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VOL XVIII. NO. 16.
BILL NELSON SHOOTS !
DOWN TWO OFFICERS
BOTH MEN KILLED INSTANTLY
•* J
Mayor Keech Was Seriously, If Not
Fatally Wounded-The Shooting
Occured as The Officer* Were
Searching The Place.
The shooting of Mayor Keech
and Policemen Gwatnevand Rig
gins at Tarboro Saturday after
noon, shocked the entire State.
It was one of those affairs for
which there was not the slightest
reason or excuse, W. C. Nelson,
the murderer, valued his bottles
of whiskey more than he did the
peace and honor of his family, or
his own life. Caught with more
booze than the law allows, he
rather than lose it, shot down
three men; became a murderer
for which he will have to suffer
the full extent of the law. Ha
has a trail of blood behind him,
.having killed Will Hammond at
Bethel several years ago. Get
ting clerr of that crime, he felt
secure, no doubt, and went about
violating the law whenever and
wherever he desired. Just one
time too many, however, did he
exercise his desire to murder.
At last he has reached the place
where there is no turning back
So it is, and will be with others
who for a dollar, sell their souls
in debauchery of themselves and
their fellowman. Blind tigers
are without conscience; they are
full of rapine and murder, if they
are not allowed to wreck the
lives and homes about them.
They dare put their contempt
ible traffic in the heart of towns
and cities, and then make threats
against any who dispute their
right to pollute the very atmos
phere they breathe.
Nelson is well known in Mar
tin County, where some year.-
ago, he went over the county
buying and butchering cattle.
Like many others he found pleas
ure in doing.wrong, rather than
in following the honest paths of
life* and so failed as millions
more have done, to live uprightly
before men. If he had been
dealing in anything else rather
than bojze, he would not have
killed two men and desperately
wounded another, but the blind
tiger fences himself about with
supreme authority to do anything
under the sun—if it be murder,
he claims that he has the right,
and so is a menace to even
the extreme immoral places in
. the world.
One Of The Needs
Among the needs of William
ston is a dairy, where people
could at all times secure milk,
cream or buttermilk. The com
plaint is very often heard that
milk nor cream can be had in
the town. Of course, there is a
small quantity to be had, but
far insufficient to supply the de
mand. Farmers living near
town could easily arrange to build
up a good trade in milk, for very
few in the town are situated to
keep cows, and then comes in
the high cost of feed, which
woyld not affect the farmer so
much as he is prepared to fur
nish feed sufficient for his cows.
Nearly all the milk produced in
the town is furnished the drug
stores, and when a family desires
any it is not to be had regularly.
Turner Grimes spent the week
end in Robersonville.
THE ENTERPRISE.
I THE SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING
1 The semi-annual meeting of
the State Board of the Christian
I Church of North Carolina was in
I session here on yesterday with
i the following gentlemen present:
j W. C." Manning, of Williamston,
!Rev. B. P. Smith, of Kin9ton,
C. W. Howard, of Klnston; L. J.
I Chapman, of Grifton and Rev.
j C. C. Ware, of Wilson, the latter
who is State Secretary was a
. former pastor of the local church.
Several important matters that
deserved the immediate atter&Lpn
of the body was disposed
ing the all day session. '
The program committee for the
State convention which meets in
Wilson In November was chosen.
The Board arranged for the
location at Greensboro of Rev. J.
T. Brown, a former North Caro
linian, who has for sometime
been in ministerial work in Illinois
and other Western states. Mr.
Brown is expected to report to
his new field at an early date.
An interesting program was ar
ranged for the meeting of the
North Carolina ministers of the
North Carolina ministers of the
Christian churches which con
venes in Wilson next month,
March 19-21. This gathering
will be followed by the inaugura
tion of the President of Atlantic
Christian College on March 22.
This will prove an especially in
teresting event, and many prom
inent men of other"states will be
in attendance and take an active
part in the program.
At the invitation of the Board.
Rev. J. J. Walker, pastor of the
local Christian church attended
yesterday's session and assisted
in the deliberations of the meet
ing. Greenvilie ReHector, Feb.
27th. .
Preliminary Debate
K —' „
Friday evening at the Masonic
Hall, the contestants for the hon
or of representing the High
School in the triangular debate
on the question of government
ownership appeared before a
small number of friends, judges
and teachers. All the papers
wefe excellent, especially for the
first presentation, and were de
livered with force rarely seen in
1 pupils so young. The speakers
were, Virginia Herrick, William
■ Manning. Virginia Jordan, Mary
King Ellison, Musa Enre, James
Manning, C. I). Carstarphen,
Roland Crawford, Mary Cook,
• Ethel Griffin. Hermon Taylor,
Louise Robertson. It was de
cided to select three from each
side of the question; and from
these pick four for the finals.
On the affirmative. William Man
ning, Mary King Ellison arid
Virginia Herrick were chosen;
on the negative, C- D. Carstar
phen, Musa Eure and Hermon
Taylor were selected. The neg
atives will meet the Scotland
Neck team at that town, and the
affirmatives will remain at home,
and the Tarboro team will come
here 10 debate with them.
There is much interest in the
debates, and the contestants are
workinglfaithfully.
Returns to Williamston
J. L. Liverman, who was with
Carstarphen & Co., several years
ago, has again accepted a position
with the firm. He has. been in
business at Plymouth for some
time and also worked for the
Greenleaf t 'Johnson* Lumber Co.,
at Vaughan since leaving here.
He has many friends here who
are pleased to have him return.
As soonjas he can secure a house
he will bring his family here.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.. FRIDAY MAR. g. 1917.
Pnpils Make Fine Average
Principal Bundy takes great
pride in stating that he has a I
number of pupils who averaged
ninety-five on their studies dur
ing the month of February.
The parents of these pupils
I should feel a great degree of
pride also, for it is not easy to 1
average ninety-five through an
entire month.. Ethel Griffin and ,
Musa Eure averaged ninety-five
or over on all their
Louise RoL>ertson, C. P. Carstar
phen, James E. Harrell, Mary
White, Virginia Herrick, Virginia 1
Jordan and Mary King Ellison
made tlife average on every
study except one.
Pay Up And Get Credit
If you want to get good rating
in The Credit Experience Guide,
Day up at once. There are a
few business men who have not
sent in their reports, and now is 1
the time to do it, or else it may
be too late. Everybody will be
rated according to the way they
pay their bills. You will be rated
Slow Pay, Fair Pay or Prompt
Pay. Get in line and pay up'
quick.
Interesting To Farmers
Mr. C. C. Logan, of the Pivis
ion of Agromony of the North
Carolina Extension Service, has
planned to be in Martin County
during the entire week beginning
March 20th. He will lecture at
the following places and times:
Lilleys School, Griffins Town
ship, Tuesday, Mar. 20th, 7:30
p. m.
Dardens School building, Wed
nesday, 21st, 7:30 hi.
Bear Grass, Thursday, 22nd,
7:30 p. m.
Williamston, C ourt House,
Friday, 23rd, 7:00 p. m.
This is an unusual opportunity
for th? farmers of Martin Coun
ty to have their soils tested and
to learn what it needs, etc. A
full outline of the work will be
published in the next isgueofthe
Enterprise.
Yours for greater service,
Joseph L. Holliday,
County Agent.
COMMENCEMENT EXER
CISES ON APRIL 27TH
Supt. Jerome announces that
the annual commencement exer
cises of the Williamston Graded
School will be held on Friday,
April 27th. On the morning of
that day, there will be an exhibit
of the work in the different
grades of the school to which the
public is cordially invited. In
the evening, the graduating ex
ercises will take place, the ad
dress to be delivered by President
Robert H. Wright, of the East
Carolina Training School, Green
ville. The graduating class is
smaller this year than usual, as
many of the girls and boys of the
town enter college before com
pleting the course It home. The
class this year is composed of
Misses Sylvia Upton and Carrie
Dell White and Roland Crawford.
——
Joseph Parrisher, who manages
the logging force of the Cooper
age Co., laid his coat and dinner
pail down on the bank of the
river at the mill last week, and
went across the stream to meas
ure some logs., When he return
ed, he found that his coat had
been disturbed and a purse con
taining 868.00 was%missing. He
has been to find any clue'
to the thief. - 1
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
People You Know Aud People You
Don't Know, Who Come
And Go.
J. 0. Gutherie, of Raleigh, is in
town this week.
S- M. Manning, of Jamesville,
was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. C. L. Ellington is in town
this week with friends.
Miss Louise Upton is visiting
relatives in Washington City.
Murt Stublis returned from a
visit to Wake Forest Monday.
Farnell is in Wash
ington this week for treatment
for her throat.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Watts
and daughter spent the week
end in Plymouth.
Mr. and M rs. J. H- Robertson,
of Ahoskie, arrived Wednesday
to visit their parents.
Misses Anna Pope and Eula
Lee Waters returned Wednesday
from Washington City.
Misß Margaret Taylor, who is
with Harrison Bros. &Co., again
this season, arrived last week
from Baltimore.
Louis C. Bennett, DukeCritch
er, Harry Biggs and Kelly King
attended th e inauguration of
President Wilson.
Erneßt and Reginald Burrell
returned home this week from
Buies Creek, where they have
been taking a business course.
Mrs. T. F. Harrison accom
panied fev Mr. Harrison left for
Philadelphia Tuesday where she
will consult a specialist for her
e es.
Mrs.i Henry Cook and children
leave tomorrow for Garland,
when- they will reside, Mr. Cook
having accepted a position with
a lumber company there.
Oak City Items
Mi>s Mattie Johnson, of Rob
ersonville, spent the week-end
with her sister, Mrs. John I!-II
flowcr.
Mrs. J. L. Hines was in Will
iamson Friday.
J. W. Hines returned from
Norfolk Wednesday.
Miss Annie Rue and Miss Lena
of Washington, spent • Wednes
day vith Mrs. M. T. Haskett.
Miss- Jefferson House and Miss
Beatrice Daniel were in Parmele
Monday.
Miss Eula Johnson of near
Robersonville spent some time
with her sister here.
Henry Early spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Early.
Hubert Stokes spent the week
end in Greenville.
Mrs. John Wiggins, of Tarboro
spent the week-end with her
parents here.
J. C. Ross returned from Nor
folk Tuesday.
John House and Ricky Burnett
from Tarboro spent Monday in
town."
H. H. Rawls left for his home
in Robersonville Monday.,
Mrs. Cowrie, wife of Charles
Cowrie, died at her home near
here, Tuesday. Feb. 27th, 1917.
She was stricken with paralysis
from which she never rallied.
Her body was interred at the
home place Thursday at 2 p. m.
She leaves a husband and several
children, among whom are Mollie
Cowrie, of Tarboro, arfd Lucius
Cowrie to mourn her loss.
I THE PEOPLES BANK feIED
As announced last week, the
(Peoples Bank opened in the Hoyt]
! building Monday morning. "The I
'temporary quarters for the Bank,
are very conveniently and at
• tractive}y arranged for the hand-
I ling of the business which will
| inovitively come to this new ijp
istitution. This makes the
! eighth bank in Martin County,
and it will add greatly to the
volume of business which is com
ing to the people of the town
and county. Martin County is
wonderfully progressive in finan
cial things, and still there is
room for more business, and the
banks wili start the movement
for greater strides in business
lines.
On the first day in the life of
The Peoples Bank, $45,171.07
were deposited by 105 depositors.
This was a splendid showing for
the institution, and bespeaks for
it the confidence of the banking
public. No county in North
Carolina can show safer and
more prosperous institutions,
than Martin.
Can Cure Cancer
Mr. W. C. Manning,
Williamston, N. C.,
Dear Sir: —
As I have been suffering
for some time with a cancer, and
have been relieved. 1 would
like for all who suffer with can
cer to know that Mrs. Eliza-
Bridgman, of Belhaven has a
cure. She has cured numbers,
and never fails if she can get to
the case in time.
For the benefit of others, I de
sire that this lie published in The
Enterprise. 1 have been relieved
and want the good news to be
spread abroad.
Yours very truly,
Henry I). Grillln.
Belhaven, \\
THE PROGRESSIVE MER
CHANTS HERE ARE ON
Readers of The Enterprise
musr appreciate the pronressive
ness of the business men in Wi 1 -
iiamston and other plrces, for
i they can readily «e* that the ad
space in the issue of last week
" was greater than ever before in
the life of the paper, except
wh«*n special editions have been
issued. There were 544 inches
of advertising in the last issue,
and this week the space has
been increased. "It pays to ad
' vertise" is the slogan of-the pro
-1 gressive business man, and the
best and proper medium is the
Enterprise for local people and
for any in foreign places, who
want to reach the eyes of the
Martin County folks.
The negro who escaped after
i attacking Mr. Robert Keel near
Everetts several weeks ago, was
caught by a Plymouth officer last
week and brought here to be
placed in jail. His confederate
has been in jail since the day of
the robbery.
A peanut and cotton weigher
has been provided for William
ston by the Legislature. This
should have been done years ago.
It is reported that several car
loads of molasses of the "horse"
kind, have been received here
within a short time. This speaks
J loud for the activity of the
!makers of "monkey rum." This
| drink betrays its presence by the
j nauseating odor which it carries.
; Evidently the gallberry bushes
' are popular resorts now.
a Y ear in Advance
HOLDS RECORD PRICES
IN EASTERN CAROLINA
1
j SOLD AS HIGH AS $2.75 POUND
| _
! All Three Houses will be Operated
This Season, and High Stand
| ard of the Williamston Market
Will be Maintained.
The season just past was a
most successful one for the loca]
tobacco market, the combined
sales of the warehouses approxi
mating 3,000,000 pounds of the
golden weed, which brought
prices ranging from 10 cents to
$2.75 per prund. No market in
the East sold tobacco as high as
did the Williamston market dur
ing the season of 1910. This fact
should be the ground upon which
the market «his year depends
largely.
J. D. King & Sons will be pro
prietors of the Pixie and Roa
noke; J. W. Hight having pur
chased an interest in the Farmers
Warehouse, will be associated
with Messrs. Joe Taylor and
Mack Mobley, and W. A. James
and Eli Gurganus are preparing
to erect another warehouse on
Haughton Street extension.
With this building erected, the
market will have four houses for
the sale of the crop of 1017.
The farmers in the county
have been hindered greatly in
planting beds by the unprece
-1 dented weather which has pre
vailed for nearly two months.
However, it is hoped that enough
! strong plants will be secured for
the acreage which will beincreas
' od this year in the county, though
the degree of increase' will not
be large. Tobacco raisers should
cultivate with the idea of selling
on the home market, where it is
most convenient and where the
highest prices are assured. Evi
dently prices will lie high this
season, and farmers should culti
vate with tfrc, and then cure
and grade so that nothing be
lost by carelessness. Many peo
ple fail to take care of their crop
after it is made and put in the
pack house.
Cultivate, cure and grade every
' leaf with due care, and then
bring to Williamston for the best
1 prices. It is nut too early to be
' reminded of all this.
i Hamilton Items
F. L. Haislip went to Norfolk
Sunday.
W. S. Rhodes went to Norfolk
last week.
J. P. Boyle went to Norfolk
1 Wednesday.
Mrs. J. P. Bovle is spending
the week in Norfolk.
John Martin is spending some
time in Tillery with his son.
Ed Inscoe has returned from'-
Rocky Mount, where he has been/
in the hospital.
Mrs. Bunting and daughter
spent the week-end in Hobgood
with relatives.
Mrs. T. B. Slade, Jr. and son
have returned from a visit to
Georgia and Florida.
Pr. Servie Purvis ofSalsbury*
and W. T. Purvis, of Durham,
spent the week-end here with-:
their mother
H. T. Roberson, of Gritfins
Township, was in town one day
last week with a wagon load of
fine turkeys for sale. Mr. Rob
erson is one of the most substan
tial farmers of Martin County.