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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday March 13, I959
THE NEW BERN MIRROR
Published Every Friday at 111 King Street,
New Bern, N. C., by the Soie Owner
j. GASKiLL McDaniel
-Editor and Publisher
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TIGERS AND TRYON
Having been treated to the world premiere of Ringling
Bros., Barnum and Bailey Circus at Charlotte last week, couh'
it be that the General Assembly will feel a slight let-down
when it comes to the Tryon Palace opening in April?
With or without elephants and clowns, and peanuts and
popcorn. New Bern’s historic shrines should prove thoroughly
entertaining. However, even with a Palace in the center ring,
it’s hard to put on an extravaganza that will challenge the
Greatest Show on Earth.
On this second occasion, just like the first, there is going
to be plenty to behold. Certainly, P. T. Barnum, if he were
still among the living, would be the first to agree that a trip
through the Palace is well worth anybody’s time.
Of course, a Barnum would handle the opening here a
little differently than will the Palace Commission. Instead
of ladies dressed in Colonial costume serving as guides, he
would round up a crew of loud-voiced barkers and have them
spieling all over the place.
If nobody stopped him, he might even have the Wild
Man from Borneo howling and growling, just inside the front
door. And, to make sure that visitors were in a pleasant frame
of mind when they departed, a Barnum would save his best
clown act for the last.
There won’t be any sawdust at the Palace opening, no
trapeze performers—or a trained seal playing the Minuet.
Snake charmers are more or less taboo, not to mention lions,
bears, and most especially monkeys.
The only freaks you can count on at the Palace are the
usual number of freakish-looking people that are included in
any crowd of considerable size.
Yet, there’s room in the world for historic restorations, as
well as circuses, and the General Assembly, along with
Governor Hodges, will, we feel confident, be quite impressed
by what is to be seen here.
Historical
Gleanings
—By—
FRANCES B. CLAYPOOLE
and
ELIZABETH MOORE
FOOLS NEED LABELS
g any
llayed
It IS The Mirror’s firm conviction that a law requiri
and all motorboats to have an identifying number di:
conspiciously on their bow is wise legislation indeed.
Anyone who has been on the Neu.se and Trent rivers in
recent years is acutely aware of the hot-rod maniacs who con
sider it grand sport to recklessly endanger the lives of others
by operating their boats with wanton disregard for the rights
and safety of all.
Unlike the idiot who drives an automobile or flies a
plane in such a manner, the fool in a motorboat has hereto
fore been able to escape detection.
Since his craft had no license number, and looked pretty
much the same as numerous other boats on the river, he had
nothing to fear if he took criminal advantage of some stranger
Although It hasn’t always held true, most of the offenders
here are from other sections of the State. They hurry to our
waters on Wednesday afternoons and weekends, put their
boats over, and then spoil the pleasure of decent, law abiding
V.Llx^v^xlo.
A suit by Doctor John 0. Meara
against Pierce Manning and Ed
ward Kean, Merchants of New
Bern, for the absence of a pump
and for damage to items sent to
him at Trinidad, Cuba., in 1800 and
1801. The correspondence changed
from friendly to furious, and finally
Mr. Manning wrote the Doctor that
“any further correspondence is un
necessary.”
New Bern, N. C., August 7, 1801,
Letter from Pierce Manning and
Edward Kean to Doctor John 0.
Meara. Dear Sir; We have sent you
on the BRIG NEUSE, Captain
James Marker for GRENADA, your
boy Ned, and six trunks, one case,
a writing desk, backgammon table,
a tin box, and a pine box with Cap
tain Marker’s receipt enclosed,
which he is to deliver at Grenada
for you. Enclosed is your account
with Pierce Manning. There are
two small accounts due to Doctor
Osborne and the Printing Office
still unsettled, which will be paid.
The carpet, tea kettle and two
earthen pots will be sold at vendue
for your account, not thinking
them worth paying freight for.
Pierce Manning wrote his friend to
apply to Edward Moore and compa
ny of New York for your protest
ed bills, which they refused to de
liver up until they are paid $49,00.
for their commissions. John Ellis
of New York is to be paid five dol
lars which he demanded on the
same account.
Wishing Ned and the things safe
to hand, we remain. Sir, your most
obedient servants. Pierce Manning,
Edwgrd Kean. P. S. The bed and
mattress are at Mr. Kean’s in the
Villoge Verses
JUST FOR YOU
country.
The'account of Doctor. John O.
Fortunately, serious tragedy hasn’t occurred yet, but oc
cur it will if these empty-headed jerks are permitted to con-
tinue their criminal acts. It will be too late to do something
about it b
when lives are lost.
No one should be more concerned over existing conditions
tban those boat owners who display common sense and com
mon decency. They, above all, should support the numbering
ot motorboats, and drastic punishments for anyone guilty of
Jl “i>iviwooXx0SS.
The rivers belong to us all, and are ours to enjoy to the
fullest so long as we don’t regard them as a place to behave
stupidly at the expense of others.
It shouldn’t take laws and stiff punishment to make an
operator of a boat observe the Golden Rule. But that’s what
It s going to take, and The Mirror would like to see everv of-
fender spend the summer in jail.
Meara with Pierce Manning, 1800-
1801, among other items, 1 pair
short kid gloves, IVz yards of white
ribbon, 200 pump tacks, 1 skein
black silk, 23 yards fine linen, 1
bunch. tape, 2 1/6 loaf sugar, 4
pair long kid gloves, cash paid ser
vants for attending the funeral,
Jacob Banks for bringing Mrs. 0.
Meara from Mr. Kean’s plantation,
cash paid to Captain Cox for house
rent, cash paid to Jarvis Buxton
amount of bill for making a coffin,
postage of letters from Philadel
phia, cash to John L. Taylor for 9
months hire of servant, cash to
Isaac Taylor amount of his bill for
things for Mrs. 0. Meara’s funeral.
May 19, 1801, by James J. Mazurin
for the net proceeds of your bill on
England sold R. Smith, New Bern
I have given O’Brien Smith of
Charleston, orders to draw on
for $400.00
Trinidad, January 17, 1802, Gen
tlemen: In ten days after sight of
this my first draft pay to Captain
Josachar Stroulle of SCMOONER
EXPERIMENT or to his order the
sum of One Mundred Fifty pounds,
thirteen shillings. North Carolina
currency for value received and
place the same amount to account
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I’d like to have the rhythm of the rain
That pitter patters on a city street;
A small boy’s whistle on a country lane;
The joyous sound of toddling baby feet.
I’d like to have the tom toms of the sea,
Beating their challenge on fast-changing sands,
A night bird’s call, a brook’s soft melody,
The sigh of winds that come from distant lands.
Although my idle wishes are all wrong,
And having these things would never do;
I’d like to blend them, in a song of songs.
Then hurry home to sing it, just for you.
—JGMcD.
with or without advice of, Gentle
men, your most obedient servant,
John 0. Meara. To Mr. Pierce Man
ning and Mr. Edward Kean, Mer
chants, New Bern, North Carolina.
New Bern, N. C., on the 25th day
of March, 1802, at the request of
John Devereaux, Merchant of New
Bern, I, Nathan Tisdale, a Notary
for the Port of NEW BERN, State
of North Carolina, duly appointed
and sworn, went with the original
bill of which the above is an exact
copy to the dwelling houses of
Pierce Manning and Edward Kean
. . . . Mr. Edward Kean answered
that he would not pay said bill as
he had not nor never had any mon
ey or other funds of the drawer in
his possession. Mr. Pierce Manning
said he had to the amount of 140
pounds of John O. Meara in his
possession, but that he should not
pay the bill or any part of it, unless
a power from the drawer accompa
nied the same authorizing some
person to settle with and give him
a receipt in full of all demands.
WHEREUPON, I the said J^otary
did and do by these presents pfiT^
test as well against the drawer of
the said bills as all others whom
it doth or may concern for all
costs, damages and interest • suf
fered and to be suffered for want
of payment.
Thus done and protested at New
Bern aforesaid in the presence of
John Knowles and Marcus C. Ste
phens, witnesses hereunto required.
I In Testimony Whereof, signed bv
Nathan Tisdale, N.P.
^ The suit being referred to us the
j subscribers we are of the opinion
that the defendant, Mr. Manning
is indebted to John O. Meara, the
plaintiff in the above sum of One
Hundred and Fifty Seven pounds,
twelve shillings and that he deliver
to the plaintiff the pump charged
in the account, February 7, 1803.
William Shepard, John Harvey.
Witnesses: William Kyle, James
McKinlay, James Taylor, John Dev-
eraux, CauJain Thompson, Thomas
Kenny, Mr. Chapman. Bond signed
by Pierce Manning, John Harvey,
John Gooding. W. Arnett, C.S.C.
February Court, 1803. ’
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