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IP THIS PAPER ISN'T WORTH THREE CENTS A WEEK, IT ISN'T WORTH PRINTING - f 11 VOL. XXII (TUESDAY) WARRENTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND, 1917 (FRIDAY) S1.50 A YEAR A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY 3c A COPY WISE NEWS ITEMS i v r r it t i - . ar rm . wmmrma wphmmiv hmibihmm a i a -x JUDGE KERR COMMENDED Whereas, His Honor, John H. Kerr, Judge of the Superior Court, has pre- MARMADUKE ITEMS "OLD GLORY" DONATED OLD TIMES IN WARREN l,y T. J. TAYLOR, D. D. A BEAUTIFUL BATTLE If thr'u wouldst right the world, And banish all its evils and 'its woes Make its wild places bloom, Am' its drear deserts blossom as the rose Then right thyself. If thou wouldst turn the world From its long, lone captivity in sin, Restore ill broken hearts, Slay iefs, and let sweet consola- tin Turn thou thyself. If thou wouldst cure the world Of its long sickness, end its grief and pain, Bring in all-healing joy, and give to the afflicted rest again Then cure " thyself . 1 If thou wouldst wake the world -Out of its stream of death rind darkening- strife, Bring it love and peace, And light and brightness of immor tal life Wake thou thyself. James Allen in New York Mail. 1 am gathering material for addir tional articles relating to Old Times In Warren. In the meantime I will let others speak, as follows. The following story teaches a great truth. There is in the worst of us a spark of good that may be fanned into a flame. It is our part to dis cover that spark and encourage it till it grows into an all pervading flame. Consider no one hopeless until you have exhausted all your resources; and then try again. A BRAND FROM THE BURNING Tommy was the bad boy of the neighborhood a neglected, defiant lit tle Ishmaelite with the hand of every man against him, and a reputation for wickedness that he richly deserved. I had pondered his case deeply, being a lover of small obys, and aware of one thread of pure gold running through the apparent shoddy of his character. I had seen him drop a kitten stealthily into my yard, out of the way of care less feot, and some time . af terwara saunter back and with elaborate care fulness toss the starving mite a bit of food; I had seen him nuzzle his hard littie face beside a horse's silky nose, and finally I had witnessed a bloody conflict when he pitched like a whirl wind upon a big brutal lad who had savagely kicked a stray dog. For these reasons I pricked up my ears when I heard that Tommy was to be "sent up", for wantonly smash ing! windows. I took a stroll up to the station house and saw the worried probation officer who had been strug gling to keep Tommy out of a cell for itwo years. He informed me with deep jconviction that the lad was just nat urally "born crooked." 1 Not precisely agreeing with him I Jiad the youngster released, on parole, jafter a deal of trouble,-and. he slunk away without a glance in my direc tion. That was a little discouraging, Ibut I went ahead with my deep-laid plot. A diligent search among my Mends ?.ik1 acquaintances resulted in fhe find i of several sick kittens, iogs and canaries. Having a few fpare do" Jars to devote to the success f this experiment, I boarded a car, 'vent down town and bought a simple Jook on animal disorders and the home reatment thereof. Thus armed I en countered Tommy quite by accident, pu understand on the street. As I topped and faced him he backed gainst the wall defiantly. "Sonny," I said, "I saw you treating Ally's sick cat the other day. Now, don't know a thing about animals. '11 give you fifty cents if you'll help e find out what's the matter with Anton's canary. It's droopy and it v'on't sing." He went with me to Benton's quite willingly, and a quarter of an hour's oring over the new book enabled us f hx Ptey up comfortably. That was f e ueginniner. Tommv mnrcheA home pth his head up and the book under 13 arm. Tta Bad Boy of the neighborhood is 0 more. A fellow who's studying his ead off to be an A N6. 1 veterinary agn't rnu-h time to be fooling away formed the mystified probation offi- C ine other day, and he said it !5nly an'l with a most virtuous air. rxchanwp. "JEAN TOO" children had overturned the lit- aJ?ons on ha T a urn oiisl Tirana Vkiics f whirlmg the wheels, and the game There will be a Mothers' Meeting at the schoolhouse on Friday afternoon, March 2nd. A program has been arranged and it is. hoped that all the ladies in the community will avail themselves of the invitation to be present There will be a business meeting of the Betterment Associa tion at the conclusion of the Mothers' Meeting. " The engineers have been busy sur veying for the new road and the road commissioners are busy appeasing the wrath of the property owners on whose land parts of the road will be built. Large congregations greeted- Mr. Johnson from Wake Forest, who preached at Sharon church last Sun day morning and evening. Po not forget that the pupils of Miss -House will give a recital on the evening of March. 9th in the school auditorium. A small admission fee will be charged. j , Mr. Craver wants to get the men in the community to meet him- at the schoolhouse on Friday, March 9th, to work in improving the school prop erty. Let us see if the men are will ing to do their part in bettering the conditions of the school environment, or are they going to let the women do it all. Come of our citizens have made up their minds that no more whiskey shall Le put off night trains at Wise, if they can help it, and officers have been ap pointed to look after the enforcement of the law. What good are laws, un less they are enforced ? If we are really in earnest about prohibition, each man must do his part to see that prohibition laws really prohibit. Group No. 2 are preparing an inter esting program for the B. Y. P. U. meeting next Sunday evening. The Woman's Missionary Society will hold a meeting after Sunday School next Sunday. In consideration of the bad weather there was a good attendance at the play "Jumbo Jim" given on last Fri day evening at the schoolhouse by Mr, Craver's pupils. The play was well gotten up, and much enjoyed by, those who braved the elements tp witness it. The Sewing Circle met at the home of Miss Tanner on Wednesday of this week. It is time to be thinking about your garden. The man who raises most of his food has the man who has to live out of a store at present high prices beat by a long way. Mr. D. P. Hicks has returned from an extended trip South. TOBACCO MARKET The Warrenton tobacco market clos ed Wednesday after a prosperous sea son to both the farmers and the ware housemen. The price of the weed has been high generally, and tobacco sold on our market has brought the very best prices. The Tobacco Board of Trade has not compiled the exact figures as to the amount of tobacco sold here during the past season, but we understand that there was sold' something oyer two and a half million pounds. exactly suited the two-year-old baby nf b P-roun: the flying wheels and whirring sound pleased her. Present ly the older children tired of it, how evpr. and tiroceeded to turn the wa gons to the original purpose for which they had brought them out riding up and down the sidewalk. The young est protested. "No, no, no Turn, wheejs!" she cried. But out on to the walk went the wagons and the children called back their invitation: "Come on, Jean; we'll give yeu a ride' x The little one stormed, cried and threw herself on the grass unavailing ly. Then she sat up and watched the others. The power of whirling the wheels was gene, and the wagons wpr Tim nine? risrht merrily. "Jean, too!" she suddenly decided audibly, and trotted after them "The-philosophy of the act!" laugh ed one watching the little scene; but it is one that many of all ages are slow to learn. For right and con science one must stand firm, but pref erence must yield. We may think the old ways better than the new, and consider much that is called progress as no improvement, but we cannot turn the wheels of the worhi to suit ourselves, and sitting down to mourn is worse than useless. Let us look forward and not- backward, and say, "Jean, too!" to the best of our ability. Exchange. HAPPENINGS IN MACON We regret to learn of the sickness of Mr. John Nicholson and trust he may soon recover. The Literary Club met with Miss Gladys Brown at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Coleman last Wednes day afternoon. Intellectual refresh ments were followed by grape fruit and other physical delicacies. Miss Valeria Alston and Mr. Mollie Harri son were guests of the Club. ' The Tennis Season opened Tuesday with a game by locaktalent. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brame, of Win ston, were here several days recently visiting their numerous relatives. It is rumored that plans are under way for the erection of a new drug store for Macon. Mrs. James Stuart passed through here Saturday on her way to see her sister, Mrs. A. D. Gardner at Rex. Hospital. Master John Hunter Newell was here last Tuesday morning procuring school material. Miss Nina Haithcock went to War renton Wednesday to see the dentist. Quite a number of the prominent farmers of this community attended the Dairy School held here last Sat urday. Mrs. Cora Phelps is visiting friends in Henderson this week. Miss Mary Bryan Vaughan, of Vau ghan, was here Tuesday persuading News & Observer subscribers to pay up, Mr. F. B. Newell and Prof. Mason were here last Saturday conducting the Dairy School. Mr. Kerr Harriss went to Warren ton last Wednesday on business. Messrs. Malvern, Lewis, and Eugene Harriss went to Henderson last Sun day to call on the ladies. Mr. Fletcher Bobbitt is having a handsome residence erected on the site of the building that was burned two years ago. Mr. Levi Carroll is the contractor. Mr. M. D. Nicholson, of Hamlet, vis ited his father, Mr, John Nicholson, last Monday, . JUSTICE Upon men's ideals of Justice, civil ization must rise or fall. Upon their ideals of Justice, States either become the homes of happy people, or hells in which men and women rend and inflict torture upon each other.. .Upon ideals pf Justice, business becomes either a vast organization for econ omic convenience, or for the practice of greed and usury. Depending upon ideals of Justice, marriage becomes either a divine union of souls, or a union of fierce contentions and wretch edness. What do we mean by Justice? Jus tice is that perfect equation of $ne relations of each man and woman to every other man and woman; that recognizes the rights of our. fellow men to comfort and happiness; that does not seek to deprive others of their fair share of the necessities and com forts of life. All crimes are offenses against Justice" ... Justice has never concerned itself with those dogmas which prpduce conflicts, but it has stood as the foun? dation rock of what was truest ap4 best in the religions of all peoples, in all lands at all times. Teaching the religion of Justice in our public schools does not serve the purpose of special dogma. But those who have at heart the right prepara tion of youth, and wish to ground them in the principles which underlie true religion, will welcome a training in the principles of Justice. If men and women could be so in structed that they would love justice arid be eternally anxious to seek after justice, all that which now counts for brutality, hatred, deceit, graft, and injury to our neighbor would be edu cated out of the human mind. -And it is necessary that this in struction be given through the pub lic schools. ' The time is quickly ap proaching when the whole world will cry out for justice. Justice in the making of laws; justice in administex; ing the laws; justice in opportunity to labor; justice in the distribution of the product of labor; justice to wom en; justice to children; justice to old age that has labored faithfully; and justice to all mankind in the telling of Truth. John Brisben- Walker, in Hearts's Magazine. Brinker -"Yes, your wife's clothes have cost me a good bit of money J' Tinker "My wife's clothes What do you mean?" . " Brinker "Why, every time your wife gets a new gown, my wife must have one just asexpensive." -Judge. isiueu at tne v eoruary Term of this ! court ,f or Granville countv with such I ability, fairness, and courtesy as to win the admiration and esteem of the members of the bar and the entire citizenship of the county, Therefore be it resolved: First, That the members of the bar of Granville County do hereby express their sincere appreciation of the abili ty, justice, and uniform courtesy with which Judge John H. Kerr has pre sided at the February Term of Gran ville Superior Court. Second, That the thanks of the bar, the officers of the court, and the citi zens of the county are due Judge Kerr for the reasons above named and for the efficient dispatch of the business - " -i of the court, arid that his return to Granville X County for the next term of our court is looked forward to with distinct pleasure and satisfaction. Third, That a copy of these resolu tions be mailed to Judge Kerr and a . j- - 1 1 - I copy given to tne press. B. S. ROYSTER, v A. A. HICKS, 1 BENJ. W. PARHAM, Committee. ASPEN ITEMS From the velocity of the wind today next month is preluding its advent. Miss Clyde Pitchford returned Sun day from a week's stay among friends and relatives in Tar-Kiln, of River township, Miss Ella B. Riggan returned from a pleasant . trip among relatives in Norlina last Friday. Mrs. ,R. I. Harris, of Areola, spent last weekwith her mother, Mrs. Ida Wemyss, of this place. Mrs. J. A. Pitchford is visiting her mother, Mrs. P. S. Williams, of Air lie, this week. . Quite a number of the young folks enjoyed the candy stew celebrating Mr. F. B.'Neal's birthday last Satur day night . ' Reedy Creek Church decided to ob- iMay Day iast Sunday. There will be all day services. Reverends. G. M. Duke and A. G. Wilcox will be invited to fill the pulpit, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Rev. A. P. Mustain spent Saturday night in Aspen with Mr, C. N. Hardy. Considering the condition of the roads, quite a number attended the regular services at Reedy, Creek last Sunday, and had the pleasure of hear ing a strong sermon from the pastor on "Peace and Prosperity." Astute. "I found such a wonderful bargain", said Mrs. Flatter, "What was it?" asked her husband, a resident of Back Bay. "You know I went down-town to buy a hat. Well, just as I got in the store, they put up a sign, 'All hats at half price.' " "So you only had to spend half the money you intended." "Oh, no, I bought two hats instead of one." Chicago Herald. THE CIVIC LEAGUE The purpose of the Civic League is to make Warrenton a more delightful town in which to reside. Its purposes are' of large scope. It would make the streets more beautiful; it encour ages civid pride love for community and pride in your community. This good move under the direction of Miss Amma Graham, its president, and the various committees appoint ed by her, will be actively at work from now on. The sanitation of the town will be an especial care. The cleaning up and painting up of "your premises will be urged. The care of the school children and betterment of school facilities will be one of the great objects of the League. The League will have to De 311 or ganization for the promotion of ma terial prosperity of the community; it will have to embrace within its activi ties the duties of a Chamber of Com merce; it will have to be an organized force behind every movement for the improvement ' of the town, and for the improvement of the town and for the happiness of our people. "Whatsoever your hands (may) findeth to do" for the beautifying of cur streets, the health of our citizen? ?nd the comforts of our homes and ilie pleasure of our people, it will br your duty ahd pleasure, to do. This paper offers its services, it.s organization to the Civic League and pledges its best efforts to aid in all good works. , 1 Mr. C. A. Haithcock and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Frank Rainey at Creek. . , Although the young single people ol continually reminded of spring, and of gardenning. The frogs and many kinds of insects are wide awake and celebrating the approach , of the pret tiest season of the year with their manylittle curious snatches of songs day. and night. Last Sunday the home of Mr. John Powell was as usual the scene of many visitors. Those present were as follows: Mrs. Tom White and little daughter, of Grove Hill; Mr. J. D. Rig gan and bride, of Mountain View; Rev. Mr. Stroud, of the Warren circuit, and Mr. H. T. Egerton,' Sr., and also a few near neighborhood guests. . We are thankful and delighted to learn that Company "H" will leave El Paso March 15th for Warrenton and will soon be at home. Although the young singe people of this place are exceedingly scarce, they often meet- at each other homes to play games that are amusing and in nocent, thus passing very pleasantly the long and otherwise lonely even ings. The Missionary Society met here Sunday, but with a small percentage of its regular gatherings, owing to bad roads. Come and let's wake up to our duty and all members attend after now. Our next meeting will be on the '4th Sunday in March. Mr, John Powell lost from being overheated nearly fifty bushels of sweet potatoes recently. Mrs. Bettie Haithcock is spending a few days with her son Mr. S. P. Haithcock. , There will e preaching here next Sunday. Come one, come all. LET IT PASS Did a friend prove untrue, Let is pass! -'Tis the better thing to do, Let it pass! Learn the lesson to connive, Malice has no right to liver. . ' Tis'JChrlst-like-to rforgive i n Let it pass! ' Did it almost break your heart, Let it pass! Don't return the fiery dart, Let it pass! n Returning the evil for evil, Is instigated by the devil, 'Twon't put you on the level, Let it pass. Met a friend who wouldn't speak, Let it pass! Bitter vengeance never wreak, Let it pass! ' To get even is a sin, That was never known to win, Wait a day or so and then, Let is pass! Spake a nobleman from heaven, Let it pass! ' Forgive ye seventy times seven, Let it pass! C ' . When mistreated pass it by, Never stop to question wjiy, Let the ages make reply, Let it pass! EMBRO ITEMS Winter is swiftly passing. A few more days, and spring will be usher ed in. Mr. and , Mrs. George Rainey are wearing broad smiles over their little girl, Fannie Elizabeth. Misses Minnie and; Blanche Harris recently returned from Littleton Col lege to remain during the illness of their mother, Msesrs. Joe and T. J. Stallings with Miss Arline Stallings attended ser vices at Reedy Creek Sunday where a fine sermon on "Peace and Prosper ity of Zion" was delivered by the pastor, Rev. A. P. Mustian. Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. Riggan attend ed services at Embro Sunday morn ing, and visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.John Powell, of Marmaduke, in the afternoon. Our junior preacher filled his first appointment at Prospect Sunday a. m. We are glad to welcome him in our midst. - Mr. J. O.' Raney visited relatives in Churchill Saturday and Sunday. Many of our business men seem un favorably impressed with the condi tions of our roads. ROSE BUD. "Father, what do they mean by gen tlemen farmers?" ' "Gentlemen farmers, my son, are farmers who seldom raise anything except their hats." Tit-Bits. A PATRIOTIC GIFT DONATED BY LADY OF N. Y. Our readers will remember that the Warren Record expressed the wish that the County Commissioners would purchase the United States Flag, and have it float from the steel flag pole over the Court House every pretty day, and especially on National holi days; that we thought it a duty, an object lesson of patriotism, and that we wanted it there, if possible when "our Boys" came marching home. I Mrs. George Allen, nee Miss Mary Burwell, of New York read in the War ren Record our views, and, fully en dorsing - them, hastened to send by special delivery a handsome flag. This patriotic daughter of North Carolina arid wife of a son of Warren, in send ing the Flag writes: "In your paper of yesterday I noted what you said about there being no flag on the Court House Square. I agree with you thoroughly in thinking there should be a flag there all the time I should think it would seem strange to the "Boys" to get back from the Border and find no flag to greet them I want to ask you to please see that it is put up on the Court House Flag Pole, as you thought it should be." The flag arrived promptly, and it is indeed a beautiful emblem of this great country. It is a Standard flag eight by twelve feet of wool bunting in fast colors, and with reasonable care should last for many years. We shall unfurl "Old Glory", and give it io the breezes of Heaven just the first clear day, and we shall go before the County Commissioners Mon day and ask that arrangements be made to keep this flag floating from the flag pole each fair day, and take it in at night. This will simply be a duty we owe ourselves, and a duty we owe the fair donor. On behalf of the citizens of. the County, the Warren Records extends its sincere appreciation of the gener ous gift, and of the patriotic spirit whichjprompted it; - TRIBUTE TO MRS. HAMLET ' On February 20th, 1917, God in his infinite way saw best to take from us our beloved mother and wife. She was born September 25th, 1854, and was a daughter of Williarh H. Shearin and Tabatha W. Shearin; she was reared in that famiiy until her . marriage to Samuel W. Hamlet in her 17th year March 29th, 1871, in the bloom of life. At about the age of 25 or 30 years she began to fail on account of heart trouble from which she was a great sufferer for about twenty-one years, and no doubt her death -was a relief to her, but it seems hard to us to have to give her up, and see her no more on this earth. She gave her heart to God in her young life, and was baptized' into th fellowship of Reedy Creek Church in the year 1891; she was a member of this church for about ten years, and then moved her membership to Harris Chapel, where her membership re mained until her death. Her last request was for Brother A. G. Wilcox to preach her funeral and bury her, -and that her Pastor Rev. A. P. Mustian should assist him. She was laid to rest in a vault at three o'clock p. m. in the Morrisville and Hamlet cemetery; there to await the Resurrection Morn under the shade of the Maple tree at Hamlet's cross roads. The cemetery was established in 1812 and has been well kept until now. She leaves a husband, three sons, seven daughters, thirty grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn her loss, while our loss is her Eternal gain. M. A. H. CONSECRATION The public is cordially invited to attend the consecration of Holy Trin ity Church, Townesville, N. C, Tues day morning, March 6th, 1917. at elev en o'clock. Bishop Cheshire will officiate. Arch deacon Hughes will preach the ser mon. Dinner will be served. TEACHERS' INSTITUTE Don't forget that a full meeting of the Teachers' Association is desired Saturday. Let as many be present as possible. There are matters . of im portance to be discussed. . HOWARD F. JONES, - Superintendent.