VOL. XV. NO. 2
Professional Cards
Hugh B. York, M. D.
Microscopy, Electrotherapy, X-
Ray, Diagnosis, Specialties
Office on Smith wick St., rear Blount Bro.
Office hours, 8 to to a. m., 7 to 9 p. m.
Office 'phone 60 - Night 'phone 63
Wm. B. Warren - J. S. Rhode#
Drs. Warren & Rhodes
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Physicians and Sy^eons
Office in Biggs Drug Store - 'Phone 79
Jos. H. Saundcrc, M. D.
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Physician and Surgeon
Day phone 53 - Nigh£ phone 40
Williamston, N-.A^
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Dr. R. L. Savage
of Rocky Mount, will be aLthe
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
; Dunning & Smith
Attojjicys«.tLaw
Williamston, N. C.
Robersonville, N. C.
Borroua A. Critcher - Wheeler Martin
Wheeler Martin, Jr.
Martin & Critcher
Attorneys-at-Law
Williamston - North Carolina
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S. J. Everett
Attorney-at-Law
Greenville, N. Of. - Williamson, N. C.
I,Greenville Long Distance Phone 328
S. A. NEWELL
Attorney at Law
Williamston - North Carolina
Clayton Moore
Attorney at Law
Williamston
John Pope
General Insurance,
Life, Fire. Health, Accident, Live Stock
Real Estate Brokerage
Williamston - * North Carolina
Office on Haughton Street
Phone 143
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Prices *2-30 to •8.00
THE ENTERPRISE
The Martih (bounty Teachers
Association held its first meeting
for the year, Saturday afternoon,
October 18th. in the Graded
School Building.
There were forty-one names
enrolled, a larger number than
ever before. • .With the changes
that have been made, and addi
tional teachers employed, the
following new names appear
on the list of teachers in the coun
ty: J. D. Howell, at Williamston,
Warren Davis, at Poplar Chapel
H. W. Smith, at Everetts, B. 0.
Myers, at Hamilton, F. G. Whita
ker, at Oak City, and others who
promise to be valuable additions.
Prof. J. T. Jerome was reelect
ed President of the association
with W. H. Mizell, Vice Psesident,
and Miss Annie E. Mizell, Secre
tary.
Several short speeches were
made by Supt. R. J. Peel, Mr.
Davis and Mr. Mizell. The re
gular time of meeting was chang
ed to Saturday before the second
Sunday in each month.
The good attendance and spirit
of hopefulness and interest in the
teachers, seemed to be an indica
tion of good results.
An Old Friend Here
Everybody who was out of bed
by eight o'clock Wednesday morn
ing saw Mr. Jack Frost arrayed
in all the glory of an October day.
He was thickly clad in the very
whitest of suits cut in the latest
style. In truth, he sported up
and down, all over town and in
the country, too. Strange to say
of one so pure and white, his
kisses wilted and blackened that
which before smiled in its green
dregs. He has never appeared
4 'more abundantly "at this season.
His coming made the farmers be
gin to fix the potato houses for
the crop of "sweets." To make
his appearance more noticeable,
Mr. Frost brought a bit of the
product of the ice man, only a
"skim" however. From now on
this child of old winter will re
main to do his 1 part in the great
workshop of Nature.
Sanitation of Soda Fountains
Dr. W. S. Rankin in the North
Carolina Health Bulletin discus
ses a very imporfljfci but neglect
ed question—thaWi the sanita
tion of soda fountains. He finds
the solution in the use of paper
pariffin cups and saucers. These
can be sold for about a half cent
apiece. These paper cups are
dipped in pariffin and are thus
sterile. In handling them, the
attendant does not touch them on
the inside or the upper part of
them. After being used, they
are thrown away. The spoons
used with ice cream should be
dipped into an antiseptic solution
before the customer is served.
r. C. Smith
North-€arolina
A birthday party was given by
Miss Minnie Harrison and Mr.
Leon Stalls, Wednesday evening,
October 15th., 1913, ai the -home
of Mr. W. L. Stalls on West Main
Street from 7 to 10:30 o'clock.
_ There was a large crowd pre
sent to celebrate the nineteenth
and fifteenth year. At 9:30, the
guests were ushered into the
dining room where cake, cream,."
fruits and candies of all kinds
were served. After supper v*as
served, games of several kinds
wettjelayed and all enjoyed the
ev|nng.
The out-of-town guests were,
Misses Nora and Bessie Lanier*
of Weldon and Mr. Ashley Wil
liams and sister, Irene, from
Robersonville. The guests all
report a fine time.
WILLI AMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24. 19$
Teachers Association
Birthday Party
Twenty Tests of Progress for Your
County
Is every country boy and girl
in your county getting six months
school term?
Have you a county superinten
dent of education giving his
whole time to the work?
Have you voted road bonds or
a road tax? -
Have you a county superinten
dent of health employed for all
his time?
Does the Farmers' Union or
any other farmers' organization
thoroughly cover your county?
Have you a good county fair?
Do you select for your county
officials the men who will help
the county forward fastest in
stead of the men who serve the
party machine best?
Are your churches gaining in
strength and influence and the
people in temperance and mor
ality?
Have you properly supported
farmers' institutes, and are there
institutes for farm women as will
as men?. ,
Have you Corn Clubs for the
boys and Tomato Clubs for the
girls?
If you are in the tick-infested
territory, are you doing anything
to eradicate the ticks and get out
of the quarantine?
Have you shown sufficient in
terest in the Fanners' Co-opera
tive Demonstration Work to get
its advantage for your farmers?
Have you rural free delivery
everywhere, you might have it?
Has every school in your coun
ty a good library?
Can your boys and girls get the
advantages of a good high school
near them, without leaving their
home communities?
Are you co-operating with the
State in the fight to exterminate
the hookworm disease?
Is there a good rural telephone
system covering the county?
Are you supporting a wide
awake county paper—one that is
more interested in the progress
of the county than in partisan
politics—and are your, farmers
taking the best farm papers?
you abandoned the old
fee system of paying county offi
ciers?
Are your citizens and your
board of commissioners willing to
go down into their jeans and pro
duce the necessary money, econ
omhally administered, to secure
these profitable forms t of pro
gress?— Clarence Poe.
Baker—Slade
The following invitation has
been received by friends here:
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams
Slade
invite you to be present
at the marriage of their daughter
Penelope
to
Mr. Robert Weathers bee Baker
on Tuesday evening, November
the fourth
nineteen hundred and thirteen
at seven thirty o'clock
Trinity Church s
Columbus, Georgia
Reception
immediately after the ceremlony.
Notice of Ownership, Etc.
(Complying with an Act of Con
gress requiring a published state
ment of the ownership, etc., of
the in the United
States in April and October of
each year, this is to certify that,
I, William C. Manning am the
editor, owner and publisher of
THB ENTERPRISE, a weekly news
paper published in Williamston,
N. C.
(Signed)
WM. C. MANNING.
Good Roads Days at U. N. C.
Dr. Edward E. Graham, Act
ing President of the University
of North Carolina, has addressed
a letter to Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt,
in which he says that in response
to the proclamation of Gov.
Craig that Nov. sth. and 6th., be
observed as Good Roads Days,
the University has outlined a pro
gramme which will help largely
in enlisting the student body in
this great work. There will be
lectures by members of the Fac
ulty and illustrated lectures on
Road Building by a
expert. Prof. Stacey and Rick
erson of the Faculty and compe
tent men from the higher classes
will give their services: the
County Clubs will distribute
literature: volunteers from the
University, community will lend
their aid on the afternoons of the
sth. and 6th., if a practical plan
is formed to use them.
Continuing Dr. Graham says:
"The value of these two days will
not come so much in the actual
road constructed, though that
will be great, but in driving home
the fundamental idea, so difficult
to hold steadily in mind, that our
government is primarily a co
operative enterprise in construc
tive achievment. Every blow
struck on our highways makes
emphatic and personal this great
idea.
"The road is not merely an
avenue of trade and community
intercourse: it is a symbol of com
munity strength and a test of our
grasp of the meaning of Demo
cracy."
Every college and school in the
State would do well to follow the
programme which the Universi
ty will have for the movement
set forth by the Governor's pro
clamation. If the student body
of the entire State could be in
terested on this question of better
highways, enthusiasm would get
into every household and com
munity pride would abound to
that degree which makes for the
comfort of the people. Right in
our own county in many sections,
they would wake up to a realiza
tion of what is needed by a pro
gressive people.
A Luminous Town
The Scientific American editor
ially discusses the possibility of
mixing substances which when
combined with the solar energy
absorbed every bright sunny day,
would produce a luminous paint
to be used on houses, and instead
of "painting the town red" it
could show white at night. With
the research in the laboratories
of the country, it might be pos
sible to find a solution of this
problem. The idea is well worth
studying, and some day the
chemist will produce the proper
combination of substances for
the luminosity of an entire town.
The writer says that "it is well
known that there are a number
of substances which possess Che
so-called power of "insolation;"
that is, the capacity of being so
influenced by the action of the
rays of the sun as to emit a cer
tain degree of luminosity."
Warden (to new, prisoner)
What can you do? What was
your occupation ?
• Prisoner—l was a 'cellist in an
orchestra.
Retainer—Yes, sir; most of us in
the servants' 'all as been in the
head's ftimily 40 years. *
Earl's Father-in-law—Welll'm
sorry for you, but you can't git
any 40 years' back wages out of
me!— Club Fellow.
Warden—Well, then' we'lL set
you to work sawing wood.—
BostoniTranscript.
Oak City Items
The funeral of Charles Council
took place at 3 p. m.f- Monday,
October 20th. He was buried in
the family cemetery. The ad
dress of the Woodmen of the
World was read by Levira Leg
gett, of Hobgood, and prayers by
Elder Sylvester Hassell, of fcWill
iamston. Members of the W. 0.
W. Lodge (of which Mr. Leggett
was a member) attended in a
body. , The pall bearers were, L.
J. Davenport, C. M. Hurst, T.
H. Burnett, Preston Moore . and
Ben Casper. The floral tributes
were many and beautiful. Be
sides his wife, Mr. Council leaves
a little son about six weeks old,
two sisters, Miss Lou Council and
Mrs. Frank Haislip, of Hamilton,
a brother, Robert Council, and
his father.
Mrs. Ricky Burnett and daugh
ter were here Sunday.
Van Taylor, Jr., and Miss Julia
Salsbury, of Hassell, were in
town Sunday. v->
Miss Nola York left Monday
for her home in Rocky Mount.
Miss Lula Jones, of Rocky
Mount, is visiting Miss Daisy
Council.
Miss Annie May Daugheridge
is at home from school for a few
days.
Elder S. Hassell from William
ston was here Monday.
Misses Melissa and Mary Wor
seley are spending the week in
Raleigh.
Misses Nannie House and Mary
Johnson with Prof. Whitaker at
tended the teachers' meeting at
Williamston Saturday.
M. L. Burnett spent several
days in Washington last week.
Misses Susie and Lillie Mae
Burnett were in town Saturday.
Jim Hobbs spent Sunday in
Oak City.
MORTUARY ,
CHARLES COUNCIL
Charles Council died Sunday
morning about 2 o'clock at his
home in the country after a short
illness.
He was a native of Martin
County and son of Bate Council,
a well-known farmer of this sec
tion. He was loved by all and a
general favorite. He married
Miss Olivia Early nearly a year
ago and had his home near that
of his father.
He has left us in the prime of his
youth and those left to mourn his
death are many. He was a mem
ber of the Woodmen of the World
and a boy of good moral charactet.
We shall miss him and there
will be one vacant chair. May
God bless and protect the little
family he has left behind.
J. W. HINES
Sec. and Clerk, W. 0. W.^
Resolutions
Whereas, ItMs pleased Al
mighty God, in' His infinite wis
dom, to call to his heavenly home
our esteemed brother, Charlie B.
Council, and thereby removing
from our fraternal band a most
true and faithful friend and mem
ber, therefore be it RESOLVED:
That the members of Oak Camp
No. 536 Woodmen of the World
extend our heartfelt sympathy
and consoJatiqn toJhe famjlyand
relatives of our brother, during
this their sad hour and affliction,
and be it further RESOLVED:
That a copy of these resolutions
be sent to the bereaved family, a
copy spread on the minutes of
the Camp and a copy sent to the
"Sovereign Visitor" for publica-
si.oo a Year in Advance
tion.
T. W. Davenport,
S. E. Hines,
C. M. Hurst,
Committee.
J. W. Hines, Secy:
October 21st, 1913.
Parmele Items
Mrs. Julia Ward with Mrs. N.
0. VanNortwick went to Bethel
Wednesday.
D. S. Powell has been in Wash
ington this week.
David Lipscomb WP.S in town
Thursday night.
Claude Green, of Robersonville
was in town Saturday.
- Zeb Carson was in town Wed
nesday.
A. N. Turner was in town Wed
nesday.
Miss Malena Ward spent Sat
urday night with her sister, Mrs.
N. 0. VanNorthwick.
Azor Moye was in town Tues
day night.
Nicholas Roberson went to
Washington Saturday.
Mr. Hines R. M., was in town
Wednesday.
The ladies of Parmele are pre
paring for cold weather, they are
having several quilting parties.
Hamilton Items
Dr. B. Long has gone to Balti
more to purchase Xmas goods.
Mesdames Grimes and Boyle
and Miss Effie Waldo spent the
week-end with Mrs. Mart Ballard.
Harry Waldo went to Washing
ton last Monday.
Mrs. C. H. Baker and Miss
Lillie Way Baker are spending
several days in Norfolk this week.
P. L. Salsbury, Misses Helen
and Rachel Edmonson and Martha
Council attended the Roanoke
Association at Scotland Neck last
week.
Mrs. M. I. Fleming went to
Norfolk Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherrod Salsbury
went to Raleigh Wednesday to
attend the Fair.
Mrs. M. I. Fleming entertain
ed at lunch last Thursday in
honor of Mrs. W. T. Grimes, of
Baltimore.
Eearly Snow
No snow fell here on Monday,
but it just missed coming as far
East. Flakes fell in Asheville,
and in several Southern States.
This is the earliest snow in the
memory of the oldest people. But
the wind blew here with a velo
city almost equal to the storm of
September 3rd. There was no
rain accompanying it—only a few
scurrying clouds which were
driven by the gale. All Monday
night, the wind kept up the howl,
preventing a heavy frost which
was feared by farmers who had
peanuts on the ground. The
mercury took the toboggan down
wards, and fires were increased
and overcoats rapidly rose in pop
ular favor. 'Twas the first
breath of real winter, and the
man with plenty of wood was the
envy of his neighbors.
Gordon—Clark
- ■ ,
The following invitation has
been received by friends here:
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Irvin Clark
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Anna Barrow
to
Rev. William Jones Gordon
on Wednesday afternoon, ihe
fifth of November
atone o'clock
Trinity Church
Scotland Neck, North Carolina