VOL. XIIL NO. »4
f Professional Cards j.
Hugh B. York, M. D.
Microscopy, Electrotbeiapy, X-Ray
Diagnosis, Specialties
Office over Fanners & Merchants Bank
'
Office hours, 3 to 10 a. m., 7 to 9 p. m.
Office 'phone 60 - Night 'phone 63
Win. E. Warren - J. S. Rhodes
Drs. Warren & Rhodes
V *
Physicians and Surgeons
Office in Biggs Drug Store - 'Plicme 29
Jos. H. Saunders, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
Day 'Phone 53 - Night 'Phor.e 40j
Williamston, N. C.
Dr. R. L. Savage
of Rockv Mount, will be at the At
lantic Hotel fourth Wednesday in
each month to treat diseases of the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat * and
Fit Glasses.
A. R. Dunning - J. C. Smith
Dunning & Smith
Attorneys-at-Law
Williamston - North Carolina
Robersonville, North Carolina
Burrous A. Critcher - Wheeler Martin
Wheeler Martin, Jr.
Martin & Critcher
Attorneys-at-Law
Williamston - , North Carolina
'PHONK
S. J. Everett
Attorney-at-Law
Greenville, N. C. - Williamston, N. C.
Greenville Long Distance Phone 328
S. A. NEWELL
Attorney at Law
Williamston • North Carolina
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John E. Pope
General Insurance,
Life, Fire. Health, Accident, Live Stock
Real Estate - Brokerage
Williamston - North Carolina
Office on Main Street
Society Pressing j
. . Glub . .
O. C. Price, Manager
Phone No. 58
Up-to-Date Cleairg,
Pressing, Dyeing and
Tailoring .
Very careful attention
given to Ladies' Kid
Gloves, Fancy Waists
Coat Suits and Skirts
Club Rates for Men. 1
' Clothes called for and
delivered
Agents for Rlose S: Co.
r Merchant-Tdilors, Chi- B
cnnro. 11l J
Power of One Word.
A word -Is a little thing, rot on?
word ha 3 boon many a mdh'e dectiny
for gcod or for evil.
THE ENTERPRISE
Colored Teachcrs Met
» ——
" The colored teachers of Martiu
County met in regular session, in
the colored graded school building
in Williamston. March 9th. The
discussion of the subject: "How to
teach spelling in the Primary
Grade," led by Prof. W. V. Or
tnond, was very* interesting. Other
speakers were Miss Emma Andrews
and Prof. Chas. Mitchell. They
were followed by Mr. Fitzgerald,
of Durham, who spoke encourag
ingly of the work of a teacher.
The principal address was deliver
ed by Rev. G. J. Dowell, formerly
superintendent of Durham Couuty
Schools. He spoke upon the build
iug of chaiacter as a necessity in
the life of a teacher, that thfcsame
may be inspired in the lives of his
I pupils. Mr. Dowell ?aid among
.other important things "that man
j may not be worth much in dollars
! and cents, but he can be a milioit
|aire in character. Buiid tip a good,
name. It matters not what one is
worsh if he has not charactee.
Man's life does not consist in the
abundance of his wealth, but upon
the morulity of his character." He
gave two simple rules for character
building. The first was addition.
"One needs to add," said he.
"Add diligence." One cannot
have character uuless he is diligent
in his, business and fervent in
spirit He will lead a better lite
and become a willing worker.
Tesus Christ was a willing worker.
He dignified labor. Thus it is an
honor for man to work. The hand
that works is that of an honest 111 ah
Who fills the jails and floods the
court bousfes? It is not the busy
man, but the worthless aimless one.
The busy man does not doubt
Christiaftity. To succeed one needs
faith. Mau should have virtue
Virtue means courage. Be able to
say yes or no at the right time. It
takes a man to do this. Be a man,
don't be a cipher. Try to be good.
Be patient. Be virtuous. Exer
cise self-control "
These and other excellent things
the speaker told his hearers, and
closed by directing the minds of
those present to the life of George
Washington us being worthy of
their emulation. The address was
thoroughly enjoyed and will prove
helpful to those who staud for
right living among the colored race.
W. C. Chance, Sec'y.
Now Cold Causes Kidney Disease
Partly by driving blood from the
surface and congesting the kidneys,
and partly by throwing too mucb
work upon them. Foley Kidney
Pills strengthen the kidneys, give
tone to the urinary organs and
restore the normal action of the
bladder. They are tonic in action,
quick in result?' Try them.
| Saunders & Fowden.
Hurt in Norfolk
News was received here that Mr
J. E. Manning, brother of Editor
Manning, was painfully hurt on
Friday last in Norfolk where he
has been liviug for the several
years. He had gone into a car
barn to see a friend on business and
fell breaking his thigh near the
hip. He was taken to the Protest
ant Hospital and his physicians say
that he will not be able to move in
six weeks and it will probably be
! three mouths before he will be able
to get about any, as a break of that
j nature heals very slowly. Mr.
: Manning is in the icsurar.cc buth
ness in the city and has a very
: comfortable brthk residence on 17th j
1 St,, and Moran Ave., where* he j
j lives witftfrfy v.i;e and two youagl
| boys. Friepds and relatives herej
I aud ir. the county sympathize deep- j
!ly with him a~ftd hopes are enter
! tained that he may recover sooner
i than at fir3t stated.
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WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH tq, 1912
500 Examined for Hookworm
Disease
Dr. Hughes is pleased with the
intetest which is being taken in the
hookworm campaign. Already
about 550 people have been exam
ined and more than a third (36
percent") of this number were found
to be infected with the disease, and
were treated. This shows that the
disease is very prevalent among us,
and that it deserves the attention
of every thoughtful citizeu.
Every one should feci it bis doty
to interest some one else in the
campaign, so that we can rid our
selves of a disease which is hinder
ing the progress of our people.
The causal oberver is able to detect
many victims. We see tiietn every
day—tbe pale-faced, appathetic
child. And yet the doctors tell as
that the disease is easily cured, and
still better, easily prevented. Why
are we so careless about sanitation?
If there is any oue who does Dot
believe in bookworm diaease, visit
one of the dispensaries, and you
will hardly leave without being
convinced that there in such a thing
as a hookworm. Dr. Hughes Will
gladly show you the worms, and
also tbe eggs which can be seen
through the microscope. He *iil
explain how the disease can be pre
vented, and give you an interesting
pamphlet to take home with yon.
So don't fail to attend the dispen
sary and see for yourself. " You
don't have to believe what other
people tell you.
It is true that it is a very busy
time with the farmers, however, we
should never get too busy to look
after our health, for withont health
life is not worth living. 1
The County Commissioners and
tlie County Board of Health are
giving the people this opportunity
of being examined and treated free,
and now it is "up to tbe people "
If they dou'l avail themselves of
the opportunity, it is their loss.
Schedule. Jamesville Tues
days; Everetts—Wednesdays; Rob
ersonvtll—Thursdays; Hamilton—
Fridays; Williamston —Saturdays.
DON'T BE BALD
Nearly Any One May Se
cure a Splendid Growth
* of Hair
We have a remedy that has aid
ed to grow hair and prevented bald
ness in 93 out of 100 cases where
used according to directions for a
reasonable length of time. That
may seems like a strong statement
—it is, and we mean it to be, and
no one should doubt it until they
have put our claims to an actual
test. ,
We are so certain Rexall "93"
Hair Tonic will cure dandruff, jjie
vent baldness, stimulate the s.alp
and hair roots, stop falling hair
and grow new hair, that we person
ally give our positive guarantee to
refund every penny paid us for it
in every instance where it does not
give entire satisfaction to tbe user.
Rexall "93" Hair Tonic is as
pleasant to use as clear spring
water. It is delightful prtfumed,
and does grease or gum the bair.
Two sizes, 50c. and f 1 00. With
our guarantee back of it, you cer
tainly take 110 risk. Sold only at
our store—The Rexail Store. The
S."R. Biggs Drug Co.
The "Chili's Welfare" move-'
ratnt hr.s challenged the attention j
of thoughtful people everywhere, j
Mothers are na'.ural supporters, i
I and will £nd ,in Folev's Honey!
| and 'Per Compound a most air able |
I aid. Coughs and coM.; -that |
j unchecked led lockup, brunt;, itis
j ted pneumonia yield quickly ty
t the hoaljnj* aud soothing qualities
of Foley's Honey and Tar Com-1
pc;uifL_Saunders & Fowdeti.
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May School for Teachers
•Beginning on May 14th, there
will be a two weeks terra of school
for teachers at the College of Agri
culture and Mechanic Arts. The
school is primai ily for tbe purpoe
of presenting briefly a working
course in Agriculture and Nature
Study for teachers of tbe commoc,
public nnd high schools of the
State. There is a demand for
teachers wbo are capable of teach
ing Agricultural subjects, and wbo
are willing to give Agriculture
more emphasis in their work. Tbe
Salaries paid such teachers are
much higher than the ordinary.
There will be no fee charged'fcr
this course. Board may be h3d in I
the College dining-hall for $2 75
per week for ladies or
A limited number can be accoin
tnodattd in ilie dormitories, and no
charge will be made for these rooms
but towels anil bed lineu must be
furnished by the students.
Any one desirous of taking the 1
course cau obtain full information!
bv writing Ec!gar Hodson, West
Raleigh, N. C.
Cotton Items
As early as 1708 North Carolina
seems to have grown enough cot
ton tu snpplv clothes Tor at least
one fifth of its popultatiou at that
time, but cotton growing was first,
probably, introduced into the State
by Sir jobn Yeauian, along the
Cape Fear River, in 1685, when he
was placed in charge of the Clar
eudoo Colony.
Each colonist grew n small patch
of cotton which was picked, carded
spun and woven into cloth or knit
ted into hosiery by the members of
ttoe family. The ginning was us
ually done by tbe younger members
of the family during theevenings—
the usual beinn to separate
by hand a "shoe fnllj' of lint from
}he seed before retiring. This
practice was continued until 1795,
when Eli Whitney's invention
cauie to the relief of the colonists.
It is or interest to note that in
1789, Nathaniel Macon, then a
member of Congress from this
State, proposed a tariff on cotton to
protect the Southern States against
West Indies and Brazil. The bill
was defeated.
Whitney's invention was patent
ed in 1794, and rights were sold to
the Legislatures of the diffeient
states, South Carolina paying $50,-
000 for hers and North Carolina
$30,000 In 1813 our first cotton
mill wns built in Lincoln County.
The machinery was purchased in
Rhode Island, shipped by water to
Philadelphia, and h railed from
fj&ere bv wagons a distance of over
500 miles. The Battle cotton mill
on Tar River was built in 1816 and I
the mill near Burlington in 1837 |
now they are over 300 miles in the |
State
In 1790 the price of cotton was
26 ceDts; in 1799 it was selling for
44 cents. In the former year the
State produced less than 1,000,000
pounds, now it is growing a million
bales! During the last five years
the average acre yield of cotton in
the State has been higher than that
of Texas, South Carolina, Georgia,
Flordia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Arkansas and Tennessee.
C. A. Glos.siier, 24 Ontario St., |
N, Y.. his recoverd j
from a leng and sever attact of!
) kibney trouble, bss cure being duei
'to Foley . Kidney Piils. After j
j detailing bis case, be says. "I am
; only >orry I did nut learn sooner
iof Foley Kidney Pills. In a few'
j day's urn my back ache" completely ;
left me and I felt greatly improved'.
I My kidneys becntnc stronger, dtz?v
spells left me and.l"was 110 longer j
annoyed at night. I feel 100 per'
j cent better since using Foley,
Kidnty - rills." ' Saunders '&
j Fowden. 4 •___ J
Friar Ttick in the May-Day
Fete
There is no ancient mention in
authentic history of Friar Tuck.
Sorry as we are to say so, it may
be that the Original person is a
myth, the title being a generic ap
pellation for a friar of the Francis
can order. The dress of that order
was always tucked or folded at the
waist by means of a girdle. See
Chaucer: "Tucked he was, as is a
frere about." However this may
be, so long as there survives in any
English-speaking person the love
of the picturesque in literature and
in friendship, the imagination and
1 the heart will cherish "Merry Fri?r
Tuck," who, before meeting Robiti
I Hood, wished to bfli/e him hanged,
but who, after seeing into the out
law's heart, became bis life lorg
triend and Father Cunftssor.
Sir Walter Scott describes this
"boly clerk of Cop man hurst'' as a
. "large strong-built man in .1 sack
cloth gown and hood, girt with a
rope of rusbes." He had a round,
bullet head, and his close shaven
crown was edged with thick, stiff,
curly black hair. His countenance
was bluff and jovial, eyebrows black
and busby, forehead well turned,
cheeks round and ruddy, beard
long, curly and black' form brawny
—a pugnacious, clerical FalstafL
"In this our spacious isle, I think
there is not cue -»
But he hath heaid some talk of
Hood and Little John;
Of Tuck, the merry friar, which
many a sermon made
In praise of Robin Hood, his out
laws and their trade."
MAU) MARIAN AT THE NOR MA I,
COLLEGE
"Maid Marian" was the assum
ed name of Robin Hood's wife in
the days of Robin's outlary. She
was the beautiful daughter, Mitiida
of Robert, Lcrd Fitzgerald. Of
course the Normal College Ma>-
day would be incomplete without
ber who "wbereso'er sbe enme,
Was sovereign of the woods, chitf
lady of the game.
With bow and puiver armed, she
wandered here and there
Amongst tbe forest wild. Diana
' never knew
Such pleasures nor such baits as
Marian slew."
But even strong Robin could tot
save sweet Marian the cruelty
of King John. Because she persis
tently repelled the king's advances,
his love turne I to hate and he mur
dered ter througt a servant whom
he sent to her with a poisoned
poached egg. Her grave, near
Dumuow Priory, is still pointed
cut.
The Friar find Maid Marian may
he Ceeti at the Greensboro Normal
I College ou May iStli.
Nineteen Miles a Second
Without a jar, shock or disturb
ance, is the awful speed of our earth
through space. We wonder at
such ease nf nature's movement,
aud :>o do those who take Dr.
King's New Lite Pills. No grip
ing, no distress, just thorough
work that brings good health and
fine feelings. 25c Saunders &
Fowden.
Origin of Pillow Laco.
A European legend of the origin ot
pillow lace givpß the credit Tor Its
i dlKcovery to Barbara Uttman of
I Nuremberg, Germany, in 1561. Thio
! la antedated, however, by two vol
j U!j(-s ur a looJc en lac« printed In
1,1057 in Venice, copies of which rvre
j in the Malta iNatlonai: library, Val-
S letta, and which explain sevorul well-
I developed pillow iace patterns.
"Ta Moiiurs—AiiOiiieis.
You can use Btickleu's Arnica
j Slave to,cure children 4" ezetna,
' rashe?, tetter, chafing!, scaly and
.! crusted —tht+r
accidtntaS injuri-.-s.'-*-cuts, tuirns,
'etc., with perfect safety" Nothing
1 else heals so quickly. For boils,
j ulcers,-old, running or fever, sores
jor piles it has noecjua). 5 cts at
i Saunders & Fowden.
sr.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.
Miss Lina Jame.s is on the sick
list this week.
G. D. Burroughs, of Everetts,
was here Sunday
Miss Ada Brittou is visiting Mrs.
W. T. Brittou this wtek.
Mi»s Lillnu Ganicr, of Bethel,
is visiting Miss Annie Mooring.
Messrs. Cha.'-. mid Eail James,
of Grindool, were hero Monday.
Elder M. T. Lawrence preached
at Sparta Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. A. R. Dunning, of Will
iamston, is visiting her sister here.
Miss Iyizzie Rol)erson is visiting
her brother at Scotland Neck this
week.
Miss Minnie Smith, of Farm
ville, is visiting Mia. j. H. Wil
liams this week.
Mrs. Chas. James, of Grindool,
speut a tew days here with J. L.
Robertson and family. *»
W. A.. Robsison & Co., Me pre
paring to build a handsome btiggy
factory on Main Street.
Mrs. Henry Taylor, of near Oak
Giove, spent the week-end with
her daughter, Mrs. Silas House.
The I. O. O. F. are preparing to
entertain the second district meet
ing which will convene here April
4th, Every brother is cordially
Invited to attend.
Woman's Day
The wind of the South "that
blows in the mad, merry month of
March, came with soft kisses and
promises of roses" 011 Wednesday,
and the feminine woild here walk
ed in the sunshine and saw visions
of beautiful things made especially
for their delight. But it was not
1 all visions—there were the' real
things at Carstarphen's and Harri
son's—just the smartest creations
of the milliner's art. All day these
' two business houses were filled with
women and children who desired to
make the first selectioi from among
the new styles on di-splay. The
shapes varied from the small to the
extremely large with a tendency
toward high trimmings. Color
combinations were much in evi
dence, and the colors at e bright
and catchy. Many sales were made
and orders piveti for future delivery.
At both stores, beautiful spring
and summer fabrics were found on
display with laces, embroideries,
acd other fashionable tiimmings
for dresses. The ladies* depart
ment at Harrison's is under the
management of Mrs. I.ouis C Har
rison assisted by Mrs. Annahelle
Brown and Miss Irene Anderson.
At Carstarphen's Miss Parrish and
Miss Daisy Wynne give excellent
attention and service to the ladies.
The Easter trade promises to be
good and out-of-town customers
can be suited at these emporiums
of fashion.
Glorious News
ccmes. from Dr. J. T. Curtiss,
I)wight. Kan. He writes. "I not
only have cured .baa case of eczema
ijp my patients vvuh Electric Bitters,
but also cured my self by them of
the same di.-ea.it. I feel sure they
will benefit any cast of eczema."
1 !K ' - wit thousand! have
proved, thi.t Electric Bitters is a
| most effective blood purifier. Its
, an excellent remedy for eczptna,
I tetter, -alt rheum ulcers: boils and
runamg sores. It stimulatee liver, 1
kidijys and bdwels, expels poisons,
helps digestion, • builds up the
strength. Price-50 eta. Satisfaction
guaranteed by Saunders & Fowdeu.