President Wilson Has
Named Former , Mayor
Newton D. Baker of
Cleveland, Ohio, to Sue
His Cabinet.
Washington, March 6,-^-New
ton D. Baker, former mayor of
Cleveland, has been selected by
President Wilson ?or secreatry
of war, to succeed Lindley lie
Garrison* who resigned, p
Mr. Baker has accepted the
position and is.nfcw arranging
his affairs in Cleveland, prepare
toty to coming to Washington
to take up his duties. ?H WM
When President Wilson was
making up his cabinet in 1913
he offered the plackto secretary
of interior to Mr. Baker twice.
Mr. Baker then was mayor of
tgjjUL 1, I JIJI 1 4k,i
quently. Mr. Baker is said by
his friends to be in close sympa
thy with the President's policies
and is known to, have had the
cabinet for thdjjrar office. ?
Mr. Baker is ii years old. &He
[ was born in. Martinsburg, gf&t
Va., and at the age of 25 was
p| appointed private secretary to
Poi&master General Wilson in
Preslcent Cleveland's cabinet
In 1897 he began the prcuftice o I
law at Martinsburg. He later
moved to Geveland where he
became city solicitor in 1902. He
held this office for ten years un
[?' til his eledion as mayor for a
two year term.
Mr. Baker is a member of the
Ohio Stale Democratic commit
tee and chairman of the Execu
live Committee of his county
committee. Be has the record
of having ros for public office in
Cleveland during M consecutive
years without diefeat^^^g^
ker at the Democratic Conven
friends
petating from a
I^Mrs. Ida May,
Saturday with &
jMrs. J. B. Mo
Friday for Wa
Mr, J> Loyd Horton has ref urn
ed Irom a trip to Richmond acd
Norfolk, V^u ?
Miss Hennie Wbichard, of
Greenville, is the guest of Mrs:
Bl CX Turaage.
For Sale? Buff Orpington eggs
for hatching; 15 for $1.00.? J. H.
Harris, FwmyiHe,
Mrs. J. Y. Edge, of Rocky Mt,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs, W.: C. Joyner.
announcement to our
this issuej Head U.W:
Attorney Wa!
returned to her h^e Friday, af
l^r a visit to relatives here.
; We regret to learn of the ex
treme illness of the little daught
er of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Lang.
|liss Fannie Lee Smith return
ed Wednesday afternoon from
Snow Hill where she had fceeo
nursing. ' ^ ~ ' I
' Mrs. S. T. Moyle and little
daughter Monte, returned home
lag week from a vfcitfto relatives
in Nashville.- jg
We are glad to report that the
infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
I
1
\
<
Winnie
Hill Wednesday afternoon. Qi>
their return they were accom
panied by Mrs. G. M. Holden
who has gone to spend a short
while with her mother.
Elsewhere in this issue wili he
-seen the advertisement of Mr.
W. R. CardwelJ, who has recent
ly moved to Farmville. He in
vites the public to give him a
c^nce at bidding on your plumb
ing. See his advertisement for
tisement of Bea m an
Bros. J They will, in tl
ture, put in a compli
Plumbing supplies s
your patronage.^ Read
The names of Mrs. D. b. Ugies
>y, Mrs ! E. Hashes and Mr. W,
C. Willis were idded to the
dethodist church role it the)
iunday morning service, f-ffr.
Ao :
hat time a
?i
,::X; 7? '-T
Mr. J. H.
ipecial message to all our
jrs in this issue. It <
which he
* Read
- :
t ?
E - Jf ? r 4^
ire that we
rmville in
good, a long-life experienced
and hulling tobacconiil We
have been informed from a re
liable source that he has leased
the interetfs of Messrs. ; McD.
Horton and R. E. Belcher in the
New Fannville Warehouse for a
number of years, and will make
J ?*
,.ille his -jP.-. ? ?
Mr. Hobgood for the paft few
seasons has J been runn
warehouse at Snow Hill
ing more favorably in tl
matiori of his patrons and t
the days jb
irse being due to
square dealing:
. ..... .1 We aK|vc?nfS?;
4ent of the fa# that the Snow
Hill market hates to learn of his
departure, - but, being a man
wfiose desire is to broaden out
to greater usefulness, he seeks a
with
ser n
sis of time
g#.i??gjgS^
success from aper
int, but where he
of benefit to a lar
of those whose -la
the
moviog? the fa
With the "old reliable" J. Y.
Monk, hitched in double har
ness with J. Mr Hobgood the
coming season, we bespeak for
the Farmviile market and for
their house abundant success.
Mr. Hobgood we welcome
you.
1. Do no?; allow children to
ay with matches. Buy only
ifety Matches and keep them
it gf the reach of the children.
. S . S98S " ' ?
.V Attorney R. T. ^-Martin, of
Farmville, was in town- TlMirs
day. _
Messrs. G. W. Jefferson and R.
^ s y
Prof. Norman Johnson and A.
F. Eason went to Walstonburg
Saturday on business.
Farmville visitors Monday.
lar services here Monday night
March 6th. A large crowd at
tended. ' r ; A. '
Mrs. J. Ji Wilson, of Green
ville, is spending this week here
visiting her daughter, Mrs. A.
F. Windhaui.
Rev. A. G. Harris will hold
his regular services here Sun
day night, March 12th, at 7:30.
Let's all come out.
Her many friends wjJI regret
to learn that. Mrs. A. T. Smith,
who resides near here, has been
very sick this week. We hope
she will soon improve. $;?
We ate vei
write-up of th
>yed more
vi&ims among tt
alike, the young
ly shadows over
f labor, from the
grindstone to the
in unseen pla<
fore they have been cramped for
room^and are making the changc
in order to be able to show up
their large stock of general mer
chandise to a better advantage.
They are also putting in a la
dies, toilet and rest room, which
will be of great convenience to
the ladies coming to Farmville
from the country and from other
REDDING ALLEN SMITH
For lack of necessary fads
la? week The Enterprise car
ried only a brief announcement
of the death and burial of Sup
erintendent Redding Smith.
Mr. Smith Was a son, the
youngest child, of the late Mr.
of Beaver Dam township, and
for several years7 a member of
the board of county commission
ers, and was born on the farm
33 years ago. He grew to man
hood on the farm On Decem
of Farm
, aged 6
ville. Th
yea.s>, o j
were bom
'- ill 17W iiti VvuO
the position of guard on t
ounty road force, and after v
capacity, was elecfted Super
teadentof the countycon vid a