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VOLUME 26
WINDSOR, N. C. , THURSDAY. ; , OCT. . 30TH. . 1913..
NO. 24
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MEMORIAL MEETING AT
MISS' CHURCH SUNDAY
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a Rig Attendanne." Many tributes
paid Former Pastor , j .
Eulogy by Judge Winston
"i Very interesting exercises
were held at Ross Church; Sun
day in memory of Rev, JA
Speight D. D. Rev. R. B. Linfc
berry conducted the 1 meeting-
Addresses were made by Messrs
W. D. White, Francis D. Wins.;
ton and Thomas Gillam,
Evans, G' W: Evans 1 and , Revj;
R. B. Lint be ry. Our readers
will peruse with profit the obit
uary of Dr. Speight publishea
below. A very large congrega
tion gathered at Ross last Sun
day in attendance on the memo
rial meeting.. Dr.' Speight wjs
pastor there eleven years.' ,
The wire announcing- the : death' of
Reveiand John Axexander Speight,
D. brought sorrowful grief S to t
hearts of thousands, in Bertie count
who knew and: loved him. h ' v
He passed into his more perfect diy
and brighter lights from the i hopit il.
where he had gone for temporary esse
from bodily pain. No hope of adding
a da to his long span of years carried
him there. He had -traveled J beyoiid
the bounds of man's journey. I He Was
there listening for the master's voice
The call was' clear. - the answer was
steady. fc .y - . ,
John Axexande'r r Speight .was born
25th day of May, 1840. - He camel of
turday and respectable stock. Henry
Speight
and Clivia - Pruden were
his
parents. They were
frugal couple. .The
a godily and a
environment j of
his birth colored his life, That home
gave two useful preachers to the cause
of Christ He had a small chance for
preporation for college. ; - It was m un
iy a few months of free school r ere
and there He was educated at CoJ lm
ian College, in Washington, D, C.
He was a schalarly proacher. His dic
tion evidenced the class room and the
study. "",''! : -
He celebrated his twenty first birth
day in an army camp, in Virginia. 'He
was a confederate soldier Jn May .1861
He fought bravely in battle nd en-
ciurea want and privation witnout mur
mur. He was" at 4?oint 'Lookouqtfor
eighteen months as a prisone:"of
His military ; record was . made
war
jasa
member of Company B. Gates Gliard,
of the 5th, Regiment of Infantry!? He
came here in 1865, with his parole in
his pocket and a sweetheart his eye
He marrie(j Miss Elizabeth Willi: mis.
of Gates conntv in 1865. - She made
isnome happy.
and danytr'
i
She bore? him
She blessed his
sons
life.
bhe went before him and - was eagerly
c
watching and waiting for his cobing
The
Blessed is the
thought that they are man and w
G'ory. ' ' .
fe in
From the tented field and clash of
arms he passed quickly to the gospel of
neapp. Within a vear of Appomattox
he was a minister of the' Missidriary
Bantist Church. The call came td him
in the silence of his own home: - He
was crdained to preach in M iddle
Swamp Baptist Church in Gates a
oun-
ty. It was a simple ceremonyJ
but
Godly men perf erred it, and pious
men
and women prayed Y God s ', blessings
upon it. They were effective "pravers
He wrs pastor of many strong Baptist
churches in tbe bid Chowan Associa
tion. Cashie church of : Windsor, with
itss century and a third f blessed piem
ories, was honored ; by his pastorattf.;
Ross, with its simple faith and trustful
folk and genuine hope was blessed by
bis ministry. x He vwas a man of bow
er in tha Second Bantist church 'j OI
Petersburg, Va. -;
He had either '. denominational
vities. I He was at . one -time an
acti-asso-
ci ate Editor of the Bibical Recolrder.:
He was an agent ! for Wake , Forest
College, He was the ' Editor of, the
North Carolina and Atlantic baptist.
In recognition of his -scholarship, his
education, his comprehensive know
ledge of the Bible, his great aha effi
cient labor for God and for coed J ud-
son College conferred on' him'thede
gree of Doctor of .Divinity!... It was a
degree conferred -on , merit and; worn
Worthily. : " S y .
He was in the full feriowshio of his
church and in; the1 active work of his
ministry when he passed from earth
in St. Vincent hospital, Norfolk, Au
gust 31st 1913. ; : . f
His son and eminent physician, had
carmd him-there so he -might be with
him hourly. He suffered : from an old
wai wound. , His home was at Sun-
beam, ya. There 1 he lived with: a
""",cu uouftxitci. x uctt; ui uouy was
carried to the Church of : which he was.
paatur. xvev. . V ernon Ansen U. , 13.. OX
virace rapusc vnurcn, jNorroik, con
ducted services. A J arge ''con co ur se of
admiring friends and gloving members
of his church "paid tribute to his mem
ory; They wrapped his coffin with bud
and .flower. His friends. J.i H. Hart
W, L. Bowles; D..M. Heale, C R..Lin
guist, J. T. Whitley,' L. T. Werrell,
C; T. Whitfield and J. W. Rittee bore
his body to and from 'the church.. s
: t His honorary pall bearers were good j
citizens and christian men of all -faiths
Messrs. Dr.x S. J.-Railey, J. L. Chitty,
y, K. Daughtry, C. O. Furguson, W.
L. Beale, L.s,L. Maddry, A. D. Bryant
J. L. Barnes, Dr.v W. - B. Barham, J.
C. Chitty, M. R. , Moore' , and J. T.
Bryant. . ' 1 i .
f The body was taken to Berkley
Virginia, for burial. . It rests in Mag
nolia cemetery, by fthe side of his Iqv-
ing wife." Rev.. Sparks W. Melton, of T
Freemason ; btreet .Baptist Church,
Norfolk, officiated; Here the atten-
dance was 4arge, and .the magnificent
floral tributes mark the' leva and es-
teem in which he was held in his adop
ted state. i His body was borne, to the
grave byMessrs, W. J. Fullord, ,b.
Burk ley. Charles
; Horner,
and
G. ; D,
Williams. ; - - .-ft
: His fate comrads in farms were
re
presented, by Capt.. J. S.,Whitwoi:th,
atid Janies Howarar
f.amn Confederate ? Veterans.
Snna nf thP f!onfe.WafP v.terans who
assisted in ! bearing the old - hero were
Matt Tatem, James F.- Tatem,
Fletcher PowelL "
and'
And so he has reached the end. of
an earthly life. ; His days are be-yond
.n,,.- , c.
The members of
mediate family are
Dr.' Speight's im
a son, t)r. H. R.
Speight, of Norfolk.'and two daughters
Mrs. Clara Drake, with whom he lived
at Sunbeam, Va.,' and Mis. Willie
Peeler Everette, N. C. .Two brothers,
Rev. Thomas T. Speight D. D. , of
Bertie county, and J ames l O. ' Speight,
of near Courtland, Va. ,' and two 'sisters,
Mrs. M. O. Edwards of near Courtland
and Mrs. D. E. Riddick, of Gatesvflle,
N. C, survive him. : - v .
x I have given only the main' incidents
of this noble life. I am not writing an
obituary. I am saying good ; bye to
mv friend of manv : years as he sets
out on his travel of the fuller life..,
hope to join "him. " -
I have known Dr. Speight intimate
ly more than a generation., i He min
iatered in Bertie' County to a people
who needed his purity and, strength.
He gave them freely of both. They
are better men and women because he
moved in and out among them.t I wa
enriched by his friendship. He honor
ed me his confidence to a" large extent
more than I merited. To ' me he still
liven: With me there are no dead. I
turn from the . black " pall that covers
the coffin to smell the scented powers
that loving bands, lay upon tjie- mound.
Hymns of grief bring me no consoia-
tion: ' ryearn for the songs 01 immor
tal triumph i I imbibed much of life's
true ; spirit and pnuosopny irom my
friend who having gone before yet
teaches me and all who would: learn.
A The third of a century taken by him
for work, in Bertie county,; were yeats
of service j of good purpose, of lasting
benefits. Good and '.ripened-. fruits;
followed and for years1' to come, wlil
follow his walk and ,talk his preaching
and - teaching,, his public, and private
ministrations. ;ffhe pulpit was not bis
only sacred desk. -He preached at the
bedside, by the counter, on; the road,
wherever he found erring humanity,
he was of generous hand,' yet frugal:
He leaves a goodly store, tie was me
bravest of menr not in that he was in
sensible to fear, but in that he mas
tered fear by courage of. spirit. ' He
was one of the noblest and truest of
men, not in that he did . not know' tem
ptation; but in that he resisted" and
overcome' terror tations.
Vo r.ro t: -jht. that cur phyeJ
YOUNG GIRLS ADOPT :
THE PETAL FCOClf.
v - - " ' i" over the satin foundation. - Carding
Arv,i riu rAL,.' r out the flower idea, which was readily
Women .s Clothes Continue to Grow, apparent a" touch. of yeiiowwai intro'
- Ever More and More Elaborate duced m a knotf of satin at the left
nr . ' " - ' i side front. r: ' y .
y mi i r i ii - ti.' Innumerable charming color, effects
And. vonoeriul New Ilk :ons w-hd the f;0ck
-; - - , s-'; -which is particularly pretty when seen
t - y'-.- ' " in'the now swaying dances.- Debu-
: New York October. 25th.
t
the,
; ine younger set is ; agog over
petal frock" that bewitching innova-
tion which its t mndiatA : firefltnri ; havA
dedicated ' to the charm 6f girlhood,
Fiowerlike admit: its efiintilv-flarinsr i
frills blossoms the delicate loveliness: of
youth. o - ; , r ,v
i1 : A shop specializing upou young folks
clothing exhibited recently the most at
tractive : interpretations of ;this, Jdea
which we have yet seen. ;'-The ' founda
tions garment was off for-get-me-not-blue
taffeta in supplest of supple weave
Over the skirt . were hung, one obove
the other, three white chiffon tunics,s
graduating in debth, and ' having the
edges ' cut in deep . rounded scallop's.
Corded pi ppings of rosy-pink satin w'ere
run . around the edge of the scallops
causing - them to stand off from the
skirt. Transparent sleeves of the white
chiffon were, finished at the elbow with
a-double ruffle also piped with the satin
to make them " bouffant. . On I the waist
in'' bolero effect were placed two ruff les
of jthe chiffon treated in a similar way
The effect" ; was undescribably lovely,
I exquisitely airily alluring." J ' c.tt
VA petal frock intended for an older
girl was less bouffant. Developed-in
- r seagreen satan, it was draped with1 two
I tunics, of green chiffon in a light
shade. . vThe tunics were v cut in poi
; ed outline and piped with black velvet
l ; y., ' r -x , . ,
ijfjjcnange every lew yeaj-jj. xiie cxiaugss
ln b18 matured body, were
, ln.nis matured body, were tr e etore
many - He carried to tne grave - no
stem of the body that came . in at his
birthv. Wi th every .? change he passed
w a ueer lempow. lenemen . wnere
theT might dwell. , r
i I snail not enlarge upon his rich and
ripe scholarship,?, his
full
and" flowing
ben. his ce&seless : and efficient
labors
his purity of. purpose' and of life, has
just convictions. The great fundamen
tal doctrines of the - Baptist faith were
the pillows on which ; his , life rested.
He: solved all questions, political, busi
ness, social, religious ' by those standards.;.-
; - ''-1 .t , 1 1 , -'"-r
I shall not unfold . his beautiful life
around the fireside as husband and fath
er. " Those of his blood who weep with
crushing sorrow are his testimony there
1 1 cannot forbear - to speak of his
brotherly affeetion. From that hum
ble home in Gates county , the master
called to his work two servants. They
have been towers ; of strength in . His
work and, for. good in all ways. ; In
their devotion and love for each other
they parallel. -the lives of those men
tioned in the. Book. " '.I shall not de-
f scribe his power as. a citizen, bold and
fearless for good causes, and equally
bold and fearless : against bad v causes
I shall riot portray" his gifts as an ora
tor, having sinful men and . women to
tears ot repentance and to righteous
living. ,1 shall, not praise ; hisVvalqr as
a soiaier.'' A crueiwuuHii mat sappeu
,his strength for half , a century is a
monument to his doubtless s courage at
the cannon s , mouth, " .r
It was his- privilege to go to. the
great reunion of former ejiemies'on the
bloody, field of Gettysburg a ; month be
fore he died. With those -foes ; be ira
ternized in fond fellowship. He gave
them both' hands warm 'from his ; heart
Bitterness and hate had no lodgment
in his breast, - He ! preached to those
who had' wounded him the blessed peace
of .righteous living, i It was riot North
or South; it vwas up ward. Heaven ! They
heard-him and ' loved him. .. " - -
Surely some day will be ' set apart
when th6se he served, when thosr who
knew him when" those 2 who fougnt
with hini; when those who loved him
may speak With him fair, in death
. If occasion, may be. ; I shall speak of
him,rnot in keeping witn his:derser
ving, bu t as prompted by my ; love.
He was my friend and I :shall miss him
Many a time I shajl long . for a touch
of hia vanished . hand , and longly Jis-;
ten for, a sound of his sjtilled .voice.
Hail mv fr :r -nd fo"r a time fare-
:11.
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.AN CIS D. WINSTON
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The sleeves had; the double frill, point
ed and piped with" black, but there
were ; no ; ruffles, on ; the waist, which
was a - simple blouse of green chiffon
tants are rushing to their dressmakers
with instructions to mak'e ' up one or
more gowns of this kind as quickly as j:
nnssihlP: and vfn ' t.h srthnnl tfirX whn
is not ' yetv
! 1
yut ;- win novc a peiai
i. -
A stunning costume for house or street
made of Violet Silk moire and lace
dress for afternoon parties and danc
ing school, v , '
Women's clothes . keep on-getting
more and more f elaborate, : Gone en-
tirely is the simplicity y of line which
has characterized the styles' of several
seasons past,. Richness, of weave and
gorgeousnsss of color in; fabrics add to j
the sense of elaboration,. Much black
and whitei howeyer, is still seen., '
Silk materials are being duplicated
in- wool, among the' most interesting
textures of : this kind .being wool char
meuse. There isvno "wear out' to it
so we. are told, and it is, if anything,
even more elegant than the - silk goods
of this name.1 'r ' !, ' ; .
Wool charmeuse of a wonderful ma
hogany shade is the material in which
the gown shown in our second illustra
tion is developed."' The model ; is very
clever.- The waist-shows ' the' smart
bolero outline, -the high roll collar and
the omnipresent v waist coat or vest.
Waist coat and thd crashed ends in
which the unusual cross-closing is con
tinued,' are of brocaded . silk in yellow
mahogony, black eand gold- The skirt
is based upon the peg-top ideaU very
wide at the hips ; At the center-front
smocking is -introduced iii novel effect.
Slippers of suede, dyed to match the
shade of the. gown, complete the1 toil
ette. .V ' - ' ' "
Note the" softly waved coiffnre of
the girl who is wearing this 'costume,
With- the return of more ornate appar
el styles,' simple flat f methods of ar
ranging the hair have, been : superseded
by the waved coiffure. . The very new
'est type ebows tho locks piled to
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I if M N. " -t
w 't: ti- J - : : rrr.
I- i: ?Z) sn 1 .wm;y.'-v? - y .
- yj " - T- s JV - -
;-'PvV . - :Jb4:fe;W x,'-:
, 7i;j3 33. " : -;v sill .t "
duce a very: long line from the knot of
the hair to the tip of the chiriJ;
'.This high coiffure is well issustratcS
in bur first i sketch. - The gown is of
deep lavender moire trimmed with, Ve
nise lace. ; - Moire waves v are now con
spicious' in a great many , textures. 0
the old type of . moire silk, we find an
abundance and, in - addition, we havQ
moire velvet anc plush, moire d laino
moire pongee, ; crepe and marquisette,
"Moire Flenide" is the name of a nov7
satin-face silk so soft and fine that U
may be drawn through nhV proverbial
ring. '' : . .
, The moire used in tbe gown picture
is .-. of exquisite draping quali ty, th3
folds of-'- the skirt hanging in lovely
soft lines. The waisty is . cut' away be
neath the bretelle-likev inserU of rich
Venise iace. and there is an upstanding
frill of the jae around the neck. v At
the center-fronti just 'above the waist
line is applied an intricate beaded or
nament in lavender, purple and tarni?h
ed gold. The vest-like extensions cut
I in double points, gives a very attrac
t-.v Vividly, colored ornaments rich laces
and; wonderful - beautiful ribbons arQ
used in tlje cpnstructipn and trimming
of many afternoon and evening gowns
Never before k have there been rib
boris such as we see this year. , Pages
can be written about them and the story
would not be half told. ' Of i novel ties
' FIGURE ; Two :";
"'r-.'Z'-vj'' r V'-'M-:-. ''"'v. -
Bolero-like, waist and skirt in peg top
outline is a smart afternoon gown
- ' " i ' ' r j ' 1 mmmmim :
there is a truly marvelous showing
Made flowers'of silk and velvet i
are very much-in yogue for copula
ornaments J buttonhole nosegays cn3
corsage " bouquets. Natural coloring
are not, as a rule, adopted in thesa
flower ornaments, but instead, we ;
the queer half tones of-' the New Ari
Inspiratisn.
Or. tepli Deons D::0
f . 1- . . " ' , - n ,.-. - , .
At his boarding; place, ' at, tha
Edenton cotton mills Oct, Cthf
Mr. Joseph Dean3, formerly o2.
Colerain.v : - He had worked f c:?
the Edenton cotton mills 10 y V3
and was about 60 yeacs old. : HQ
wa3 buried in Beaver Hill ccrnc
tery, tne rxev. hi. u. truiu
pro-LI?'
. CI l till...
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