Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-09-02
The Springs in Warren County.

- We made brief visit last week to Shocco Springs
Warren county, now under the management of Mr..
Sessums We left Raleigh in the Raleigh and Gas
ton at five o'clock in the morning, and arrived
at Warrenton about halfpast eight, where we took
the hack for the Springs, about ten miles distant.
We arrived at Shocco to dinner. The road between
Warrenton and the Springs is in good condition,
and the trip is pleasant one and rapidly made.
We had not been to the Springs in Warren since
1850 Shocco has been decidedly improved during
the period which has intervened.
The number of persons at Shocco said to be
about three hundred, and at JONES' some five miles
distant, about one hundred. The numbers at the
two places are, however, constantly fuctuating.
Persons seeking health or pleasure 60 from Jones'
to Shocco from the latter to the former, and then
to Warrenton from both places the latter being
the point near the Railroad from which visitors
take their departure for the Springs and thus there
is always, during the watering season, constant
stream of travel through this part of'the County
The establishment at Shocco is now managed in
superior manner, every attention being paid by
the proprietor, Mr. Sessums, to the comfort of his
guests. His table is richly and abundantly sup
Piled his servants polite and attentive and his
rooms are we'll arranged and prepared for re2ose
and comfort. He has fine band of music, and
every evening during the week the young people Of
both sexes, and sometimes the elderly ones, "chase
the glowing hours with flying feet that is, they
dance to their hearts content 1t is true, that on
these occasions, and Others soft eyes look love
to eyes that speak again., yet it is not to be sup
posed that there are such things as engagements
or "match-makings" at Shocco and Jones'. Being
a very conscientious individual, and knowing moth
ing in this respect, we have felt it duty to risk
the above suppositon. But really, we have seldom
seen a more handsome more brilliant display of
female beauty than we looked upon in the ballroom
at Shocco, on Saturday and Monday evenings The
Young men were of course gallant and attentive to
the fair, and some of them were positively hand.
some.y -.
We drove over with friend to Jones' Springs,
and remained there the greater part of one day
and we regretted that we could not stay longer
We had an excellent dinner Mr.. Jones spares nc
pains to entertain his guests in the most agreeable
manner. -.r..- .. -
The company at the Warren Springs is composed
mostly of North Caronians, but we saw some Vir
gnians, South Carolinians, Mississppians, Alabam
ians, and Georgians. The largest contributor o
guests, with the exception of Warren County, il
Edgecombe, as many as twenty having been there
at one time from the latter County. We met many
friends from various portions of the State whom We
were glad to see.
The season at Shocco will not close before tai
25th of September tournament will be given OF
the 18th of September, and there will be balls ant
parties on the evenings of the 18th and 18th. Th
tournament will of course attract large number o
visitors. --- f.. .s-
With such watering places as those in Warren
and with the Piedmont, in Stokes, the Warn
Springs in Madison, the Sulphur Springs, in Bun
scombe, the Piedmont, in Burke, the Wilson Springs
in cleveland, the Catawba Springs, in Lincoln, an
with the nvigorating sea breezes at Nagshead an
Beaufort, we can perceive no good reason VIII
North-Carolnans should go North for health, re
creation, or pleasure " -.