„ VOL XVI. NO. 33
SECRETARY W. J. BRYAN
GIVES BP SEAT IN CABINET
Wanted Differences With
Germany Referred To
An International Court
And Urged Warning to
Americans to Keep Off
Belligerent Ship Carry
ing Ammunition.
Washington, June 9. —Just as
the new new American note to
Germany was started on its way
ovei* the telegraph wires, Mr.
Bryan at his home gave out a
statement on his position.
"Secretary Bryan's statement
contends the dificulties between
Germany and the United States
should be investigated by an in
ternational commission and that
Americans should be warned to
keep off belligerent ships or
those carrying ammunition thru
the danger zone.
Bryan's farewell interview, "I
believe you are wrong and that I
can convince you of it," Bryan is
quoted as having said with a
smile in his farewell interview
with the President today. He
told Mr. Wilson he believed he
could be of service in the coun
try by securing an expression of
the peaceful desires of the nation
and help to prevent war.
Road Law is Uijut
A viciously unjust law i& that
which compels young men-who
often do not own a foot of land or a
horse and do not directly need the
roads, to build and keep up the
country roads, while men who
own thousands of acres or have
bought and never do a stroke of
work on get the fruit
of this compulsory Jabor of these
poor young men. Also big farmers
and merchants who haul heavy
loads over these roads, some ev
ery day, but have passed the age
limit, need not do a lick of work
on these roads.
It seems to me that it should be
the wealth that should be taxed
and not the individual.—-Otto
Johnson, in The Progressive Far
mer.
Keel-Peel.
The marriage of Miaa Ida Peel
to Mr. Jesse Keel, at eight o'clock
on Tuesday evening of last week,
was interesting to the social life
of the county. The marriage was
at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. T. Peel, Rev. W. R. Bur
rell performing the ceremony.
Mr. Reel is prominent young
farmer of the Robersonville sec
tion, and the bride is a splendid
type of the womanhood of the
county. They carry with them
into their new life the best wish
es of a host of friends.
The Gaiety has been drawing
good crowds, and attractive pic
tures are being exhibited. "The
Perils of Pauline" and "The Mas
ter Key" are both interesting
serials, and will entertain any
audience. Tuesday night, the
voting closed, and announcement
was made that Miss Daisy Man
ning had won. Manager Walker
presented her with a ticket good
for two months.
Rev. M. E. Bethea, Messrs. Jul
ius Peele and Jack Biggs spent
Friday evening in Plymouth
THE ENTERPRISE
FORWARD
.MOVEMENT
The Board of County Commis
sioners at the session on Monday,
placed our county in line with
the foremost counties in North
Carolina. At this meeting they
appropriated the sum of S6OO for
one year for the purpose of pro
moting the agricultural interest
and advancement of the county.
The National goverpment also
pays the same amount, which
puts an experienced man in the
field for tfce full time, whose bus
iness it shall be to travel the
county daily and assist any far
mer in the county in any matter
that effects the field, the herd
s or the flock.
He will be required to vacci
nate against cholera every hog
in the county, if the owners de
mand it and he can get to them;
the work is given free, the far
mer only having to pay for the
virus, which will average about
25 cents for each hog.
When we reflect and think how
little we know except what we
have learned from others, and if
we could only have a vision of
the many things we do not know
then surely we would open our
eyes and ears to every channel
of information available. We
hope and urge that our farmers
will grasp the opportunity from
the start and get the most out of
this forward and necssary move
ment
Our Commissioners are to be
commended for this act, because
it helps the business of at least
90 per cent of our population and
means much from the Start But
the force and power for good,
which will be created, will go on
for ages-
Enjoyed Barbecue
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The Charitable Brotherhood
gave a barbecue on the school
campus on Wednesday. There
were quite a number of Brother
hood men from out of town, and
the occasion was highly enjoyed.
The Brotherhood has been or
ganized in this section for a num
ber of years, and has proven very
helpful. There are thirteen lodges
in Martin County and eleven of
them were represented here Wed
nesday. This is an assessment
insurance order, but no member
is assessed more than SI.OO upoa
the death of a member, and no
death claim can be more than
SI,OOO. V
Jane Tem of Court.
On Monday morning, the June
Term of Martin County Superior
Court will convene with Judge
Frank Carter presiding, and
Solicitor Allsbrook appearing for
the State. The term will last on
ly one week, that will be given
mainly to the Criminal Docket,
which was over in many
cases, from the March Term.
There are- several important
cases, among which that of
Emmett Wynn, who shot and
killed William Warren at the
home of Mrs. Baynor six months
ago. WyHn has been out on bond
ever since, as oircumstances made
it appear justifiable.
I am prepared to furnish dress
ed flooring, ceiling, weather
boarding cheap to my mill in
Jamesville, or on cars if desired.
Luther Hardison.
WILLIAMSTON, N-. C.. FRIDAY. JUNE 11. 1915
Town Commis
sioners Meet
The Board of Town Commis
sioners met in regular session on
Wednesday night, and reelected
policemen Gmmett Edwards and
J. T. Patrick, who will serve as
they have been doing for the past
year. Leslie Fowden and F. K.
Hodges were elected Police Com
missioners. The town was divi
ded into two' parts, Smithwick
Street being the dividing line.
James R. Robertson was appoint
ted Street Commissioner for that
portion of the town on the north
east side of the street, and Ar
thur Anderson for the northwest
side and Leslie Fowden was elec
ted secretary to the board.
Perhaps the most important
action of the board was the ap
pointing of a Clean-Up Day on
Monday, June 21st. Every citi
zen is expected to clean his own
lot, and if not convenient to re
move the trash, it may be placed
in some accessible place, and the
town cart will haul it away. The
co-operation of the Woman's
Betterment Association and the
Boy Scouts is earnestly desired.
This~crusade againsnt uncleanli
ness will be thorougly advertised
and all citizens who stand for the
town beautiful, will enter heart
ily into the work. The Board
is commended for its desire to
make Williamston what it should
be in Civic improvement.
Institute For
i Three Weeks
The Martin County Teachers'
Institute will convene in William
ston at the Graded school build
ing on June 21st. Prof. J. T.
Jerome will conduct the Institute
and Miss Boyce of Raleigh, will
assist- Supt Manning has plan
ned to make this the best Insti
tute ever held here, and has add
ed one week to the regular term
of two weeks.
These institutes done
much for the advancement of ed
ucation in Martin county, and it
is designed to make them much
more helpful in teacher training,
a most important factor in the
school life. Without trained
teachers, no educational system
can stand and the children will
grow up with not even a meagre
knowledge of those things nec
essary in the battle of life.
Chief of Police C. P. Walker,
of Robersonville, brought William
Webb, colored, to jail Monday,
who is [charged with attempt to
burn a house. From all indica
tions, the charge seems pretty
straight. It seems that he satur
ated some portion of the house of
Joe Rawls with gasoline, and
struck a match to it. However,
the flames were put out before
the house was consumed.
Saturday Night Robbery
Sunday morning it was discov
ed that the drug store of Saunders
& Fowden had been entered from
the rear window. The cash reg
ister had been gobbed, but only a
small emount of change had been
left in it.
The grocery store of Roberson
& Co. f had also been entered, but
only a few articles were missed-
There is no clue to the burglars.
Misses Maud and Lalla Wynn
are at home from the Training
School. • v ;■ ' ■
Landed b Jail
A PARTY VIS
ITS PUNGO
View Great Potato Fields
-Great Corn Crops and
Other Crops Growing
TWO HUNDRED ACRES
IN POTATOES ALONE
On Saturday, May 29th, a party
consisting of Matthew Bissell,
W. D. Daniel, Joshua and Law
rence Ellis and Claudius Hardi
son left for the Primitive Bap
tist Union atPungo, They start
ed about S :{()\nd stopped at P.ne
town a short while. From there,
they proceeded to Pungo, arriv
ing at 11 o'clock. Mr. Joseph
Paul kindly entertained them that
night. After breakfast Sunday
morning, they toured through the
canal section of Winona, viewing
one of the finest corn-growing
sections of the State. Some of
those canals were about 15 ft.
deepand2oft wide. The water
was spinning down them like a
mill race, while in some it was
barely running. They were ac
companied by R. W. Paul, who
acted as pilot.
Some times the Ford was in
mud and peat up to the axle but
the sturdy little car and its clev
er driver, Claudius Hardison. took
them through all safe. Some of
the roads traveled had never reg
istered the track of an auto be
fore. After the trip through
this section, the party went to
church, wherestrongsermons by
noted,minist!0 l i vvere delivered.
The hospitality of the people
was most marked; everybody
gave an invitation to their home.
They took dinner at the home
of a Mr. Carter, and then started
for home. Rain had made the
roads slopy, and so traveling was
difficult Passing through Pan
tego, and losing the way for
several times, they came to the
Wilkinson farm and drove in to
look over the crop. Never had
seen such fields of Irish Pota
toes. It seemed like the rows
were a mile long, and there must
have been 200 acres in potatoes
alone. Driving along the bank
of one of the canals, they came
to where corn was growing. It
was a sight to see dead trees
standing over the fields, while
logs, the stumps and tree tops
were so thick that one could go
over the field without stepping
on the earth. With all this they
can raise more corn there, than
can be grown in Martin County
after a plenty of fertilizer has
been used. Right midst of
this growing corn, could be seen
piles of thn finest heart shingles,
which people had made in the
field. The people clear fcheir
land in a peculiar manner. They
cut part of the trees, and set the
whole country on fire. Some
times the fire burns for months
under ground, killing all vegeta
tion. After this they go in and
plant com about in this rich soil.
Rows are never laid off, as the
soil is too_ thickly covered with
debris and a horse could not go
ten feet without falling.
The people said that the fire
was so severe in one instance,
that it picked up a railroad car
and lifted it off the track, while
the air gathered in with such vel
ocity that it would pop and burst
like thunder. It lifted logs out
of the mire and high in the air.
After leaving the Wilkinson
farm, th«y td6k the road, for
home, naking the trip all safe and
without a single mishap.
(Contributed)
Home Team
Held to One
The third game of ball between
Williamston & RobersonvUle was
played on the diamond of the lat
ter Wednesday afternoon. About
twenty fans from here went up
and enjoyed the game, which af
ter the third inning was interest
ing, as both teams "got on the
job." Rosa for the locals pitch
ed a good game, allowing six
hits, Thrower for the visitors
giving four. The game was won
on errors mainly, as Williamstons
infield weakened at several criti
cal points. Critcher, the visi
tors' famous catcher, kept the
goose egg out their basket, mak
ing a run in the sixth, The bat
teries of both teams did excellent
work, and but for errors, the 10th
inning might have been played.
J. Calvin Smith umpired the
game and the visitors are loud in
their praise of his impartial and
correct rulings.
Score, 7 to 1 in favor of Rober
sonville.
J. Paul Simpson had a car load
of Maxwell autos shipped here
ljyst week, and one had slipped its
moorings, and not only injured
itself hut the two other cars. A
machinist was sent here to in
spect them and repair what dam
age he could, and two of them
were fixed. All three cars had
been sold when ordered.
One More
Honor Student
Invitations to the graduating
exercises at the E. C. T. T School
at Greenville, have been received
here by friends, who are pleased
to know that Miss Bernice May
Fagan, of this place, will gradu
ate this term with as high honors
as have ever been given at the
school.
Miss Fagan has held a very
prominent part in school life dur
ing her four years course, having
twice been elected president of
her class, also president and sec.
of the Sidney Lanier Literary
Society. It is pleasant to be rep
resented anywhere by this young
woman, as she will reflect
honor on Martin county at all
times.
At Hoitt From Honeymoon
Mr. and Mrs. Van Taylor, Jr.,
of the Spring Green section, who
were married at Ayden on last
Wednesday by the Rev. Morrison
Bethea, have returned troma trip
to Richmond and other places,
and are at the elegant home of
the groom's parents.
Mr. Taylor is one of Martin
County's splendid young sons,
and Mrs. Taylor, as Miss Dorothy
Dixon, taught school in Martin,
and is the attractive daoghter of
Mrs. Catherine Dixon. The
young couple are receiving fhe
congratulations and good wishes
of numerous friends."
Accidentally Shot.
Monday, Joe H. Williams, was
going out a screened door at his
home with a pistoJ in his hand,
with which he was to shoot a cat
when he caught the pistol in the
door in some 'way and fired,
striking Charlotte Slade in the
.hip. The wound is not serious,
however, and the shot was pure
ly accidental.
* Mrs. A. D. Mizell spent Satur
day in Rocky Mount I
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J£.oo a Year in Advance
A Fip STU
DENT BODY
Fine Showing Made
Williamston CollgeStu
dents-No Other Town
in State Has Made a
Better Showing.
Perhaps, no town in the State
catrmake a better showing in its
college students than Williamston
has this year. It is indeed grat
ifying to* every citizen of the
town and county to have the
girls and hoys go out among oth
ers and bring home the laurels
which are tokens of dilligent
study- Pupils of the Graded
School here are said—to stand
with the best in the State, when
they go to the colleges. The
number of students from the
town are as follows;
Misses Hilda Crawford and Va
da Wynne, graduated at Greens
boro College for Women; Miss
Frances Knight won a scholar
ship at Converse College, Spar
tanburg, S. C., Miss Eva Peele,
honor pupil at St. ( Mary's School,
and won the Parker Prize in Bot
any; Miss Emma Robertson,
gratuated at the E. C. Training
School and won medal; Misses
Allie Hadley and Martha Ward,
graduated at Oxford College, and
were President and Vice Presi
dent respectively of their class;
Grover C. Godwin, graduated in
medicine at Virginia Medical Col
lege and received a hospital ap
pointment; Eugene Bethea has
scholarship at the University of
Virginia; William H. Harrell first
year student in medicine at U.
N. C.; Miss Sue Legget, first
year pupil at Littleton College;
Miss Louise Upton, second year
pupil at Carolina College at Max
ton; Miss Fannie Murt Manning, >
third year at Atlantic Christain
College; Miss Mary Louise Cars
tarphen, second year student at
St. Mary's School; MisaPLalla
Wynne, first year student at E.
C. T. T. School; Miss Carrie
Dell Blount, first year at Greens
boro College; Miss Eva Wynne,,
first year at Greensboro College;
Miss Maud Wynne, first year stu
dent at »E. C. T. T. School; Le
roy Anderson, business course at
Poughkeepsie, N. Y,; Miss Sal
lie Hadley, third year at Atlantic
Christian College.
All 6f these young men and
women with the exception of
Eugene Bethea, were trained at
the Williamston Graded School-
It is a list of splendid students
and mark it, they will form
important component parts in
the making of the life of the
towns in which it may please a
wise Providence to place them.
The Locusts Are Coming.
Among all the other evils at
tendant upon war conditions and
various other things, 17-year lo
custs are scheduled to arrive in
North Carolina. They will at
tack mainly the western part of
the State, but are said to be look?
ing for Washington county,
which is adjoining Martin. The
pests are very destructive, and
must be fought vigorously to
keep them from destroying young
trees, etc. Bordeaux Mixture is
recommended for them. Those
counties that are to be invaded
will have to take every known
precaution to combat their
ages.
Quite a number of people have
been suffering from vaccination
for the past week. .