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. Something Doing in Mayor's Court
Last Friday night, some one
broke into the box car depot and
« carried away about 7 gallons of
booze, and SI.OO in cash. The
burglar took the jugs from the
cartoons under the stock gang
way, and then hiked away. The
officers procured a bloodhound
' from Tarboro, and the animal,
evidently desiring to behold a
larger river than the Tar, wan
dered leisurely down to the
Cooperage Mill and looked at the
clock to see if it had been pro
perly punched the night previous,
t.en he went back down the
railroad to a small sluice that
runs from the river and plunged
. into the water. After that it
was a draw from the dog's stand
point. How ever, the police pro
ceeded to arrest the night watch*
man at the mill, one Walker, and
another negro who was staying
with him. They were bound over
for trial Monday, but the rase
was dismissed. No one believed
Walker guilty aa the clock was
reliable evidence in his favor,
though the with the boozfl
may have the rail
road to the mill. Walker is so
ber and industrious and he
could not have stolen the booze
and attended to his duties at the
mill during the time.
There was also a robbery at
Gold point on the same night. A
store was entered and a lot of
dry goods and notions taken.
Sheriff Crawford was informed
and a negro named Crisp, who
lived on the Mary Cherry farm,
suspected. His house was search
ed and a large lot of poods found.
Among them were a lot of pants
and raincoats which disappeared
from the Pants Factory here.
These were brought to town, and!
turned over to the factory mana
ger. Before the searching be
gun, Crisp had important busi
ness calling him from home, and
he left without leaving any ad
dress. As yet he has not been
apprehended, though a reward
of $25 is offered for his arrest.
Ben Barnhill and William
Stone were up before Mayor
Godwin for an altercation over
the killing of a goose. Barnhill
ran into the flock of Stone near
the riv r killing one goose »"!
wounding another to death
Barnhill refused to pay the
amount of damages demanded
by Stone, and gof several punches
on the jaw. They were separa
ted without further damage. The
case was submitted before the
Mayor,
.Jim Sutton, who drives the de
livery wagon for W. J. Hodges,
was up this week for beating his
wife on Sunday. He gave bond
for appearance.
Suttering From Appendicitis
x Last Friday, Editor W. C.
Manning went to Wilson to be
with his daughter Miss Fannie
Mdrt Manning,.a student at the
A. C. College there, who was op
erated on for appendicitis at Wil
son Sanitoriam. She had been
suffering several days, and act
ing upon the advice of the College
physician, Dr. Dickinson, con
aented to an early operation to
avoid a recurrence of the attack.
The operation wa3 a most suc
cessful one, and Miss Manning is
doing as well as could be expect
ed, and hope 3 to be at home in a
few weeks. Friends and rela
tives here are pleased to learn
that she is doing so well, as they
awaited the outcome with anxie
ty. It is regretted that she will
have to be absent from her class
es in which she had won marked
distinction.
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Monday is George Washing
ton's birthday.
The banks here will close on
Monday, Washington's birthday.
FOR SALE—Two disc plows
one pluto and one reversible price
right. J. VV Watts,
Williamston, N. C.
WANTED -To buy meat off
rack, s. ate size of hogs and what
is best price in first letter. J. K.
Moore Hobdgood, N. C.
Rev. R. B. Duckett will preach
at the Baptist Church on Sunday
morning and night. The public
is cordially invited.
Some one at Raleigh is said to
have eaten a ground hog, and
that may account for the change
in the beautiful weather, which
prevailed Saturday and Sunday
particularly.
The wife of Solomon Riddick,
the pastor of the colored Mission
ary Baptist Church, died at her
home here on Friday afternoon
last. The funeral was postphon
ed until Monday to enable rela
tives to reach hero.
Mrs. Joanna Tetterton lelt Mon
day for Greenville, where she
will remain for.about five weeks.
She desires to inform friends and
patrons here that she will return
after the expiration of her em
ployment there.
Sunday night just after ten
o'clock, the engine at the power
house broke down, and for more
than an hour every residence hav
ing lights, and the streets were
in total darkness As quickly as
possible the break was mended,
and at 12:10 the lights were on
again.
FOR SALE— hull three
years old weighs 1,000 pounds
price SOO.OO. Pure black
Essex boar six months old .SIO.OO,
will book orders for pigs April
delivery. S. E. Hardisnn. Cedar
Valley Farm, Williamston, N. C.
R. F. D. 4
"Seven Hours In New York"
0. E. Wee's aggregation of
players spent 48 hours in Wil
liamston and presented "7 Hours
in New York" on Tuesday even
ing at the Gaiety. When the
curtain went up, the largest au
dience of the season greeted the
first appearance of the Cabaret
Girls, and strange to say, nearly
everybody was in his seat on
time. There were a large num
ber of out-of-town people, the
lower end of the county having
the best representation. The
show, while lacking pome of the
features of the best musical com
edies, had enough of the comic
situations to keep the audience
in fine humor. One pleasing
feature was the petiteness and
attractive looks of the chorus
girls. They had a freshness not
always seen, but more frequently
lacking in shows of this kind.
But they could not sing. Their
voices sounded like the wailing
of a lonesome feline which had
been boot-jacked from home.
Perhaps, they could not help it,
none of them can, but for a show
with a yard-long programme, it
is a decided deficiency. The won
der is that they should leave
New York with such voices. But
"Lincoln Penny" in pajamas
with "Merrill Lee" and "Nifty,"
the taxi man, the two formlr
with booze soaked
there w&s plenty of fun for the
audience. The show had one
quality which should recommend
it anywhere, and that was its
freedom from things off color.
WILLI A MSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, FEB.. 19,1915
Annual County Commencement
Martin County
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Williamston, N. C., March !9th.. 1915
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I • 10:00 A. M. V
Parade of Schools.
10:30 A. M.
Preliminary Contests in Recitation and Declamation. ,
10:80 A. M.
Annual Address.
12:30 P. M.
Basket Dinner.
1:30 P. M,
Athletic Contest.
3:00 P. M.
Trial Contests in Declamation and Recitation.
•fcOO P. M.
Awarding Prizes and Medals to Successful Contestants and Presen
tation of Diplomas to Graduates of County Schools.
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WILLIAMSTON
Enrollment 25 O
Each School Shall Carry a Banner and March in Parade
Declamations by boys and Recitations by girl? shall he limit
ed to five minutes each,
One boy and one girl shall be selected from each school to
contest in the County Commencement for the medals.
All contestants must meet at 10:30 on the day of th»* Com-
for the preliminary contests.
Any boy or girl up to and including the 7th.. grade and who
shall have attended his school I'or 2 months continuous session pre
vious to the commencement shall be eligible to all contests.
Athletic contests shall consist >f 100 yard dash, running
broad jump, standuvr b?*o»d pimp running high jump and stand
ing high jump.
One boy from each school shall ho selected by th«* school to
contest in each event.
To the teacher who mounts and brings the best display or ex
hibit of work done # bv her school, shall be awarded a prize. -This
may include any drawing, composition work, or school activities of
any kind.
Bear Grass Jfern*
Orphius Cowing, son of Mr.'l
and Mrs- Church Cowing- was
tuk'-n to a hospital in Washington '
for treatment last Wednesday.
He seems to be doing nicely.
Javin Rogers was in Washing
ton Saturday on busincfa.
Miss Jessie Griffin and Leon
Stalls, of Williamston, called on
Miss Ruth Boyette Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Redmond Harri
son spent Sunday wfth ' their
daughter, Mrs. C. H. Harrison.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Cowing
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Roebuck.
Ira Rogerson, who has been ill
with pneumonia, is improving
very fast.
Bennett Rogerson, of Wiiliams
ton, spent Sunday with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rogtr
son.
Norwood Thomas has returned
from a visit to Bertie.
Miss Bessie Taylor and brother,
of Robersonville, spent Sunday
in the home of W. A. Bailey.
r Levi Harrison, of Williamston,
was called to the bedside of
his aunt, Miss Kittie Harrison,
who is veryftfo"
W. A. Bailey and J. H. Terry
New Baptist Minister
Thi call extended to Kev. Mr.'
of Richmond. by the
congregation of the Baptist!
Church here, has been accepted,
and Mr. Barrel! will begin his
services on March Ist. He will
not bring his family until June,
as his children are in school in
that city.
LooU Ahead-'
The present moment in t he won));
the lonient bund of IH dally
and hourly either li}'ht« tho bur
len, or making us inponHlbl" to the
wight —Robert Burns.
Man of Hin Word.
'7K iUlgginu u man of hla .word?"
"Unfortunately so Whenever he Kinr
"Landlord, Fill the Klowinp Howl!' or
'I Won't Go Home Till AToniinp!' lie
absolutely Insists on making good/'
were in Washington Monday on
business.
Mrs. W. S. Ayers spent Tues
day with her sister, Mrs. A. B.
Ayers.
Misses Leon and Lindie Har
rison scent Saturday night with
Miss Annie Roberson.
Quite a crowd of people from
Bear Grass attended services at
Rose of Sharon Sunday.
PERSONAL^
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Whitley
left Monday for Washington,
where they will make their home.
Mrs. Charles B. Baker is here
from Norfolk to visit her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ellington
have beer, here from Kinston
this week.
W. C. Manning went to Raleigh
Wednesday an business.
Leßoy Adnerson has returned
to Poughkeepsie to resume his
Studies.
Mrs. .John D. Biggs was in
Greenville last week to the funer
al of the little child of Mr. and
Mrs. Albion Dunn.
•Julius S. Peel, whoaccompain
ed his father to Florida, has re
turned.
Miss Martha Lilley was here
from Jamesville Tuesday to at
tend the show.
Mrs. W. F. Hinkle and little
son arr here from Charlotte vis
iting friends.
Misses Mayo and Annie Lamb
left Friday to visit relatives in
Wilson.
B. A. Critcher spent Sunday in
Wilson.
Misses Isabolle Morton and Mil
dred Purvis with Dr. Manning
and Jodie Woolard were here
from Robersonville to attend the
show Tuesday night.
Mrs. Julius H. Purviß is spend
ing the week in town with her
daughter, Mrrf. Leslie Fovvden.
Mrs. J. E. Smithwick spent
several days in town last week.
Mrs. T. B. Slade with a party
of friends attended the Booster
Festival last week.
Incentive to Belter Work.
Kmornorj K.ny«: "Kvcry day 's a
doonmday." ll' wo realized this, wo
would tukn eHch day and try its
worth an it camu to IIH. Thon wo j
would do hotter work tomorrow.—i
Mnltbio TV Ilnbcock.
Vinegar in Ink.
Very often ii)tc pi'tu utrlngy or oily.
Thin ih cuuHtHi by tlto notion oi th«*
air. A few lrojiti of vinegar put into
the; ink will mako it usable again. but
♦ lie better i.lan ir. to the ink bot
tl" oovorfld
Twentieth Crntury Book Club
Mrs. Hoyt-delightfully enter
tained the Twentieth Century
Book Club, Wednesday aft'T
j noon, Feb. 10. After the usual
business matters had been dis
cussed Miss Penelope Biggs read,
a skotch of Chatterton, Mrs. I
Wheeler Martin, Jr., read a se-!
lection, "Essay on Man," by j
Pope. Mrs. Rome road
"The Universal Prayer." I)ur-|
ing the social session two courses J
j of refreshments were served.
Another interesting meeting
of the Twentieth®Century Book
Club was held with Mrs. J. T.
Jerome Monday, Feb. 15, William
Wordsworth was the topic for
discussion. Iri absence of Miss
Lamb, Mrs. A. D. Mizell read
her paper, "Life of Words-
I worth". Quite a charming fea
! ture of the program was the
Quartette, "Sweet and Low",
! sung by Mesdames Carrie Biggs
Williams, Wheeler Martin, Jr.,
J. S. Rhodes, and Miss Annie
Mizell. Mrs. Warren Biggs then
read Wordsworth's "We are Sev
en", followed by ' Letter to
| Pope" which was read by Mrs.
C. B. Hassell.
Delightful refreshments were
served by the hostess assisted by
Miss Delha Lanier and Mrs.
Harry Tilden..
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SI.OO a Year in Advance
SoM Wednesday
Burton Bros., Realty Co.,
had carefully advertised the sate
of the Ellington property, ■
ducted the sale on Wedn«v
day, beginning at 10:30. Thejr
had attractive music by the C*v
ble band, of Kinston, and a good
crowd followed the salef; with in
terest. The property on the river,
containing one-third of an acre
was sold to Dr. Knight for $890;
William Stone' purchased the
"old hotel lot" for $56. r >, the
house being sold to J. R. Rob
ertsoiJ for s.">o.' Thus pasßes the
oldest house, perhaps, in the
town, kno-.vn to the early settlers
as the "Yellow Tavern," which
was built by Mr. Yellowly, one
of the pioneers of this section.
The lots in the rear the guljjr
land were sold at a good profit.
The two brick stores now occ»»-
ni'vl by Co.»k Grocery Co., and
B. S. Courtney, were bid off b/
W. ,1. Hodges and J. R. Robert
son for $3,000
lington, however, refused to sanc
tion this sale, as she desired a
larger sum for them, so the pr»-
perty is still in her possession.
This is the second sale conducted
here by the Burtons— that of
Sycamore Park having occhit**!
several years ago.
The Booster Festival
Williamston has had itf fr&t
Booster Festival, or small l!hai>-
tauqua and enjoyed every pm
gramme, though the number pur
chasing tickets \yas not as larg«
as desired. This was in part: due
to the short time taken in boost
ing the attractions Taken a«
whole, the programme was' most
enjoyable and instructive, and
furnished a saner and more re
fined amusement than that whicto
usually is found in vaudeville
!nusical'-4'»m"dy, etc., for which
♦he town is surfeited through the
show seasons, for that very re»
sun, it was fortunate to have the
Festival here at this time. It
furnished a restful period in the
amusement line. The Festival
Committee composed of many of
the prominent basin ess men »n
the town, richly deserve the
thanks and commendation of the
people for their efforts in bring
ing the Chautauqua to William
ston. Whatever were their do
ties, they can know that they
were instrumental in bringmjr
real artists here for the enjoy
ment of those desiring the «IIK
lifting things in amusement.
The principal attractions of the
Festival were the Lyric Clee
Club and the La Del I Concert Cx.,
the members of which were
trained in their several linear.
Miss Thorn, soloist, was a favor
ite and received many encores
M iss La Dell as entertainer ha*
not been surpassed before a Wil
liams ton audience and Blanche
Deering as pianist and
gave great pleasure: The (Jlee
Club composed of four artists
never had a dull moment, and
the pianist was wonderful in his
triterpretation of classical selec
tions playing one entirely with
his left hand.
Messrs. Sears and Bible
livered interesting lectures and
Hal Merton astonished everyone
with his magicial illusions, ft
may be truly said that the I 4 '®*'
tival was as advertised, and the
people should feel a certain de
cree of satisfaction in having
had it here, perhaps, to the
beginning of other and larger
amusements.
Dr. J. H. Saunders was caDdl
to Kinston Tuesday.