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VOLUME XXV
WARRENTON,. WARREN COUNTYTNTlITTTri
Number 56"
A SEMI-WEEWLY NEWSPAPER bEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WRENTON AND WARREN COUNTYt
The wholesome expression of the
spirit of youth thru athletics and the
beneficial interest and spirit fostered
in such expression of life is a matter
worthy of consideration.
True sportmanship enjoins com
radeship. It bring a community
closer together and provides an at
mosphere which is distinctively bene
ficial. Warrenton suffers tru the absence,
of a good athletic field. There is
vision and energy enough to see its
need and there is interest enough to
guarantee its probability.
Talk this matter and lets have a
revival of interest in the realm of
worth while sports.
Sunday School Teacher Why was
St. Paul released from prison ?,
Muggsey 'Cos his time was up.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Have you met your ideal man?"
simpered a young maiden.
"1 met him twro years ago," re
turned the popular lady novelist.
"And is he still your ideal man?"
"By no means," returned the novel
et. "He's my husband now." Caras
v Caretas (Buenos Ayres).
The Interrupted Gardener
"You don't seem so enthusiastic
abo-it your gardening."
"It's this way," replied Mr. jCross
lotri. "I like t, but I can't keep my
mind on it. It's tantalizing to go on
turning up fishing worms that aren't
of use to anybody." Washington
Star. '
Discord Ajiead.
"This artist married his lovely
imuleUh?"
"Yes."
"And they are happy now?"
"I'm afraid not. He has hired
another model who's even better look
in? than the one he married." Birm
ingham Age-Herald.
Haw, Haw!
"You may not realize it," said Mrs.
Giihb, "but you are selfish. You
think only of your own comfort. What
have you ever done to save ; other
men suffering: and misery?"
"What have I ever done?" growled
Alv. Gabb. "Huh! I married you,
didn't I?" Cincinnatti Enquirer.
Hard to Satisfy
Freddie (being dandled on papa's
leg) Do you know what, Daddy?
Daddy No. What is it, Freddie?
Freddie I want to ride on a real
donkey Der Brummer (Berlin).
Ouch!
""My wife is an angel!" announced
the Newly Married Man.
"How long has she been dead?"
asked the Old Married Man. Cincin
natti Enquirer.
Oh!
"My husband is going to bring me
u nice box of candy home this eve
ning," said Mrs. Younghubby.
"How do you know? Did he prom
ise it to you?" asked Mrs. Naybor.
"Oh, dear, no!" replied Mrs.. Young
hubby. "But we had a terrible quar
el this morning!" Cincinnatti En
quirer. Severe Test
Fiatbush Ever have the acoustic
pi'opei ties of your house tested ?
Bensonhurst Why, of course. My
wife is testing them every day.
Yonkers Statesman.
Ethel Was Wise
A neighborhood story down Lisbon
way has to do with a father who, one
evening when his three small daugh
ters were having too much fun jump
ing' about and playing in their bed,
went to the bottom of the stairs and
threatened to spank them if they did
u't become quiet.
After this performance had been
repeated several times the father
wnt upstairs to carry out his prom
ise. Without taking the troube to light
0 tamp the father administered three
sPankings and went back downstairs.
Next morning the eldest of the
S'Hs complained bitterly.
don t see why you spanked me
Wee," she said,
"I didn , V' the father replied.
ou lively did,
"How could that happen?"
After you spanked me the first time
'l"el nonoed
ame m at the front and you missed l
e altogether." Youngstown Tele- ,
W AND
Study of Conditions Of 1860 To
1875 Furnishes Eiasis For
Present Calculations
NOW IS THE TIME TO
PRACTICE REAL ECONOMY
A Slump In Prices Expected By
Economic Experts To Occur
But No Sudden And Serious
Break In Market.
Interesting conclusions may be
drawn from a recently completed
analysis of wholesale and retail prices
and wages for the years 1860 to 1872
in which tendencies strikingly like
those of the present day are revealed,
showing finally a slump in prices,
which, economists and students of
market conditions say, soon may be
expected if history is to repeat itself.
The figure of 100 is taken as the
basic level of all three in 1860. There
was a gradual rise during 1861 and
1862 and 1863, and at the end of the
last year wholesale prices were at
150; reail prices at 140; and wages at
130. During the year 1864 came the
sharpest rise and wholesale prices
jumped to the 210 mark, reaching the
peak in January, 1865. Meanwhile
both retail prices and wages had
taken a more gradual rise, the former
standing at 165 in January and
wages being at 150.
In April, 1865, the war ended' and
there came a sudden drop in whole
sale prices, which fell to 160 in July
of that year and then rallied to 180
by the end of the year. RetaiL prices
and wages continued a steady: rise
throughout the year; not being affect
ed by the end of the war and reached
the respective levels of 170 and 165
at the end of 1865.
In the year following the close of
the war, or 1866, there was a marked
variation in the trend of the three.
Wholesale prices.' fluctuated ' rather1
violently but with a constant down
ward trend, and they continued this
downward course with occasional
sharp rallies for seven years follow
ing the war, scoring a net loss of from
five to ten points a year, until in 1872,
just proir to the great panic, they
were, at 130 or just 30 points above
the pre-war figure.
If history is repeating itself the
man who now denies himself useless
luxuries and puts his money in gov
ernment securities or in other stand
ard investments will be on a sound
fnancial basis when the present
troublesome days are over.
Mrs- McGuire Enter
tained Friday Evening
The inviting hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. 'Milton C. McGuire was gladly
accepted by numbers of Warrenton
young people last Friday night at a
progressive auction and five hundred
party in honor of Mrs. R'. B. Boyd,
Jr. Following the hand of chance in
the selection . of patners by dainty
score cards the games were entered
intowith zest and heartily enjoyed.
The highest score prize was won I
by Mrs. Ray Weston and this and the
bride's prize were presented by W.
Brodie Jones.
Before delicious refreshments nap
kin favors encasing verses and paper
caps were received by the guests and
opened amid the happy atmosphere of
congenial friendship. Salted pea
nuts, mints, cream and cake were de
licious refreshments.
Those present included:
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Body, Jr.,
Miss Laura Boyd, Annie Burwell,
Hilah Tarwater, Mariam Boyd, Vir
ginia Gibbs, Sarah Ellen Lightfoot,
Mary Harriss, Byrd Jones, .Will
Jones, Rowe Jones,, Mamie Williams,
Edith Burwell, Lvtey Burwell, Belle
Dameron., Alice Williams and Mary
Polk 5 Messrs. William Boyd, John G.
Ellis, Keppel Falkener, William Bur
wefl, Brodie Jones, William Boyce,
Hal Macon, Stephen Burroughs, Eu
gene Gay, C. A. Tucker; Mesdames
W. A. Graham, Henry A. Boyd, E.
W. Baxter, and R. J. Jones; Dr. and
Mrs. C. H. Peete, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Boyce, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Boyd,
Mr., and Mrs. Ray Wesson andDr.
W. W. Falkener.
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LOCAL NEWS
Personal Items Gathered From .Var
ious Sources Here and There
Mr. Sam Allen was a visitor here
yesterday. '
Mr. J. E. Miles was a business vis
itor here this week. . '
Warrenton and Macon will play a
game of ball at Macon Friday after
noon at f bur thirty.
Mrs. G. T. Adams and daughter,
Miss Eunice, of Goldsboro, are guests
in the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. T.
Gibbs. V
Mrs. G. H. Macon has returned
home after a delightful outing at the
beach and a visit to relatives in South
Carolina.
Miss Emma Hall is taking a vaca
tion and Mrs. M. C. McGuire is fill
ing her position at the Warrenton
Grocery Co. -
'.'-Irs. Ivey Crawley and two ?ons.
Jack and Randolph, of Hollister, spent
a few days in the home of her aunt
Mrs. A. A. Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins Lewis and
little son returned home yesterday
after a visit to Mrs. Lucy A. Wil
liams. Friends of Mr. J. Harwell Burwell
are pleased that he is recoveiing
from a' minor relapse following an
operation for appendicitis.
Miss Eunice Bo wen left Saturday
for Wilmington on a short visit after
a delightful visit to Miss Ca'te M6n
roe Gardner.
Mrs. Thurman Hoffler and two sons
Hinton and Edward, of Hollister, N.
C, spent a few days with her aunt,
Mrs. A. A. WoocL
Reports of the crop conditions are
that they are sli-ghtly below normal
but thriving under the recent season
with promise of a good crop year.
Mrs. H. B. Arrington has returned
home after a delightful visit to Mrs.
T. F. Heath in Petersburg and Mr.
John Arrington in ; Greenville.
Misses Jennie Jeffress and Mamie
Gardner and Mr. Walter Gardner left
this week for Asheville and the
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mountain resorts' of Western Nortu
Carolina for a short vacation.
Miss Rowena "Wood spent a few
daysin and arourod ,Hollister recently.
Mr. A. J. Davis, of Wake Forest,
spent a few hours with Mr. A. A.
Wood Thursday night.
Misses Randolph Hill and Annie
Bowen have returned- to Raleigh af
ter a delightful visit in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gardner as guests
of Miss Cate Monroe Gardner.
The . many friends of Dr. W. D.
Rodgers, Jr., are delighted to welcome
his return home. Dr. Rodgers though
much improved will not resume his
practice within two or three weeks.
REVIVAL MEETING AT A R CO LA
The revival meeting will begin at
Bethlehem Methodist church at Ar
eola, N. C, on Sunday July 18tn.
There will be two services on Sun
day, morning and afternoon, and each
day as long as the meeting shall last.
The entire membership of the church
is earnestly requested to attend each
day and bring their dinner. Our
friends of other denominations are
cordially invited to be present and
take part in all the services. I ex
pect to have Rev. Walter C. Ball,
very deserving Warren county boy,
who is now doing supply work on the
Harrellsville circuit, to assist me in
the meeting.
J. T. DRAPER, Pastor.
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In Memory Of Corp.
Donald M. Williams
This gallant soldier was the young
est son of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Wil
liams, of Airlie. - He grew iip in that
neighborhood to an ideal young man
hood, and enjoyed the esteem and con
fidence of his many friends. One who
knew him well speaks of him as a
brave, true, and affectionate son,
brother, and friend. He faithfully did
whatever he regarded as duty.
'At the beginning oi the World War,
he was just twenty-one years of age;
and, regarding it his duty to defend
the rights of man, as an American
soldier, he promptly volunteered. -. He
said to his brother, in, his own joli$
way: "Tom, one of us must-go, and I
am stronger and better suited to fight
the Germans than you, so -you stay at
home, and take care of mother, and
let me go."
He served eleven months in France,
and had been with the Medical de
tachment in Brownsville, Texas,
about ten months at the time of his
death. ... .
He cameto his death by accidental
drowning. As a member of an Ep
worth -League, he was attending a
League moonlight picnic, under the
auspices of the Methodist church. Tnt
picnic was held at the swimming pool
of the Country club, and Corporal
Williams, with a number of compan-
ions was swimming in the deep hole
below the dam. He had swum back
wards and forwards across the reser-
voir several times, and with a com
panion was assisting a oyung lady to
swim acoss, when, without making a
struggle, he suddenly sunk out of
sight.
Members of the party, made per
sistent but unavailing efforts to re
cover the body. But not until eleven
o'clock that night was the body re
covered, and then by. a detachment of
f men sent out from military head-
quarters for that purpose.
This sudden death occured in the
early part of the night . of May thq
4th. The body was shipped to Little
ton, where it arrived on May the
10th, and was tatcen to Airlie for in
terment in the family burying ground.
Revs. A. G. Carter of Rosemary and
W. H. Nicholson of Airlie conducted
the funeral services.
There remains to mourn their ir
reparable loss a devoted mother, Mrs.
Pierce Williams; four sisters, Mrs. J.
H. Duke of Warrenton, Mrs. F. H.
Neal and Mrs. J. A. Pitchford, of Lit
tleton, and ,Miss Sallie J. Williams;
and three brothers, W. C. Williams,
of Rosemary, Thomas W. Williams,
of Airlie, and E. O. Williams of At
lnata, Ga.
' In a letter of sympathy to his
mother a distinguished lady oi
Brownsville, Texas, says: "Everybody
liked your son, . and spoke well . of
him." His chaplain and other of
fices of his command speaks in high
terms of him as a Christian soldier
who was faithful to every duty. The
lady who wrote a letter of sympathy'
from Brownsville to his mother clos
ed with these, tender lines:
,"I loved him, yes, I loved him,
But Jesus loved him more,
And so He gently called him
To yonder shining shore.'
The pearly gates were opened,
The Master's voice said, 'Come.'
So with farewells unspoken
He calmly entered Home."
T. J. TAYLOR.
"Now, children," said the teacher,
"I have two apples in my right hand
and one in my left. How many ap
ples have I?"
"About a quarter's worth," bawled
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GIANTS
(By Mrs. V. Li PeoJIeton)
. Written for my Philathea Class:
"The champion , of a forlorn hope,
David with Goliah did cope
Faith in" his heart, his standard high,
Facing danger, daring to die.
-He conquered Qvil; so will you
If to your God you're laways true
And face the giants which, under
stand, Are still unvanquished in our land.
"Love of Ease" stands strong and
' higji, ;
With all your strength you must try
To throttle that vast cry of the day
"Easy Jobs," "Shorter, Hours" Still
More Pay." .
"Self-indulgence" akin to "Love of
Ease"
He claims "J am free to do as I
pleaaf ."
I. can drink: swear, I'm a man of
might"
Hurl the stone of "Do what is right."
Then there stands the great giant
"Doubt,"
Who all things holy doth scout
Slay him quickly or your whole life
With be a scene of unholy strife.
Another giant boastful "Pride."
Who thinks no other man beside
.Himself can ever win renown,
Courageously remove the crown
Which he has placed on his own hefcd
.Arid never rest till Lo! he is dead.
Beautiful stands the giant "Pleasure"
So. great his strength that none can
measure.
His might He lures the young and
old, - -
A story sad he could unfold,
How men will gamble, women go
To dances, shows, and places bad
And sadder still than the rest
Is that these girls are not half dress
ed.. "Plundering in Business" a mighty
man,
Is getting every cent he can
By profiteering a great power
Rules the world this crucial hour.
On! For some David to rise and stay
The gieedy men who rule today.
Anger" raises his giant head
And the,' softer virtues all arefled. . w
h ighting this giant is not worth while,
Simply use a conquering smile.
"Jealousy," cruel as the grave
If you your erring soul would save
Be faithful, trusting, true alway
And thus this giant you will slay.
Many giants are living still
Attack them with strong good will;
Presumption, profanity, unbelief,
We must conquer or come to grief.
Let conquering giants be your goal
And bravely fight with all . your soul;
For social evils and politics too,
Call for champions firm and true.
With faith's bright breastplate we
can cope '
With these giants, and the helmet
Hope
Will give us strength to boldly prove
That our God is a God of love
Of might and power and all can see
Tis God who giveth the victory.
She Knew . ,
The teacher had written 927 on the
blackboard, and to show the effect of
multiplying by 10 rubbed out the dec
imal point. She then turned to the
class and said:
"Now, Mary, where is the decimal
point?"
"On the duster, miss, replied Mary,
without hesitation. Dallas, News.
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0UM1OS EEfiici
People Fail To Take Advantage
Of Free Dental Work By
State Board Dentist
FIVE DAYS FAILED TO
BRING SINGLE PATIENT
Dr, Bobbitt Left For Raleigh
Yesterday; Over One Hundred
And Fifty Children Treated
While In County.
Dr. S. L. Bobbitt in charge of the
dental clinics in Warren has cancelled
the remaining two weeks engagement
here an account-of the lack of interest
by the citizens of Warren.
The announcement to this effect
was made yesterday morning by Dr.
Bobbitt following a conversation with
the State oBard of Health under
whose auspices this work was offered
free of cost to alL school children be
tween six and twelve in the county.
The appointments at Norlina, Wise
and one or more other points were
welcomed and some good work was
done, but in no quarter was the inter
est manifested which the work merit
ed. '
Dr. Bobbitt made friends here and
his work met with approval by those
who too advantage of the free clinics.
Over one hundred and fifty sets of
teeth were treated. Dr. Bobbitt re
turned to headquartes at Raleigh yes
terday. 5
M ANSON ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Kimball are
visiting their son, Mr. Hamel Kimball
at Buffalo, New York.
We are sorry, to say that Mrs. John
D. Champion remainsquite sick.
Mr. Mack Moseley, of Franklin, Va.,
spent the week end with his sister,
Mra-B. Fv-.WiHia.ms, - :
" Mrs. "Rb D. Riggan and children,
of Raleigh, are pleasant visitors in
the home of Mrs. S. G. Champion.
We regret to say that Master Leon
idas Reavis has been quite sick for
the past week.
Mrs. J. B. Brack returned from a
trip to Richmond some days ago.
Miss Mamie Brack in company with
Mrs. Moore and daughters of Norlina,
spent Thursday of last week in Ral
eigh shopping.
Mesdames. Macon Rooker and Or
ville AdamSj. of Norlina, visited their
people here recently.
Dr. D. Smith, Messrs. S. J. Bartt
ell, Van Dorth and William Dill spent
several hours at Norlina a few days
ago.
Mrs. S. G. Champion spent last
week in Raleigh with her niece Mrs.
A. T. Edwards.
Miss Thelma Brack spent a few
days recently with relatives near
Drewery. , . -
We are glad to see Mr. M. V. Flem
ing out 'again after a few days illness.
Miss Edna Mae Adams, of Ric.i
mond, is spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. Palmer -Fleming. i
Rev. Mr. Powell, of Flat Rock,
preached for us in the Chapel last
Sunday. His sermon was very much
enjoyed by all.
Miss Myrtice Paschall with Mr.
Clyde Paschall, of Drewery, were in
town Saturday evening.
Messrs. Albert Paschall and Alfred
Brack spent last Sunday in Sanford.
Miss Dorris White, from near Hen
derson, was the guest of Mrs. J. W.
Dowling this week.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Robertson, of War
ren Plains, spent Thursday night of
last week in the home of Mr. J. D.
Champion.
Mr. and Mrs." Fred Gill, of Hender
son visited in town this week.
Mrs. Fort Smithwick, of Apex, is
the guest of her sister Mrs. William
Kimball.
Mrs. M. V. Fleming spent Saturday
in Henderson.
Mrs. Allen, of Norlina, was a pleas
ant visitor in our midst recently.
Presents Bowl " To Circuit
A beautiful sterling silver bowl
was presented the Warrenton circuit
by Miss Foreman, missionary in for
eign fi'elds supported by this charge,
at the service Sunday morning in the
Methodist church. The bowl was ac
cepted with words of appreciation by
Dr. Gibbs and Miss Amma D. Graham
delegated to express the thanks of the
charge to Miss Foreman.
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