VOL. XII. NO. 52 v
ROBERSONVILLE
, NEWS ITEMS
Local Happenings and
People who are Coming
and Going, Here, There
and Yonder as Gathered
by our Regular Corres
pondent.
Thomas House left Saturday for
Snow Hill.
J. B. Edmondson was in town
Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Dunning
were here Tuesday.
Claude Edmondson spent the
week-end in Hobgood.
John L- Edmondson, of Tarboro,
was here W^ddesday.
H. C. Norman left Saturday for
High Point and otber places.
David Grimes has accepted a
position with the Conuon Drug Co.
Rev. W. H. Shepherd filled bis
regular appointment here Sunday.
Miss Mamie Holliday spent the
week end with her parents -James
ville. - ,
Mrs, Henry Crawford, William
ston. spent Wednesday with Mrs
J. W. Andrews.
Mrs. J. W. Clark and children,
of Tarboro, were here last week
visiting relatives.
Elder M. P. Smith filled the ap
pointmant of Klder Lawrence at
Briar Swamp Sunday.
Miss Mary Ausbon.whO has been
visiting relative* here, returned to
ber home near Williamston Satur
day,
Staton Everett and Nathan Kob
erson made a flying trip to Tarboro
and Rocky Mount Saturday and
Sunday.
Elder M. T. Lawrence, J. C.
Robertson, Mrs. Hardv, Mrs. W.
A. Roberson and son, Nathan, at
tended the Association at Edwards
this week.
Among those who attended the
Missionary Baptist Association at
Washington this week were S. T.
Everett, J. C. Keel, Mesdames W.
H. Adkins, Spear Cochian, W. A.
Ros«, Ada H>man and Miss Clyde
Tripp
The many friend-, and relatives
of Mr. Henry Smith were saddened
Monday by telegraphic news ot
his death at Norfolk, where he had
been sick for two weeks with spinal
menigitis. He had spent most of
his life in Robersonville, but served
in the U. S. Army and since then
in the mail department of the gov
emment For about Jen months
he had served as mail clerk between
Norfolk and Edenton He was a
living and faithful husband and
father. His wife and little daugh
ter survive him. The remains
were brought here and taken to
th 6 home nf his wife's mother, Mrs.
JaneAusbon,about 4milesfrom here
The funeral services conduct
ed by Rev. S. W. Sumrell, of Grif
ton, and the body was interred in
the family cemetery near the home.
The bereaved wife has the sympathy
of the town and community.
Janes C. Oablman, "Cowboy" Maw of
Omaha, 'Throws the Lariat"
Mayor Jas.C. Dahlman started
his career as a cowboy, and is at
present Mayor of Omaha, and has
the following N record. Sheriff of
Dawes Co, Neb., three terms: May
or of Chadrou, two terms; Demo
cratic Nat'l Committeeman, eight
years; Mayor of Omaha, six years,
and in ifjioCandidate for Governor
of Nebraska. Writing to Foley
& Co.,' Chicago, he says: 'I have
taken Foley Kidney Pijls and they
have given me a great deal of relief
so I cheeifully recommend them."
Your truly, (signed) James C.
Dahlman> Saunders St Fowden.
THE ENTERPRISE
''Beverly of Graustark" Coming
A. G. Delamater and William
Norris's production of George Barr
McCutcheon's "Beverly" to be pre
sented at the City Hall Theatre on
Thursday night, October 26th, is
a masterly dramatization by Rob
ert M. Baker of Mr. McCutcheon's
most popular, entertaining and
best selling novel "Beverly of
Graustark". The dramatist has ad
hered very closely to the book, and
admirably succeeded in retaining
the '-omantic atmosphere of Mr.
McCutcheon's charming little my
thical principality, and all of the
beautitul scenes pictured in the
book have been realistically and
artistically transferred to the stage
by means of the massive and elabo
rate scenic production with which
the play is mounted. All of the in
teresting characters of the story
have also been retained in the play
and are more entertaining in real
life than in the story. The Beverly
of thef play is Beverly Calhoun of
Washington, D C. a typical bright
American girl, who accompanied
only by her- old colored servent,
Aunt Fanny, journeys to Graustatk
at a time when that country is on
the verge of war to visit Yetive,
the ruling Princess. She is deserted
in the mountains by her escort,
falls into the what she be
lieves to be a band of brigands,
proceeds at once to fall desperately
in love with the leader of the band
Who is
She masquerades as the Princess,
and after anv number of humorous
and exciting ad ventres is wooed
and won by her outcast hero who
eventuaWy turn.-, out to be none
other than Prince Dantan. The
play has been cast with txtreme
care and mounted with an elabo
rate and massive scenic production.
To the Patrons of the School
Probably von have thought a
hardship has been imposed upon you
bythe State iti adopting a new set oi
books. It you stop' to think for
just a minute I am sure that vou
will change your mind. Then.- has
been a great advance along educa
tional lines in the last tew years.
Men have devoted their whole lives
to the study of secondary educa
tion. This wor-k has naturally re
quired new books and new methods
therefore the State in order to be
progressive; in order to keep abreast
with the times, has had to adopt an
.eutire new set of books and I am
sure that not a single parent he
grudges the few extra cents nec
essary for new books.
There'are a few other things that
need mentioning. You who are
the patrons of the school, keep
your children home apain' and
again for things really to be laugh
ed at. You fail to remember that
a child's schooling is a child's work
and not his play. You think hard
of it it your child does not advance
yet you 4ceep them out of school
for nothing or write them an ex
cuse for being late. We are work
ing for a 0»od school yet you keep
your children home thereby frus
trating our best attempts
Finally if you care anything for
,your children, have backbone
enough to compel them to come,
don't humor them and let them
stay at home.
I ask of you to provide for your
children a good light and a quiet
place to study and insist upon their
studying their lessons^
Very respectfully,
A. M. Jordan.
Don't trifle with a good
advice for prudent men and women.
It may be vital in case of a child.
There is nothing better than Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy forcoughs
and colds in children. It is safe
and sure. For sale by All Dealers.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 13. 1911
Teachers' Association
The Teachers' Association of
Martin County, met at the Graded
School/Bnilding, Saturday Septtm
ber 16th, 1911, for the purpose of
reorganizing for the coming year.
Devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Mr. Alexander Corey, lifter
which nominations were in order
for the election of new officers.
Those elected were as follows: Mr.
A. M. Jordan, President, and Mrs.
C. M. Lanier, Recording Secretary.
A committee of five was appoint-/
ed to arrange for the discussion of
practical methods as follows—Mrs.
J. B. Hardison, Mrs. H. O. Green,
Miss Mary Moye, H. D. Mixed,
A. Corey. Short and timely adress
es were madeby the Superintendent,
President and others. The Reading
Course for the year was presented
to the Association. Two cha|v.ers
in ' Colgrove's Teacher in the
School" werrsissigned for the next
meetjug, and the following pro
gramme was arranged by the com
mittee; 1 In what way may a teach
er aid in bringing about better Sani
tary Conditions in a Community.
Mrs. W. H. Harrell;2. The Parent
and his relation to the School Mr.
R. J. Peel.
There were twenty-eight teachers
in attendance, and the omlook for
the year was encourging. Saturday
before each third Sunday was de
cided upon as the time of meeting.
At the close of the session a few
moments—were spent in meeting
and welcoming the new teachers.
Mrs. C. M. Lanier, Sec'y.
Made Another Hit *•
The coming of Coburn's Greater
Minstrels on Monday night was
one of the most important events
in the fun-loving world here, and
was awaited with impatience. The
world of minstrelsey has given
Williamston nothing so attractive
in the history of the town. At the
rising of the curtain a large and ap
preciative audience greeted the per
formers, who in their handsome
costumes together with a beautiful
stage setting, made a decided hit at
the very beginning. Leslie D. Bar
ry, as inteilocutor, brought out the
be-it on programme and the per
formers responded with perfect in
teipret3tion of their several toles.
From the qpening overture to the
close, there was not a break in the
enjoyment on the part of the audi
ence. The oichestra gave music
lovers an evening of pleasure and
won generous applause. "The Old
Mill Stream" as sung by Teitge,
"Till the bands of the Desert Grow
Cold" by Harry, "Carrisima" by
McCarthy, were among the most
pleasing yongs. Coon ".songs hy
Gano, Diukins, Lynch and others
received hearty encores. Darkey
dancing, Marionette Hippodrone,
were pleasing features. The Un
iversity Four and Cameron and
Gould introduced delightful musi
cal numbers. Throughout the
whole run the fun produced by the
comedian, Charley Gano, who is
just as he is depicted -a masteV of
comedy. In "TheMysteriousHotel
he exhibited his wonderful powers
to bring the laughter to the most
unresponsive, and with his funny
drum beating closed the evening':*,
entertainment. This ccmpany was
here last year and will need no fur
ther advertisement to draw a full
house in Williamston.
You are not experimenting on
yourself when you take Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for a cold as
that preparation has won its great
reputation and extensive sale by its
remarkable ctires of colds, and can
always be depended upon. It is
equally valuable for adults and
children and may be given to young
children with implicit confidence as
it contains no harmful drug- Sold
by All Dealers.
A Correction
From an interview with Henry
D. Cook, foreman of the machine
•hops of the Greenleaf Johnson
Lumber Co. at Vaughn.it is learned
that the press dispatch published
at the time of the death of En
gineer Harry B. Latham, failed to
give out the real facts aboutj the
accident in which the unfortunate
young man received injuries from
which he died a few hours later.
Engineer Latham was not in charge
of the engine which was conveying
the workmen to the woods and
which,was supposed to locate the
engine some miscreant had left on
the track the day previous, but
was sitting on the rear end of a flat
car upon which rode quite a dumber
of the men, who having seated
themselves in the center of the car,
were sate from injury whan the
two engines came in contact The
shock precipitated Latham between
the car behind and the one upon
which he was riding, chnshing. him
horribly. He had been given or
ders to £0 out with this train and
bring the missing engine in. The
first dispifch reflected upon the
trained mind of the young engineer,
making it appear that he recklessly
run jnto an engine for »which he
was on the outlook. It is
iug to his friendato have this state
ment made and TMK KNTKRPRJSK
takes the first opportunity to pub
Hsh correction. „ '
- A Medicine that gives Confidence
Is Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. Mrs. T. J Adams, 522
No. Columbus, Kas.
writes: "For a number of years my
child. en have been subject • to
coughjs and colds. I used Foley's
Hon« i' and Tar Compound and
foumluhat it cured their coughs
and so I keep it m the house
all the time." Refuse substitute.
Saunders Sc Fowden.
Straw
Last year good tanner in
Davidson County spread a lot of
rag weeds", coarse grasses,' &c. citt
from around his tobacco barnes
and cow stables, over very poor
land in the fall on vVhich lie had
sown rye. He did tms to get the
"stuff" out of the wsy and with
no thought ot its possible fsrtiliz
ing value I saw the rye in the
Spring just before it was cut, and
the result was astonishing. .The
crop was as thick 011 the ground as
it could stand, well filled, and
about 5 ft. high, Jmt a few steps
away where not much of any kind
was used the rye made but an in
different growth and was thin on
the iaud. Another farmer in Rad
dolpb County last year thought
lessly spread some old straw, weeds,
and coarse, dirty grass over a gall
spot in his vvhoit field, and in the
spring and at harvest time was
surprised to find his crop looking
as though he had spreud tons ot
stable manure over the land. 111-
fnanure over the land. Instances
may be multiplied.
In the future do not let your old
ha}-, old straw, flooded grass, mix
ed weeds and coarse grass, lie
around and rot in the fence corners
and gullies,'but s-pread them evenly
over the poor spots in the wheat
or oat fields just after the crop is
sown. When the crop is harvested,
run a sharp disc harrow over this
mass of half rotten vegetation once
or twice and plow it under prior to
seeding the field to soy beans or
cowpeas to be blowed under if the
land is poor or cut and ted to live
stock if the land is not in need of
fertility. We had intended to dis
cuss corn as a green manuring corp
this time but find out space all oc
cupied with the above discussion
and we will have to defer this crop
for next week.
~-t J. L. Burgess, y
N. C. Dept. of Agriculture.
Williamston Graded School
I
The Graded School of Williams
ton is in, perhaps, the best condi
tion of its entire history, and each
citizen of the town should be proud
of the institution and co-operate in
every possible way towards holding
up its splendid standard. One of
the greatest ways the parents can
aid is to set that their children at |
tend regularly and airive promptly.!
The Graded School is beautifully
situated on a campus of consfdera
ble beauty; the Women's Better
ment Association composed of
prominent ladies of Williamston,
has done much toward keeping the
campus in a good condition, and
the beauty of the giant trees and
the splendid grass make the situa
tion an ideal one forNfhe youth of
Williamston to spend its days.
. The Graded School., was estab-.
lished nine years ago. It has had
various methods of instruction, and
some of its graduates have taken
high places in the higher educa
tional centers to which they h*ve
gone. The growth of the school
has been very steady, and now it is
joiginized according to the ideas of
I the best teachers and it is doing a
I remarkable work.
A visit to the school 011 one of
i these fine October mornings would
bring pleasant memories to mind,
j Most every citizen of # Williamston
has been a student there, and when
i
Ihe sees the happy children getting
into lin j to begin thf day's work, i
Tsees tlit happy smile on each face, 1
| lie becomes reminiscent and remeni-1
bers the happy days that he Spent]
there in his childhood, happy be-1
cause those davs were free from [
rare, ami the recollections which
:ltistei in one's memory of the
ivveel friendship of childhood, the|
romping in variousjgames on the l
:ampus, the good lessons which|
were imbibed from the mind, of the
•
tt achers and he will say that he wish |
ts he were a child just tor a day.
Tne present teaching force is,
perhaps, the strongest since the or
ganization of the school. Prof, j
Jordan's efficienty is easily appre |
ciated, atKl with his able assistants, j'
Miss Annie Iv Mizell, Mrs. W. H. j
llnrrell, Mrs. C M. Lanier, Miss
Carrie Alexander., and Miss Marina
Whitley, who has an interesting
kindergarten class, of
teachers equals that of any in thej
State; these ladies are considered I
our town's most honored ones, for |
the profession of teaching is one
wliicjt raises the teacher in the
estimation of a community. These !
good ladies art- not wasting their!
sweetne«s 011 the desert air. and in |
the lays to come thev will fully)
realize the brilliant effect of their I
consistent effoi ts
Speaking of the effects of teach
iilg, causespne to look into the
future, and one can easily cec that
the students iu our school will .soon
be the citizens o( our town. Time
passes very quickly, and before one
knows it he sees those whom lie
considers nitre children in import
ant places in the county
There-must be citizens who look
to the happy childhood days when
they were students at the old aca
demy, and if thase who ?tre now
parents would visit the school under
its new name, they would certainly
call to mind those happy by-gone
days, and becomu more interested
in the present day school and in the
benefit which their children are
received from this model institu
tion.
It's Equal Don't Eiist
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Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's the
one perfect healer of Cuts, Corns,
Burns, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers,
Eczema, Salt Rheum. For Sore
Eyes, Cold Sores, Chapped Hhnds
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SI.OO a Year in Advance
A BETTER PRICE
FOR COTTON
Cotton Growers and Busi
ness Men to Meet Wed
nesday to Consider the
Present Condition -Rep
resentative Men Urged
to Attend this Meeting
The North Carolina Farraars'
*
Union, in conjunction with the
Commissioner of Agriculture, Hon.
W. A. Graham, hereby call for a
mass meeting in the city of Raleigh
N. C.. on Wednesday, October iS,
iyii, for the following purpose:
To consider low-priced cotton as
it offects the farmer.
To consider low-priced cotton as
it affects the merchants. »
To consider low-priced cot ten as
it afT.-cts the banker.
To consider low-priced cotton as
it a fleets the ' Southern manufac
turer. v
To consider low-priced cotton as
it affects Southern railroads.
To devise ways and means for a
better method of marketing cotton.
To devise ways and means for
j holding cotton off the market.
To devise ways and means for
J instruction in scientific marketing
i and distribution as well as in scien
tific production.
Representative men in all ,voca
tions and calling s arc ur^ct-tpau.--
j tend this mass meeting and discuss
| these questions which lie at the
| very foundation of the happiness
' prosperity of our people,
j _ Fraternally,
H. Alexandtr,
Pres. X. C. Farmers' Union.
I. P. Coggins, Chr. Ex. Com,
jjv C. A a ins. Sec-Treas.
Work of Hookworm Dispen
sarie^
Selma Ellis' a Columbus County
boy sixteen years old, who lives
I near Fair UTiiiT. was brought in to
I the State and County Dispensary
ljulv asth on a strttcher. He was
i
| unable to sit up or walk. He had
I been in declining health for six
years, unable to work or to go to
school. I ft- weighed only sixty
pounds ami had an enormous nicer
oil his left leg.
A microscopic examinatou veri
fied the belief that he was a victim
of the severest type of hookworm
infection. Treatment wa- begun by
Dr. I'ri but as ne had to move
his hospital Dr. C. W. Stiles,
Scientific Secretary of the Hook
worm Commission, was prevailed
to complete the treatm-nt at the
Marine Hospital in Willmington.
Selvna made a splendid recovery,
can walk or run, and is now at his
home in health. He gained ty
pounds, now weighing ~>) pounds,
and the quality of his blood has in
creased trum 14 per cent to (>o per
cent of normal. He is an enthusU
astic worker in the hookworm cru
sade, but is only one of the thou
sands who are finding restored
heaftlr and pleasure as a result of
the campaign.
Seventeen of the eastern counties
of the State have provided tor these
dispensaries,
A Card of 1 hanks
The kindness - of frineds and
neighbors during the illness and at
the death of my wife, touched my
heart and I desire to publicly ex
press my appreciation for each act,
however small, which ' was done
during those days of sorrow.
W. Simon Manning.
The best plaster. A piece of
flannel dampened with Chamber
lain's Liniment and bound on over
the affected parts is superior to a
plaster and costs only one tenth as
much. -For sale by All Dealers.