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VOL. XXIII.
(TUESDAY)
WARRENTON, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 1ST, 1918
(FRIDAY)
NUMBER 1
$1.50 A YEAR
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
'3c A COPY
FACTS ABOUT THE
OLD NORTH STATE
YOU MUST NOTIFY
HEALTH OFFICER
QUIET HOME WED
DING THURSDAY
MRS. ARTHUR G. EL
LIOTT ENTERTAINS
INCOME TAX OFFI
CER COMING HERE.
CHRISTMAS CELE
BRATION A SUCCESS
Pupil In Warren County School
Writes Facts Which We
All Should Know.
The beginning of North Carolina
history was when Raleigh asked for a
- charter in his own name, in answer to
his request the queen of England gave
him permission'' to search for any land
not owned by Christian people, and
the same to occupy and enjoy forever.
North Carolina is the most north
ern of the Southern States of the At
lantic coast.
The first settlement was made on
Roanoke Island by Raleigh.
Sir Walter Raleigh was a brave
English knight. We are told that he
gained the friendship of Queen Eliza
beth by taking off his velvet cloak
and spreading it over a muddy place
in the pathway for her to walk upon,af
ter that day the queen, showed him
many favors.
The area of North Carolina is 52,
426 square miles; the state is divided
into three sections: Costal plain, Pied
mont, and Mountain Section.
North Carolina has a temperate
climate, and the crops that are raised
are, cotton, tobacco, wheat, corn and
potatoes.
The scenery of the State is beauti
ful and her greatest rescources are
her fine soil, climate and geographic
position.
North Carolina has 153 different
kinds of trees some of them are, pine,
oak, elm, Llaok-gum, dog-wood, holly,
ash, cedar and lots of others.
Chief occu7-rticns of the State are,
agriculture and manufacturing.
The largest cities in North Carolina
are, Charlotte, the largest; Winston
Salem, and Wilmington.
The principal rivers of the State
eie, Roanoke, Neuse, Tar, Chowan,,
and Dan.
v The mountains are, Black-mountain.
Blue-Ridge, Appalachian, and Mount
Mitchell, which is the highest peak.
North Carolina has a large rainfall,
and the coast line has many sounds
the largest of which are Albermarle,
Pamlico, Bogue, Roanoke, Croatan
Currituck.
The largest lake is Mattamuskeet.
It has been reclaimed and used for
agriculture, and this shows that
swamp land by being properly drain
ed can be used for agriculture.
The annual temperature of the State
is 59 degrees: the winters are mild
and the summers are beautiful and
healthful.
The summer seasons are also long
enough to raise and harvest the crops.
North Carolina has a great variety
cf game such as, canvasback, red
head, Mallard and black duck, wild
geese and brant. The principal fish
are, cod, herring, shad, bass and blue
fish.
Edenton has a Ish hatchery, and
Beaufort, has a laboratory for the
study of animal life.
The minerals of North Carolina are,
gold, tin, silver and iron.
The Indians were the lrst inhabi
tants, they roamed from place to
place, living in wigwams. The men
hunted and Ished while the women
and children were working hard to
raise a little corn, potatoes and tobac
co. The public schools were , started
1840. The things that have improved
education in North Carolina are, cot
ton, corn and tomato clubs, and also
Farm Life schools, ,
The first governor of North Caro
lina was Richard Caswell.
Some of the colleges of the State
are, Elon, Meredith, State Normal,
Wake-Forest, Guilford, St. Mary's,
Trinity, Pence Institute, A. & E. and
University of North Carolina.
Carolina fertile are thy fields,
Grain, fruits and flowers they yield,
For man and beast to feast upon,
From early morn till set of sun.
MARY BURGE KIMBALL,
Manson, N. C.
A pupil in Nutbush Special Tax
School No. 2.
CARD OF THANKS FROM
MR. AND MRS. J. P. MILES.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Miles -wish to
express their appreciation for the
kindnesses extended them in the recent
illness and death of their son. To Mrs.
Ella A. Thome they express particu
lar thanks for her loving kindness
and sympathy.
Of AH Contagious or Infectious
Diseases; Law Makes Fail
ure To Do So Punishable
It is absolutely unlawful to fail to
report to your County Health Officer
at Warrenton any infectious or con
tagious disease. Warren people are
urged to keep this in mind and to
make every effort to see that the
Health Officer is acquainted with the
facts. You are to notify him. The
law. is published verbatim:
Chapter 2(53, Public Laws of 1917
Section 8. It shall be the duty of ev
ery parent, guardian, or householder,
in the order named, to notify the coun
ty quarantine officer of the name, ad
dress, including the name of the school
district, of any person in their family
or household about whom no physi
cian has been consulted but whom
they have reason to suspect of being
afflicted with whooping cough, meas
les, diphtheria, scarlet fever, small
pox, infantile paralysis, typhoid fe
ver, Asiatic cholera, typhus fever, bu
bonic plague, yellow fever, or other
disease declared by the North Caro
lina State Board of Health to be in
fectious or contagious.
Section 11. Any person willfully
violating any of the provisions of this
act. shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor and fined not exceeding fitty
dollars (50), or imprisoned not less
nor more than thirty days, at the dis
cretion of the court. In case the of
fender be stricken with the disease
for which he is quarantinable, he shall
be subject to the penalty on recovery,
unless in the opinion of the Secretary
of the North Carolina State Board of
Health the penalty should be omitted.
COUPLE MARRY
AT RIDGEWAY
Miss Margaret Seaman and Mr.
Willie J. Hecht Married At
Lutheran Church Dec. 19
Ridgeway, N. C, Dec. 19 This ev
ening at eight o'clock occurred a mar
iage of much interest when Miss Mar
garet Seaman, daughter of Mrs. John
G. Seaman, became the bride of Mr.
Willie J. Hecht, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Hecht.
The marriage took place at the St.
Pauls Luthern Church, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. C. Lauter
bach. To the strains of Lohengrins
Bridal chorus, played by Mrs. Rudolph
R. Hecht, the Bridal party entered
the church. The brides maids were
Misses Rosa Seaman, Clara Hecht,
Carrie Seaman, Frieda -Hecht, Lilly
Kilian, Annie Hecht wearing whue
dresses with yellow and green sashes
and carrying white and yellow chry
santhemums. The groomsmen were
Messrs. Charlie Herring, Herman Sea
man, George Kreidt, Arthur Dill, John
G. Kilian, Christ Holtzman, and little
Katherina Sinn was flower girl.
The groom entered with his cousin,
Mr. Charlie Hecht as best man; next
came the bride with her sister, Miss
Emma Seaman as maid of honor at
tired in white and carrying white chry
santhemums.
The bride was attired in white satin
trimmed" with silver lace and beads.
The church was beautifully decorated
with yellow, white and green, and this
color scheme was impressively carried
out. After the ceremony the friends
of the couple were invited to the home
of the bride where a reception was
held.
The couple left on train number 16
for Norfolk to visit relatives; - from
there they will go to other northern
cities.
The bride is the charming daughter
of Mrs. J. G. Seaman; the groom is &
well known farmer and has many
friends.
COURT CONVENES HERE
WEEK EARLIER JAN. 14
The January Term of Warren Su
perior Court has been changed from
January 21st to January 14th.
Judge Frank C. Daniels will be the
presiding judge.
Miss Mariam Norwood Jones and
Mr. James Barrow Boyce
Married On Thursday.
Miss Mariam Norwood Jones and
Mr. James Barrow Boyce were quietly
married Thursday at one p. m. in the
home of the Bride on Ridgeway street.
The home was tastefully decorated
in red carnations, red poinsettes, holly,
mistletoe and candles, and to the
strains of Lohengrin's Wedding
march, played by Miss Annie Haw
kins, this young couple entered, and
in the presence of members of each
family were quietly and beautifully
made man and wife by the impressive
words of Rev. E. W. Baxter, pastor
of the bride.
Miss Jones was becomingly gowned
in burgundy satin and wore a burgun
dy velvet hat and carried a beautiful
bouquet of bride's roses. Mr. Boyce
was attired in a conventional tiavel
ing suit.
After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Boyce left for a trip to Wash
ington, New York and other points of
interest north.
Miss Jones is the popular and at
tractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs R
J. Jones, and has a host of friends
here in this the town of her birth.
Mr. Boyce is an efficient pharmacist,
and a native of Littleton. He is pleas antly
remembered here as the man:
ager of the Warren Pharmacy, and
made many friends during his -stay
here in that capacity. He is at; pres
ent employed in Fairmont, and iia
and his bride will make that their
home.
The best wishes of a sincere host of
friends go with them to their new
home and trust that the richest of
blessings may fall upon them in their
walk through life together.-
DEATH CLAIMS
MR. J.C. HEIGHT
Warrenton Man Passes To The
Great Beyond On Friday a.
m. December 19th, 1917
On Friday morning, December 21st
1917 about 11:45 o'clock, the death
angel gently knocked at the door of
Mr. J. C. Height's and took him-from
our midst.
He had been a sufferer from rheu
matism for twenty years, and an in
valid for ten, yet he was always cheer
ful and had a comforting word for ali
he came in contact with. Mr. Height
was about sixty four years of age.
He was a native of Franklin County
having moved to Warrenton about a
year ago.
While quite a young man he was
happily married to Miss Mary Thar
rington, daughter of the late Fenner
Tharrington of Franklin county. He
leaves a wife, one brother and six chil
dren: Mrs. Will Banks, of Raleigh;
Mrs. Henry Preddy, of Youngsville;
Mrs. Thomas Vaughan of Henderson;
and Messrs. F. R., T. W. and D. W.
Height of Warrenton.
Mr. Height was a kind neighbor, a
devoted husband and a loving father.
He was quietly laid to rest Sunday
afternoon in Fairview cemetery. Tho'
he has gone to rest in the sweet be
yond, yet his place can never be filled
by the family fireside.
Yes,we will meet again in the morning
In the dawn of a fairer day;
Where our precious ones are now
dwelling,
Free from toil and from every care
With their garments spotless and
shinning,
Like the rooes tnat tne angels wear
When our pilgrimage is completed,
And our footsteps no longer roam,
By the pearly gates gladly waiting,;
They will give us a welcome home.
One Who Loved Him.
Though the Red Cross Membership
Drive is over- your membership is
needed now Join today. Everyman
woman and child in Warren should
belong to this organization, and the
sooner you join the better.
At Auction Bridge On Saturday
Afternoon In Honor Of Miss
Laura Pettway Burwell.
Without, the thermometer wa.3
playing around twenty with the windi
whistling its uncomfortable tune.
Within, the cozy home of Mrs. Arthur
Elliott held a gay crowd of Warren
ton young people on Saturday after
noon. On: this occasion, Mrs. A. G. Elliott
entertained charmingly at Auction
in honor of Miss Laura Pettway Bur
well. After the guosts had assembled
Mrs. Elliott passed among them bear
ing aloft the silver waiter Chance and
each hand drew from its mystic bor
ders a card choosing their partner?
in this manner.
As the guest assembled at their
places, favors of little Cupid baskets
filled with salted peanuts eame readily
to hand, and were thru the afternoon
a source of pleasure.
; At the game of Bridge, Miss Alice
Vaden Williams was the winne? of a
handsome box of stationery which she
presented Miss Burwell. " A useful
guest prize was also presented the
bride-elect by the hostess.--
Misses Laura and Annie Burweil,
Mary Garland Allen, Marguerit3
Massey.-Kate White, Kearney, Mamie
and Alice Vaden Williams, Mariam
Boyd, Elizabeth Hunter, Rowe Jones;
Mesdames G. H. Macon, W. D. Rod
gers, Jr., M. C. McGuire, and the
hostess Mrs. A. G. Elliott were play
ing. A delightful salad course with re
freshing hot chocolate were served
as refreshments. The evening was
hroughout one of enjoyment and those
present were fortunate. -
ANOTHER WAR
RENTON COUPLE
Married; Miss Janet Fleming
Becomes The Bride of Mr.
Robert Limer Thursday.
Miss Janet Fleming and Mr. Robert
Limer were quitely married Wednes
day afternoon in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Rogers. The ceremony
was performed by Dr. T. J. Taylor
in the presence of a few intimate
friends of this young couple.
Miss Fleming is a daughter of Mrs.
Rosa Fleming of Norlina, but for over
five years has been a competent clerk
for Mr. W. D. Rodgers, and during
this time has made many friends in
Warrenton.
Mr. Limer is a progressive farmer
of the Afton section, and has a num
ber of friends here. The good wishes
of all go with Mr. and Mrs. Limer
their new home in the Afton neigh
borhood, and their friends trust that
matrimony may hold for them its rich
est blessings.
CO. H. BOUGHT
LIBERTY BONDS
One Hundred and Seventeen Men
Buy Over Fifteen Thousand
Dollars Worth of Bonds.
H. company is heart,, soul and body
in the Big Fight. They are sup
porting their government with their
money and confidence as well as with
their body and spirit. .
Of the one hundred and seventeen
men who left Warrenton in Septem
ber, this number bought Liberty
Bonds no casualties here! Better
still they led the regiment by a close
margin, but nevertheless came out
astride highest honors. These one
hundred and seventeen men bought
$15,600 worth of Liberty Bonds of
the Second Liberty Loan, and are
paying for them out of their govern
ment pay.
Hurrah for such men! Hurrah for
such a company!
January 14th to 19th To Aid Cit
izens Free of Cost In List-
ing- Income Tax.
In a communication received by this
paper, Collector of Internal Revenue
J. W. Bailey announces that a federal
income tax officer will be sent into tius
county on January 14th and will be
here until January 19th. He will
have his office at the Court House at
Warrenton and will be there every day
ready and willing to help persons sub
ject to the income tax make out their
returns without any cost to them for
his services.
How many income-tax payers will
there be in this county? If you can
guess how many married persons liv
ing with wife or husband will have net
incomes of $2,000.00 or over and how
many unmarried persons will have net
incomes of $1,000.00 or ver this year,
then you know. The collector of In
ternal Revenue estimated that there
will be a large number of taxpayers
in this county.
Returns of net income for the year
1917 must be made on forms provided
for the purpose before March 1, 1918.
Because a good many people don't
understand the law and won't know
how to make out their returns, the
Government is sending in this expert
to do it for them. But the duty is on
the taxpayer to make himself known
to the Government. If he doesn't
make return as required before Marcn
1st he may have to pay a penalty rang
ing frm $20.00 to $1,000, pay a fine or
go to jail. So if you don't want to
take chances on going to jail, you bet
ter call on the income tax man. If
you are not sure about being subject
to the tax, better ask him and maka
ure. Whether you see the income ta t
man or not, you must make return if
subject to tax.
Of course, persons resident in other
counties may, if they want to, come
and see the income tax man who will
be at the place during the time men
tioned above.
The Collector suggests that every
body start figuring up now his income
and expenses so as to be ready with
the figures when the expert arrives
Expenses, however, don't mean family
expenses, money used to pay off the
principal of a debt, new machineiy,
buildings or anything like that. They
mean what you spend in making youi
noney interest, taxes paid, hired help
amount paid for goods sold, seed, stock
bought for feeding, rent (except for
dwelling), etc. Income includes about
every dollar you get.
DEATH OF MRS.
CARRIE H. WHITE.
Passes Away December 12th:
Beloved Wife of Robert J.
White of Wise Section.
Our community is much saddened
because of the rather sudden and un
expected death of Mrs. Carrie Hicks
White, which occurred at her home ir.
Wise, early Wednesday morning, De
cember 12th, after a brief illness of
pneumonia.
' It is sad when a father is taken,but
c oubly so when a mother is taken from
her little ones. Mrs. White was aa
ideal mother, wife and homekeeper,
yet she found time to take a keen in
terest in all that pertained to the wel
fare of the school and emmunity and
was a valued and most helpful mem
ber of the Betterment Association.
In respect to religion Mrs. White
was a Methodist, and her body was
laid away in Jerusalem Churchyard.
It was -exceedingly hard for husbandr
friends and children to have to put
her away under the snow and in such
a storm as was that of Thursday, De
cember .13, but consolation may be
found in the thought that it was only
the shell which had to be laid under
the snow; for its inhabitant the im
mortal soul, had gone to a place where
there is neither storm, nor darkness,
nor night.
Mrs. White was born about forty
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Large Number of People Attend
Celebration ; Speeches and
Program Very Patriotic.
The Community Christmas Tree of
Christmas Eve night was in its suc
cess a tribute to the energy and in
terest of Mrs. Peter Arlington in
charge of the County Membership
drive for eight hundred new member.
for the Red Cross.
This timely and patriotic . celebra
tion was the first of its nature ever
held here. The success which attended
it spoke elegantly of Warren people's
interest in the Red Cross, and was u
patriotic close to the membership
drive.
The Auxiliaries were represente-'?,
and these with Warrenton Red Cros
enthusiast? formed the four hundred
crow ! vhich gathered around the tree
takincr part in singing the ehoruses..
and paying, rapt attention to the pre
sentation of other numbers.
The talks by Rev. E. W. Baxter and
Hon. Tasker Polk were of absorbing
interest. Mr. Polk spoke feelingly,,
impressively and brought from all th
armest appreciation of his talk. lUv.
Baxter spoke interestingly on "The
Red Cross."
The songs under the competent lea
dership of Prof. J. R. RodwelL Jr.,
Misses Dameron and other Warren
folk echoed the feelings of a generous
hearted people. The Christmas car
ols, caught by the breezes of night
waft onward, upward, and people
breathing such , an atmosphere reallz
ed deeper appreciation of Christmas
and of the sincere purpose of ser
vice to others as symbolized by tn
Red Cross.
The program follows:
Chorus "Onward Christian Soldiers,'
w- sung as the gathering marches to
the Court Square in this order: (a)
Boy Scouts, carrying banners de
noting new members; (b) Pupils ai
State High, Graham and Miss Luey
Hawkins sshools; (i) Red Cross of
ficials; (d) Chairmen of Commit
tees; (e) Red Cross members of War
renton Chapter, Norlina, Wise Ma
con, Areola and Vaughan delegates
with banners; (f) Chairman Haw
tree and Central Auxiliaries; (g)
Home Guard.
Invocation Rev. J. A. HornadayV '
Chorus "Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing."
A Five Minute Talk "The Red Cross"
Rev. E. W. Baxter.
Double Quartet "Silent Night, 'Hoi
Night."
Chorus 'O, Little Town of Bethlehem'
A Five Minute .Talk "The War" by
Hon. Tasker Polk.
Solo "The Star Spangled Banner",
Miss Josie Dameron.
Chorus America.
Statue of Liberty Tableau Vivant.
The tableau vivant -living statue
coming as the last number of th
program, was impVessively inspira
tional in- its presentation. Miss Josie
Dameron as Liberty; Miss Annie Bur
well as a Red Cross nurse; Mr. Pett
way Burwell, Jr., as a sailor; Lieut.
Edward White as a soldier formed
this impressive figure representing
the Army, Navy and Red Cross of Am
erica united to preserve Liberty.
In accordance with the wishes of
the Local organization the window of
each Warrenton home shone at 7:3
and until late at night with a Red
Cross.
The campaign in Warren can be
termed a success, and the National
Red Cross has received a thirteen' mil
lion endorsement from the people of
the United States when it only askea
for ten million in its membership
drive.
DEATH OF LITTLE
JEROME PAT MILES.
On Friday night the loved spirit of
little Jerome Miles succumbed to the
pain- of earth and entered into tht
joy of eternity. He was the youruj
son of Mr. and Mrs, J. P. Miles, and
the smiles, laughter and joy which
radiated from his presence in their
home has gone to make brighter ano
ther world.
The sympathy of Warren people go
out to the be.eaved mother and father
in this time of their greatest mutual
sorrow, but may they find comfort in
the thought that "The grave is but
Heaven's golden gate."