News As Reported
In The Enterprise j
Forty Years Ago
MAY 19. 1911
Williamslon gladly ■'welcomes to
IJk> lojia 1 fraternity Mr. Edward
Bond, of Edenton. who has re
cently passed the State Board.
Mr. Bond is the son of Honorable
William Bond, of Edenton, and a
brother of William Bond, Jr., of
Plymouth, two lawyers of recog
W/.ed talent and ability in the'
eastern part of North Carolina.
Mr. Bond is an alumnus of the
University and a member of the
I). K. E. Fraternity, and his pres
ence in Williamston will add
much to the young manhood of
the community.
Augustus Williams, who lives
about three miles from Roberson
ville, reports that there have been
between four and five hundred
rats killed at his home for the past
Now Is The Time
to go to
COURTNEY’S
For
FURNITURE
forty-five days. He estimates that
they have destroyed ten barrels
of corn for him this year.
J. C. Andrews, of Robersonville,
received the sad news Tuesday
that his son. Jasper, who is a stu
dent at the A. & M College is
very ill in the hospital. His many
friends hope that he will soon be
in school again.
The new Board of Trustees of
the Robersonville Graded School
met Monday night. They are R
E. Grimes. Chairman J. L. R< b
erson. Secretary. J. H. Roberson,
Ji . Treasurer,
Miss Bettie Roberson is visiting
Miss Selma Everett near Gold
Point.
Mrs. D R Roberson and daugh
ter, Lizzie, of Robersonville.
spent Wednesday in Greenville.
Mrs Ida Parker, of near Oak
Grove, is visiting Mrs. J. E. Con
gleton in Robersonville.
A. E. Smith, of Robersonville,
is making great improvements in
his home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bailey, of
Bear Grass, spent Sunday in the
country.
Conoho Farm has been recently
purchased by J. G. Staton for $4,
500. v
Among the things to be noted
under the present town adminis
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Black Lace Negligee, Little
Lie Pleases Dying Woman
L_—By BILLY ROSE
The other day I got the following letter from a lady who Is con
valescing in a Montreal hospital:
Jear Mr. Rose:
Three weeks ago I was operated on for a leg Infection, and since then
’ve been tamng It easy, a little too si"k to leave the hospital and a little
oo well to keep from having the fidgets. Consequently, I've been some*
Jung of a busybody, wandering around rooms and corridors and passing
lie time of day with other patients. Doting mv wheelchair travels I
lappened to come across a at ary which you might like to use In your
■olumn.
It has to do * black lace •
negligee that I got for Chriftmas a
couple of years ago—one of those
ovety bits of peek
i-boo that every
voman adobes. Un
ortunately, how
*ver, I'm more
he pajama type,
md so ever since
got it it’s been
licked away in a
nireau drawer.
When 1 was
nslied to the hos
lilal last month,
ny sister stuffed
everything that looked like bed-ap
iarei into a valise and brought it
iround to my room, and sure
oiough, on top was the negligee.
\nd sure enough Kgain, it went
ight back into a bureau, this time
i white one.
• • •
RECENTLY. HOWEVER, • fi
ilily got to use toe negligee, and
ht way'Jt happened was like this.
V few doors down the corridor from
' ne there was a Mrs. Bcnoise who
jvas suffering from a disease with
i long Latin name tliat I can't
1 ven remember, but what it
mounted to was a creeping par
lysis which had started at her
oes, worked its way up to her ab
omen and was steadily moving to
ward the heart. And as if that
reren’t enough trouble, shortly
fter the woman had checked into
.he hospital her husband had been
! adly hurt in an auto crash—he had
riven iiis car head-on into a truck
rhich was parked without lights.
lass! week u he i the paralysis
got nft to within ini lies of Mrs.
lienoise't heart the doctors de
cided lo let the con file see eails
other lor that would probably he
the last time. I was in Mrs. lieu
one s room when they told her
about the visit, but instead ot
: pepping her nft it seemed to make
her more miserable than ei rr.
IVben I ashed her what teas the
matter, she said it si as probably
silly but she knew she looked a
light and she haled lot her hus
band lo see her in hospital dollies
with her hair and face not fi.'ed.
Billy Rose
1 had a talk with the nurse, and
with the permission of the doctor
we brushed back Mrs. Benoise’s
hair and put some make-up on her
face, and for a final touch I got
out my black lace negligee and slit
it up the back so we could put it
on her without having to move her
around. And I’m not exaggerating
when I say that when the dying
won\in saw herself in a mirror she
looked happy for the .first time in
weeks.
OF COURSE, we all skedaddled
when her husband was wheeled in.
his head bandaged and most of his
body in a cast. And a couple of
hours later the doctor came and
told me that Mrs. Benolse wanted
to thank me for the use of the negli
gee. Well, she could hardly talk,
stgfc was that excited. Her husband,
it seemed, had complimented her
on how lovely she looked and told
her that as soon as he got out of
the hospital he was going to buy
tier a dozen ‘negligees like the one
she was wearing. And Just before
they wheeled him out he promised
her that he would ba around the
next morning, and asked her to
please wear ttie negligee again.
He didn’t get back, however, be
cause that night Mrs. Benolse died,
and everything considered I gues*
it was just as well.
Yesterday, when the doctor came
In to see me, we got to talking
about Mrs. Benoise.
"I'm glad I finally found toma
uit for lhot silly negligeo," I
said. "At least Mr. Benoise will
always remember how pretty his
wile looked the last time he saw
her."
"I hate to disappoint you"
the doctor said, "but Mr, Benoisa
couldn't see her. lie lost his sight
in that car smash-up, and Oe/ore
I brought him into h:s wife's
room I carefully briefed him on
her make-up and hose she looked
in your negligee."
Anyway, that’s the way It hap
pened, Mr. Bose, and perhaps if
you shuffle the facts around a bit
it might make a story.
Sincerely,
Charlotte Ferguson.
tlation Mic the working of ;i split
log drag by Sticol Commissioner
J. D. Biggs and Constable White,
and the appointment ol S A. Ne
well to be Attorney General to
j-look af*er the legal business of i
, the town.
| Mrs. Frank Britton, .who lives j
near Skewarky Church, accident
j i.v swallowed some carbolic acid
i Monday. She was sick and Mr.
I Britton gave her a dose ol medi
jcine as he thought, out of the pro -
per bottle, but it proved to bi
poison. Drs. York mid Saunders
were summoned and applied re
medies to counteract the el feet.
Friends <r! Mrs. Jesse T Price
will be e.bid to learn that she has
sufficiently recovered from her
recent illness to visit relatives in
the country this week.
Mis. Morrison Bethea and chi I
drop and Miss Mnllie Hethea ar
rived here Tuesday afternoon and
are occupyirtu the Rectory on
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ahout ilirni today.
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Haughton Street.
Burke Haywood Knight. who
will graduate at tlio U livorsity ol
North Carolina this ve..r, has Won
a scholarship in the Department
ol Chemistry there.
Hubert II. Salsbury. of Hassell,
was a pleasant visitor Monthly,
lie was in town on business eon
nectcd with a land salt'.
Henry Clark and Miss Gertrude
Whitehead, of Scotland Neck
were the guests of Miss Della La
mei on Sund iy
Misses Mat Dennett mil Eva
Woili' went to Kdenton 'l hut day
Norman Burmughs. of" Eve NTT?
was in town Monday.
Miss Euzelia Hiddiek left Iron
her home in Walstonburg. a.tei
spend ins a few weeks with Mrs
J. H. Barnhill in Everetts.
Miss Fonnie Wooiard, ol Ever
etts, left Monday for Battlebon
to spend some time with her -ns
ter. Mrs George Harrison.
Mis Iaiev Williams, of Wash
ington, was the guNst of Dr. Jolt!
Williams in E.'eretts this week.
J T Barnhill, of Everetts, let
, I rout Richmond Monday to pur
rha.se a pair of horses
Mrs. Ed James, of Roberson
ville, is visiting Mrs. M. F. Janie
in Everetts this week.
A. S Coffield was in Everett
Tuesday
L. II. Bailey, of Everetts, was n
town Sunday night
C A. Askew, of Jamesville, wa
a visitor in Everetts Tuesday.
History reveals that most vvai
hut iti spring Ibnisi-eleanin
must have something to do wit
t Ills
Visitor: "Pool follow. I sup
pose you were tempted and fell'.’"
i Convict: "Yus. lidv tempted
oy a undhas, an' fell over a per
' ishin dog!"
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Remember, girls, you keep mm
the some way vou got him. i
It's bi tter to chive slowly than
to tie driven that way. i
An unwelcome u.uwt one ot
he best things going
A self-made mar. can't blame it
in his wife.
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jii'I make a better investment and for
»o little money than to include acre
quale planned wiring, It costs only a
tiaction more than inadequate wiring
— but it adds immeasurably to the con
venience the comfort, th• * efficiency and
resale value of your home!
Better wirinq improves home lighting
and the service you get from your elec
trical appliances Adequate wiring helps
prevent voltage drops that make motors
run slower and hotter. (In your electric
refrigerator, for instance.) Overloaded
circuits mean electrical losses — that you
pay lor1
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TOMORROW
A^hen you insist upon "Better wiring
for better living vou banish any
future need lor expensive wiring ad
ditions or alterations. Adequate wil
ing to begin with is cheaper Aud
it adds to your home's resale value,
because adequate wiring plans for
tomorrow s needs, too!
bet your Electrical Contractor ad«
vise you about an adequate elec*
tur service entrance, about enough
circuits to distr'bu'e the load prop
erly, about convenience outlets aud
switches Electric service is the hie*
stream of your home . . . adequate
wiring its arteries!
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fat fteed/
uiRcmm electric nno power tompflnV
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• Cam-Ground Cast Alloy Iron
“istons
iREAT CHASSI?
FEATURES
• Rugged. Rigid Frame?
• Hypoid Rear Axles
Roanoke
• Single-Unit Rear Axle Housings
• Wide Range of Springs
• New Twin-Action Rear Brakes
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• New Dual-Shoe Parking Brake
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• New Torque-Action Brakes
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• Foot-Operated Parking Brako
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Transmission
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• Adjustable Seat Assures Proper
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• Side Doors Held Open by Over
Center Stop
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