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^Warren Has Next Lowest
Konded Debt Ratio In
m State, Report Shows
J BOND SHRINKAGE SMALL
Warren county, with a net debt
I of 1.3 per cent of its total assessed
I valuation, ties with Currituck and
Scotland counties for the honor of
I having the next smallest bonded
I indebtedness in ratio to valuation
I of any county of the state, accordI
in<r to local debt statistics compiled
I by" R. S Dickson and Company,
I with offices in Raleigh and other
cities.
Cleveland, with a net debt of 1.1
of its assessed valuation, enjoys the
I smallest bonded indebtednes of any
I county of the state in ratia to valI
nation- The other extreme is Car
tetret county with a net debt of 39.4
per cent of its valuation.
m The survey gives the following
I rating to counties bordering War
ren: Halifax. 3 9 per cent of bondI
ed indebtedness to total assessed
valuation; Franklin. 4 4 per cent of
I bonded indebtedness in ratio to asI
sessed valuation; Vance, 4.7 per
I cent; Nash. 4 7 per cent.
Tlie shrinkage in valuation of
I Warren county bonds during the
depression was also comparatively
I small, they being listed along with
Cleveland county at a depression
low of 70. Currituck county bonds
H were listed at a depression low of
75; Halifax county at 60; Franklin
county at 40; Vance at 65; and;
B Nash at 50. Carteret county bonds!
B went down in price range to 39 4
during the depression low period j
I Norville Palmer
I Dies In Hospital
Hookerton, December 28?Nor-1
H ville Finley Palmer. 49, died at the
Parrott Memorial Hospital in Kin
ston. Thursday afternoon, having
been confined to bed . with pneuB
monia only a few days. Funeral
I services were conducted at the
home at 11 o'clock Saturday morn
ins by his pastor, Rev. J. H. Miller
assisted by Rev. T. M. Grant of
I Greenville. Interment was in Maple
wood cemetery, Kinston.
He was born in Warren county,
I but moved to Hookerton with his
I father. Dr. J. R. Palmer, 37 years
ago. where he has lived and for
I many years was engaged in farming
and merchantile business. He had
I served as postmaster since 1914; he
I was prominent in Masonic Circles,
I a Shriner, member of Jr. O. U. A. M
and a member of the Methodist
Church. He was known for his
I generosity and his active political
I and civic interests in this communiSurviving
are his widow, Mrs- Lil-1
I lie Giles Palmer; two daughters,
Julia Giles and Janet; his mother,
Mrs. Helen R. Palmer and one sis
ter, Mrs. R. A Stamper of Wilson.
Active pallbearers were H. S. Taylor,
A. C- Edwards, George D- Allen,
W. H. Kilpatrick, John D. Coston,
I and Robert Rowse Honorary pallI
bearers were Dr. W- E Dawson, Dr.
T TT FIh Dftlll T7W fry CfCk t*q 1H
d. n. ntupci, jwi- raui
Dr. Mercer Parrott, J- T- Monk, MC
Lassiter. J. I. Morgan, DeWitt
Allen, Guy C- Taylor, D. C. Oglesby,
N. P. Lovelace, W. F Taylor, C- C
t Sugg, R J Matlock. Dr Frank Sabiston,
J C. Moye, B. R. Beamon,
k W- M. Edwards and D B. Vause.
( Negroes To Hold
Celebration Today
Negroes of Warren county will
hold their annual Emancipation
Celebration in the court house here
today (Friday) at 1 o'clock when a
program appropriate for the occasion
is to be carried out, interested
white citizens are invited to attendHONORED
AT FRANKLIN
Misses Katherine Williams and
Helen Holt were guests of honor et
a dinner party given by Miss Sue
Pretlow McCann of Franklin, Va-,
on Christmas day. Returning to
Warrenton on Monday, they were
accompanied by Miss Sue Pretlow
McCann, Mr. George McCann and
a friend, Mr. Jimmy Tucker, V. M. I-1
suicients and were guests of Miss
1 Helen Holt Miss Holt entertained
I at a dinner party on Monday night
I and afterwards at a dance at Boyd
I Davis' home. After the dance the
I dinner party was a guest of Miss
I Mariam Boyd.
I Mrs. J. c. Eldridge and son,
DeWitt, of Chattanooga, Tenn-,
1 spent the Christmas holidays here
*ith her sister, Mrs. J. A- Dameron.
Mr. James Polk attended a dance
Scotland Neck last night
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j ^ N^a>'or at^23^
portsm
nard E. Goldsmith, 23, and college
graduate, has a job he thinks he is
too young to hold. He's the new
mayor of this town of 15,000 personsTdefeating
the Democratic incumbent
by some 3,000 votes. He's
going to try out the job anyhow.
Two Norlina
Youths Charged
With Robbery
Dunn, Dec. 28?A daylight robbery
in Harnett county was reported
today by Deputy Sheriff K. CMatthews.
Sam and Everette Lassi
ter, brothers of Norlina, are being
held in th Harnett county jail on
a charge of breaking and entering
the home of C. L. Avery, farmer of
Bunn LevelThe
two boys were discovered in
the home of Avery this morning
about 10 o'clock by a Mr. Parker,
neighbor of Avery. Mr. and Mrs.
Avery were away at the time- Parker
told officers that the boys
threatened to kill him. They escaped
Parker but were later appre
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hended by Deputy Sheriff Matthews
A search revealed only two flashlights
and a fountain pen, which
they admitted taking. The two boys
said they left Norlina several days
ago and had planned to hitch
hike to Florida to spend the winter.
Miss Leach Thanks .
Public For Help
By LUCY LEACH
The Warren County Welfare Department
wishes to thank the many
interested citizens who took Christmas
Opportunities. Sixty-eight
families were taken from the office
of the Welfare Department and
made happy at Christmas.
In the recent drive for funds for
the Charity Chest $220 25 was raised.
Some organizations are planning
to make a contribution later
to the Charity Chest. We hope
they will remember to do this as we
have so many pitiful appeals for
aid from the destitute sick people, i
The negroes in the community
have strengthened their welfare organization
and are planning to
make contributions to the Charity
Chest all during the year.
During the months of November
and December $431-26 was contributed
to our Charity Chest. This money
will be used in most instances for I
food and for medical attention for
the indigent sick.
Three Slightly Hurt
In Bus Accident
Three negro students were slightly
injured on Wednesday morning
of last week when the wheel of the
school bus they were traveling in
ran off as the vehicle moved along
the Shady Grove-Warrenton roadThe
bus, which was said to have
been traveling at a slow rate of
speed, did not overturn and those
who were hurt received their injuries
by being thrown forward in the
bus when the axle struck the roadAnnie
Douglas Williams was
slightly hurt on the leg; Lillie Arrington
received a hip injury and
a cut on her temple which necessitated
one stitch; and Laura Kearney
received minor scratches on her
face.
According to the injured occur,o?fc
nf thp second-hand bus, the
wheel had practically run off three
times prior to last week and accidents
on these occasions were prevented
by the faulty mechanism
being discovered by the driver before
the wheel ran off.
GARDEN CLUB TO MEET
The regular monthly meeting of
the Warrenton Garden Club will be
held on Wednesday afternoon, January
6, at 3 o'clock in the home of
Mrs- R. B. Boyd with Mrs- Lucy
Williams and Mrs. Joe Taylor as
joint hostesses.
DAUGHTER BORN
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wood
on December 19, a girl?Lois Louise
Wood
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WARRENTON, COUNT!
HEAVY DOCKET
COUNTY COURT
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Large Number Cases Causes
Court To Be In Session
Nearly Two Days
NUMBER THEFT 0ASJE&
1
The outbreak of a number .of'
petty crimes here during the Christmas
shopping period and the trial
of cases which had been previously
continued in order that the evidence
might be decided by juries
were responsible for an unusually
heavy Recorder's court docket which
kept the wheels of justice grinding
for nearly two days rather than the
customary half a day or full day.
The presence of jurors, the battle
of attorneys striving to free their
clients and the large number of interested
spectators gave the court
all the aspects of its big brother,
Superior court. After disposing of
approximately 20 cases, Judge Rodwell
laid aside his gavel on Tuesday
afternoon and court adjourned
until the following Monday.
Pett Burwell Jr., who was arrested
several weeks ago by Night Officer
Short on a charge of operating
his car while under the influence
of whiskey or beer, was
found not guilty by a jury.
Harvey Winford, who was charged
with driving drunk following an
automobile collision near Wise on
Sunday night, which resulted with
no one being seriously injured, was
convicted and sentenced to 60 days
on the roads. The road sentence
was suspended on the condition
that he pay a $50 00 fine and court
costs. His license was also giyoked.
L- C- Dalton was also convicted on
a charge of operating a motor vehicle
while under the influence of
whiskey and received the same punishment
as did Winford. Both Dalton
and Winford are white men.
George L. Jones, negrofpiead guilty
to a charge of reckless driving
and was fined $15.00 and taxed with
court, cpste. ^, . ,
Oliup llltlXlgr UUIXJ.1^ Hie
buying period brought five members
of the Rosser family, negroes, into
court to stand trial on charges of
larceny. Most of the articles were
alleged to have been taken from
Rose's 5 & 10 cent store- Estelle
Rosser, Mclvin Rosser, Carrie Rosser,
and Mary Rosser were each convicted
of larceny and were ordered
to pay the court costs. Ernest Rosser,
who faced a similar charge, was
found not guilty.
Roger Suit, negro, was convicted
in two separate cases of larceny. In
each case he was sentenced to 30
days on the roads, one sentence to
begin at the expiration of the other.
The road sentences were suspended
upon the condition that he pay
the court costs.
Gillis Games, negro, was convicted
on a count of assault on a female
and was sentenced to work the
roads for 60 days.
A non-suit was granted in the
i-N-P +V?? ctofn ocroincf .TomPS
UcXOC Ui tllC Qiait, nguuwv w
Vanlandingham, but Sam Vanlandingham
was found guilty on a
charge of receiving stolen goods
knowing them to have been stolen
and was fined $25 00 and taxed with
court costs. The negroes were accused
of receiving stolen cotton.
King Perry, negro, was found
guilty of receiving stolen goods
knowing them to have been stolen
and was fined $10 00 and court costs.
A non-pros with leave was taken
in the case against Peter Jones,
negro, charged with possessing and
transporting moonshine whiskey.
A capias was issued for James
Alston when he failed to appear in
court and face a charge of making
a false statement to obtain moneyA
jury said "not guilty" in the
case against Henry Rodwell, negro,
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon.
The cases against E. B- Harris,
charged with assault with a deadly
nroorvm nnd B. M. Brown, charged
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with reckless driving, were continued.
Hawks Loses Hand
In Corn Shredder
Frank Hawks, son of Mrs- Howard
Hawks of near Norlina, is recovering
in Park View hospital, Rocky
Mount, where four fingers on his
left hand were amputated after
having had them caught in a corn
shredder on Christmas eve.
PUBLISHES STORY
The December issue of the Southern
Agriculturist carried a story
written by Mrs. Crichton Thome
Davis, one of the several authors
Warrenton is proud to boast of. Her
story is entitled, "One Storm Less,
Old Shocco."
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j\bove is pictured but one of Amcrii
year, 1937, this Queen, from a thrc
tollege junior of'Pasadena, Calif.,
Tournament of Roses-at Pasade.na
Cotton Ginnings
In Warren Are
1200 Bales Short
The Department of Commerce
cotton report for Warren county,
according to Benjamin Tharrington,
special agent, shows that there were
9,823 bales ginned from the crop of
1936 prior to December 13 as compared
with 11,181 bales ginned to
December 13 from the crop of 1935Holts
Winners In
Decoration Contest
jllp
First priz^Jl'? fldor lamp offerd
by the Carolm#*; Power & Light
'Company, was ? warded to Mr. and
' J^rs.'TTugh having the most
attractively decorated '.ome here
during the Christmas season in the
contest sponsored by the Warrenton
Garden Club. Second prize,
$5 00 given by the Lions Club, was
won by Mrs. John Tarwater.
Those who received honorable
mention in the contest which was
sponsored with the view of making
the town more beautiful during the
Yuletide season and its citizens
more civic minded were Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Seaman, Mr. and MrsM
C. McGuire, Mr. and Mrs. Pryor
Allen, and Mr. and Mrs. Abner
Moseley.
Out-of-town persons served as
judges.
Many of the homes here were artistically
decorated and brought
forth plausible comment from home
folks as well as visitors from other
towns who toured the town late in
the afternoons and at night to witness
the beauty.
While neither the McGuire home
nor the Moseley htome won either
of the prizes, the unusual displays
at these two residences
brought forth perhaps more comment
than any of the other homes
of the town. On top of the McGuire
home was a large pasteboard
Santa Claus attractively displayed
late in the afternoons and at night
by floodlights. At the Moseley home
was a beautiful painting on the
front door of the Three Wise Men,
which was also appropriately lighted.
ENTERTAIN AT TEA
Misses Katharine and Ann Scoggin
entertained informally at a tea
in their home in North Warrenton
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on Christmas aiternoon- xue &o
guests who attended were invited
into the dining room where the
hostesses served punch and other
appropriate refreshments in keeping
with the holiday season. The table
was centered in silvered leaves and
red berries and tall red tapers burned
at each end of the table. Evergreens
decorated the Scoggin homeMR.
WILLLAMS HOST
Mr. Alfred Williams entertained
at a dinner party on Tuesday, December
27, in honor of Miss Isabelle
Gray, guest of his mother, Mrs- AA.
Williams. Those present were
Misses Isabelle Gray of Lumberton,
Katherine Moseley, Ann Scoggin,
Miss Sills of Nashville, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Holt, Messrs. Tom Holt, William
Taylor, Frank Allen, William
Dameron, Boyd Davis and Alfred
Williams, hostMr.
and Mrs- William T. Polk
entertained friends informally at
their home on Main street on Friday.
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ca's Queens who will greet the New
>ne of roses> Miss Nancy Bumpus,
will rule the realm in the annual
on New Year's-day,
Christmas Passes
Quietly In County
Without Accident
Warrenton and Warren county
enjoyed a quiet Christmas with no
deaths or fatal automobile accidents
to mar the happiness of the
occasion.
Theie were the customary number
of Christmas Eve arrests here
for drunkenness, and several automobile
accidents throughout the
county but most of these occurred
on U- S- Highway No. 1 and involved
tourists.
"All in all, it was an orderly and
fairly well behaved crowd here during
the holidays, and we made no
more arrests than customary at this
season,'' Chief of Police Lee Wilson
reportd this week. Most of the arrests
there were made, he said, were
on Christmas Eve for drinking to
excess.
Firecrackers secretly ignited by
unknown persons celebrating the
season exploded occasionally in
town but this disregard for the law
was not as general and as annoying
as has been the case in by-gone
years, and no serious results occurred.
Boys and girls home from the
schools, a number of parties and
dancing several nights during the
Christmas, and the big social event
of the season occurred on Tuesday
nirrVif mV?on fV>o T.ir*r?c PlnK ononcr?r
WiiV/ii wit? uiuinj v/iuw
ed a dance in the armory with the
music of Freddy Johnson's Tarheel
orchestra- The dance was well attended
by an unusually large and
orderly crowd which appeared to
enjoy the occasion immensely. The
club cleared around $40 00 from the
entertainment.
Clear, warm weather, a striking
contrast to last year when the
ground was covered with snow and
the thermometer remained far below
the freezing mark, added to the
happiness of many and came as a
disappointment to others who wanted
snow and colder weather in
which to hunt.
Christmas of 1936 came into Warren
county pleasantly and left most
of its people happy and none the
worse for wear.
PERKINSON-EVANS
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Evans
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Eula Virgie, to Carey
, Milton Perkinson on Monday, Sep|
tember 7, in South Hill, Va.
Mrs- Perkinson is a graduate of
| the John Graham High School. Mr.
I Perkinson is the son of Mr. and
( Mrs- E. C. Perkinson of Norlina and
is a graduate of the Norlina Hich
i CoVinnl Wo ic at. nresent with the
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U. S. Marine Corp stationed at
Quantico, VaKING-MUSTIAN
Miss Ola Mustian of near Wise
and Mr. Gerston D King of Paschall
were quietly married at the
Methc^t Parsonage in Norlina by
the Rev- W- C. Wilson on Sunday,
December 27, at 12:30 p. m. Only
a few intimate friends witnessed
the ceremony. The couple left for
a trip north.
Mr. and Mrs. C- H. Drye were visitors
to relatives near Albemarle last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Conway returned
to their home in Henderson,
Ky., on Sunday after spending the
Christmas holidays here in the
home of Mrs. Katherine P- Arlington.
cription Price, $1.50 a Year
Auditor's Report Of 1
Register of Deeds'
Office Is Accepted
The auditor's report of the Register
of Deed's office authorized 1
several weeks ago by the Board of
County Commissioners was completed
shortly before the Christmas
holidays and accepted by the Board .
after Mr. Powell had explained
why the books failed to balance by
$915.75e
When called before the board jj
Mr. Powell told the members that ?
the discrepancy came about by v
holding back some of the fees from a
government papers for fear that j
they would not go through and he
would be called on by those seeking a
loans to returh the money to them, a
and by the fact that he had some
of the money deposited in the bank c
in another account, which the au- t
ditor's report did not show. s
After Mr. Powell had made his u
explanation and produced the 1
money to cover what appeared to r
be a shortage, the commifisioners t
accepted the auditor's report. 1
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Scott Resigns As c
Deputy Register i
V
Robert D. Scott, for nine years
deputy Register of Deeds under
Joseph C- Powell, last night resigned
His resignation, effective January
1, was several weeks ago requested
by Mr. Powell.
In requesting Mr. Scott's resignation,
Mr. Powell is quoted as saying
that it was with deep i>ersonal
and official regret that he had to
take such action but that economic
pressure made it imperative that he
cut his office expense. No fault was
found with Mr. Scott's conduct in
office, it was stated. It is understood
that Mr. Scott will be replaced by
Mrs. Powell.
Brother Warrenton
Man Dies Littleton
Littleton, Dec. 28?Burial seri
vices tor Robert Hiram Wesson,
who died at his home one mile
from here late Thursday altemoon
of a sudden heart attack, were held
at the grave here at Sunset Hill
cemetery Friday afternoon with
the Rev. W. T. Phipps, pastor of
the Littleton Methodist Church officiating.
Mr- Wesson was the son of the
late Edward Wesson and Mrs- Mattie
Carpenter Wesson of Brunswick
county, Va-, but had made his home
in this section for a number of
years. Surviving are his widow, ,
who before her marriage was Miss
Bessie Hudson of Littleton, a
daughter and son, his mother, one
sister of Brunswick county, Va.,
and one brother, W. H. Wesson, of \
Warrenton- t
CHEATHAM-ELLINGTON ?
Mr- and Mrs. J. T. Ellington of j
Drewry announce the marriage of
their daughter, Rebekah, to Mr- ]
William Cheatham of West Point, j
Va., on December 24, 1936. 2
Mrs. Cheatham has been doing 1
Institutional Nursing in Williams- i
burg, Va-, for the past three years
anri a. half. ?
Mr. Cheatham is connected with 1
the Cheaspeake Pulp Corporation t
I at West Point. c
I They will make their home in i
j West Point. f
IN HOSPITAL AT DURHAM <
J. M. Gardner, prominent cotton '
buyer of Warrenton, underwent an
operation at Duke Hospital Wednesday.
He was reported jresterday
afternoon to be getting along as ?
well as could be hoped for. i
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IN ROCKY MOUNT HOSPITAL c
Mrs. John Clay Powell, wife of \
County Commissioner John Clay I
j Powell of Inez, is recovering in \
I Park View Hospital, Rocky Mount, t
from an operation which she un- i
derwent on her hand
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I IN nutm lUUlini I1VC11 iiilii i
C. B- Overby of Macon is improv- i
ing in Park View Hospital, Rocky
Mount, from an operation he un- r
derwent on Wednesday. t
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TEACHER RESIGNS
Miss Simmons of Dinwiddie, Va-,
has been elected as Home Economics
teacher in the John Graham High t
School to replace Mrs. Rufus Jones, c
who has resigned- s
I
Mr. A. C. Powell of near War- s
renton is recovering from an attack
of pneumonia.
Misses Sarah Howard and Caro- t
lina Ward of Washington, D. C-, i
spent the Christmas holidays here t
\ with their parents- <
Gotg-r OF THE NEWS I
ALL THE TIME
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'ARMERS MAT
EARN BIG SUM
937 Farm Program Offers
Over Quarter Million Dollars,
Bright Says
tSKS FOR COOPERATION
Farmers of Warren County could
am more than a quarter of a milion
dollars by taking full advantage
f the 1937 farm program which is
ery similar to the 1936 program,
ccording to the County Agent Bob
Iright who writes as follows:
We are completing 1936 compli,nce
as fast as possible and would
ppreciate the cooperation of the
nterested producers in clearing
ompliance- We have sent notices
o all producers that signed workheets
and requested them to come
a and sign their applications. Those
>roducers that have signed need
lot come in until they are notified
hat their checks are ready for deLvery,
but those that have not signd
applications should come in and
lo so at once.
We are receiving a few checks but
wish to request all producers to
vait until they receive notice that
heir checks are ready for delivery
lefore they call at the office for
>ayment.
The 1937 program will be very
nuch like the 1936 program except
hat the soil-building i>ayment will
>e increased. The farmers in Waren
County may earn in 1937 $20.00
>er farm as a minimum- This means
hat for soil-building alone the
armers in this county could earn
!60,000-00 for soil-building in addiion
to their diversion payment. In
he case of cotton for 1937 a prolucer
may rent 35% of his base
tcreage at five cents per pound the
;ame as he did in 1936 . In the case
>f tobacco he may rent 25% of his
>ase at five cents per pound- The
armers in 1937 could earn and be
>aid in this county $60,000.00 for
>oil-building, $126,000.00 for cotton
ental or diversion, and $68,000 00
'or tobacco diversion, or a total
lavment of $254.000.00?over a
juarter of a million dollars.
"I am especially anxious for the
'armers to earn the soil-building
payment and as much of the diveriion
payment as possible. This soilmilding
payment is figured on a
ninimum and the farmers may
:arn more than this amount.
"I am now ready to clean tobacco
>eed and will clean them at the
;ime farmers bring them in if the
ush is not too great."
Five Are Hurt In
Overturned Car
Five Philadelphia Negroes were
njured near Ridgeway when a car
Iriven by Ralph Lee overturned in
neeting a bus. None were injured
leriously, though all received minor
rurts.
Those in the car were Howard
jee Inea Lee. Chanlie Lee. Eula
Ballard, and Anna Lee. Three others
Uso occupants of the car were unlurt.
They were Ralph Lee, Clarence
3rice and Ralph BallardThe
driver told officers that in
;werving to avoid ar. oncoming bus
le was forced over on a shoulder of
he highway, losing control of the
:ar which rolled down the embanknent
The Negroes were enroute
rom Clinton, S- C., lo PhiladelphiaShotgun
Carries
Death To Negro
The accidental discharge of a
.hotgun brought instant death to
William Henry Ellis, negro about
15 year old, Tuesday night near the
:ity limits of Warrenton when the
veapon was taken down from a rack ..
jy John Edward Williams, negro,
vho had gone to his grandmother's
o borrow the gun for hunting pur>oses.
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as wimams snappeu me omgic>arrel
weapon together in examlnng
it the explosion occurred, takng
effect in Ellis' face.
Coroner Jasper Shearin, who
nade the investigation, termed the
ieath as accidental and did not
leem an inquest necessary.
BEDDOE ILL
L. B. Beddoe, manager of the
Varrenton A. B- C. store, has been
onfined to his home this week on
iccount of a bad cttse of influenzale
was reported yesterday to be
ome better.
D. A. B. MEETING TODAY
A meeting of the United Daughers
of the Confederacy will be held
n the home of Mrs Katherine Penlleton
Arrington this afternoon
Friday) at 3 o'clock.
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