite information about the matter. Book Club The Afternoon Book Club met with Mrs. A. R. Dunning July 17. After the business was transacted in the usual order, the meeting was thrown open to the hostess, who entertained her guest with an al phabetical contest! Tiny slates, pencils and sponges were given as favor?, which were very appropri ate for the occasion. Delightful refreshments were served in two courses, salad course and pineapple sandwiches with wafers. Mrs. Dunning had for her invited guests Mesdames C. W. Keith and J P. Simpson, Misses Sailie Dunn and Carrie Alexander. Mrs. Dunning is"always a most hospitable hostess and proved herself unusually so on this afternoon. confined to a single day or place, j or even to the churches, but it is likely to extend over a period of several weeks, to be held in various centers of the English-speaking world and to appeal to a large va riety of interests. The celebration is likely to have a two-fold charac ter, spectacular and intellectual. It has been suggested on . the spectacular side that there be a water festival held on the Great Lakes which shall be symbolic of peace, that there shall be on the Great Lakes a parade of the mer chant marine of Great Britain, Canada and the United States, that a memorial bridge with arches symbolic of peace shall be built across the Niagara River binding the two countries together. An international pageant has been pro posed like that which was held at the time of the Buritt Centennial in 1911. This could be symbolic of the development of the world peace idea. Every nationality in the United State might be repre sented by a contingent and each one could show what its own peo ple had contributed toward peace. The peace idea might also be en larged so that the procession could represent the contributions of the different nationalities to the good of the world in other ways, espec ially for the benefit of mankind and all living creatures. In this way the celebration would appeal not only to the Englishman, the American of English descent and the Canadian, but to all the races under the Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack. It should interest all and appeal to the imagination of all in order that the lessons of the occasion may be brought into every British and American -home." Dr. Jfifats R. Tryon. WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 28. 1911 OAK CITY ITEMS Mrs. J. C. Hines is visiting her relatives. \ Loomis Chesson took a little trip to Williamston Tuesday. Ben Worslay made a flying trip to Scotland Neck Sunday. 1 Miss Hattie Johnson has return* ed from a visit in the country. Mrs. Charley Hurst returned from a trip to Suffolk Tuesday. T. C. Weeks, the automobile , merchant, was in town last w s eek. Mrs. Cora Weeks, of Scotland Neck, visited her parents here last week.. Miss Fannie Johnson will begin teaching school near Everetts next week. Mrs. Mary Everett, of Roberson ville, is the guest oi her daughter. Mrs. John Daniel. J. B. Rawls and wife from Rob ersonville are visiting Messrs. Daniel and Everett. Mr and Mrs. J. L. Hines expect to leave for Washington City for a short trip next Tuesday. Miss Emma Robinson and sister, of Robersonville, were the guests of Miss Rica Bennett last week. Nathan Beverly and wife from. Bethel were the guests of Mrs. Charley Hurst for a few days. We are glad to learn of the re covery of W. K. Hurst from an operation at St. Vincent's and his return home. Lewis Johnson drove iuto the country one day last week and en joyed a feast of melons to such an extent that he was quite oblivious to the tempestuous outlook of the leather, consequently was surpris ed by a fresh water bath from a thunderstorm. , Fast Ball The fastest games of ball ever I seen on a Williamston diamond, were played here Friday afternoon last between the local junior team and the Robersonville boys. These two games between the trains and were fast and snappy. Umpire Crawford allowed no waste of time and nine innings in the first game piled up a score o( 7 to 6 in favor of the locals, and six in nings in the second showed 5 for 1 the locals and 1 for the visitors. Both garpes were played in 1 hour and 40 minutes. Ball Game (Reported) The Poplar -Chapel ball team, which was reinforced by two play ers from Plymouth, was defeated on July 22nd, by the Lilley School Club, score 15 to 12. They have a very good umpire, who does not like to see his home boys defeated, i so he call strikes going and Coming. The members of the L. S Club are as follows: C. FZ. Simpson, J. F. 1 Martin, D. A. L,illey, T. R. Martin, John Sexton, David R. L. Stallings, O. N. Hamilton, Clyde Brown. To the Public Editor ENTERPRISE: Dear Sir:—When I located in ■ your town a few months ago I ex pected to permanently reside there. Recently some change in the business of my father enabled him i to make me an offer to practice 1 with him, which I thought it best to accept. Hereafter he and I will practice 1 law together. • I cannot let the occasion pass 1 without expressing my high appre- I ciation of the many courtesies ex -5 tended me by the people of your I County. I left with regret and t shall cherish the most pleasant re -1 collection of my stay there and the f kind treatment I received from you > all. Truly, . EDWARD G. BOND. EVERETTS ITEMS ■ * * G. W. Taylor went to Hamilton Tuesday. 1 J. T. Bamhill went to Williams ■ ton Monday. ' A. L. Barnhill went to William- ' ston Monday. - * Sam Barnhill of Robersonvil'e. ' was here Monday. P. T. Anthony, of Greenville, ' were here Monday. \ G. D. Burroughs went to Rober sonville Friday night. 1 Mrs. J. B. Barnhill is visiting her relatives this week in Wa'ston- 1 buiy. Clayton Keel and O-car Daniel i 1 were here from Robersonville Sun- ; day night. i Messrs. J. S. Avers and C. A.' Boweti went to Williamston Thurs j day fiight. Miss Fannie Johnson, of Oak! City, was the gnest of Miss Hattie James Sunday. Mrs. Lee Gardner, ot Conetoe, was the guest of Mrs. J. W. Wjl. lintns Wednesday. Mrs. John Fraley and son Char lie, of Tarboro, visited G. P. Mc- Naughton Sunday. - Misses Jennie and Ella Bur roughs returned from a visit to Scotland Neck Friday. Mrs. Fred Gardner, of William ston, was the guest of Mrs J. W. Williams Wednesday. H I. Coffield, of High Point,! returned home Wednesday after hi visit to his father, Hon. J. B. Cof field. The Robersonville ball team de feated the locals here in a fast ami snanpy game Tuesday Ttie score | was 3to 2in favor of the visitors. I Drastic Cut-in Cotton An announcement of a drastic re taction in 4 4 Fruit of the Loom . muslins has been made. The price has been held at 3 3 4 cents by the selling agents and the goods in 1 stock are to be offered at 8 cent 1 -, a 1 change of more than ordinary ini . portauce , In the circular *ent out by Wil liam Ir. Wall, selling agent for B. B &R. Knight of Rhode Island, ! it is stated that this is the lowest : price (compared to cost) which has > ever been made on this old estab-, . lished brand. No orders at ttrs . price will be accepted for future delivery. The radical reduction is due to the limited demand and to the im practicability of moving tjie mer chandies at the old figure. The new price is actually on the ba-is of 10 cents per pound for cotton Cotton for sport use is selling above 14 cents, so that in a measure the ► lower price discounts a lower cotton • market, which is expected to result I from a large crop. I The cotton goods trade is in a : ">ery unsettled state, due in great : part to the difficulty of merchan , dising stocks made from high-peic . Ed cotton when low-priced cotton ; seems tcf be at hand. The removal of restricted prices 011 , has complicated the situation in that quarter of the market.' : A great many buyers of goods have been coming to the market in the past ten days. They are con firming reports of a falling demand in the Western retail districts and are not willing to operate for fpture 1 delivery on staples. They order • ihe goods they prepared to make tueir usual anticipations. The : mills are also timid and are curtail -1 ing production both North and : South. t Many merchants contend that supplies in first hands are so limited ; that any increase in the demand is certain to stiffen values At the s same time they are not so certain - as they were that the incoming fall ■ demand is to broaden much until r very late in the jobbing season. 1 The action on bleached muslins - may beget a greater degree of con ; fidence than buyers have been 1 manifesting, and for that reason the course of the market in the next ten days will be watched closely.— Sel. \ Mr. Hyman Peel Dead The death of Mr. Hyman Peel at his home in Griffins Township, on Monday, July 24th, iqi 1. was not unexpected by his family and friends. For months he had suffer ed and had received treatment at St. Vincent's Hospital, Norfolk. But his strength gradually grew less unril death come to claim the afflicteTbody. He was born in Martin County sixty- Ihiee years ago, his father beitig the late Noah Peel, a prominent farmer in Grif fins Township. In 1871, he mar ried Miss Martha Godard and seven [children were born to them. They 'are, Mrs. J. Walter Griffin, of Wil son County; Mrs. J Frank Man ning, of Middlesex; Mrs. Joshin jColtrain, of Martin County; Messrs. I Louis and Noah Peel, of Martiu CountyJ Homer Peel, of Norfolk Mr. Peel was for years a Consis tent membeVof the Primitivsxßip- I tist Church at Smithwick's Creek j—a man of honor and integrity, a j good neighbor and faithful friend. He was the brother of Mr. N. S. l'eel, and the uncle of Mrs. W. C. Manning and Mrs. W. S Harris, of Williamson. Tuesdav the funeral services were conducted by Elders Ashley >li/.ell and John N. Rodgerson, of the Primitive Baptist Church. A large concourse of friends and rela i tives followed the body to the family burial place at the Peel homestead, whsre the committal service was said and the body laid to rest until the final Judgment. THE ENTERPRISE extends sin cerest sympathy to the bereaved family. Fifth Sunday Services i* • r I i There was an error in the an , I nouncemtnt of services at Rober i jsonville and Jamesvilie 011 Monday ' and Tuesday nights respectively. Whenever a fifth Sunday comes in a month, Rev. M. E. Bethea will preach at Robersonville in the morning and at Jamesvilie at nigbt. i It is regretted that the mistake should have occurred. i . Cotton and Fashion 1. The prospects for an immense ] cotton crop are fine, some predict j ing that the yield will bring 14,000,- 000 bales. The question is, what ' will be dpne with that amount mi 1 less fnshioVi makes a different c!e | ■ cree. It is estimated that 40,000,- I 000 are not wearing petticoats and t so the cotton miol industry is ham . j pered. If thejfl'flishioii pendulum I fails to swing tne other way, what can be done with so much cotton. , The present cotton dresses have I only five or six yards in them, are i sleveless and short. It lias ' taken twelve or fifteen yards, and then all the cotton could be used. The , only thing to do is for the mill men , and Dame Fashion to form a com bination and put plenty of cloth in I women's apparel. Such a change I would make an improvement in the , appearance of the feminine make-up . and at the same time set the spind , les to humming in the old-time , way. \ \ Clark-Fowden : The foliowiug invitation has been I issued: s Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Fowden > invite you to be present . 1 at the martiage of their daughter [ Elinor Louise 1 to , Mr. Baxter Clark 5 Tuesday morning, August the eighth 1 nineteen hundred and eleven 1 seven-thirty o'clock - t Church of The Advent Williamston, North Carolina No cards in town. • St.oo a Year in Advance ROBERSONVILLE NEWS ITEMS Local Happenings and People who are Coming and Going, Here, There and Yonder as Gathered by our Regular Corres pondent. . Dr. R H. Hargrove, of Kinston, was here Friday. Dr. Edgar Long was here from Hamilton Tuesday. Mrs. J W Hight and son re turned home Friday. Miss Minnie Cochran is visiting relatives at Durham. Miss Mary Smith, of Windsor, is visiting Mrs. J. E. Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Staton, of Bethel, were here Sunday. Miss Mary Botlner, of Aurora, Is visiting Miss L£*a Paiker. Miss Allie G. Little spent Sun day with Mrs. J. K. Ward. The ball team here played ball at Wiliiamston'Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. McG. Gurganus spent Friday m Washington. H. C. Norman is in Raleigh taking an embalming course. Miss Lessie Overton, of Stokes, visited relatives btre wtek. Mr and Mrs, J. E. Congleton spent Sunday near Oak Grove. Mrs. R. H. Pitman, of Green ville, is visiting relatives in town. Miss Aunie Mooring and N. C. Everett spent Saturday in Bethel. Mrs C. R. Speight and daughter, of near Bethel, were here Monday. Miss Emma Allsbrooks, of Nor folk, is visiting Miss Maggie Sals bury. Miss Adell Wilson, ot Louisburg, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. W. Hight. Mrs. W E. Robeison is spend -1 irg th-i Wctk lather near ' Siokes. Misses Maree and Pearl Robert ' sou are spending the week at Wilsou. H C Norman and children are visiting relatives at South Bos ton, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Vemou Ward, of " Eethel, spent Sunday with Mrs. J. D. Ward. Miss Mary Belle Ellison, of Suf folk, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. H. Pope. A J. D. Woclard is spending the week with his parents in the , country. ! Rev. M. E Bethea, ot VVilliam : ston, will preach here on Sunday morning. i Miss Ulla Perkins and Mr. Dav : euport. of Hamilton, were here i Tuesday. 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Andrews and children returned from Norfolk Tuesday. Misses Bettie audMollie Manning spent Tuesday with Miss Emma Robertson. Miss Lillie Floyd, of Hamilton, spent Tuesday with Miss Emma Robertson. > Folder M. P. Smittr filled the ap pointment of Elder Hassell near Grjndool Sunday. J.C.Robertson attended the burial , o f Elder Hyrnan Peel, near Wil liamston, Tuesday. Mrs. Allie Congleton aud daugh ter, of near Stokes, spent Sunday here with her sister. , Mr. and Mrs. Ben Beverly, of Bethel, spent Thursday night with Mrs. Robert Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Purvis and son, of Hassell, spent Sunday herewith her mother, Mrs. D. F. Roberson. Miss Ellie Wynn, of William ston, who has been visiting rela tives here, returned home Wednes day. (Continued on eighth page)
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