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Booster Festival Next Week
For the first time in its .
WHliamston will have a Chau
tauqua, or a Booster Club Festi
val. For three days next week,
Feb. 11, 12, 13th, there will be
two programs daily. The con
cert eompaines, lecturers and en
-1 tertainers who will appearduring
the three days are artists in their
several roles. The hours spent
with these entertainers will be
both profitable and pleasant. It
was the intention of the Booster
Club to bring three days of refin
ed amusement to the town, and
by this method not only please
and instruct, but talk the town
in which they live.
It is earnestly hoped that the
community pride will be great
enough to appreciate the desire
~ of the Club to bring to Williams
ton something which is not only
amusing but educational. These
three days are for the good of the
town and community. Every
body who possibly can, should
purchase a season ticket for $1.50
and be a booster. See the Boost
er Club and learn about the Chau
tauqua. The following men com
prise the Club: Rev. J. T. Stan
ford, C. H. Godwin, W. C. Man
ning, Prof. J. T. Jerome, A. R.
Dunning, John D. Biggs, C. W.
Keith, Jas. S. Rhodes, T. F. Har
rison, A. D. Mtzell, J. L. Hassell,
W. T. Meadows, K. B. Crawford,
J. G. Staton, B. A. Critcher,
Mayor B. F. Godwin, P. B. Cone
J. W. Biggs, Saunders &Fowden.
PROGRAM FIRST DAY
Afternoon
3:ls—Forty-five Minutes of Fun
for Children and the Grown-ups
with The Mysterious Merton,
presenting Magical Illusions
4:oo—Humorous Lecture on
"Grumblers" or "The Evils of
Worrying," by Dr. H. W.
Sears.
Evening
B:ls—A Half Hour of Fun and
Magic with Hal Merton.
B:4s—Lecture, "More Taffy and
Less Epitaphy" or "The Crisis
of Life, "by Dr. H. W Sears.
PROGRAM-SECOND DAY
Afternoon
B:ls—Concert by The Lyric Glee
Club. - \ . *
3:4s—Entertainment by Ells
worth Plumstead, Impersona
tor. * ' .
Evening
B:ls—A Medley of Impersona
tions, Grave and Gay, by Ells
worth Plumstead.
9:oo—Grand Concert by the Lyric
Glee Club.
PROGRAM—THIRD DAY
Afternoon
3:ls—Concert by The LaDell Con
cert Company.
3:^s—Lecture, "Description of
Panama and " by
Dr. William Rader.
Evening
8:15-Lecture, "Uncle Sam and
American Ideals," by Dr. Will
iam Rader.
o:o3—Concert by The LaDell Con
cert Company.
Mr. Harry Biggs Host
On Friday evening, Mr. Harry
A Biggs was host at a card
party in honor of Mr. William
Hicks, of Raleigh- who was vis
iting friends in town for a few
days. Miss Delia Lanier won the
ladies' prize, which was a bottle
of Mary Garden and
Maurice Watts was awarded the
gentlemen's prize, a silk hand
kerchief. Mr. Biggs' guests
were, Miss Fannie Biggs Martin,
Miss Delia Lanier, Mrs. Carrie
Biggs Williams, Mrs. W. H.
... Crawford. .Mrs, Asa JL Craw
ford; Messrs. William Hicks,
Maurice Watts and Asa T. Craw
ford.
THE ENTERPRISE
LOCAL
Be a Booster.
®ibout it What? The
Chautauqua, of course.
Sunday Rev. J. T. Standford
preached at Hamilton and Rev.
Morrison Bethea at Woodville.
Boost the Chautauqua by ask
ing your friends and acquaint
ances out of town to attend and
enjoy themselves.
"Alma, Where Do You Live?"
Coming next Tuesday night The
greatest musical comedy ever
seen here.
FOR SALE -100 tons good hay
300 barrels corn, two good Milk
cows, all farming utensils includ
ing four Studebaker wagons, all
on time.—J. W. Watts.
Presiding Elder Willis will
preach in 'the Methodist
Church Sunday morning and
night. On Monday at 11 o'clock,
a business session will be held.
Monday night about 3:30, a
splinter from the Texas tornado
struck town. The rain fell in
torrents, the wind blew a perfect
gale and an electric storm ac
companied the whole. There
was no damage done, except a
few people lost some restful sleep.
The lot upon which the Bap
tist Church will be erected, has
been made ready for work to be
gin. The house was removed to
the Crawford lot across the
street and will be used tempor
arily for a storeroom for mater
ial.
If the drains were in good con
dition, the heavy rains would
carry off the trash and impurities
which should be looked after by
the town. It is fortunate that
something helps, as the street
commissioners have evidently
forgotten about things in general
and everything in particular.
County School Commencement
At the Teachers Meeting on
January 23rd., it was decided to
have a County Commencement
either in March or April of this
year. A Committee was formed
to decide time and place, and
other important matters. Other
counties have had these Com
mencements and have found
them both pleasant and helpful
Such meetings engender a more
sympathetic feeling between the
schools, pupils and teachers; they
call for more effort in the attain
ment of a proficiency in studies
so that the individual pupil may
be able to meet his rival in an
other school; they create pridein
the High Schools, and give the
smaller ones a larger vision,
which in the end will prove bene
ficial Martin County cannot af
ford to get behind in anything
which tonds to uplift the boys
and frirls within its borders.
Tobacco Sales
With January, the Williamston
Tobacco Market closed for the
season. The record shows the
largest number of pounds ever
handled here, and the success of
the warehouses means greater
things for the season of 1915-16.
But for the inferiority of grades,
both planters and warehousemen
would have had larger bank ac
counts. It is hoped that the crop
will be better in weight and qual
ity this year. The sales during
the season amounted to 3,235,557
pounds. It is predicted that five
million pounds will be the mar
gin the coming season. There
is no reason why thiß number of
pounds cannot be handled here
at prices at tile top.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, FEB.. 5,1915
Same Old Fraud
Several weeks ago one R. H.
Lovejoy passeed aloiv-T selling
North and South Carolina maps,
which were guaranteed to be
maps from the recent govern
ment survey. - Rut when the
maps came for delivery,' they
proved to be only a reprint of the
oldtime, inaccurate State maps.
He now claims ignorance, saying
he was honest in his belief that
it was a government map and
from accurate surveys.
The old gag of trying to sell
maps to work his way through
college, was too old to be force
able: and besides if a young man
has to practice fraud to work his
way through school, he better
live in ignorance. *
Honor Roll
The following have not been
absent or tardy for the past two
months.
Ist. Grade
Elizabeth Gurganus.
Pete Cherry,
Lee Glenn.
Earl Godard,
Tames Ward,
Evelyn Harrison,
2nd. Grade
ITrancis Barnes,
Bryant Carstarphen,
Ellen Cowen,
Frederick Hoyt,
Pattie Harris,
William Hodges.
Charles Wynn,
3rd. Grade
Thelma brown,
Mittie Brown,
Jesse Stubbs,
, Thurman Cowpef.
James Glenn,
Elizabeth Hassell,
Hattie Rogerson, ,
Ellis Sparks, V
Mary Leggett,
Charles CJodwin,
4th. Grade
Lyda Cook.
Ethel Harris,
sth. Grade
William Carstarphen,
Jim Cook,. -
Ixiuise rfarrison,
Maggie Sparks,
Rosalyn Bryan,
6th. Grade
Mattie Lou Anderson,
Ethel Brown.
Sallie Harris,
Virginia Herrick,
Charles Knight,
Francis Manning,
7th. Grade
Hugh B. Anderson,
Shelton Woolard,
Mary White,
Bth. Grade
Gladys Ballance,
Louise Roberson,
9th. irade
v George Howard Kent,
Jack Edwardß,
10th. Grade
Robert Peel,
11th. Grade
Daisy Manning,
WiO He Fake Us?
Mr. Ground Hog came out .on
his front stoop on Tuesday and
enjoyed a sight of the dark,
scurrying clouds. He spent sev
eral hours in adding up the days
of sunshine which are to follow,
according to his calculation. But
the next day was dark and
gloomly, and who can say that
Mr. Hog's weather bureau is not
a pure fake? At any rate, every
body hopes that he has made the
proper calculation, and that forty
days of good, open weather will
come so the plows can dig the
furrows, where the grain will
•how green later on.
Ggarette Law
The law against selling cigar
ettes to minors must be only "a
scrap of paper", to use the Ger
man's words in referring to the
neutrality of Belgium. The law
is all right, but what about the
enforcement of it right here in
this town? Who cares whether
the boys grow up defective or
not? Shall the town have men
dwarfed in body and mind,
mentally and physically defic
ient? Nobody seems to be con
cerned about it in this town to
which the State laws are appli
cable, except in the opinion of
some people. There is no safe
guard thrown around the young
boys, and on every hand one may
see the direful results of the
lack of law enforcement. The
future prospect is decidedly dis
tressing to all those who are in
terested in the young.
As Appreciation
The sweet, gentle soul of our
friend and brother, Stephen W.
Outterbridge, has "crossed
the bar" and met his "Pilot face
to face." He died as he had
lived through the ninety years
God had given him with the
innocent calmness of an infant
asleep in its little bed. Through
the years since ,irst we knew him,
he had been our strong friend
and his words of appreciation
written at regular intervals, up
lifted in our hours of daily toil.
We shall miss these and the in
fluence of his life on the County
and itk people, who loved him
"The Grand Old Man of Mar
tin County," we truly called him,
and his place will be hard to fill
in the hearts of his fellows. His
life was rich and beautiful, be
cause, forgetting self, he filled
the years with service to others,
and so by the law of growth be
came large hearted, magnani
mous, kind, sympathetic, joyous
and happy.
Died in Washington
The body of Mr. William W.
Hardison wus brought here from
Washington on Wednesday even
ing, and interred yesterday af
ternoon in the Baptist Cemetery.
Mr. Hardison was carried to
Fowle Memorial Hospital for
treatment for rheumatism from
which he had been suffering for
months, Fo% ears he had been
a lumber man, and probably con
tracted the disease from expos
ure in the swamps- His suffer
ing was intense, and medical
science failed to counteract the
disease, so it was decided to take
him to the hospital for further
treatment. And it was there he
died Wednesday morning. His
wife was with him when the end
came, Two sons, Samuel and
W. F. Hardison and a little
grandchild, also survive him.
Mr. Hardison was a native of
Martin Connty and had lived
in Williamston for a number of
years. He had been in the em
ploy of the Wicomico Lumber
Co., for a long time, and was a
trusted employee. Much sym
pathy has been felt for him here
during the months of pain from
which death released him.
The attention of the Coast
Line is called is called to the
fact that enough light should be
furnished at night to keep pas
sengers from rambling in the
dark. It would be a small outlay
to place a'strong eleetric light in
the proper position. This should
be done until the new depot is
built
PERSONAL
William Hicks, of Raleigh, vis
ited Maurice Watts last week.
J. S. Pee! was here from Ever
etts Monday.
Dr. U. S. Hassell was in town
Tuesday on business.
Miss Annie Parker, who has
been teaching music here, has
accepted a. position in the school
at Oak City.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Watts
spent Saturday night here with
relatives.
.John W. Hassell was here Sun
day from Washington to visit
hiR mother.
Miss Julia Bond, of Edenton
is the guest of Mrs Rome Biggs
Jr.
W. C. Manning, W. H. Jack
son, Harry Paul, Robert Biggs
Simon Lilley and Collins Peel at
tended the Union at Old Fori
Sunday.
Miss Hattie Lou Ward has re
turned from Belhaven accom
pained by Mrs. N. B. Marriner
and little daughter.
Henry K. Green, who.has been
with the Farmers Warehouse at
Robersonville for the past season,
was in town Tuesday on business.
L. A. Briley, of Robersonville,
called at the office Thursday.
J. E. Dees was here from
Greenville Thursday.
Duke Critcher has returned
from Wake Forest, where he took
a course in law. He also was
examined for license before the
Supreme Court.
Hamilton Items
Harry Waldo went to Norfolk
Thursday.
Miss Hattie Darden arrived
Thursday to visit Mrs. J. P.
Boyle.
J. A. Davenport and F. L.
Gladstone returned Thursday
from Norfolk.
Mrs. J, B. Cloman, who has
been visiting her daughter in
Scotland Neck, returned' Sunday.
James Rawles spent Sunday in
Oak City.
J. A: Kitchin and children
spent Sunday here.
C. D. Perkins, Bill Anthony
and F. L. Gladstone went to
Williamston Monday.
Saturday afternoon, Mary Wal
do was hostess to a very en
joyable party in honor of her
third birthday. Mrs. Waldo was
assisted in entertaining the little
guests by Mesdames Boyle and
T. B. Slade, Jr., and Miss Hattie
Darden.
Making Good in New York
Relatives here have received
papers containing the picture of
and flattering comments on
Robert B. Everett, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Everett of
Brunswick, Ga., who are natives
of Martin County, and who re
moved to Georgia from Hamilton
years ago. This son, Robert, is
in the employ of the largest re
tail lumber company in New
York City. He and his family
reside at Bayside, , a suburban
town of the Metropolis, where he
is President of the Civic League,
which is doing great thißfj|B for
the town. Mr. Everetl is the
nephew of Mrs. Irene Smith, of
Williamston, and is the worthy
descendant of the Boyle family,
and another M art i n County
boy making good.
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Mr. Stoplet W. Gatia^idfe
Mr. Stephen William Outfce*-
bridge son of Stephen Oirfca*-
bridge and his wife, Winifrei
Forest,- was born January 23ni,
1915, at the plate where he paw
ed the most of his life, in M&rtm
County, N. C.. about three miles
above Spring Green Church,
the road from Williamston l*
Tarboro; and died, in hi?
year, at his home in Roherson
ville, at 2:45 A. M.. January 25t
1915. He was married to MINK
Susan Ann May Andrews, March
6Lh, 1851; she survives him. amS*
is in her 80th year. They newer
had any children.
Having experienced a pungent
ionviction of sin and a hop«»
salvation in Christ, they process
ed their faith before the Primi
tive Baptist Church at Spring
Creen. and were received by tine
Church, and by KUfcr
C. B. Hassell in Conoho Creek,
Butlor's Bridge, theith Sunday *■
November, 1868. They prow§
tho reality of their religion try
their honorable, upright, labori
ous, useful. huVnble, gentle awl
loving lives. In both th om~
munity and the Church thqp
were bright and shining tights.
They were friendly to ail sumti
esteemed by all. They loved to.
entertain their brethren and "Ti
ters and friends in their howpsfc
able home: and according
their means, did more for the
Church than any other fam- K m
Martin County. They offcm uuß
meetings for Divine worship m
in their own home.
Mr. Outterbridge went U
school to Mr. James Horner >pi
Hamilton, N. C., during the for-®
ties, (Mr. Homer afterv»:*r4r
taught and died at Ox ford, N r *l,
and was one of North
roost eminent and in
structors). Mr.
was a Confederate notdit r fur
two and one-half year*, HTV, »rp
as First Lieutenant in Oapt, Wra.
Higgp' Company in the mh,.
Regiment of North Caroliwa
Troops, and was then elected frr
two terms to the Legislature of
North Carolina. He b" r am
teaching at hi home ir» 1 •vlMfc
taught one year in Arkansas re
moved to Hamilton in 1882 wwi
taught. In 1885. he
his residence to RabersDnyWirv
and taught, worthy in hiv
private school, and , also jn tine
public school, till J:XK) fr-tw
teaching three generation* of pm
pils for a period of fifty years-.
His influence upon hir oupata
was most excellent and
He was for many year.* Clerk HI
Spring Creen Church, and of the
Skewarkey Union, and Awrirtaafc
Clerk of the Kehukee Associate*.
He was a member of the. (Zhurdh
for more than forty-six ye-anraj
and he and his wife were o*sw
rried nearly sixty-four years
After five days of confmefn«afc
to his bed, he died painlessly at
heart disease, in peace with tvoi
and with all his fellow rim*.
' 'Mark the perfect man, ami be
hold the upright; for the end off
that man is peace.'' (Ps. 37:#I)L
His remains were interred m tbr
cemetery of RobersonviHe. Hk
der B. Si Cowing, his
spoke briefly at his home v aa#
Elder Sylvester Hassell at the
grave.
STRAYED.—One gray horaq;
partly blind. Please return «r
inform the Williamston Cooper
age Co., City.
J. W. Watts, Jr., has ben
home this week on account of
sickness.