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l-ABHVIUJB. PITT COUNTY, NOBTH OAROLIN
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A, AUWU8T 27, 1915
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MEET SEPT. 1,
ill GREENVILLE
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Arrangements have been per
feded to hold a Farmers' Meet
ing at Greenville for Pitt county
on Wedneseay, September 1A,
1915. .
There will'be a morning and
an afternoon session.! The morn
ioz session will begin at 10
o'clock promptly.
The subjeds to be discussed
and the men who will Iedure,
will make this a notable and an
educational meeting.
One of the distinguished doc
tors in the U. S. Public Health
Service will discuss ecrse local
; and vital health problems.
Evei-y intelligent man realizes
the importance of growing more
and better &ock. How1 may it
bef done cheaply and profitably?
An expert from the Bureau of
Animal Indu&ry will tell you.
A pidure is ofteta more im
pressive than the spoken word.
A ftereoptican will be used to
throw large pidufes on a screen,
illustrating the Health talk and
showing pidures of $ock, cattle
dipping and other phases of farm
activities, all from real life.
We need inspiration and en
couragement in our work. Our
ideas need re-sharpening. We
need help in getting out of the
ruts of life. A distinguished
gentleman from the Bureau of
Rural Organization- will talk
about the better things in rural
life.
At this meeting a very special
attraction for the ladles has been
provided. One of the modi ef
ficient women of the South will
talk to women about the Home
and Home-Keeping. The ladies
are urgently invited. There will
be a special session for them.
There will be a basket picnic
at the noon recess. Take a cold
lunch with you. Tables will be
arranged on the grounds, and all
will lunch together.
Firemen's Mass Meeting. :
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i' Every one is requeued to at
tend a meetinc in Tu mage's
Opera House Friday evening
? Aug. 27lb, at 8:30 p. m. Ill is a
very important meeting and all
citizens are uijjpjtWattend. M.
so the ladies.' Tber purpose of
this meeting is to h'trengtlien our
Are department, and Mr. Sher
wood Brockwelt of Raleigh,
who is ah expert fireman will be
present and deliver a ledturp. '?> , -
Beo. A. Joyner, Mayor.
Koike Lidtos.
The ladies are cordially revit
ed jo atted a Firemen's meeting
? in TuraageV Qpera House, Fri
Wo
berpi
>aay evening Aug. 27, 8:30 P. rr..\
ISBbv *? *r;{
oyner, Mayor.
WANT STATE
Asheville, N. C. ? The Good
Roads movement .gels another
boo& in the agitation ju& started
by the Asheville Board of Trade
to work all ablebodied male con
victs oot the public highways of
the state. At a recent meeting
the resolution following was un
animously passed:
"Recognizing that substantial
growth and prosperity follows
the conAriuflion of good roads,
and the growing interest in their
value as exemplified in the
'Land of the Sky', the stite- of
North Carolina and the entire
country, together with the in
creasing demands of the people
for better roads, and
"Believing that this great ques
tion has become one not only of
statewide bui of nationwide im
portance,
"We. the Directors of the
Asheville Bos>;d of Trade, repre
senting nearly six hundred busi
ness and professional men of
Ashe.ville, Weftern North. Caro
lina, do moil earnestly reaued
and urge the people of North
Carolina to demand the working
of all able-bodied male date con
victs on the public roqds through
out the state under the general
supervision of the State High
way. Commission and such rules
and regulations as may be neces
sary to secure the greatest effi
ciency therefrom.
"That a copy of the above be
sent to the G6vcruor and other
Official;, to the editors of news
papers throughout the date, and
to the various' civic organiza
tions, with the reque$ that every
effort be used to arouse public
sentiment to the enormous vclue
of the above policy."
Everybody urge the date au
thorities and next legislature to
"work &ate convicts on- public
roads."
ROBERT S. JONES,
? President.
I.E. RANKIN,
Chairman Good Roads Com.
N. BUCKNER,
V'' Secretary.
Nolk* F iremtn,
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You are requeued to be pres
ent at a meeting to be held in
Turnage's Opera House Friday
evening Aug 27th. at 8 JO p> m.
Mr. Sherwood Brockwell of Ral*
eigh will be present and deliver
a lctfornrtWL' IS.' ?
R. E. Belcher, Chief
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gftV Notice Colored Citlient.
You are invited to attend a
Firemen's meeting in Turoaee*?
Opera House Friday evening' at
8:30 p. m. Part of the Opera
House will be reserved for you;
'-?? Bun. A. Joyner, Mayor.
NOTICE.
The fire alarm whiffle- will
blow e.ich day at 13 o'clock, the
vvbiiUc has to be used or it wBf
Mr. Clay Bardin, of Wilson,
was in town .Thursday.
Mrs. Fannie L. Joyner is visit
ing relatives in ' Kindlon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben. A. Joyner
spent Sunday in Wilson.
Mr. W. J. Turriagc has tone
north to purchase goods.
Miss Mary May, of .SaAford, is
visiting Mrs. B. S.'Smitb.
Don't forget Taylor's Studio,
in front of Hor'on Hotel.
Mr. Guy Taylor vf Hookerton
was a visitor here Thursday.
Mr. Rufus Shaw is spending a
few days at bis home in Halifax.
Miss Annie Perkins spent sev
eral days visiting friends here this
week,
Mr. David Lang . returned
from Baltimore Wednesday
night. ' i
Mrs: Allen A. Joyner is spend
tag several days here with rel
atives.
Mrs. Almeta King, of New
Bern, N. C, is visiting Mrs. Nan
Moore.
The next series of Farmville
Building and Loan will foe open
Od. ltf.
Miss Martha and Daisy .Fields,
of Fieldsboro, were in town
Tuesday.
Dr. Paul E. Jones went to
Norfolk Saturday night and re
turned Monday.
The Misses Sutton, of Lu
Grange, are visiting relatives and
friends in Farmville.
Mr. W. C. Joyner spent lail
Sunday in Rocky Mount and re
turned Monday p. m.
Mrs. G. M. Holdcn spent Wed
nesday and Thursday with her
parents in Snow Hill.
Mr. T. E. Joyner and Van
hughes went to Wilson Thurs
day afternoon on business.
Mr. W. A. Wells, of Kinston, is
spending a fqw days here with
!iis sister, Mrs. J. Wells Smith. .
Quite a number of Farmville
people attended the yenrly meet
ing at Kind's X Roads Sunday.
Mrs. A. B. Dean?, o! Wilson,
is spending a few days with her
daughter, Mrs. Ben. A. Joynor.
Miss Tabitha DeVisconti is
spending a few days in the coun
try. Someone is mighty lonely.
Elder Isaac Jones will condudl
services at the Primitive Bapt&l
church in Farmville Friday uigTlt
Attorney E.. M. Cox, spent the
fir& of the week in Greenville in
attendance upon Superior court.
Mr. W. A. Pollard went to
Norfolk Wednesday. ? .Masters
Willie und Mack accompanied
him.
Miss Gertrude Eason, of the
Lizzio se<flion of Greene, is
spending a few days here with
friends. I
Solicitor J. Lo;d Honon spent
the firtfl few day", pi Shis week
in Greenville on professional
business.
Mr, Hay wood Smith has gone
to Baltimore to spend a few
days, -he was accompanied by
his father.
Mr.. Morrill Me wborn, of Kin
dlon, who has been doing some
electrical work here, has re
turned home.
Misses Gretchen Winilead and
Emma Braswell, of Elm City,
are the fcue^ls of Misses Sue and
Midnie Thome. '?">
Mr. Ellis Joyner of Littleton,
who has been visiting his aunt
Mrs W. M. Lang, returned home
Tuesday, afternoon.
Messrs. Wiley Dildy, Hubert
Joyner, W. Leslie Smith and Mr.
Forte, went to Seven Springs
Mbnday on Mr. Smith's car.'
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WILL OPEN MONDAY
AtTG. 30TH, WITH A
Mr. J. G. Smith left for Balti
more Saturday flight to pur
chase the fall line of millinery
for his wife Mrs. J. Wells Smith.
Mr. B. Ii. Howard, one of Wil
sop county's progressive farmers
shipped a car load of wheat to
Burlington, N. .C. some few
weeks ago.
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Miss Mamie Ruth Pollard and
gue&, Miss Jeanoette Cox, of
Winterville, are spending a few
days with Miss Helen Smith, at
King's X Roads.
Mr. Marvin Jones, a former
Farmvilte boy, but now of Rich
mond, Va., is spending a few
days with his parents Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. Jones.
Her many friends regret to
learn that "Miss Alice Tankard
has been confined, to her room
with illness this week, and jarc
glad to see her out again.
Davis Horse & Mule Exchange
is showing a line of fine horses
and mules. Mr. Chri&man
recently returned from the We&
and brought them with him. . '
Mr. and Mrs. \V. L. Johnson
entertained a. number of Ithiir
friends of Farmville and vicinity
at their country home Friday
night. All report a merry time.
Mr. M. Cohen, Kvho for the
pa& few months has been up in
New York ?late, returned to
Farmville Tuesday, and went
over to Sijow Hill Wednesday.
The farmers are very busy
these days; some few dtill curing
tobacco, and mo<St of them are
taking advantage of this nice
weather and saving their fodder.
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We wish to call your attention
to the ad in this weeks issue of
tbe Hub Hardware Go. They
are-offering thier entire flock of
glass, china, crockery and enamel
ware, at greatly reduced prices.
Mrs. W. M. Lang, Miss Annie
Perkins, Mrs. Paul E. Jones and
Masters Jack and Robert Lang
spent Wednesday and Thursday
with relatives and friends in Kin
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Mr. Hubert Joyner, Hugh Bar
ret and several whose names we
are unable to get, went on the
excursion to Norfolk Wednes
day. About twenty tickets were
cold from here.
Supt. H. H. McLean received
a telegram Tuesday announcing
the d?ath of his uncle in Blacks
burs Va. Monday and ho left for
Richmond Tuesday night to at
tend the funeral. '
Remember the P&ime Theatre
will bigins it shows each night
of intere&ing movies next Mon
day at 8 o'clock with a special
5-real feature. Tbe price will be
10c. to everybody, and you can
expedi something good.
Mr. Sherwood Brockwell, of
Raleigh, is here training our fire
men. Mr. Brockwell was cbeif of
tbe fire department in Raleigh
until be was employed by the
state to train and in&rndt fire
companies all over the State.
R?v. N. M. Wright, accom
panied by Mr. Predion Wright,
left Thursday for' his old home
in Scotland county to spend a
few days with relatives. He
made the trip in his Ford Road
fler which he purchstv*! recent
ly
Oa last|:T uesday night about
thirty ol Farmville's represen
tative business men met in
Turnage's opera house and
organized Farmville's Business
Men Credit Prote<5tive Associ
ation. The following gentlemen
were ele&ed officers for a term
of one yean ,
| Pres. Ben. A. Joyner; lgt vice
pres. J. R. Davis; 2nd vice-pres.
T. C. Turnage; Sec. & Treas.
J. Loyd Horton.
The purpose of this Aossoci
ation is to get a rating on every
body in the town and country,
and to ascertain whether they
are good pay, prompt pay, slow
pay or no pay; and everybody's
name will be published in the
rating book, showing in what
mannci they meet their obli- .
gations. The Association will
also endeavor to promote the
be& interest of Farmville in gen
eral. The next meeting will be
held in the Town Hall Thurs
day night Sept. 2nd, 8:30 P. M.
Notice Town Commissioners,
You arc requested to be pres
ent at a Fircmens meeting to be
held iL Turnage's Opera House,
Aug. 27lb. at 8:30 p. m. Mr.
Sherwood Brockwell of Raleigh
will be present and diliver a lec
ture
Ben. A. Joyner, Mayor.
Subscribe to The Enterprise.
Notice to Public ? I will be in
my Photograph Gallery in Farm
ville again next week on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday Sept
2nd, 3rd and 4th.? E. A. Parker,
Photographer, Gallery located,
tip stairs over . Joyner Furniture
Co.
See the advertisement in this
issue of Mr. J. T. Harris, !pc?i
agent for the famous "Jeffrey" '
Four. He will be glad 10 dem- ?
on&rate to you the many fea
tures of this high class car at any
time. Read the advertisement
and 3ee him fpr turther particu
lars.
The Hub Hardware Co. are
moving their Stock of China,
Glass, Tin and enamel ware in
the &ore recently vacated by
Cohen apd Pearson, and arc.of
fering it for sale at prides we
have seldom seen on this class of
goods. It will pay any housewife
to visit this Store.
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See the advertisement else
where in this issue of the U. S.
Woolen Mills Co. They will
have a special representative
here next Monday and Tn<*day
cy give a fall iwd winter tailor
ing openiag. The opening will
take plac6 at the Store of Mr. G.
E. Moore. Read the advertise
ment for further indro&ions.