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- V LOCAL AND PERSONALS. Personal Mention of Our Vititcrr and Local Hews hen Gathered ? from the County. Christmas Bay. - A Merry Christmas: , ;. When will the;. marriage bells ring? - 'v-: 1 "v- ' Get your New Year's ; resolu tions ready.' ' , ; ' ' J Just one more week and the year 1915 will be here. . Mr. and Mrs.' Lee R. Davis spent Monday in Norfolk. - Mr. I. C. Weldon made a plea sant call at our office .Tuesday, - Mrs. A. Civ Bizselb spent last Saturday in Norfolk shopping; The Warreii Guards will stand their annual inspection February the 11th. . -r.y-r . How about some more manu facturing enterprises for Norlina jitxt year?. :V: -V - .J lliss Lollie Flaming, of i Han son, spent last Friday and Sat urday here, " Mr. W. B. Vaughan, ihe po pular Seaboard agent at Vauirhan was here Tuesday;, t . . . rldiss MyTtiePef ofcCbif; aperit several days tfci " wet with Mrs. W-G. Hall. The stores, and business nouses Of Norlina will be closed to-day -on account of Christmas. - ' . Mr. T. R. Walker, Jr., of Lawrenceville, Va., wias here Bunday for a short while. , We acknowledge Taeeipt of a wery pretty ealenday sent us by the Warrenton grocery kaj. The banks will be closed Fri day and Saturday, these days be- Jng legal holiaays ior au oinsi. Mr. J. E. Boyd went to War renton Wednesday from South Hill, Va.t to spend the holiaays. The New Era Publishing Co., as four thanks for a very pretty liome-made business calendar for theyariyio. linf C. W. Fleming tells7 us that ; he killed three hogs last week?that weighed as follows: 420427 and 480. ' The officers and teachers of the Methodist Sunday school will give the children a party one night during the Christmas. Mrs. C. L. Jennette and child ren, and sister, Miss Margaret C. Bond, are spending the .holi days in Edenton and Hampton Va. Mr.'v W. . L. Stanley! general claim agent of the Seaboard Air Line Railway was hereinihis private car; Friday night.1 Mr Stanley visited the Alpha Class reading rooms that night and made a short talk to quite a num ber of our people who x happened to be present; r. : ; Ydughan-Rumley. " Mr.' DeWitt T. Vaugban,' for merly this County,: but "now of Greensboro, and Miss v Rumley , also of i:-. Greensboro, were mar ried on Tuesday-of last week. ; . Mr.r and" Mrs. Vaughan have VtAAn visitfncr rfriflndai and" rela tives in Warren county the past week and -receiving congratulations-" Tfc3 D32d Eodv M h Colcreil Han Found Monday Kerning. Is 119 Jears Old. i We. are told that Anthony; Se ward, coloredr fiving in Nutbush township; iieaxDrewery, is t cer tainly 119 years old and possibly may be older; -Mr; R. J. Robin son, who is - now 86 years old, says that Anthony was": an old man as far back as he can re member.: ?V- ; ilTnele Anthonv crets about re markably well for a man of his age.- He frequently walks to the tirfyt At Drewervi which are a mile errjfe-irom rae. : Hiv fad Mrs E; fcAllea went to" Raleigh 1 Sunday, where on Monday they had Dr. Whitaker examine the eye of thtirj little six i months old baby. Onf Fri day night a pair of scissors was accidentally knocked s from the mantel jfieeelv striking the baby in'the'ave It was feared that the sight of this eye s had . beea destroyed, and , Drv Whitaker could not give any encouragment but said that it was very fortu nate that it:was np worse: The ViaViv is ottmor aloncr better now ahd is more comfortable. Our sympathy goes out to Mr. and Mrs. Allen as well as the.littU Whlte-tfltoD. i Mr7 Simon D. White and Miss Cora ' Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs." J. E. Wilson, living nMr Nor ids. were united m marriage at the home of the bride's parents Wednesday the 23rd. Rev. J. E. Holden officiat ing; ; OnV:-s l63 and Mr. J. Kindred Long, of the University, was here a short whil TnpsHav pn route to his home at Seaboard to spent the holidays" ' 4 Solicitor and Mrs. J. H. Kerr, of Warrenton, were here Tues day enroute to Richmond where Mr. Kerr had been called on le gal business. Married at Wise, N? C, Dec. 16th, by A. S.-Webbf J. P.'Mr. Fitzhugh Shearin -to Miss ; Mar tha Lou Smilev, both of Mecklen burg county, Va. -. Several persons have ordered The Headlight sent to relatives and friends as a Christmas, pre sent. This is a very nice way to remember a friend. v ' Mrs. J. T. Northcott and Mrs. Joe Northcott left Saturday for Bertie county; to spend' Christ mas with Mrs: J...T. , JNortncotrs daughter, Mrs. Tadlock; ' Rev. C. F. Reid, of Washing ton, presiding elder of the Wash ington distrint. was here Monday enmntP tr Palmer's Soring to spend Christmas with his home people. . Rev. R. H. Willis, of Littleton, presiding elder of the Warren ton district :.-.taid our office a-call Monday. He' was . -returning from Henderson: vherev he preached and held.quarterly con ference Sunday. -r Dr. F. G- Kellum; of Hender son, was in Norlina last Saturday on business. - Dr. 'Kellum; is . do- ino- wnndorf nl . wnrlc on ; cancers, and wTipti liP tnrns VOU loose curpd ha oivAct vou a -written guarantee to' be cured, not to re- xurn - - w- the marriage. Mr. and Mrs. White left on Seaboard train No. 12 for. Nor folk, Va., to spend a few days. : Thfi Headliarht extends best wishes for a long and happy life. Terrell-Weaver. AMrifHUECEEED: iv.r",vvj . - y At the home of the bride's pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wea- TTT T-11 '' ' n J ver, near warren -iains, ounaay afternoon, :Mr. Sol Terrell and Miss Susie Belle . Weaver, were united in marriage, Rev. T. J Taylor officiating. It was a very quiet home marriage, only imme diate members of the families be- in tr present. After the marriage the party went to the . home, of the groom's parents, Mr. ana Mrs. W. S. Terrell, -where an el egant wedding supper was serT ved. . ' : This vounsr bride and crroom are popular with a large nuniber nff ilativGs aiid friends who- will ioin The Headlight in extending congratuiaxions ana ues wisnea. ; James-Moore Marriage.;, e"parlOrs of the Vance hotel were-the scene of a pretty mar riage this afternoon at 1 :30 when Mr.' Thomas James, son ot Mr. W J. James. of NOrlinaV : and Mica Flnrftnc.G Moore, both of Warren' county, were united in the bonds of matrimony oy; tne oastor of -the groom, Key, ti. Nelson -. . -'i , u. : -: , i; Miss Moore is the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Moore, of Warren county. ) The happy pair left on the Sea board 2:25 train for Durham, where they will visit for a few days befere going to Epsom :the new residence , of the groom, where he will farm next year. -Gold. Leat'-22nd. . : . " c . - ( i The pebpletbf Worliria jwere thrown into ; excitement early Monday inbrning when it was re ported that 4de1body ipf a colored, min had been found near the railroad Jteaek affehu dred yards from1 the coal shute, towas:Ridgeway.;5 Aix:investigatibn revealed the fact that phe; -man's; $name J was Robert S. Henderson and that he arrived in Norlina on train No; 5 from Richmehd, which" gets here about 2 o'clock. " Getting off the train at this hour of . the night. he remained around; robin until between five and six o'clock; leaving with three other negro men supposed to have been hoboes, who ; toWihimthat the v i li ved hear: -Ridge way! and they could all walked 6a tpgethr er, r Alter leaving the aepot no thing more was heard of these men until the. oeaa Doay 4 was found; -I puhnftetw thedepbtthis Iman & Henderebh talked right ' mucK,-'saying - that he was just from Boston, Mass., where ; ho kad been I for nine vears makintr money to pay : for some land he had bought just the other side of Ridgtway and that he was on his way home then .to make tbe last payment, whick he said was between three and four hundred dollars and just btfore leaving - with. . the other, .three men it is said he v remarked $ha he would go and get his money from his trunk. There is no doubt but that this manwas killed and robbed pr robbed ', and killed by three men that Jeft the depot with him The; man was ?)ying flat on his face with a pistol ball through his left breast, his hat cane, and umbrella scattered from the railroad track to where he was lying, ;which 1 was about sixw feetJi : He- carried a suit ease and that was near his side, unopened; indicating that he held to this until he fell Only : 34 eenWin money as found about kroner Ed Petar, held an m Quest 'over the dead body and the evidence brought out the above facts. J The jury rendered a ver dict that the " man -came to his death by a pistol shot - wound in the' hands of an unknown party. Mayor Northcott has the case in charge and is taking up every possible clue with the hopes that he may be able to apprehend the guilty parties. . ; : The murdered man appeared t be between 45 and 50 years old.: He was raised between Ridgeway and Manson and some of his people live there now. They Jare said to be respectable and well-to-do - colored people. The dress of this man and the contents of his t trunk indicated that he had been prosperous. earthlv Ufe of Mrs.-Cvn- thia Perkinson came to an end Dec. 17th, at her home near Pas chali, N : fe-IBhe:.hacbeem; feeble health for several months; She was a member of Jeruselam church where she ; had ' held ; her membership for about )64 :,years doubtless well with hei: sbuL She leaves two brothers Messrs.1 JohJandiUi!3&riy5 Tennessee, the other of Roanoke, Vpne sisterMrs.t Sarah Nel son, ; two boys, John ;.and Henry Perkihsori, and five' daughters, Mrs. B. C. sKing,' Mrs. Lucy Rid out, Mrs.- Palmer Williams, Mrs. jlnie Moseley, and ;Mrs. ; D.; R. Miistian. 5 ; .The :pall bearers were he;r.rgrandsons. :J A good jwbman is gone from us; ; Jf. JEHbIfDEN; PastOIV;'2 TkT "XT' rtTTT CtnW fu)aniA How Jabbut ; those houses that thiKpleXwantJto lliyeiiVY at Norlina? feifAKEf Chmtm sGivevuseful criftS.- A nice Jine of Christmas goods with a- 20 year guarantee, r The Miles Hardware C6.v, Sorlina, N.; C. Vr ) ONE 2 4 HORSE TOBACCO ano corn iarm ior reni w . lu MUBuan, xuagway 3 KJSG1STEREU biskkshikj!; Boar for service. r? Lans lumber Col; Norlina. HrXZr pne mue irom xtoninn is yusia against nuntmg witn uog or gun. Special privilege to none, G. M; wamer.- j w bwisthii time : ;to;ihuyflyour ?PreseiitsisWeJiavea-very ;t line of Cameos, Scarf ins, Vallieras. i Bracelets, Mesh pings. Solid Gold Knives i and Witdelmar Chains, f iSolid Gpld FiBedlWatches. Toilet Sets, Man icure Sets, and a hundred other Atde things for J&nas gifts. We beheyejit wili pay you to see us before buying your Christmas present., v x . - SHEARIN &CORRIE, - . t Jtwtltn. WARRENTON, N. C c si ''iMmi Store, y;;':,;' Both Phones. mM,mxxxx::WX ;lf;is3Ater;ah looldim for come let me show them where will satisfied with Dom tne uauty ana tne DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS AND GROCERIES i 1ST n it AT TH E H EADL1GHT O FFICE. UK- Stores Entered. The Miles Hardware Store and the store of J. L. Overby & " Co., were entered last . week by the use of a false - key. - The : thief broke off his key m the lock of the hardware store. .... An Old Paper;' ; v i - Capt; C. C. Curling has shown us a copy of ,the Ulster County Gazette,' which was published at Kingston, N; Y.V Saturday, Jan- uary 4th, 1800. The paper, shows a clear print and is very neatly gotten i up. It is a four page paper and the pagesare 11', 1:2 by 17 1-2, four : columns. One .;; notice able feature about the . paper , is that it is in mouf hing-bn account of the death of George Washing ton; which occured on' Dec. 14th,; 1799. ; : v: :;' ' ' . ':r-T Mr. dirlincr tells us - that" he found this paper among some old papers belonging to his grand father, the late J. C. Hyselop, of Portsmouth, Va. v Mr. Curling has the paper nicely framed - and unless destroyed by fire it can be preserved for the next hundred vears. . This paper is quite a cu riosity and can be seen at The Headlight office for the next sevr eraldays: . r 1." .; ,. v -O - For the hext io awe SSgjh N bargains in all , kinds of HARDRE; NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. . Here are a few of our many items: . $5.00 guns for $3. 75. $i;5a Rubber Roofing for $1. 15. per'roll. .,$1.50 heatrlin&r8& . : nized Tubs for 50c. - $1. 00 - Mail Boxes for 65c. ; 75c : Enamel Buckets for lOcSiMpU 4 'Boy's Wagons, 75c, $1 be charged at these prices. ; : We hsnreanice Goods and can sBrejy -.1 , THE MUSS MA1DWM N o r I i n a , North: Carolina r 1 , Phone 21. stmis ; - Prompt Service 4 u v.tt mu and be Pribe 31 - . j . . -i. . l - -; i. Kill iilsl "4 1. f J
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