VOL XV. NO. 50
Comparative Deposits
It is interesting to note, espec
ially in a time like the present
when one hears much of financial
depression, that the Bank of
Martin County and the Farmers
and Merchants, of Williamston,
have combined deposits amount
ing to $358,113.27. The four
other institutions in the county
have deposits amounting to $163,-
770.30, divided as follows James
ville $35,458.67, Hamilton $26,-
605.96, Oak City $31,928.40, Rob
» ersonville $69,777.30, and the
whole amount deposited in six
banks is $521,883.59.
There is no safer proof of a
* people's material condition than ,
the statements of the bank in
which their funds are deposited.
Martin County can hold its own
with any, and is sound, sane and
sure financially.
It will be seen that the Will
iamston banks hold twice as
much in deposits as the other
four in the county. This em
phasizes the fact that buyers of
tobacco, cotton and peanuts have
funds in plenty and the farmers
can find here a safe market. Thus
far the sales on the tobacco floors
have demonstrated the Gfbralter
like firmness of the Williamston
market.
A Correction
In the special issue of Sept.
23rd, a mistake in the surplus
fund of the Bank of Martin
County was inadvertently made.
This was done in.the rush to get
up copy and was not noted in the
proof. The amount of surplus
and profits should have been
$40,000 instead of $35,000. One
of the primary objects of the
issue was to let the world know
that the Williamston banks are
on the soundest of financial
foundations, and the error is re
grettable, as it was the intention
to give the true facts as to the
wealth of the splendid institu
-1 tions.
Will Bay Cotton
In a letter sent to its custom
ers, Percival S. Hill, President
of The American Tobacco Com
pany, makes the following offer:
"We will purchase, at 10c a
pound, as many pounds of good
middling cotton from each of our
customers in the below named
states, as the aggregate number
of pounds of Red J. and Penn's
Natural Leaf plug tobaccos, Bull
Durham and Tuxedo .smoking to
baccos, and Sovereign Cigarettes
'(counting each thousandf of Sov
ereign Cigarettes as equal to five
pounds of tobaccp), shipped direct
to such customer from Sept 29,
1914, to Nov. 30, 1914."
This letter was sent to dealers
in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee and
& so that the beneficial effects of
this plan will be far reaching.
Mr. Hill gave out the follow
ing statement: "It is our plan to
* render uniform help to our cus
tomers in all cotton growing sec
tions. The brands on which we
make this cotton buying offer
have such £"large sale through
out these sections, that we esti
, mate 10,000 bales of cotton can
be bought by our Company under
this plan. By offering to buy
cotton from its Southern custom
ers the Company feete it is ren
dering a service to the territory
which deals largely with it, and
is also making a sound financial
investment".
Mrs. HAfty Waldo and little
daughter are visiting relatives in
fnmn
THE ENTERPRISE
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LOCAL
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Full moon tomorrow at 11:59
in the evening. I
The open season for squirrels
began on Thursday. Now it's
away to the woods they'll go
with guns and shells galore.
STRAYED.—A pale red heifer
coming two years old unmarked
with short crimpley horns been
gone about two weeks. S. E.
Hardison.
Rev. J. T. Stanford is holding
a meeting at Holly Spring this
week.
Everybody in town should at
tend some church service on Sun
day, and pray for peace.
Last Friday was one of the
worst days of the year. However,
it did not keep a Bertie farmer
from bringing his tobacco here.
He erected an awning over the
wagon and drove in without dam
aging the weed.
Big sales continue on the mar
ket here; and prices fine.
LOST.-On the. street, one
white robe from child's carriage.
Large open-work medallion in
center of same. Reward if re
turned to Mrs. A. R. Dunning:
I have one blaze face black sow
in my possession. Owner can
get same by applying to C. W.
Keith. 2t
Delavan's comet is visible every
night just after sunset,' and can
be found in the vicinity of the
Big Dipper.
Bertie farmers were on the
tobacco market yesterday.
Sunday is the day to pray
especially for peace. The church
es here should be filled with peo
ple. It would be better to have
a joint meeting in the afternoon
in the largest church in the town,
where all could come together in
prayer.
To Wed Next Week
Two weddings among William
ston people will be solemnized on
the 7th of October, and are inter
esting to a large number of
friends here and elsewhere. The
first, that of Miss Susie Purvis
and Mr. Leslie Fowden, will take
place at eight o'clock a. m., at
the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Julius H. Purvis,
nine miles from Williamston on
the Hamilton Road. The cere
mony will be performed by Rev.
Morrison Bethea, rector of the
Episcopal Churches in the county.
The bride will wear a handsome
plum colored cloth travelling suit
with hat and glgves to match; the
attendants toltje: Mr. Louis C.
Bennett, best man, Miss Mildred
Purvis, rpaid of honor, Misses
Anna Beth Purvis and Hannah
Vic Fowden, bridesmaids.
At nine o'clock on the evening
of the 7th, in St. Paul's Episco
pal Church, Edsnton, Miss Annie
Fagan will wea" Mr. Romulus,
Biggs, Dr. R. By Drane, rector,]
officiating. Fagan will wear
white bridal satin and veil and be
attended by her maids of honor,
Misses Julia Bond and Charlotte
Fagan, and Misses Irene Smith
and Penelope Biggs, as brides
maids. Dr. James S. Rhodes, of
Williamston, will attend the
groom. The two couples wifl
leave for a tour North and later
be at home in Williamston. Many
people here will attend both
marriages.
/John L. Rodgerson and family
with Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Mc
Naughton are at home from a
visit to Elkland, Pa.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, OCT.. 2,1914
September Tobacco Sales
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The Williamston Tobacco Market opened on Sep
tember 2nd, and at the close of business on the 30th,
*he amount sold by the Roanoke, Dixie and
Warehouses- was ONE MILLION, FIVE THOUSAND,
THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY - THREE
POUNDS. The stability of the market, the number
pf strong buyers, the interest and Industry of the
warehousemen in the advancement of the market to
first place among those In Eastern Carolina, has
given a greater impetus to the tales this season and
the farmers of Bertie, Beaufort and Martin have
found here the very best prices to be obtained. The
banks with their splendid resources are behind the
market—this fact being one of the strong arguments
why Williamston IS THE PLACE TO SELL YOUR
TOBACCO. Farmers have realized this, and so thf
sales have been large during the first month.
Jno. Briley and Guilford Cherry
Briley fined sls and one-half cost,
Cherry $25 and one-half cost.
CJohn Teel. Retailing. Dft. comes
into court and pleads guilty.
Charged with cost and placed
under bond of SIOO for appear
ance.
T. W. Thomas. Retailing. Nol
pros with leave.
Val Teel. Retailing. Nol pros
with leave.
Merrick Slade. Retailing. Guil
ty. Charged with cost and placed
under SIOO bond for appearance
at next team.
R. A. Wynn. Retailing. Pleads
guflty.' Sentenced to jail for 10
mos. to be under the care of the
County Supt. of Health, and upon
his recommendation shall be tak
en to County Home.
Peter Clemons. A. D. W. Guilty
Fined sls and cost.
Peter Clemons. C. C. W. Guilty
Judgment suspended upon pay
ment of cost.
Chas. Purvis. A- D. W. Guilty.
Charged with cost and required
to pay Bill Hollis $25 for injuries
and sls to Dr. J. W Williams
for medical attention.
Notice
A public examination for white
school teachers will beheld at the
Court House in Williamston,
Thursday, October Bth. and for
colored teachers on Friday the 9th
% A. J. Manning,
County Supt.
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Mutual' Girl
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Court News Continued
North Carolina
The following from the Wash
ington City Star, was sent us by
Mr. Charles Hassell, whose pride
in his native State never wanes.
In the letter accompanying same
he says: "Just think of North
Carolina being ahead of New
York in national affairs!"
"If the democrats control the
next Congress, the Old North
state will be very much in the
picture and take an important
part in shaping important legisla
tion.
The new floor leader of the
House will probably be Mr. Kit
chin, now a member of ways
and nutans. He holds the south
ern view of* the tariff— revenue
the principal object, and protec
tion, as rapidly as possible, cut
out. t He was prominent last year
in the Underwood revision, and
is prominent now in the discus
sion of the war tax. He made
his debut as a national legislator
in the Fifty-seventh Congress,
and hence has had considerable
experience in congressional af
fairs As Mr. Underwood's suc
cessor he will have much to say
.about any tariff legislation the
next House may consider.
Any such measure passed by
the House will when it reaches
the Senate be referred to the
finance committee, over which
Mr. Simmons presides. He is
another son of the Old North
state who has distinguished him
self jn Washington. He, too,
looks to the southern view of the
j tariff, although last year he vofed
j for many alterations in the work
done by the House under Mr.
Underwood's supervision. He
and Mr. Kitchm are probably in
close accord on the subject.
In the cabinet sits another son
of North Carolina, and his demo
cracy is of the old brand. He
has always been regular, with his
heart in his regularity. He not
only supported Mr. Bryan in the
latter's three races for the presi
dency, but believed in the doc
trines Mr. Bryan was advocating.
There is no member of the cab
inet more comfortable personally
or politically in Mr. Bryan's com
pany than the Secretary of the
Navy.
This prominence innationai af
fairs is no new experience for the
state. She has not built large
cities, or increased her population
at a rapid rate, but she has had
steady development, and has al
ways sent to Congress men
worthy of their commission. The
period is recent when two most
popular members of the Senate
were Mr. Vance and Mr. Ran-
PERSONAL
A. O. Gaylord was here from
Plymouth Tuesday.
Jesse Price, Chief Clerk at the
postoffice, went to Washington
lasjt week to take the examina
tion for Inspector.
Roland Robertson spent Tues
day in Rocky Mount.
Harry A. Biggs, JoeD. Throw
er, Titus Critcher and Pearlie
Perry went to Rocky Mount Mon
day afternoon.
Mios Essie Peel went to Tar
boro Monday afternoon.
Miss Josie Robertson, Mary
King Ellison, William Ellison,
W. H. Gurkin and J. B. Hopkins
went to Rocky Mount Tuesday.
W. J. Whitaker went to Rocky
Mount on business Tuesday.
W. Fountain Lipscomb, of Nor
folk, was in town Monday,
Mrs. F. L. Minga left Monday
for Petersburg, Va., where she
will make her home in the future.
Misses Roebuck. Peel and.Tay
lor of the Spring Green section,
have gone to Blackstone College,
Va., where they will take a liter
ary course.
Mrs. Arthur Anderson, Mattie
Lou and Oscar Anderson went to
Rocky Mount Monday afternoon.
J. M. S. Salsbury, of High
Point, has been in town this week
attending court.
W. L. Sherrod was here from
Enfield Tuesday.
J. A. Hobbs is at home from
Roanoke, Va.
Friends of Rev. Chas. L. Read
were glad to see him here Tues
day, when he came to testify in
the Lewis will cage. He was pas
tor of the Methodist Church for
four years, and endeared himself
to this people irrespective of
creeds.
Mrs. Irene Smith went to Ham
ilton Wednesday to visit relatives.
Dr. John D. Biggs has been in
Elizabeth City this week on busi
ness. "
Messrs. A. HasseVL J. W.
Watts, Jas. A. Everett\nd Mau
rice Watts motored to Rocky
Mount Tuesday to see Ringling's
show.
Mrs. and Mrs. J. S. Thomas
and Master Scott left Monday
for Richmond, Kentucky.
Miss Fannie Biggs Martin re
turned home from Raleigh on
Saturday accompained by Wheel
er Martin Jr.
Mesdames J. G. Staton and
F. W. Hoyt went to Norfolk
Monday.
Frank F. Fagan spent Sunday
here and returned to Rocky
Mount on Monday.
Dr. David Tayloe and Miss
Newell were here from Washing
ton Tuesday.
Dr. H. I? Clark, of Scotland
Neck, spent Tuesday in tow&
Drs. Fleming and Long were
here Tuesday to testify sin the
Lewis will case. „
som, the former an effective
speaker, the letter an effective
committeeman and negotiator.
The south is democratic, and
wili continue so for years to come
Now and then factionism appears
but is soon conquered. At one
time populism made progress, but
not enough to count. At present
Mr. Roosevelt is flirting with
Louisiana, but there is no pros
pect of his winning her. Being
solid for the democracy, that sec
tion is entitled to the influence it
exerts in national legislation." .
SI.QO a Year ic? Advance
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Colored Church Has Rally
(Reported)
-= The members and friends of
the A. M. E- 2ion Church, this
city, celebrated the re-opening
of their church, Sunday Sept
13th, by having an all day grand
rally.
The rally began in the morn*
ing in the Sunday School, which
raised the amount of $33, follow
ed later by two able sermons by
Presiding Elder S- P Cook and
Rev. N. F. Bailey, at 11 a. Bl
and 8 p. m- respectively.
At the conclusion of the .day;
the collections were found to
amount to $lB4, this being the
largest amount of money ever
raised here among the colored
people during any one day. The
pastor, Rev. A. W. Garrett, is to
be congratulated for breakiug
all previous records as an orga
nizer in the church circles in
Williamston.
The Kehukee Association
The 149 th annual sesson of the
Kehukee Primitive Baptist Asso
ciation will begin tomorrow at
Conoho, Martin County. Those
going by rail will be met at Oak.
City and taken to the Church.
Elder Sylvester Hassell is Mo
derator of the Association and B.
S. Cowing, Clerk. These asso
ciations are usually more largely
attended than any in East Caro
lina.
The President of the United
States has set apart next Sun
day, October 4th, as an especial
time for the people to assemble
at their respective places of wor
ship, and ask that God send peace
among the warring nations of
Europe. This proclamation shows
the spirit of the man who is pre
siding over the destinies of this
Nation—a man who stands for
peace in the world and whose
good offices (are always ready to
negotiate for same. The Euro
pean War is the most terrible in
history and it must be by the in
tervention of a Higher Power
that the guns are silenced. God
teaches us in His Holy Word that
He will hear the petitions of His
faithful chiMren. The Churches
in Williamston, it is earnestly
hoped, will be filled with a pray
ing people on Sunday.
Miss Dora Bush and daughter,
of Portsmouth, are the guests
of Mrs. J. J. Long.
Miss .Johnson, of Gold Point, is
visiting her brother, B. L. John-
J. F. Council, J, T. Bennett
and Jerome Kdmonson motored
to Rocky Mount Tuesday with
J. W. Hines.
Mrs. J. H. Etheridge has re
turned from Sara Leigh Hospital
Dr. Sam Burroughs accompained
her.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hines and
Miss Mary Hines motored to
Williamston Monday.
W. T. Hurst and wife, of Rob
ersonville, were in town Sunday.
Messrs. Ralph, Wilmer'and
Roy House with the Burnett
Brothers motored to Rocky Mt.
Tuesday.
H. K. Harrell, Ernest and Norft
man Harrell, Miss Lizzie Harrell
and Mrs. S. E. Hines attended
the show at Rocky Mt. Tuesday.
Buy a bale of cotton and help
the movement to meet the situa
tion.
Pray For Peace
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