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Fhkfham Record THURSDAY, NOT. 25, 1880. H. A. LONDON, Jr., Editor. LEGAL ADVERTISING. We hope that our Legislature, at its approaching session, will enact ft law in regard tolcgal advertising," directing the publication in some newspaper of all notices that arc now directed to be posted "at the court house and three other public places." We do not understand how any man can doubt the propriety of passing such a law, who will se riously consider the matter. We presume, of course, that the object of posting notices "at the court house door and three other public places" is to give them publicity. Now, we ask which would give greater publicity to a notice, its be ing posted "at the court house door and three other public places" or its publication in a newspaper that is read by hundreds of persons in the county ? Take this county for instance, and answer. Would more persons read a notice stuck up "at the court house door and three oth er public places" in this county than one published in the Record ? Then if publicity ia the object in tended, how can it be attained? How many persons ever see any no tice that is posted at the court house door? Who takes the trouble to stop and read a notice stuck by the roadside ? Generally these notices are badly written and their mean ing almost unintelligible. Even when legibly written and correctlv spelled they are defaced by the first rain or torn down, and their being so posted is a farce. Would a mer chant in this manner advertise his goods? Would any business man thus pretend to advertise? Of course not ; he would be an object of ridicule. Why then should legal notices be thus advertised ? Notices of Sheriffs' sales are more frequent than any other. The law should direct the greatest possible publicity to be given to the sale of a man s property when made by a Sheriff. The object of the law is, or at least should be, to satisfy the creditor pay his claim at the least possible expense to the debtor. But is this object practically attained ? Is it not indeed reversed? How often do we see or hear of a Sheriff's sale, where the debtor's property is sold at such a sacrifice(for the want of bidders) that the creditor's claim is not paid and the debtor'6 property all gone? The debtor has a right to expect and demand that the laws of his country should give the great est possible publicity to a sale of his property when made by its officer. When a poor debtor's property is seized, it should not be sacrificed. When a man's property is taken from him by the strong hand of the law, the law should provide every proper precaution against its being sold at a sacrifice. And yet how often docs the creditor "bid it in," because there are no other bidders ! He "gobbles up" his debtor's land at a mere 6oug: the land is gone and the debt still unpaid ! And al 1, because no one knew anything about the sale no one had read the noti ces posted "at the court house door and three other public plaees!" Should not the Legislature, then, re quire every Sheriff to publish noti ces of his sales in the newspaper that is most generally read in the county? We know that there are in every county a few shrewd specu lators who make it their business to watch for the Sheriff's notices at the court house door,and at the sale buy the poor debtor's land at half its value: but as a rule very few persons ever bear of these sales un til they have taken place. Inil. 1. A 1 .1 a iw uuw Bianas mere is too great an opportunity for fraud upon the debtor by collusion be tween the Sheriff and the creditor. A debtor's land may be sold by the Sheriff, and the purchaser acquire a good title, when no notice whatever of the sale has been posted ! Our Supreme Court, years ago, decided that this clause of the law was mere ly DixEcroBT, and the failure of the Sheriff to comply with it did not in validate the sale. And how would yon prove that the Sheriff did not poat np his notices ? A negative is rather hard to prove, and it would be utterly impossible for a debtor to prove tliat the Sheriff did not post notices of his sale at "three public plaees in the county." But if the notice was directed to be pub lished in a newspaper it could be very easily ascertained if it was so published. Attached to every execution and to be read by the Sheriff at his sale should be an affidavit of the Pub lisher of the newspaper, in which notice of the sale was inserted, cer tifying this fact and exhibiting a printed copy of such notice. Bid ders could then know whether the Sheriff had complied with the law, and if he has not, the sale should be declared null and void. There are many other legal no tices that ought to be published in newspapers, to which we will refer hereafter. We desire just now to call attention to the matter, with the 1 iope that it may be discussed by the press and the public generally. We arc assured that the people will readily perceive the propriety, the justice, and the necessity of having such a law and will sustain our leg islators in passing it. A BANKRUPT LAW. It is thought that Congress at its approaching Bssion will enact a Na tional Bankrivpt Law that Las been pending in that body for sometime past. We have received and lead a ii i copy oi ine proposea law, and are pleased to observe many improve ments upon our last Bankrupt Act. One very decided improvement is in the matter of costs, which under the late Bankrupt law were excessive and frequently exhausted all the assets of an estate to pay, so that the Bank rupt was deprived of his pioperty, the creditor was defrauded of his claims, and only the Bankrupt officers were benefitted The object of a Bankrupt law is j two fold. First, to place all the cred itors of a debtor upon an equal foot ing, and not permit him to pay one in profereuce to another ; and second, to allow a debtor to make a full sur render of his property (except such as the law exempts) and be discharged : from his debts, and thus begin busi- j ness agam. me old .English Bank rupt Jaws (for Bankrupt laws have been in force in England more than three hundred years) applied only to "traders" to those engaged in the business of buying and selling. The reason for this was that trade could not be carried on without mutual credit, the contracting of debts wasieesto the corporation . Col. Hoke necessary, and if by any misfortune or by the fluctuations of the market, a trader became insolvent, the inter ests of trade demanded that upon a fair surrender of his property he be j discharged from his dehts. The Bankrupt laws of later days, however, iw nil t , , any one (owmg a certain amount) can take advantage of them. While the intention and object of Bankrupt laws are just and merciful, yet their practical operation is ko tainted with fraud that thev lmvo fallen into disrepute, and many hon est debtors are deterred from taking advantage of their provisions because they are looked upon with suspicion. PRACTICAL SCIENCE. Science and scientific men are of ten derided by "practical,' men, but for all that the latter are continuallv enjoying the benefits conferred by the j former. If o jly a few years ago, it had been asserted that the weather could be predicted as it now is, the idea would have been hooted at. The daily predictions of the weather by the signal officers at Washington which are nearly always verified, are iruiy astonishing, and are also of great benefit to the country. The rthnnoroa in 4V foretold with wonderful accuracy, and! telecrraped all over thp connW ti.J sugar planters of Louisiana have -! centlv realized in a praff Jf-nl : the value of "old Probabilities " TWilwo finer Poking men, physically, were miormeu Dy a te'egram from Washing on City of the approach of the cold wave in time to guard against its blighting frosts, and inconsequence thereof very little damage was done to their sugar crops. . . j Radical Intimidation, It is well known that several prom inent white Rads informed the ne groea, as it were officially, that the namo of every negro voting the Dem ocratic ticket would be sent on to Washington city for the purpose of holding him to account for doing the same. This threat was held over the entire body of the Granville negroes and there can be no doubt that it prevented many ccdored voters from freely exercising the right of suffrage. They were told that thev would b punished by the United States Gov ernment if they voted the Democratic ticket, and that, too, by men in the service of the United States govern ment, whom the negroes presumed spoke by authority. Beside this threat many were kept fiom voting as they wished through fear of present personal violence at the hands of certain leading negroes, instigated thereto by certain leading white Bad officials. In fact some were, with actual force, prevented from voting the Democratic ticket. These things can be easily proven by the testimony of uniinDeaohable witnesses, and still the other rid have the impudence to charge that the election was illegally conducted by the Democrats. Granville Fr Lance. Ex- Governor Holdeit. Correspondence of the Charlotte Democrat Raleigh, N. C, November 15, 1880. Snow on the ground and on the houses this (Monday) morning, in this "City of Oakes," being the third Monday of November. Forty-four years ago, to-day, there was snow in Raleigh ; not a light snow like this, but a neavy snow ' shoe deep." I remember it well. I was a lad not quite eighteen, and was foreman and reporter in the old Star officp, of which paper that good man, Thomas J. Lemay, was editor. The old State house having been consumed by fire in 1823, the convention of 1835 held i's session in the Presbyterian church; and the Legislature, which assembled on the third Mondayin November, sat in the Governor's mansion, or "Pal ace," The Senate assembled in the hall on the left hand in the mansion, as you approach it from the north, and the Commons in the hall on the right. Mr. Lemay directed me to attend the opening of the two houses, aud report the proceedings for the Star J I saw that day, for the first timf, William H. Haywood, Jr., one of th Commoners from Wake. He was richly dressed, and was a very hand some young man. He was chosen speaker of the Commons by the Dem ocrats. IJugh Waddell of Orange, Whig, was chosen speaker of the Senate over William D. Mosely of Lenoir, (afterwards Governor of the Territory of Florida) by, I believe, one majority. I reported the pro ceedings to the Star and the article was copied into the National Intelli gencer. Mr. Haywood's colleagues for that session were Weston It. Gales and Nathaniel R. Rand. Mr. Gales died in 1848, and Mr. Haywood in 1852, but Col. Rand still lives at a very ad vanced age, universally respected and beloved. The session of 183G was character ized chiefly by a discussion of a pro position submitted bv the Lcgishi- are f South Carolina, to grant the right of way through this State, with banking privileges, to the Louisville Cincinnati and Charleston Rtilroad Company. Tne Hon. C. G. Mem minger, afterwards Confederate Sec retary of the Treasury, represented the Legislature of houth Carolina, and was heard at length by houses ia atWacv of the scheme. Tre champions for and against the measure on the floor of the House were Michael Hoke, of Lincoln, and William H. Haywood, Jr., of Wake. I Col. Hoke was first a member of the Commons from old Lincoln in 1834. At this session his colleagues in the House were Henry Canskr, C. W. Holland and Thomas WTard. The main objection urged to the measure was the orantinp- of hankinrr rn-ivi!. spoke at length in favor of the meas ure, and Mr. Haywood left the speak er's chair and spoke for nearly one whole diy in opposition to the meas ure. I had the pleasure of hearing both the speeches The measure was a defeated The Legislature met in 1838 in ,1, 4- 1. 1 . ii T nuMWHweu Kiiuwn aa uie eii and- mg. Nekton N. Edwards was the speaker of the Senate and William A. Graham speaktr oi the House. Col. Hoke was a member of the Hou?e at this session, with Kenneth Rayner, of Hertford, Crten W. Caldwell, of your county, William B. Shepard, of Pasquotank, and other rising young men. In 1840 the Legislature met for the first time in the present State house. Col. Hoke was also a member at this session. Gov. Graham, as I have just stated, was speaker of the House in 1838. I remember the exceedingly appropriate speech he delivered when he assumed the chair, and to show that 1 have a little memory left ; I give you a part of the last sentence of his speech : "Of that people to whom our highest loyaltv and best fcervice are due." I was "then learn ing to make sentence?, and this struck me as a good one. The contest for Governor in 1844 between Hoke and Graham is well re membered by the elders among us. They were both natives of old Lin coln, both Graduates of 5y' ?ld bo niembers of the bar. ine scussio:is between thm were eTmn- d and very able. The issues ere Oregon, Texas and the tariff. never appeared before the people, ajLUKe uieu soon aiter oi a con gestive chill, occasioned, doubtless bv he exposure and fatigues of the cam- aign. uov. trraham survived him many years. No brighter names adorn onr history than those of Hoke ana wanam. l am giacl to see that our mutual friend, Edward J. Hale, Sr., is writ ing weekly letters for the Democrat irom New York. I always read hi lettors witn pleasure, whether I agree with him politically or not. He is ppe in experience and knowledge. As is saia by ttalleck of Burns, he has "Kept his henosty and truth. HIb Independent tongue and pen." Mr. Hale brings forth from his ca pacious treasury of the past "things uoia new ana old. I trust he will continue to write for the edification ana instruction especially of the ris ing generation. I observe that in his last letter, in lus notice of J. G. A. Williamson, of Person, he calls him Jamess instead of John. My recollection is that his name was John Gustavus Adolphns Williamson, son of a Scotch merchant in Person county. After his defeat for Congress, in 1833, in the district composed of the counties of Person, Orange and Wake, he was appointed by President Jackson Minister to Venezuela, in which country he died Tloy fever. His brother, James M, Williamson, was a member of the Commons from Person in 1836. He afterward removed to Tennesee, and rose to be speaker of the House of Representatives of that State. remember that when an Orange ' Interesting Letter from lad I heard the discussion, in the court house in Hillsboro,' between Mr. Will'a nson and Gen. Daniel L. Bar ringer of Wake, opposing candidate! for Congress. I was much impress ed with the appearance and manner of Mr. Williamson. Mr. Hale may well say that be was "pronounced the handsomest maa in New York ' when he visited thut city. The de bate between these two distinguished men was very animated. Geu. Bar ringer was evidently leaving Gen. JacksonJ presume on account, among other things' of his diversion of the public moneys from the bank of the United States to the Stae banks, and Mr. Williamson was an ardent and eloquent supporter of Old Hickory. Gen Bai-riuger was elected for the last time to Congress. The vote of Wake secured his re-election. If Mr. Williamsou had canvassed Wake he would most probably have been elect ed. Gen. Bnrringer removed afterwards to Tennessee, where like Mr. James M. "Williamson, he became speaker of the House of Representatives of that State. Mr. Hale and myself have seen the day when we would have devoted a column each as to whether it was James or John. But those days for both of us have happily passed, nev er to return. We two will never have any more controversies. I hon or him in his absence from his native State, which, for so many years, he served so well. My only regret is that he is not with us to nid in devel oping our natural resources and in re building and improving our waste places. Truly vours, W. W. Holdex. OUR NEW YORK LETTER. Nkw York, Nov. 22, 1880. Editor Record : While we are en joyitg remarkably pleasant weather for this season of the year and have had uo snow or severe cold in this locality, the telegraph brings news of snow stcrms Notth, West and South as fur as Virginia. We hear of 15 degrees below zero in Denver, Colora do, smd an equ.dlv low temperature in Cheyenne and other points west of the Missouri. People generally, are quite willing to put off winter as long as possible ; but boys and dealers in poultry are anxiously hoping for snow; as a snow-storm about Thanks giving day makes it more enjoyable for the young people aud is sure to send up the price of turkeys. The excitement incident to the memorable Ides of November has about subsided. There is yet some angry growling on the part of the Democrats at the way the Republi cans managed to carry the election. The many charges of fraud and in timidation of voters by Republican employers seem to be pretty well sustained, and there is seme talk of bringing the matter before Congress with the view of having New Yi-rli "counted out," but it is not generally approved of and will probably amount to nothing. Bee slier is in trouble again. This time, he has been hob nobbing wiih the arch hen tic, B b Ingersoll. At a Republican mass-meeting held in the Aca leiuy of Music in Brooklyn, just before the election, Mr. Beecher, in introducing Col. Ingt r.-oll to the au dience, was very flattering in his re marks ; among other things charac terizing Ingersoll as " a man of the broadest humanity and the most brilliant Rpeaker of the English tongue in any land ou the surface oi the globe." As he said this he ad vanced tn th foot-lights, holding In gersoll by the hand in the most, cor dial maimer, while the audience fair ly shook the theatre with tremendous cheering. Ingersoll responded in a like strain, eulogizing Mr. Beecher as "the most liberal, and at the same time the most intellectual preacher ii. America, Christian people think that Mr. Beecher was a liUle too demonstra tive in his friendship for the man ot all others who is doing his best to undermine and destroy Christianity ; and the religions press throughout the country are commenting with some severity on his actiou in the matter. They seem to think tha if Mr. Beecher will dabble in politics, he should at, least choose a christian not an infidel for a bedfellow. The opinion of the "World's People" is that Beecher i of ieallv the same be lief as Ingersoll, bat not so bold and honest in proclaiming it. If, as some people believe, B ob Inieioll is the Devil's ohose.u attorney on earth, every one who has heard him, will admit thav. hi3 Satanic Majesty could not have selected a more able advocate. In person, he is of me dium height, rather stout in form, but solid and erect, and looks like a well fed, well-to-do country parson He has a clean shaven face, a big, round head and a manner when speaking, earnest and forcible. He wins his way more by the audacity of his attack than by anv elaborate system of reasoning. The facilitv with which he changes from passages of faery invective to sentences of melting pathos, and again to ludi crous buffoonry, is as remarkable as it is original. Une moment with hands clenched and eyes flashing he uuns invectives HKe tnunaerbolts, one after another, and the next in stant will perhaps spring off a witti cism so skilfully as . to convulse his audience from centre to circum ference. His home is in Peoria, 111., and though formerly a colonel in the army is now a lawyer by profession. How it is, that people calling them selves christians, will flock to fill his lecture room to suffocation, is one of the things impossible to comprehend, but nevertheless tme. New York, not to be behind nfcW localities, now has a first class "ghost story." The particular ehost now exciting the ghost-fearing part of the community, noias forth in a hnn on Leroy street. The first indica tion of his presence was the sound of looisieps going up and aown stairs in the dead honri of the ni.ht, more ! particularly about twelve o'clock a favorite hour, it would seem, for dis embodied spirits to disturb the slum bers of mortals in the flesh. Mrs. Birre the lady of the house was aroused by the noises and suspecting burglars, called in the Police, but after a thorough search no burglars could be found. No sooner, however, than the Police had withdrawn, the disturbances commenced anew. Foot, steps were heard again this time in the kitchen. There was rattling of pans and crockery as if some one were washing the dishes. Another search was instituted, bnt with no better success than before. This state of affairs continued, chiefly in the still hours of the night. but. after the ghost had practiced awhik in the drk, he commenced like operations in the day time. The chairs and tables seemed to be pos sessed with an nnr ontrollable desire to dance jigs and the fire-tongs took a notion to walk round the room as if endowed with a will of their own. A few days and n;ghts of such unac countable carrvmsrs on was enough to thoroughly frighten Mrs. Birre and familv. and thev called in the neighbors, who having witnessed the manifestations got frightened also. They I eld a hurried consultation aid most of thfni being good Catholics, they made haste to send for a Priest to expell the evil p?rit, or whatever ii minit be, Father At aclitus of St Anthony's Tt. C. Church having been informed, repaired to the scene of excitement, armed with the church's "formula for the exRcorcism of evil spirits," some cruciflxs and a supply of holy-water. The rooms hanuted by the ghost havinsr been duly sprinkled and cer tain other ceremonies, made and pro vided for in such cases, gone through with, it was supposed that his ghost fihip would succumb and vr.cite. Bnt he did'nt. In fact, the elixirs and furniture danced round worue than ever. A hoop from a flour bar rel flew off and hung it.?elf round Fathi- Aiiaclitus' neck, while a large tin dishpan leaped down from its shelf and banged itself on his head at which the Holy Father gathered up his implements and "made tracks" from the bewitched lochlity. If news -paper reporters and the neighbors who claim to have witness ed the occurrences are to be believed, there must have leen some founda tion for the extraordinary stories of which the above is a condensed re port. Mrs. B.irre, a lady of intelligence and hitherto an avowed disbeliever in the sup' rnatural, is fully convinced of the spiritual origen of the distur bances so much so, that she has moved out and 1. ft the ghost in pos session of the premises. The build ing is "to let" at moderate reiitnl. but bo far no one has had the bardi hoo t to dispute the ghost's title. Though seemingly welt it'ested, non superstitious pe.nple will probably take tiit story with several grains of salt. J. G. D. "WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, Nov. 22, 1S80. Only two weeks reninm b fore the ass- milling of Congress, and a grear deal of inter- st centers upon the event. The sessiou, though short, will undoubtedly be au important one, as the c'ose'ies of the next Congress and the probable division of power between ihe two houses thereof, will create eomn fctiife over matters to be acted upon thi winter. The proba bility of an extra session after the 4th of March is already discussed. Should the Democratic majority of the present Congress decide to pay the Marshals employed by the Re pub'ican party in the late election, an extra session is not likely to be call ed. But there is grave do'ibt wheth er any appropriation for that purpose will be passed. Congress endeav red to modify the laws authorizing these Marsha's, ho sis to make them n n partisan an 1 fair, and Gen GarJle'd himself agreed with them for a time, but the s alwart wing of the party bull d -zed him ont of the pos tion and in ued H yos to veto the amendments. Th s left the Demo crats no other resort b :tto iefus any appropriation for Marshals. aicl it is to be h ped thev have sand enoujrh in the r cimws to s ick to i . Alexander H. St3;hens, however, savs he shall vote to back down, and he thinks some others will. One other subject of controversy will, no doubt, be ihe Ke logg case in the Senate. It w s left unsettled last session, though the indications were th it the Democrats would not vote solidly to unseat "old brindle Bill." If justice and right prevailed he would be turned out, as he was never elected, but precedent and po i cy and a few jther considerations are often sufficient to deter men from a bold assertion of right Gov. Wiltz has appointed the Hon. T. C. Man ning to ths vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Spofford, the Senator elect, and as one seat is of more impor tance after the 4th of March than it has been heretofore, perhaps action may be taken. Nobody doubts for a moment that if the situation were re versed, the Republicans would de clare the seat vacant, or admit the contestant, in a hurry. If the present situation as to the Presidency were reversed and the Republicans had both houses of Congress, there vnnM be a high old time over counting the vote, una me i ace ot the re turns would ero for naiiht. Tf. be that the Democrats are a little too law abiding for the game of politics. Quietly submittinsr to waiting for public approval, rather than make a disturbance, d to work very well. A little less ten derness of public opinion, and a little more arbitrary assertion of rights might work better. The Ohio Senatorial will be apt to rive the RetMiblicimB u. great deal of trouble before they are mS.! imuufc'u wiia ii. xne case attracts and their vietvs of its legal aspects are very diverse. In speaking of the matter to day, Senator Thurmap said that the Democrats would not exert themselves ta help the Republicans out of the difficult'. He said that no matter who was chosen, or how or when it was done, before the 4th of March the case would have to go before the Senate Committee of Privi leges and Elections, composed of a majority of Democrats and many of them would have remarks to offer on the subject before the applicant was admitted, Democrats are counting on controlling the organization, and the longer they can argue the Ohio case, and keep the Senator waiting in the cold corridors of the Capitol, the better they will be satisfied. A Sena tor is credited with saying that the case is so peculiar undr the statutes that there is a sol d month of good talk in it. The prepondmnce of legal opinion is that Gen. Garfield having been elected to succeed Senafor Thur man, no vacancy can occur until after March 4th, when the term begins, and thaf, therefore, no election can take place before that time. To this embarrassment another is added in the contest for the position and tbe war against the "l ing" or mutual admiration society that runs republican politics in Ohio. Some body said this could be stopped if Mr. Hayes woald appoint Stanley Mat thews to the Supreme bench. The fact that Ohio al eady has two mem bers of the Supreme bench need be no obstacle. Jf the necessities of Ohio politics become urgent things could probably be fixed to appoint all the Judges from that. State. General Garfield is expected to arrive here Tuesday night, and will remain quiet ly at his home, on Thirteenth street. It is generally believed that upon ta's visit he will see Secretary Sherman, and the two will come to a frank un derstanding about the Treasury port folio. The belief here is that Gen erol Garfield will tender Mr. Sher mon the Secrefaryship, and that Mr. Sherman will accept. Of this, how ever, nothing posi ive is known; The Nation -d Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, has just held its annual ession in this city, aU the States of the Union being represented. There were forty or fifty members present, many of them accompanied by their wives, who are aluo members of the order. When the Grange was ealWl to order by the Mast r, Prof. J. J. Wr03dmao, of Michigan, Mr. Saund ers o' the Agiicuhurid D- partmeut, d-jivered an address of welcome. which was responded to on beha'f of the Grange by Col. Putman Darden. of Mississippi. Prof. Wo dman then dlivered his annual address, review ing the work done and the progress made during the past year. He re f erred to the importance of agricul turists protecting their interests by means of organization and co-operation. Phowo. The Cum her I and Fair. The exceedingly inclement wenthr last week interfered greatly with the annual fair of our neighbors in Cum berland, but ttill they prevented its being a f ilure. We copy from the News and Observer tbe following relative th reto : " The gloomy weather of Thurs day and Friday, though enough to dampen the ardor of the most inve'o rate seeker of amusements, was ye:, luckily, not able t y materiay injure uie iau or ciinumsa tne attendance. lo those who attend the S'ate fairs the exhibition rf course appears com paratively small, bat it is for a local fan- praiseworthy. Particiarlv in their social aspects are these Fayette- vme iaars cleiightiul, bringing th people together and inducing stran gers to visit this Cnpe Fear section, cue uuiub ui iiospnaiity ana good cneer. ine antiquity of the town, the rare flavor of old age which lin gers around it, are attractions to those who come from ne ver places, which d.v comparison, have r sen in a day. w nether the bleeping town, which nowraiher contracts than expands, may n t, like other places, ha?jlyrise up ana become again a seat of trade. s problematical, but it should be the pride and pleasure of the people of tne oner sections of the Sta.e to d sire -nch a cha"ge. Vwtors hnd the old town, with i s quaint buildings and irregular stre ts a p'ace in which h df a day my be well spent in pe lestiianizing aud sight seeing. The person who is here a day becomes to all intents and pur poses a native, for in no place is it possible to feel and to be more at hojae. But so much in kind remem brance has been written and said about the place and its people, that but ht'le is left to be said, except to endorse and re-affirm the statements oi other and earlier visitors. The fair here is looked forward to asaiearure ana the social event of ttie year, and the people take a lively interest in it. As was said in nrAf inginis letter, the bad weather could 11V 1 . j-- not oreak up this year's exhibition ana the closing days, Thursday and x nuay, were enjoyea. The ladies of course, as at all fairs, were promi nent as exhibitors, and the chief at traction as visitors. The fair closed on Friday. We give in brief the features of the fair, in the various departments. FARMERS HALL. The exhibit in this department, tnoughnot extensive, certainly has the merit of excellence. The corn and cotton deserve special mention, as well show ng the fine quality of these staple products of the Me-srs. McKethan & Son, the well known carr age and harness makers, exlub t capital harness, saddles and buggies, while William Overby ex hibits well made harness. The display of turnips, sweet pota toes, Irish potatoes, and beets is me ritorious. In the way of small grains, wheat rye, oats and rice, of good quality, ! are shown. Pumpkins and watermelons tofl shown, the latter well preserved, CONDIMENT HALL, This is the name given to the d. partment devoted to the efforts of th ladies in the wav of cookery and housekeeping. This display i8 jfi feature of the fair, and i.s excehC cies and extensive variety atksttfc" ability of the ladies of the Cape Feat section as house keepers. Very large ana excellent is the er hibit of je.lws, pickles, sweet and sour ; vinegar, preserves, all varieties such as pear, pe.ich, apple, quince citron, &c, ' THE HALL. Certainly the young people, and not a few of the elderly, thought tha ball the event of he ueek, s ft cer tainly was, It was given at Williams' Hall Friday evening, and the atten dance was very Urge. In addrion to a number of Fayciteville h lies some charming young ladies from Charlotte, Wilmington, and other p'aces were present. The costumes were effective, and the fairdaucera looked their brightest and best. The stock d splay is the pooiest part of the exhibition, only a few horses, none worthy of note beinjy shown. A few sheep and hogs of su perior breed are shown. Sheriff Long, of Richmond, took the pre mium for best pair of harness horses. The bad weather which prevailed' on the two principal days d.d much to dimmish the attendance, buf never theless the receipts were satisfactory. The att-ndance on Friday, which wag m de the "big day," was quite large, there being visitors from all the coun ties near by. On Friday the pupils of the FayetJeville Gaded School, under the charge of the principa1, Mr. Alex Graham, visited the grounds. Music was furnished during the fair by the Jonesboro comet I and. The total number of entries was 907 a little falling off from last year. The display on machinery and farm implements was small' Raleigh Business Men. B. B. W O O D E II No 3, Martin Street, IBAIESIIiIMS 9 SJ. Q, WHOLESALE GEOCER And Commission Merchant. Orders, Conwpondenoe and Consignments So licited. Mr. V. C. Newby is one of our salesmen FALL STOCK, ,1 BRIGGS BUILDING, RALEIGH, N, C. DEALERS IS Hardware, Sash and Doors wo have Uie largest stock ef Crockery and Glassware ever broaght to Raleigh. we solicit your rdrs for anything iu the Hardware line, and guarantee THE best GOODS At the Lowest Prices AND SQUARE DEALING. Addrees, Thos.H. BRIGGS & Sons rs ib n, RALEIGH, N. C. nor 6 FALL AND WINTER STOCK JUST RECEIVED. 0r large store House la now filled to 1U ulmoat capacity with the choicest selections of DrtM Goods, Black Goods, Silks, Cloths, Casslmers, Salt ings, Doeskins, Kentucky Jeans, Flannels. Boots, Shoes, Hats, Notions of all kinds. Our stock of CAHPETO Includes Fine Frame Body Brussels, Tapestry, two and three ply Ingrains, all of the best make and none but new patterns. Imported Zephyr Chawls3 Very attractive and cheap. Bleached, and Unbleached and colored TABLE DAMASKS, Napkins and Doylies to match. Special attention Is called to our tery attraeUTa assortment of HOSIERY, All slzee, the best variety ever offered here. Our UNDER VESTS for men, ladles, misses and children are unsur passed for quality and variety. We buy all of our goods from first hands and make a profit thereby. Those who buy of us will save money. Our Wholesale trade having largely Increased, we offer the most liberal Inducements to lfer chants to patronize us. YEARGAN, PETTY, A Co, crt 10 Sm isitib v. c
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Nov. 25, 1880, edition 1
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