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TOWN CONVENTION.
Pursuant to a call of the Chairman
. Town Democratic Executive
? Jittre the democratic electors of
STSS met in the Court House Fri
t evening at eight o'clock for the
nose of nominating candidates for
C-or and Town Commissioners.
The Convention was called to order
. ir Tasker Polk as temporary
flairnwn and Howard F. Jones acted
' temporary Secretary. On motion
the temporary organization was made
monent The Chair asked the will
permanent.
f the convention m respect to nom
inations. On motion of Dr. P. j.
Macon the convention went into the
election of Mayor as its first business.
Pr Macon moved and it was ordered
by the convention, to elect by ballot.
Thereupon the Chair stated that
nominations are in order for Mayor.
Vjr W. B. P'yd PIacec in nomination
in an eloquent speech Mr. John W
A'Jen, and Mr. John Graham in a fer
vid &-fech PliU'ed Mr John B Palmer
in nomination. The electors filed for
ward and deposited their ballots in
the box. The Chair then appointed
Mr. J. K. Rooker to assist the Secre
tary in tallying'. The vote for Mayor
was ns follows: John W Allen, 57;
John B. Palmer, 73 votes. The Chair
then announced that Mr. John B.
Palmer having received a majority of
the votes cast for Mayor, that he was
the nominee of the Democrats of War
renton for the office of Mayor. Mr.
Palmer cane forward and thanking
the convention for the nomination paid
eloquent tribute to Mr. Allen, stating
that he endorsed fully all that was
said by Mr. Boyd in his beautiful
tribute to Mr. Allen, and pledging him
self to hold the Scales of Justice even
ly balanced for rich and poor, prom
inent and humble. -
The Convention then ''proceeded to
nominate a Board of s even Town Com
missioners. Mr. J. E.-Rooker placed
in nomination as Town Commissioners
Messrs W. N. Boyd, Frank Serls. V.
F. Wfard, W. II. Burroughs; W. G.
Rogers, II. A. Mosley ar.d Charles R.
Rodwell. Dr. P. J. Macon placed in
nomination Messrs V. F. Ward, J. G.
Ellis, W. H. Burroughs, E. C. Price
and without naming them, three nom
inated by Mr. Rooker. The nomination-
of both Dr. Macon and &ir.
Rookr vve sconded and the Con
vention proceeded to ballot, with th.
Moving results: V. F. Ward,
votes; W. H. Burroughs, 115 votes;
W. G. Rogers, )7 votes; Charles iv.
Rodwell, 01 votes; John G. Ellis, 80
votes, II. A. Motley 76 votes, Frank
Serla, 75 votes; E. C. Price, f9 votes.
W. N. Boyd 67 votes. The Tellers hav
ing stated the number of votes cast
fa1 each nominee, the Chair declared
the following- nnir.es as having re
wfred a niajority of the votes cast
nd the highest nutv.ber of votes cast
and were therefore declared the nom
inees of the Democratic Convention
the Town of Warrenton, towit: V.
J- Ward, W. H. Burroughs, W. G.
ers, C. R. Rodwell, H. A. Mosley.
Prank Serls, John G. Ellis. Messrs
d and Price both havintr received
a niajof ity of the votes cast. W rnt
plurality.
On motion the nvPSAnt nmKaQ
u Town Democratic Executive Com-
nutee were re-elected for a term of
years, to meet at the call of the
tluurman for organization W th
rw torm.
The Convention adjourned.
HOWARD F. JONES.
Secretary.
GOOD WORK
The Supcrintenrlpnt r 2,a. ,
T(tl ' i- Ik) 111
t;l Pt,0f the following communica-
r " wnich explains itself. This is
unusual case, however, as much
I ol a similar nature is going on
, i over the County by the colored
B0anl iS to helP
iimJ eVery wy Possible with the
euted buildinff funds at its di L
nTlmiCatin i3 as follows:
MoolVf GntS and pupils of Iberia
C , tnCt' coloied ce, have been
m?ro"CCeS'ful in their efforts for the
te"!?1 ofthe schooL The
d ft'- ,Marie -Aiston' r-
ownl ' SCh01 children in a Club
Reward JQttev Club," with
AelmaTfc aS President, and
lmas' Sretary. The chil
Wk Tr f .Sted much intest in the
hub "aT ?l2ed $19'04- The Parents'
is Zt $2'23' a t0tal f $39'27'
and ; , .lb for buildig purposes.
lit jt rrn o tlO W C
w4 Schocl hs csed, but
it the 5,on- We hpe to
inten:: ot.our County
ion. ana tfoard of Educa-
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INVEST
LOCAL BOY FINISHES MILI
TARY ACADEMY
Francis A, Macon, Jr. Graduates
in Class Turned Out For
The War.
HAS FINE RECORD
He
is One of Youngest Men in His
Class, Bejng Only 21 Years
Old Only Boy From All
North Carolina.
Francis Atherton Macon, Jr., son of
Dr. F. A. Macon, of this city, Friday
was graduated from the United
States Military Academy at West
Point, in a class of 139 young students
who received their diplomas, and were
pressed into active service to meet
t.h emergency of a shortage of officers
due to the outbreak of war with Ger
many. He is the only graduate this yer
from North Carolina, and is one of the
youngest men in his class.
Francis Macon entered the MU
Academy at West Point in Jun6 1013.
lie then was seventeen years and twe
months of age. At the time of his ap
pointment to West Point in January,
he had aoL finished the ninth rrrndo in
J th'j Henderson high school and. wnn
a i.v.vr and a half to attend, had al
ready at that time won the valedictory
of Iris class. Of,,the 184 members of
hi- class at West Point, he was the
youngest and the only one without at
ler.st a high school certifiicate, many
of his class mates were college grad
uates. The 139 members of the class
were to be handed their diplomas by
President Wilson on Friday.
He is the only boy from North Car
olina to graduate in this elass. Messrs
Shipp and B.usbee, from Raleigh, fin
ished last year. -
He had hot found ranch time for
athletics,.-but is said, to be one of the
best wrestlers in the school, and is V
member of" the.-wrestling squad of
cijrht.
ith the rifle he has won the high
est medal given and is an expert rifle
man. lie has never been deficient in
a study, and in deportment ranks with
the' very first. He was 21. years , and
121 days of ajr when he graduated,
and is one of tht youngest men ever
graduated from the institution The
average of graduation is 24 years and
two months. His uncle, Henry E
Litehford, vict-preaident and treaswr
er of the Old Dominion Trust Com
pany, of Richmond, T. T. Hicks and
Dr. F. A. '"Macro, ofthift city attended
the graduation exercises. Henderson
Daily Dispatch.
THE MARINES' HYMK
From the Halls of Montexuma,
To the ehor'3 ni Tripoli,
We fight our country's battles
On the land as on the sea.
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean
We are proud to claim the title
Of United States Marine.
From the Pest Hole of Cavite
To the Ditch at Panama,
You will find "them very needy
' Of Marines That's what we are;
We're the watch dogs of a pile of coal
Or we dig a magazine,
Though ho lends a hand at every job
Who would not be a MARINE ?
Our flag's -unf irrled tosevery breeze
From dawn to setting sun,
We have fought in every clime or
place
Where we could take a gun;
In the snow of far off Northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes,
You will find us always on the job
THE UNITED STATES MARINES.
Here's health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve,
In many a stHf e we have fought for
life
And never lost our nerve;
If the Army and the Navy .
Ever look on Heaven's scenes,
They will find the streets are guarded
by
THE UNITED STATES MARINES.
Fellow started to tell us how he
could run this government better ,than
Wilson is doing, but he didn't get to
finish. A bill collector approached,
just at the crisis, and theknowimj
one faded around the corner.
An exehanse rises to suggest that
a regiment be rteruited from tkrft3e j
of the jingo press. That editors dup
of humor makes a dent in his skull.
a
The fiy peril is greater than tne-
submariner SWV $3&ti
REPORTERS MESSACfc
The pastor of the Methodist church
here Sunday morning last, substituted
the annual reading of the General
Rules for the usual sermon. He ex
plained that the church is the one d -vine
n-i.itution, and that the M. IZ.
church, South, is, but one of its
b a nche b. He made interest tag ref e
nce to the origin of Methodism, show
ing that its first adherents were per
sons deeply convicted by the Holy
Spirit, and earnestly desiring to bo
saved from sin. Though a young
eh"rch, -?ot yet t?o hundred years o'd,
the membership is now more than 8,
000,000. The three General Rules,
doing no harm, doing good of every
possible sort, and attending uon all
of Gcd's ordiances, were discusvsed ns
an essential part of the church's con
stitutional law. In joining the church
men pledge allegiance to this consti
tution, and; owe it to God, their neigh
bors and themselves to be diligent and
faithful in keeping their part of the
solemn covenant. These General Rules
were shown to be based on. the holy
Scriptures to be in perfect harmony
with God's word; to be the members'
opportunity to demonstrate practi
cal Christianity. .
Emphasis was placed on the proper
observance of God's day, the regnlar
attendance of public worship, the sa
cred use of God's name, loyalty to
Civil government, honesty in business
the avoidance of corrupt literature,
"Golden Rule" life.
The specification, "the taking such
diversions as cannot be used in the
name of the Lord Jesus," was espec
ially applied to modern dancing and
home eard-piayingv These were mada
to stand upon their own record of
ruined virtue and wrecked Christian
influence. The paptor declared, qnot
ing from literature before him, that
not only the Methodist church but also
all the churches are opposed to thess
forms of dan parous and degrading
amusements. To prove this position
extracts were iriven from the Roman
Catholic Plenary Council in Baltimore;
Bishops Hopkins, Meade, Mclwaint
and others of the Episcopalian church;
Baptist cht'reh Associations; the Pres
byterian General Assembly, and the
Christian, or disciples church. This
harmony of corniemiae- tsentiraeot wm
considered ufflciit to convtac all
roiasenabi pereona tlxat God's jal
church has not boW benHtthrights.
Further evidence of modern -society
evils waf' furnished by placing on te
stand, as it were, several . converted
ei-eamblers and others yrho gave in
no uncertain testimonies, some exam
ples: "The catd-r4ayins rhojrA is t'te
kindergarden; for the i gambling sa
loon." ';''Nirfy' 3000 professional
srambWVe'Kiraed that they learned to
play cards in the home- 'A man who
had kept for .four rears tk combination
saloon and gambling room said that he
believed that the gambling room with
its tightly closed windows and elosely
drawn curtains was doing less harm
than he par'or card-playing before
children rind v. ung ner pie.1 The Cnair-
man of a larirye convention of gamblers jtian - life is- as a fragrant ointment
said: "Gentlemen, whatever else you 'poured forth in the old church corn
do, entourage - card-playing m tne munity today; is as "a more excellent
home." ' - (saerifice"r by which, she being tie&w,
The. address closea wHh tlie earnest will speak to the generations to come.
assurance that the rastor hfvd prnyed
:r the preparation of the messaee, and
that he hnt spoken .out of a loving,
sympathetic heart.-with a pure pur
pose to point the membership of his
church to the higher, richer life.
REPORTER.
TO THE LAW ABIDING PEO
PLE OF WARREN
TON, N. C.
Last Friday , nightat . the . close , of
the Primary I bad my remarks of
thanks ready .to. offer to you for your
strong and kind ; support,: which was
quite an ;honor to any man,; but the
crowd dispersed so suddenly I did' not
have, an opportunity.
I thank God 'first tor the mny l
friends I have, and you next my
friends every one of yoa i''-r the kind
and strong support -you gave, me in
this matter. I assure yu.; ii r i) long
bs remembered; and. appreciated by
myself, wife, and children, '"d bless
every one of you and you-" homer,.
As far as I know I shall be here
for the next two years with the same
jurisdiction, both eivil an 1 criminal as
a Justice of the Peaee, as I have hai
heretofore ready.to serve th Pabiii-.
JOHN. W. A.ttBN.
I o far we havent heard a 'proposal
wai - ror svvwuimuuv.v
fXTniz.
O P WAREENTON: AND WARREN
GIVE THE CHILDREN-.
SOME PATCHES OF
THEIRVERY OWN
THIS YEAR
While you are setting apart your
good acres for such and such crops
this year, please don't forget to re
serve -a ; small space : for the boys (and
girls also, if they -wish it) on whi'ch
to plant just what' they please, for
pleasure or profit or both. To the
interested boy or girl this means more
than you may have imagined. The
spirit of ownership is a mighty fac
tor in the building of characters that
subdue the earth; . T
If your children are two young to
need a patch of their own, or n you
have no children, do plant a patch of
something for. pleasure yourself -melons,
peanuts, popcorn or flovvers;
have something to use as treats for
your neighbors, old and young. Have
a. crop on one bit of ground that you
will not sell, and see if it does not
bring you larger returns in good fel
lowship and hearth growth than twice
the space in a. money crop would bring.
Having -cause to ravel about the
country sometimes, I am careful to
rvote how farmer folk live. - On the
whole they are on the up-grade, but
so often and in 'so many places liKft
the children' rights are lost sight of. -.
One more Hem: I hate to say it, but
it is so. In many farm homes -the
wife is not a partner. -It is seldom
she fails to do her share in the work,
and often more; but in many ways she
is made to know that the imcome from
the crops is 'hisn," not her'n." What
is her "position ? If she is a servant
she Bhould be paid for her labor, but
as she does not receive labor she must
be a slave. Try roakin wives and
children - partners ' of yours this year,
and dont forget a big" garden and
melon patclv Geo H. Rames, in The
Progressive Farmer. - "
PASTOR'S TRIBUTE
Mrs, Willie Thrower Scogj;n, n-ho
died in Clio, S. C, Aprilll, I'M ; aged
63 years .11 months and 13 Jajs, was
a native of Warren county, T C,
wherjCih-greater jKtion.if - har-ifa'
was epentT''vSh wa the last f dr her
immediate family,; her vtwo ' : rcthej e
baring died in childhood, and her oily
sister,' Mrs. Annie Sterling Fitts, hav
ing; died 12, IBS. : Ber husband,
Mr. Geo. R. Scpgin, entered into rest
mare than six. years ago, after having
been -andt invalid for six years. Her
beautiful ; devotion expressed m con
cbuivfmmistariest to him so sapped her
strength that she was never her com
plete normal self again. However,
her-selfsaeriflce was fully rewarcteo
during her last four years which were
spent with her nephew, Ctpt. O. D.
Fitts, in whose hospitable home she
had ,every affectionate attention.
rWhen ,young she joined the M. E.
ehureh, South, at Hebron, Warrenton
Circuity after having been soundly con
verted. " No church ever had a more
elbyal member; conseerated, intelli
gent, dilligent, faithful to the end.
The influence of her consistent Chris-
Just as the sun went down here her
pure soul entered in to the dawn of the
eternal moming, and the next day her
mortal remains were brought back" to
her native community' and were in
terred, in. the Fitts cemetery, where
many rlatives and friends gathered to
offer the last respect." We left her
sleeping beneath a profusion of floral
emblems of love. .
' R. H. BROOM.
PEACE AND WAR
The sleek sea, gorged and stated, lies;
The eruel creature -fawns and b ipks
and purrs; :
Almost we do forget what fangs are
hers,
Ahr trtist for once her emeraild-gold-"
en eyes,
Though haply on the morrow she fhail
. rise
4 And, 6timmon her . infernal ministers,
And eharge her everlasting barr- rs
With wild, white fingers, snatching at
the skies.
So, betwixt peace and war, man's life
- is cast;
Tet hath he dreamed of perfect peace
at last;
Shepherding' all nations, e'en as
sheep;
Tb iaejswtJffit raoady oean shall as
" - 60QH, ' : . ; . '
At; the cold .dictates of the bloodless
moon, "
Swear "and eternity of halcyon sleep.
COUNTY
SEASONABLE NOTES.
The rapid advance in all grains, to
gether with the newy demani and
scarcity of seed of all kinds has nec
essitated price changes in a number of
articles, and we are issusing this ex
tra edition of the Cr.p Special so as to
advise our customers in regard to
present prices on seecls. We would
uige upon our customers to pat all
available land in food products,' as it
looks now as thou gh .we woold have a
continuance of high prices throughout
the year.
Food crops 1U eon, BiacLeye I eas,
Nav2 Beans, Pear ncs; and Buckwheat
all promise to-'ii ir. Luu demand at
h-.'. prices and w. , ; t farticuiariy
vvj'i pon our fera" to jut in all the
f . i -n v.' ..food crops it is pus.-ul.lo tc
The desirabilit y too, of v-v; Ctw
Peas as soil-hnproverr, so s to in
crease the yield of grain and ether
crops, will be "manifest to all .cf our
agriculturists. Our farmers : should
make preparation to sow all the C'w
Peas possible, particularly after har
vesting their grain crops this year, go
( as to increase the fertility ana pro
jductiveness of their lands for pu'ling
in grain crops again this 'a-l.
It is, of course, also desirable to sow
good, liberal quanities ofMillet, Jor
ghums, Cow Peas, etc., in ciJer to
produce feed crops -for the farm,
Ensilage Corn is one of fh-e rojs
that will make the largest .-ible
yield of feed for winter use, and " - on
ers everjTwhere should realize the value
of sowing plenty of Ensilage Corn, so
as to fill their silos and furnish them
with one of the cheapest and most nu
tritious cattle foods during the winter
The Ensilage Corns which we offer
are, we belive, the best and most pro
ductive kinds in cultivation, and we
are today the- largest dealers in this
class of corn in this country, not -nly
selling very large quanities through
out this section, but also having very
large trade throughout the North and
Wost;also sellng considerable for ex
port to foreigh countries.
. . One"bf the ;crops that - promise? to
.aintairingood prkes, and Itaa
i T i-t ii. . -1 -A -i-A. . " ; c'..i -
Vy ! one of ' the ht antT most ;prfitjle
crops for our southern farmers to
rrow, is; Soja . Bean 3.' - These 'ennuis
used to be used.'aitpc-thei- far pa-trie
food and as a forage and soil -iTip-v-Ing
crop but in the last, two years it
has been found that they make an ad
mirable food product, to use in the
place of navy beans, and the Mam
moth Yellow variety is being canned
as "pork and beans" in enormous
quanities3 at the present time. This is
almost certain to insure higher prices
prevailing for these beans than have
prevailed in the years past. Certainly
so long as navy beans keep high in
price, so ja beans are also likely to sell
at good prices.
Soja Beans are planted in drills at
the rate of 1 1-2 peeks: to the acre,
hvhen it is desired to plant forei'op
Beans, or sown broadcast one bushel
to the acre for fologe or soil improv
ing crop.
For a forge and soil-improving crop,
the Brown Sojas and Tarheel Blaeks
Uvill give fully as good results as the
Mammoth Yellow. These can be pur
chased at a considerable lower prices
than the Mammoth Yellow, and it is
desirable to plant the. Mammoth Yel-
low, where it is desired to grow them
for the bean crop, the Other varieties
namd will give most excellent results
where it is desired to. grow for folage
and soil-improving purposes.
Another crop which also promises
profits, both as a forage and soil-improving
crop and for. the use of the
beans for oil purposes and cattle feed
in, is the Velvet Bean. At the present
time the seed of these is cheaper than
of any other forage and soil-improving
crop, and oh account of the less quani
ty required per acre, cost very much
less per acre to sow or plant, then
either soja beans "or cow peas. We
have received during the past season
the most satisfactory reports from
our customers, even as far north as
Pennsylvania, from the growing of
the new "100-Day Velvet Bean, and we
believe that it is destined to.come into
as general use as cow peas, as forage
and soil-improving crop. It is also
very productive of beans; the beans
make excellent oil, and the products
from the same, even af tier, extracting
the oil, also makes a good cattle food!
At the present time it promises to
furnish the cheapest food for cattle
that ean .be grown, , . -' -
In the. South the beans are vry gfenr
erally grown in with the corn. The
corn is planted in rows five feet apart,
and the corn about three feet apart in-
the rtfw. and the beiahslahrted in -drill
3c A COPY
oetween tne corn. At tne last word
ing of the corn, beans are planted
again in the middles between the rows
of corn. When the corn is dry, it is
pulled from the stalk and the cattle
afterwards turned in to graze in the
velvet bean and corn fields. It fur
nishes most nutritious and fattening
food for cattle, and is considered the
cheapest method of fattening cattle
known, and at the same time, the roots
and what is left of the vines after the
cattle are taken off, when turned un
der, make, a good soil-improver.
The crop grown in this way not only
gives a grain crop, but a splendid fat
tening cattle crop, and also makes a
decided improvement to the land. We
strongly . recommend to our cattle
farmers all throughout the South to
practice this method, eeling sure that
they will get the most satisfactory
results.
Velvet Beans planted by themselves
are usually planted in rows four to
five feet apart at the rate of about
healf a bushel per acre.
Cow Peas still continue to be consid
ered the standard summer forage and
soil-improving crop everywhere, ex
cept in the extreme northern portions
of our country. Their use in increasing-
to a wonderful extent in the Mid
irle Atlantic States, as well as through
out the South. They furnish to the
soil mueh needed nitrogen and other
fertilizing qualities needed by the soil.
The value of cow peas is even also
extended to tropical countries, and
they are being very largely used in
the sugar plantations of Cuba, Porto
Rico and other countries, in order to
keep up the fertility of the sugar-pro-
j during plantations. Their use in Cal
ifornia aiso, in the fruit and vegetable
districts,. -is increasing to a considei'
able extent.
This fully sustains what has long
been appreciated by our southern
farmer; that the cow peas are one of
the most valuable soil-improving crops
for our farmers everywhere.
If eorn' is planted early, cow-peas
are -an excellent crop to sow at the
last working, and$he fermers who
have had experience state the sowing
of cow, peas in the corn increases the
Vyiotd of com, at the same time jnaking
crop for forage ao
'v ' j i ' . 2- " j ji:
ieei ana aKiprovmg vne productiveness
at the land for cron to follow.
-Osw Iheas are sown at the rate of
4ie to oajesnd-a-half bushels per afie
!r"5-U-at or in drills three feet apart
at the vf-ty of three-fourths to . on?
bushels per 'acre
The sowing of Cow Peas and Ger
man Millet for a hay crop has proved
very satisfactory with some of owr
farmers who have been enabled
sell the product very readily "at good
prices. Wherever this feed is used, it
is very much liked, one of our farmers
reporting that after starting it. sale in
this city, he recieved constant repeat
orders from his customers until his
stock- was entirely exhausted, selling
his entire crop at good, profitable
prices.-
The New Era and Whippoorwill are
the best kinds for sowing with Ger
man Millet, and are recommended
usually at th rate of one bushel o.
peas to half a bushel of German Mil
let, per acre. The crop should be cut
when the millet is ready. The peas
will have reached the dough state by
Viaf firm sinH maVe an Atcollfint com-
binati(m. .f larffe yielding and most
, We do not recommend the sowing or
planting of cow peas-or velvet beans
in this- section before the first of May.
Further south, however, they can be
sown earlier than this.
Buckwhet is the quickest-growing of
rrain crops, and can be put in to ex
cellent advantages as a summer crop.
Tt is usually sown in June or earlv
?.n July, and makes a large yield of
rain, and is considered quite a profit
able crop, particularly for our Pied
mont and mountaneous districts.. It
also makes very satisfactory crops in
the eastern portion of the Atlantic
Seaboard.
Buckwheat is also considered one of
he best crops to clean ' li"
weeds, and put it in good condition lor
other-crops to follow. It is an excel
lent crop to sow to precede alafafa.
It is usually sown at the rate of one
to one and a quarter bushels per acre.
White Navy Beans are one of the
crops that should be liberally planted
everywhere. At the -high prices at
which these are selling, they hould.
prove very profitable, and at the same
time they make one of the best crops
to plattfc for use during the winter.
Navy Heaas are best planted in June
er earlyin July.
j Plant in rows three feet apart, droop-
Coiftinue "on f pttrth pae) -
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