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1. ! ius pA&Mr ; i"lp::c3fl Anwfioi:, & tsf worth rturfriNg VOL. XXII (TUESDAY! WARRENTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 18TH, 1917 (FRIDAY) NO. 72 ,n.50 A YEAR A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS O F WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY II " L ..! - m -a ft m a . . m 19 ' I - k . ! If J. v a a rnov r . ... . . - j OLD TIMES IN WARREN T. J- Taylor, D. D.) (By. SVTIONAL CHARACTERS JOHN MACON The ion" and brilliant career of Na - i Macon has caused most of us 'stent of the fact that there t0 other M aeons who were prom inent at that time as citizens, soldiers, and legators. Before proceeding to give a brief ketch of the public services of John Macon, it might interest the readers f the Record to see some facts con- cering tne Macon ianmy. for these facts to Prof. W. 13. Dodd,. who gives them in his life of athaniel Macon. It is a matter, of regret that CoT ton the biographer of Nathaniel Macon, failed to give much informa tion concerning the Macon family. 'Dodd. who wrote a life of Nathaniel Macc'n, which was published in 1803, carefully collected from various sources all the available information concerning the Macon family. According to Dodd "the Macon far". ily originated in France," where "Jou r erand de Macon" was knighted in 1321. The title "de" was enjoyed by Louis de Macon and his son Gabriel. The z two possesed large estates. The first Mac:;1 o fa: as we know, who set tled in t -lis country was a French Hu gue.::; V the name of Gideon Macon. He e.rro to Virginia in the latter part of t!io seventeenth century, and set tled rv, kiddie Plantation, New Kent Cor it v. His heme was known as Proapic- v.hieh is still regarded "onr- rf Ye fine old landmarks of East ern h-iii." He was a successful tobL1: " : T o , and in 1680 was a vestryman in sr. Peter's parish. His son W:,;rr M-con, who was born in 16& HKc.-ed his father as the' own er cf s T: " ect Hill. He also was a vestryman of St. Peter's parish, and was CjL of New Kent militia. Col. William Mt.ccn's sister Martha, mar ried 0 daughu ii83. ana ner.grana-- 9 1 i-thii Dandridge. was the wife c4' John Pa.ke Custis. Mr. Cus tis' ea-ly d; ath left, his wife a wealthy widow, ard ;;he became the wife of George Washington. Prcf. Dotld says "there were many Macor.r in Virginia about the middle of the eighteenth century, and many of them were connected with the most prominent families in the colony. Henry Macon, of Goochland, was one of these; and Thomas Macon, a broth-er-m-iaw of James Madison of Orange was another. " With reference to the North Caro lina Macons Prof.vDodd says: "Gideon Maccn, brother to William of Pros pect Hill, emigrated to upper North Carolina in the early thirties, of the eighteenth century, and "took up fends' on Shocco Creek within the do mains of the Earl of Grandville." Here he built his residence, known as Macon Manor,". and it is said that this was the first house in Warren County that could boast of having glass win Js. In 1760 the territory now em braced in Franklin and Warren Coun ties was cut of from Edgecombe, and toraed into a new county by the namt O! r. county was built nea "Macon "ilUl, I am not in a position-to cive the Jnes of all the seven children of ldeon acon. The oldest Harrison, was the ancestor of the Frnklin bounty Macons. John left two sons whose discendants I know nothing. only daughter was the first wife General M. T. Hawkins, and died out child: en. Of Nathaniels lour children two died in early child ood. Gideon was the ancestor of the aeons now living in Warren County. John Macon was oldrer than Na niel. Dodd says that he was a ape-grace." I do not know where DoT information, and am dis- ccts?uld0Ubt fr the l0ng cate 5 areer in public life indi- es that he was held in high esteem' Hthe people of his county, a Was an officer in the American Cant, m the War of the Revolution, Ch.r vf uh8 comPany in which his It u thaniel served as a private. Natha'a-SithrUgh his Persuasion hat office " , was induced to accept the People nfv6 Leislature to which the In I7fin county had elected him. u1780 John Macon' Member iuacun wa elected a the K0 the House of Commons of served i ' .,Carolina Legislature. He semblv n l0Wer branch of the As 1784, anHaCCOrding to Wheeler, until Senfa4 ' 1780 he was elected to the and -Tr , . . COLLEGE SUMMER SCHOOL (By W. T. Best) Raleigh, May 17th-Catalogue3 for the North Carolina Agriculture and Engineering College Summer School, which begins here June 12 and runs through July 27, are ready nearly to issue. . .' .Raliegh is to Snd glorious recom pense in the school this year and he:e where the general staff of warriors against hunger and famine are di recting a campaign of agriculture and economy special interest attaches to a school , -which this year will lay heavy emphasis upon agriculture. Ten courses in this great North Carolina industry, in which more than 2,000.--000 of the State's population, will be given to the teachers who will com prise th; school. As all 1917 legislation of the gen eral Assembly looked to improve ment on the farms, special acts leg ulating the crop lien and exempting from taxation the papers held - as bona fide security for farms and homes being among these, the insti tution is this year to do its best to give a course that will prepare rural teachers especially for their school. This will be easily possible with the great number of agricultural courses Forty-one teachers have signed their agreement to teach the summe" This double score and one are the cream of the colleges and elimeritary schools in half a dozen states. Six weeks before the school opens June 12 in "V!est Raleigh, the record of 1904, when the last summer school was conducted here, stands a fine chance of being smashed. In that summer 840 teachers enrolled. Only one Southern institution matched that fine attendance "that year and only one has since excelled it. Of course all the grades from 1 to 11, the primary, grammar and-high school subjects, will be taught and the course will be adapted to teachers and officials of all schools. Those who at tend in Raleigh will meet the require ments of the school law of "the .'state which insists upon attendance at some institution or summer school. Everything given at institutions of the highest rank will be jriven in this course. The superb faculty guaran tees that. The teachers will occupy itories of the institution. They will board and room at the college. For a stay of 45 days a complete charge of only $31.75 is made. This embraces tution, room, rent, medical, fee, gym nasium and libary fee and board. For a six-weeks residence in beautiful dormitories about a beautiful town, a teacher is allowed to live in comfort on less than a dollar a day and at tend one of the best summer schools in the country. And to get to Ral eigh every railroad ha aTd to sell reduced rate tickets. MACON EPWORTH LEAGUE The Macon Epworth League will hold Anniversary Services in the Methodist church at that place, next Eunday night, beginning at 8:S0. Ad dresses will be made by Prof . W. A. Graham and Rev. R. H. Broom, with short talks by the League President Mr. G. B. Harris, and the Supt. of De votional Department, Mr. Simon Gard ner. Attractive music will be furnish ed by the League choir. The off er ings will be for the extension-of Ep worth League work at home and abroad. The public is cordially invit ed to be present. OINE ITEMS The ccld weather has caused some of the early cotton to die, and the late to rot in the- ground. The cante!ouves are coming very badly. The acreage in corn has been almost doubled. Mrs. H. P. May has the La Grippe. - Quite a good number of our people attended the Memorial Service at Mt. Auburn last Sunday. Miss Ruby Wiggins, of Norlina, is visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. P. Harton. service, except the year of 1785, of fifteen j'ears. Mr. George WJiite, of, Drewery, is visiting her mother's family, Mrs. J. H. Mayfield. , . BLUE BELL. We would like to know something of his life as a soldier, his work as a pri vate citizen, and what he did as a leg islator; for a man highly honored by his contemporaries for so many year s must have been a man of ability and . t hia rjublrc i CANNING CLUB WORK. Raleigh, May 17th "Canning Di- ision. Home Guard, General Jane S McKimmon, Commanding." That is a suitable title for one of the greatest I forces working in North Carolina this year in the campaign for increasing the production of food supplies. It is a thoroughly live and enthusiastic division with an alert, wise and prac tical directing officer. - .j "Our people don't know how for tunate they are in having such, an or ganization Jn the field at a time like this,"- declared John Paul Lucas, the Executive Secretary of the State Food Conservation Commission, who is working in co-operation with all or? ganized forces, . as well as creating others, for increasing the food and feed production of the State this year and d-irinsr the period of the war. "The effectiveness . of Mrs. McKim mon's organization and its impor tance as a4 factor in the present emer gency may readily and accurately.be judged by past performance. The canning clubs of the State in 1912, when the work was just starting, cleared, $2.500. . This was doubled the next year. In 1914 the girls cleared $25,000, an increase of 500 per cent over thu previous year. There was an increase of S00 per cent, to $75,000 in 1915. Last year, in spite of, as Mrs. McKimmon said the poorest garden year since Noah's flood 700, 000 can3 of vegetables and fruits were put up and the girls cleared $90,000 above all expenses, including an al lowance for their time. Considerably more than a million cans would have been filled with a normal garden crop. "The membership .of the cluDs 1st year was 7,000. It has passed the 10,000 mark now and will probably be Mttle, if any, under 15,000 before the . end of the season. Thi8. means, of course, that the girls of the State are preparing to serve their com munities and their Nation in this time of need to justify as praise worthy an extent as the boys wno enlist in the ' army or agriculture, pursuits. If they can secure cans, which are very high, but in all prob ability will be available, the canning of perishable products will be a very important factor in feeding our peo ple during the coming fall and winter. "There are -Home Demonstration agents in more than 50 counties in tae State at present and it is well to note tHat their work is by no means con fined to work among the girls. As sistance is given to all comers and the housewives of the State have been perfected in a large measure in the art of canning, preserving and prepar ing food, with the result that the amount of vegetables and fruits put in glass jars for home consumption has been very largely increased and will this year reach an aggregate that would have' been astounding a f w years ago. The agent in the field are instructed to instruct earnest negroes irt the art of canning for home con sumption, -the object being to make every family in the State as inde pendent of the food markets as pos sible. "Realizing the importance of this work at such a critical time a numbe of cotton mills and other industries in the State are employing experts through Mrs. McKimmon 's office to teach employees how to can, dry and preserve vegetables and J fruits. The Patterson Mills Company at Rose mary took the lead in this activity, appropriating $75 per month as the salary of a trained worker jmd al her tn Hvft her snare time to people in the country adjoining the mill village. Other mills are follow ing suit. .,. , . - - ... , . Mrs. McKimmon and ner emcient mra. force of field agents for the work they are doing. : Extension. Circular No.s7 prepared by .Mrs. McKimmon, should be in every home in the State! House wives and others can secure it 1 by writing to the Agricultural Exten sion Service, Raleigh, N. C, and ask ing'for it." CLEAN UP WEEK To the Citizens of the town of War renton: This is to notify you that during next week to put your premises in thoroughly Sanitary Condition, as a general inspection will be made of the town, commenciag May 23, 1917. Do not leave anything to be done after : next week. . '.':.:'':Z'L'J-iU'':'' JOHN JlkiALLEN, . f , , - - . ' : OAKVILLE ITEMS. ' We are sure having some cool weath er now for it to be May. . Mrs. Jas. W. King is spending this wock wit.h her uncle, who is very ill. Mrs. ;W. P. Rodwell and son Mr, Herman Rodwell, went to; Macon last Monday. - ' -' " Mr. H. W. Rodwell and C. W. Eger ton spent a while Sunday afternoon in Macon . with their lady Our farmers are losing their crops that have come up. ?. Mrs. J. B. Collins spent last Monday afternoon with Mrs. J. J. Felts, -Mr. Jas. W. King went to Macon last Monday on business. - Mr. Ellington, of Warrenton, was in our midst last Monday on business. air. H; E. Whitemore went to War rent on business Wednesday. , Messrs. Jas. W. King and Roy iElhs went to Warrenton Wednesday on bus iness. ........ Mr. . JI B. Collins and Mr. Charlie Floyd went to Warrenton Wednesday on business. ".. .' Mr. and Mrs. Jim Coply and children were in our midst last Sunday, ; Vr. Jas. W. King spent last Sunday with friends near Paschall, N. C. Their will be a Children's Day at Hebron church next Sunday, the 20th, . Mr. John Whittimore, of -near War ren Plains, was in our midst last Sat urday afternoon on business, - Mr. H W. Whittemore went to Macon last Monday on business. Mrs. H: W. Whittemore has been on the sick list for a few days on account of chills. Mr. J. B. Collins and Mr. C K -FJoyd went to Warrenton last Saturday on buiin l's. Mr. Jasper King has gotten his Ilon-r onorable' Discharge from 3rd Regt. on account of support of his mother. Wi are glad to have him with u.-; f gain. Be t wishes to all. . " BUSV DTvE. AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL O beautiful, for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, ; For purple mountains majesties, ., Above the fruited plain! -America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to swing sea! O beautiful for pilgrim feet Whose stern, impassioned stress A throughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God men thine every flaw,- Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law! - r . " . . ' 5.' - ' ' - 1 O - beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, vf ' Who more than self their county lov-- ' ed, v And mercy more than life America! America! May God thy gold 'define, Till all success be nobleness,. And every gain divine! O beautiful for patriot dream Undimmed-by human tears! That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam America! America! - -God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to sining sea! Katherine Lee Bates. 5 FARM LOANS AND SAVING BANKS The saving banks of this State are f already authorized by law to lend J x , money on first mortgages on v farms, What Secretary of the Treasury Mc Adoo suggests to Gov. Whitman in a letter now published is that the New York. Legislature include in the list of legal investments for saving banks and like institutions Federal farm loan bonds. ; These bonds are far safer than in dividual farm mortgages because (x) they represent a consolidation of many individual mortgages and average their strength; (2) their issue is un der the regulation of a Federal Farm Loan Board, and (3) they have the additional protection in each district of solvent land banks in other districts and are free of all taxation. Farm loan mortgages are not al ways attractive now to saving banks. Here is a way. to make them attrac- tive and help agrienlture ai well. What possible ebjecUem Y. WorH. v R. F. D. i We are having nice weather for farm work now. Mr, Wealie PerkinsOn was a -business caller in ourmidst Friday. Mr. Will Webb and. family , of States ville, N, C., are spending some time with Mr, and" Mrs. A. S. Webb. ; Mr. and Mrs. John Cawthorne and sisters Miss Pannie" and Mary j were pleasant visitors at Mr. A S. Webb'i Sunday. : ; ; Mr. J,, B. Stegall was a pleasant vis itor at Mr: P. R. King's Sunday Mr, R, B Newman, of Wise, went to see Mr. Jim - Hawks', who is very ill, Sunday. Mr. R. H. Frazier has purchased an Overland. ... ; " . Mr. and Mrs. H. L, Munn and chiU dren, were visitors in our midst Sun day. ' - ' : ' - - -"- i ' Messrs J. H. and R. O. Bolton were callers in our neighborhood Sunday evening. Messrs. N. A. and G. E. Stegall were callers at Mr. Jim Hawks Sunday. ' Mr. E. L. Powell went to Warren ton Saturday, . - . Mr and Mrs. Will Webb and chil dren and Mr, A. S. Wfebb and daugh ter, Miss Lucy, were in our midst Sun day. Mrs. J. H. Stegall and Mrs. George Thompson, of Oakville, were callers in our neighborhood Tuesday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Williams and lit tle sister,. Lizzie, were visitors in the home of her. mother, Mrs. Jas. O'Mary, Sunday. - - Mrlt Richard Stevens, and MrsJRob Carroll were callers in oui--neighbors Monday. ,. ' .- Mrs. G. E. Stegall and ehildrert:were callers at Mr. Rob. Carroll's Sunday. WINS CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR First Lieutenant Earnest C. Wil liams of United States Marine Corps Receives Medal for Ex- -traprdinary, Heroism. - ' Wishington, May 16th That our own American fighters have the ,"do-all-dare-alUL gallantry of their allies in Europe is shown by a recent re port commending First Lieutenant Earnest C. Williams of the United States Marine Corps who has ju&v been presented with the Congressional j Medal of , Honor for "Extraordinary heroism in the face of the enemy at Don Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic." As the U. S. Marines ex pect to be the first' to fight in France, the incident bears unusual interest. 1 Lieutenant Williams, with twelve U. S. -Marines under his' command charged the stronghold of Fortaleza, in the face of fire from about forty rifles, hurled himself against" the doors as they were about to close and forced hisway inside, -followed by his men. Eight of the twelve men were wound ed but no one was seriously injured. They captured the fort without as sistance from other units. - -V The Commandant of the Marine Corps in forwarding his "report saidi "It appears that by his conspicious gallantry, initative and excellent judgement he solved the, problem which might have proved a serious one had the enemy been given time to or ganize and consolidate, and that Lieu tenant Williams In entering and seiz- jing the Fortaleza by its "only entrance was most gallant and courageous." SHOW IT NOW. "If you have a friend worth- loving, , Love him, yes, and let him know . That you love hime, ere life's evening Tinge his' brow with sunset glow. Why should good words ne'er be said Of a, friend till he is dead? "If you hear a song that thrills you, Sung by any child of song, ' - Praise it. Do not let the singer Wait deserved praises long. Why should one who thrills your heart Lack the joy you may impart? "If your work is made more easy ; By a friendly, helping hand, Say so. Speak out, bravely and truly, Ere the, darkness veil the land. Should a brother workman dear Falter for a word of cheer? - . . - r ,, "Scatter thus your seeds of kindness, All enriching, as you go Leave them. Trust the Harvest Giver; He will make each seed to grow, So, until its happy end, Your life shall never lack a friend." - : . - xssz GROVE HILL ITEMS. The weather keeps so cool that the farmers are uneasy about their crops. Some have plowed up their cotton and planted over. bfra. H. D. Fulford and sister, Miss Bettie C. Harris, of Henderson, are visiting their brother, Mr. T. A. Har ris. Misses FIbrine Harris and Lillian Hafdy returned Sunday from a visit to Relatives at Ringwood, N. C. They report a pleasant time. We were glad to see our new neigh bors at Sunday School Sunday. "Con.r: again," " , ' ilr. Walter Ayers, of Ringwood, spent a short time with his uncle, Mr. T. .A. Harris, Sunday afternoon. .B&iss Belle Harris has been visiting one of her school mates of Micro, N. C.,mfor the . past two weeks. 5r. ar.d Mrs. W. T. Robertson an Willie, visited in the home of Mr. T. A.. jHarris Tuesday evening. Little Mana -.iggan, Rosemary. rs visiting ar aunt. Mrs. Pattie Lam bert. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reid visited in thp home of Mr. P. A. Harris Sunday afternoon. Ilr WT. Hardy .-pent Sunday with hisi brother at Aspen. . .Mr. Clarence Harris went to Little ton Wednesday. 'Mr. Robert H'irrif and wife spent Hday with relatives near Vaughan. ROSEBUD, NATHANIEL MACON S DE SCENDENTS .There was something said in o :r columns some weeks ago v.i refrence to Nathaniel Macone'descendents. We take pleasure in publishing tuts wx.'K yie names of those appearing in a family history published by ns in 1909, wKo reside in this vicinity. Potsibli- i there are some whom we have over ft - looked, but we have given the names of the older generations and it will be easy to trace your connection if de scended from these older Heads. Mr. Macon married Miss Hannah Pjlimmer. He had two daughters. Their names were Elizabeth and Senora. ELIZABETH MACON '5 Elizabeth Macon married William Martin. They had one daughter whose name was Hannah. Hannah Martin married Billie P. ..Williams. Bille P. Williams and Haimah Ma' tin had one daughter whoso name was Louise. (Wt? ilVknew and loved her in Warrenton as "Cousin Lou Barham)i Louise Wil liams married William Barham. They had three children:. William (who re sides here and is one of Nature's noblemen) is unmarried. Louise Barh- afci died died ir infancy. Hannah Barham married her cousin Vifilliam Jones Davis and resides here. Mr, and Mrs. William J. Davis have a large' and talented family: William Barham Davis; Bessie May Davis; Martin Jones Davis; Richard Boyd Davis; Walter Armstead Davis; Edward Lee Davis; Robert Mclllwaine Davis; Haywood McCabe Davia; Joseph Speed Davis; John Early Divis, and Louise a young daughter. Tfese Davis children are great-great-great grand children of Nathaniel Macon. SENORA MACON rSenora Macon married William Eaton and had the following children: "VYlliam,. Charles, Nat, Buckner and Bettie. t Bettie married Granison Feild. Af ter his death she married Mr. Hopkin3. She had no children. .William Eaton married Rosa Gil mqre and had three children: Rose died at twelve years of age), Sue Married Sam P. Arrington and died in' a few months. Laura Eaton mar ried W; T. Alston (known as "Bll" Alston and died without children. Nat Macon Eaton married Miss Stith and had one daughter, Senora, wko; married Mr. Lockhart and had children. No record of the son is available. The daughter (Bettie Ea ton) married John Tumbull and had four children: Charles, Bettie, Willie and Irene. Irene married Raymond Thornton. They have a son Nathaniel Mp.con Thornton, Jr. He is also di- rtjctly discended from Drusilla Macon, Nathaniel Macon'p sister, through th jThorrtor.s.' There are other descendents of Mr. Macon residing in Raleigh, Wilming ton and elsewhere; but those named herein are living in this County and Halifax. l"o re-eiected very year mnuence. j.. .pi - This ives kinj continuous life only ended rith his de.
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