STATU LIEHAH"!
VOL. XXII
(TUESDAY)
$1.50 A YEAR
WARRENTON, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 1917
(FRIDAY)
Number 105
DR. TAYLOR'S OLD
TIMES IN WARREN
SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF
WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
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A Visit to the Army of Northern
Va., With Scenes- and Inci
dents by the Way. ,
ABUSE OF RED
CROSS EMBLEMS
DIES FROM ACCI
DENTAL INJURY
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We give our readers this week an
interest sketch taken from the Bibli
cal Recorder of August 26tli, 1863,
under the above caption, the articJ
written by N. B. C.
"The 20th .of May 1863, found me
in Richmond on my way to General
K. E. Lee's Army, which was then
quietly resting along the South banks
of the Rappahannock. I had just leit
the bedside of a wounded brother, be-
Red Cross Emblem Must Not
Be Used Without Authori
zation from Chapter.
longing to Ramseur's brigade, and
having listened to his account of the
terrific battles about Chancellorsville
where he was pierced by a minnie ball
in the hip, I longed to walk over those
woods and fields rendered so dear to
us as the , last honored resting place
of many known and unknown heroes
of the Old North State, and to mingle
with the noble men who had survived
those memorable engagements, many
of whom were my dearest friends. My
desire to visit them was increased
by a knowledge of the fact that God
was graciously pouring out His Spirit
unon some of them, and that many
who had so nobly defended the stan
Hrds of their countrywere now flock
ing to the standards qi the Cross and
enlisting under the banner of Jesus.
"My , companions were the Rev. J.
A. Stradley, Army Missionary of the
North Carolina Baptist Board of Mis
sions, and two brethren from Golds
boro, going on for the remains of
Sergt. Deford of the 2nd N. C. Regi
ment, who was killed in Sunday's
fight.
"After travelling in crowded cars
all night, we reached the Capitol about
7 o'clock a. m., too late by an hour
for the departure of the Fredericks
burg train, and consequently had. to. lie
over till next day. The interim was
spent in rambling about the city, vis
iting places of interest and calling
upon some old acquaintances.''
Because of the growing misuse of
the Red Cross emblem commercially,
the American Red Coss has just issu
ed a new warning to those who may
be violating the law regarding it.
While much of. this misuse of the erri
blem is unintentional "and through ex
cessive zeal, the National Red Cross
can no longer acquiesce in these vio
lations, many of which have been and
are of a serious nature.
Under the statute, the Red Cross
emblem can only be used by authority-
It cannot be used in the manu
facture or sale of Red Cross buttons
or pins except upon such authoriza
tion. - Many novelty manufacturing
houses and stores, taking advantage
of the great increase of popular in
terest in the Red Cross, as well as
the growth in membership to neai y
four millions, have put on sale large
quantities of Red Cross pins, post
cards, and devices. An equally com
mon abuse has been on the covers of
patriotic songs and popular maga
zines.
It is the feeling of Red Cross offi
cials that the Red Cross emblem
should be regarded much as the flag
is regarded. Under the law and the
Geneva International Agreement, the
emblem is set apart for the work of
relief and mercy. It should not be
used in any way to detract from that
high, office. Its use to stimulate the
sale of magazines, songs, post cards
or other articles under the guise of
patriotism, therefore, should not be
regarded as proper.
.Provisions of the law are as fol
lows: :
"It shall be unlawful forany per
son, corporation, or association other
than the American National Red Cross
and its' duly authorized employees and
agents and the Army and Navy san
itary and hospital authorities of the
Son of Mr. Louis Thompson, of
Inez Dies Thursday Morn
ing in Raleigh Hospital.
Arthur Thompson, son of Mr. Louis
Thompson, of Inez, died in Raleie-h
Thursday morning at eight o'clock.
Late Wednesday evening, he was
sent to bring ' a cow home, and it is
presumed that the cow becoming sud
denly frightened, lunged forward and
jerk the boy against a stone which
resulted in a fractured skull.
Dr. W. D. Rodgers was called and
in company with Messrs. Louis Thomp
son and John Clay Powell rushed the
boy to the hospital.
Mr. Thompson is well known here.
ana trie sympathy of all go out to
him in the loss of his son, who at
ejeven years old, was thus accidently
killed.
ADVERTISING 2ND
LIBERTY LOAN
AUTO ACCIDENT ON LOOIMaFTER
NORLINA ROAD
Treasury Department Uses Rail-
roads To Advertise Second
Liberty Loan Bond.
Mr. Robert Limer Loses Horse
As Result of Automobile Ac
cident 'of Wed. Night.
Mr. R. H. Limer, of Afton, driving
a buggy and horse, was accidentally
struck on Wednesday night by a
Ford car driven by Mr. Al Blalock, of
A "I , . ...
Bla-
THOSE. AT HOM
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Home Service During the War
Will Be Rendered By
Volunteer Workers.
Washington, D. C, September 11th
Fairfax Harrison, Chairman of the
Railroads' War Board, authorizes the
fojlowing:
a . . - - I -r
tne request ot the Treasury De- ns city, and containing Mrs
partment, the-railroads of the United lock and Mr. Morton Miles.
btates will , cooperate in the publicity Mr. Blalock had started out toward
campaign that is being planned for Norlina, when his lights went out.
tne second Liberty Loan. , and was Returning to town when the
colored posters advertising the new accident occurred. The side-lights of
issue of Liberty Bonds will-be placed the car were lit, and Mr. Limer. see-
in the waiting rooms of every railroad ig these turned from the road. Mr.
station in the country. Through these Blalock, however, did - not see the
posters the Treasury Department will horse and buggy and crashed into it
be able to reach the millions of per- along the left side, cutting the left
sons who use the railroads and present hind leg of the horse off. and smash.
them with timely information concern mg the spatter board, the single-tree
iiiir Lnfi sprnnn .mprrv .nori ann rnp trnnf nrhac -f 1
J "v"". xwlv .micw Ul L11C UULTfcTV. I oa 1J 1 ...
-The 1,750,000 employees of the rail- When the car strode.' the horse I.,' 1L Z r . hlS faxmly-
As the fust step in a plan to train
volunteer Red Cross workers for home
service during the war, the Depart
ment of Civilian Itelief of the Amer
ican Red Cross held a conference for
Home Service in Washington Septem
ber 4th.
While the Government will assume
the care of dependent families of sol
diers, there will be needs for other
than material aid which the Red Cross
plans to provide. It will be able to
place at the disposal of families med
ical and legal aid together with advice
and suggestion on those affairs which
ordinarily are settled by the husband
In his absence, the Red Cross will act
store next week. Proceeds to Redsnops and all other places where em
Cross. Buy a hat, and help sell others. ployees assemble. '
MEN
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'Richmond, though a very disagree- United stateSf for the
purpose of
trade or as an advertisement to induce
the sale of any article whatsoever
or for any business or charitable pur
pose, to use within the territory of
the United btates and its exterior pos
sessions, the emblem of the Greek Red
Cross on a white ground, or any sign
or insignia made or colored in imita
tion thereof, or of the words, 'Red
Cross7 or any combination of these
words.'7
NEWS GLEANINGS
CABIN BRANCH
able place to , a sick or wounded sol
dier, who wants a furlough and has
to go through a long routine of trials
to obtain it, nevertheless possesses
many objects of interest to the stran
ger, and of prord historical associa
tion to the native Virginians. The
history of the place goes back to
quite an old date.
"In the year 1679, Capt. William
Byrd, having been granted certain
privileges upon condition of his mak
ng a settlement of fifty able-bodied
men, well armed, as a protection
against the Indians, Jbuilt a trading
house and mill about three-quarters
of a mile above Locketts, in the
neighborhood of the present Exchange
Hotel, and .started a little place on
the present site of Richmond, which
bore the name of "Byrd's warehouse"
In May 1742, sixty-three years after
wards, the place was laid out into a
town and called Richmond, from the
aiimiarity ot its situation on the Tuesday was a cold day. felt like
.1 Q tY,rn 4- j f i 1 i 1 I
.a lu mat oi a town oy tne same jack Frost was neat by.
Te on tne Thames near London. M Deibel left Saturday to visit
it was beautifully and healthfully sit- his people in Washington, D. C. and
uatea but it does not seem to have J Ohio
much character as a town, Mrs J H Hicks was called to Ep
the year 1779, when the troops, som last week on acCount of the ill-
ms, ammunition and public records ness of her aunt Mrs Mary Beaver.
J the State of Virginia were removed Miss Lenoir Hicks left Saturday
irom Williamsburg for safe keep for Washington where she .will teach.
s dna the Burgesses - of Virginia
Passed an act. maVinc it. vr TMrm
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Local and Personal Mention of
People You Know Gathered
ByLive Correspondent.
Misses Olivia Burwell and TWfcv ! roads will also have the subjects called made a lunge forward carrying with
Walters will have fancy and artistic I to their attention by a series of pos-it, Mr, Limer, who kept hold of the
doll hats on sale at Mr. T V Allen's rs at Wl11 be Placed in the railroad rems until after the accidents was
over. Mr. Limer's left-eye and cheek
were slightly bruised, otherwise 'he
was unhurt. None of the occupants
of the car were hurt. The car was
only slighted smashed the left front
fender being bent.
The accident occurred on the straight
stretch of road from W. D. Rodgers'
home to the beginning of the ball
ground hill curve. After the acci
dent, the horse hobbled to the oppo
site side of the road, where it was
shot several minutes later bv Mr.
Frank Serls, Jr.
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PARTIAL LIST OF MEN SELECTED FOR MILITARY SERVICE
From Local Board for Warren Cpunty Reported by District
Board of Eastern District of North Carolina.
OUR LITTLETON
NEWSLETTER.
Important Notice to Registrants This list, from the date
of its posting at the office of the Local BoarH, constitutes notice
to those whose names are listed hereon, that they have been se- News of Interest Gathered In A
lected for military service, and charges them with an obligation Live Town By our Progres
to watch the bulletin board of the Local Board and to hold them
selves in readiness to report for military duty at the office of the
Local Board at a date to be specified in a later notice to be posted
at that office.
Office of District Board for Eastern District of N. C.,
! This is called home service
Following the Washington confer
ence, Institutes to train volunteers in
home service will be established thru
out the country. Courses of instruc
tion will last six weeks and include
lectures, and practical field work.
Membership in Institutes will be
w urr;iii,jr-iivt; in oraer to as
sure adequate personal attention to
each pupil.
The Institutes will be in charge of
special directors appointed by the Red
Cross and will be run in connection
with colleges or schools in the various
cities. In chares nf thoao.
W. Frank Persons, director e-enernl
of Civilian Relief, has appointed Dr.
Thomas J. Riley, general secretar J
of the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities.
and Porter R. Lee of the New Ynrk
School of Philanthropy.
Courses of instruction for1 Home
Service workers will be held in prac
tically every large city in the coun
try, Extension courses will be given
for smaller cites and towns
sive Correspondent."
Mr. J. H. Newsom made a business
trip to Raleigh last week.
Mr nnd Mk V TT TTa ? o nn vn
September 11th, 1917 turned Sunday from a few days 'stay
The following list of men, called for military service by the -w t tt "
Local Board for WARREN COUNTY have been duly passed upon was among the visitors in town last
by the proper Local and District Board and are hereby certified week.
LITTLETON NEWS ITEMS
V
News Gathered In Our Neigh
boring Town; Goings and
Comings of Live Town.
seat of government for "the Old
-amnion". It then contained aboutJ
18M inhabitants, one half of whom
were slaves, and gave little promise of
becoming the busy, whirling city that
" "ow is- but if wn "mors t-HoH sc
a
Mrs. Zollie Newman and children,
of Norlina, spent Tuesday with her
sister, Mrs., W. E. Hicks.
Mrs. Wyckoff and daughter, Miss
Helen, of Ridgeway, spent Sunday at
Mr. J. L. Paschall's.
Mr. nnd Mrs. E. J. Hicks visited
their brother Mr. D. L. Newman near
e Place for fha nnMic -t-qWIq onrl T . .
iwj., . war re ii loii ounuay.
icx tne governor nd Tocrislanr3
thith.
Paired for security. They
I "x v-uiuy. J-xiey were xiul
W mitted to remain in, safety,
tft . ever for in January 1781, the no-
couT rnold' who had J"ust sold his
ande the sake of Private- gain,
- luxce on tnp nvpr-at W3t.
Mary
Miss
0Ver marched
Misses Mollie Divinie and
Hundley, of Norlina, visited
Hila Paschall Sunday.
Misses Goldie and Nellie Mulchi, of
ited Miss Indye Hicks last
Tuesday.
Edwin Hicks returned to war-
Mr.
int j ui lii biuc, -ontnn SnnftftV alter HUeiiUiusi iaoo
CO f 1 1 rr"K 4- AT. n l xaxwa
h. ?nt the few militia that the woov with his neonle.
" ,cnor hsri ni.-j x I " . Ma? ooo t j n :n i j nr
wnecLeu, iook ana sacK- tvt j jj Hicks and daugnter iS- uo oo jxayiuvnu vamui, coioreu, lvianson.
Th
as selected for military service and not exempted or discharged.
George Burchette, colored, Warren Plains, K F D.
William, Daudridge Thornton, white, Littleton.
Warren Powell, colored, Littleton.
Stanley Williams, colored, Elberon.
Sam Hollo way, colored, Manson. . ;
James Evans, Essex.
Wille Gregory, colored, Littleton.
Herbert Fogg, colored, Vaughan. i
Dennis Randolph, colored, Afton.
Robert Arrington, colored, Littleton.
Ernest Milam, colored, Macon..
Thomas Green Reynolds, colored, Inez.
Ernest Jiggetts, colored, Norlina.
Willie James Paschal, white, Manson, R ,F D.
Manly Durham, colored, Manson, R F D.
Fritz A. Schuster, white, Norlina, Route 1.
Will Newburn, colored, Ridgeway.
Horace Neal, white, Littleton, Route 1.
William Russell, colored, Wise.
Richard Davis, Elberon.
William T. Davis, colored, Elberon.
Daniel Hargrove, colored, RiHgeway.
Samuel Stark, colored, Elams.
Sol Lindsay Alston, colored, Inez. '
Robert Williams, colored, Creek.
Walter Jiggetts, colored, Norlina, Route l.X
Edward Drumgold, colored, Vaughan.
Collin Allen, colored, Afton.
Ben Shearin, colored, Warrenton. .
Clyde N. Johnson, white, Littleton.
James Allen Salmon, white, Merry Mount. "
Major Montgomery, white, Vaughan.
John E. Jones; colored, Warren Plains.
1 258
31436
8 1117
9 1572
11 337
14 509
18 596
22 548
241237
27 107
291563
331266
44 604
43IO66
4 433
55 1329
71045
58103
611282
42 437
67 432
72 739
771395
81 46
851636
89 602
90 390
91 75
951419
96 786
1001292
101 972
105 868
Mrs. Annie Haithcock made a weeg
end visit to relatives in Weldon.
Mrs. M. E. Pegnes, of Rock Hill,
South Carolina, is visiting at the home
of Dr. and Mrs. B. Ray Browning.
Mr. Arthur Spruill, after a few
days visit to relatives here, left Mon
day for his home at Gainesville, Fla.
Miss Ella Grant returned a few days
ago from a pleasantrisit to relatives
in Raleigh. -
Mr. William Boyce, who has been
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t ff and came near catchin Nelle, went to Epsom Saturday return 115 298 Thomas Walter Coppedge, colored, Littleton.
ed the
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then "Ciirson himself, who was
Jeffer f the State- Governor
most VUCCeeded in getting oft
to the recrds and public stores
before "?U? Side of the river the day
ter at' t? WES himself in Manches-Lieut-Colo
V"16 Arnold and Simcoe,
Put to fliS! the Queen's Rangers,
WiC uetaenments of mil-
I
ing Sunday.
DOLLY.
(CouFourth
Page)
Vpt). ' p-(2ntlemen, no kidding, your
wives can buy hats cheaper than ever
before, but they're doll hats. Never
theless natronize Misses Dorotny wai
ters and Olivia Burwell Friday and
Saturday, 19th and 20th, at Mr. 1.
v Aiin'o store A hat for every
face. Entire proceeds to, Red Cross.
116 675 John Harris, white, Littleton, Route 2.
1 17 1294 James Ruffin Smiley, white, Warren Plains.
118 1148 Anthony Robert Perry, colored. Inez.
Charlie Harris, colored, Essex.
Robert Mumford Alston, white, Littleton.
William , Davis, colored, Shoccol
George T. Dill, white, Manson.
Clack Robinson Stewart, white, Macon.
124 726
125 15
130 452
131 355
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Miss Mary Jenkins, of Atlanta, Ga.,
is here on a visit to her sisters, Mrs.
T. J. Miles and Miss Mattie Jenkins.
Miss Carrie Heptinstall, of Aurelian
Springs, has been visiting friends in
town for several days.
Mrs. A. M. Johnston spent last week
with her sister at her home near Roa
noke Rapids.
Mr. Shenard Strudwick. of Hills-
boro, was here last week, the guest of emPloyed at Greenville, for sometime,
his friend, Mr. M. W. Cooper. maae a week end visit to his parents,
Mr. Joe Ransom, of Jackson, was lvir- ana mrs- J. iyce, leaving Mon
here last week to visit his brother, day to acceP a position at Henderson.
Mr. M W Ransom. ' . Mr- ana Mrs. Will Harris, .of Wake
Mrs .Tnmpc; T , .TnVin cf rvvi on1 Mi'co
Forest, spent Sunday here at the home
Viva Harvey have returned from Bal- of M' and. Mrs. H. L. Harris.
timore miss arne MyricK returned Mon-
Mrs. J. W. Northington, of Roanoke day from a Peasant yjsit to her sister
Rapids, was in the city on business mrs "Qse, at her home at Hen-
Friday, aerson.
Mrs. S. G. Daniel and sons. Garland. Mrs- J- R- Hester and daughter and
Cromwell and Marshall Pavne. have Mrs- W- s- Bailey, of Knightdale, and
returned from a pleasani visit to rel- Mr- Millard Rhodes, of Wendell, after
atives at Wilson . spenamg several days at the home of
Mrs. S. E. Shearin, of Weldon, came Mrs W H May' have returned home.-
Tuesday to spend a few days with her Mr- and Mr, u- E- Iles of Thelma,
sister, Mrs. W. N. Thornton, and other were amonS the visitors in town Sat-
relatives here. uraay. ,
Mrs. Robert McCord, after a pleas- ladies, of the Baptist Church
ant visit to her sister, Mrs. James A gave an enjoyable entertainment on
T71 J dm .
Cree, has returned to her home at f "aay eveningior tne purpose or rais
Greenwood, South Carolina. ing money for the church building
Mrs. T. E. lies and daughters, Mis- fund- Several of the homes were ar
ses Clara and Maude lies, of Aurelian tistically decorated and arranged to
Springs, visited relatives in town last represent different countries, and an
week. automobile trip to each of them rep
Mrs. Irma Ryder and Master Mac- resented a very pleasant "trip around
Leon, after spending a few days very Mf and Mrs J W. Bobbitt, Miss
pleasantly rwith relatives at Ports- Willina Bobbitt and Miss Bobbie Bum-
mouth and Ocean View, returned home pus of nfaeld,' were visitors at the
last week. . J home of Mr, and Mrs. W. N. Thornton
Mr. Swain Norman, of Halifax, was last week-
ine woria."
Miss Mary Spruill left last week
among the visitors in town Friday.
Mr. J. E. Lilly returned Tuesdav
from a .few days stay at Roper.
TJie entertainment given in the
Opera House here on last Thursday
evening ly the class from the Odd
Fellow's Orphange at Goldsboro was
well rendered and very enjoyable.
The "attendance was large and a nice
sum realized for this worthy Institution.
to resume, her work as teacher at
Laurens, South Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Fetter, Miss
Mary and Frederick Fetter, of Ral
eigh, made a week end visit to rela
tives here. J
Mrs. T. N. Harrison is visiting rel
atives at Brinkleyville this week.
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