THE ENTERPRISEVOL XV. NO. 35

Criamial Cues

The following cases were dis-posed of at the June Term of

Court:Albert Woolard and Leslie

Hodges. D.R.C. Plead guilty.Prayer continued on payment ofcost.

Geo. Loyd and Geo. Knight,i A. D. W. Guilty. S2O each and

cost.-Perry Everett and Henry

Chance. Assault Guilty. Judge-ment that each pay one-half ofcost

Guilford Cotten. A. D. W.Prayer continued on payment ofcost'

Moses and Franklin Bell. A- D.W. Plead guilty. Judgment thateach pay one-half of cost.

Jim Hardison. L. H. LilleyandH. E. Lilley. A. D. W. Pleadguilty. Each to pay one-third ofcost.

L. H. Lilley, Luther Hardisonand John Price. A. D. W. Pleadnot guilty. Special jury chosenVerdict guilty. Sentenced to jailfor one year with the privilege ofauthorities hiring on the Edge-combe Roads.

Hanson Eborn. C. C. W. GuiltySix months in jailand tobe hiredto Edgecombe.

John James. A. D. W. Guilty.$lO Mid cost.

John James. C. C. W. Guilty.Paid cost-

Will Grimes. Assault Guilty.Paid $25 and cost

Jonas Savage. Robbery. Guilty

bf assault Six months on roads.Jonas Savage. C. C. W. Guilty

Prayer continued.Edward Hyman. A. D. W.

Guilty. Judgment suspended uponpayment of SB6 to Ben Hyman. ...

Mack Cotten. Nol pros.J. W. Briley. Assault Gutfty.

$26 and costBerry James and Freeman

Miller, Jr. Guilty. Each to payone-half cost

Will Andrews. A. D. W, GuiltyTo pay cost

Essex Spruill. Larceny. Notguilty.

Luke Slade and Frank Griffin.Larceny. Guilty. Paid cost andincluding $3 for W. F. Ha3dison.

John H. Edwards. Guilty.Prayer continued upon .paymentof cost.

Ned Williams, Jr., A. D. W.Guilty. Six months in jail.

Ned Williams, Jr.,; Assault.Guilty. Prayer continued,

L. H. Lilley, Luther Hardisonand John Price. Judgment here-tofore rendered in this action isstricken out, prisoners iiavingpaid into court S4OO for the bene-fit of colored men, cost of action

""and board in jail for 30 days.Ordered that the prisoners beconfined in Martin County jailuntil July isth, 1914, on whichday they shall be discharged.$250 is to be paid at once to Hy-

man Woolard and SSO each to

King Riddick, Elvin May andGeo Daijiel.

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Mr. Alfred J. Roberson

The death'of Alfred J. Rober-son occurred at his home in Grif-fins Township night.He had bright's disease and died

of heart failure. ' eHe was one ofMartin County's

prosperous farmers and had la-bored diligently with his hands,being engaged in fanning and inthe operation of a saw and grist

mill and cotton gin. He leavesa wife and six children to nliss

him from the home.Funeral services conducted on

Wednesday by Elder John Roger-son, and a large, number of sym-pathizing friends were present

to pay the last mark of respect

to the dead.

WILMAM6TON. N. C., FRIDAY-JUNE 26, 1914

Migratory Bird Law

An act of Congress approvedMarch 4th. 1913, relating theprotection of Migratory Insec-tivorous birds thoughout theUnited States, provides that ailbirds in this class are protectedindefinitely. For the purpose ofenforcing these regulations theUnited States has been dividedinto thirteen districts, and Mr.Theo. S. Meekins, of Manteo, N.C., is the District Inspector forthe territory including NorthCarolina-

The purpose of this act is forthe protection of the farmer anditis claimed by the Departmentof Agriculture of the UnitedStates, that if the insectivorousbirds were destroyed the farmerwould have to go out ofbusiness.

Entomologists have estimatedthat insects yearly catise a lossof upwards of seven hundredmillion dollars to the agriculturalinterest of the United States.Were it not for our birds the losswould be very much greater, andindeed, it is believed that with-out the aid of our featheredfriends, successful agriculturewould be impossible. A know-ledge of the birds that protecthis crops is, therefore, as impor-tant to the farmers as a know-ledge of the insect pest whichdestroy them.

Some idea of the money valueof the sparrow group of birds tothe country may be gained fromthe statement of the total valueof farm products in the U. S., in1910 reached the sum of $8,926,-

000,000. If we estimate that thetotal consumption of weed seedby the combined members of thesparrow familyresulted in a sav-ing of one percent of the crops?-not a violent assumption?thesum saved the farmers by thesebirds in 1910 was $89,260,000-

Mr. Meekins is desious to com-municate with any farmer rela-tive to his views as to these re-gulations and he will appreciateany suggestions made with a viewof the enforcement of these re-gulations.

The robin is also a useful birdto the farmers, and it might bewell to mention that this bird isprotected indefinitely.

Good Road Advocates

To the Board of Road Trustees,Hamilton Township:

We. the undersigned voters ofHamilton Township, do herebypetition you to call an electionfor good roads, and we pledgeour votes for the same.

W A Peel, W A Roebuck, TomPritchard, H M Peel, E B Thomas,James Ayers, A R Vick, F HJohnson, T H Cherry, Ed Harrell,-B D Downs, L B Fleming, H BBell, C H Fleming, J L Price, JJ Purvis, J H Johnson, R HSalsbury Jr., E T Bullard, W FHaislip, Cleveland Rives, J DHolliday, Major I Fleming, M D,D C Jones, Harry Waldo, B LUpton, J A Davenport, J E Ed-mondson, P L Salsbury, M HNobtes, ~ft A Edmondson, JosephT Waldo, C D Perkins, D G Mat-thews, James Rawls, P H Daven-port, Dan E Taylor, W E Davis,H S Johnson, P P Peel, C CStalls, J H Martin, T F Pippin,J W Martin, T M Lawrence, LADraper, W A White, E Edmond-son, N W Worsley, T B Slade,Abbie Haislip. B F Myers,Thomas B. Slade, Jr.. Dr. B LLong, J O Stalls, H W Holliday,Bob Stalls, Jonah Stalls, J JPender, Peter R Rives, W E Dav-enport, J E Winders, S D Mat-thews, G P Inscoe, William HSmith, James H Everett, R HWeaver. W R Johnson, W R Tay-lor, J A Cofield, A W Salsbury,GL Doughty, WD Keel, C CCobura, R H Salsbury, AG Perry,W A Casper, F L Haislip, J HPurvis, W S Rhodes, R W Sals-bury, G FRoberson.

Bailey-Wynne

A quiet home wedding wassolemnized Tuesday morning,Jnne 23rd. at the home of thebride's father, Mr. A. L. Wynne,when Miss Hattie Irene "becamethe bride of Mr. John W. Bailey.Relatives and a few friends filledthe room while Rev. Cecil Out-law, pastor of the ChristianChurch, read the impressive cere-mony which made them man andwife.

The bride, carrying a boquetof bride's roses and lilies of thevalley, was becomingly attired ina handsome traveling suit oftaupe crepe, *ith.hat and glovesto match.

The bride is a well known andattractive young woman of Rob-erSonville. The groom is a manof sterling qualities, and is cash-ier pf the bank at Stokes. Afterreceiving congratulations, thebrfte and groom motored to Par-mele where they boarded the carsfor a Northern trip. They willbe at home at Stokes after theirreturn.

Hamilton Items

Miss Carris Sherrod, of Enfield,spent Tuesday with Mrs. M. I.Fleming.

)f!t. Charlie Calhoun and chil-

dren left their home in Rocky

MountMiss Lou Mayo Brown is the

gueet of Mrs T- B. Slade, Jr.Miss Sydney Davenport arriv-

ed Wednesday to be the guest ofMrs. B. L. Long.

Miss Mabel Haislip spent sev-eral days with Mrs. Frank Hai-slip last week.

W. S. Rhodes spent last weekin Williamston.

Miss Fannie Gladstone attend-ed the annual german in EnfieldThursday night.

An ice cream supper was givenby the Betterment AssociationFriday night.

Mrs. Walter Davenport andchildren left for their home inRocky Mount Sunday.

Harry Waldo went to Peters-burg Sun nay.

Mrs. Sallie Rogers left for herhome in Ahoskie Monday.

COMING TO WILLIAMSTON 1

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C. F. Haradan's Big

Vaudeville Show

Under Canvas One Week Commenc-ing Monday, June 29

C. F. Haradan's VaudevilleShow, formerly James Adam'sBig 10c Show, under canvas oneweek, commencing Monday, June29.

The company is bigger betterthan ever, carrying thirty peopleand nrTwchestra and an array oftalent never before seen with any

popular priced attraction. Vaude-ville, and additional novelty actsfrom the largest theatres in thecountry. Maintaining the ?samestandard of morality, cleanlinessand everything that pertains togood, wholesome dp-to-dateamusement.

Program changed each night.Waterproof tent comfortableseats for all. OHe show eachnight and matinee Saturday afternoon?doors open 7:30. Perfor-mance starts 8:30 matinee Satur-day at 3 P. M. Adv.

LOST?A fox terrier, white withblack spot in face. Finder re-turn to L- B. Wynn and receivereward.

PERSONAL

J. T. Barnhill and J. W. Cherrywere here from Everetts Thurs-day. \

Miss Viola Killpatrick, ofSmithfield, is the guest of rek>tives here.

Mrs. S. A. Newell and childrenof Louisburg, are the guests ofMr. and Mrs. John D. Simpson.

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hassellreturned Saturday from a trip toCanada and to points of interestin the States.

Miss Harriet Davis, of Norfolk,is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.Wheeler Martin.

J., J. Stroud, of Southern Pines,was in town yesterday on busi-

Rev. M. E. Bethea preached atChrist Church, New Bern, onSunday in the absence of therector.

Eugene Bethea held lay servi-ces at Woodville Sunday.

Miss Hilda Crawford left Mon-day for Oxford, where she willbe one of the guests at a houseparty.

J. Gus Godard was here Mon-day on business.

W. C. Manning spent Mondayin Plymouth.

A LetterI i

To the Editor,It has been brought to my

attention that I have been quotedin Hamilton township as beingagainst a bond issue for goodroads. In justice to myself* Iwould be glad to correct this inyour columns. lam very muchin favor of good roads and be-lieve that the issuing of bondsis the only practical way to getthe money with which to build,good roads.

I have said that I thought ithighly important to have wiseand economical men to handlethe money and that it is very im-portant to have a provision madewhereby the roads may be keptin the best condition, because it isa great deal cheaper to repair any

good road when it needs it thanto wait until the road is aboutworn out, and these statement Ireaffirm.

I believe the building of goodroads in any township in Martincounty in an econmical and prac-tical way is a good investmentfor the people of the township.I frequently see farmers goingfrom town with from 1600 to

2400 pounds on their double wa-gons. It is hardly a question ofhow much the team can pull buthow much the wagon can hold.Have heard of farmers that livebeyond our good roads taking abig load to the end of the town-

ship, and there taking off a por-tion of the load and take the bal-ance home and coming back forthe portion he had to take off onaccount of the bad roads in hispwn township. ?.

Of course, when dirt roads arefirst built and a heavy rains comethe roads will fnuck up and whenwe have very cold weather andthe ground freezes the roads willbe bad, but I much prefer goodroads ten months in the year

than bad ones twelve months inthe year.

If any one has the idea fromanything I may have said aboutthe econmical use ofmoney, thatlam opposed to good roads Irespectfully beg to say that I amenthusiastically a good roadsman.

Jno. D. Biggs.

Tobacco is growing fast?buyyour trucks from the Buggy Co.find be ready to handle it

LOCAL

Monday was the longest day inthe year and there was nothingthe matter with the heat thereof.

Pictures Framed.FOR SALE.?Feather beds in

excellent condition cheap foreach. Apply to Dr. J. S. Rhodes.City.

Pictures.

Hassell's lane has been closedpermanently.

One of the employees at theCooperage Millaccidently cut oneof his hands on Saturday. Dr.York gave him attention as quick-ly as possible.

Pictures Framed at Courtney's.

Thomas Lilleyof Griffins Town-ship has accepted a position withthe S. R. Biggs Drug Co.

A steam pressing club is oneof thetiiings which willbeestab-lishedTnere soon, it is rumored.

Nice line of picture mouldingat Countney's.

Arthur Bernard, who has beenhere some time with the GaietyTheatre, gave a show on Mondayevening. Despite the storm, afair crovtyl was in attendance-He left Tuesday for Philadelphiaand from there will go to ConeyIsland for the season.

Lighting, rain and wind struckthis section on Monday afternoonand relieved the extreme heatThe rain was needed by the cropsthough it had been only a /fewdays since it had rained. Thetelephone and telegraph wireswere crossed up so that it wasdifficult to get messages out oftown for some hours.

The ordinance regulating thespeed and lights on automobileswill be rigidly enforced from to-day on. The speed limit, is 10miles and all machines must carryrear and front lights. Chief ofPolice Sawyer will enforce theordinance, which willmean moresafety to the people.

Joseph A. Mizell, a MartinCounty man who is making goodin Farmville, Pitt Connty, hasbeen in town tftis week meetingold friends. He is senior mem-ber of the firm of J. A. Mizell &

Co., .who do a general mercantilebusiness in FarmvHle, the othermember of the firm, WillardTeel,is also a Williamston man. Mar-tin County men are very apt tomake good wherever they settle.

The Gaiety Theatre closed forthe season on Saturday night. Itis regretted that the managersdecided to close it, as during themonths it has been open, goodshows have been enjoyed \u2666 everynight. It is expected that a fea-ture willcontinue to be given onenight in the week, and somesplendid plays have been bookedfor the fall season among thembeing "The Sins of The Father"by Thomas Dixon. ManagersMartin and Fowden are to* becommended for their efforts togive the show-loving people heresomething entertaining.

Severely Injured

Monday afternoon, while on theroof of the new residence beingerected for Dr. York, CharlieHoard, who is employed by J. C-Norris, tinner, fell to the groundand sustained a compound frac-ture of the hip. He was remov-ed to his room at the home ofKader Rogers and given medicalattention by Dr. York. It ishoped that his injuries will nothinder him in the future, as heis s very industrious and deserv-ing young man.

SI.OO a Year in Advance

Children's Day

One of the most enjoyable andattractive events in SundaySchool life here was the exerciseson Children's Day at the Metho-dist Church on Sunday morningat 11 '\u25a0 o'clock. The interior ofthe edifice was beautiful in itsdecoration of green and whitewith potted plants placed in frontof the chancel- The programmewas interesting and well-render-ed, there being musical numbere,.recitations, etc. Several of thetiny pupils evoked much applause,by the manner in which theyrendered their parts. Othernumbers on the programme werea solo by Miss Pearl IJill and aduet by Mr. and Miss Meadows.The pupils each brought penniescorresponding to their years andthe congregation gave very liber-ally as the alms basins werepassed by four of the pupils.This money goes toward the fundused to establish Sunday Schoolsin isolated places.

Freight Wrecked

Monday afternoon a few min-utes past six in the midst of asevere rain, wind and thunderstorm, the log train of the Den-nis Simmons Lbr. Companystruck the freight of the A. C.L. R. R., at the crossing nearJamesville and wrecked several 1cars of the freight. It waslearned that both trains stopped*as is the rule, but the heavilyloaded cars of the log train brokethe couplings, as the grade is a'bit steep, and rushed down on-the freight. Fortunately therewas no one injured. The wreck-ing train came down, and thefreight arrived in Williams to*about 8:30, but the passengertrain did not leave here for Ply-mouth until early Tuesday morn-ing. Before 9 o'clock Tuesdaymorning, five trains had reportedat this station, the freight, pas-senger, pay, wrecking, and anextra with Roadmaster Cobb onboard, who came to investigatematters.

Young Forger

Monday afternoon a young mannamed Frank Cox, who gives hisage as 1(5 and home at Hobgood,undertook the ipme of gettingmoney without work. He wentinto the Farmers & MerchantsHank and selecting a countercheck, wrote it for $18.50 pay-able to himself, and forged thethe name of VV. J. Hodges to it.He then proceeded to get C, D.Carstarphen to cash it for him,after Carstarphen had tried tosell him a pair of shoes. But Coxdeclared that he needed the mon-ey to take him to his mother, whowas in a dying condition. Mr.Carstarphen took the check withothers to the bank, and in lessthan one-half hour, Cashier Rod-gerson informed him that thecheck was a forgery. Then itwasthat Mr. Carstarphen got exceed-ingly busy. He found Cox at thestation preparing to leave on the *

5 o'clock train. He still had$14.50 in his possession and apair of shoes. Chief of PoliceG- G. Sawyer arrested him andhe was taken before Mayor God-win for trial. He told that thecheck had been given nimby anegro, but failed to name his ac-_

complice. Of course, this storywas false and he was placed un-der a S2OO bond, ana failing togive it was put in jail to awaitthe September Term of Court.

WANTED?To employ a younglady, who is quick to learn andcourteous and kind in disposition.Address XCare The Enterprise*