Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-08-29
The Springs in Warren County.

We made brief visit last week to Shocco Springs
Warren county, now under the management OF Mr.
Sossums. We left Raleigh in the Raleigh and Gas
ton cars at five o'clock in the morning and arrived
at Warrenton about hafpast 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 interviewed.
The number of persons at Shocco was 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 iluctuating.
Persons seeking health pleasure go 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 heSprngs; and thus there
is always, during the watering season, a constant
stream of travel through this part of the County.
The establishment at Shocco is now,managed in
a 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, lis servants are polite and attentive, and his
rooms are well 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. have felt it duty to risk
the above superstition. But really, we have seldom
seen more handsome or 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.
We drove over with a friend to Jones Springs,
and remained there the greater part of one day
and we regretted that could not stay longer.
We had an excellent dinner. Mr.. Jones spares no
pains to entertain his guests in the most Gg eeabe
manner.
The company at the Warren Springs is composed
mostly Of North Carolinians, but saw some Vir-
ginans, South Carohans, Missssippians, Alabam-
ians and Georgians The largest contributor of
guests, with the exception of Warren County, is
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
were glad to see.
The season at Shocco will not close before the
Goth of September. A tournament will be given on
the 18th Of September, and there will be balls and
parties on the evenings Of the Eth and 18Th. The
tournament will of course attract large number of
visitors.
With such watering places as those in Warren,
and with the Piedmont, in Stokes, the Warm
Springs in Madison, the Sulphur Springs in Bun.
combe, the Piedmont in Burke, the Wilson Springs,
in Clcaveand the Catawba Springs. in Lincoln, and
with the invigorating sea breezes at Nagshead and
Beaufort, we can perceive no good reason why
North-Caronians should 60 North for health, re.
creation, or pleasure.