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VOL XVIII. NO. 7.
Apdenon-tyUrtin
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The first marriage of the New
Year here, was solemnized Wed
nesday morning at il o'clock in
the Memorial Baptist Church,
when Miss Fannie Biggs Martin
became the bride of Mr. Oscar i
Shannon Anderson, Rev. William
R. Burrell, pastor of the Church,
officiating. The chancel was en
tirely covered with white, and
potted plants formed beautifu
decorations, tall pedestals with
ferns thereon, completing the
scheme While ths guests were
' assembling, Mrs. Wheeler Mar
tin, Jr., rendered selections from
favorite composers on the pipe
organ. " A selected choir com
posed of Mrs. W. R. Burrell,
Mrs. James S. Rhodes, Miss
Mayo Lamb, Miss Carrie Delle
WHite, "Miss Irma Woodhouse,
Miss Avis Mizell, of Lewiston,
and Messrs. P. F. Apfel, A. T.
Crawford and P. B, Cone, sang
the "Bridal Chorus" from Lohen
grin which was the signal for
of the wedding
party. First came the ushers,
Messrs. Harry Fagan, Duke
Critcher, Louis Bennett and
Julian Anderson, in conventional
morning dress, and stood at the
chancel steps; then the maid of
honor, Miss Carrie Delle Blount,
charmingly clad in white satin
with georgette crepe, white pic
ture hat and carrying white
rdses,_came in and entered the
chancel; down the opposite aisle
walkedJVirs. Carrie Biggs Wil
liams, who acted as dame of
honor, attractive in white taf :
feta and crepe chine . with
pearl trimmings, wearing a white
picture hat, and bearing in her
aTms a* cluster of white roses.
Then entered the bride with her
br.ther, Mr. Wheeler Martin,
who gave her away, and joined
the* groom with his uncle, Mr.
Grover W. Hardison, at the chan
cel steps, and they entering the
circle formation made by the at
tendant?, took- upon themselves
the sacred voasof man and wife.
While the party retired in reverse
order. Mendelsohnn's Wedding
March was played as a recession
al.
The bride was lovely in a
handsome creation of Duchess j
satin, hand embroidered, with
train from the shoulders over
which fell a veil of tulle fasten
ed with a. band of orange bloss
oms about her brow, and she
carried a shower bouquet of val
ley lilies and orchids. One-of
the ornaments worn by the bride
was a cameo brooch, which be
longed to her great grandmother
and the golden circlet which
symbolizes the Iqve binding two
hearts, was that of her grand
mother. She is the daughter of
the late Wheeler Martin, for
years Collector of Revenue for
the Eastern District, and one of
the most prominent men in the
State, and his wife, Mrs. Caro
line Ransom Martin, and is de
scended from a famous ancestry,
whose history is connected close
ly wfth that of Eastern Carolina.
As a child, and later to young
womanhood grown, she has been
loved by old and young of all
classes here and throughout the
State for' her graciousuess of
manner and friendship for every
body.
Mr. Anderson i 3 the only son
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ander
son, among the most prominent
residents of the town and county
and enioys a polarity which
older men might envy. He is
connected, with the firm of An
derson. Crawford & Co., and
possesses fine business ability
that has already received proper
recognition. _He and his bride j
motored to Palmyra, where they
Death Of Miss Darden
The death of Miss Hattie Dar
cien occurred after a brief illness
from pneumonia, at her home at
Ocean View. Va. on the night of
December 21st, 1916. After a
season there, she had decided to
remain during the winter, and,
perhaps, the extremely cold
winds brought on the disease
from which she died after a lew
days. Relatives in Williamston
had just been apprised of her
illness when a message came an
nouncing her death.
Miss Darden was the daughter
of the late Thomas and Mary
Darden, and was a native of
Hamilton, where she lived until
several years ago, when she
went to Norfolk to live with her
brother, Edward Darden. She
was a splendid type of the ear
nest Christian woman, and her
devotion to family and friends
was one of her strongest char
acteristic. She had been a mem
ber of the Episcopal Church
since early womanhood, and
gave of her best to advance its
cause.
She leaves three brothers and
many relatives to miss her thru
the years. Her brothers are,
Thomas Darden, of Wilmington;
John Darden of Newport News;
Edward Darden, of Norfolk.
Accompanied by relatives and
friends, her body was brought to
Hamilton, where after the ser
vices of the Church conducted
by Rev. Clarence H. Jordan, it
was interred beside the loved
ones to await that Blessed Morn
when the dead in Christ shall
r jse to meet faim in tfie sky.
About Potash
Mr. Jos. Holliday,
Williamston, N. C.
Dear Sir:
I have your favor of the
11th in regard to the character
of potash in fertilizers this sea
son.
Only potash available for
plants tfould be shown by our
analyses, and I feel sure that
potash claimed by manufacturers
would be of good character as
their goods must be inspected
and analyzed, and unless the
potash i 3 good they would rtot
come up to their guarantees.
While I say this, it would be
necessary to use some care Cn
the character of potash for
tobacco, in as much as the form
of potash influences the quality
of this crop. For general crops,
potash which will be supplied
will be of good quality.
Very truly yours,
B. W. Kilgrove.
Director.
Rook Party
Among the pleasant evenings
spent during the holidays here,
was that at the Parish Hall, New
Year's night, from 8 to 11:30.
Mrs. Staton, Mrs. Godwin, Mrs.
Warren Biggs and others arrang
ed for about forty guests, who
would engage in the pleasing
game of rook. However, the
number present was smaller,
but this fact failed to lessen the
joy of the hours. After a set of
seven games had been played, a
large turkey and a ham were
brought in and carved picnic
style, and the guests were served
at tables with these to which
were added pickle?, breads,
olives, cheese and pimento sand
wiches, cake, nut bread and cof
fee. , w
boarded the cars for a trip to
New York and Asbury Park.
On their return, they will be at
home wit'h the bride's mother
on East Main Street.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY. JAN. 5, 1917.
General Assembly Meets
Wednesday. January 3rd, the
General Assembly of North Car
olina met in Raleigh. Hon. Wal
ter Murphy, of Rowan County,
was unanimously chosen Speaker
of the House, and Hon. F. C.
Harding, of Pitt County, Pres
ident pro tem of the Senate.
The session will be a most im
portant one. as measures giving
the counties more power than
ever before, will be un fnr p*s«-
age; there will be prohibition
legislation, and the women will
start the suffrage crusade once
more. William Jennings Bryan
is expected to address a joint
session of the legislature, and
this will give the suffrage move
ment a great boost. Buncombe
County will lead the fight for the
adoption of the Australian Ballot
System for North Carolina.
Then the Workman's Compensa
tion Bill will come up again with
good prospects of passage.
Representative Harry W.
Stubba. of Martin, left Monday
to attend the Assembly, and his
seat in the House is number 77,
which is located in the fourth
row from the Speaker's chair,
and on the center aisle. This
makes the 13th term which Mr.
Stubbs has served in the Legis
lature, or 26 years.
Shot Self with Rifle
Tuesday at Janiesville,the four
teen-year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Watters accidently killed himself
with a rifle, the bullet entering
his throat, and death soon insued.
The rifle had been *tven the boy
by his father, and in handling it,
the accident occured. Several
years ago, the boy had his limbs
broken. Great sympathy is felt
for the stricken parents in their
sore bereavement.
Splendid Showing
The statement of the condition
of the Farmers & Mercnants
»Bank on December' Hist,. 1 Hl♦»,
was the best in the history of
any bank in this section. The net
profits for the year were *II.ONI.
87, which meant and earning of
41 per cent, and the deposits on
that day amounted to S 158,077.81}
Cashier Harrison issued attrac
tive statement and sent out divi
dend checks to the stockholders
on Monday." The enormous
amount of money in the banks
of this county point strongly to
the fact, that farmers are carry
ing deposits slips in their pockets
as never before.
Condition Improved
Friends here and in the county
will be pleased to learn that the
condition of Mr. J. B. Hopkins is
slightly improved. He was tak
en home about ten days ago suf
fering with a violent type of ty
phoid fever, and his condition
has been considered serious by
his nurse and physician. Owing
to circumstances, the grocery
store of which he was manager
had to be closed until his health
returned. This was deeply re
gretted as he is a popular grocer,
and has some of the best trade
in the town.
Had Attack Of Appendicitis
Saturday night, Leslie Fowden
suffered an attack of appendicitis,
from which he has suffered at
various periods. Sunday his con
dition was such that Drs. Saun-.
ders and York carried hini to
the Washington Hospital for an
operation or treatment. Dr. Da
vid Tayloe decided that an op
eration was inexpedient at this
time and allowed Mr. Fowden to
come home Thursday. He will
probably be operated on later.
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Resolutions
Whereas Almighty God in His
Infinite wisdom has seen fit to j
remove from our presence H. K. j
Harrell, the President of the 1
Bank of Oak City.
And whereas by his service as 1
President, Vice-President, Di
rector. a member of the Loan
Committee and a charter stock
holder, is largely responsible
lot the success of this Institution.
x And whereas our deceased
President lived his entire life in
farming and merchandising and
as-a citizen of this community,
who took a large interest in mat
ters concerning its welfare.
And whereas by faithful ser
vice, integrity of purpose, honor,
morality, liberal and conscienti
ous dealing with his fellow man.
he gained the confidence and es
teem of those who knew him
belt and by industry and econo
my accumulated a good estate.
Be it resolved by the Stock
holders in annual meeting that
we do hereby,
Ist, Express our regret at the
loss of our personal friend
i| Keenly realize the need
of hi® safe counsel and faithful
service as Director and President.
3rd, E press our high esteem
for him as a citizen and a busi
ness man.
4th, Tender our sympathy to
the bereaved family.
Oth, Request that these resolu
tions be inserted in the Minute
book of the Stockholders' meet
ing and a copy of the same be
furnished the papers and the
of the bereaved.
B. L. Long,
W. J. Johnson,
N. M. Worsley.
.1. A. Bennett,
Jos. Early,
R. 11. Salsbury,
Committee.
Up Tn Date Advertising
The Washington Countv Hank.
Plvmouth, through its Cashier,
j Mr. W. B. Watts, lias presented
t r > the office ft, large'handsome
calendar entitled "War To Na
ture's Heart, " which j. would
make a beautiful fiieture for
farming, and its selection exhib
its the splendid to-te of Mr.
Watts. The greeting : ent to us
in another form, v."ie prettily
made and were fine specimi ns
/>f the printer's art. All this illus
trates the spirit of .the Bank,
which realizes the great value of
advertising.
The progress!vet)ess of Mr.
Watts has been further shown
in the orginization of a bank at
Cresswell, of which he was made
vice-president. This is the sec
ond bank in that town, and it
has a fair promise of success.
Amone: the land sales made here
recently, was that of the piece
purchased by Asa J. Manning,
which was sold to Wheeler Mar
tin at the sale of the Watts farm
lands, known as the peach orch
ard. Mr. Manning expects to
ereect a handsome brick residence
on the place, which is on Hatton
extension.
Miss Lela Hadle.v was hostess
to a number of friends at her
home near Williamston for sev
eral days last week. Among her
guests were Misses Fannie and
Daisy Manning and Sallie Hadley;
Messrs. Elbert Peel, Frank Tay
lor and Louis C. Bennett, and Dr.
McGowan, of Greenville.
A meeting of the Woman's
Club will be held in the rooms of
the Lotus Club today aF3 sharp.
Members Jare requested by the
President to arrive on time.
Brought Good Premium
Bonds to the amount of $25,000
were sold here at public auction
Monday, and Powell, Gerard fc
Co., of Chicago, purchased them
at a preminm of 82,205, being
the highest bidders. There were
fourteen sealed bids and eleven
representatives of companies
were present The bonds are to
be used for the erection of a
modern school building, which
will be equipped with water,
works, steam heat, ample class
rooms, cloak rooms and commo
dious auditorium with gallery.
The present building will be re
moved and the new building
erected on the same gronnd. No
town in this sectinon will have
a more attractive and useful
school building, when all the
plans are perfected for this one.
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Hamilton Book Club *
A very interesting meeting of
the Hamilton BookClub was held
with Mrs. Grimes. An appropri-.
ate paper was read by Miss Effie
Waldo about the Christ Child,
typical of the season. News items
discussed generally A solo was
rendered by Mrs. Grimes —"Al-
ice. Where Art Thou?" A Pi Con
test was given out by the hostess
and Mrsß. W. Salsbury, answer
ing the greatest number of ques
tions received the prize, a pretty
cut tflass basket filled with mints
in colors. Mrs. E. A. Council, of
Morehead City, was the guest of
the afternoon, and Mrs. Salsbury
very graciously passed the prize
to her A three-course luncheon
was served. We all voted Mrs.
Grimes a charming hostess.
Mrs J. P. Boyle, Sec.
Gold Point Items
Arthur Johnson will move to
the I. .1 R. Whitfield place.
A. B. Whitfield will move back
to the J. E. Iluberson place, and
Mr. Savage, who lived there la t
year, will mover. Jul-' Tay
lor I arm
lJ.>g.killing lime is hetve,- and
several of the farmers have kill
ed plenty of meat for another
year This is a step in the right
direction.
Henry Ta.yior will move to the
Hotel Taylor and baa rented out
iiis farni.
Christmas passed off very
quietly here with the usual visit
of Santa Claus.
A. C. Smith is moving to Has
seli, where he expects to con
tinue in the mercantile business.
Much interest was manifested
in the services held Thursday and
Friday nights by the Rev. James
Stanley Williams, of Arkansaw.
Mr. was reared in this
immediate vicinity, and twenty
years ago was a wild, reckless
boy; today he is one of the ablest
ministers in the Christian Church
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Among the out-of-town guests
attending the Anderson-Martin
wedding were, Misses Avis and
Emily Mizell, of Lewiston; Miss
Mary Smith, of Plymouth; Miss
Anna Mav Freeman, of Windsor;
Mrs. X. T. Keel and daughters,
of Mount; Harry Fagan,
of Tarboro; Mrs. Badham, of
Edenton.
Watch The Eclipse
i)n January 7th at 11:39 P. M.
the moon will enter penumbra,
and the total eclipse will begin
at 2 on the morning of the Bth.
It wilt be interesting to watch
the different phases of the eclipse
and though the hour is late, the j
sight will well repay one for re-j
maining awake.
$1 .00 a Year in Advance
Our Representative
The News & Observer of Tues
day had the following to gay of
the Hon. Harry Williams Stubbs,
the Representative from Mertin
County:
Among those who arrived yes- .
terday was "Cousin" Harry
Stubbs, of Martin. This r Mr.
Stubbs's 20th year for the H use
For 2P> years he has alternated
between the House and Seiate r
coming to either as his inebria
tion dictated. Mr. Stubbs erj~>ys
the unique distinction of b- ing
"Cousin" Harry to most every
body in his district and of hav
ing introduced only one bill 'tir
ing his 2P> years as a North C~ro
ina legislaturor. That one bill
was to incorporate the town of
Bear Grass, and be it said for
Hear Grass that she has beh.wed
in the most staid and stately
fashion since her incorporation in
1903. However "Cousin" Harry
manages to get one speech cr of
his system in every . session.
This speech is always a gem of
eloquence and logic. Therefore
the thirteenth advent of th? Hon
orable Harry is looked to with
genuine delight by all who have
enjoyed the pleasure of working
with him in former years.
Hamilton Items
' Miss Lillie Floyd is visiting
friends in Rocky Mount.
Darden Jones has returned to
his home in Norfolk, after spend
ing some time with Mrs. S f).
Matthews.
Mr. Leahean, of Fayetteville,
has accepted a position \v t 4 h
Slade, Rhodes & Co.
Mrs. E. A. Council, of More
head has returned to her lie. ne *
after vi^i?i»>j- h»*r mother h re.
Mrs. Charlie H .rrington is
spending several dvs h'-re.
Dr. and Mr-. ,M I. Fleming
spent the wc'-'k-end in Norfolk.
Harry Waldo 5,..- ,f
days in Norfolk last week.
Lerr.y Everett left : as' week
for Mars Mil] to ;U.ten I sci 001.
C. .1. Whit!' y ha s returned
from his home at iOfrid i Mi-'s.
Mis- Efie Lov j_j,«e.is p.t i- me
from Western North Caro in •.
S'-r\ie Purvis is spending s me
time here.
Mr. and .Mr-. I it i bcrt Sai.' bury
have returned to .their hum' 1 in
Georgia.
Mrs. ftl. I. Fleming entertained
a few friends at cards on Friday
in honor of her sister, Mrs. Her
bert Sals bury,
William Edmonson, of Norfolk
spent Sunday here
Mr. And Mrs. Martin Entertain
Tuesday evening from nitu to
12 o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler
Martin, Jr., were at home to a
large number of guests in honor
of Mr. Oscar Anderson and Miss
Martin, who were married the
following morning. The host
and hostess with those who were
to be attendants at the wedding,
composed the receiving line, and
the evening was a delightful pre
nuptial occasion. Punch added
to other refreshments, was served
during the hours.
Mrs. Wheeler Martin served"
luncheon to Mr. and . Mrs. Oscar
Anderson and their attendants
immediately after the wedding
ceremony, Wednesday morning.
There were other guests ulsp,,
who showered good wishes upon
the happy couple as they went
away on their tour. ... 1