VOL. XIV. NO. 30,
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| Professional Cards :
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Hugh B. York, M. D.
Microscopy, Electrotherapy, X-
Ray, Diagnosis, Specialties
m Office on Smith wick St., rtir Blount Bro.
Office hours, 8 to-lo ». m.. 7 to 9 p. m.
Office 'phone 60 - Night 'phone 63
Vm. 8. Warren - J. S. Rhode*
ftrs. Warren & Rhodes
Physicians and Surgeons
Office in Biggs Drug Store - 'Phone ?9
Jqs. H. Saundeis, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon v
Day phone 53 - Night phone 40
Williamston, N. C.
Dr. R. L. Savage
of Rocky Mount, will be at the
Atlantic Hotel fourth Wendnes
day in each month to treat dis
eases of the EYE, EAR, NOSE
and THROAT and FIT GLASSES
A. R. Dunning • J C. Smith
Dunning & Smith
1 Attorneys ,tLaw
Williamston, N. C.
Robersonville, N. C.
Bnrrous A. Critcher - Wheeler Martin
Wheeler Martin, Jr.
Martin & Critcher
Attorneys-at-Law
Williamston - North Carolina
'PHOKS
S. J. Everett
Attomey-at-Law
Greenville, N. C. - Williamston, N. C.
Greenville Long Distance Phone 328
S, A, NEWELL
Attorney at Law
Williamston * North Carolina
Clayton Moore
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
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Society Pressing
. . Glub.. .
0. C. Price, Manager
Phone No. 58
{jj Up-to-Date Cleaing,
Pressing, Dyeing and
t ' Tailoring **■
Very careful attention
(given to Ladies' Kid
Gloves, Fancy Waists
Coat Suits and Skirts
Club Rates for Men. j
Clothes called for and
delivered
* CJ Agents for Rose k Co.
Merchant-Tailors, Chi
cago, 111
THE ENTERPRISE
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; Mis. Martha Cotten Crawford Dead
There passed away from earth
1 and loved ones on Tuesday morn
ing, May the 6th, 1913, the soul
•of Williamston'js hest beloved
woman, Martha Cotten Craw
ford, last days were fuU of
sufferings borne with the forti*
tude of one who could truthfully
say: "Tor me to live is Christ, to
die, is gain." like the quiet.
. closing of the eyes of a little
.child when sweet sleep comes on,
her spirit*slipped its earthly moor
> ings and passed into that Eternal
Sea, where no storms are, but
where a beautiful peace rests o'er
? the face of the waters. That
: hand whose warm grasp had
helped alike the highly and lowly
► —that voice which had spoken
loving words thpt brought cheer
to the sqpls cast down—that
) heart whose throbs had quicken
ed when pain came to others, and
vvbose sympathy was as bound
less as the love of the Father
I who had implanted into it His
saving grace—all, all are gone
■ and cannot come back again, but
■ shall live on and on in the raem
- ories of men, women and children
! who mourn her departure. Over
» the door of her heart and home
was written "Welcome" and any
1 conld enter and find joy in her
companionship. Her charm of
manner, and brightness of spirit
combined with a love of the beau
tiful things of life, made her pop
ular in society as a young girl and
when a matron. The broad-mind
ed Christianity which ruled her
every-day life, shone out most
prominently. God and
His Church, she loved all who
called upon His holy name, and
her religion was not bounded but
embraced all of God's pedple
with whom she came in contact.
Many years ago she embraced
the faith of her fathers and join
ed the Primitive Baptist Church
at Skewarkey, receiving baptism
by the hands of Elder C. B. Has
sell in the waters of the Roanoke
River one quiet Sabbath day.
She was born in Williamston in
the home where she died, on Oc
tober 17th, 1839. Her parents,
Judge and Mrs. Asa Biggs, were
among the most prominent peo
ple in the State, Judge Biggs be
ing at one time United States
Senator in those trying days prior •
to the war.
Whatever affected State oi*
Nation, she took an interest, hav
ing kept upon the altar of her
"heart strongest love for her coun
try. To the South for whose
cause the blood of her beloved 1
brother was shed, she gave her 1
warmest love and interest. 1
On December 20th, 1865, in the J
town of Tarboro, where her pa- 1
rents lived for some years, she i
married William Thomas Craw- 1
ford, whose death occurred seven '
years ago, after a life of thirty 1
years of public service in Martin 1
County. Their life together was i
a happy one, full of sympathetic i
love, which made the heme at- 1
tractive to the children whom 1
God gave them. A true wife 1
and mother, she reared her chil-
dren tenderly and with care. 1
Grief came into her life particu- 1
larly in the death of her oldest !
daughter and then the husband,
but through it all, she leaned on i
the mercy and goodness of the 1
Giver of iife and murmufed not.
She is survived by two sisters, i
Mrs". S. H. Van Cleave, of 'New '
Jeisey, and Mrs. C. W. Kellinger, 1
who lives with her. There are
many relatives in other towns ■
and states among whom are her '
nephews, Judge Crawford Biggs,
of Raleigh, and Dr. Harry A. 1
Cotten, of New Jersey. Her 1
surviving children are, Messrs. 1
Henry, Asa Tom and Kader '
Crawford, Miss Anna Crawford,' 1
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, MAY 9. 191 ,
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I Williamston, and Benjamin Craw
ford, of Lexington. Two gra«d
--i children also survive her, Master
. Asa Henry and little Martha
I Cotten Crawford, whose presence
| helped to brighten her days and
. months of suffering.
I Wednesday afternoon, the fun
. era! services were held at the
r residence at 4:30 o'clock in the
> presence of a large crowd of rela
• tiVeS and friends. Elder Sylvester
. Hassell assisted by Revs. G. J.
Dowell, J. T. Stanford and Mor
. sison Bethea, conducted the ser-
I vices, saying a few words appre
• ciatSve of the life and character
. of her upon whom "death had
; left only the beautiful." Hand
[ some designs of flowers, sweet
r to place "on the mound of one who
, loved them so. were presented
. in large numbers by friends here
; and elsewhere. The body was
. borne to the family cemetery and
i laid beside the husband to await
. the coming of that glorious day
. when all the saints of God shall
arise to meet Him in the air.
Among those "attending the
funural from out of town were:
Mrs. E. T. Whitehead, of Scot
land Neck;. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
D. Biggs, of Washington; Mrs.
A. V. Deans, of Tarboro; Mrs. C.
M. Lanier and B. C. Craw^rd.,
The active pall bearers were:
C. D. Carstarphen. J. H. Page,
A. D. Mizell, Arthur and J. W.
Anderson, John D. Biggs. W. H.
Gurkin and F. U. Barnes.
D. A. R. Meeting
The Gideon Lamb Chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution met with the Misses
Lamb on Thursday evening of
last week. Miss Mayo Lamb,
who was a delegate to the Na
tional meeting held in Washing
ton City, was to have returned
and make a report, but was de
tained in New York whence she
went to visit her sister. There
were interesting papers by Miss
Irene Smith and Mrs. John D.
Biggs, the former taking for her
subject "The Puritans in Eng
land," and the latter "The Pil
gram Fathers." Both papers
were well written, and showed
careful research. The hostess
served delicious refreshments in
the dining room, and the even
ing proved one of the most pleas
ant in the history of the Chapter.
The next meeting will be held
with Miss Emily Whitley in June.
Ticket Named
About seventy-five citizens of
the town met on Friday night at
j the City Hall to name a munici
pal ticket, consisting of five com
missioners and a Mayor. A. R.
Dunning was called upon to pre
side over the meeting. There
were several speeches made in
support of the two tickets put
before the meeting and a vote
was taken to decide the candidate
for Mayor between B. F. Godwin
and J. D. Simpson, the former
winning by 10 votes. After a
lengthy discussion, the following
were named as candidates for
Commissioners: C. H. Godwin,
W. T. Meadows, W. H. Craw
ford, A. R. Dunning and F. K.
Hodges. Hodges received the
entire vote of those present being
acceptable to the advocates of
both tickets.
The elation was held Tuesday
and was very quiet, there being
i but the one ticket nominated at
the meeting Friday night. The
vote was also light, many citizens
letting the election pass without
exercising their suffrage. The
Board of Commissioners is com
posed of some the best business
men in the town, and it is hoped
that they will m anage municipal
affairs to the best interest of the
town.
Robersoaville Township Wist
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r Tuesday there were three town
-1 ships in Martin County that
[ voted to* decide for or against
» good roads. The question has
been agitated for some time and
* those for and those against waged
* the battle fiercely. In some
i places, the fight was unusually
" strong. The advocates of the
f bill in Hamilton and Goose Nest
* Townships were confident that
* the victory was assured, but* not
" so. In Goose Nest the fight for
" improvement was lost by a vote
"of 22, tnd in Hamilton by 23.
' There is much disappointment
in both sections for good roads
i»re nefeded there and many of the
' citizens of those townships are
' working along progressive lines
J to bring their respective sections
5 up with the best in the county.
' Robersonville Township,
though the fight was long and
fierce, Won out for progress by a
' majority of 9 votes. The prog
ressives of that section are jubi
! and are being congratulated on
: their splendid victory. Perhaps,
' the opposition was more apparent
1 in that township, and so brought
out the best Work among the ad
vocates of the bill, thus winning
the victory and putting Roberson
ville Township among the prog
ressiveV'ctions of the State and
Nation. The time will come,
however, when even tha bitterest
opponnents of good roads will see
the error of their ways and regret
that they failed to endorse for
progress.
One Wife Too Many
J.R.Davis, originally of James
ville, has been been arrested in
Suffolk,Va.,on the charge of big
amy. Several years ago he mar
ried Misw Maggie Jordan, of
Jamesville, but for two years has
not been living with his wife and
two boys, who are" with relatives
at Jamesville. Davis, who made
a good appearance, has been
working for an insurance firm in
Suffolk, and there married a Miss
Evans, who lives on Holliday St.,
representing himself as a widow
er. Suspicion rests upon Davis
and the polioe received a wire
from Mrs. Davis No. 1, who of
fered to go to Suffolk as a wit
ness against Davis. She for
warded a photo of herself and
children which appeared in the
Virginian-Pilot of Tuesday. This
is the same Davis who several
years ago attempted to cut the
throat of his wife at Jamesville
and escaped after being placed in
the lockup. Mrs. Davis, No. 1,
has relatives and friends in Wil
liamston, where she lived in her '
girlhood and attended school.
Arrested in Richmond
A dispatch from Richmond last ,
week states that Mrs. Vesta R.
Gray, of Martin County, had been (
tracked by a brother and arrested ,
with James Walker, of Norfolk, ,
who told the police that Mrs.
Gray was his soul mate and that ,
she intended to secure a divorce (
from her husband and marry him. ,
Walker furnished bail but the
woman failed to be released. |
From inquiry it was learned (
that Mrs. Gray is the daughter j
of the late Calvin White who
lived near Spring Green, and had ,
lived with her husband at Has- j
sell. She is only about twenty ,
years old and very attractive.
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Editor The Enterprise:
I wish to express my thanks i
to friends for so many kind acts i
shoes me during my recent illness.
Geo. w. Griffin.
To Visit the President -
Col. Wilson G. Lamb left Tues
: day morning for Washington
' City, where on Wednesday in
1 company with Mr. Daves, of Bal
' timore and Col. Benehan Comer
' 6n, of Raleigh, will visit Presi
dent Wilson by appointment. At
the meeting of the Society of
the Cincinnati at Greenboro last
week, President Wilson was made
an honorary member of the
North Carolina Society. Col.
Lamb, who is President of the
Society, will present the certifi
cate of membership to Mr. Wil
son and also a golden badge of
t the Society.
s Every President since Wash
! ington, who was the president of
1 the first organization, has been
1 made an honorary member of
some state society, and North
Carolina has the distinction of
electing President Wilson to mem
• bership.
Signs Of The Ohio Flood
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It is a few miles from here to
the Ohio and Maumee Rivers
where the waters destroyed so
many lives and so much property,
but the signs of the flood have
been seen here in a car load of
Studebaker automobiles shipped
from Detroit; Mich., and consign
ed to J. P. Simpson. The ship
ment was made early in March,
and reached here several days
ago. So long had the car been
held up by the inability to move
freight in that section from
which they came, that they were
badly damaged by getting loose
and running against each other
in the box car. Two of the cars
had already been sold and the
purchasers were anxiously wait
ing for them, as was the agent.
The Home Paper
It wants you on its reading list,
recorded on its books, and then
you'll get it every week and know
just how it looks.
It will tell you all about the
news, in this and near by towns
who gets married, dies, is born,
and who elopes or drowns.
There isn't a thing from A to
Z that tends to help the town,
that the paper doesn't catch itup
and quickly pass it round.
It tells about your visitors, with '
titles emphasized, while all their
points of merit are freely gen- !
eralized.
It tells about your virtues, and
over looks your sins, and puts an
extra emphasis upon the birth of 1
twins. j
It never designs to tell a lie
except in personal praise, and '
then it does it clear and strong, '
and with its choicest phrase.
In writing up your marriage, it 1
elaborates with care, and says the
bride was beautiful and the groom 1
was on the square.
It dosent matter who it is that
crosses Jordan's river, the paper *
tickets him as saint, and safely 1
sends him thither. 1
It tells about that darling boy
who had a dollar raise, leaves
out his measley little tricks and
just recites his praise. 1
And there's your daughter on
the streets, gadding night and
day, of all the rumor slow or fleet,
it wisely does not say.
It knows about your weakness, 1
your little streaks of yellow, just
how to smother ill reports oM
make them smooth and mellow. ■
- It knows the financial standing •
of every man in town, and wheth
er its living or cheerless giving, j
that constantly keeps him down.
Unlike the city dailies that j
delve in scandal's sewer, it
eliminates the sewage and retains
the good and pure.—Onarga 1
(111.) Leader and Review. i
si.oo a Year in Advance
Parmele Items
Ronald Ward dnd Mr. Barks
dale spent Tuesday night with
Nicholas Roberson.
Miss Carrie Andrews spent a
few days in town last week.
Miss Lela Nelson spent the
week-end with friends in Tarboro.
Reymus Bryan returned from
Kinston Tuesday night.
W. W. Harper spent Sunday
at home.
The mother of J. T. Stokes
came from Greenville and spent
last week with him.
Mrs. W. W. Andrews and
grandson are visiting in Tarboro.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L.' Nelson
spent Sunday with their father.
Misses Mamie VanNortwiek
and Lela Nelson spent Tuesday
night at the home of J. R. White
hurst.
David, the young son of D. SL
Powell, is seriously ill and it is
feared that he cannot live.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Taylor
spent Tuesday night here with
their mother.
Rev. M. A. Matheson fell from
a wheel Saturday and severely
hurt his arm.
The infant child of Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Carson died Tuesday
of pneumonia and whooping
cough. The funeral services,
were conducted at the home by
Rev. Butler 'and interment was
made at Bethel. The parents
have the sympathy of the com
munity.
Local Highs Won
The base ball season opened
among younger sports on Mon
day, when the High School boya
met the Robersonville team oo
the diamond of the latter. The
home team accompanied by J. H.
Thrower, left on the morning
train and returned at night. Two
games were played one in the
morning and the other in the
afternoon. A good crowd of fans
witnessed Williamston scoop up
both games in fine style.
Robersonville had the advan
tage in weight, but that was all,
though they played to win. Dick
Smith, who has been catching
rocks up in the mountains for
eight months, grabbed everything
off the bat and put the sphere
back where it was needed. In
the morning game, Robertson,
Melson and Joe Thrower put the
ball across the plate.
The score was 13 to 9 in favor
of the Highs. In the afternoon,
the game was pitched by Joe
Thrower, and resulted in a score
of Bto 1 in favor of the Highs,,
who came home full of enthus
iasm. Principal Jerome gave
them leave of absence from school
for one day. Robersonville's
twirlers did valiant service bat
could not keep the Highs from
finding them easy. The morning
game was pitched for Roberson
ville by Everett James, that in
the afternoon by* Turner Grimes..
Griffins Items
S. C. Peel came from Williams
ton Tuesday.
Noah T. Roberson had a severe
stroke of paralysis on Saturday.
MissJJeannettejManning enter
tained a large number of her
friends Sunday.
Misses Eva Peel and Daisy
Manning of Williamston, spent
Sunday with Miss Katie Lilley.
Miss Miriam is thinking of go
ing to Panacea Springs.
It looks dull for the farmers as i
it is so dry.
Before burning your bridges r
behind you, it might be well to
see that they are fully insured*.
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