VOL XV. NO. 24
Kiknnrfle Items
(by Cecil F. Outlaw)
N. S. Peel of Williamston, was
in town Saturday.
Thomas Roberson was stricken
Sunday A. M. with muscular
rheumatism in the back of his
neck, and suffered fjr several
hours before medical attention
could be given him.
Fred Mayo and wife of Bethel
were in town Monday.
J. L. Davenport left Tuesday
for Cresswell, N. C. to attend
the funeral of his grandfather.
At a meeting of the local lodge
of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, Tuesday evening March
31st 1914, an invitation was ex
uended the Orphans of the Golds
boro Home, to visit Robersonville
and give their entertainment.
On Tuesday about eleven
o'clock A. M. two sons of Mr.
Theo. Johnson, whose ages are
about ten and twelve respectively,
secured a dynamite cap and went
into the field and set fire to the
cap, which exploded doing con
siderable damage to both boys.
The younger was seriously hurt,
having several fingers torn off of
one hand, and suffering several
flesh wounds besides having a
piece of the cap embedded in one
of his eyes. The elder son also
suffered several embrasures of
his flesh and one of his eyes was
slightly hurt The boys were hur
ried to the office of Drs. Ward &
Ward where their wounds were
treated and the piece of cap re
moved from the eye of the youn
ger.
The serenity of quite a number
of the citizens of this vicinity has
been disturbed, due to the fact
that the express books have been
gone over by some of the town
officials, who found that larger
quanities of spirituous liquors had
been receipted for by said citi
zens, than the law allowed, and
warrants issued for the arrest of
violators of the law. These cases
will come up for trial Thnrsday
P. M. in the town court.
A Mass Meeting, we are told
will be called near future by
Mayor J. C. Smith, for the pur
pose of organizing a Law and
Order League. We hope to give
the date of this meeting in next
week's Items.
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The Stockholders of the Bank
of Robersonville met Tuesday
P. M. at 2 o'clock in the Direc
tors room of the Bank's new
twelve thousand dollar home.
Tuesday closed the fiscal year
of the Bank. The Cashier's re
port was very gratifying to the
Stockholders. His report showed
that the Bank had made a net
profit of 32 percent. A Dividend
of 10 percent was declared; 20
percent was placed to the sur
plus fund and 2 percent was car
"ried to the fund of undivided
profits. The same officers were
reelected for the ensuing year,
viz: J. H. Roberson Pres, A. S.
Roberson V' Pres., R. A- Bailey
2nd V. Pres., J. A. Mizell Cash
, ier and J. D Woolard Asst. Cash
ier. This Bank has had a phe
nomenal growth since 1911. In
that year the net profit was 15
percent; in 1912, 17 percent; in
1913,22 percent and this last year
32 percent.
Mr. and lira Wiley Rogerson,
Mesdames J. W. Taylor and J- E.
. Congeleton motored here Wed
nesday from Robersonville and
spent the day-
Mrs. Costenbater, of Richmond
has been the guest of Mrs. J. G.
Staton this week
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John C. Lamb, of Wilson, has
been here this week with his
family.
Miss Julia Bond, of JEdenton,
spent Sunday in town the guest
of Miss Annie Fagan.
Hon. J. B. Coffieldwas in town
Monday on business.
J. T. Waldo was here from
Hamilton on Monday.
W. E. Davenport and J. P.
Boyle were here from Hamilton
Monday. \
Miss Mary King Ellison spent
Sunday in Robersonville.
Miss Elizabeth Pope of Rober
sonville, visited relatives here
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hightwith
Master Boyd Hight left Wednes
for Louisburg and Franklin to
visit relatives.
Mrs. John L(. Rodgerson went
to Tarboro Wednesday.
Mrs. P. B. Cone left Wednes
day for Middlesex to visit her
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Baker were
here from Hamilton Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Everett, of
Palmyra, motored here Tuesday
to visit relatives,
T. B. Slade and D. C. Jones
were here from Hamilton on
Tuesday.
Z. Hardy Rose and John Rose,
of Fremont, have been here this
week. Tuesday in company with
W. C. Manning, they motored to
Plymouth to visit the fisheries.
Maurice Watts has been in Ply
mouth this week.
Fountain Lipscomb is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. C. W. Keith, at
the Atlantic.
Rev. M. E. Bethea went to
Lewiston Friday and while there
officiated at the burials of three
members of the parish.
Mrs. Fannie S. Biggs accom
panied by A. D. Mizell, left this
morning for Winston-Salem to
visit friends.
Messers' Calvin and Frank Has
sell have been here this week vis
iting their father, Elder Hassell,
who has been ill but is able to be
out again.
Col. W. G. Lamb, who has been
in Baltimore for the past month,
and who attended the annual
meeting of the Society of the
Cincinnati at Raleigh on Satur
day, arrived home Sunday even
ing. He was re-elected Presi
pent of the Society, a position he
has held for several years."
The Business of Leading. '
Th* popular leader always takes
care to Hod out which way the crowd
wishes to go.
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WILLIAMSTON, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL TO, igi 4
An Act To Provide For And Regulate The
Holding Of Primary Elections In The
County Of Martin
The General Assembly of North
Caroljna do enact:
Section 1. That for the pur
pose of selecting candidates for
county and township offices, and
representative in the Legislature,
and for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the county conven
tion, the Democratic Party in the
County of Martin shall hold, at
the usual voting places in said
county, aprimary election as here
in provided.
Section 2. The chairman of the
executive committee of the De
mocratic Party in Martin County
on or before the first day of July,
one thousand nine hundred and
fourteen, shall appoint a regis
trar and two mrnagers of each
voting precinct in Martin County,
who shall constitute the precinct
board of managers for holding
primary elections in the various 1
precincts of Martin County.
Section 3. It shall be the duty
of the various registrars so ap
pointed to revise the registration
books of the various precincts so
as to show the names of all quali
fied electors therein, and said re
gistration books Bhall be kept
open for ten days preceding the
day for the primary election for
the registration of new electors,
and said books shall close at
eight o'clock on the night pre
ceding such primary elections.
Section 4. That it shall be the
duty of said bqard of of mana
gers and they are hereby empow
ered and directed to provide for
their respective precincts all nec
essary ballots for the use of all
candidates to be voted for in
said primary election, also all
necessary ballot boxes, poll books,
and all other things necessary
for the proper conducting of said
primary elections, and that upon
demand of said board of mana
gers, the registration books of the
various precincts of said county
shall be turned over to said board
of managers for use in said pri
mary elections.
Section 5. Tne time and hours
for holding said primary election
in said precincts and the rules
governing same, not inconcistent
herewith, shall be prescribed by,
and carried into effect by the
the board of managers herein
provided for.
Section 6. That only bona
fide members of the Democratic
Party shall be permitted to 'vote
in any primary held by the board
of managers for the Democratic
Party, and in all cases of chal
lenge or dispute same shall be
determined by the board of man
agers holding said election.
Section 7, That at the close of
said primary elections the said
board of managers shall openly
count and declare the result
thereaf, and shall name delegates
to the county convention, the
, number of whom shall not ex
ceed the number of votes to which
such precinct is entitled in said
convention, and the delegates so
appointed by said board of man*
agers shall vote in said -conven
tion in accordance with the re
sults so declared, and each can
didate shall receive his propor
tionate part of the vote as deter
mined and declared in said pri
mary election : r Provided, that
after the third ballot a majority
of the delegates of any township
may change the vote of such
township to meet the wishes of
said majority.
Section 8. That on the second
day after theholding of said pri
mary elections said J>oard of
managers shall certify and return
to the chairman of the executive
committee of Martin County the
result of same, together with the
poll boo*ks and all other papers in
connection therewith, and the
same shall be open to public in
spection.
Section 9. That every candi
date to be voted for in said pri
mary elections, except candidates
for justices of the peace,
county commissioners, consta
bles, the coroner, and county
surveyor of Martin County, shall
file with each of said board of
managers, at least twenty days
before such primary election is
to be held, a notice in writing of
their candidacy, and shall at the
same time deposit with said
board of managers the sum of
two dollars each, to be by said
board of managers used in de
fraying the expenses of holding
said elections.
Section 10 That in ease any
registrar or manager shall for
any cause fail to appear o» the
day set for such primary elec
tions, it shall be the duty of the
others who are present to name
his or their successors, and said
registrars and managers, before
entering upon their duties, * shall
take an oath before some justice
or notary public that they will
honestly and fairly discharge
thsir duties as such, and such re
gistrars and managers shall hold
office for two years from July
first, one thousand nine hundred
and fourteen, and until their
successors are appointed as here
before provided.
Section 11. That the regis
trars herein provided for shall
receive as compensation for their
services the sum of five cents
per name for each new elector
whom they may register, and
and the managers shall receive for
dieir services one dollar per day
each for holding said elections,
and the pay of said registrars
and managers shall be paid out
of the deposits herein provided.
Section 12. That in all elec
tions held under the provisions of
this act for county oflicers and
for representatives in the Legis
lature, the candidate who shall
receive a majority of the votes
cast in such primary election
shall be declared the nominee of
his party for the office for which
he was a candidate: Provided,
that in case any candidates for
any such offices shall fail to re
ceive a majority of the votes cast
in such primary election, then
and in that event there shall be
held, within fifteen days from
the date of the first primary, a
second primary, and same shall
be held under the same rules and
regulations as the first primary:
Provided Further, only the two
candidates receiving the greatest
number of votes in the first pri
mary shall be voted for in the
second primary.
Section 13. That the voters in
any to wnship in said county shall
have the right, if they so desire, to
vote upon and ' ascertain the
strength of any candidate to be
voted for In the coming election,
not herein mentioned, under rules
to be prescribed by said board of
managers, and upon petition of a
majority of the electors in any
township it shall be the duty of
said board to provide for the
holding of the same, and to de
clare and return the result. here=
in provided For county offices.
Secsion 14. That this act shall
apply only to the Democratic
LOCAL
I will preach at the home of
Mr. Barnes on the B. F. Godwin
farm on Sunday at2o'clock. The
public is invited.-J. L. Cherry.
The banks here will be closed
on Easter Monday. Patrons
will keep this in mind.
fosit the Gaiety tonight, tomor
row night and all other nights.
Today is Good Friday and ac
cording to the Jewish Calendar
comes exactly as it did at the
Crucifixion.
Pupils in the High School here
will participate in the athletic
feats at the East Carolina Train
ing School on tKe 17th.
Rev. T. J. Crisp,will preach
at Piney Grove on next Sunday
at 11 o'clock. The public is in
vited.
The Sinking Class from the
Oxford Orphan Asylum will be
here at the Opera House on April
the 17th. Remember "the date
and go to hear them.
A Concert by the class from
the Oxford Asylum will be given
here April 17th. Don't fail to
hear these trained childaen, who
please wherever they go.
The siuging Class from the
Oxford Asylum will be here on
the 17th.
Let ua all unite to make the
visit of the children from the
Oxford Orphan Asylum to our
town pleasant and helpful to
them and to us, and of great
benefit to the canse they repre
sent.
Those who attend the concert
to be given by the Orphans from
Oxford will be glad they did so.
It will warm the heart, broaden
the sympathfes and enlarge the
life to see, hear and help these
little ones.
Bishop Strange at Home
Friends here will be pleased to
learn that Bishop Robert Strange
arrived at his home in Wilming
ton last week from Lawrenceville
Va., and is greatly improved in
health, though not quite strong
enough to resume his active du
ties. He has been in
ville ever since his return from
New York, where suffered
from a severe attack of illness
soon after his arrival there to at*
jtcnd the General Convention.
The Bishop and Mrs. Strange
came from Lawrenceville"to Em
poria in an auto, and there board-!
j ed the private car of W. N. Roy
! all. General Manager of the A.
I C. L. Railroad .and went to Wil
mington, where friends met them
and accompanied th em to their
home on Orange Street
Revival Services
Editor, The Enterprise,
Dear Sir-
Will you kindly in
sert a notice in the paper that
there will be a revival meeting
held in the Court House, begin
ning Friday night, April 17th,
conducted by the writer. R. E.
Lee, of Falcon, will have charge
of the singing, and a cordial invi
tation is extended to all to attend.
Yours truly,,*
Jesse James. _
Falcon, N. C.
Party in the County of Martin:
Provided, any political party in
said county in its discretion, may
hold primaries hereunder.
Section 15. That this act shall
be in force front md after its
ratification.
Ratified this the Bth., day of
March, A. D. 1913.
si.oo a Year in Advance
Philathea Carnival
The Philathea Class of the
Baptist Church held a Carnival
at the Masonic Hall on
night. A large crowd was in at
tendance and took in the "sights"
threw confetti, ate the refresh
ments offered for sale and thor
oughly enjoyed the evening. The
"animal" tents were the chief
attractions after the menu, anL
one had the opportunity of see
ing the much-talked-of ground
hog and hearing him grnnt. Be
sides this there was the 'famous
swimming match, which all the
little boys and older ones, too,
enjoyed. The sum realized was
forty or more dollars, which will
be used to defray the expenses
of the Class.
Special Rates
The rate to Jacksonville, Fla.,
from Williamston, on account of
the Confederate Veterans Re
union is only $12.45, and tickets
will be on sale May 3rd, 4th, sth,
fith, and 7th, good returning to
reach destination prior to mid
night, May 15th, 1914. Stop
overs allowed in both directions.
This is a splendid chance to visit
Florida at unusually low rates.
For any information, address
W. A. Ellison, Agt.,
Williamston, N. C.
Hamilton Items
Master David Davenport re
turned to his home in Rocky
Mount Wednesday.
Wilber Worseley spent several
days in Oak City last week.
C. D. Carstarphen and son
were the guests of "Mrs. D.[C.
Jones Sunday.
James Rawls spent Sunday at
his home near Oak City.
A*
Gladstone Anthony, of ' Hob
good, spent Sunday here with his
parents.
F. L. Gladstone, J. B. Anthony,
J. P. Boyle and C. D. Perkins
spent Monday in Williamston.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kitchinand
children were the guests of Mrs.
J. B Cloman Sunday,
Mesdames J. A. Davenport,
Henry Johnson, F. L. Haislipand
Miss Helen Edmonson spent a
fewjhours in Scotland Neck Mon
day.
Missed Horton and Day, of
Kentucky, were the guests of
Mrs. B. B. Sherrod Sunday.
B. B. Sherrod, Jr., and Quilla
Hyman, of Tarboro, spent Sun
day here.
Steve Ewell went to Tarboro
Sunday.
D. E. Taylor spent Monday in
Scotland Neck.
J. B. Anthony was called to
New Bern Sunday on account of
the illness of his sister, Mrs. T. H,
Pritchard.
Messrs. P. H. Davenport, B. 0.
Myers, M. F Mobles; Misses Ra
chel Edmonson, Lida Inscoe and
Helen Edmonson spent Sunday
near Greenville.
Misses Ruth Everett and Fan
nie Mizell have been the guests
of Mrs. R. 0. Everett this week.
P. H. Davenport went to Rocky
Mount Wednesday.
Mrs. C, H. Baker went to
Williamston Tuesday.
P. L. Salisbury went to Scot,
land Neck Sunday and returned
Monday with Mrs. Salsbury and
children.
T. B. Slade Jr., went to Nor-1
folk Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Slade spent
Tuesday in Williamston.