The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-08-13
i'm MEMORY
Of CURNEYPAGE
Eloquen Tributes to the Young
Man From Toisnot Who
Gave His Life
FOR HIS COUNTRY

FOX HIS COUNlKY
There was notable gathering in
the church at Rosebud in Wilson
county yesterday afternoon.
The people came from far and
near to do honor to the memory OF
one they delighted to honor, for the
message came few days ago that
their friend and countryman had, on
the sunny slopes of France in the
midst of the bursting shot and shell
given his life that civilization might
live and humanity might be free
and the accursed Hun be kept from
the shores of America.
The impressive services were con-
Quoted by Rev. George w. Ferrell,
pastor of the Free Will Baptist
church at Rosebud where Mr.. w. H.
Page father of our fallen hero, has
his membership.
Miss Stockard of Raleigh, guest OF
Miss Lucille Moore, was at the organ
and a number of appropriate hymns
were sung.
Mr.. Ferrell introduced the speak
ers with appropriate remarks pre-
ceding which he read Scripture les
son and stated that the purpose OF
the service was to honor the memo
ry of our friend who had left our
shores and made the supreme sacri-
fee for you and I
He then introduced DR.. E. G.
Moore of Elm City, one of the most
eloquent and ornate speakers in this
state, and the physician Of the faml-
ly. We reproduce in full his tribute
to young Page. 1t is too complete
and beautiful to make notati0ns
from:
A record of the death toll from
Wilson county by reason of the wal
is being faithfully kept by Mr.. Demp-
sey Bullock of Wilson and he is
preserving a copy in the Register of
Deeds office that it may remain an
authentic record in the years to
come. How long list may be Ell
rolled there or whose names shall ap-
pear upon it's pages no one can fore
tell, but it is safe to say that we may
expect an additional number to those
whose names have first appeared.
While we deeply mourn the loss Of
those three who left Kilson county
in the vigor and strength of young
manhood as volunteers in the great
struggle of war and met their fate
upon the field of battle, yet we may
console ourselves that the casualty
list has been so small and the wound
ed have been so few. Lieut.. Robert
Anderson of Wilson was the first
from Wilson County to surrender his
life to the guns of the enemy, the
second was Lieut.. Leroy Capps from
Lucama and the third Lieut.. Cliff
Bissett of Wilson and the fourth was
Private Curney Page from Toisnot
township. Already have suitable ex-
ercises been observed in memory of
the first three and it is but proper
and right that each fatality whether
a private or a commissioned officer
should be observed by appropriate
exercises and remembered by the
people at home. N.,
1t was the thought of Mr.. Bullock
to preserve the names of those who
died. while in service and we would
honor him for this historic record
and for his service in this patriotic
duty; but to Mr. John Gold of the
Wilson Times must be accredited the
splendid idea that public notice and
expression of sympathy should be &C
corded each fallen boy from Wilson
County regardless of his army rank
or his position in life at home.
Thus Wilson County according to
'esidential township will in the fu-
IRE be delegated with the p".v"ey ,
as we'll as the duty of observing witt
suitable exercises t''o~, of her boys
who may fall 4 victim to the ravages
of war.
: This occasion marks the third me-
mortal exercise in the county and the
first one in Toisnot, township.
7 We deem it fitting to congregate
at this place, amid the environments
of his childhood and his friends ana
acquaintances to give expression t.
pur sorrow at his loss and his fate.
Curney Page was born In Toisnot
township July II. 1892 and was