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WARRENTON, NvfC, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1919
Number 94
"A -SEMI. WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
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(VtY W. BRODIE JONES)
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Monday is fi?M?v
It is upon that date the decision
... citier be made to retain or abol
Jlh the offices of Home and 'Farm
What are you going to do about it?
lr'vou willing for your county to
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Come to Warrenton Monday and in
person present an appeal that the
work be retained.
Can there be any doubt of its being
worth while ? If there is, r.re you, in
formed of what the agents have ac
complished? Keep the farm and home agents
commissioners of Warren county!
Play square and you play safe.
How much have you to be thankful
for?
The Cotton
vour support.
Association is worth
Catch the spirit if you can't get the
Thanksgiving turkey.
Sit steady in the boat
will weather the storm.
-the country
Chicken has risen in dignity. Many
fat hens will be served in place of
Thanksgiving turkey.
He: My dear, I have just paid off
the mortgage on our home. -
She: I'm so glad. Now you can put
on another and buy an automobile.
Baltimore American. -
Fooled Her. I
Hub: This dollar I hold in my hand
reminds me of a scandalous secret
Wife (eagerly): Oh, John, do tell
me about it.
Hub: It reminds me of a scandalous
secret because it is so hard to keep.
Boston Transcript.
Not Far Wrong.
The Penny and the Dollar were hav
ing an argument. .- -
"I'm heap better than you are,"
stated the Penny.
"Why?" demanded the dollar.
" 'Cause, I go to church and
don't."
you
Geographically Anyway
Hobo Lady, will you help a sick
invalid ?
Lady Why, you're not an invalid.
You look strong and healthy.
Hobo Looks is deceiving, mum.
How else could I be when my father
was born in Cripple Creek, Colo., and
Ky mother in Painsville, Ohio, and! I
was raised in Erysipelas, Ind? De
troit Free Press.
A Wiry "Lamb
The Smiths were at dinner. The
second course was brought on and
there was a period! of silence, broken
only by the sound of fork and knife.
Then Smith looked up. "What is
this?" he asked, pointing to the meat.
"The butcher said it was spring
lamb," replied Mrs. Smith.
"He is right," grunted Smith.
I've been chewing one of the springs
for the last five minutes." Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Wonderful Foresight.
He was obliged to stop overnight at
small country hotel. He was shown
to his room by the one boy of the
place.
I'm glad there is an escape here in
case of fire," he commented, as he sur
veyed the room. "But what's the idea
f putting a prayer book in so promi
nently? "That," exclaimed the boy, "is in
tended for use in case the fire is too
far advanced for you to make "your
escape, sir." Edinburg Scotsman.
Hung Up the Receiver .
"Well," said the far west mayor to
the English tourist. "I dunno how
you manage these affairs in your
country, but over here when some of
ur boys got tied up in that thar
bankrupt telephone company I was
tellin yer about they became mighty
crusty."
"Oh!"
"Yes, they didn't like the way the
Reiver was handlin' the business no
how." IndecM!'- commented the earnest
listener. "Then may I ask what the
did?"
"Sartainly; I was goin' to "tell yer;
Jney just hung up the receiver Troy
Times.
take a
sives?
PUPILS OF NORLINA STATE
HIGH SCHOOL DO WORK
Children, of Sisr Grade Give Good
Description of Significance of
Day; Printed Without Any Ad
ditions or Corrections.
(Martha Collins; Age 13)
Almost a year had passed since the
first company of Pilgrims had cdme
to America. About fifty of those who
had crossed the ocean in the" Mayf low-
er were now living $n their new home.
They had laid out a villiage street
and had built a few houses in the
place which they called Plymouth.
Their houses were made of logs. The
roofs were very steep and were cover
ed with grass ar,? rushes. It had been
a busy summer for the Pilgrims. They
had worked hard in their gardens and
the fields. But the harvests were good
and there would be. food enough for
the coming winter. How thankful they
were!
"Let us set aside-a"" day in which to
give thanks for the great harvest,"
they said. "It is God who has sent the
rain to make the seed's grow. We
will have a day of Thanksgiving and
ask the friendly Indians to come and
rejoice with us."
So the Indian chief and his band
were invited to the feast. Such a busy
time as that was for the Pilgrims!
The men went to the forest to hui.
deer, wild turkeys, and other games,
all the women were at- work, and the
smoke of the -ovens rose from the
chimneys.
Even the children helped. Some of
them gathered1 the cranberries that
were turning red in the lowlands.
Some picked the wild grapes that were
growing purple oh the yines. Others
brought , home the nuts which were
falling from the trees. The older boys
were sent to the. beach for clams. The
Indians were , invited to come on
"Thursday-. At sunrise on that day the
Pilgrims were awakened by whoops
and yells which told them that theiv
guests had already arrived.
It was in Jhe month of November,
but the weather was mild! and lovely
and a soft blue haze seemed to veil
the woods.
Pale wild. flowers were blooming.
Bright leaves were falling from the
trees. It was the time of the year that
we call Indian Summer. A great fire
was built out of doors for the cooking,
and long tables were spread in the
open air. When the loud roll of the.
drum was heard, all the people went
to the log fort on the hill which was
used as. a meeting house. There they
gave thanks to God for the rich harv
est of the year. Everybody, young
and old, was there. The little children
must ..have grown very tired of the
long sermon. They must have wantec?
to go home to the good dinner which
they knew was waiting for them.
At last the Thanksgiving feast was
ready. '
In the "middle of the long table stood
a huge bowl of stew made of different
kinds of game. There were great f
roasts of deer and turkey stuffed with
nuts. There were the cakes and pud
dings mad'e by the Pilgrim Mothers,
and it is said that the Indians brought
a large basket of pop corn which they
poured on the table just as the meal
began. "In this way the Pilgrims
passed their first Thanksgiving day in
America in the last xnursaay m.o-
vember in 1621.
(Jack Vhite)
The first Thanksgiving that we
know anything of, was the harvest
celebration of the Jews, which was
held in the fall 3,000 years, ago,
Moses commanded them to rejoice af
ter they had gathered in the fruits of
the land.
With the Greeks this was the great
est festival of the year, being held in
honor of the Goddess of the harvest.
The Romans had their holidaywoi5
shipping the harvest diety. In Eng
land it was called the harvest home.
In 1621 is our first Thanksgiving
in America;' when the Pilgrims
brought in their first crops of corji on
the soil of America. They thanked
God for their crops.
History tells us that these Pilgrims
were farmers who came across the
sea in the Mayflower and after land
ing in Plymouth and growing their
first Thanksgiving in America.
Years Afterward, Congress set aside
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The cornstalks stanrOike sentinels" aainsf'tlre sunset gold.
As if to guard . the autumn days from winter's biting cold;
The pumpkins round have gone to deck some gay Thanksgiving board,
And every growing thing has graced the harvest of the Lord.
Liberty's Foundation
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CAPTURE COLORED MAN
WHO IS UNDER $300 BOND
Deputies Enjoy Supper Which
Distillers Had Prepared; One
Man Whistled Up Makes Rapid
Flight Thru Undergrowth. "
Two dispensers of the mean branch
corn have had their plans materially
interf p. Trpr wifVi in loo m
ub ov nrceni aiiu
much .-.of their goods - confiscated by
Chief E. L. Green, W. C. Ellington, D.
L. Robertson and W. T. Felts who
have brought the goods home on two
recent raids in Warren.
Last Friday Chief Green, W. C. El
lington and W. T. Felts made a raid
in the Areola neighborhood. A sixty
gallon still -was captured, much beer
and 'shine' destroyed.
Yesterday the above named depu
ties with the assistance of Mr. D. L.
Robertson left town on another trail.
Going to the Odell neighborhood they
searched and found the still just as
the two white men, operators of the
still, were sitting down to a rabbit
supper and as a colored man was serv
ing. Their approach was observed
and the white men made their escape,
but Haywood Williams, who was aid
ing and abetting by keeping the fires
going, was captured! and brought
here.
The men were hungry and 'after
placing Williams under arrest enjoyed
the supper prepared for the whiskey
makers. While at sunner a whistle-
was heard, Felts answered and up
He approached within twenty yards
before discovering new faces in a fa
miliar spot and despite the "Hands .
up!" order made a hasty retreat thru
the undergrowth. He was fired at
two or three times but did not slacken
his pace.
Tli p rsnffif. wfis f nnnH ftn fVio CilA THl-
lyLong place and was a sixty gallon
galvanized still with an old copper
whiskey and 400 gallons of beer were
destroyed and the still brought here
last night at ten o'clock by the return
ing raiders. . -
Williams was tried Wednesday
morning by J. W. Allen and placed
under a $300 bond.
Pretty Home Wed
ding is Solemnized
(Special to the Warren Record)
One of the prettiest weddings ever
solemnized in this section of the coun
ty, was that which took place at the
home of the bride's parents near War
renton Wednesday afternoon Nov. 19,
at 2 o'clock when Miss Jennie Mae
limer became the bride of Mr. Henry
Carrol Montgomery." The parlor was
beautifully decorated in white chyr
santhemums, evergreens and fern,
which made a lovely setting for the
impressive ceremony that was per
formed by the bride's pastor, Rev. T.
J. "Taylor.
A "short musical program was ren
dered before the entrance of the bridal
party, with Mrs. Peter Gill sister of
the groom as pianist. .
The bridal party entered to tn?
strains of . the wedding music from
Lohengrin's Bridal chorus.
Miss Sadie Limer, of Wilmington,
sister of the bride entered first as
maid of honor, gowned in white georr
gette and satin trimmed in silver lace,
carrying a lovely bouquet of white
chrysanthemums "and ferns. Next
came the bride on the arm of her
father by whom she was given in
marriage. She was met at the altar
by the groom and his. best man, Mr.
M. S. Dryden of this county.
The bride who is a blonde of un
usual beauty never looked lovelier
when gowned in a cre'ation of white
shadow-lace and pearls over satin to
match costume and carried a corsage
of white chrysanthemums' and fern.
The ceremony was witnessed by a
large number of relatives and friends
of the young couple who are from two
of Warren's most prominent families.
. The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and," Mrs. J-William Limer. She is
a young lady of great personal charm
and is popular both in New York City,
where she has lived for the past few
years', and this State.
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