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VOL. II.
RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1905.
NO. 8
LETTER FROM BILKINS.
Mysteries of the Wireless Telegraph
System Revealed The State Fair
Association is Going to Spoil the
President's Trip Mr. and Mrs.
Bilklns Much Disappointed The
flajor was Going to Do a Little
Log-Rolling.
Correspondence of the Enterprise.
"Zeke, what iz awl this talk in the
papers erbout wireless telegraffy?"
axed Betsy the other day. "I see
that Togo's scout ships noterfied him
before the Rushian fleet got in site.
How did they do hit?"
I sed: "Oh! that iz eazy. They
telegraff without wires. That iz why
they call hit wireless telegraffy."
"But I wanter know how hit iz
done," sed Betsy. "Do they send the
news floatin' erlong on the water like
a littel boat, or do they shoot hit out
ov a gun Tell me awl erbout hit."
"No, they hev a little masheen run
by elecktrisity that has powerful
strong springs. They put the news
inter a little box and turn on the
current an' 'the masheen throws the
news so hard that hit lands a hun
dred or five hundred miles erway an'
another little masheen on the other
side catches the news an' hit iz taken
out an' red."
Betsy sed she beleeved I wuz j olly
. in' her an' she would git the infer-
mashun frum sumbudy -before the
end ov the week. I tole her I hadn't
give hit exackly strate in awl teck
nical pints, but had done the best I
could. My private opinun iz that
they hev ter hev two old mades ter
transport the news. One ov them
talks hit at one end ov the line an'
thfi other catches hit at the other
end. If that hain't the rite way, how
do they telegraff in foggy wether ?
Science ain't my long suit, nohow.
I wanter see the Secketary ov the
State Fair mity bad. He hez gone
an' knocked awl the fun outen the
Preserdent's trip ter Raleigh by hav
in' him cum ter Raleigh Fair week.
I done had hit fixed for a big bear
hunt an' wuz goin' ter write ter him
ter decline awl invertashuns an'
spend a day or two with us. I'd
a taken him out in the buggy an'
would hev had "Bruno," the big bear
in Pullen Park, at Raleigh, in a pen
at my house an' the guns awl reddy.
I wuz goin' ter take Bruno over on
Swift Creek an' turn him loose an'
let the Preserdent track him eround
awhile an' git a shot at him. lhat
would hev beat any huntin' the Pres
erdent had in the West last spring.
Betsy she hez bin clean' up an' tryin'
ter deside what sort ov a new dress
ter git an' wear when the Preserdent
cums, an' we wuz goin' ter hev a
turkey for dinner. Betsy axed me if
she hadn't orter git sum nose glasses
ter wear ter make her look destin
gished presidin' over the tabel. She
sed I'd hev ter1 get one ov them
English specks, with only one eye
glass, an' wear hit while he iz at our
house. But I'll be blasted if I'd a
done hit. I wouldn't make a fool ov
myself like that if awl the Preser
dents livin' cum ter see us.
We wuz talkin' hit over one nite
an' she sed : "Zeke, do you reckon
Preserdents eat the same sort ov
things that other folks eat T "Of
course they do," sez I. "Awl you
W tfir do iz ter kill a chicken, bake
a few pertatera, sum pies an' a pound
cake, If ypu winter put on Bum
style, I'll kill a pig an' barbecue hit.
That will make him dance a jigg, fer
they don't know anythin' erbout bar
becue up North whar he cum frum.
You rest eazy; I'll give him sich a
appetite on that bear hunt that he
will be reddy ter eat everything on
the table. If the hunt don't git up
a suffishunt appetite, I'll hev a lit
tle package frum the dispensatory
an' that will fix him jist rite fer a
square meal.
"No you won't," sez Betsy. "Mrs.
Roosevelt don't hev wine on the table
an' give notis ter that effeck. an'
I'll not hev hit either. I'll be the
mistress ov the White House while
the Preserdent iz here."
"That iz awl rite," sez I; "but you
don't understand diplomasy. Wine
hain't much nohow, and they refuse
ter hev wine, but who knows but they
hev plenty ov stronger stuff ? You
don't know what goes on when the
quality hev a blow-out."
"Do you reckon a Preserdent would
eat pumpin pie?" axed Betsy. "Ov
course he will," sez I. "I'll bet Mr.
Roosevelt can eat a stack ov punkin
pies a foot high when I git through
tonein' up hiz appetite."
But hit iz awl off now, I reckon.
If he gits ter the State Fair an'
gits on the Midway I'll not be able
ter git him ter cum out ter see us.
Hit iz too bad. I hear that he iz
givin' out a few ofnses ter dymakrats
an' I wanted ter. git him ter my
house. We could hev gone out an
sit down on a rock in a shady place
an' talked over sum important per
sonal matters.
Truly. ZEKE BILKINS.
Wake County Commissioners.
Wake County Commissioners met
in regular session Monday. The bids
for $33,000 Wake County bonds, is
sued to pay part of the floating in
debtedness of the county, were open
ed. It was found that Seasongood,
Meyer & Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio,
were the highest bidders $36,906.75
and they will get the bonds.
The Board met again Tuesday.
An order was made by the County
Commissioners that Superintendent
of Roads Holding bring forth the
convict forces in the Raleigh road
district during June and July, and
then on August 1st move the road
forces to the Cary and the Lcesville
roads.
Capt. B. P. Williamson, County
Treasurer, submitted his report for
the receipts and disbursements of
county finances during May. The
report was received and filed.
W. F. Stuart, road supervisor,
elected for Muddy Creek Township,
submitted his bond, which was ac
cepted. The bond of F. N. Shearron. superintendent-elect
for Wake Forest
Township, also presented his bond,
and it was formallv accepted.
W. W. Bobbitt. chief-of-police of
Wake Forest, was allowed $5 for the
arrest, of two convicts.
P. G. Holding, superintendent of
roads for the county, submitted his
report for Mav, whichwas accepted.
A petition was received from the
citizens of Cary Townshb askinar
that t.hA mill nath running through
the lands of J. R. Young and J. J.
Marcom be opened. The matter was
nostponed until next meeting.
Health and cheerfulness mutually
beget each other, Joseph AddJion,
CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL.
Closing Exercises Now in Progress
An Interesting Program.
Clayton, N. C., June 8th.
Correspondence of the Enterprise.
The closing exercises of Clayton
High School, in the good county of
Johnston, are in full swing. The
town is crowded with visitors, and
a stranger would think it was court
week in Clayton.
The beginning of the services of
exercises took place last Sunday
morning when Rev. Dr. T. N. Ivey,
of Raleigh, preached before the
graduating class a most powerful
sermon based on Prov. 16 :32, the
theme being self -conquest. The dis
course is yet the subject of universal
comment and praise, and the in
fluence is likely to be felt for years
among the people of Clayton.
On Monday afternoon the begin
ners in music rendered a fine pro
gramme of vocal and instrumental
selections, while at night the class
in elocution, consisting of eleven
students, contested for a gold medal
offered by the teacher of that de
partment. All the readings were
cl very rendered, each contestant
showing clearly good preparation
and fine instruction. Superintend
ents I. T. Turlington and R. A, Mer
ritt, of Smithfield. and Rev. C. W.
Blancahrd. of Clayton, acted as
judges, and decided in favor of Miss
Annie Fitzgerald of Princeton, N.
C. whose subject was "Annette."
The Music Department gave a
number of excellent selections, which
greatly added to the pleasure of the
large and interested audience.
Tuesday night was "Children's
Evening," and a huge, but good
natured audience packed the Chapel
from stage to rear wall. There was
not a dull moment in the hour that
followed the tiny tots masqueraded
as "Fiddlers," "Brownies," and
"Grandmas," and in all these roles
they kept the audience in a roar of
laughter.
Wednesday night tho class of 1905
presented their graduating Theses
and delivered orations.
This is the class :
Oscar Creech, Valedictorian;
George Urias Baucoin, Jr., Saluta
torian; Miss Ruby Ellis, Kenneth
Raynor Ellington, Vaden Leach Me
ddlers, Julian Dwight Barbour,
Douglas Dobclle Ellington.
The theses and orations showed
thorough preparation, and good lit
erary style was illustrated in every
discussion.
Followintr the class exercises the
Athenian Literary Society gave a
debate on the query :
Resolved. That the poverty of
North Carolina is due to illiterarcy."
The affirmative was represented by
Messrs. R. F. Coats and C. W. John
son, while the negative was defended
by Messrs. Oscar , Creech and Oscar
Eason. All the debaters made ex
cellent speeches. The judces. Messrs.
AsMey Home. E. B. McCullers and
O. M. Thomas, rendered their deci
sion in favor of the negative. The
medal for the best individual speech
was awarded to R. F. Coates, of Ben
son.' N. C.
All the speeches were well pre
pared, and delivered with power and
effect.
We hope to publish next week a
synopsis of Governor Glenn s liter
ary address, which will be delivered
Thursday night, 8th, at 8.30 o'clock.
Clayton is proud of her school,
and justly so; for it is by common
consent conceded to be the best pri
vate school south of Raleigh in East
ern Carolina. The Faculty is a
strong one, and a fine class of work
is done in every department, the
High School fitting for the Univer
sity or the denominational colleges
of the State.
Meeting of Veterans at Holly Springs.
The Oscar Rand Camp of Confed
erate Veterans held their annual re
union at Holly Springs last Satur
day. There was a good attendance
of veterans, but owing to the busy
season, the attendance of friends of
the veterans was not as large as
usual.
Mr. G. B. Alf ord was re-elected
Commander. First Lieutenant Com
mander, Col. J. T. Adams; Second,
W. II. Burt; Third, W. II. Strain;
Fourth, W. Q. Maynard; Adjutant,
Dr. B. S. Utley ; Quartermaster, J.
M. Utley ; Commissary, T. A. Coun
cill ; Sergeant, R. T. Spence ; Chap
lain, Rev. J. M. White; Sergeant
Major, Geo. D. Spence; Color-Sergeant,
B. F. Drake ; Vidette, R. Con
don; First Color-Bearer, Alf Fowler ;
Second, W. M, Jones.
The following were elected dele
gates to the meeting at Louisville:
G. B. Alf ord, Dr. B. S. Utley. D. H.
McLean, Geo. D. Spence, W. Q. May
nard, T. B. Rollins, W. II. Strain.
Crosses of honor were conferred
on a number of veterans.
After the business meeting the ad
dress was delivered by Hon. D. II.
McLean, of Harnett. Capt. S. A.
Ashe was to bo the speaker, but
failed to arrive. Col. McLean is
known as "the silver-tongued orator
of Harnett," and he sustained his
former reputation, though the ad
dress was impromptu, he not having
expected to be called upon. His
speech was not only eloquent, but
was full of wisdom and sound ad
vice. At the close of his speech he
was unanimously invited to address
the veterans at the meeting next
year.
The Holly Springs Camp of the
Daughters of the Confederacy then
took matters in hand and the young
ladies sang a number of patriotic
songs and others entertained with
recitations.
After all the other exercises were
over, the veterans partook of an ex
cellent dinner prepared for them.
Policeman Shot.
Sam Dupree, of Garner, is in jail
here awaiting the results of a pistol
shot fired by him Sunday. The ball
went into the leer of Policeman
Jones, of that town, and was cut
out Monday.
There is a town ordinance at Gar
ner requiring all places of business
to be closed on Sunday. Accounts
differ, but it seems that Dupree. who
has a small store in his dwelling, had
failed to obey the ordinance, claiming
that he had a right to keep his dwel
ling open, and incidentally the store.
It seems that Policeman Jones went
to his place Sunday and ordered him
to close up. Dupree refused, and in
the melee the shot was fired. The
ball entered the leg between the thigh
and knee and Hanged downward, be
ing cut out below the knee,