Merritt Company’s wrecking crew have arrived from Norfolk to raise the barge sunk below Cedar Landing. The crew began work Sunday morning but found one of the diver’s suits unstable and the force insufficient for the work and are now waiting further help and supplies. The barge owned by the Wicomica Lumber Company was all ready to leave and had a cargo of lumber on board. The loss with no further damage will be exceedingly heavy.
Prof. H.C. West went to Greenville Friday to act as judge in the Greenville-Tarboro High School debate. The judges were from Washington, Kinston, and Williamston. Tarboro won.
Col. Wilson G. Lamb returned Saturday from Baltimore where he has been for the last several months.
Capt. R.S. Wooten of the American Rescue Workers, a branch of the Salvation Army, spoke Tuesday night in the school building on the work and good accomplished by that organization.
Mrs. Marion Inge of Portsmouth is visiting her parents, Capt. And Mrs. Rhem at their home on east Main Street.
Miss Bonner of Aurora is in town this week for the purpose of looking up records of the Lanier family.
Mrs. Polk McCraw of Tarboro who has been ill for several weeks arrived Sunday night to visit her mother, Mrs. Mary E. Peel on Haughton Street. Friends of Mrs. McCraw are glad that she is improving so rapidly.
Mr. P.W.D. Jones of the Aetna Life Insurance Company was in town Monday.
Mr. Julius Peel was called to Raleigh and High Point this week on business.
Miss Jamie Barnhill of Richmond arrived yesterday to visit relatives n town and the country.
Mrs. A.R. Dunning, Mrs. E.S. Peel, Mrs. Lucy Roberson, Miss Louise Harrison and Messrs. W.C. Manning and John A. Manning are attending a School of Methods connected with the Christian Sunday in Wilson today.
Mr. Don Gilliam Jr. of Tarboro was in town yesterday on legal business.
Rev. A.V. Joyner went to Oak City yesterday to conduct a meeting in the Baptist Church there.
Mrs. Oscar Anderson spent yesterday afternoon in Plymouth.
Mr. Wildman of Parmele, the county Presbyterian minister, occupied the Methodist pulpit Sunday morning and preached a strong sermon.
The Baptist Philathea Class wishes to extend to all the younjg ladies of Williamston that are not connected with any other Sunday school a hearty invitation to join its Philathea Class. We have a splendid teacher and a nice class but we wish to see it grow. So come next Sunday and join us. Martha Mizelle, Reporter.
Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Benjamin and Mrs. Apricop with Milford W. Haynes of Tarboro were guests at Hotel Britt Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ruffin and little son of Tarboro spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Britt.
Mr. C.B. Siceloff is in Greenville this week.
ROBERSON-LEGGETT
Saturday night in the presence of a few friends and relatives at the home of the bride, Rev. Asa J. Manning united n Marriage Mrs. Rebecca Leggett to Mr. Hoyt Roberson.
Both of the contracting parties are well known in their respective communities and have received the good wishes and congratulations of all their friends.
From the front page of The Enterprise, Williamston, N.C., April 12, 1921
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