Robersonville Woman's
Club Meeting Tuesday
l>ec. 16.—(Special to
The Enterprise.)— The Woman's Club
V of Robersonville held its regular
monthly meeting in the domestic
science room of the school building on
Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 14, with the
American Home Department in charge
of the program. The room was very
attractive in Christmas decorations.
There was a large representation
of the members present, even though
the weather was unfavorable.
After the reports of the various
committees and business, Miss Mur
i_»- ray, the home economic teacher, gave
a very interesting demonstration in
inexpensive Christmas gift making.
These gifts were mostly pottery and
glassware beautified' by the use of
waterproof paints and designs paint
ed on.
There were 26 filled Christmas
stocking- to be sent to the soldiers
at Oteen carried ih.
The elub adjourned to meet in, the
school auditorium January 11, with
the music department in charge of
the program.
Sentenced Bazemore
To Die January 2(ith
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Yelverton and who later returned a
lonc on the same truck.
Mr. Simpson, who unloaded the to
bacco from the truck in Farmville,
tes-tified that Bazemore was the man,
who carried the truck of 'tofiaeco
there. Bazemore told him that the
tobacco was his, but it was stated j
by Mr. Simpson that the negro dul|
not wait for the check and that hoj
left without the truck.
Sheriff Roberson and Chief of I'o- j
lice Daniel testified to . statements:
bazemore had made to them, all in-!
dicating the negro's guilt.
" While the man wa cgjivj rt»4-■wtrctf-.
cuinstantiul evidence, the case pre-J
sented the most complete proof of any j
e\er tried in the State. The defend
ant offered no explanation whatever
for the deed, but sal motionless thru
out the trial, knowing well that his'
life was limited.
Bazemore's father had Paul. Friz
zelle, of Snow Kill to defend his -on,!
but no witnesses were placed on the
stand in his son's behalf. The State i
•vas represented by Solicitor Davis, of
New Bern.
The murder took place on the morn
ing of November 5; when Bazemore
and the boy were on their way to
• Wilson with a load of tobacco. It
has been described as one of the most
I rutal murders ever committed In
this part of the State.
y earmold l>oy, was making his home
here with his uncle, Mr. Z. H. Rose,'
rnd was working for him when he
was killed.
Leaves for Atlanta.
Dr. J. F. Thigpen_ will leave for j
Atlanta, where he goes to purchase ;
a car of young mules. Dr. Thigpen j
has a made a record this sea; oh al
most in the stock business, he having
Bold a car of mules in les than two
day . The mules will arrive hfre next
week.
' Wants
I.OST NEAR EVEKETTS Til l- US
day, December :16, a
gray, with yellow pin stripes.
return to G. H. Forbes, EveretpJPH
di 1 ? atpd • ■-» '.
BABY CHICKS, PURE BRED,
Rocks, Reds, and White Leghorns;
mixed chicks for . broilers. We' do
custom hatching. For further informa- j
tion write Edgecombe- Hatchery, Tar- j
boro, N. C. ' ll4 St
PANSY PLANTS, HI LBS. FIAMAL'
designs, Christmas wrea hs for the
cemetery. Will appreciate your or
ders. (Miss) Bettie Warren, 5fS Green
Street,. Greenville, N. C., Phone 40,
P. O. Box 3X4. • dlO 3t
LOST ON WASHINGTON STREET, j
Williamston, Saturday, D c. 11: a
Michelin cord tire, wrapped in paper,
.size 30 x 3 1-2. Finder return to En- j
terprise or A. T. Lilley. dl 4 2t.
STOLEN: FROM DENNIS SIMMONS
Lumber Co.'s office within last few
days, a Smith & Wesson pistol, lem
on squeeze, 6 inch barrel., $lO reward
offered under certain conditions for its
return to D. D. Stalls. dl 4 3ti
KING COTTON IS YIELDING fO
Queen Pecap. Learn why and how
by writing J. B. Wight, Cairo, Ga
d 7 8t
NOTICE: 1 HAVE A TENANT
house for sale in the town of Wil
liamston. Price and terms right. 0.
R. Roberson, Route 8. d 7 3twt
FOR SALE: NICE COLLIE DOG,
one and one-half years old, at a
most reasonable price. —Xpply at
Enterprise office. 2tpd
666
ia a Prescription far
COLDS, GRIPPE, FLU, DF.NGUE,
BIUOUS FEVER AND MALARIA
U Kin. the Genu
;. - .
CITY'S STREET TRUCK SEEN
V IN ACTION HERE TODAY
! x
The big Mack truck has - arrived
' from Richmond and was put to work
1 this afternoon cleaning the streets.
The'truck is striteiy sanitary since
it washes-the dirt and trash to one
'| side by water forced from its huge
tank.
The truck was sent here at the re
quest of the commissioners on a 30-
day trial.
' NOTICE OF SALE UNDER CHAT
TEL MORTGAGE
Under and by virtue of the afthori-
I ty conferred iff a certain chattel mort
j gage to me by A. B. Wal
j lace, tho said mortgage being iluly
recorded in the public records of Mar
tin County.
I will sel[ at public auctibn for
I cash, in the town of Williamston, on
i Monday, January the 3rd, 1927, one
Colts-Armory printing press com
plete.
This December 16, J926.
W. C. MANNING, Jr.,
dIT 4tw . . Mortgage.
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
North Carolina —Martin County, in
J .superior court.) ,
K. S. Smith vs. Mary Smith
•,The defendant above named will
'"take notice that an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the su
perior court of Martin County, 'North'
Carolina, to obtain an absolute divorce
on the grounds of separation for more,
j than five years; and the said defend- !
I ant will further take notice that he
it required to appear' at the office ofj
' the clerk of the court on the day
I >of December," J926, and answer or de
n.in to the complaint in said action
I't'i the plaintiff will apply to the court!
I for the relief .demanded in tho said
: complaint.
This 17th day of November, 1926. |
R. J. PEEL,
iV22 4lw "" Clerk superior court. ]
NOTICE
Uhder and by virtue of the power
of sale contused in that certain Deed
»f Trust executed to the undersigned
Tiustee on the 18th day of October, 1
l!'l!>, and of record in Martin County,
' iH'giijtry in Book A-l, page 217, se
curing certain bonds of even dafc |
therewith and the stipulations not]
having been complied with, and atj
the request of the holder of said j
bonds, the undersigned Trustee will,
on the 23rd day of December, 1026,
at 12 o'clock, Noon, offer to the
highest biddevr for cash, the following
described property:
Beginning aP-a. point on the Sout«.
i side of Main street,"-about 100 yards.
from River landing, a corner fence;
. U,»MiMe -& ..w, ir>
1 thence N 47.45 E [>" ft. to a corner;
I thence N 4-10 W U» the South side;
thence along said street S 66.45 W to
the beginning.
'"his 23rd 1926.
WhiSELER MARTIN,
j 11-26 4t . Trustee
NOTICE OF RESALE
Under and by virtue of an order of
lesale made by the clerk of the super
ioi court of Martin County in the spec
u.l proceedings entitled, "Maybelle
; iVlae Johnson vs. Lillian A. Laughing
' house, et al," the undersigned com
missioner will, on the 11th day of Do
n mber, 1026, at 12 o'clock noon, in
fvont of. the courthottse door of Mar
tin County sell to the highest bidder
tot cash, the fpllowing described pryp
erty:
A certain store building in tho town
s>>f Jamesvilhs Martin County, North
rolinu, of which the said IL'iiry T.
Stallings was seized at the time of his
->math;-facing 1 Muin Street in the uuidi
tcAvn ,of Jliinesville, said store build
ing on whicji it stands with a nar
ii w strip about eighteen feet wide
i-n the easterly side of said building;'
suid store building adjoining the!
j building of the Jamesville Bank and
| being all the lesidue of the property,
i which was conveyed to the,said Henry
I T. Stallings by deed from W. C. Has-'
.-I 11, et us; and that the estimated
value of the store above' named is
about $1,600 00.
This 27th day of November, 1926.
B. A. CRITCHER, .}
nBO 2tw Commissioner. J
I NOTICE: TRUSTEE'S SALE OF
LANDS
U trier and by virtue of the power
• of sale contained in that certain deed
of try-t execu'e Ito John W. Manning,
I y 1!. E. Grime! and others, on Janu
ary 14;h, li>2o, and of record in Mar
tiii County public registry in book
i A-2, page >2o, and the stipulations
therc'Ti contained rest having "beeit
complied with, and upon of
the owner of the debt secured, the
undersigned will, on Sa'urday, the
Kih day of January, 1927) at 10 o'-
clock a. m., in front of the Bank of
Robersonville, in the town of' Rober
sonville, iaid county, expose to pub
lic sale, for cash, the following de
.'crihed lands, to wit: •
Situate oil the south side of Acad
emy Street in said town and county,
and adjoining the lands of Carrie J.
lioberson, G. D. Grimes and others,
and being lotr/ Nor. 17, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24; 18; 14; 16; 16; 26; 27; 28, 29, 80,
31, 32, 33, £, 8, and 59 on map of sur
viy of Robersonville Hosiery Mill
Property, made by L B. Dutro, and
sold by Atlanta Coast Realty Co., for
Carolina Farm Land Co., on January
14, 1920, and which said map of sur
vey is of record in said registry in
land division book three and page
three, and reference is hereby mad*
to .-aud map and Records for a more
perfect description.'' l -..
This December Bth; J 926.
JNO. W. MANNING,
dlO 4tw Trur.tee.
J. C. Smith, attorney.
NOTICE OK SALE OF LAND
11 Hy virtue of the power of a certain
deed of trust executed by W. T. Alex
-1 under and wife, the 3rd day of April,
11'J24, default "Having been made in the
payment of the notes secured there-
I by, and at the request of the holder
of said notes, 1 will, on Thursday, the
I Otli day yf January,'l927, at 12 o'-
clock noon, at the courthouse door,
I Williamston, N. C'., sell at public auc
tion to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described lands, to wit:
That certain lot in or near William
ston, Martin County, N. C,, bounded !
on the north by the Jane Garrett |
property, on the south by the lane i
running: from Garrett Straatj on the \
west by Tom Hugley, on the east by J
Garrett Street, containing three
fourths acre, more or less, and fully
described in the said deed of trust of
record in liook H-21, page 391.
The bidder will be required to make
a deposit of lfl per cent on date of
sale.
This 4th day of December, 1926.
NOAH CHERRY,
iIT 4tw Trustee.
Craig & Pritchett, attorneys, i -"~'
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina—Martin County. '
In the superior court, before the
clerk.
In the matter of Harry Waldo, L. F.
Waldo, Eflie Waldo, Hennie Ballard,
Mrs. N. G. Grimes, Mary Dixon,'
Mary Salshury, Ernest Waldo, and I
J. K. Waldo, ex parte.
Under and by virtue of the authori
ty conferred upon the undersigned
commissioner by virtue of an order of
R. J. Feel, clerk of the superior court,l
ul MarUn County, made in the above i
i ntitled proceeding i en the 16th dayl
of December, 1926, the undersigned '
commissioner will on Monday, the 17th |
day of January, 1926, at 12 o'clock
m., in front of the courthouse tyor
ill the town of Williamston, North
Carolina", offer for sale to the hign
e.-t bidder for cash, the following de
scribed real estate, to wit?
Lying and being the town of Ham
ilton, N. C, bounded on the north by
the lands, of J. E. Edmond-on, and.
the Sebrell heirs, on the east by
Front Street, on the south oy a
street, and on the "west by another
street and being more commonly
known aud designated as the home
place of the late Jos. T. Waldo.
This the 17th day of December, 1926
ELBERT S. PEEL,
dl 7 4tw Commissioner.
NOTICE—SALE OF LAND FOB
PARTITION
Under and by virtue of an order
and decree of the superior court of
Martin County, made in the special
proceeding entitled Herbert Wells,
-4t»i.oph—Welif.,—JjHWrie- W.—Fhelpsr -et
als, ex parte, the undersigned com
missioner will, on the 3rd day of Jan
uary, 192 V, at 12 o'clock m., at the
Liourthouse door in Martin County,
North Carolina, offer for sale to the
id/ hest bidder for cash, the following
de. cnbed tract or parcel of land, for
the purpose of division among the
t tveral tenant.-, mi common and heirs
at law of the late Milton 'l'. Forest,
.deceased, to wit:
That certain tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the county of Mar
tin, and Jamesville Township, ad
joining the lands of the late Milton T.
Forest and wife and others, and more
particularly designated and bounded
a f follows, viz: I)
Beginning ut a brunch, William Hy"
man's corner; thence running with the j
said branch to Welches Creole; thence
with his line to the Mill Road; thence
to the beginning, rJTltaining IB acres,
a-: will moje fully appear by refer
ence to a deed froilt W. F. Sanderson,
executor of John C. Pettijohn, to D.
C. Guyther, and being dated the 13th
t Special
ELECTRIC WAFFLE
f IRONSET
$12.50
See Our Line of Gifts
Bridgers - Clifton Co.
X , --
Washington, N. C.
•rag ENTKttPRIW*- WiuLlAM* ! ON, It,
day of November 1867. It being the
; same land, conveyed to Milton Norman
by Deborah Norman, executrix of the
last will of N. D. Norman, said deed
i bearing date of December 14, 1901,
and deeded by M. J. Norman to Mil
on T. Fore t on December 27, 1901.
This 30th day of November, 1926.
JACK EDWARDS,
' d 3 4tw Commissioner.
NOTICE OF SALE
| Under and by virtue,of the power
i oi' .ale contained in that certain deed
i of trust executed on the 23rd day 'of
January, 1925, py F. L. Allen, and of |
record in the public registry of Mar
tin County in book"' Q-2, at page 283,
said deed of trust being given to se
cure th% payment of certain notes of
even date and tenor therewith; and
the stipulations in iaid deed of trust
' not having been complied with, and at
| the request,of the parties interested,
the undersigned trustee will on the
I Hth day of
I clock m, at the courthouse door in
J the town of Williamston, N C., offer
for sale to the liighestbidder for cash
at public auction the following de
scribed tract of land, to wit:
A house and lot in the town of Wil
liam ton, North Carolina, on the wet
side of Elm Street and bounded as
follows:
Adjoining JoTin Respass ofi the
north; Elm Street on the east; Lloyd
Ciiles on the south) and MercelUa
Watts on the west.
Thi the 6th day of December, 1926.
WHEELER MARTIN,
> dlO 4tw Trustee.
L. Coburn, attorney.
NOTICE OF SALE j
Notide is hereby given that under |
and by virtue of the power of sale
contained in that certain deed of trust |
bearing date, of March' 6, 1920, and
executed by Jesse Williams and wife,
Cora Williams, and of record in the
>j public registry of Martin County in
I l.ook U-l, at page 233, the terms and j
j conditions therein named not having (
j been complied with and default >.av- I
I ing been made in the payment of the;
|4iote thereby secured, and at the re-'
quest of the holder of said note, and I
under and by virtue of authority con
tained in an order of the clerk of the
superior court of Martin County en
tered in the special proceedings pend
ing in .said court wherein A. J. Wynn
is the plaintiff and Jesse Williams
1 and others are defendants, the under
signed substituted trustee, the trustee
1 in said deed of trust having died, will i
Oil Monday, the 3rd day of January,'
1927, at 12 o'clock m., at the court
house door of Martin County, at Wil
liamston, N. C., offerj at public sale j
1 to the highest bidder for cash the fol
lowing described tract of land, to wit:
Beginning in Alex Powell's corner,'
t hen«~"a ~so'ut 17" course to John Ben t
nett's corner, thence an east bourse!
ul.ong Columbus Williams line to Co- j
, lunibus Williams' corner, thence a'
north course to Scott Pippin's line,
thence a west course along Har
' roll's line to Alex Powell's corner, the!
""beginning, containing 17 1-2 acres,
more or less, and known as the Bob
V. illiams lot No. 9.
Thi. 29th day of November, 1926.
A. R. DUNNING,
di! 4tw Substituted Trustee.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
oJ sale contained in that certain deed
1 of tru-t executed on the 21st day of
October, 1919, by Romulus Moore and
wife, Mary Jane, and of record in the
public registry of Martin County in
book A-2, at page 221, said deed of
trust being given to secure the pay
ment of certain notes of even date
and tenor therewith, and the stipula
| tiens in said dead of trust not having j
Notice of Sale
# * •' •* V
I will sell at public auction, for cash on
Tuesday, December 21, at 10 a. m. at the
John A. Purvis farm, near Spring- Green-
Four Mules, Wagons, Carts, plows,
planters, sowers, transplanter, harrows,
disks, farm tools, tobacco sticks, corn and
all other items essential to farming.
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W. C. Manning
been complied 'with, and at the re
quest of the parties interested, the
undersigned trustee will on the Bth
day of January, 1927, at 12 o'clock
ii,., at the courthouse door in the
town of Williamston, N C-, offer for
safe to Ihe highest bidder for cash at
public auction the following described
tiact of land, to wit:
Beginning at a pine; thence a nor
| therly direction to a gum stump;
! thence a northerly direction al(yig J.
L. Coltrain's line to a slob, Luis M.
Williams' corner; thence an easterly
j direction to a stob in a branch;
! thence a southerly direction ug said
i branch to a gum; thence a southerly
direction to a gum; thfeiwe a westerly,
direction to the beginning, being all
j the lands purchased of R. N. Griffin
and wife, Lora, and Lewis M. Wil
liams and wife, Moiella,/by James L.
Peel, and containing eighty acres,
more or less.
This the 6th day of December, 1926.
HARRY M. BTUBBS, .
dlO 4tw Trustee.
Robert L. Coburn, attorney.
NOTICE OF NEW REGISTRATION
NOTICE is hereby given that a
new registration having been ordered
by the BOARD OF COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS OF MARTIN COUN
TY in the BIGGS: SCHOOL- DIS
TRICT,. WILLIAMSTON TOWN
SHIP, for the purpose of entitling
the qualified elector residing in said
District to register in Girder to vote
in the Special Election to be held on
January 31st, 1727, in said District,
that I will be at my home between
the 18th of December, 1926, Sundays
excepted, and January , 22nd,
' r or the purpose of registering all the
| qualified electors residing in said
| District.
NOTICE is further given that it is
i necessary for all those who desire to
vote in said election to regi ster be
tween the above dates, as' this is a
new registration ordered by the
j IiOARD ( OF COUNTY COMMIS
| SIGNERS OF MARTIN COUNTY.
D. O. BOWEN,
■ 12-17-4t Registrar.
| This the 6th day of December,
'NOTICE OF A SPECIAL TAX E
LEtTION IN BIGGS SCHOOL
DISTRICT, MARTIN COUNTY,
NORTH CAROLINA. *
IN COMPLIANCE with the wishes
of a. petition signed by a necessary
number of qualified voters of BIGGS
SCHOOL DISTRICT, NUMBEK 20,
I WHITE, which was duly approved by
' the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF
( MARTIN COUNTY and i:i accordance
with the provisions of Article 17 of
| the New School Code of 1913.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
election will be held at the School
• 1 t'it'ti n K of said district on the 31st
fday of January 1927, in said district,
! which is, described hereinafter, for
) the purpose of ascertaining the will
' of the qualified voters of the BIGGS
I SCHOOL DISTRICT as to whether
a majority of «uch voters favor the
! levying and ('olleeting annually, of a
Special Tax "WlVh which To firpptoirient
the funds for six months public school
funds appropriated by the BOARD
WF EDUCATION, the rate of the
Special Tax not to exceed a maximum
of 35 cents on the SIOO valuation of
all property, real an I personal, with
in the bounds of the District describ
ed as follows:-
"Beginning at a point on the
old Williamston to Greenville Rod(f
where Reedy Swamp croses it, and
following said swamp and Bear Grass
Special School Tax District Line to
the mouth of Pig Pen Branch and
Bear Trap Mill Pond; thence along
Reedy Swamp to Little Creek; thence
along Little Creek to Sweetened
j Water Creek to a point where the Wil-J
liamston Special Tax District Line
strikes the said Sweetened Water
Creek; thence along-the Williamston
Special Tax District Line a westerly
course to the point where the New
Iload, a dirt Road, branches south
westerly from the Williamston to
Washington hard-surfaced road, be
ing a point about a quarter of a mile
i rom Skewa.rkee Church Grove South;
theflce southwesterly along the New
Road, a dirt road to its intersection
with the Williamston-Greenville Road;
thence along to Williamston to Green
ville Road to the beginning point."
"AT-SAID ELECTION, those who
are in 'favor of the levy and collect
ing. annually, of a Special Tax of.
not more than 35 cent.® on the SIOO
valuation property in said Dis
trict as aforesaid, shall vote a ticket
or? which shall be written or printed
the words "FOR LOCAL TAX", and
those who oppose the levy and col
lecting; annually, of a Special T4x of
riot more than 35 cents on the SIOO
valuation in said District as afore
said, shall vote a ticket on which
NOTICE
Administrator's Sale
Under and by virtue of the authority
conferred upon me as administrator of Ra
leigh C. Bailey, deceased, the undersigned
will on December 20th, 1926, at 10 o'clock a.
m., on the premises of the said Raleigh C.
deceased, sell to the highest bidder
lor cash the following articles of personal
property, to wit: •
1 horse, 1 tobacco truck, 1 lot of tobacco stick?, 1 set of tobac
co flues, 1 prii.g wagon, 1 pair scales, 1 grind stone, 2 grass cut
tors, 3 set of prints, 3 bed j preads, 20 bed quilts, 8 sheets, 4 bol
ters, H pillows, 4 feather beds,.s bedsteads, 1 lamp, 1 center table,
1 clock; 14 chairs, 1 bureau, 1 wash stand, 1 ftove, 2 tables, 4 tubs,
2 griddles, £ dishes, 3 butter knives, 1 pot, 2 sets of knives and
forks, 3,.ets of plates, 1 set of cups and saucers, 1 bowl, 2 kitchen
alV.s, t cup pans, 2 cook pots», i stove, 1 mole trap, 1 corn shelter,
20 chickens. ~ .
•-. ' .
This the 29th day of November, 1926.
Dennis Bailey
Administrator.
The
Personal Gift
ANI) ACCEPTABLE
A gift of jewelry is always a subtle ex
pression of the good taste of the donor, and
inspires the deepest appreciation of the re
cipient for the thoughtful regard it dis
plays. Here you will find jewelry gifts for
everybody—for just the price you wished
to pay. And regardless of the cost, every
article is standard Stewart quality.
Vanity sets, in white ivory, amber, emer
ald, and rose. Beautiful in design, in five,
seven, and ten piece sets. Specially priced,
Sfrto $25.
Wrist Watches Necklaces Pendants
Vanities Bracelets
SELECT MORE—ORDER IT "HOLD"
Stewart Jewelry
Company
Washington, N. C.
fcliall be printed or written the words
"AGAINST A LOCAL TAX".
THAT D. O. BO WEN behind is
hereby appointed REGISTRAR, and
A. F. Taylor and W. L. Taylor are
hereby appointed Pollholders for said
election. ' ,
THAT a new registration is hereby
ordered and that the registration
books will be open for such purposes
beginning with the 18th day of De
cember 1926, and will continue open
until the 22nd day of January, 1927.
The registration will be at home of
D. 0. Bowen during the above dates
fur tiie purpose of registering all
those qualified to vote in said District.
DONE THIS, the Cth day of De
cember, 1926, by order of the BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS OF MARTIN
COUNTY. *
By J. G. BARNHILL, Chairman
of Board of Commissioners.
Attest:
J. SAM C.ETSINGER, Register
of Deeds and Ex-officio Clerk to the )
Board of County Commissioners.
12-17-