VOL XVI. NO. 37
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO
BOOST OUR SOUTHLAND.
Railroads Arc Spending Thousands of Dollars An
nually in Advertising Onr Resources.
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The railroads are spending sev
eral thousand dollars annually in
advertising the resources of the
Southern States.
The Atlantic Coast Line Agri
cultural Department is again
putting up an exhibit of farm
products, vegetables, fruits, to
bacco, cotton, grains and forage
of all kinds, grown in Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Geor
gia, Florida and Alabama, to be
shown this summer and fall at a
number of large fairs in the
states of New York, Pennsylvan
ia, West Virginia and Maryland,
in sections not so favored by na
ture, climatically, as is "The Na
tion'.* Garden Spot."
A representative of the Agri
cultural Department of the At
lantic Coast Line has just return
ed from a trip through the Fast
and North where space was con
tracted for at eight mamonth
fairs, and he reports great inter
est manifested, and that the ex
hibit will be viewed several hun
dred thousand people.
Handsome illustrated literature
descriptive of the resources of
the states of Virginia, North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
and Alabama, will be freely dis
tributed.
This kind of advertising has
real educational value. It reach
es the people, and shonld result
in bringing many good home
seekers into our midst.
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Farthest At
Gettysburg.
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Though fifty years have pass
ed since the men in gray stacked
their arms and went home, the
scenes enacted during those days
of bloodshed, are fresh in the
minds of millions. On stone, on
the pages of history, deeds of
bravery are recorded so that fu
ture generations may catch an
inspiration which will hold them
true to home and country. The
line though thin, grows thinner
year by year, and all too soon,
will the heroes of the South lie
beneath the sod made red once
with the blood of comrade and foe.
And so the death of Serjeant
J. A. Whitley, which has been
recorded, is but another thinning
of the line—another place in the
ranks vacant— the stillness of the
heart of as brave a Southerner as
shouldered a gun at the call of
his beloved land. To Martin
County he belonged, and though
his deeds have placed him among
the immortals in the hall of fame,
he lived the simple life in the
midst of his friends and com
rades in war, who loved him as
a brother.
When the heart of the South I
was set aflame by the encroach- j
ments upon the liberty of its peo-1
pie, James A. Whitley had - not
reached his majority. He waSj
living in Hamilton, Martin Coun
ty, and joined the Hamilton,
Guards, N. C. Volunteers, Com
pany I, 7th Regiment.
Mr. Lycurgus L. Clements,
father of Mrs. John D. Simpson,
organized this Company and was
elected captain. In Sept. .1861,
while a prisoner at Ft. Columbus,
Governor's Island, New York,
and later at Ft. Wood, Capt.
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THE ENTERPRISE
Clements collected theauto
rapha of many of his oomrades
in a handsomely bound book
which today is in possession of
Mrs. Simpson. In this book ap
pears the familiar handwriting
of "J. A. Whitley, 2nd. Lt. of
Hamilton Guards, Company I,
7th R.. N. C. V."
Through the dark days, Com
rade Whitley followed the for
tunes of the South and when Gen.
Lee with his splendid army in
vaded the North, and gave battle
at Gettysburg, he was with the
55th Regiment, N. C. Troops,
Co. E. In vol. 3, "North Carolina
Regiments" edited by Judge Wal
ter Clark, on page 299 is found
this mention df the three men
who went farthest in that me
morable battle on July 3rd: "But
the men came up bravely to the
measure of their duty, and the
regiment (55th) went as far as
any on that fatal charge, and we
have good proof of the claim that
a portion of the regiment led by
Captain Satterfield, who was
killed at the time, reached a point
near the Banner barn, which
ivas wore advanced than
that attained It;/ any other
of th c as.sa a/tini> eo/a nin v.
Lieut. T. D. Falls, of Cleveland
County, and Sferjeam J. A.'Whit
ley, of Martin County, who were
with Captain Satterfield, have
recently visited the battlefield,
and have made affidavit as to the
point reached by them." The
pictures of these three men who
went farthest at Gettysburg ap
pear in the same volume.
In 1895, Col. John K. Connally,
of Asheville, Lieut. T. I). Falls
and Serjeant J. A. Whitley visit
ed the battlefield, and designated
the spot where they reached in
the battle, "which is twenty
steps South of the Bryan barn
and just nine yards west of the
stone wail which Pettigrew and
Trimble tried to storm." This
spot has been marked with a stone
upon which are carved the names
of J. A. Whitley and his two
comrades. While stakes were
being drivei) to mark the spot,
several officers of the 39th Regi
ment came up, and said that
while they could not indentify
the men, that a thin line of
"rebels" did reach the spot des
ignated.
Promotion to the rank of Ser
jeant of Company E. was given
to J. A. Whitley on the 3rd. of
July, 1863, and T. D. Falls was
made 2nd. Lieutenant of Com
pany C. Captain Satterfield gave
his life to the Cause at the his
toric spot, and now notoneof the
brave three is left to tell of those
trying days. At the Reunion of
the Blue and Gray at Gettys
burg Serjeant WJiitley was a
prominent figure, and the-recipi
ent of flattering attentions from
the veterans of both armies. '
| In all the days since the war,
jthis Confederate has been tiiie to
the traditions of the Southland.
He stood, as he did then, for the
honor of his native soil, and like
a brave soldier in line of battle, he
unflinchingly answered the com
mand to come up higher.
The Farmers Warehouse run
last year by Gurganus & James
has been rented by J. G. fStaton
& Co., who will use it as a stor
age room for tobacco.
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WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY. JULY 23, 1915
WHEN A QUARTER OF A MILLION OF PEOPLE INAUGURATED
XHE VAST
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Transportation reports show that every state in the United States ami most of tho nations of the world were
represented in tb« great throne of 250,000 people who Inaugurated the Panama-Pacific International exposition at
Ban Francisco on February 20. Thlß picture, showing the mighty South gardehs, given a glimpse of a small frac
tion of the opening day throng In tho first five days of Its progress tho exposition !;ad an attendance larger than
the combined totals of the Chicago and Bt. Louis e*posltlons.aud tho ratio contlnuos in a »!•*.;>e.- !" ins- iTv predic
tions of tho most spectacular success for the exposition.
Engagement
Announced.
The first mid-summer social af
fair was that given by the Miss
es Wynne at their home on
Haughton Street, Monday after
noon. Many of tho younger wo
men of the town- were guests,
and rook was the game of the
hour.
i Five tables were prettily ar
ranged in the rooms, which were
I attractive with (lowers and ferns.
1 A punch bovvl around which hung
j clusters of grapes, furnished a
delicious drink to the guests,
j which was dispensed by Misses
I Delia Kate Ward and Maud
| Wynn.
j After the hour had ended,
! cantaloupe containing cherries,
was served by the hostesses and
then little Miss Thelma Brown
came in with a tray on which
were beautiful ro3es, and each
guest was given one. To these
were tied tiny bags of rice and
contained this inscription:
"A. B. H.
July 30, 1915
Z. H. R."
Freely were the bags of rice
emptied of their contents upon
Miss Allie B. Hadley, who had
kept the secret of her engage
ment to Prof. Z. Hardy Rose un
til that moment with the nuptials
! so near.
The bride-elect is the youngest
1 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
S. Hadley, a graduate of Oxford
| College and a splendid type of
1 the Southern woman both in
person and character, she being
one of the most attractive young
woman in this section of North
Carolina.
Friends regret that she will
i make her home elsewhere, though
they desire a life full of joy and
1 years for her and him, who is to
I go with her.
Prof. Z. H. Rose is well known
I here, having been principal of
the Graded School for several
terms. He is a graduate of the
University of North Caroling a
native of Wayne county and pos
sesses splendid qualities which
make manhood. He has recent
ly been re-elected Superintendent
of the Scotland Neck school with
increased salary.
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The mills of the Dennis Sim
mons Lumber Campany are all
shut down on account of low
prices of lumber, and the men
employed by them are seeking
work elsewhere during the tem
porary shut-out
The Host Cure
Gets Best Price
r
It is said that many formers
in the county have tho beft crops
of toba-co seen in years. Re
cently there has been a marked
change in the leaf, and a gather
ing of wax' which indicates heav
ier and more marketable weed.
But miring time is here, and
must needs be extreme
care the handling of tho leijf.
Many a splendid crop is ruined in
the barn by carelessness. Ama
teurs are left in the care of barns
and often tho value in hundreds
of dollars is reduced greatly- No
man has ever made anything off
of tobacco who has not given the
cultivation, curing, grading and
packing his earnest attention It
is very fooliil. I j expend time
and money on a crop and then
"lie down it," as the saying
goes.
It is confidently expected that
the better grades will bring a
good price. But tobacco to make
those grades must have the very
best of attention from the plant
bed to the warehouse floor. Ev
en a man unfamiliar with the
cultivation of the weed can walk
through a sales room and pick
the careful farmer's crop.
The tobacco crop of Martin
county was one of the anchors
which held the financial bark
safe from the storm which gath
soon after the war commenced
last year. Shall the anchor be
casta3idein 1915? Watchful care
will aid largely.
Died Wednesday.
The death of Mrs. Kate Col
train, wife of Oliver Coltrain,
occurred at her home near Mace
donia in Martin County, Wednes
day afternoon, July 21st, 1915,
She had been suffering months
with tuberculosis and the end
was a relief to the tired spirit,
that had borne the pains of ill
ness so patiently.
Mrs. Coltrain was the daugh
ter of George W. Griffin, of Grif
fins District, and a most estima
ble woman. She leaves a hus
band, father and many relatives
to mourn her untimely depart
ure
The office force enjoyed some
delicious peaches on Saturday,
the gift ofj Wheeler Martin, Jr.,
who is handling fine stock this
season. Mr. Martin's popularity
with the force is far above par,
Popular Greenville Man Claims
Charming Bride.
Thti following announcement,
which was received by numerous
friends of the contracting par
tics in this ctty yesterday, will
be of more tlntn ordinary inter
est to many people in Greenville
and this section of the State.
Mr. and Mrs. William /
Morton
announce the marriage of
their sister Isabel
Mr. Thomas O'Hagan IJupree
on Saturday, July seventeenth
nineteen hundred and fifteen
Hendersonville, North Carolina."
Miss Morton is the attractive
and charming sister of Mr. W. /.
Morton of this city, and ,is ver.V
popular in Greenville, having
made many visits here from Rob
ersonvil!e, where she resided
with relatives.
Mr. Dupree is the son of Mrs.
R. Hyman of this city, and has a
host of friends here. He is a
very prominent and bright young
business man, being at present
with the John Flannigan Buggy
Company. Mr. Dupree was also
recently honored with the posi
tion of city treasurer.
Miss Morton went to Hender
sonville some time early last week
with Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Morton
in their large Hudson touring
car.
Mr. Dupree, together with his
brother, Mr. Alvin Dupree, left
here Friday morning. The mar
riage took place Saturday night.
After spending a short honey
moon in the mountains, Mr. and
Mrs. Dupree will return to Green
ville to make their home. —Re
flector. .
Motored Here
Frank F. Fagan, Cashier of
the National Bank of Rockv Mt
and first Cashier of the F. & M.
Bank, of Williamston, motored
here Saturday afternoon with
Messrs. Thomas L Simmons and
W. J. King, of Rocky Mount.
While in town they were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. R.
Biggs, Jr. Mr. Fagan has a host
of friends here in social and busi
nes circles, who always are
pleased to have a*visit from him.
The reputation he made here for
sound banking principles, has
built largely for the institution
for which he labors. He attend
ed the Bankers Convention at
Wrightsville and was among the
party that took the outside trip
to New York. .
si.oo a Year in Advanct
TO WARN
GERMANY
American Government Will Notify
The Kaiser That Further Lou «f
American Lives at Result of Sub-
marine Warfare will be Regard
ed as "Unfriendly."
Washington, July 21.—TheJJn
ited States has decided to inform
Germany that further loss of
American lives as the result of
German submarine warefare in
contravention of the principles of
international law, will be regard
ed as "unfriendly act." The dis
cussion of principles virtually is
ended. The American govern
ment will now warn Germany of
the interpretation it will place on
future transgressions of Ameri
can rights.
Mr. E. T. Whitehead Dead
Mrs. C. M. Lanier received a
telegram yesterday stating that
,Mr. Eugene T. Whitehead had
died Wednesday night at his home
in Scotland Neck. His health
had been precarious for some
I time, and death was due to nerv
ous prostration. He leaves a wife
and several children, among
i them Misses Gertrude and Irene
Whitehead, who have recently
[ visited here. Mrs. Whitehead is
I the neico of Mrs. Lanier, and
much sympathy is felt here for
I the boreav.ed Mrs. La
nier, Miss Fannie Biggs Martin
and Maurice 1). Watts went to
Scotland Neck yesterday to at
tend the funeral.
Afraid of Banks
Kept Money at
Home-Its Gone
New Bern, July 18.—Just be
cause they were afraid of banks,
Lathel and Benjamin Leary, two
residents of the Goose Creek Is
land section, are "short" several
thousand dollars, the saving of a
life-time, which they had locked
in a safe in their home and which
was stolen by some unknown*
thief or thieves.
News of the robbery reached
New Bern yesterday and was to
the effect that the money was
purloined from its hiding place
while the men were away from
home attending some business
matters.
Upon returning they discover
ed that some one had ransacked
the house and upon investigation
found that their safe had been
opened and the last dpllar had
been taken therefrom.
The exact amount stolen is not
known, but all their life the men
have been saving whatever cash
they could and it is supposed that
the amount was at least SIO,OOO.
Efforts are being made to trace
the thief but so far these have
proven of no avil.
There was some excitement on
the streets late Saturday after
noon produced by a prevalent
brand of "gallberry slush." This
is a famous Martin County con
coction, and i 3 as apt to make a
man hang himself as it is to send
him home hors de combat. One
negro filled to the brim ran
agaist a lady, and was taken to
jail by Policeman Edwards,