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XBIS PAPER ; Z7 11: VOL. XXTI (TUEHDAY . WAREENTON, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH, 1917 (FRIDAY) X STATE LIBRARY M.30 A YEAR A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER : TUB INTERESTS O F WABRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY 3c A COPY 11 pTIMES IN WARREN (By. T. J- Taylor, D. D.) RATIONAL CHARACTERS ",EBA TUOIxVS HAWKINS COLORED MAN DIES AT 123 , IN WARREN to iii It 13 to l-? ... ,i r icn-i cited that'niaterial orCc prominent in Ine af- , Worivn. 1 "" vn. 'a!r5, a faculty with which we Wvvu nina to sketch the at in ;ur-!"r"' " m t mnt of our prominent men. lives f'm' nf Nathaniel nh the exu-.'n"" Col Friarrm Hawkins, an- rriveiaon X." Edwards; the .data TM oytM fetches is c f mcai-i-r, and even in the of the "t?nutnieu .oiw-v4 v... ... much tK w- -int to know, but lne rUtr.-' oi v.mmg. Genial Mk-aj-h Hawkins wan a son TnVn Hawkins, who was tne son oi ihilcnon Haw kins, sr., ana me ....- is was a man 01 ir means land covering: the Hawkins and Plummer PiUce0 .a vct and soatn-wesT 01 also owned a large ID T..!,n Hawk in: nit u AwiuHi a larije uo u. liw v' what is now known a? few miles lit T 4 w number of shr.v. Colonel John Hawkins had five son?. Phil-mon, John H., M cajih Thot.vx?. Jnsenh ar.il another whese name T rlo nt know. He also had one or more daughters for oif of them ,Ann, he- cane the wife of Kcv. John Kooker, who settled ir. V rk Distnot, uuth Carolina, in l"-)2, and raised &. large family, and exerted a great inbuence for good in the section where he lived. Anthony Seawood Believed Have Been Oldest Man North Carolina. Anthony Seawood, aged 123, believ ed to have been the oldest living per son in North Carolina at the time of his death, died at his home in Warren county at 7:30 o'clock Monday even ing. Death wes due, it was said, from old age. He lived on Rural route No. 1, out from Manson, just over the Vance county lir.e in Warren. Uncle Anthony, as he was familiarly known, claimed never to have taken a dose of doctor's medicine in his life, and throughout his long career he en joyed general good health. The fun eral will be held Wednesday afternoon at Burchette's,, cliapel at one o'clock. The old darkey wag born in Warren county; and lived there his whole life time. He was Married at least twice, the second time when he was eonsider aby more than 100 years ojf age. His wife was a very young woman, and still survives hini. The county made him a present of the marriage lieense. Several sons died recently of old age, ench of these being near 80. His only "ving child, Aunt Violet Terry, is now "0 years old, and lives near the home of her father. Persons who have visited old Uncle Anthony describe him as a most in teresting creature. He never lost his bight, but for possibly fifty years had never had a tooth in his head. He had been active on his 'farm until very re cently. His skin bore a elose resem blance to a piece of parchment, and re flected the old darkey's age. NORLINA HIGH - " SCHOOL CLOSES WAIUIEN COUNTY BEHIND Calender of Jury Cases to be Tried at May Term Warren Superior Court " ' :. Monday and Tuesday, May 21st and 22nd Criminal Cases Only. No. No. L 2. No. 36. No. 42. No. 59. No. 61. No. 64r Na 66. No. 40. No. 20. No. 22. No. 32. No. 37; Micajah Thomas Hawkins was Lorn i-i Warren ( onmy, Norv.a Larolma, in 1720. He doubtless intended the dd Male Academy m Warrenton. and waa also a ?Mdent of the University. at Char el Hill. He received ni military title of owieral for l:n.r service rendered as an officer in the State ?tiihtia. He is ;aid to have been and exacting officer. rd rcairr-.l the M'.Icerr. ant1 men ur. kr him when dtity- tc wear tie prescribed uniform and acouter- ment?. ihe !;ue ,irs. ;iarv L.reen in- forn.e-' mc that rt a cer.ernl muster in Wai ronton the late General Mica jah T. IUwkir. rut his brother, Gen eral Jal Ir'.wkms. r TIa.Ttiee. under arrest for appearing at the head of H In m (Jeneral M. T. Hawkins sue-' ceeded Governor WTliam Miller in the Senate of the State Legislature. He served thrcusrh five terms of the Leg islatu't, and wu., .cceeded by Rieh- Jrd in 1S'2H. le va; n&nn Mer-tod t i the Seneto in lhl, serving one term I omitted to mention that previous to his S?nr;toriul career General M. T. Hawkins i-epi -tsented Warren County in the House of Commons during the year 1810 and 20. In 1S;U General Hawkins was elect ed to represent this district in' tho twenty-second Congress. He was re flected to the 23rd. 24th. 25th and ConcrieSSPFL nnH nlu'-nre oca o IIlS conTfSKirnnl ORro&r osed in IS 11. General Hawkins is said to have wn an active aggressive campaigner. eiRg a man of large means, v ho llvd a free and easy life, one of tho fading cp-tincj characters of hie dis Jt.he ha, the active co-operation of ose who enjoyed fast living. A story fccured in onatrer.- A large crowd had en-.blcd and the .friends of the op .osinK o.mhdnte.-; were hard at work. al HawVins' chief was old man kner. ne rolleJ QUt a barrel of niskey, knocked the head out of the urrei and General Hawkin's Uncle Anthony was visited by many persons who ealled to see him through curiosity of his old age. He could talk freely, but, on account of -having no teeth, he could not be well trader stood except by members of his im mediate family, and his Bpeech often had to be interpreted by thmcto Tiai- It is related that the aged darkey really was 123 years old at the time of his death, and that records of an old family Bitte prove this ' That be ing true, he was born in the year 1794 and Uncle Anthony" was ' five years old at the time President George Wash- 1799. He was living , FIRST WEEK v -Wednesday May 23rd, 1917. (SUmroons) Charles Goode Vs. Rebecca Goode, (Summons)':' Annie B.Pullnn,Vs;'SamrWUrnan... ". Annie Saeman et al. Vs. Arnold S&erhan et al. R. R. Radford Vs. Selby Alston. Elsie Hinton Vs Horace" Hinton. : . - Walter Williams Vs. Rebecca Williams. ; J. T. Myrick Vs. Mrs. Elizabeth Skundberg, Adminis . tratrix. . - ' : Oeero B. Harris Vs. J. L. Tate and others. ' , : Thursday May 24thi 19it L. T. Perry, Executor of M. V. Perry, dee'd. Vs. L. A. Perry and others. Friday May 25th, 1917 T. W. Harris Vs. H. .F. Bonney. ; Planters Store Co. Vs. Jno. W. Fleming:. " " - Eugene Johnston Vs. L. L. Taylor and wife. W. H. Dameron Vs. A. P. Paschall No. 56. J. A. Meeder Vs. Charlotte Motor Car Co. H. W. Shaw, ' Agent.- . : . - Saturday May 26th, 1917 No. 38. Chr. Sandsvick Vs. W. G. Rogers. SECOND WEEK Monday May 28th, 1917 D. F. Fort, Jr. Vs. E. G. Sears and others. T. E. Holding,, Jr. Vs. Seaboard Air Line Railway. Lizzie M. Trombley Vs. Seaboard Air Line Railway.' ' . Tuesday May 29th, 1917 The IX A- Fishel Son Co. Vs. J. D. Rush and J. D. HoHon tradiig as J. D. Rush and Company. - A. R. Bunch Vs. L. T. Perry, Executor af M. V. Perr, deceased. . ' ' ; ' - '. , For Judgement 13. M. Carter Vs, Ed Harris and M, E. Newsom. R. V. Harris Vs, Charles and-A. B. Alston, trading as Alston Brothers. . . - - Eugene Jonhston Vs. Willy Pully. The First Annual Commencement Exercises of the Norlina High 'School were concluded on uTesday evening 1 with the graduation exercises and literaryaddress by Rev. H. M. North, of Durham, N. C. The closing exercises of the school began on Friday evening with the en tertainment by the primary and gram mar grades : The commencement ex ereises began on Sunday morning, with the commencement sermon, which was preached by Dr. P. H. Fleming, of Greensboro, Nj .C. On Monday evening the graduating class presented the Class Exercises to a large and appreciative audience. Tue pi-ogram for Tuesday evening consist el of the Invocation v by Rev. W. C. ATerritt,, the. Salutatory by Gordon IlalL Chorus by the High sehool, Lit erary Address," by Rev. H. M. North, Trio, by Misses Ethel. Merritt, Alfea Tate, and Mattie Lee Egerton, Pre sentation of Graduation class and cer tificate pupils to the school board; pre sentation of diplomas and certificates by Mr. H, M.- Terrell, Sec. Schbol Board; presentation'-of medals awards and prizes by the principal; Report of Principal, Chorus by"High School, Val edictory, by Julius Banzet. The fol Co. H 3rd N. C. Inf N. G. Warrenton N. C. May 101917 To the. Editors of Warren County News Papers, Gentlemen Since the declaration of War 4vith Germany this organization had elided to its roster seventeen re cruits. , Only one of the above number has eotne from Warren County. There seems to be some lack of clear idea of the situation which causes this con dition, nd it is desired that the fol- owihg information be given to th. public through your columns Enlistment in the National Guar. relieves the young man -from being eonscriptedir- There still remains approximately seventy-five vacancies, in the ranks of the local military company. When these places are f died young men from Warren County hae no assur ance whatever that thejr' will be placed in ail organization ?ornpoi5ted of other men. from this section, and they have no choice whatever as to the officers who. Will , command them. The officers of the local company would greatly refer haying young men from War ren County in this company, but can I not refuse to enlist men from other mgton died xa only a few yejirs after the cloeof the revolution and the setting up of an in dependent government in America. Uncle Anthony was 73 year old at the time of ' the Civil Var. He has seen every war the United States has ever waged, except the first, that of th Revolution. He lived a simple life and thet is regarded . as accounting for the many years that he remained upon the earth. His home wis in a little cabi;i yist over the Warren county line. He had a pig in one corner ot his premisises to which he devoted much ol his time. The cabin was hia own, the gift of friends to him many years ago... Eaeh Christmas time many of his white a-. quaintances, as well as the colored neighbors, always remembered mm with boxes of good things to eat, and he was always well looked after dur ing the declining years of his life. Henderson Daily Dispatch. , 26th Democrat. s told of an incident that one of his campaigns at large No. 33. No. 48. No. 54, No. 49. No. 50, No. 10. No. 13. ley Merritt, for declamation; Ethel i n m are no vlunte Merritt, for recitation, Ruby Draffin, j - No. 15. No. -16.: No. 18. No. 10. No. 25. No: SO. No. 31. No. 46. No.' 58. Eugent .Tdhriston Vs. Nick. Pully. . Littleton Feed and Grocery Co: Vs. W. S. Clantori et al: J. A. Meeder Vs. Seaboard Air Line Railway Company. Meeder and Co. Vs. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. Littleton Feed and Grocery Company V R. EJaylor. Warfax Tel. and Tel. Co. Vs. Home Tel. and Tel. Co. J. A. Meeder Vs. Continental Plant Company W C. Hight Vs. J. R. Pendergrass. for recitation; Julius Banzet, for high- , est average in graduating class These medals were given by Messrs J. L. Oyei-by, M. E. Walker, Dr. N. D. Mor ton, R. S .Register, and W. G. Hall, and H. M. Terrell. Alex Mabry arid Lney Cawthome were awarded a gold pin for highest average, given hy tiieir teacher . for attendance, also a signet rinr by his parents for attendance, having been neither tardy or absenif or four consecutive years.- Baxter Ray more, Dorothy Jennette and Edward Weldon were presented with a gold pin for highest average in their, re spective grades by their teacher, Mjs. W. E. Pratt. In spite of rainy e'ing fer eaeh of the" exercises, the large school : audi torium has been taxed to its utmost r -eating capacity for'" each ' occasion. A - W. H. FLEMING, - - - Principal. THE 1917 AGROMECK By authority of the War Depart ment assurances may be given ever" man who has been or shall be elisted since April 4th that he will be dis charged at the end of the period of emergency, that is at the end of th far. . Your truly, W. A. GRAHAM, Capt. 3rd N. C. Inf M. G. dllfeAT PATRIOTIC DAY FOR WARREN COUNTY Suitors and Witnesses need not attend until the day for the Engineering, has made it appearance trial of the cases they are interested in, unless otherwise "f, ls . - A , - . I proclaimed the last word in eollege ordered by the Court. Lnllflis. R. .ROD WELL, The book is . a most handsome and Clerk Superior Court, artistically bound volume of 3O0pigea, devoted to the life of the State insti- Thursday, May 17th, Warrenton Thursday, May 17th, the pe-pltS-of Warrn Coimty are going to hold s .rfTit natriotie gathering in Warren ton. - - ' . - At Eleven o'clock the day's program will cemwvenee wth speech' by EriW adifer General Lawerence W. Young, 1st N. C. Brigade. General -Young haS been a soldier for fifteen years. As Adjutant General of North Caro ling fhirw.g' the Craitr administration . 1 j West Raleigh; N. C, May 9 The I ,e freed North Carolina of a debt of 1917 Agromeck, the fifteen voluni of hosands of dollars which had been the student yearbook of North Caro- standing, ever since the Spanish-Anaer-lina State College of Agriculture and an War.. Upon the Call of the Pres- ideiit in June 1916, Gen. Young was transferred from the office of adjutant General to command of the First N. C. Brigade. No man is in closer, touch with the military situation, both as t RESOLUTIONS . The following resolution wre k MRS. IAUDE MARION PER-KINSON Mrs. Maode Marion I erkinRo.i, 24 ATTEJITION VETRANS an, an,i dripl. 4uor. The General said Faulk. J' you mu make a speech for me.' You are hereby notified to meet in Warrenton on the 17th of Mayl917, to attend to matters of the John White. Camp and arrange for attending the Reunion in Washington, D. C. Also our annual County Re-union' dinner by Daughters of the Confederacy will be on the stone day. JOHN W. ALLEN. " Commander. animously adopted by tJ.e Cht reft ad.yars-14 wHe of L. W. Perkmsi.n, Sunday School on Sunday May 6th: joied Monday a. m. at 3;i3 o'clock, at - i k hfr I oqm in La Crease" aft: a lin.'rer- mer: portly after uddrnght -n . . VVdneay Aril 1 8th, 1917, oxr . - t x Heavenly Father "in his infitOU.wts. I funeral servtees wers -on.lu t L T from our midst Brother gpv. .a oTu.. Page" R. Pcrkinson, who M. one of f T o.r diet in mvt hhly esteemed f of. the. Meihxst church of -whck che members, and -who haa been for . y j member ha.vxng .entered tlie thirty 'vsm the faithful. unPelfieL Christum race af the age of 13 years, md . efficient kft and trrer of n intensely interesting Sharon Ch -,re. and ry of its ft- i " 5! j c u -i w. : the fashions and delusions of the giddy Funday School, be it rewrved. . 'world to enter into her life and rob Thnt we as a church and as a eem- her. of the joy of, an ideal Christian mur.tv thark God for Brother Per- experience. - - i kinsors ires'. imaWe example, ana while we mourn her-departure, with that we endeavor to imitate cia chaste. sorrow, we are assured that our loss is her gain,- and. extend to tne ereupon the old man who was just rwt e"usrh to attempt any thing ''FelC -a K00,ls box ar HawW ClUzens' we have 'sent aj .'lns to Cor'A'ress severs aci if never e ever 1. ffed hi, .tick Roods box arl shouted: General several times. us and good T The General strike him, ex it. to what's that, sir?"- Vflhere- eluded 2 mfn, Falk" vely con karir fu 6 never done us an" senv and 1 reckn we better ter,7 m back agin." And "Old" Shat ave the General its solid vote. to ?6ral Hawkins devoted much time thp ai,T" fast horses. The signs of .ia i. nacK wnere he? trained -'3 II the old place where he once lived and reigned. Late in ?ife he was unite 1 in .xav riage to Miss Maria Baker vhom he met afShocco Springs ..iurvig a .season there. To them were born three chil dren, John, who died about thirty years ngo; Ella, an attractive girl who became the wife of Edward Clark of Washington N. C. and has been dead many years- arid Pattie who mar ried a Mr. Hargrove, of Washington, N. C. and has long been dead. General Hawkins died at his home in this county December 22, 185S. His body sleeps in a vault which by his instruction 'was built near his resi dence. His widow survived him many She lived until an meir She died about years: Horses arp cfm u.-j. t i Uron Vii tl!e hsvo u : , . lr,r:-fi,r,3 vMrs aeo. and her boay ....... " - "'ii-i miicr msswi awa . ncn-"'-- j " - had passed away. r. r. 1 i i if n t TTVOTl ' uaacu r .. v-.--.. - i ...-Al. 1.m VI A seems to be written or. rests near thatoi ner ternri-r,te. generous, genisu mna iv- ful Christian, character. That while we motirn our loss try to realise how great is his reward and how happy is he who spent his life as a dutiful and untiring worker in the Master's vineyard, snd rho died in Christ Jesus to live again in his most glorious resurrection. . ..... Be it ftirthr resolved that we ex tend our sincere sympathy to th be lieved family and fommond their, to the comfort and solace of a merciful Gd. That .a.cory of these rj-olutimii be srred oporj the records of Slrcn Church, a ipy sewt to Brother Pr venrst family, a coy ?eTrt to the Bib1' 3 Pcorder, to be Warrc Record and to tre Norlina Hetdl ht for piibiicatton Wi ."N: Oi May?3tH. 1917. . V -J. R. THOMPSON, OlARLOTTE a PERKINSON, Cr R IE P. PUiNN, Cmrfltte. family our - deepest' sympathy. She is survived by her husband and two small children. Edith Terrell and Law-. erence, Jr., her mother, Mrs. Emma Mosley, four brothers and three sis ters, Mrs. Hinton Wesson, Mr. H. A. Mosley, of Warrenton,"N. C; Mr. C. F. Mosley, of Boydtbn, Va Mrs. W., G. Wall, Mrs. J. Rosser Matthews, Mr. M. K. and C. L. Mosley, of La Crosse. The following were pall bearers Ac tive: Messrs J. L. Hagood, J. R. Gor don, G. H. Warick, H. D. Barham, F. M. Minelickler and J. W. Matthews. Honorary were- Messrs M. C.-Thom-ason H. G. Pully, O. G. Northington, H. a Harrison, Drv W. W. Wilkin son, R. P. Montgomery, J. S. Mont gomery, Murphy Barnett, M H. Sweflon, tu U. Eaney, E- C. Moseley and T. tL pCnnsfcn. Tha interment was made in La Crosse cefaetary, fixe floral designs i were numerous and beautiful, each c showing a tribute of deepest esteem. MJiS. B. 3. WALKER. tution for education in agriculture, engineering and other, practical spec ialties. The contents , are worthy of the black leather .binding with gold etching. They, are divided into, eight departments as follows: The College The Classes, The Regiment, Sponsors,. Athletics, Fraternities, Organizations, and College Life. They include the eollege quips and jests, athletic, elass, and fatuity records, and abound with photographs and drawings of college and near-college scenes and exper iences, with many excellent-executed color , plates and decorations. The ttt of the book is the subject of much highly laudatory cominent. More space and attention is given athletics than in former issues .and several other departments receive more detaled treatment; notably among these being the College Life section which is as sprightly and witty as a bound volume of "Life". - On the whole", the Agromeck is . a live publication and pictures truly the life of the college. It sets a standard as a most attractive, interesting and artistic eollege annual. " It reflects much credit upon its Editor-in-Chief J. B. Powell, of Jtoxobel, and Busi ness Manager. R. , W.. McGeachy, "of Raleigh, whose conception it largely is. '. '' " . - ' ' OAKVILLE ITEMS : Wle are having . a flood season. ; -Mr. ard Mrs, Jas. W.. King spent last Saturday and Sunday in Vattchan. Messrs HVWf Rodwell and W. C. Egerton spent a while LV Macon last Sunday afternoon. : Mr. C. E. Rodwell, of Warrenton. spent last Sunday with hia parents Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Rodwell. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Felt3 spent last Saturday night and Sunday wits friends around here. Mr. Jasper King ,of Raleigh, is spending a few days with his parent Mrs. J. J. Felts - legislation and service, than thi-. speaker, and in addition to his knowi rde he possesses the gift of effective pufUic speaking. At one o'eleock the Warren Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy will tender their , annual banquet to the Confederate Veterans. This will be-dri tht Masonic. Banquet Hall, an4. in response to the call of the .-toast-master several of the old poldiers wiH respond to appropriate toasts. At the same hour the public will b partaking of' a sumptous feast in pic nic style on the Court House Green. The houskeepers of the town have promised to bring a bountiful supply anci likewise the good ladies from the County will bring great baskets of good things. Posters will announce the dinner committee and the plan.' fo serving. In the afternoon, beginning at 2:3P. other speakers will present Red Cro?. Wbrlc and show how every lady anV every comn unity can help in its spier. Vik work carried on at he front; Food Production for War Needs and how every citizen ean dohis share for th public good. The names of these speakers can not -be announced at this trrne, but assurance may be given that they will be the best available in th-j Slate. . Let everybody give this one day as sn expression of our patriotism and let us plan together, how we can best serve our country in her hour of need. Tjhat the attendance may be the larg est possible, every merchant in War ' enton will be requested to close store ; for ore hour. - Mr. H. Rodwell spent last Tuesday afternoon in Henderson. Mrs.; J. J. Felts spent last Wednes day in Vaughari with her brother, Mr. J..T. Myrick." . : ULr." O. D. Ellis was in our midst last Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Roy Ellis went to Macon last Wednesday on business. BUSY BEE.