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VOL XVI. NO. 23
LOCAL
Today is Good Friday.
The hanks here will be closed
Monday.
S. C. White Orpingtons, White
Leghorns, and Barred Plymouth
Rock eggs $1.50 per 15. D. C.
Matthews, Hamilton, N. C.
Yesterday was All Fools Day.
NOTlCE—Whoever took a gray
overcoat, half lined, with a pair
of gray gloves from Biggs DruK
f S ore oh Friday, March 19th,
will please return it to J. W.
Biggs, City.
For Sale- Second hand barber
chair and mirror cheap A. G.
Mason, Hamilton, N. C. 2t
Shows to the right of us,
shows to the left of us and they
still come.
White perch are on the mar
ket, and they makeadith (it for
a king.
Special Easter services at the
Methodist and Episcopal Church- j
es on Sunday. The Sunday:
Schools will have their annual!
egg hunt on Monday.
Ri gular services at the Baptist
Church on Sunday by the pastor,
Rev. W. R. Burrell.
The walls of the Baptist Church
are going up rapidly, Contractor
Bland being present to look alter
every detail of the work.
Tuesday a boy was seen driv
ing in town with a load of wood.
People whp him passing no
ticed that the wood was on fire,
a blaze actually coming from it.
He was warned and extinguished
same.
The best show of the season
will be Coburn's Minstrels here
on Tuesday night. Secure a seat
eirly at Saunders & Fowden's
Drug Store. If out of town,
phone there.
Women are said to fight with
the poker or tongs—two negro
men fought with a flatiron Sat
urday night in the pressing club
in the building next to the Bank
of Martin County. Whether the
iron was used to brand or draw
blood, remains to be told. At
any rate the weapon drew the
blood. This gave Mayor God
win something to do at the close
of the week.
PERSONAL
Hon. A. R. Dunning arrived
home Wednesday evening.
Mrs. J. H. Saunders hnd little
s >n accompanied by Leslie Fow
den, went to Washington Wed
ne.Mlay to le with Saunders.
Mrs. W. B. Watts spent last
week here with relatives.
Mrs. P. B. Cone left Wednes
day to visit, her parents near
Wilson.
Dr. J. H. Saunders, who is
suffering from an infected gland
i t his neck, has been in Wash
ington for treatment this wee.i. ,
Mrs. Louis C. Hasrison, who
for several weeks was in St.
Luke's Hospital, Richmond, re
turned home Saturnay.
Mrs. .Grover C. Godwin re
turned to Richmond Wednesday.
Mrs. W. H. Crawford spent
Saturday with friends in Cone
toe.
Mrs. A. D. Mizell spent Satur
day in Rocky Mount. .
Miss Fannie Biggs Martin has
been on a visit to in
Durham. * J
Mesdames J. P. Boyle and T.
B. Slande, Jr., were in town
Monday.
Miss Carrie Dell Blount Is at
hotae fromJGff mboro.
"4,. ■ I
THE ENTERPRISE"
High School Teams Debate
Friday evening, the High
School Debates took place be
tween the Williamston and Rob
ersonville teams. Misses Daisy
Manning and Leona Page, for
the negative side of the question,
that of Ship-Subsidies, went to
Robersonville and debated with
Messrs Harcom Grimes and Dur
ward Everett. The debate was
heard by a large and interested
audience at the Baptist Church,
and quite a number of Williams
ton people attended to cheer
on their team. At no time dur
ing the evening did Robe -sonville
have the slightest scintilla of a
chance to win, for the negatives
put a torpedo in every sentence in
the argument, hit the subsidized
s lips bel »w trie w iter and they
failed to float to safety. This do
nate proved the fact that in an
argument women can outclass
the men, and possessing, a
l id Misses Manning end Page,
the fine art of expression. the
victory was an easy one. Messrs
Cecil Outlaw, A. •Misell and
Wheeler Martin* Jr., acted as
judges. The debaters and their
friends were tendered a ban
quet at the hotel where the time
was spent most pleasantly This
was a pleasing feature of the
evening, and one thoroughly
appreciated by the visitors.
Williamston did not fare os
well at home, though the team
composed of Messrs Perlie Perry
and Jack Edwards, received well
deserved applause, the argument
of the former and the manner of
delivery established the fact that
it was the best arranged speech
in the debate that night. Ed
wards scored much in his rejoind
er, it being an answer to his op
ponnent, and delivered with a
pungency which phased the au
d'ence. These two were on the
afliirmative and were opposed by
Messrs Turner Grimes and Jessr
Coburn, of Robersonville, who
sustained the negative side with
arguments well arranged and
carefully studied, and received
splendid applause from the au
dience, who recognized their
ability to win in the contest. Dr
John D. Biggs, John L. Hassell
and J. H. Roberson, of Roberson,
-rille, decided in favor
of the visitors and declared them
the winners. A number of their
home people came down to hear
them.
The debate settles the ques
ti >n of who shall represent Mar
tin County at Chapel Hill, for
neither team winning at both
places will debar both, and so the
County cannot appear there in
the State wide contest However,
it was a creditable debate to the
schools represented.
The Beautiful Show
Winter passed before people in
this section were given the Sighi
of the beautiful shuw, March
bringing it each time, Wednes
day morning those who arose ear
ly looked out upon a beautiful
scene, for during the night and
after the rain, which came ear
lier, much snow had fallen arid
lying thick and heavy on lea-f
and bough, made a picture only
Nature can produce while in her
rarest mood. All Wednesday
morning the flakes came down
lightly, but little remaining on
the earth, except on the freshly
plowed 3oil across the fields. The
of snow upon the soil, has
a beneficial effect in the produc
tion of crops and farmers like.,to
see one heavy fall during* tjj£
winter months. But when the
peach blossoms show pink against
the sky, it if to late for mow.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY, APRIL, a, IQIS
THE THEATRICAL EVENT OF
THE SEASON 1-COBURFTS
BIG MINSTRELS
COMING
At last we are to be favored
with one of the largest and best
Minstrel Shows traveling. Man
ager Walker on learning that
Manager Coburn had an open
date, immediately got in touch
with the Advance Agent and by
offering a large guarantee has
secured this noted Aggregation
for Tuesday, April Oth, at the
Opera House.
Many of our citizens will re
member the splendid perform
ance this same Manager gave us
several years ago and since then,
the Show has been enlarged un
til now it i.s one of the foremost
in the country.
The beautiful special scenic m-i
semble "The Palace of Neptune
in the Land of the Nyads" that
mythical realm of Old King Nep
tune, is said to be exquisite in
coloring, and costuming, mer
maids, seashell grottoes* sunken
castles and ships, seen amidst,!
the submarine vistas in which
the minstrels give the regulation*
first part songs, dances an d
comedy numbers, presents an
entirely interesting and different
stage picture from anything at
tempted by similar organizat ions.
Charley Gano and Nicodemus
Glynn past masters of fun and
merriment assisted by an able
corps of black face entertainers,
constitute the comedy element,
while Lester Lucas, Justin Mo
Carty, Joseph Maguire, William
Church, Geo. Baber, G. H. Wil
liamson, Adrian Arnold an d
Archie Milton form the vocal
choir, whi'h is the best to be ob
tained from the ranks of min
strel vocalists. Six big vaude
ville and novelty specialties con
cluding with an uproariously fun
ny farce "Pacificating Mexicari
no" participated in by the entire
company concludes two hours
ami a half of the brightest musi
ical, vocal and comedy numbers
to be had this reason. There is
not a dull moment, everything is
new, nothing v> hatever repeated
or retained from last seasons big
show. An afl new attraction.
Seats now on sale at Saunders &
Fowden's Pharmacy.
The County Banks
A look at the statements of the
six banks in Martin County will
convinceone that there is plenty
of solid cash in the nam-sof some
folks in these parts. Some peo
ple may not be keeping theirs in
circulation, but they can draw
•ehe?ks without protest. The com
bined deposits reach to $592 v 450.
11. This sum is made up by the
several banks as follows; Bank
of Martin County, SIBO, : J >4K.l7
Farmers & Merchants, $183,976.
>6: Robersonville, $8.3,324.81;'
Jamesville, $42,191.06; Oak City,
S3B, 388.90; Hamilton, $64,222.91.1
It, will he seen that t.he Williams
ton banks hold $*#>4,32243, or |
nearly twice as much as the!
other four institutions combined.
The Enterprise has secured
the services of Mr. J. H. How
erton, of Kittrel, who entered
upon thedyties of foreman on
Tuesday mbrriing... He has had
several years of experience, and
is thoroughly efficient ip all kind
of book and job work. All .esti
mates submitted to him at the
office will have careful attention.
Mrs. S. R. Biggs, Jr., will
spend Easter in Edenton with
her mother.
A New Foreman
Young Boy Killed by Automobile
One of the most distressing
accidents which has happened in
this vicinity was the death of lit
tle Ernest Taylor, the seven-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Will L.
Taylor, who live about three
mile* South of Williamaton on
the Washington road. The acci
dent carries with it many sor
rowful features apart from the
great loss of an only boy to the
bereaved parents. The accident
which caused the d«;ath of the
boy, happened Sunday just .be
fore one o'clock. Mrs. Taylor,
mother of the child, and herbro-
Henry Green, had at-1
tendtd Church in town, and re |
turning were seated in their auto
in frdnt-of their home (being on j
the left side of the road) and I
were waiting for the gate to be
opened so the car could be driven
into the lot on the right sid- of
the dbad. Oa the side of ihe road
nexfpto the house stood a
largs oak tree, and from bo
hind this ran little Ernest to upon
the gate, neither, seeing or hear
ing An auto which enine from the
Williamston direction goiriji at.
the rate of twenty miles an h >'»•,
and this car struck him. crushing
one limb and one of the j
skutyand otherwise rrminiug him, j
so that he lived only a few hours, i
deatfc taking the brave little
spirit away a few minutes past
•6IK
The car which struck Ernest
was driven 1$ Angus MaeLean,
Jr, r -who was accompanied by his
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
A. I). -MaeLean, Miss Bessie
Bt Mrs. Rhode* Gallagher,
of Washington. These were
driving over the roads of Martin
County and had just been,
through the streets of Williams
ton and were en route home,
when the accident occurred. The
occupants of the car did not see
Ernest as the other car was be
tween him and them, and he
neither saw or heard the- Mac-
Lean car, as the engine of his
uncle's ear wa.-; nut silent.
Young Mac I jean in an effort to
avoid the accident, drove his car
against a telephone pole, which
fortunately was not very sound
and which broke off, and then
was hit again by the fender of
the car, and one part of it fell
across the seat between Miss
Boyd and Mtb. Gallagher. Every
one was badly shaken up hut re-j
ceived no injuries. The fact that
the MaeLean car was a large,
heavy one, may have saved live
occupants from deaMi. Mr. "Mae-
Lean stated that "it was like a
b )lt from a clear sky.". j
Jumping from his. car without)
even thinking of his own safety, ,
Mr. MaeLean ran to the man- j
gl : 1 hoy who was picked up by Mr. j
Green, hurriedly into the
house, where McLean quickly pho
ned to Drs. Dave ,and .1 >s'i Tay
i'R'.uM'l Drs. Warren and'Y >-!« at
socatneout from Williamston with
a nurse. But Ui.* little
wvi beyond medical aid, andssto t
he- breathed out his short, sweet
life afe v h-ws.
Vlr. and Mrs. Taylor both wit
n Hsjd tu accident, and
their grief is deep, and hard to
bjar, they aiquit all of "blame
and state that it could not have
been sisoldei under £he circura
sti'vuj. This"is the one brjght
spot in the darkness, which has
I the lives of all con
cerned. In midst, of their
gre itest sorrow, the parents have
hearts full of sympathy for him
who was the unfortunate cause
of the accident.
Mr. MaeLean remained at the
bedside of the boy until death
came, and mingled his tears, as
| a strong man would, with those
One Measly Quart
The law restricting a man in
the quantity of whiskey ordered
went into effect in North Car
olina at 12 o'clock Wednesday
night. This law allows a man
one quart every fifteen days,
making it a misdemeanor for any
transportation company to bring
more tMn that quantity or more
than five gallons of beer.
With this law in sight, a large
number of people stored up for
the "drouth" having had booze
shipped to them by the "barl"
to be used for camphor later on.
However, there have been no
shipments of the gum to this
point. The whiskey dealers, with
desperation in their hearts, sent#
out loads of circulars as first class
mail, stating that if one bought
their brand, the proper formula
would be: Two parts of wat«r lo
one of red eye, thus incr'asing
the quantity and the number of
headache?, fights, oaths, etc.
Twentieth Century Club
Tiic,regulur meeting of the
Twentieth Century Book Club
was held with Mrs. A. D. Mi
-7.e11, Wednesday afternoon.
After the usual business meet
ing, a very interesting program
was enjoyed.
Sketch of Elizabeth Browning
- Mrs. Staton.
Pied Piper of Hamelin— Mrs.
Martin.
Song from Pippa Passes Mrs.
Hoyt.
How do I liOve Thee Miss
Mizell.
Refreshments were served. The
Club adjourned to meet with
Miss Annie Mizelf, Aoril 14th.
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Latham Thrywer
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Annie Caroline,
to Mr. Maurice Shepherd Moore,
the marriage to be solemnized in
the month of May, in the Church
of The Advent, Williamston, N. C.
This announcement will be
read with interest" by many
friends here and elsewhere, the
young couple enjoying a wide
popularity, which will bring to
them sincere wishes for years of
happiness in the new life to be
theirs. They will reside in Wil
liamston, where Mr. Moore is
electrician for the Williamston
Electric Company.
of the loved ones. Hi-; car was
driven to Washington, where
Mrs. MaeLean has. been atten
ded .by. physicians liver since,
the o"curanee completely pros
trating her.
Monday afternoon, in the pre
sence of a number of
friends assembled at the home,
i Rev, W. R. Burrell, pastor of
I the Williamston Baptist Church,
; conducted the burial services.
jthe interment being in Lhf; cern
jctery near Hear (Srass. Hero the
| committal service was said, Hev.
j Mr. Hope-, of Washington, assist
ing. Among those present was
j Mr. Mac Lean accompanied by a
'number of friends from Wash
' ington, who visited the Taylor
: home before returning. Benuti
, ful flowers, offerings of friends
'and acquain tehees lightened the
| tfluoin and spoke of that Blessed
' Home where- "there's* a rest for
little children, beyond (he bright
blue sky.~ TT
There is the deepest sympathy
felt by every one for the parents
and relatives of the little child,
whose end was so untimely.
And, too, much is felt for Mr.
Mac Lean, who is bowed down
with regret
autacribe Tto
RNTERPRISB
On*jr
SI.OO A YEAS
Sr.oo a Year in Advance
Concert By Glee CW>
A good crowd greeted tike
Wake Forest Glee Clnb ut the
Opera House on Tuesday evening.
This was the second appeanw* •
of the Club in Williarnston, where
it is a favorite. The programiwr
was pleasing, every number be
ing attractive, and the orehestn
is exceptionably fine. Hugh ■.
Poteat is Director, and many «f
the best numbers on the pro
gramme were rendered by biflk
A new featire of the Club v
the reading by Mr. Olive, and
one, too, which pleased the au
dience greatly. The trombone
solo—Good bye— by Mr. Edger
ton was especially enjoyable, and
iti the encore he was assisted
Mr Potent. There were twenty
live members of the Club, all
s'udenU'and teachers at Wake
Forest CoHge. They have only
seven on their route, a»d
vVilliamsto\i was one of th*on.
Mr. Poteat, Director, is the bro
ther of Mrs. Wheeler Mariin, ir.,
of t his place.
After the concert, the Clvb
member} were Invited to th'!-
Eotun CIu 1 ) rooms, where guests
had been asked to meet them.
Here the hours were spent mo«t
pleasantly, and refreshments
served and enjoyed.
Fire In Everetts
Tuesday night, fire was dm
coverei in the store of Meeks &
Co , at Everetts. Mr. Meeks
was the first to notice the troo
hle, and rushed in ti save what
he could. He succeeded in Ret
ting his safe out, the toll box be
longing to the Telephone CtK
A building in the rear of the
store, commonly known as the
"Old Soldiers Home" was alse
destroyed. I*. T. Rverett's star®
was in great danger, but was
saved by the efT >rts of IxKh
white and colored citizens. E*-
erett, who is a eolored merchant
desires to return thanks for the
kindess of these people, who as
sisted him during the fire. The
fire was covered bv insurance to
the amount of $4,000. The (lo
gin of the fire was though, fc*
have been accidental.
Oak City Items
Miss Dorothy Burroughs, of
Robersonville, was the guest of
Mrs. J, H. Etheridge Tuesday.
.Miss Blount Johnson is viKitin*
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Johnson a
few days.
j John Purvis, of Haeeefl. was
in town the first of the week.
B. M. Worsley and wife sjx-nl,
the week-end with Mrs. loh*
Wiggins near Tarboro.
Cary Weeks with his family.
of Scotland Neck, spent Sunday
herewith relatives.
Robt'Salsbury and Miss Myrtle
Roberaon were in town Sundajt
I Ernest Burnett, of Palmyra,
j was in town Sunday,
j Misses Hattie and Margaret
i Everette, Messrs. Johnie Ei>-
banks and Robt. Salsbur> were
here Monday.
Miss Vincent, of Greenville,
was the guest of Miss Beatrice
Goodrich during the week
Mrs. E Imjndson and Mar
tha Council, -of Hamilton, were
here Monday. ,
I Mrs, Ddt,tieS pruilU of BasseH
,sp ; .mt Saturday with Mrs. T. H.
| Johnson. ■■■•■ —
j Miss Pauline Beverly, of Beth- •
el, is visiting her sister. Mrs. CL
M. Hurst.
The moving picture show hens
Monday and Tuesday nights w*,.
largely attended