Advertiser* Will Find Oar Col
am* a Latchkey to Over Sixteen
Hundred Martin County Horn—
VOLUME XXXIII—NUMBER 45 Williamston, Martin County. North Carolina, Friday, August 1, 1930 ESTABLISHED 1898
LITTLE PROFIT IN
PEPPER RAISING
IN THIS COUNTY
Martin Farmers Apparently
Waited Too Long To Go
In New Business
TOO MUCH ACREAGE
Firat Shipment Made by Luther Peel
Nets Him 35 Centa Baaket; Big
Peppers On Display
Judging from th* sale price and the
cost of production, Martin County
fatmers were, apparently, too late in
going into the business of growing pep
pers. "»* ' • '
Last year several farmers in the
Everefpts section, as an experiment,
planted a limited quantity and received
a big price for their new product. As
is usually the case the acreage was in-
ct:©ued—this yeaiv hut the price has
dropped in a much larger proportion.
Luther Peel, one of the largest
growers in this locality, is experiment
ing with the sweet pepers, and his first
shipment to New York netted him 35
cents per bushel basket. Mr. Peel
claims that he can produce (>OO crates
per acre, but after paying 5 cents per
basket for picking, and with the cost
of the crate at 12 cents, there is only
. a iniall art nth inrnrnr lrft fnr thr
grower.
The express company gets the lion's
share of the proceeds, collecting 47
cents per basket for transportation to
New York.
Frank Weaver, city farmer and dairy
man, says that Luther Peel can raise
sweet peppers in large quantities, but
it comes to quality and size he
hai the market sewed up. Mr. Weaver
presented the Enterprise two large
pods, .one measuring 14 1-4 inches a
round, four and ftne-quarter inches long
and weighing 9 1-2 ounces.
EDITOR PAYS HIGH
TRIBUTE TO TOWN
* #
Frank Smethurst, of News ft Observer,
Sayt Town Must Have Spirit
"Very Distinctive"
Inl a letter recently received here,
Frank Smethurst, managing editor of
the Raleigh News and Observer, singles
Williamston out for very complimen
tary notice.
Referring to an article written by
Rev. C. H. Dickey, he said, "I have
been interested in Williamston for a
long time, and the story increased that
interest. I think that the town must
have a spirit very distinctive in this
time of North Carolina's concern over
material things."
Speaking of the Enterprise, he nad
this to say, "I don't know of any bet
ter editorials that are being' written
than those that appear in the Wil
liamston Enterprise. They are always
thoughtful and very pertinent."
CLEVELANDERSBRAG
ABOUT 13-POUND CARP
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Many Roanoke Fishermen Catch Carp
Weighing From 20 to 40 Pounds;
And Then Won't JCat Them
Governor O. Max Gardner, Clyde
Hoey, Judge E. Yates Webb, Lee
Weathers, and others may be able to
substantiate their claims that Cleveland
leads all counties in the State in cot
ton growing, and they may be right
when they say Shelby is the best town
in the State, but when they start boast
ing about a 13-pound carp they ought
be called down. Fishermen on both
f>anks of the Roanoke River, in both
Bertie aifd Martin Counties are pulling
m bigger ones than that every day.
They get up to 20 and 40 pounds fre
quently.
The story of the great 13-pounder of
Cleveland, emanating from Shelby,
says"that after 25 people had eaten of
the fish, plenty of it was left. Which
is not so strange, since lots of people
will not eat carp at all.
BOY SCOUTS* COURT
OF HONOR TUESDAY
Rev. Z. T. Piephoff and J. T. Hallman
To Be in Charge of Program;
Will Be Held in Courthouse
On Tuesday night, August sth, a Boy
Scout Court of Honor will be held, at
the courthouse here at 8 o'clock, with
Rev. Z. T. Piephoff and Mr. J. T.
Hallman in charge of the program.
At the court, the local scouts will
present credentials for new badges and
advances made in the various scouting
tests.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend the exercises.
BAPTIST SERVICES
Bryce Little, Wilson lawyer, will
speak in the phlpit of the Baptist
* church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
Mr. Little is one o{ the most promi
nent of Eastern Carolina's young law
yers. He is prominent in religious
work as well as in his profession.
The anion evening service will be
held at the Christian church Sunday
evenng with the Rev Mr. Petty preach
ing the sermon. ,
Sunday school, Young People i
unions, and the midweek service will
be held as usual
THE ENTERPRISE
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LOWLY "HOP-TOAD" PRAISED
AS DESTROYER OF INSECTS
' ~ A food *upply of "toad froga"
about, the place ia an inaurancc
policy againat heavy insect and
bug infestation, aince about 90
> per cent of the food eaten by
the toads conaists of insecta of
I all kinds.
This is the information sent
oat in a special news teter from
State College, by Z. P. Metcalf.
He states that the ordinary toad
that hops about our yarda and
gardens will eat an almost un
believable number of insecta and
that it especially destroys cut
worms, many kinds of beetles,
and other harmful bugs and in-
; Alt Budget Estim
; Submitted at
| County Board
I EXPECT TOTALS
; WILL BE ABOUT
, SAME AS IN 1929
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, Commissioners Have Big
gest Job of Year Just
Ahead of Them
t VALUATION IS LOWER
r School Budget About 18,000 Higher,!
Due To Addition of Sixteen
New Teachers
> •
* Register of Deeds J* Sam Getsinger
has been Wujiy this week preparing the
annual budget estimates fop the vari
ous departments of the county govem-
I ment. It is understood that they will
he submitted to the board of county
'• commissioners at their regular session
here next Monday morning, but wheth
er or not the commissioners will have
time to give the figures any considcr
' ation at that time is problematical, as
the routine business is expected fo
consume considerable time,
The commissioners are faced with a
difficult task, and regardless of what is
1 done everybody is not going to b(
C pleased. The valuation of property is
* the county this year is $3>9,000 less
I than it was last year, and all other
things being equal this wll require a
' S small increase in the tax rate. 'I he
' budgets have been cut practically to
the bone, as is evidenced by the fact
that there was a deficit last year, some
'* of the departments being unable to
live within the amounts allotted them.
r It now looks as if the budgets for the
operation of general county affairs will
be about the same as it was last year,
J but there is a possibility that the com
p missioners will find'places where ti will
be possible to make reductions in the
estimates.
p The school budget is not yet com
plete, but it is understood that the esti
mates will call for about SB,(MM) more
| f than last year, the increase being
e brought about principally by the ad
-0 dition of 16 more teachers for the com
,l ing term. This will be partly offset by
sonje savings that can lie made in other
|t departments of the school work.
, n The board of county commissioners
may refuse to pass on any of the bud
gets in the form submitted to them,
j, and it is also possible that considerable
j, slashing may be done when the esti
_ mates are submitted. '
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PROGRAM SERVICES
FOR PRESBYTERIANS
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y, Rev. Z. T. Piephoff Makes Announce
if ment of Various Services In
h This Section
le •
The following announcements of
Presbyterian services wcr made yes
terday by Rev. Z. T. Piephoff:
f William st on
"The church with an open door."
II Our motto: "A warm welcome in
a cool church."
True sayings: "A man's character is
what he is on his vacation."
Church school, 9:45 a. m. Depart
. mental classes.
„ Worship service and sermon, 11 a.
m. Subject: "Prayer."
„ Since God is all-knowing, benevolent,
. and unchangeable, is it right for us
to pray? What is prayer? Why do
we pray? These are some of the
thoughts upon which we will meditate
1 Sunday morning. Come and worship
with us.
Farm Life
Presbyterian services will be held in
ill the schotolhouse at Farm Life Sunday
st afternoon at 3p. m. The general pub
k lie is invited to these services,
j. Bear Grass
r . The service at Bear Grass will be
is *■ held at 7:30 p. m. Come and join with
us in the song service and worship.
* Sunday School—Leggett's Farm
iy A Sunday school is being conducted
|). by the Presbyterians in a vacant house
on the farm in front of Mr. Henry
:'s Jones' home. We invite all within
ill reach of this school to come and meet
with us.
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sects. Dr. Metcalf suggests that
the little "hoppers" be given a
chance to live and increase by
providing some sort of cheap
pool where they could breed, •*'
and also by leaving some loose
boards lying around the pool to
find a retreat in the heat of the
summer days.
"Now, if toad frogs can be
trained to go out and hunt down
boll weevils, I'll begin raisin'
the little varmits tomorrow,
said a man from down Askew
ville way one day this week
when we told him about the use
fulness of thfc little animal.
COUNTY TO GET
LARGER SHARE
♦
Allotment For Extended
Term in Martin $846.36
Larger Than in 1929
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Martin County's share in the $1,250,-
| 000 tax reduction fund allotcd by the
I State Board of Equalization will be
f 10,378.51 for the 1930-31 school term,
according to announcement made yes-j
icrday from the office of I-eroy Mar
tin, of Raleigh, secretary io the board. .
This amount is larger by $840.36 than •
that received last year.
This fund is allotted to special tax
districts that maintain eight-months!
schools, and none of the money is to |
be used in connection with the consti,- 1 ,
tutional six months term, equalization!
fund allotments for that purpose having
been made over a month ;igo. Accord
ing to the announcements from the sec
retary's office the State hoard will in
sist that districts participating in this,
1 fund actually apply the money received
1 to tax reduction, and it was said that
allotments would be withheld where
' special dsitrict levies are greater than
' I required to carry out State standards
in school work.
J The increased allotment for Martin
County is principally accounted for by
( the fact that since last year Bear Grass
has voted for the extended two months
term, and small schools have been con
' solidatcd in the Jatnesville and F.verctts
j districts. Bertie County's allotment
I this year is nearly S9OO less than for
the 1929-30 term, and it is understood
'|that other counties in this section re
. ceived reduced amounts.
RATTLER KILLED
Reptile With Four Rattles Killed Near
Here This Week
' •
f The killing of rattlesnakes, which is
- usually confined to Griffins Township
-1 in this county, embraced more terri
! Tory this week when a rattlesnake with
r four rattles and one button Vas killed
on the Williamston-Evcretts road near
» here. «
The reptile was killed by Joe Bel
• cher near the Silver Slipper filling sta
' tion, arid, according to a report by Mr.
' Godard, the owner of the station, this
is the second rattler that has ben killed
near that place in the last few days.
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II AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ASA BIGGS I
Former Congressman, United Spates District Court Judge, and United States
Senator; Material Used Ifjrein Was First Published in 1915 By The
North Carolina Historical Commission
I i
Delegate to Constitutional Con
. vention of 1835
I will now before I proceed further
supply an omission at the proper
place. I 1 have stated that I persjßtenily
declined engaging in politic* until
IK4O. But in- 1835 I was elected and
served as a mernlter from the County
, of Martin in the State Convention
, called to amend the Constitution of
c the State. I was then only 24 years old
t ar.d I considered myself highly hon
, oretl by this position of distinction.
This body was composed of the most
experienced and talented men in the
t State, "grave and reverened seigiiors";
y and my association with such a digni
. tied an dable convention was an admir
able and useful school for me, being j
nearly the youngest member of the
e body. I did not participate in the I>-
, bates, but was an attentive and careful
learner, and always feel gratified that
n:y native county thought me worthy
j to represent them in such an import
e ant assembly.
/ Religious Experiences
n And now I approach a period in my
t hiMory of a deeply interesting char
acter. Surrounded as I had ever been
MUCH MATERIAL
FOR FERTILIZERS
BEING RECEIVED
lib i
Local Plant Expects to Mix
And Store 40,000 Tons
By Next Spring
BUSINESS INCREASING
Williamston Factory Is Now Second
Largest in State; Firm Sold 40,000
Tons During Past Season
»
While the rush season for the Stan
dard Fertilizer Company is now a thing
of the past for this year, operations
at the bin plant on the Roanoke River
here have by no means been brought
to a standstill. Barge load after barge
had of fertilizer materials in bulk are
luing shipped here weekly from Bal
timore mid other northern points.
—Captain—W+Uia+n—Urmnhle—-r»f—Brrlft—
more, Md., barge master, arrived this
week with a cargo of acid phosphate
for the local plant. In his one barge
around 40 carloads were delivered to
the factory here.
Official of the Standard Fertilizer
Company stated yesterday that the firm
expects to mix and store about 40,000
tons of fertilizers this summer and fall
and have it ready foi 1 bagging and
shipping next spring. Fertilizers mixed
iifut fcept fii "storage in Imlli Tor several
mouths before being used are consid
ered much better than when used im
mediately after being manufactured.
During the spring season approxi
mately 40,000 tons of fertilizer were
shipped from the Williamston plant.
This is the largest amount yet sold in
a single year by the factory here. The
company's sales from tllis point have|
shown large increases each year, and I
plans arc •being made to take care of
another increase in business expected
next year. The Willtjiinston factory is J
now the second largest in the State, it
is understood, its capacity being ck-1
cceded by a plant in Wilmington.
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PEANUT MARKET ;
REMAINS QUIET
Hot Weather Restricts Ac
tivity; Much Stock Held
In Warehouses
The extremely hot weather of the
past few days lias restricted activity
in farmers' stock, although making al
lowance for the weather the movement
fiom the farms has been relatively
good. "Holders-in warehouses continue
to retain .most of their peanuts in an
ticipation of better prices Prevailing
prices on country shipping point basis,
per pound, follow: Jumbos, best, 4 l-2c,
medium, .1 1-2 to 4, few.at 4 1-4; Bunch,
best, 3 to 3 1-4; medium, 2 3-4 to 3;
Runners, 2 1-2 to 3; shelling stock, 2
to 3c, according to iiize, weight, and
condition. Spanish farmers' goods
are now very scarce and firm at sl.lO
per 30-pound bushel.
The growing crop is suffering from
l.iok of rain and curtailed production
is indcated by the poor stands in many
fields. Yet this area is probably in
better generaPcondition than any other
pianut growing section.
The market for finished goods is
(|uiet but firm, with fair demand, es
pecially for jumbos and No. 2 Vir
ginias. The intense heat throughout
the entire country during the past few
days has caused many candy manufact
urers to close down completely, there
by retarding the consumption of shell
ed peanuts, but inquiry is now develop
ing for fall needs in both shelled and
cleaned goods.
Watch for This Feature
In this, the fourth installment
of the autobiography of Judge
Asa Biggs, we learn of the be
ginning of his religious experi
ence, which culmnated in hia be
coming a member of the Prim
itive Baptist church. In the next
installment, to appear in Tues
day's Enterprise, Judge Biggs de
scribes his feelings prior to and
after his baptism. These two in
stallments, comprising one chap
ter, are considered the most re
markably interesting psrts of the
entire autobiography, and will un
doubtedly be received with great
interest by readers.
by religious influences and associa
tions my mind had often been drawn
to 3 consideration of iny latter end,
but no 'decided impression had ever
been made. I had generally "been guid
ed by moral principles, and had never
indulged to excess.'or to any great ex
'svaupajpiM pue saatA aqj ui ')u!»
Street Paving Program Gets
Under Way Here This Week
Warren Urges That Roanoke
River Work Be Given Priority WORK RAPIDLY
The rivers and harbors bill,
passed by the last session of Con
gress, on July 3, 1930, includes
an appropriation providing for the
deepening of the mouth of the Ro
oke River.
Realizing the immediate need of
this work, Congressman Lindsay
C. Warren has asked the Army
.engineers in charge of work in the
Southeastern Division, wlicli em
braces this project, to speed up the
Roanoke River work, giving it
priority over the others in the first
congressional district.
College Students Paid
$lO For Board in 1908
• «
Costs of higher education in
State institutions have gone up
somcwhat since 1907.~ In that
year a student could attend State
College at Raleigh for a tuition
rate of $45 for the entire year,
ind board was $lO a month.
An advertisement that appear
?d in the Windsor Ledger in the
Tall of 1908 read this way:
"North Carolina College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
Practical education in Agricul
ture; in Civil, Electrical and Me
chanical Engineering; in Cotton
Manufacturing, Dyeing and In
dustrial Chemistry. Tuition $45
a year. Board $lO a month. 120
Scholarships." Examination was
necessary for admission to the
:ollege.
8 LICENSES TO
MARRY ISSUED
Is Same Number As Was
Issued in June; 4 White,
4 Colored Couples
July was just as good a month for
Dan' Cupid in Martin futility us June
was, but neither of them was worth
bragging about from the standpoint of
quantity. Kiglit licenses were issued
l>y Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger
during the past month, which is exact
ly Hie.same as the number Issued in
Jime.* In July, four were issued to
white couples and'four went to colored,
while in the previous mouth the count
was five to three, with the colored cou
ples leading. *•,
Licenses were issued to Ihe follow
ing in July:
White
Alec A. Page arid AUie K, Beach.
' Herbert T. Taylor, of Joauoke Rap
ids, and Pattie A. Edmondson.
Marvin D. Dunn and Ruth S. Wliit
fic Id.
Jodie Williams and Verna Bryant,
both of Edgecombe County. *
, Colored
Rouse Mooring, of Conctoe, and
Kate' (irinies, of Bethel.
Norman Williams and Annie M. Co
field.
John E. Ilttssell and I villa Ore.
David Harrow and Annie B. Whit
more.
common- to many of my acquaintances
and associates. Endeavoring trt guide
myself by the strictest rules of honor,
and sobriety, absorbed in the pursuit
of wealth and fame, and the gratifica
tion of what I esteemed a laudable am
bition; I concluded that it was time
enough in my declining years, to turn
my attention to religious matters —•
very suitable for those in advanced life,
but for me, they would seriously inter
fere with my success af'present. Above
all, I entertained a decided opinion
that no person could, pursue the pro
fession of f.aw, and be a Christian; and
tw abandon my profession, would
disappoint all my hopes of wealth and
f*nie. I quieted my uneasiness of con
science which occasionally disturbed
me, by the consideration that I ""stood
much better than many others, and I
4iwd a better' opinion of myself than
many "who professed religion. I al
ways paid due respect to religious
characters, and religious ordinances
and worship; frequently attended
preaching of all denominations —more
generally upon Methodist service as
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(Continued on the back page)
The citizens of this secton will Curb and Gutter - Forms on
gladly receive this news and are HailghtOn Street Poured
hopeful that Congressman Warren , Wednesday
may succeed in getting immediate I ®—
action on this project. The deep- WATTS STREET NEXT
ening of the Roanoke's mouth will „ _
eliminate many of the hazards now Lurb antl Gutter Are Poured First;
encountered by boats entering the | Actual Pouring of Streets To
> Roanoke because of the shallow ~| Begin Next Week
channel, which has been rapidly 1
rii • • . . ... ... I lliliMllStOll S 111 lli*ll-(llt'llSSOll IMVlllLf
filling up with sand within the last . „ .
■ , Ipiugrani actually 11M.1.M- » .Y here
iWw/crMt . I.j • * • i i >
When the work is completed, the I "7
 channel will be sufficiently deep to I ' ' ' i,nH W'l Wed
a •*. i t • . ■r, nesday morning. I lie wotk s beintr
admit larger craft into the Roan- I ... , . ~ , nv?
clone l»y the Hark Paving Company,
i the sidewalks of the town last year
DRY OFFICERS 1 lie first forms were set up and con*
. _>i__ ___ __ T - _ terete pou'red on the southern end of
i ARE KEPT BUSY »..«Khl»n Street, and i, was stated that
DURING MONTH
1 *> _ t Nurtli \\ atts jaiciiel. aiul limn-Il.n»Ff —
(Two Officers Stationed Here tin crew will K „ ,t t , t ,, smithwick.
Raided Twenty-Five I I'he streets vary ill width, South
Plants in lulv Haughton being made 2f> feet wide,
■ t ! from curb to curb; North llaligliton
15 ARE MEN ARRESTED will be ,l«i feet wide, while Watts and
Destroy 10,200 Gallons of Beer. Pour trary to eenejaf-expcctations, there w ill
Out 46 Gallons of Whisky and l»e no asphalt top, the contract calling
200 Gallons of Cider for a plain ■ concrete tinisli.
The Volume of business of almost all ( ,„ wn firs ,. f O | U ,«•(,,« which the grad
enterprises in this section usually un- its will take the work over beh»rr fhe
dcrtfoes a decided decrease during the actual pouring of the street itself can
wcnith of July, but a-compilation of t|,e bc started. Mr. Clark' stated yester
..u , (i« i i ii.*' . *■ 1 day that grading will be started on
reMilts of Hderal prohibit i>11 work fori., , ,
Ihouth Haughton next Monday morning
the district Joes not show the effects l ; , 1)(Mlrillk . „f Cl , mTl . te for the streets
ot the usual summer slump experienced win ~r il| M | .|v | >eK i.. Ilmrsdav morning,
in other lines «,£ endeavor.. according to present plans. Rain yes
l eileral Prohibition Agents ( . S, Unlay afternoon caused Cessation ot
t oats and J. 11. Roebuck, working out the work, but the crews were back on
of \\ illiamstoii, during the past month, the job this morning, ami with favor -
distroyed 25 liipior plants with a total a |,h weather, some of the streets will
capacity of 2,.11(1 gallons, Fifteen men be ready for use in about 25 days,
were arrested and warrants issued for The grading wlil be done by Messrs.
the arrest of five others. The agents l.utlier Mardisrtu, of Jsmiesville, and
also destroyed 10,2(10 gallons of beer, .Coy Kobersoii; of this city, they hav
whieli would have made over SOO gal- lug sub-contracted this feature of the
lons of whisky. They poured out 46 project from the paving company,
gi.llons of liquor and 200 gallons of Several carloads of material have al
apple cider. ready bfren received and are being dis-
The raiders covered Martin, Bertie, tributed over the town. A large port-
Hertford, Halifax, Washington, Tyr- :, ''le concrete mixer and a heavy roller
rell, Beaufort, Pitt, I.eiioir, Wayne and arrived Wednesday, _and according to .
Jones Counties, traveling over 2,000 present indications the several streets
miles during the mouth. - which are scheduled to he paved will
Those arrested were Warner A. rapidly completed. ""
IS..iley. \\ . t l.irence llailcx, I-awreucc TJrsy TT /-vn Kir\ r PI
j. I.illey, Archie Mifelle. Robert S. BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
Hodges, Fred Baggett Henry Kwing E p Cunnin({hanl Choke(i p , ar Lca(
Herbert Parker, am Jaiiies Smith, all ..
~ ... , Moccasin To Death
white; anil Alexander Hill, Augustus - ■
Pitt, James (iedding, Allen Hill, An- A brand new snake story is going
drew Pierce, and Herbert .Keyes, col- the rounds here, and R. P. Cunning
ored. ham is, the hero. According to the
• tale, Mr! Cunningham was at one of
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF "V 1 * 1 " 1 * iu buUsillg tobareo
CHRISTIAN CHURCH Z
Pastor Asks Sunday School Members ( ~ ,K f affold. ■* He felt something niov-
To Help Hold Attendance Up 111 lns I " a ' 1 ' : "" 1 Ci,sl,n K l,ls evt ' s
. During Summer downward, be saw a poplar leaf moc
■t, casin to extricate itselt
The Sunday KCIIOOI of the Christian ' flom the bundle of sticks. I lie snakes
Church will be held at its regular boul", j lie ad was sticking up between M*r,
'>:4s,'Sunday morning. Last week the j Cunningham's shoulder and chin; and
attendance slipped a little, and we* are. j he, being a brave and fearless man,
urging that every one make an effort simply grabbed the reptile by the throat
to bring it up to par and keep up the j ami gently choked it to death, without
morale for the summer. dropping a sifiglc tobacco stick.
Wednesday night the conference pro- j )f course,»a woman or a more timid
gram put on by the young people was man would have been obsessed with a
well received by over forty interested dully "snaky" feeling and would have
[people. They went away feeling that j dropped sticks, suake, ami all.
1-r.lv' SUNDAY SERVICES AT
| We are happy to have the union METHODIST CHURCH
service at our church Sunday night, j »
Rev. 1). W. Petty, pastor of the Metli- ' Methodist Pagtor To Preach at Union
lodlst church, preaching. Kvery one is Service in Christian Church
given a cordial welcome and urged t| Sunday night
attend this service. i'\ W. Weigman, Uw|ght A I . t ,„ v 7p.,stor.
pastor. j |? r n es t Yountz, assistant pastor.
* | Sunday school at 9:55; Wtji. H. Ilar-
ELDER N. H. HARRISON ri'Mi'n supenvising. Classes fur all ages.
IS VISITOR THURSDAY >7' an : invi,, l 1 , .
Morning worship and communion at
Washington County Confederate Vet- " o clock hour. Sermon theme, One
eran and Minister, 84 Year* Old, '» V"" 1, master, and all ye are brethren."
Interesting Personage Evening service: We join in the
union service at the Christian church.
Rider Ncwsonie H. Harrison, win- The pastor of the Methodist church
inter of the Primitive Baptist faHli, preaches on, The Power of the Cross,
and a Confederate veteran of Wash- Holly Springs Church
ington County, was a visitor here yes- Sunday school, 10:30, t liarles Dan
tcrday, stopping off while on his way ' c ' s > superintendent,
to Wilson to visit friends and rela- Services in the afternoon at 3:30.
( j vt , g Sermon by Hey. J. Ernest Yount*:.
Mr. Harrison i$ a Washington Coun- TMT7&MT SHXT mpo
ty resident, but is well known in Mar- bUM Ullib
tin, preachng regularly in some sec Two . Ye , r . old ChUd of Mr >nd Mr ,.
lions of the county. Although he has Lawrence Griffin Buried This Week
recently lost his wife, he, at the age „
oi 84, is fleet and strong in body and William Earl, the two-year-old son
mind. of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Griffin, of
He has been pastor of the church at liieenville,- N. C., died this week at
Washington County,.for 64 the home of his parents, from an at
years, making this possibly the long- tack of whooping cough followed by
est pastorate held by any preacher in meningitis.
North Carolina. Rider Harrison is a Inlterment was jtiade at the buri*l
,man of wonderful memory, quoting .ground of Mr. Asa Griffin, in Griffins
poetry fluently that he learned 60 years Township, this county, the former
ago. home of Mr. ajid Mrs. Griffin.
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