MS BOWIE THE QICTLfITIOK OP ALL OTHER PAPERS IN THE €O®TY
VOL XIX. NO 23.
"The Great Commoner"
The an louncement that Wil
liam J. Bryan is coming to Willi
amston tomorrow afternoon, at
which he will deliver an
address,has "fiilled the people
with eager expectation. Martin
County has never had so distin
guished a visitor as "The Great
Commoner" who is easily one
among the great men of the
world. It is an opportunity that
will not come, perhaps, to the
county again. An orator and a
statesman, he is familiar with the
tremendous issues before the
American people and the entire
world. No one. who can, should
fail to hear him tomorrow after
noon at 2:00 at the Brick Ware
house on Haughton Street exten
sion. He comes under the auspices
of the Home Guards, and an en
thusiastic crowd awaits his com
ing.
Pay Traill Wrecked
Monday morning about 5:30,
the pay train of the A. C.
L. was wrecked just two hund
red vards South of Grifton on
the Weldon Kinston branch. A
swicth had been left open and
the engine was almost completely
demolished. The road officials are
puzzled why the switch-was open
and it is suspected that it was
done by parties in the hope of
wrecking the train and thus en
abling them to secure the money
which is carried on the same bv
the paymaster. Engineer Weath
ers remained at his post and es
caped injuries, but the fireman
jumped and received a fev\
bruises.
Red Cross War Drive
At this time when the Red
Cross Chapters are organizing for
the Second war 1 ui»d Drivt,
when committees are being
formed and pians laid, when con
ferences are being held all over
the division and the importance
of is hoing impress
ed upon the Chapters, grea' care
shoJUl be ti.ken r."t to eucrftaci.
in any on the time t>et for the
L:iierty Loan v'amp'iii'.n,
For ihe next few weeks Red
Cros-s news, exeept thai which is
necessary fo the information ot
Chapter or members, must re
main in the background. The
Liberty Bond has prior rights
which must be respected. Aprjl
belongs to the Loan Campaign,
but May is Red Cross month. Or
ganize now, and be ready by the
first of May to throw the full
strength of your Chapter and all
it- branches into the Drive for
funds to carry on the work of
humanity in our own country and
countries of our allies.—Sel.
En Route From Fort Sills.
Lieut. Leßoy Anderson was at
home several days last week,
leaving Tuesday for Fort Ogle
thorpe. He was en route from
Fort Sills, Okla , where he has
been attending the Fire School
of the Army. While in town he
drilled the Home Guards and
every member was pleased with
him. He gave the Guards the
best drill that they have had
since organization.
Miss Essie Peel and. Mrs.
Grover Hardison returned from
A visit tolPetersburg and Rich
mond Tuesday.
T,HE ENTERPRISE
_ "iL ' • '
In Memoriam
William Andrew Cherry was;
born near Williamston, Martin |
County, August 13th, 1849,
and after an illness of three
months with Bright's Disease,
died March 19th, 1917. He mar
ried Miss Margaret L. Gurganus
and to them were born eight
children, seven of whom are now
living, all residents of Martin
Countv. After the death of his
first wife, he married Mrs. Mary
E. Haddock on Sept. 4th, 1907;
she and 45 grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren are
left to mourn his loss, tho we
feel that our loss is his eternal
gain.
He professed a hope in Je.sus
Christ, July 1891, at Skewarkey,
and was baptized by Bno Sylves
ter Hassell, our beloved pastor.
Thirteen months have passed
away but I do feel so lonely with-
I out him so much, no one knows.
.It seems somestimes unbearable,
but still we know that God is
jjust, and someday will call us all
i home to be with Him.
"A precious one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled."
Gone but not forgotten.
His heart broken wife.
Mary E- Cherry,
April 22nd. 1918^
0. B. Eaton In The County.
The campaign for the ;->ale of
War Savings Stamps got an add
ed impetus in Martin Countv
| last week, when Mr. ). ii Eu
jton, of Winston-Saltm, visited
j the courty at several points and
stro.iglv presented the need for
! the sale «f Stamps. He had been
I advertised to appear here th"
week previous, but owing to ill
ne.«;a was forced to defer his visit.
O.i Thursday night, lie address
led a representative audience
| here at the City Hall, ami *ll,
000 worth of Stamp.! were sold:
(.Friday afternoon, he spoke at
IJainesvili", and *70(1 were pledg
ed f« r Stamps; Friday night,
1 K >:jers>nville gave him an en
jthusiaslic reception, and eagerly
jpurchased SIO,OOO worth. Satur
iday morning, Mr. Eaton went to
|Oak City, and there the business
I men closed their stores during
| the meeting, a patriotic act wor
thy of emulation everywhere,
and bought stamps amounting to
$7,600. Saturday afternoon, Mr.
Eaton went back to Roberson
ville, and sold SIO,OOO worth a
gain, making the total for that
town in less than twenty-four
hours, $20,000.
The Supreme Commaader.
Among the French command
ers, none unless perhaps it be
Petain. could be regarded as
General Foch's equfd for the of
fice of supreme commander.
Ferdinand Foch (the name is,.
we understand, pronounced with
the soft ch-Fosh*-as a French
word, rather than with the gut
tural ch as in German) was
born in the South of France, and
and is said to be of mingled Bas
que and Alsatian blood and to
derive his name from the latter
source-many of the Alsatians
who have been ardent French
patriots for generations, have
names which are German in form.
-Selected.
Earl Leggett spent a few dayß
in Washington this week.
WILLIAMSTON. N.-C.. FRIDAY APRIL 26 i()i«s
Camp Fire Girls Play.
j
The Camp Fire Girls under the
j direction of Miss Christine Prid
gen, presented "Any Girl" on
Tuesdav evening at the City
Hall. A splendid nuiien'-'e greet
ed them with enthusiam. The
stage setfing was beautiful, and
the different characters wore
costumes which helped to charm
ingly depict the life of a Camp
Fire Girl. The proceeds were
highly satisfactory, being $57.
Cast of characters: "Any Girl"
Daisy Manning; Melkedese,
Mary King Ellison; Betty, Musa
Eure; Peggv, Janie Edwards:
Esther, Virginia Herrick; Mar
ian, Mary White: Tillie, Fannie
M- Williams;' Freida, Beatrice
Burrell; Grace, Esther Hodges;
Gertrude, Mary Clyde Leggett;
Toa, Christine Pridgen; Josie,
Lyda Cook; Bertha, Annie Clvde
Gurganus; Elizabeth, Musa Eure;
Lillian, Rosa Melson: Anna, Eva
Eure.
Taken To Rocky Mount.
Friends in the county and
throughout the State will regret
to learn of the illness of Harry
A. Biggs, who was taken to
Park View Hospital. Rocky
Mount, on Saturday for an opera
tion for appendicitis lie was suf
fering so intensely that it was
j deemed advisable to have the
; operation done at home, and the
services of Dr. Pa\ no, of Norfolk,
j were asked for, but he was out
jof the city, and so Mr. Biggs
1 was carried, to Rocky Mount on
the five o'clock train that after
j noon. The operation was pi r
! formed sum after he reached
j the hospital, and Mr Big;"' is
resting well, at this time. lie
was accomnnnied by Dr. York,
Mrs F: nnie Biggs and Mrs.
; Carrie WiM-im-*.
To The Public.
i
r ~ "" "
I Words m;iv be inadequate to
1 eonvev the deepest gr ititude of
I the human heart, but we fee!
Lo humblv giateful for all the
help an" given to u i - in
our recent misfortune, tha! up
most express something of it in
tho columns of the Enterprise.
Perhaps, it is well-known tl-at
• our house was unroofed, our
ntable.i completely demolished
| and other damages done by a cy-
I clone v/hich struck our section
©o last Saturday. Though our
j mules were injured, perhaps,
I permanently, not one of the
j family was hurt in:the least, and
I for this we thank i>ur Heavenly
Father. Just as soon as the news
j reached our neighbors and
friends in other parts of the
, codnty, help was extended us,
I and this week,, at least one hun
: dred people assembled to repair
the damages as far as possible.,
This act qf kindness is too great
for words, but the memory of it
shall live in our hearts through
j life. We desire to tbank each one
individually that did us the
smallest kindness.
Mr. & Mrs. George E. Roberson.
April 24th, 1918.
To Self Bonds.
Tomorrow the Boy Scouts be
gin a drive for the sale of "Liber
ty Loan Bonds " The drive will
last one week, and those desir
ing to buy Bonds should encour
these young Americans in this
patriotic work.
Oak City Items
Miss Margaret Everett and!
Mrs. Harrington raised over
s3'.) at a box party for the bene
fit of the Red Cross, and deposit
ed the money with that jf the
Oak City Auxiliary.
O. B. Eaton, of Winston-Salem
spoke to a good crowd Saturday
a. m. and in a few minutes, $7,
300 worth of W. S. S.. were pur
chased.
F. H. Saunders, H. M Stubbs
and B. I). Critcher, of Williams
ton, were in town Saturday.
Miss Blanche Ross, of Wash
ington, visited her sister, Miss
Gladys Ross, here last week.
Miss JetTerson House spent
Monday in Rocky Mount.
The following pupils in the
i 4th. sth and 6th grades sold W.
S. S.. Paul Savage, U?; Mildred
Davenport. 6; Gladys Everett, 2;
Sarah Johnson. 2; Virginia
' Bines, 4; Margaret Mines, 4:
Howard Brhwn, 1; Francis i
Brown 1; Livingstone Harrell, U;
Eleanor Hines, 1; Helen Ilines, J
1; Sybil Ross. 1; Mamie Turner, I
1. Total, 40.
Thrift Stamp Roll. Ith, sth
I and oth grades: Mamie Turner,
1 16: Leo|a Hines. 8; Eleanor
I Hines, 7; Irma Johnson, *5; Helen
Hines, 6; Ethel Bunting, 1;
Kloise Ross, 7: Howard Brown,
•1; Francis Brown, 1: Rudolph
! Whitley, 1; Livingstone Harrell.
7: Myrilla Hainan, 1; Pauline
Davenport, 1; Sh'mli Johnson, 1;
Olivia Harrell. 2: Ethel Brown,
I; Mildred Davenport 1. Total.
71
I Ho*\ Tasker Polk To Speak.
Among the prominent men
'that will come to Williamston
I during the Liberty l/rin Bon/I
j campaign i ; Ho. - ,. T'H'.er Polk-,
jof Warrent >n, who is one of th"
| be|t speaker.'; in Noi to rmrolina
He will addre-i the people ol
Martin County ci 'I; • »'i..oii»g ot
May Ist, ar-d /"• •• l> .!v is cor
!: dially invited to eome to hear
him prtN'-n 1 »ui ;o-. ol human
: ity, which the A ;i -Heart. Nation
•' is upholding oy 'orce of arms,
food and money. Don't, fail to
hear this splenUiu ('arolinian
In The Stocli Business
Perhaps, it is needless to say
that from appearances, the town
of WUliamstori has gone into the
stock business again. Finding it
unprofitable for a while, the busi
ness was abandoned, but recent
ly, qnite a number of cattle have
been turned out on the streets to
graze. Whether it is private en
terprise or not, is not yet deter
mined, but as the town has the
government of its own affairß, it
looks like a public bu-iness. Only
last week, cattle were hunted in
East Williamston with dogs, chil
dren were badly frightened and
a child that was seriously ill.
greatly disturbed by the noise of i
the bellowing cattle, If there had J
been a Humane Society in
town, some good work could have
been done as a beast was tied to
a tree and a bull dog left to bite
the nose of the helpless animal.
If there is a remedy for such
things, kindly apply it
. i
Mr. and Mrs- Jesse S- Whitley
and child are visiting their par- !
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Whit-
ley, near town. • ' j'
Union Services To Begin
As announced previously, the
Uuion Services to be conducted
by the churches of Williamston
will begin Sundav morning, May
sth, in the Brick Warehouse
Rev Walter Holcombe, one of
the South's famous evangelists,
will preach morning and night
for several weeks He will have
with him. Mrs A- B. Cunyus, a
soloist, who will assist in the
musical programme. A choir ol 1
sixty voices has been chosen
from local talent and everybody
is asked to come and help in
making the meeting the greatest
for good ever held here.
It will be possible for peopl
all over the county to come in to
the meetings, at least onen dur
ing the day The hour is ripe for
a great awaking among this peo
ple Come on the sth of May and
every time thereafter.
Copper Declines Again.
j The Martin County copper
market declined again last Fri-
Iday afternoon, for Sheriff Page
I captured a large copper kettle
| and all necessary appliances for
the making of the "brew" which
is killing more men than the
guns of the Teutons. Accom
panied by Policeman Page, the
. Sheriff cautiously investigated a
spot near a mill dam "some-
I where" in Bear Grass Township,
'and saw the dense undergrowth
Jgo down beneath th" f"et of th"
. Ilc.inif "tigers." I hey did v.ot
'{.itand upon the order of their ~'til
ing, but simply covered greuvl
' so quickly that the office'V r •'!
Ed to t!et"r*v , ' ..oy \
Alxut out..iiiiO 1 hciif barrel:; of
"nee " -.vcre desiro>ed and the
1 kettle was brought, here :o»i
1 jailed for safe-i:ig.
Small Cyclone.
Saturday afternoon! a cyclone
of small proportions but destrue.
r live, struck near Hardison's mi:
and tor" the •.11' from the tv/o
.. story hou e ,f 'Jeorge Roberson,
eornpleN'iy demolished the stM
bles rmd did other damage N
one at. the house was hurt; ii
j was feared at first that a muh
j had Ix'en killed, but th (
animal escaped. A portion of t.ht
roof on the ell U> the house wat
also Lorn off. The cyclone went
in a small narrow streak am,
evidently "dipped" just at that
point.
•Greatly Damaged.
Smithwick Street at the plank
walk was greatly damaged by
the rain on Sunday. It will need
some substantial repairs, and
now is the time to put in a brick
drain like the one just below on
Watts Street and elevate the
walk, so that people can at all
times get home in safety. The
large tiling beneath evidently
was stopped up by trash at that
|end which takes the water com
ing through the Latham Lot,;
land so the immense voiume of I
I water rushed across the street.
If the drains were kept free
from an accumulation of trash,
the outflow of water would not
be impeded.
Sergeant James A. Leggett ,of j
Camp Jackson, spent the week
end with his parents here, and j
left Tuesday accompanied by J
Arthur White, who is in the se-11
lective draft.
ftl.oo ?. Year in Advance
Plenty Of Herrings Now
Col. Fred A. Olds, who visited
Williamston last month, has re
cently had a few words to say 1
about the Roanoke River. He
says that at Williamston, the
Roanoke is 40 feet deep and as
yellow as yellow can be; is like a
gigantic ditch with mud thick
enough to choke a catfish. How
ever, he asserts that the herring
and the shad prefer the muddy
water to the clearer of other
streams; he further states that
it is a fact that a one day's stay
in the deep clear Juniper water
of the Cashie will kill the afore
said fish. Evidently the loquaci
ous Colonel learned a few things
1 while in the East.
He should he here now to see
the wonderful catch of herrings;
the river is so full of them at
higii water thai they have to
frequent the deepest channel to
find room to swim about in. The
fishing machine*, he has so min
utely describes are working night
and day, and the fishermen with
nets in cypress dugouts, really
grow weary at the abundance
[ of the catch. .
' Gold Point.
School closed here Friday. Rev.
11. M. Eure and Supt. A. J. \lan
-1 rung addressed the school on the
educational question, atter which
• dinner bountifully seved
1 and greatly enjoyed by those
'! present.
L | Miss. Lee Jackson Li t for her
j [ h"!ne in Tryon .*yiturd;iy morn
' ii:g.
i. L ( room 'A'ili s.- >n have an
f en; "i m; and will
i' grind ' t> •:.• ■ 2i t t>. uie
1 public. ,
i We le"ir gi'f'it c n:»Hnt of
; the :'-c.i'. *ity of 'O'.ia-co plants
and tin: .ici'i'i/' 1 i! t' '•»>?'''
bo greatly re niq. i tin
-J.'S. C.riilin and family Wore
i! 1 here S mday.
'• | Frank Smith wn in-town Sun
'• day
T. K lino: ') -on wi here
( >
I, Sunday.
! Keel \v:t frm the
e cantor.irxnt S M i 'day.
Prof. Rucker. of Hamilton,
was here Friday night.
d Heavy Rainfall.
The weather bureau announc
ed that rain would fall on Sun
! day, but failed to predict the
j flood which came in this section
k |of the State. It was one of the
y I heaviest rains which April has
I ever brought vvith'fit, and the
wind blew but not violently.
c Churches had to suspend servi
-1 ces, as people could nnt get out
5 in the storm and the streets and
' roads washed greatly. The Ply
; mouth Telephone Exchange was
' completely out of business on
* Monday morning, on account of
the severity of the storm, though
the service here was all right.
At Home From Florida
Last week S. Collins Peel went
;to Port - Orange, Florida, to
accompany Mr. N. S. Peel who
had been there several months
for his health, and desiring to re
turn home, he needed some one
to accompany him. He arrived
| Saturday and is at his home on
\tffest Main Street