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VOLUME 31
; ; 1 ; , ; y Windsor, :,n. c.t Thursday, june 24th4 1915.: -s f-'
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The 2nd. Annual Farmers' Union Picnic
the Equrtti Thursday jn July -the ; 22nd.
Free Dinner; ;:
Speakers
Farmers'
Prominence
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
That the Farmer's , Union is
a real, live, moving :forcem our
life was impressively manifest at
its annual picnic at Windsor one
year ago. That.it is still more so,1
will be evidenced again on the
22nd, or the. fourth Thursday in
next month when' the Uni,on. will
again gather at the county seat
in its second annual picnic. Ber
tie county ..will have . another
FARMER'S DAYv-the 22nd day
of July. The Tfuridamentalidea
of the Farmer's Union is a bet
ter educated farmer: -and! its
fundamental object is the bet
terment of rural life and agri
cultural conditions.' Arid this
being so, thereis no reason .why
every white' farmer of good
character in Bertie county should
not be s a member of some one jof
our many active Locals in this
county. ; 'The Union has long
since been convinced that : there
is no magic in the name union
unless it means ; UNI FED.,
United riot to hurt others biit to
better, themselves. , The farmer
of all menjis above pre j udice and
class-hatred. '"He-has long" borne
his burden uncomplainingly.
He is hot laying it , down- now.
He wishes no life of idle ease.
He simply wants his burden reg
ulated -by the benefits he con
fers. He wants an honest dol
lar for an honest day's work; a
fair and reasonable reward; 'for
his days of sweat and tqil.
Others may : succeed ;: he rejoices
in it. He wishes ;a fairer field
and an open market for his labor
and his products. ' This organi
zation, more than other - under -taken
by the tillers of the soil,
has a definite mission, based on
sound principles and ' conducted
on strict rules of business: and
morality; It is leading the jfar
mer to a better life andt higher
plains of : usefulness 'and , influ
ence. We are living in an age
of organization and co-operation.1 j
Flvprv bliRinfissV is oreranized
j .-4. u rtA wt.o
, . i , v., V -.I '
r esul ts are seen on ' every hdnd.
Churches co-operate i and spread
the gospel. - 'Communities i co-(
operate and employ ; a .teacher
and a preacher.; ; SuiDppse each
individual employed . his I own
preacher for - f his family r and
teacher for. his '.children.' llrri
agine the waste and inefficiency
of suchta thing. There -are. a
thousand and one, ways in which
the farmers:can o-oiperatei' for
the common good of all and
they are' doing it. Arid .they
are seeing and realizing the ben
efits. They are becoming. ;edu
cated, educated to their necessi
tiesnecessities of the tinles I
the necessity of self-protection-H
self-preservation. ; And ' :' such1
protection,, when built up; arid
perfected, will, throw its arrn
around all and bid them -come!
within its folds; For, when the!
farmer recieves f benefits it per-!
meates the entine body politic
01 tne universe and every hiimari
'Union Brass Bkrid;
of State .or? National . i
AND PRES, BARRETT INVITED
scjui js : attected. ;. Mr. tarmer
b: a:; - party to' your ; well-being;
.Throw yourself and your
influence into this, .great; body
oJf humanity: workers and help
tc ' help C yourself :? your wife,
your children, your; children
children, : .your neighbors ; and
your fellow-toilers . of the isbih
Enlist yourself; in !the, ranksl
Join your nearest ; Local; be ah
a ;tive. member; help to co-oper-a
:e; receive the benefits direct.
Get in it. Get in it before tHe
great annual ' picnic, comes off ;
f eel . then like you are one of
them; like you are leading your
mite, however little t might be,
t ) the great- cause ; You' will
fael better, because of it and by
i ;. Don't put it off; Do go at
tie next meeting of your nearest
Local. You owe it to yourself,
you owe it to your wife arid to
vbur child and to the high ! call-
ihg4 of your . - profession---the
Highest, the noblest and; .the
rhost honest of all life's' work.
Be ready : for the GREAT
?)AY in! July--the 22nd the
pur tb Tbiid-Itill Vuj?;
ass the last great picnic---and
hat will be saying enough:' We
11 know what a . great day that
was; what an enjoyable day;
:hat the Farmers I'Union .turned
out enmasse arid invited , the
entire county to come ; and help
hem to enjoy the pleasures and
)artake of their I hospitality.
hat same jnvitationis riow.ex-
ended to all. There Will be
enough to feed the county and
sortie left? over.. .And a brass
Jband will furnish . enliving and
Continued oh another Page)
Capetiarf-Smitliwick
The marriage of Mr. Glen wood
Capehart and Miss Pauline vSmithwick1
drew a large number of relatives and
friends "to the i Methodist Episcopal
Church South" in v Windsor, N. C-;:-on
I Tuesday afternoon of last week. The
Imagnincent and - appropriate decora
tions were probaby the "most com
plete ever - witnessed in our town,
where great taste is displayed on such
occasions. The wedding arch of cape
jessamines was specially, appropriate i
and i beautiful. The approach of Uhe
1 bridal party was heralded by the" joyous
notes of Lohengrin's magnificent .wed
ding march, Splendidly chorused by, the
joint choirs of the . Methodist and
Episcopal churches, to a ; brilliant ac
compainment by Mfsl Margaret Askew
j Darden,' organist of the church. The
i entrance and r; departure of , the bridal
party including a stately y bridal march
were interesting and attractive. '' -.
The bride's particular friends and
maids "were Misses Naomi Ellsworth,
Norfolk, Va.; Mary Gordy,. Eden ton, f
N.'C; Anna Mae Freeman,; Windsor;
and; Margaret Sallinger, .Windsor N."
C. Miss Beatrice Mooremiece of the
bride and maid of honor preceded lier
to the altar, rail. ' Mesdames L; J.
Smithwick, of ; Norfolk. Va.V and W.
J. Newb'old. of Woodard were: matrons
of : honor. " The ushers who . attended
upon .the bridesmaids "were; Messrs.
William. P. Gurley and Claud Pearcei
Windsor, N. C. and Joseph; Rayner
and Asa Gray Phelps, . Merry Hill, N.
C. Tha bride's cousin littfe liiss
Rcso Whito Kcnr.27t daintily dzzzzzd,
gracefulJy;;performed the. duties of,
ring.bearer. Mr. Louis J, Smkhwiclc.
of-NorfolK.fVa., cousin of tlie bride
accompanied her and presented heV to ;
the groom .under, the ,weddinsr, arch.
UThe; bride is a' remarkably handsome
young wnman ; Her gown entrain,
the beautiful flowers and decorations,
tiie - impressive ceremony recalled h the
bridal. scenes of the old time " South."
The groom was accompanied"- by ' his
brother William, Hill Capehart; Ekq
Rev., ,L. D. ,Havman, pastors of ? the
Methodist church, used , the full) mar-
riage ceremohy. of his church.; - irlt was
indeed, a very impressive one and moire
than11 a pretty wedding 1:-' :
1 Mrs. J Capehart ' .is the youngest
daughter of. Alf red J. Smithwick, Esq
one ' o our most excellent citizsns.
She is "a lineal descendant of Edniond
Smith wick prominent in' colonial i days
and who deeded Kthe land for the 'first
church in North Carolina. I J, ; She has
been. one of our.: most ', efficient public
school i teachers, and among , a -large
number ; of relatives "and friends in
Bertie county; she js much beloved.
Mr.r, Capehart is one'of our most" en-'
terprising :; and . successful; i farmers.
His ' family has been y prominent in the
social and political life'of "the, county
He is a - son of .the late. William .Armi
8 te ad Capeh art. one , o f the countys
best, citizens J Two.of our oldest and
most ; representative families are thus
united., The best traditionsof bur
social and. hospitable fltfe in Bertie
county are centered in' them." " " f
- We - wish our friends- 'every happi-
ness;
reside
Mr: and. Mrs. Capehart i will
on his farm -jiear JMerry Hill,
Bryan's FtlistaKe
' The note of Woodrow Wilson to the
German ; Government was as friendly
in tone as it could have been, with
honor and dignity;' for the j people i of
this country.,. It did not cause Mjr.
Bryan's resignatibn." There" . is; noth
ing of minatory character,, in i; the not,
nothing that the most fervid imagina
tion could ; cons true into a challenge or
ultimatum. The tone throughout was
not only; diplomatic but was friendly.
To have been content5 with anything
less would hardly have been consistent
with the self respect of the American
people. .Even- Gerftiany is, agreeably
surprised at, theifriendly . tone of the
note, -and, wants to come into conflict
with this , Government no more, . than
this Government does vwith:heK The
truth is, that Mr. Bryan nevervwanted
the 'Cabinet1 office. ' He should not
have ; accepted ii. , He no doubt ac
cepted tin portfolio of Secretary of
State with the , view of leading ;ih
affair? f Government.': ' But; when he
realis that he must vplayia "second
fiddler, & he :v, resigned; ;? the responsible
position regardless of all grave ' possi
bilities.' Every statement issued by
the -'Peerless Leader" tojustify .h
regretful .act, has more 'complicated
the problem. :;i have been a-great ad
mirer of the genius and power of Mr.:
Bryan 4u"ng his whole ' spectacular
career, but, it seems - to me he
failed his country pin i ts , first! serious
crisis - after becoming Secretary of
State. " A. man who considers. himself
the ' ablest American: leader:; and the
star around which circles ,the constella
tions of v the : new world, , can; hardly
content himself with second place at
.Washington. ? I feared that he would
tire; of reflected glory: Mrl Bryan
will do somethings great : or nothing.-
Like Caesar, he' rather be first fntKeJ
. . V. u- iL . '
n;i1ni nnvnaa than RnhlPftn tH Un pop. I
Village "v-'wo
llage
ond in Rome.
Wi T. MlNTON.;'
Obituary;
v In the early, morning hours of May
31, ,1915, death came into the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Gro ver Myers ' nd
the sweet spirit of . their littleboy,
Edmund ! went f home v to Heaven C to
dwell in the presence of Tour. , blessed
Saviour throughout eternity ;: '
V Our hearts are sad, home is' not the
same since little Edmund is gone, but
what a comfort to know that our little
darling will never know the sin arid
sorrow' of this world, t , . ; v
f- His three short years on earth made
life better to those around. Liml He
had f just grown to the age of attrac
tive childhood and woven hi3 sweet
HfHf Hfft inta the hearts cf ell
who
kcT7 hinj; tat Gcd ucr.tri
little , flower , to adorn his; throne on
hih. sa he, sent the Angels for hiin.,
Little Edmund, was 'sick such a short
while, tiia death 'was a great 'shocic to
his many jfriends 4 and relatives.- He
was given all the attention thatoving
hands could give,? but the Lord knew
best, and look - him 'away, to -Jive for
ever with Him. ( ' 1 : ,
y-z Edmund,, was an duhusually sweet
and pretty child ' He "was so blight
and 'quiet' he seemed .to belong to an
other,. world. - . Surely ''death;', must
love suchV sweet little spirit, J '
. A real large 'crowd .was ; present 'at
the burial., 1 Rev' M; Davis" con
ducted ' the services. '-rendering . many
comfortihgjand impressfve thoughts to
the berea,vedrl,6nes; He was buried
at,' his home . near his ' grandfather's
grave where, he often" liked .".to play,
Mamfa arid papavcannot 'see their little
darling but they can : see. the mound of
earth under- which he is sleeping, . this
wiir ,'be a great comfort , for a long;
long time. Loving hands"; .completely
covered; the. grave with beautiful- flaw!
ers,; which was a token . of fond re
membrance his ; many-friends and rela
tives manifested toward-him.T -r'
May the sustaining grace of God
comforthe1 bereavedthei.rts;and help !
us, to meethim in the s we e 1 1 By e and
Bye.?,.. - :, 'u :
y, I : . v"V His LIVING AUNT. ;
TIielNews from Butlers
:r Owing ;to the : rainy weather
the; farmers have' gotten behind
with . the i rework! especilally in
thi s neigh tor hood . ; v. . ; .
Brittons' Grove Sunday school
is progressing nicely. We hope
to have a nice pic-hic sometime
thelast of August or the first of ;
Septembor. ; v ;w
Misses BessieXassiter and;-
Phelps attended:, the mavies"
in Windsor Friday night. , ; f
-4 Pro f C -,4&. lias site rlef. teo r
Spring Hope'1 the Sth .Will not
be home again for" two weeks.
: Mr. and Mrs.i Dow 'Perry of
Colerain, and Mr, u : and Mrs J.
T. Perry of . Greens Cross spen t
Saturday and, Sunday, with tKeir
mother;, Mrs. JWilliford. , J
; Misses Perol Phelps and Bes--sie
Lassiter spent ithe latter part
of Sunday afternoon with. Mrs.
Lang Bazemore, of near, Ebne
zer church.' : - . " :
Messrs. Bruce Cobb and Z.:P.
Mitchell spent Saturday; evening
with."'MrswvMagnblia:Mitchell?and
family.4." ' 4 ,
Timely . Pointers For , Or
chard And Garden
Sow ; tomato, c abb age and - cauli
fldwer seed for fall planting. V-f$, I
Fall tomatoes usually bring fancy
prices on local markets Plan to have
some : to sell this ' fall. ' - ; v .'''-.
Upon the .first appearance of blight
in fruit trees, cut out' and burn the
effected parts. ; ': ' -
Keep the cultivator going in the
fruit ' orchard; .Neglect: in v. this par .
fibular means poorly developed trees.
VGe'ematis paniculata.is, a good, vine
"5 - XI,'
and a raptd. grower.
1 . . .
for th pprch Sit . is cleani "fragrant
i . n . 1 ,.11 A . -1 1
as
soon as ,-they are through blooming
This will result .Jn
more
and- better
flowers next year. (: r
" Cut off and burn all dueberry vines
as soon B8 theyr are -through ' bearing,
The new cones may be allowed to 5 run '
oh the ground until f. the ; end of ' the
growing season. "T '-'.'; r
, -A" good "lawn adds to the beauty
and enhances ' the "value of any home.
Make preparations for a lawn now. by
sowing the front yard thickly to cow
peas.-, . x j .
Look into thejmatter'of " purchasing
a home canner to utllze : the surplus
fruit;, and vegetables. They can be
bought at smell cost and will soon pay
for themselves : .
: Plow up the : rold ; strawberry' bed
after the crop is , off if you are through
with it and sow the cround: to cepca
It is seldom profitable to curry ctrav7
bcrric3 through mora than tire 3 -fruit-
. . ; m.
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CO. HEETIMfl FAfl'ulEilS UW.
; The Farmers' Union met in a cailcd
session in Windsor on last ' Thursday.
Owiug.to the inclement weather the
regular.;county meeting could not ba
held at Coopers on the tirt Thursiay
hence the called maeting at Wind
sor. In spite of the short notico
there -was a good attendance."- Pred
dent J. Lawrence - Harrington called
the meeting to order at 10;;p'clbck.
Matters ,of importance and interest
to - ; the farmers .were dUcussed and
acted , upon. The matter of buying
land, plaster and peanut bagsT was taken
up' and placed in: the hands of tho
County - Agent who aheady had somo
good prices and -ia making further ef-
forts in the interest of the -Union. A
determination to tio co operative buy
ing., and thereby obtain prices to the y
interest of the "farmer. waf manifest.
Already, the Union has brought the
price of fertilizer. down- and in bring
ing it down lias also' bi ought the fer
tilize r c f a c to ry i n d i r e c t ; co m m un j ca -
i tion : ; with: the farmer 5 Rcnrf?pnt.a-
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tive are sent out to the farm and are
dealing direct w i th t he; farmer. ' The .
Union has become so strong tnatfilr.
facto'ryman has been madeto sit up
and -takenotice.: . And the time is com-.'
ing when all . unnecessary ' middlemen
will be.eiirainated and theiri profits be
given to the farmer in lesser priie.
iV.-A committeemen ; arrangements for
the great :panic in July the 22nd
was appoiated-rAessrs. R. E. Tarken- 4
ton,5 J. E. TadlocK, E. V. Gaskins, J.
R. Bynum, and ; S W. ; Kenriey. It
was : decided i to ' have the picnic at
Windsor; to have a brass band,- speakr v
era' of .national 6r state prominence
identified with the. Farmers Union or
their -interest, ' and ; to "invite every --friendi'of
the farmer to attend.
iThe invitation from Perry's Local
to meets with it at the. next county
meeting was; accepted. That will -be
the first Thursday in September.
County Organizer ' James M. Perry
.rpDor.f ed-rs th aL..-h-.had-hP.an invrfcpd tn -
organize several new. Locals in tha
1 county. ; And County Chaplain W. T
Asbell announced that he intended vis
iting some: of the, Locals and lendfng
his . influence and ' shelp to" their : uplift
and progress. Speeches were made
by R. L;, Rawl3, J. R. Bynum, R. E.
Tarkenton. ; J. Lawrence Harrington,
M, L. Tayloeand others. Enthusiasm..
interest, . harmony r determination. and
justice were the features of the meet- -?ng,
- or the controlling spirit, The
Union in Bertie ; county has : 16rig since
becomea factor in our life. 'Not only
is it materially ; helping the farmers in
selling and buying, but its moral force
is ? uplifting and beneficial, and it is a
social centerin i every ' Community in
which one is located. Every farmer
in Bertie county-should be a member.
There is nothing to lose by being a
member;'" . There as everything to gain.
The small initiation, fee would te many
times saved in the : first: purchase you
make in co operative buying..?. Then ,
too, many Locals have a sinking or.
poor fund ,that is devoted to members .
in- distress or upon -whom misfortune
comes." ".Its benefita are all on ;the
credit. side.'; -There: is nothing pn the
debit, side except a .small fee 'that
Tsiil'nav rnmnmind intprpst nvpr? Jinrl
over" again 'BeJa member of it be
fore the great panic comes off the
22nd of July." . " , " .
Suggestions For Farmers' Debates
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The Minnesota State College of Ag
riculture, which is apart of Ithe State
University, has just issued 'a bulletin
on ''Farmers"', Clubs. "There are now
800 clubs in, the ;: State of, Minnesota
and, they are doing "a wonderful work.
In additions 4 to the addresses, r social
meetings, picnics, business meetings,,
and general discussions of farmers
problems, the : Minnesota farmers'
clubsare frequentlv "enlivened by de
bates wherein two speakers on ' each
side endeavor to uphold their sida of
argument, his form of 'discussion
excites r keener interest than almcit
any other form, and we believe that
bur local Unions throughout the South
might adopt it with profit. Follow
ing are. some of, the topics suc:ci
for debate by the .Minnesota bulletin,
This belletin suggests 50, subjeet:
but we inclndeonly those thet.vra re
Gard as applicable to the South:.
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