Uiitfl
r»fljsfc,Fc!)iuary 15th
Nl MBEK 89.
JK&R BIGGS NOW
Evinces them
Pes No Time With
M^^| atols 10 ow
'f you havajg|jbs.sed dizzy
?ottperoplane glid-isi drops in
Of tnid air hair raising jumps from
MJ- machine to another, thousands of
W~ fee* np anions the clouds, 1 say, even
then, you were luore prepared lor
these thrills than the spectator, the
po.ite ortker and tne dark brown con
testant* in mayor's couit on ¥u~
lay night, when His Honor, S. Rome 1
B>VK*> mayor of llts city ol V» illiam
#U>n banged his clenthed lists on the
municipal table and called the court
to order. _ 4
t 1 am now ready io: the first case,
biggs. The police captain
called out some dusky combatants anil
: these co.iiouia'Hp*iuimediately calle"
-Wfcsnnu- ri" ; M|j prepared names to
wttb each jtfier.' However ,they did
nowill lor long, as His Honor, gianc-.
jnjjjßknckl} over uie indictment, pro
nounced an ultimatum of thirty days
no quickl> that the officer aswell as
the disturbers of the peace of the cit>
(&. passed quietly «u quickly from this
, , . gpnere df human, activity, and m»dl-.
| f cat attention was needed to bring them
M back io the material envi roiiment oi
W | pflfce court.
•i I • 'lhis method of dealing with guilty^
* f offenders will give our.police depart-
A ment more courage to arrest petty
. t the ®y inviolate. No doubt we have
I t. about -tone hundred sedate and incon
£l*t«nt city iu,ws which to enforce
■ them would he Really laughable, and
»onl»tiii>e/i»ow A when, it would
|>e a good Idea to revjfee these and
Z jrtut nil over with about eight or ten
vlly. post same in conspicuous places
tlHSljfebj". J
* The dark cloud thiA hovers arouinl
-i the railway station every train arri
rv*i; is a very unsatisfactoYy state of
* affairs; Jiowever the j»olice depart
■ ,|il iWl*fa poyerlj^ti to remedy the con
' jjition covering same,
and the from the city
WIMWiPOULTRY
fHOW IS OPENED
Fine Fotvls
Am
iPU—
Kinston, Defe 26.—Hundreds of the
1 fowls iriJnistem Carolina aug
, mented b> from the
a 4 noith and up the.'
■| »boda at thai ''ere to-
W> day preparatory twmfk opening oi
ti* pSuitry enow to
* morrow, iheAfeow is being stage.,
ui'uer tne auXices or uie Kiustuii
Poultry association, comprised by am
altuis. tne members, the
hiutoia as a group, ale stfUnng-Wtn
hni« against Uie worid."( i»e on
is Uiat
vTmJI not compete'with ama
Hpuih. it# loimer would have ai.
iu conditioniiig entries am.
K in ou.( i i tajjects.
[B, It is expectel that -entries will ex
'}W • ceed a in number. The show
Will be^UT through' the evening oi
|&*&-tbe of premiums win
t>e*hwarued exclusive ribbons. Chiei
tunqpK wiU h# It silver loviag
cups ami of sweepstakes
ever in this hall
The association
banquot at 'the
Y' ~
HONOR" ROLL OF THE
HEAR GRASS SCHOOL
jj, Miss Stella Taylor, teacher
t > Ninth grade: Leon Malone, Hubert
A Harris, Mandy Co win.
Wm Eighth grade: Melvin Bailey, Mary
W Harris, Wilmor Malone, Bessie Ma-
T Kt lone. T .
Seventh grade: Hildreth Mobley,
Borland Whitley, Beulah Co win, Essie
Taylor, Marvin Ourganua.
' - Mrs. Roebuck, teacher
Jilf pifth grade: Reuben Rogers, Ran-
Cowan, Selma Ay-
Ruby
Sixth grade: Annie Rogeraon, Chas.
tiOgerp, James Russel Cherry, Cflhide
t RawU, jfdu Taylor, Laulle Wrnn, Eu
x«Sa Harris, Gladyp Gurganus, Wll
' Miss Cooke, teachef
Seeon gra4e: Evelyn White, Irvia
FiMey,Rodger»^W^lsop.^
*** V • * ■ >•■" *■''«.' \ /
THE ENTERPRISE
" lAR ™ CITIZENS
IVJr. J. T. Waldo At
Hamilton Sunday* Decejnbef 24th; Spent a J
Useful Life for'Hia State /
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i
Joseph T. Waldo was born in-Ham
ilton April 26, 1886. He was the sop
of Joseph Waldo, who came •! rraU
Connecticut. His Ancle man ietf w sis
ter of John Adams.
Hie mother was Caroline Yarrell, a
sister of the late Slade Yarrell. Hia
educational opportunities were good;
he completed the course prescribed in
Homers' preparatory school, and en
tered the university in 185 ft at the age
of 15. After completing his college
course he read law under the famous
Judge Pearson. Returning to his na
tive town he entered in the practice
of law and into the management of
his extensive farming interests.
Judge Walde was always alive to
the questions of public good. Re was
a staunch democrat in politics anil
represented the district in the state
liXI'dSITION WILL
'OMi» MARCH IS?
F' t '
dto\#ynqf Morrison and
, r Secretary Vv allace tlie
chier ttpeaKers
a
Wilson, L»ec. 26.—Governor Came
lon Morrison and Secretary of Agri
culture Henry C. Wallace will be the
chief speakers ut Uie Eastern Caro
lina exposition, which opens here on
IU, according to an announce
. ment tpmgbt by N. G. Bartlett, sec
retary- manager of th( Eastern Car
oiina Chamber of Commerce.
V "The first day has been designat
ed oHicially as Governor's L>uy," reads
,ilr. lia.xiutt's statement, "and Gov
ernor Cameron Morrison has just ad
vised us that he will be here. It wi|i
be quite appropriate that the gover
nor snail open the first big exposition
the state has ever had, and an ev
ent that promises to be one of the big
factors in the development of the
Old North State.
"When once Caro
lina's wonderful possibilities are shown
the outside wor/d, nothing can keep
down the development y4' tills sec
tion."
WATCH SERVICE AT
BAPTISTX'HL'RCH
There will be a watch serfice at
the Baptist church Sunday night from
11 p. m. to 12. The choir will ftimish
special music. The pastor will preach
a short sermon using m his theme.
'The Last Words of a Dying Year."
We extend a very cordial invitation
to all the peopl# of our town and
community to worship with us In
this special service.
Mr. and Mds. D. C. Barnes of Mur
freesboro spent Christmas here with
Mrs. Barnes' mother Mrs. Irene Smith.
Mr. Barnes returned home Tuesday;
Mrs. Barnee will return next week.
■jjtf*- H. Craig Chapman and little
■■hter, Doris, went to Rocky Mount
Iroßsday visit relatives.
TRUSTEE'S sXLE OF LAND
By virtue of authority vested in me
by a certain deed of trust executed
by Frank Bell and Thomas Hell to
the undersigned trustee, which said
deed of trust is registered in book
Q-Jj page 489,' Martin county regis
ter of feed's office, the of
said deed of trust 'not haviag been
con.plied with and tht holder of the
obligation having demanded a sale
thereof, I shaH sell to the higheat
bidder for cash, Saturday the 20th
day of January, ~1953, at 11:80 a. m. 1
o'clock at the door of the Rank of
Oak City, in the town of Oak City, '
N. C., the following described tract
, of "Jand: '
A certain tract of land lying and
being in Martin county, state afoia- '
said, and more particularly described
and defined as follows: Being that j
tract of land this day conveyed by
Moses Bell to the guarantors therein,
being on the south aide ot the Ham
ilton and Palmyra road and. being
that share of the Joseph J. Williams
land/ purchased by Moses Bell of the
Patrick Winston heirs, a more defe-
and accurate deeeafptlen can be
obJainefl tw reference (o the Patrick
Winston heir's de«d to Moses Bel| and |
the land division ot the Joseph J. Wil-' (
Rants heirs. -
This, the 20th day of December, *
1922.
B. M. WORSLEY,
Trustee.
I S. J .Everett, attorney. -Jy
WILLIAMSTON, MARTIN COJUY,'NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. DtiCKMHKR 29. 1921 *
'■ '. ■ *-•* - " eg % ' .
. . 'T
senate 1n" 1879. In -lßiji-ho
pointhd a mefnber of the courifjvboard
of educption. and held the position
continuou»iy*"unUl August 3, 1922,
wjjen he resigned. Excepting the four
years durin gthe fusion adniinistia
j tion, making his service 34 years, in
oue of the most responsible and im
portant offices of the county.
In May, 1862, he married Miss Mary
Mitchell of Hamilton, who died in
1914 at the age of 72 yearß, and to
them were born nine children, four bf
whom precede.l their parents to the
grave. There are now living, two
sons, Mr. Harry Waldo of Hamilton,
and Mr. Loren Waldo of Churchland,
Va., and three daughters, Mrs. W.
Grimes of Georgia, Mrs. H. Ballard
and Miss Etfle Waldo of Hamilton,
one sister, Mrs. Sue Whitaker, of En
field, thirteen grand children and one
great grand child. He was always
kind and gentle with all people and
especially his children. The Judge
saiJ that during the time his children
were young he was so used to cover
ing them up and giving them water
during the night, that on one occa
sion during court week he found him
self up during the night with a glass
of water and tucking the cover around
Judge Brown.
He was always cool and calm, tak
ing things easy.
in the beginning of the Civil war
he volunteered and was made a first
lieutenant in Company F, 31 regiment,
N. C. T., C. S. A. tie was at the
bombaidment of Roanoke island early
in the war whei« he had the typhoiu
fever and was left torynad, but his
mother reached him at this time and
uuised him bac kto life health
He was unable to. return to nht.com
> land however ,aud was discharged
rom further active duty.
After the war, Joseph T. Waldo be
came one of the charter members in
the reorganization of Cohono Masonic
it;dge and ftmained a member until
his death.
He was buried by the side of his
wiflfe -/n the Hamilton cemetery on
ChfiStinas day. The funeral was con
diAnSl by Mr. A. J. Manning, his
friend who had long associated with
him in the publi school work. The
Masonic lodge conducted the funeral
services of the Masonic order. He
waa u member of the Episcopal
church, having been confirmed u few
weeks before his death, by Bishop
f homas Cr Darst.
were: B. B. Sher
rod.M. WkcA. J. F. Crisp, H. M.
Bu(V«K, H. and W. C.
Manning. Theie was a iaigeconcoiMsi
°' flu *' T
litos were
KU KLIIX KLAN TO 3A .
or;ANT/4^HPP
We understand from reliable infor
mation that there will be an attempt
to form A,/order of the Ku Klux
KJan here So, an early future date.
There has been considerable com
ment on this organization's purpose,
all over the nation—whether for good
or bad—but like all other organiza
tions, it Is controlled by its members,
and if the good men of the town and
community compose the membership
the organization cannot be anything
but a good one, ana it wilt be
a bad organization with the control
ing members likewise.
TRUSTEE'S SALE
By virtue of authority of a deed
of trust executed to me by A. R.
Corry and wife, Bettie R. Corry, on
the 7th day of March, 1912, and duly
recorded in the register's office of Mar
tin county, in book ZZZ, page 497, to 1
secure the payment of a certain bond
bearing even date therewith and the
stipulations in said deed of trust not
having been oOmplied with, 1 shall
expose at public auction, for cish, on
Saturday ,the 27th day of January,
1928, at the court house door at Wil
liamson In Martin county, the follow
ing property:
Beginning at the mouth of a ditch
in William D. Corry's line, thence
along various courses' of said ditch
to a white oak in D. R. Hardison's
line, and thence along D. R. Hardi- (
son's line to William D. Carry's line >
to beginning. Containing 25 acies
more or less. Being the land given
to A. R. Corry by his father, John
O. Corry, deed for wnich is register
.ed in the public registry of Martin
county in hook 000, page 647.
1 ASA T. CRAWFORD,
Trustee,
/ Mah-My-Tisw. Aw Aatiaoptic.
01^'WITH THE OLD AND
IN WITH THE NEW
1 9 / k—T
/ This issue closes another year and
I "whether it be good or whether it be
had, it cannot now be chang
eC' The history of the year ha» been
■written and recoi-ded and cannot be
'cfi&.ged If we have made mistakes
, they rest upon us as reminders to
do letter the coming year.
Qui I tope- and desires are that we
mn.v he able to do more good in the
World p. "than we have in 1922.
v\e hope to Tiave the most hearty
cot perfttion with all jrood people and
nli g.oi' nnvments. We pass the
goOf|-h\-e to ali things in the old year
With a heart of friendly feelings and
in a forgiving spirit.' We haijVthe
new year with » heart of joy and a
hearty good wish that ay people ev
erywhere may be blessed'with the vul
uable things of life, and a good year
in every respect.
Interesting Items
/ From Bear Grass
The little children of this town aie
having a big time serenading. v
• >' >
Mr. B. F. Critcher was in town
| Saturday.
1
Miss Helen Crafton, Miss Elsie Har
ris and Mrs. Charles Roebuck went
to Williamston Saturday on business.
The teachers here have gone tif
spend the Xmss holidays at lioin'ie.
l Dr. and Mrs. Charles Roebuck are
spending the Xma« holidays with Mrs.
Roebuck's mother near Muckey'sj^
Several cases of '"flu" hava»been
reported here.
Miss Helen Croftoii is visiting Mis.
Nathan Rogtys.  ,
Miss Frances Roebuck spent the
week end with Dr. and Mrs. Roebuck.
■»\ * '
Friday night .in conneoMt" l with .an
entertainment, which program was at
follows:
1. Song, Christmas Carol.
2. Xmas greeting*, by the third
and fourth grades.
3. Recitation, Workhoube, by leon
Malone.
4. Play, "Aunt Jane's Xmas
Box."
6. Piano solo by Stella Taylor.
7t> Play, "Toylaiid."
8. Xmas prayer by Irene Huiley.
9. Play, "Santa's Visit."
10. Piano solo, Stueeato, Polkardc
Salon, by Mrs. Charlee Roebuck.
11. "Doll show, by fifth anil sixth
grades.
12. Recitation, "Santa's Lunch."
18. Play, "Serenading."
We have 162 "children on roll at
Bear Grass,
SER VICES AT HAITI HI CHURCH
A. V. Joyner, pastor.
. school at i*:4o, J. C. A ruler-
Sermon by the
a. m. Subject: "Light at
EttakTide." At 3 o'clock in the af
teflron the pastor will preach at Rid-
* Jr. H. Y, R U. 6:4 6
ittfwfme, we will Watch
p. m. Instead of the regular even-
Service'from 11 p. m. to 12. The
choir will furnish special music, fol
lowed b ya short permon by the pas
tor. Subject: "The Last Words of
the Dying Year." You are cordially
invited to attend all these services.
, ~i, 1 I■l j 1., . j
NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA,
MARTIN COUNTY.
P. H. Coefteld,
VB
Wilejt, Koberson. -
The defemliint above named will
take notice that summons (n the above
entitled action was issuedougainst the
I said defendant on the 24th day of
December, 1922, by R. J. Peel, clerk
of superior court of Martin county,
North Carolina, which summons u-.
returnable before said clerk, at h.«
office at Williamston, N. C., en the
31st day of January, 192£, that the
•mid action is to recover the sum of
$228 D0 end interest, for goods, wares
and merchandise sold to the defend
ant by plaintiff. The defendant wiii
also take notice that warrant attueh
ment was issued by said clerk, on the
24th day of December, 1922, against
Bty of defendant, which
before the clerk 9f super
t the time and place above
the return uummonft, when
M defendant is required to
answer or demur to com
% Belief demanded will
ke granted.
Thitf, the 24th day of- December,
IM2, - * *
B. J. PEEL,
Cleik ot jtuporior Court.
jf ■
' BAD WHISKEY TEACHING ITS ''
, LESSON- ALL OVER COUNTRY
" u ; - ~* s
\ !
■ 1% Toll Reported From the Country at Large;
> v the Great Lesson Js tleing Learned, Bjit
Too Late r lor Many' %
i! .
(By JAVELYN.)
' | Press nefra coming from tbe citfof
] Washington, ami showing statistics
r i compifed from reports from vaii us.
I section, of the United States show
g 'a heavy mortality record of over one,
\ ( hundred deaths, and thousand* of vie
- I lima treated in the various, hospitals
- from the effects of. drinkirtg moon
r | *
| No doubt there are hundreds of oth
er victims dying in isolated section''*
t from the same kind of poisoning 
whom there has been no reptut matii
I | It is a well known fact to
J clans and interested observers tlm
? , there are also thousands a: d tli
unds of victims who "are stitre/iiig ;>
alow death from this fonn of dissi ■
( pation, Pure distilled liu^r,
TOISACCO SALES-•
i SHOW I'NCUKANL
• • -•*— .
f Price As Well As (Juan
tity Better Tluun
Last Year \
s • Vx?
The independent tobacco market ,
operating in North Carolina, this year,
have reported lti(i,{>)(),f>i>i) pounds of
i producer's tobacco sold to 1 tecember
Ist. Idist season the produfcoi's ssle*
.to "the same date, were 179,i01,6'28
, pounds, when all the" fanners' tobac
co was being disposed of "av toe stiles
warehouses.
, The average price of sales for
the season, to late( is per-bun
died. Last season,' all sales for the
( year averaged •$25.57 per hundred, oi
t H cents per |.\und less than this sea
Hon, „
. The government estimates the to
tal crop' produced in this state, this
I year, (l!) 22) at abyut 300,1)40,0(10
The farmers' tohaccj .void
! to Urt-einber 1 is 51 per cefffof thi
umt/unt. Reports from the w.ur
ho otitis indicate the majority of th.'_
crop has bufcn marketed. They report
the lOiatU# of the November sales as
about an average.- ('onniion grades
have sold.a little better during N'ox -
ember, while the better jji tides drop
ped off slightly,
Mr. Frank Haskell of VV+ fson spent
Christmas here with \y father, Eld
er Sylvester llusscd/at the home ol
his daughter, Mrsy'Johii L. Ilassell.
Mm. Markrituftln • anil little gon,
Marvin, Mr .and Mrs. Cl,yde Andoi>f
... so» of Tarboro and Mr. and Mru,
C. M. Siceloll of High Point were
here to spend Christmas with Mr.
Mrs. J. H. Ilrltt. t
KOBEKHONVIIXK I.AI»Y IrtKS '
FROM KFFKtTS O* ACCIWsT
Mrs. Sophie Jutnes of •Uobersonvillo
died last week front the effects of a
fall she had about eight waeks be
fore. She was 76 years,old, and
leaves eight children, six sons and
|wd (Titers. Hr. J. tt. James of I
our city is the son of Mrs, James.
She was buried at tl# old home
in Pitt county. THo.funeral sei
viefs were conducted by W* M. Perfy,
pastor of the RoberSonvrlle, Christian
church.
NOTK'K t)F KXKC'U'fION
CAROLINA,
-'MARTIN COUNTY.
IN SUPERIOR COURT.
Hlade Rhodes V& Co. u
, vs /"
Claud Burnett
\ 1
lly virtue of an execut ion
tb the undersigned from superior
court of Martin county in the above
entitled action, I will on Monday, the
r>th day of February, 102H, at 12:00
o'clock, M„ at the court house doer I
of said county, sell to the highest bid- 1
d«r, for cash, to satisfy said exfiy
tion, all the right, title,.arid interest
which the said Claud Burnett, defenii
ant, has in the following describe"
real estate, to wit:
.' One tract or parcel of land tbat
the sfld , Claud Burnett now lives on
and adjoining the lands of Fon Ever
ett ami known as the Brown land,
containing fifty seven (67) acres and'
situated on the Hamilton and Palmy
ra road and about seven (7) miles
from Hamilton, N. C. All this lsn«
excefit Hi* homestead rights.
ILT. ROBERSON, *
yp x sheriff
By V- P..D. S.
Jz —_• 1
To Prevent a Cold Take M 6. I
: ■ v , s
ih bond, ami carefully inspected was
• bad on the Jiumao. hut this
. v ild ana woolly brand of mrinshine
which peeopie di ink- withou'. ever
thinking °i'ic contents, Is one of
the surest poisons know a t man—
but still a" f.ricat many people insist
on committing suicide in this way.
•if the aveiu.!>,t» man who owns an
uutomabile knew no mot* u "out its
r(instruction and how to foy it
than he aires abvut his o\ 11 body
bis automobile in a verv shi it time
would be of'litlle service to li'm. Th'e
man wkn.> owns an xntoinobi'ooften
learns a kr*vxt deal about how to keep
it in good running order; but so fa.
as his important body is con- 1
cer;ed, he cither neglects it eutire
!y of else abuicv.'it wi l then expects
it to ku ah c id and d" t.ood work day
nf'.cr day.nml year •alter yefti without
(O' lnlaininj',. Our bodies are the moat'
tourw'tius and iutover'.ing r.iasnines
' o er'constructed. If jrhen t e light
cure, and, atienti 111,' tiio.% are cnpa bit
of doing'wonderful vtfrfc. Theiefore
it is" the height of felly to neivlett
positively criminal to abuse
. tknin by clogging the system up with
\ At one time Martin county claimed
it.» brum of poison, known in Monk
! f y Kum, and. was a drink (it to:
.royalty. Hut you can't fool all the'
people all t' e tim;», and today, Monk
ey Rutfi is in the discard—and it i»
110 longer admitted int>v discrimnat
ing homes.
Itad liquor- which.is genedally what
all moonshine is -will eventually !>•
the rrienns to con.';? the Unite ! States
to be a dry country, as people will
!'raiiially get educated to the fact that
. the t;tiilf they are drinking > ow is a
■sure means of poor health, w 'k inind
and sure death.
; TOHArCOHAUKCTS
OI'KN JANUARY >
'• Date Postpone! On Ac
[ count of Hiv; Receipts •
fn December
, —s
We reproduce herewith a cominuui-
I cation from the Richmond headquar
the Tobacco Growers Corpei
utiVeAssociation '.O the warehousemen
of this atale and Virginia in ivuarti
to opciyjig the markets at thoirpe
, spectiye plao>* will be 01/iu
1 terest tbstli£ farntersVf Martin coun-
T" tv' who stiTk ba\ e tobacco to lie dis
"% \
i- posed of. V
' Gentlemen:
Some time ago you wei'e .notified
to o|>eri your market on Wednesday,
January 3rd.
Owing to the heavy receipts jusi
before the holidays we find it- impossi
ble tw open on January 3rd; theiefore,
■ your market will not open until Tues
day, January oth.
Please notify all members throuKh
•' thte locals ami otherwise, that your
market will not open until Tuesday,
January oth, 1928.
Your* very- truly,
Warehouse Department.
NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE
NORTH CAROLINA,
MA RUN CO I NT Y. '
IN SUPERIOR COURT
I J. S. Ayers & Co., by L. A. Clark,
! assignor,
VH /
(i. It. Silverthorn.
By virtue of an execution directed
Ito the undersigned superior
court of Martin county in the afifcve
entitled action, I will on Monday, the
sth day of February, 1023, at 12:00
o'clock* M., at the court house dooi
of said county sell to the highest bid
der; for tash, to satisfy said execu-
I tlon, all the right,,title, and interest
! which the said U. R Silverthflro, de
fendant, has in the following describ
ed real estate, to wit:
Beginnig at a canal on the Humil-
Uin ami Washington public road, and
thence along the road a northwester
ly course a lightwood jstump, u ■
comer Bt~l£ A. Clark's lines with and
along said Clark's line to ja collier at
Timpy Beach's line, thence with said
Timpjr "Reach's line to a pine, thence
down a ditch, the division line be
tween Alexander Mobley and Corne
lius Mobley to>~the canai, to the 1:4-
ginning, containing fifty acres, 01 ore
or less. ■ The said G. R. Silvprthf ni
homestead is alloted in the above real 1
estate. % '"
| H. T. ROBERSON.J
J siuiH. %
■ JH ' 11 nM
Trade In Williamston
lie One of the Lucky
Ones. SSOO Given Free!
ESTABLISHED 189J
WEDDING BELLS
RING IN GRIFFINS
Popular Young Couple
United In Marriage
Christmas Ev^
On Christmas eve, at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L.
Coltrain in Griffins township, Miss
Daisy Mai-ee Coltrain became the wife
of Mr. Joseph Nicholas Manning, the
younjceit son of Mr. and Mrs. William
E. Manning Rev. Asa J. Manning, of
ficiating. r
The home, was prettily decorated
with holly and mistletoe and just as
the shades of night Were falling the
impressive ceremony y*ati read in the
midst of manj;, friends and relatives.
The mtfft of honor was Miss Mat
tic Coltrain, sisted 'Of the bride and*
the best man was Mr. Stephen Man
ning, cousin of the groom.
immediately after the ceremony the"
wedding party and al lthe guests drove
•to the hoimTof the groom's paftets
wliei* a w,editing supper was servecT
will be at home with the
gdoohl's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
E. Manning. Mrs. Manning is one of
?tbe most popular young ladies of her
community and Mr. Manning is a
young farmer of that section.
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HARDI-ON MILL ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Manning were 'V
here yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Manning
JamesVille spent Xmas with Mr. artb
Mrs. E. Manniitg^
J l'rofe.isor and Mrs. (ieo.
Xlias with Mr. ami W.
E. Manijiiig.
Mr. and, Mrs. Ed. Coltrain and Mi*e
Lucy Coltfai" of LaCrange are via* ;
iting Mr .iernl Mrs. W. 11. Coltrain.
Mr. Mr. R. Co- . •
r?y. anl Mi's, ,W. T. Roberson have
returned from Richmond where they
spent Christm&s.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coltrain of La
i;range are vlattinK relatives here.
Elder W. It., Harrington left today .>'
for Terril county inhere he will fill
his regclar appointment there.
Mr. J. (I. Corey "Wjfiit to Washing
ton Wednesday on bfiminess.
Mr. J. (5. (iidard Thursday
in Paimele attending the annual meet
ing oi the I'armefe Savings and Trust
bank.
L ■
Mrs. Robert Hognrt has 'returned
to her home in Washington after ,
spending some time here with hey mo
ther, Mrs. S, R. Itiggs.
W. F. Iteasley of Plymouth
and Haltimore spent Wednesday night
in town as the gue ( st of Mrs. Fannie
S. Itiggs. Colonel Beasley'is now sev
enty eight years old. Me was
the youngest colonel in the Civil war
and is the full seven col-
Coh-federacy now li\ ir\g.
The colonel is clear and firm-in tnintl
and fairly strong in body.
CHRISTMAS HERE
w \s ()1
The general repo Wy place
in this section is tht«^Chifatm as has
l*-en unusually (|uiet alfe peasant, and
free from rowdyism, with less drink- i
ing than for many years. This is, '
of course, one of the chief Reasons
why so few accidents and disturb
ances have been reported.
Conditions in this immediate
tion muAt be growing better, but
yet are nut perfect, by any means.
SEVERAL SUBSCRIBERS 'S.
STILL IN ARREARS * ,
/t)ur books show several subscribers
/ are yet behind.
We need the money so bad that it
would please us greatly to get a check
to renew, and if we could get it in
line to balance the old book an^
Have to be earned over to the new
year it, would save an aftormous am--
our.t of work and troubldF* *
DECEMBER(OTTON REPORT
SHOWS BIGGER INCREASE
FOR THE CROP OF 1»23
The following report has been re
ceived for publication by The Jfc- • !(
terprise, which shows that cotton this
is very much better in> 1
flinty than it waa- last seatbn, ana
with the increase in price, we should
believe the farmers of Martin county
are £0 per cent better off financially
than thijf«were last year." jgL
The Enterprise, V *
Williamston, N. C.,
There were 0,408 bales of ootton
ginned in Martin county from the crop
of 1022 prior to December 13, aa
compared with 8,27-0 bales ginned to
"December 13, 1921. ? *
Very r*.^tfu^^^^