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Through The Cohwma of
The Fwmvillc Enterpri ?e
IT REACHES ? THE PEOPLE
Merchants! Get Wise
Let Ua Write You an Ad.
and we'll open your eyea
WITH INCREASED BUSINESS
Subacription $1 a Year in Advance.
piTT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, JULY 2, 1915
G. A. ROUSE. Editor
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missioners to Push Forward?Not a Single
?V1__ i! tr_? A ? ' n *?#?? '?' n ?' i j&T
and Many Express Themselves In Favor of
the Movement The Object of this &ep is
to Make FarmviUe a More Sanitary Town;
To Build a City Hall and to improve our
Streets as far as Possible. 11
r 'Realizing the fe!t that a water
syjtem in a town i? incomplete
without sewerage, Mayor Joy acr
cdled a mate meeting of the
citizens of Kennville Tuesday
: Olgbt for discussion of the feas
ibility of issuing forty thousand
dollars in bonds for the instal
lation .of sewerage; the building
of p oily hall and for the much
needed improvement of the
ifreeta of the town. il? ^
By an atft of the General A*
' sembly of lad year, the Board of
Commissioners had the authority
of going ahead and issuing
bonds for this work regardless,
\ but before using this authority
- they thought it be& to call the
dfopu of the town together
1 -wsit they might leam the wishes
; ? of the peoples whom they- serve
M In the meeting held, not a rin
gfc'voice was raised against the
movement a&d many exprsK^d
themselves in short talks as boiac
heartily in favor of making these
modi needed improvements. V
-:4 After short talks by several of
? our business and professional
men, the Mayor called for a ris
ingv'ote; and the measure was
^"unanimously carried.
With the installing of sewerage
together with untiring energy oi
Farmville's Civic Club and the
rigid enforcement pf our towri
laws? and the Mayor says they
wUl be enforced or repealed?
this citizens of Farmville can
boa& of one of the mofl, if not
the mod, sanitary town i,i North
Carolina.
examination will bo given ou the
second 'Thursday in Odober, for
those ,>ho prefer to wail until
then. Applicants should bring
only pencil or p<;n. Paper will
be furnished. /' < .
The examination lor . colored
applicants will be given on
Saturday, July 10, at the colored
graded school building ia Green
ville. ; V ? ' ? '? ?
S. B. Underwood,
L;, "Co. Superintendent.
If' Hit. Watkins Entertains
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On Friday evening, June 25th,
Mrs, Helen Watkins entertained
complimentry of her guesft, Miss
Kathleen Watkins, of Roanoke,
Vo. Various games were en
joyed, among them quite a novel
content The prisei a hadnsome
book- entitled "Sweetheart
Dreams of Ye&erday," was won
by Miss Annie Laurie Lang, who
charmingly presented it 10 the
guelt Of honof. : The gueils
Were then invited tot tlu?;ilining
room where salad and ice
courses were served. The color
scheme being pink and yellow;
A marshmalloiv to&A out of
doors and singing around the
fire was Indeed a loy<?ly feature
of the evening. ^
The gueiis were as follows:
Miss Kathleen Watkins, with Dr.
D. S. Morrill; MJs$ Ebpcth As
kew, with J. W. Joyper; Miss
Margurite ChriOman, with Will
Vi0CK Miss MimJo Ruth Pollsrd,
with J. H. Dardcft; Miss Marie
Chriflman, with Chester Smith;
MUs Sarah P^lard,_ wirt^" Mr.
SUPPLEMENTAL ORDINANCES.
Passed by Board of Town Commissioners in Special
Session, and Which went Into Effetft July 1, 1915.
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Be it ordained that chapter 12, section one, of ordinances shall
be amended as follows: Druggi&s may keep their doors open on
Sunday from Ckflober the lin>t to May firSt, from eight o'clock a.
m. to ten a. m. and from four to six o'clock p. m. instead of from
seven to nine a. m. and five to Seven o'clock p. in.
N Be it ordained that chapter 12, section 2, shall be amended by
inserti ng the words "or drug Store or cold drink fland" between
the words "pool room and shall.
Beit ordained that restaurants or cafes, where operated sep
arate from drug Store, cold drink stands, and independent- of any
other business, may be kept open until eleven o'clock p. m , includ
ing Sunday.
-Be it ordained that ordinance relating to market license for
markets operated outside of the regular town market, be changed
so as to grant license for six months, payable in advance; said
license to date either from November 10, or May 1A, and no
license shall be issued for less than six months.
Be it ordained that license for operating Pool Tables, Billard
Tables, Bowling Alleys, or alleys of any kind for public use, shall
not be granted outside of the following district: On Main Sheet
from Church to Belcher Streets, and oh Wilson Street from Con
tentnea to Walnut Streets.
Be it ordained that fees for tapping the city mains shall be as
follows: three-quarter inch flo.oo; one inch $2o.oo.
Be it ordained that no person shall be permitted to run an Au
tomobile With cut-out open on the following Streets: Main, _Con
tentnea, Cbuicb, Wilson and Pine. Any person violating; this or
dinance shall pay a fine of $5.oo for each offense.
Be it ordained that Opera Houses pay a lax of $25. oo.
Be it ordained that" Pool and Billiard Tables and Bowling Al
leys, etc, for public use, pay a tax of $3o.oo each.
Be it ordained that chapter 6, section 1, of lite dog law be
amended as followc: AH dogs running at large arc hereby re
quired to be securely muzzled with a wire muzzle, and any owner
or keeper who shall fail to so muzzle his or her dog tfjuui be
dpemcd to have violated this ordinance and fined One Dollar for
each and every offense; and each day such dog is seen without the
required muzzle shall couSlitulc a separate offense. All dogs found
running at large without being so muzzled shall be taken up by
the Chief of Police and cmpounded, and after two days' notice to
the keeper or owner of such- dog, or in case no owner or keeper
can be found or the owner or keeper, refuse to pay the coSl ol em
pounding, tho dog shall be delivered to any person who shall pay
the coSl of empoundiog, otherwise the dog-shall be killed by the
|Citipoiindcr. . :
8SP&3 CHAl' l fcK 4. .>
See. IS. That any person or persons who shall drive or run an
automotive or other vchicle or machine propelled by gasoline or
gas powijr in a reckless and wantonly manner or at a rate of speed
exceeding 10 miles an hour on any of th<! greets, shall, upon con
vitflion of violating any provision of this section, be fined T<tj
Dollurs for each offonse.^ ^ ';: ^^ /:
See. 17. All persons operating or running an automobile shall
on approaching the crossing on Main and Church, Main and -Wil
ton nnd Contentnen anil Wilson Streets blow their liorn or other
alarm at leag fifty feet before reaching the greet crossing or inter
sc<flin- flrccf. Any person violating any provision of this section,
shall, upon convidion, be fined l ive Dollars for each offense.
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Sevlion 1. No house offal or refuse of any kind shall be
thrown upon the greets or left exposed, nnd no butcher, huckger
or vender of merchandise of any kind wall leave any refuso on
the greets or uncovered by e.irih on the lots of the town, and all
"id or decaying animal nnd vegetable matter mug be removed
i all ccllars^and outbuildings atleaSl one? in 48 houis during
je summer months, and once n week during' winter months.
Whoever shall violate any of the provision* of this sctfioa shall,
upon convWlion, be fined five dollars.
Sec. 2. It shali be the duly of the mayor to condemn aad
require to Ikt tpm out of town by the owner and party in poxpsioo
lhcieof, ns carbage, nil decayed or gale melons, fruits and vege
tables and all unsound, tainted nnd), offensive or unwholesome
meats, fish, poultry, game and other article* of food kept or gored,
held or offered for sale nt nny fruit iiland, gore or maket In the
town. And any trader, merchant, dealer or other person who
shall refuse to allow any Inspector appointed by th6 Mayor to 16
spe<!l their gock of melons. fruits vegetables, meats, f?b. poultry,
game, or other loodguff. or who shafi, when any of said gock is
tbo town, do fined Five Dol
STRIKING PARAGRAPHS.
In one day's perusal of the
newspaper and periodicals which
Camel into his hands, the editor
found these fine things which he
passes on toothers:
"Character is a by prod u A It
is produced in the great manu
factory of daily duty."? Presi
dent Wilson.
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"A man without &eadfa?luess
of purpose never impressed him
self upon the world. A spine
less, agleworm character that
wriggles its WUy through the
world, turned aside by every ob
stacle, never arriving at its desti
nation except by indirection or
by chance, never inspires eager
and heroic youth."? Francis E.
Clark, D. D.
"Experience lias taught us thr/.
a good road increases the value
of land, according to the distance
from and the accessibility to it
The value of the land lying far
ther away. It is seldom possi
ble to ipjure a farm by building
a gootil road through it, and the
place where acftual damage can
be done is very exceptional."?
W.S.F'allia, in Southern Good
Roads.
"David loved bis son, but he
lived too far away from him.
Absalom's three years' exile in
Geshur may have been deserved,
but for his lather to keep him at
a distance two jears longer in
Jerusalem was the surest way to
invite an insurrection. Better
keep your boy in Geshur than
lock and bar him cut of your
confidence. It isn't enough that
the okf man's heart is ell right;
his common sense must be on a
par with his heart. He must
lean on bis sons, not 'sit' on
them."? John F. Cowa'n, D. D.
"There is a lot of talk nowa
days about efficiency. Put there
isn't anything that will increase
a man's efficiency like a bank
account, is worth from ten to
thirty per cent mori, than the
man without one. It need not be
a fortune; we are not talking
about great wealth. It is not giv
en to many people to accumulate
vast stores of this worlu'.i goods
and it is certain that much weal
th bring? many cares. But funds
sufficient for a few years inde
fsnaence? that 's the kind of
bank account we are talking
about. And it is possible for
nearly everybody who has a job
to Iny aside a little at a time un
til a nice little sum is laid away
for a rainy day."? Durham Sun.
"K is A rare thing to be able to
wisely and effectively reprove
an equal or an inferior, but it is
rarer AUl to rebuke nt superior
without arousing animosity and
defeating the end hi view. Still
this very thing cftn and should
be done many a tdne When it is
sadly neglected. And one of the
befl. ways to do it is without
speaking a word. Thus an em
ployer ooee said to one of his
men who was evidently a man i
of tender conscience, clean Ups,
had upright IKe: 'iohn, 1 am go
BE A BUILDER.
NOT A DESTROYER.
Are you a builder, or arc you a
destroyer?
Are you seeking to advancc
the intere&s of the community
in wliicli you live, or are you
diverting your efforts to its ulti
mate de&rudiioo?
It is one or the other, for there
is no happy medium.
\ou are either a benefit to the
town, or you are a detriment.
You are either a builder, or
you are a destroyer, and the
responsibility re&s with you.
Others know you as you are,
but do you know yourself?
Every town has within its
borders many excellent people
who want to see their com
munity advance and keep pace
with the re& of the world.
They want a larger and better
town, a more prosperous fann
ing community, more gold in
the pockets of every citizen, and
they labor unceasingly to this
end. They are good citizens,
and the great mass of the popu
lace rates them as good citizens. "
They are Builders!
But often the moil president
efforts of the builders are more
than overshadowed by the other ,
class? the dediroyers.
A destroyer can undo in a day
what it takes a builder a year to
accomplish.
And destroyers are legion.
They travel in all walks of life
and are exceedingly adlive.
You find them among the rich
property owners, the landed pro
prietors, the business and pro
fessional man, the mechanic and
the farmer. You find them
everywhere.
They do not realize that they
are deitroyers ? but they ase. _
Many rich men and landed
proprietors opposed to all
forms of public improvement be
cause they fear it will increase
the amount of their taxes.
As their^yes are firmly fixed
upon that lax lid, (hey lose sight
of the fa<5t that public improve
ments that increase the tax roll
slightly likewise increase pro
perty values immensely.
They oppose improvements,
and thereby become destroyers,
placing the tremendous weight
of their ho&ile influence in op
position to the advancement of
the community.
Then there' is a certain class of
men who cany around a load of
grouch which they let loose upon
every powiblo occasion and
without regard for their vWtims.
They dam the town, and the
people^ and everything and
everybody but themselves.
To mention civic- improve
ment to them is like shaking a
red rag at o mad bull.
They rave at all tiuies and at
everybody, and their ravings
travel on wings, and grow, and
penetrate every sodtton of the
jountry. * >. '
Tbe builder creates and is en
riched by his' labors.
Theso few lines have been
penned in the hope .tnat the
' will pause and think, for