The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-16
.WARSAWI THE old
DAYS AND THE NEW
Sacred Memories of Child
hoods Home.
THE FLOWER INDUSTRY
A Great Truck Country. Early Ship
A Great Truck Country. Early Ship
ments of Strawberries.
HAPPINESS SHED BY THE HUcKLEBERRY
Evidence Of Growth and New Life. Furnishing
Schools. High Moral Sentiment. Home
CT the President Of the N. c.
Trucking Association.
Trucking Association.
Especial to News and observer)


and so long as life lasts will be a tender
spot in my heart for Warsaw and her
people. This is my birth place. Here
was my first vision of light. Here I utter
cd my first yell. Here with me began
every first thing and l have nothing but
pleasant recollections of the associations
always make a visit to the little White
Cottage that was my first home. Yes.
the building is yet here. The stately
elms that gave shade and lent charm to
this sacred spot, more than 40 years age
are as beautiful today in their extended
branches and sverdant dress. The old
scuppernong grape arbor that bore luscl-
GUS grapes for me in childhood, yet does
business at the old stand. Many have
been the songs of love whispered under
its shelter as the, fa!r ones and gallant
ones have plucked of this distinctively
Southern grape. Time has wrought many
changes, but here and there an old tree
or an old building has been spared by
the ravages of time and refused to yield
to the hammer of progress or the saw
of prosperity. Death, the grim monster
has been rcaping, but | am greeted still
by some that were getting grey when
| was prattling babe, and by others who
were my playmates and schoolmates IN
the innocent and happy days of childhood.
The Baptist church, where | went with
mother and father in the long ago is here
still, and some of the congregation of 80
or 40 years past yet go there and wor-
ship Him who is Love. I've caught craw-
fish in the ditch that once fronted this
church building and romped and played
in. the church yard Memory recalls a
little experience had in the Sunday
school A member of my class and my
self had some words. came to blows dur
ing the session OF school and the Superin-
tendent, on reaching us billigerents, box
cd NV laws. | guess i deserved it, /
should have been ashamed of such ugly
behavior in the house sacred to religious
worship. My partner in this Sabbath
school scrimmage lives and is preaching
the unsearchable riches of the Cross. The
Superintendent--I have Just spoken to
him-is yet spared and worships within
the sacred walls Of the old building.
The Sanity Alfred Guy, the talented j..
N. Stallings, the genial whole souled VIM
Kennedy, the brilliant and lovable Chas.
A. jenkins and host Of other good men
have served the old church and fed the
sheep and tended the lambs of the
flock. Indeed, the old church is assoc
ciated with hallowed memories. In the
old school building that stood at the
head of College street, in beautiful oak
grove, l was taught my A. B. IS. The
late Ishtm Royal was my first teacher,
and a better teacher was not TO
be found within the confines fthe State.
He taught, and when pupil went from
his class he had gained knowledge. In
deed in that day and at that school the
boy or girl of IL years was as we'll ad-
yanced as is one of the same age today.
In fact, in spelling grammar, history,
arithmetic, geography, he was better fur
nished at the age of II than now and yet
am prepared to admit this is more
intellectual age, our children are by far
brighter than when we were at the same
age. l recall that l entered school here
at the age of years and before / was
forced into the school room my father
was compelled to use the persuasive in
Huence of a Sseasoned cedar limb three
times but it is a pleasant thought that /
days on either side of the railroad. right
through the town were canal or large
ditch and many is the time l have
mounted a cross-tie and with a pole in
hand pushed myself on the waters of
the old ditch through the town, stopping
now and again to catch bull frog in
transit.
Fronting this water way, in the COS,
was large hotel building. This hotel
look fire and was burned to the ground.
The owner removed his furniture to this
ditch, and casting it in it was saved by
the water The hotel building was of
wood. and the fire was so hot that the
water was dried up from the ditch and
the furniture, burned up in its supposed
place of safety The old ditch is now
thing of the past and the bull frog catch
ing in the town is thing to witness no
more.
The principal industry of the people in
those days was raising hog and hominy''
and Living at home" The Duplin Coun-
ty ham had State wide reputation and
easily brought from to cents ON the
Wilmington market more than any other.
1t was of most excellent flavor. Turpen-
tine distilling, the making of rosin and
of tar, and the cutting of cord wood and
hewing cross-ties was also a great
source of revenue. These things have
practically played out now. l see no
turpentine still in the town limits, nor
the smoke ascending from any tar-kiin.
The principal industry of today is
trucking special attention being paid to
the growing of Strawberries, cantaloupes.
asparagus, green corn and bulbs of vari-
Gus species. There is in the immediate
vicinity some IS or 100 acres devoted to
the growing of tube rose, collodium, mar
cissus and Roman myacinth bulbs. This
is quite profitable industry. Great
care is taken in the care of the bulb
which brings in big returns for the labor
expended The colIodium brings the hiEh-