VOL XV. NO. 20
Oak City Itcas
Jim Daniels, of Robersonville,
spent Sunday with Mrs. John
Daniels and Mrs. H. S. Everett
Jim Fleming, of Greenville,
spent Sunday with Messrs. Wil
mer and Ralph House.
Miss Annie Mae Daughtridge
spent the week-end at her home
here.
The Misses Alma and Nannie
House spent the week-end in
Robersonville.
J. W. Hines, B. M. Worseley
and F. G. Whitaker motored to
Robersonville Sunday accompani
ed by Misses House on their re
turn.
E. L. Perkins from Greenville
spent Saturday and Sunday in
town.
Misses Mary Hines and Clarice
Cartwright spent Sunday night
at the home of J. W. Hines.
Court Next Week
His Honor,, Judge Wm. M.
Bond, will preside over the March
Term of Martin County Court,
which convenes on Monday. This
is the first court to be held here
by Judge Bond, and is an import
ant one, as there are several im
portant eases on the criminal
docket, two of these being for
murder, and the civil docket is
full as usual.
Judge Bond was appointed by
Gov. Craig to fill the unexpired
term of Judge Bragaw, who re
sigged on account of ill health,
and is making a splendid record
on the bench.
S«M Ib^CsdHwl
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The David R. Murchison
Scholarship in Saint Mary's
School will be vacant for the ses
sion which begins next Septem
ber. By the terms of the gift
the holder of the Scholarship
must be a resident of the Diocese
of East Carolina.
This Scholarship is worth S3OO.
a year, covering the full regu
lar fees for board and tuition at
Saint Mary's and the holder is
entitled to hoW it until gradua
tion provided she maintains the
required standard in scholarship
and deportment.
This Scholarship will be filled
by competitive examination in
the latter part of April or the
first part of May. The examina
tion may be held in any parish in
the Diocese of East Carolina in
which there are qualified candi
dates who have entered the com
petition. The holder of this
Scholarship does not have to be
an Episcopalian. This is a splen
did opportunity for some Martin
County girl who desires to com
plete her education.
Snow Again
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People in this section were sur
prised on arising Thursday morn
ing to find several inches of snow,
and still some coming down rap
idly. The night previous, it had
begun to rain and this turned
into sleet, which changed into
"the beautiful snow." thus in
two weeks have two snows fallen,
and ground hog weather has been
coming in good earnest. The
farmers should find good pro
spects for a fine crop if snow has
anything to do with the produc
tiveness of the soil, and it has.
There was a coal famine here
for several days, and peoplewere
anxious about the condition. A
shipment to Carstarphen & Com
pany relieved the situation.
What we need is a coal yard
where plenty of it can be stored
in the tall—enough to meet every
demand. As the years go on,
the number of families using
coal is greatly on the increase.
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THE ENTERPRISE
PERSONAL
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G. M. Roberson and family, of
Robersonville, are in town visit
ing relatives.
Dr. J. A White spent Sunday
here.
Julius S. Peel, of Kelford was
in town Tuesday on business.
Joseph Tayler, Secretary to
Senator Simmons, was a visitor
in town Sunday night.
W. M. Keer, of' Washington,
was in town Tuesday on business.
Rev. Cecil F. Outlaw and
Wiley Rodgerson,' of Roberson
ville, were here . Tuesday.
A. O. Burroughs, of Everetts.
was in Tuesday on business.
Mrs. W. A. Roberson, of
Spring Hope, is visiting friends
in town this week.
Misses Carrie Dell Blount and
Fannie Biggs Martin came home
from St. Mary's School jto spend
several days. /"**
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Beryl Duke Critcher is at home
from Wake Forest College.
Miss Sallie Hadley came home
from At. C. College Saturday to
visit hjer father. *
... J, W. Watts, Jr., spent several
days at home this week.
H. T. Warren, of Durham, has
been here this week on business.
J. W. Hight, who has been in
Kentucky since the tobacco mar
ket closed here I&st fall, has
been in town several days this
week.
Elected Secretary
There has been organized at
Louisburg, a Chamber of Com
merce which proposes to do great
things for that town pnd com
munity. The principal move
ment is to get a bond issue of
SIOO,OOO to build a railroad to
Rocky Mount. It is noted with
pleasure by friends in Martin
County, that S. A. Newell, who
lately removed to Louisburg, has
been- elected Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce. Mr.
Newell is a splendid worker and
the organization has done well in
choosing a secretary.
University Notes
Scholarship and recognition of
the intrinsic value of class - room
duties are in the ascendancy at
the State University, The high
scholarship record of eleven mem
bers of the present freshman
class are shining testimonials to
the truthfulness of this assertion.
For their first collegiate term
these eleven freshmen attained
the tip-top standing of grades
ranging between 90 and 100 per
cent, which is considered
markable proficiency in their
class-room duties. The honor
students and the high schools in
which they received their pre
paration for college are: E. S.
Booth, East Durham high school;
E. L. Mackie, Yadkinville high
school; W. T. Polk, Warrenton
high school; W. J. Adams, Buie's
Creek Academy; C. C. Miller,
Christ School, of Buncombe
county; J. H. Hardison, Donald
son Military Academy of Cum
berland county; R. S. Toxey,
Elizabeth City high school; W. M.
Lindau, Greensboro high school;
H. G. Baity, Harmony high
school of Iredell county; N. Rea
soner, Manatee high school of
Florida, and E. L. Travis. Jr.,
Halifax high scoool, Haiifax
county. .
What Did She Meanf
Teacher (to pupil who ha* been
pulling a seat-mate's hair)—' Ton are
not lit to sit with decent people. Com* I
np here and alt with me."
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY,MARCH 13, 1914
Law Enforcement in JamesviSe -
For five long years the police
force of the town of Jamesville
has marched up the hills and
down • through the dells, with
sword buckled on and gun in
hand, anxiously seeking the sight
and, we fear the scent, of some
poor blind tiger.
- But alas, they had almost given
up in despair, when their efforts
were suddenly crowned with suc
cess for on Friday, March 6th., i
Chief of Police John B. Allen
made the discovery and scrosed a
mighty victory by sighting a
black tiger (for Ke t.i V/fl!iam
ston force, he has a better sight
for a small black tiger than for a
large white one,) and he caught
one Will Long with the goods
(a five-gallon package) on him. |
Policeman Allen started forth-1
with to jail with " his coveted
prize, and within half an hour
after leaving Jamesville landed
him safely in WHliamston. Upon
his arrival, he seemed to think it
too long between drinks, so he
dodged aside to take a drink of
near beer, and while turning the
cup up to cool his dry and parch
ed lips, behold! Will Long, poor
blind tiger that could not see,
managed to grope his way out of
sight of Big Chief, and when
Mr. Allen looked around behold
he was blind too, as Will Long he
could not see. And Long is still
at large.
The above is a sad state of af
fairs, but is true of Jamesville.
Where officers of a town drink
with the lawless, and stand picket
for the gambler, the public need
not expect prosecutions for vio
lations of the law breaker*; and
when you smell whiskey on the
breath of a half-drunken police
man, you need not look for pro
secutions except against little
negroes or out-of-town (country)
whites. This particular feature
also applies to other towns, as
may be easily seen by looking
over the book of the Express
Company at Williamston.
The question is how long will
the public stand for officials who
hang around towns and do the
needless things, and shirk the
duties that real men do not fear
to undertake? These conditions
are too often found in other places
besides Martin County, where
the things sailed officers are only
parasites on the body of human
society.
Notice
The property of all parties in
Robersonville Township, who fail
to pay their Road £nd School
taxes by April Ist. 1914, will be
advertised for sale on that date.
W. T. Britton,
Road & School Tax Collector.
ARTHUR BERNARD
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Italian Street Singer with MISS ETHEL GLYADEN the Sweet
Singing Soubrette, who is holding down the boards at the Gaiety
[Thertre this week. There was a large crowd in attendance last
night and judging from the applause they made a decided hit.
Hamilton Items
Misses Laura and Julia Sals
, bury, of Hassell, spent several
days last week with Mrs. R. W.
Salsbury.
Dr. Major I. Fleming went to
Norfolk Thursday.
Miss Ruth Floyd spent Sunday
here with her mother.
Jack Sherrod was in town Sun-
Shnday.
. Walter Davenport and family
spent Sunday with Mrs. Maggie
Floyd.
J. M. S. Salsbury and family
left for High Point Monday,
where they will make their home.
P. H. Davenport, O. T. Everett
and R. W. Salsbury went to
Norfolk Wednesday.
Mrs. Lizzie Ewell and little
daughter spent several days here
last week.
Dr. B. L. Long went to Will
iamston Monday.
Miss Mollie Moore is the guest
of Miss Ella Miller.
Mrs. R. W. Baker left for her
home in Williamston Wednesday.
J. A. Kitchin, of Scotland
Neck, spent Wednesday here.
C. D. Carstarphen was in town
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Fleming,
Miss Annie Jones and C. D. Per
kins attended the play at Green
ville Monday night.
B. L. Upton spent several days
in Roanoke Rapids last week.
Miss Codie Purvis left Wed
nesday for Norfolk to visit her
sitter, Mrs. Jim Johnson.
Walter Perkins, of Baltimore,
spent Tuesday here.
To Greet Us Seven Days
Readers of the News and Ob
server are pleased to learn that
the paper will reaoh them every
day in the year. Heretofore there
| has been no issue on Monday, and
the paper has been badly missed
Jon that day. The price of the
paper has been $5.00 for six days,
now it is $7.00 for the seven days
in the week. This departure will
add largely to the value of the
sheet and place it in the list with
I all other dailies in the United
j States.
In red lines, the management
announces another contest with
automobiles as the first prize in
each of the six districts. There
j areother valuable prizes and the
' amount of those offered is $20,000.
The interest in the contest, no
doubt, will be great among the
Tfriends of the "Old Reliable/'
Success to it.
LOCAL
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Court next week and the week
following.
Vaudeville at the Gaiety to
, night. Don't miss the fun.
Alonzo Hassell is preparing to
improve his residence on Haugh
ton Street.
The Christian Church is being
improved by the blinds
to the windows.
Do not forget to hang the gates
on the inside.
Today is Arbor Day in New
Mexico.
Services at the Baptist and
Methodist Churches on next Su
n' day.
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The town clock has learned the
game- not to show its hands.
The police have gathered in a
few gallons of red eye recently.
ROOM for rent. Apply at this
office.
God willing I will preach at the
home of Miss Polly Pulley on
next Sunday at 2 o'clock. The
public is invited.—J. L. Cherry.
BOARDERS WANTED-I
would like to have several room
ers and boarders, Rates reasona
ble. Mrs. S. C. Ray, Main Street.
Next Tuesday every Irishman's
heart will be full of joy because
he can do honor to the memory of
St. Patrick. Green will be the
prevailing color on that day.
WILL PAY HIGHEST PRICES
For 200 bushels field peas.
Write me,
W. C. MANNING.
The Gaiety will offer unusual
attractions next week—the. en
tire sixnights will be filled with
fun. There will the Marionettes
and other pleasurable features
each night which together with
the movies will furnish entertain
ment for young and old. Remem
ber and be there.
! CLAY and Unknown Mixed
Peas For Sale:—Sound and
in good bags, 50 bushels or more
at $2.50 per bushel, smaller lots
at $2.60 f. o. b. Greenville J. B.
Kittrell, Greenville, N. C.
The splendid service at the
Gaiety is drawing appreciative
crowds every night. Ain't you
going?
The Gaiety is the place and it
i 3 open every night. Prices 5
and 10 cents.
Put on the green Tuesday and
the Shamrock, too.
WANTED To buy old and
1 second hand books, large or small
quantities. Highest cash prices.
Ye Old Book Shop,
Asheville, N. C.
A goodly amount of red y clay
has been placed on the station
yard, which, when dry will form
a firm soil for the travelling pub
lic.
Mrs. W. R. White and Miss
Eula Lee Waters have just re
turned from Baltimore, where
they went to purchase their
spring stock of millinery. They
have the very latest styles in
shapes, ribbons, flowers, feathers
etc. Early shoppers will find
them ready to cater to the tastes
of the women who want spring
head wear.
The spring millinery of Harri
son Bros & Company has arrived
and is being rapidly placed for
sale. Mrs. Louis C. Harrison ar
rived from Baltimore on Thurs
day, where she has selected the
newest and prettiest in hats and
trimmings, and is better prepar
ed to suit the feminine taste than
at any previous season. Watch
for the -Spring Display and select
I the beautiful in head wear.
si.oo a Year in Advance*
Added Service
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The Martin County Buggf
Company has added a planing
machine to their already wd>
equipped factory. They have
also installed an eight power
( gasoline engine, which inereaMV
the power of the plant greatly.
The planing machine is an ia»-
provement needed in the town,
as it enables people to have rough
flooring and ceiling dressed
quickly and conveniently. Those
desiring work done should see
Messrs. Crawford and Stalls and'
arrange for same. These gentle
men have been in Suffolk this
week arranging for the sale of
the Lilliston . Peanut Pickery
which have proven so successful
in this section.
The-Buggy Company expects
to turn out an unusually large
number of buggies this year, and
guarantees to give the best in
material and workmanships
Loads of material for the con
struction of tobacco trueks are
on the yard and the farmers can
be accommonated as they desire.
The factory is one of the best
business establishments in Mar
tin County, affording an avenue
through which the farmers and
others can secure well construct
ed vehicles and repairs.
The Ford Car
This week there appears a half
page ad for Wiley Rodgerson 4k
Co., who are helping to make the
town of Robersonvillegrow. This
firm manufactures carts, etc.,.
and is sole agent for the famoo»
Ford automobiles, which are re
cognized the world over as being
the best machine for all-round
work that is made. Many busi
ness men purchase the Ford in
preference to any other car, be
cause they are easily repaired
and run over any road in any
kind of weather. Rodgerson &
Co., have had wonderful success
in placing these cars on the
market and are clever dealers.
When desiring anything in thciir
line, phone or call on them St
their office in Robersonville. H
you purchase a Ford, buy it from*
them. Read ad in this issue.
The Town Clock
.
Among the improvements for
which the people in Williamaton
have paid for their convenience
and enjoyment, the clock in the
tower of the City Hall stands,
perhaps, at the head of the list,,
because all the people can hea*
and see the face of the cloek.-
"Hear it," is a wrong statement,,
for it has not been on a strike
for more than a week past, and,'
some one might say that "seeit ,r
was not correct either, as for
several nights it hid its face be
cause there was not enough in
terest in those whose duty it is
to keep things in order, to ar
range to install another Mazda in .
the place of the one past redemp
tion. If there is not enougk
funds to regulate "matters, it
wauld {?e a good idea to take up
a collection among those who* re
main out late and want to* be
able to tell at what hour tiiejr
crept in, when the trial cornea off
the morning aftsr the night be
fore.
Will Travel Sootb
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P. H. Brown has resigned his:
position as salesman for Ander
son, Crawford & Company and
accepted a position with
Wright and Watkins, shoe deal
ers of Philadelphia. Mr. Brow*
will likely cover the South Caro
lina territory. Friends here wisk
for him much success in his new
line of work.