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OODlJOCJ ?fo. nriP ' , 1 1 M lA i i M . I Pagcs:1 top il O . rc3Q3 i w u VOLUME LXXXVjn.NO. SO V BAJLEIGBi K C. SUNDAY, JUKE 20, 1909 PBICE 5 OUtTTJ ov - uisa'iii n C n pt r VI- 1 I A I V Ml.- V . f t -; V,- - - ' .. L Da - ;- -.--.- - , ' . " ' - ' - "-' ' . .: ... ... . " ' Jl M? HORTH CAROLINA LOOKOUT HAHBOR UFMETTE'S VISIT f ATEMY II IE OF GHEATEST TO WEltltLE 17 Tl) ph 1 W7 Hi ;.. . '- -'!.''-. ' - . ' An Ideai Location cultural Region and Mi nufact On the Plymauth and Tarboro Branch' of the Atlantic 'Coast I . Line Railway, in Uie Western i Section of Martin County, l opiiityi l i ' FOR IIIM'EIIT Making Liberal Inducements j For the Location There of Manufacturing Enterprises--! , Splendid Possibilltjes fbr thfe f Home-seeker and the Wealth : Seeker Evidence; of New ' 1 Life, Solid and ) Substantial .1 . : 'Growth.. : -';':- ft?Vl' ' . BY EDWAIU'l4' tOKWi ; In th month at Hr 17, the first -white man placed hl fet upon the noil of; aiartih county.? ! Jlalpn Iiftne; ; ; Kovernor -or the Cplonjes," establLjhed - by Slf -Walter Kaii8h lwred by the ' lust lor goli, ascended nh Roanoke river well in tn what Is how the county of MarUn, but his ouest wai a lailure. The, colonies were beside - theniselves, with passion tot gold; the Indians hav ing invented wonderful 'tales I of the rich deposits along. the; stream, andj wtn: disllluslone4Tepectlng the. oc-', Z-'-, currence of .the precfous fnltierallhey turned their backs upo what now are known to be vacres of v diamonds. - The most extraordinary stories; related - v by the wily1 savages could hot have ex ' aggerated the : value of i the - terrltorj' , which then, for the first nie was seen by the' White man, , i 4,'-4 -P-- ' I ,: As the last trek to the. last frontier has been ' made, i Which carries the latest pioneer to Asia, the land from : i which the initial migrations At the . Aryan ' race occurred an interesting r' i writer in one pf .the leading magazines . Is prompted. to remark:? H- "The fron tier is .no- longer In the West The, : j frontier will soon be Jfn the South, where values are loer Uhan; In the w today."; The movement among the farmers of-the Northwest to find imnr tlaBant homes, has already be gun, and the caplUUsto of the. North are lo&klng ; to the South for tppor tuntles for Investment. I Itobersonvll) offers both,. ' ''zi.- :, , The " visitor to Robersonvllle is Im pressed by - the ; amount - of building : u n d erway,- the music of hammer,, saw and trowel being heard. from arly mnmin? till sundown. ' Although a boom" is disclaimed,! yef there; is every evidence of new life, of sub stantial : and solid . ; growth, of - enter prise and prosperity iThls, Is-easUy nz-onunted for by reasont of the unsurt ! nastd back-countryi which J lends a permanent and powerful support to itthe towu; of. the. excellent, advantages 1 the town presents a a trading point. 4 and its superior- position as an-Jndu-: trial center. Ot put a few Vfarst de velopment, Robersorj(Vilte is a" fine ex i ample of thbse rising towns tn North U Carolina, V which have talcen-t hold of ithe new spirit in commerce and lndus j ,'try. abandoned, traditions whieh retard "i growth, and ' can ffer Inducements J . aecond to none to Ihe wealth-seeker I v and home-seeker. J The town Is Just i it the 'starting point of its' , career: - , those who enter now,sin the language i of the miner will get lii on the ground ! floor. Within a fjew 'years, property -Lvalijes In Ilobersonvlile will be double '.what they are todajf. :j : i Robersonvllle is located on the Ply ' Mmmith and Tarboro? branch of the At- : ! lantic Coast Line Railway, in the west- s rrn. section of Matftlnj county, about i plx miles from the Edgecombe county s line. It is - eleven! ; miles from Wll " iiamton- Martin's -capital, and four : nii from Paianelei the Atlantic Coast 1 Line Junction. . Plymouth Is 33 miles ditnt: "Rocky Mount,, 36; and Wel- ! don. 56, Prior to 1882 the present . v". . -- in a Fertile Agri- With a Commercial uring Future :. w . town sie was covered with forests and farms, the only distinguishing marks being a cross-roads and four homes. The population of the town is 700, com posed oT frugal, thrifty, enterprising people. ( The area of the town covers practlcany a square mile. The val uation of town property is approxi mately U400.000, and the tax rate is 30 cents) on .the 3100 valuation. Town lots, woth many times the prtce ask ed for them, can be purchased In half acre sites for 3100. and In the sur rounding country land worth from one to two hundred dollars per acre cun be bought at 330 and $50. To keep its industrial advancement abreast of its commercial growth and Its Importance as an agricultural cen ter, Robersonvllle needs .'manufactur ing enterprises. Liberal inducements will bemade for the location here of factories. Among those that could advantageously be planted here, are: Cotton (mills, cotton seed oil mills, peanut cleaners", furniture factories, veneering plants, box factories and other wood-working plants, canneries, wineries etc V til4 ' The . list might be indefinitely, ex tended. ; The Soil. As great as are the opportunities here for the investment of capital in industrial pursuits, those in agricul ture ar& as great. Numerous creeks water the' surrounding country, and the lan J is as fertile as any In the State. If It were In the West, where the tide of Immigration has been high, J. U. ROBERSON It could not be bought for $200 an acre, and the better climate is thrown in with .many other natural advant ages which do not favor the Immigrant-Settled sections of America. The bottom of alluvial lands are extensive. vastly fertile, the larger part of the territory having a .sandy loam soil. upon which any crop luxuriates. It has a May foundation twelve to eigh teen laches below the surface. : Be cause of the extensive lumber indus try that has held sway ever since the coming Vf the railroad, farming has not begun to assume the proportions of which it is capable. The diversity of soilshiakes the culturre of any crop practicable, and the adequate trans portation facilities make it profitable. The principal crops are peanuts, cot ton and tobacco, but there are, no finer lands for truck, grain, forage crops and fruits. This is the natural home of the "scuppernong, one of the most delicious grapes. The average yield per acre of cotton in the section tributary to Roberson vllle is Vjnore than half a bale, and many farmers secure a bale to tht acre, while" Borne have taken from Im proved, lands a bale and a hal to the kacre. v fronjiSO to 75 bushels of corn art produced to the acre; peanuts from 1,000 to 1,500 pounds to the acre, and tobacco from 800 to 1.000 pounds to the acre. The lands here have no superior for growing' the Irish potato, or other truck cropg.- The soils are admira bly adapted to the growing of red to pcloyer and hay, making it possi ble for "Ihose who will plant less of what arje called the money crops and . . ... J t' ' I i':-' i -.i.;.'' . more of forage to realize large profits from the sale of hay and clover. Thore is no adequate reason why the canning industry could not be made as profitable here as in Balti more. The vegetables could be un loaded from the farms at the very door of the plant, saving the heavy freight charges and the dead loss oc casioned by the perishing of the truck and fruit. As large, luclous, richly colored berries as are put on the mar ket are grown In this vlcinty. Last year 1,600 bales of cotton were shipped from this point, and one and three-quarter million pounds of to bacco were sold on the local market There were shipped from Roherson vllle the same year 35,000 bags of peanuts and 15,000 barrels of potatoes. Add to this 100 carloads of brick man ufactured here and the shipments Into the town, and the freight receipts are seen to: amount to between twelve and fifteen hundred dollars per month. Robersonvllle's tobacco market was established In 1900; since the town has grown In leaps and bounds. There are two warehouses and three prize houses. The 1,750,000 pounds sold here last year brought an average of ten cents. A much larger crop Is ex pected next season. Several farmers have gone Into the cultivation of the scuppernong for the market,' and find it profitable. Qne has nine acres devoted to the culture of thi3 grape; another ten, and a third fifteen. J The scuppernong Is sold to wineries in Norfolk and other towns In Virginia, bringing from 75 cents to 31.00 per bushel. As It is indigenous to this soil, it grows almost to. perfec tion without special attention being given to its culture. In 1906. 32,300 worth Of scuppernongs were shipped from Robersonvllle. , ' Another rich field for enterprise without the outlay of much capital. If honey-making. It opens a large, fielo for Immediate returns. There arc more hives In Martin county than In any other county In North Carolina, & CO:S STORE. yet the Industry is only in its Infancy. Honey from this section is sold on the' markets of the North, and even In Western Carolina. One ' of the surest evidences of the prosperity of the farmers in this im mediate section is the fact that they not only owe no debts, but live in ex cellently built and furnished homes, and they board there, too, raising most of their home supplies. Hie Wood Manufacturing possibili ties. All of the woods that occur in the eastern piny region of the State are found! In abundance in this section, the red gum, which has never been ;ut, predominating. Furniture fac tories are using this timber for veneer ing and there is now a growing de mand j for it. An old, widely experi enced; wood-worker now residing in Robersonvllle, who, for many years was engaged in the timber business in the West, and has an Intimate knowledge of wood shops of various kinds.! said that in his knowledge red ?um is being substituted for walnut. No wood that he knows, he stated, is susceptible of so fine a polish. It is now being used as tops for sewing machines, tables, furniture, etc., and its use will be broadened. There are vast quantities of the red gum here, and the owners will sell the timber at a reasonable price in order that the land may! be cultivated. The sweet gum and papaw can be utilized In the manufacture of bread trays, wooden bowls, etc.. and it could be supplied here i to an almost unlimited extent The black gum can be turned into baskets and crates fo rthe truckers. The Swamps. The swamps, beginning about a mile from Robersonvllle and running from! eight to ten miles in one direction are covered by a virgin growth of the varlows rums; and papaw. There are three of these swamps, known as the Flat, Hus kanank and Collie, all of which come together about twelve miles from Robersonvllle. The drainlngs form what1 is called Tranter's creek, which empties into the Tar river, eighteen miles away. These swamp- lands present splendid opportunities for In vestment. The timber Is of great and increasing value, and the lands, when cleared and drained, will be as pro ductive as these in the valley of the Nile, j ' The reclamation of the swamp areas) of North Carolina has begun In earnest, ana is one of 'the most lrti portant movements of the past half century In this State. The cost of drainage will not exceed 32.50 per acre.! , t Established Enterprises.. The town of -Robersonvllle began In 1882; when the Raleigh and Albemarle railroad was completed to this point The 'road was taken over by the At 'antic Coast Line In 1385. In -1802 che Bank of Robersonvllle was started by j;Q. Robertson as a private Jnstltu tion jwith-ft, capital, ot - 5,000. ; In 1906 it was changed to a stock com pany and the capital Increased to 815,000. Its, resources for the year 1908 amounted to 364.000, and the bank paid a ten per cent dividend to the stockholders, the balance of the profits being carried to the surplus for this year. The officers are: Dr. R. H. Hargrove, president; A. S. Rob erson. vice-president; J. C. Roberson. cashier, and J. A. Mizelt. assistant cashier. Among the enterprises of the town are: The buggy t factory of P. B I'arker, who haa had eighteen years' experience In buggy manufacturing. Saw mill and dresser, cotton gin and tobacco truck factory of Wiley Roger son & Comapny. W. E. Roberson being .the "company 2 This firm gins 20 bales of cotton a day. but Is content plating Installing a new gin with a capacity of 36 bales a day. The ca pacity of the truck plant Is 30 per day. This firm t also manufactures wagons Carts, etc ' A $10,000 brick plant A public halt -for entertainments. The Hotel Beulah, owned by J. II. Roberson . & Company, built of brick. J. K. Ross is the genial proprietor. Three livery stables. Two millinery stores. Among the principal merchants are: J. H. Roberson tc Co.. A. 8. Roberson & Co., Jenkins & Roberson, Bailey & Barnhill, R. L. -Smith & Co., and Rob erson & Brown. ; v . . There are three physicians In Rob ersonvllle. one dentist and one lawyer. The 'Masons. Odd Fellows. Wood men of the World . and Charitable Brotherhood haver lodges, here. Schools and Churches. There are three churches in Rober sonvllle, the Christian, Methodist and Missionary Baptist, The public school building Is a two story structure, excellently equipped In its eight rooms. It Is surrounded by a large play ground cover tag three acres. There are ten grades and seven teachers, the superintendent be ing John D. Everett, a most estima ble citizen and instructor. A music 4chdol Is conducted In connection with the public school. The session is eight months, and tast year the attend ance -was 200. . 'The school library has 800 volumes. -J. C. Smith Is chair man of the board ot trustees. -. . n..:,, upturn.- Robersonvllle Is sitaated in the piny woods section and enjoys a mild cli mate and pure water. : The average spring and fall temperature Is 65 de grees Farenheit; summer 75 and win ter 45. Dr. R. H. Hargrove, -who has been practicing medicine here 30 years, says there is no disease peculiar to this section. During the past 30 years he has seen only six cases of pernicious malarial fever, and none of these originated In this section. The death rate is Very low. and the low mortality may be due to the strong and vigorous constitutions of the peo ple. There Is a large variety of foods, and a few mineral springs. As examples of longevity are Mr. and Mrs. 8. W. Outerbridge. He was 84 years, of age last February, and she Is 74. They have been married 54 years. Mr. Outerbridge was the fore most educator lh the county while he was teaching. Leading citizens of Martin and other . counties have studied under him. He has Jaught In both the public schools and academy, and at one time had the only school In the county. He taught in Rober sonvllle fifteen years. AT REilil THE CELEBRATED RALEIGH OLD "VETS" 1HD A GRAND TEHE AT MEMPHIS. Comrade J. J. Lewis Says The L. O'H. Branch Corps Got tlte Cream or tlie Pot at tlie Big Confederate Reunion. Deai Mr. Editor: I would be pleased If you would be so kind as to allow me space in your valuable paper to give a small account of our trip to Memphis, Tenn. We had a very pleasant trip, thanks to all the officials, and arrived at our destination all "O. K." We had Iodg Ings at Mr. R. J. Morrison's, where we were looked after with all kindness that we could wish for. Mr. Morrison and his good lady being as good and kind to us as we could ask for. They left nothing undone to give us a good and pleasant time, and may the good Lord watch over and protect them all through this life, and at last bring them to that everlasting peace that has no end. The people of Memphis did all that could, be done for our comfort In fact, everybody was made welcome, and you may be sure we did not fail to take advantage of it all. I do not know that we ever have1 been more royally treated at any of the reunions we have had the pleasure ot attend ing. There Is one thing . I would like to call the attention of our loved com mander to. and that Is tha long marches we are subjected to. They do not seem to realize that we are not as young now as we were forty years ago. It is needless to say that many old. soldiers had to fall out of the march before it was over. I hope that afl concerned will have an eye to this In the future. Our stay In Memphis was from Mon day morning until Thursday night and we certainly did enjoy it to the ut most I met a Mr. Robert Warring, that was born in Raleigh, and had quite a long talk with him. He wanted to know about all the old families In Raleigh the Haywoods JJanleys, Tuckers. Rolacks. Badgers, JJorde cals and McKlmmona. , He was .very particular- n-,asklng m about r Mr, ; v : Continued? on Pav Three,)! DRUM CORPS 101 Improvements Going On at Beaufort WILL GIVE DEEPSEAOUTLET Ten Foot Inland Waterway Channel From Norfolk to Beaufort Project of Immense Value to Coast Towns of North Carolina Work "Result of En or is of Congretwnian Small and Senator Simmons. By THOMAS J. PENCE. Washington, D. C, June 19. In Carteret county, North Carolina, hot many miles Irom Beautfort, Uncle Sam is spending a pile of .money to give a southern outlet to a score of the thriving towns In the State. Thereabouts two of the most powerful cteam dredges, in existence are at work cutting a ten-foot channel for a distance of sixteen miles, which when completed will open up ,700 square miles of navigable sounds and 2.500 linear miles of navigable rivers. There is no southern outlet to all this vast area of water, and Its only navi gable outlet Is through the canal routes leading to Norfolk. When the canal through Adams creek, which the federal government Is now digging is completed there will ba a continu ous ten-foot channel for navigation inside of Hatteran and through the sounds from Norfolk, Vo., to Beau fort N. C. Years ago ihero were several out lets to the ocean along the fringe of sand that circles the sounds of North Carolina and forms a barrier to ocfan commerce. These inlets gave ocean channels to such hustling towns as Elizabeth City, WashlngtonEdenton, New Bern, Plymouth and Oriental, but they have long since .filled v.lth sand. IlatUras, Ocracoke and New Inlets were once traversed by ' coast wise ships, but gradually th shifting tunfl neculiar to the North Carolina coast have crspt IntAthesitraattets and they no longer permit of -ocean navigation. . And now after years and years ot patient waiting the federal govern ment has gone ahead at an expendi ture of half a million dollars to give. a navigable ouuet to mwe mum cent waters, consisting of Pamlico. Albemarle. Currituck and Croatan sounds and Neuse, Chowan. Pamlico and Allegator rivers, on which are lo cated New Bern and other numerous and Important communities. The cut ting of the canal through Adams creek will afford an ocean outlet via Beaufort and will open up a back country famous for Us truck, farms, fishing and game. It is' also one of the greatest pine timber sections in the world. The digging of this canal will be a new day for all of that im mensely .wealthy section of North Carolina surrounding the most magni ficent bodies of inland waters in the entire country with the exception of the great lakes. Tlie Value of an Effort. Ten years ago there came to Con gress from North Carolina a man who has lived near these Inland waters through a wall-spent life, and who was impressed with the fact that na ture's handicap In the obstruction of these channel outlets could be over come by the Ingenuity of man. He was thoroughly cognizant of this help lessness of all that fertile section by reason of Its almost landlocked water facilities, the greater part of which are within the confines of the dis trict he represents, and he resolved to dedicate his work as a national leg islator to their improvement and the development of a natural commerce that was corked up, so to speak. To him came the inspiration of an in land waterway, first projected by George Washington, but which had never had a sufficiently ardent and ag gressive champion to push It to a suc cessful issue. That man was John II. Small, the Congressman from the First North Carolina district. A less courageous person would have given up In disgust for he not only en countered scepticism on . the part of friends, but he met with rebuffs and many hard knocks m the halls of Congress. Intelligence, aggressive ness, ingenuity and patience is, how ever, not without its reward. The time that Mr. Small spent . In advo cacy of the project the speeches that he delivered in its behalf, few appre ciate, but he had the never die spirit in his make up and after six years of what many regarded as futile effort he commanded the attention of Con gress and a survey of the proposed route was authorised. ; This was the beginning, or more correctly speaking the turning of the tide. The survey called for an appropriation of about three million dollars, and that is no easy sum to prise out of the federal treasury for an entirely new project for there are thousands of new. water Improvement projects ! that Congress has to turn down with every new Con gress in order to keep from bankrupt ing the government. The Appropriation Came. Senator Simmons, who .had. always taken a deep interest In. the waterway development - made his personality felt at this stage of the progress of the Inland waterway, j. By .virtue of his position In the Senate he was able to insist on the. Immediate construc tion of the third or southern section of? the waterway route the one now in actual courso of construction. The survey was ready, . and Senator Sim mons was insistent , Thd' appropria tion asked for had been left out of the. bill, but u Senator L Simmons said there' must be one, and Jn taking this Nearest Atlantic Port to Panama Canal ITS Destined to Become a Great Coaling Port and One of the Nation's Great est Watering Resorts Gulf Stream Given Florida Climate Government Improvements. By THOa J. PENCE. Washington, D. C. June 19. North Carolina posseses one of the greatest harbors in the world a fact very lit tle known even to the people of the Tar Heel State. Almost dally Immense ocean ships seek the great land pro tected port at Cape Lookout which in the most turbulent weather is as placid as a lake, and which, in Its vast n ess and far-reaching, depths, could accommodate the navies of the world. This splendid harbor Is not only a haven of refuge for coastwise ships In heavy weather, but also possesses the unique distinction of being the near est Atlantic port to the Panama Canal. Although a commercial gateway to Atlantic coastwise ocean travel and a harbor of refuge for . atormtossed ships. Lookout Is as much separated from the State, of which It Is a part, as is Cape Cod, Mass. , Its sole inhabi tants are the lighthouse and life saving crews maintained there by Uncle Sam to give warning and suc cor to the people of the sea. though only ten miles removed from the thriv ing towns of Morehead City and Beau Tort N. C. :; . : . . ; To make this magnificent natural harbor at Lookout a commercial and practical part of the State of North Carolina was the object of legislation which- Senator Simmons Induced Con gress to give Its sanction of approval at the. last session of. Congress.' "A survey qf ; thbr body of .water, ; which Is known as the-harbor of refuge at Cape-LeouV -was vthvsr authorised, and the instructions of Cbngress are now being carried out byvCapt Earle I. . Brown. U. S.. A ihe engineer in charge of river'' and harbor work in Southeastern Carolina. . ' The Nation's Natural " Watering Re . sort." ' v - The harbor at Lookout Is formed by a sand projection into the sea In the shape or a fish hqok. Extending a distance of some 'five miles, with varying widths averaging a half a mile this fish hook projection of sand rears Itself to splendid heights. Cap ped here and there with a natural turf and vegetable growth, and the ocean everywhere, it presents a most (Continued on. Page Two.) , i. NATURAL ADVANTAGES FAYETTEVILLE BELElllfiBOl THE RESOLUIIP?:?. i ; The resolutions passed "Liberty Point," Fayetteville, llcrih , Carclina; land viu9 id 43, are as luiiuws: 'The Association, Jane 20, 1775. r ': 'The actual commencement of hostilities cdinst the Continent, by the British troops, in the blccdy scene on ; the 19th of April last, near Boston, the increase of ar bitrary impositions from a vicllcd and despotic tin- r istry and the dread of instirjated insurrections in the colonies, are causes suOcient to drive an I oppressed people to the use of arms Ve, therefore, tne subf scribers of Cumberland county, holding ourselves I bound by the most sacred of all obligations, the duty of good citizens towards an injured ; country, and thorr : ouihly convinced, that, under every tie of religion and honor, and associate as a band in her defence arainst every foe. hereby solemnly cniJafjinri, that whenever our. continental or provincial councils shall decree it necessary, we will? fjo : forth and bs ready to sacrifice jr our lives and fortunes to sei; cure her freedom and safqty. This cMItion t4 continue in. force until : rccj)ncilltic5 talle place between Great Brifaili (and America, -upon constitutional principles, an.cventwe mcst f.rdbntly desire; and we will hold allt;:c:3 jpersor.'StirirJil to ; liberty of .the colonies, who shall ;rcuse toirl4cribe to this association; and t7e .t7ill itxi ifiU tthlij'iif cllb7; thev"v. advice of our general commits orcspectix: 5 jh6 pur- poses aforesaid, .the prcservdtlcn of - peace -end good order, and the safety ot individual and pifcite prop- f erty.; :. ,jm MAtrUICE NOWLATT. MARTIN LKONARD, WALTER -MURRAY. JOHN ELWELL. -JOSKPII CREEJC s ROBERT CARVER. THOMAS MOODY. ARTHUR OOUNCTL. CIIARLFS STEVEN 8. ROBERT vTERNER. ST3ION BAND AY, ROBERT OOUNCm. DAVID SHEPHERD. JOHN. WILSON. ;.' AARON .VARDEY. ipniijp,nKitiUN. -, wit wnrriJ. v 1 WILLIAM BLOCKER, vim,-COTVE3V-' - i . ; ' ; .. - i t. . ... . . - The 7b!coming Spedbl.1 of Judgo Toomor OAS 1 GREAT: OGGASIOtJ On Tomorrow Chief - Justice Watler dark Will Ride to tlie 8ame Coacti Thai general tayetxe' l'aa Trans portcd.ln'on the J)ay That He Was Welcomed to ,the .Town'.Thafc ' Was 1 i Named .In Honor of Him. ' It is Interesting" to recall at this time, when the city of Fayettevllle is about to celebrate' the anniversary of the slngihg of the Liberty Point dec laration of Independence, the visit oC General Lafayette to Fayetteville : In 1825, the town having. been named in his honor.' The same carriage In which Lafayette was transported through the streets of the town on th&t occasion wtfli be used tomorrow In the parade In the Liberty Point celebration, and will chrry the orator of the day. Chief Justice Walter Clark. ' U ? Lafayette was welcomed. In a sneech by Judge. Toomer, whose portrait was recently presented to the Supreme court., The speech was -eloquent and Interesting, and Is" presented below, togethe rwith the response made by f Lafayette: - p Fijt ;; The following Is reproduced 'from, j ' the Fayetteville Observer: of 1 Hatch ' 10th, 1825r .v - " -- - ': . - V- i The; pride of ill hearts and the fle- v light of all - eyes, the Illustrious J American General . Lafayette, arrived here on Friday evening last ; We cannot pretend to give a regular correct detail of the scenes to which his presence gave rise. The task were far above our ability; Such; however, as is Jii our power, , we must offer our reaaers, ,."':, fLT": 1 The General entered- the town feboutj. 5 o'clock, accompanied by his son' and, secretary; .the Governor of this States Gei- 'WnwWiliHm of Vkrrn.'ond? Got j. C A- iVIlllam!on7 of Person.; y(ho had been appointed by the Gov-' ernor to escort .him through the Cute,! and Judge Taylor, of Raleigh, la. be- v half of.the cltiaens of that place. He' was escorted from Raleigh by Colonel' Robert Campbell, sq. ten miles Xrojmj Mecklenburg, was met at the house of j .. Robert Compbell, Esq., ten miles from' town, by the Fayetteville troop of Fly! Ing Artillery, commanded by Colonsl1 . Townee, and at Clarendon Bridge byi ' . Major Etrange's Independent Company. .. Captain Hawieys Eagle Artillery, and Captain Birdsall's Light Infantry. The W whole calvacade-' broceeded thence. amidst h discharge of artillery to ivununuea on .x'age eix.j by the CctJSFcar Patricts ct LEWIS POWTXIfc ' 1 GEORdK ITTCnER DAVID EVANS. .; BENJAMIN ELWELL i RORCIVP GREEN. , VTnsonnLus evaxs; 90S, DI2 LESPINE. . T JOHN" OLIVER. - WILLtAM IIERRIN. J PAVID DUNN, f . -. ; - JOHN Jones. ' : 4 BAllUhL CARVER. -yk - vJUCl'AIt .FAnRELIi, tJoirN.r.r-iziL ; J? "1 til. 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