THE
PATRON AND GLEANER,
rUBUSHEP WEEKLY.
LASKER, N, C, Jan. 25, 1894,
Andrew J, Cower,
Editor and Prophjetor. '
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Patron and Gleaner, Lasker, North
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NEW A 0 VERT8EMENTS,
John Baughara Great Bargain.
J. A. Burgwyn Sale Postponed.
J. A. Buxton & Co. Salt ; Plain
English,
We are anxious to publish ed
ucational news of interest from
every part of the State. The Pa
tron and Gleaner goes to about
90 county superintendents and
to many high schools and colleges,
and we would thank them to send
lis items of interest to the public.
Three papers came to this office
last week each of which contained
exactly the same matter on the
first and fourth pages. They use
the ''patent sheets" or ready print
paper which is furnished by firms
Jn some of the large cities. The
matter contained in such papers
bear no comparison to that found
in. the Patron 1 and Gleaner. On
.the outside of this paper this week
wjll be. found original articles
'Bart Moore" and Mrs. ,Mary H.
JUce. And hot a single humbug
advertisement.! For the year 1894
.we confidently expect to keep the
Matron and Gleaner to its pres
pni Btanaara ana u possa Die im
prove it. ' V .
The board of road supervisors
for the different townships will
meet at tjiejr usual plades of meek
Jng on the first Saturday in Feb
ruary to receive the reports of the
pvrseers of the roads and to
transact such other business as
may. regularly come before them.
Any overseer, who fails to report
s subject to be fined." Some road
about . the trust confided to them,
and those .who fail to discharge
their duty according to law should
be dealt with as the law directs.
We have very unjust road laws
and the best way to get them off
the ' statute books and better laws
enacted, is to enforce them to the
letter. By doing this they will
become so obnoxious that the peo
ple will demand a change. -
J. he attention oi teacners is
called to "Legends of the Koan
pke" by "Bart Moore," to be found
op first page of Patron and
(jLeaner this week. It answers
a question often asked by persons
residing in the counties bounded
by the Boanpke. Besides, it is
an excellent selection to be read
to. the school by the teacher for
reproduction by the pupils in their
own language. We suggest to
teachers that they read the article
to their school and then have the
advanced pupils to write it in their
own language without further ref
erence to the original, giving them
a limited time to do the work in.
This will not only cause them to
retain a beautiful legend, but will
improve tfcem in original compQ-
sition and in the art of expressing
their thoughts in voids. The day
for having school children to write
"compositions" on such abstract
subjects as "goodness," "kinjj
ness," &c, has passed.
Cleveland's Policy
Editor Patron and Gleaner j
in your cuuonai. m iuc u .u...
under tle heading. "About That 6f-
ierr you say, -airt nuus i3agiey.oi
.Tsmkson. claims, if we mistake noLL
tbat Cleveland's financial policy is
good Republican doctrine," and seem
to imply that that alone ought to
condemn it. Allow 'me to suggest
that finance can never properly he -a
question of politics, bat one of busi
ness onlj'. Every government, lke
every firm, must be conducted on
sound business principles ; otherwise
bankruptcy is the result. Now if
Mr. Cleveland's financial policy be
sound, it is Just as good Democratic
as Republican doctrine, and vice
versa.
You refer to the members of the
Northampton bar and to other prom
inent Democrats ofthe State,, whose
opinions in this matter you seem to
consider of great weight, if not con
clusive; but do you know any one in
the State, whose opinioD in the pres
ent financial situatiou would be en
titled to a moment's consideration
alongside that of the. President, or
that, of Secretary Carlisle? Would
it not be wise to waitawhile before
condemning Mr-Cleveland's policy !
Has be been shown to be wrong in a
single important question since his
appearance before the public? . Have
not ; subsequent, events, thoroughly
vindicated his Judgement and coarse
in the tariff letter of '87. the message
of '88 and the silver letter of '92 ? (or
was it '91 ?) Has the- Democratic
partjv ever had: a braye.r qrjiounder
- - '
leader?. This,- I think, cannot be
denied;' and if it . be true, isjt jiot the
part of wisdom to ticktogeter and
follow hid "load, instead ofiruhning
after strange gods of the'iint'ordeP?
Such a course can onlv invite and
dese rye disaster and defeat, i
' ' ' - ' " 'Bertie
Ro'xobel, N.. C.', Jan. 22, 1894.
Error (Corrected. :
Mr Edjtor 1 have seen the fol
lowing Btatement in. two newspapers
published .-in v Norfolk -Jftnd one in
Richmond, concerning the rail road
celebration, Jn vack8qn on .the 17th.
instant,, viz. : '.'Mr. Peebles made an
eloqo en t ad dress , of -. wel conie in
which . he ; referred at length to the
splendid resources of. Northampton.
He also mentioned the fact that ten
years ago Northampton had only 28
miles of rail road, while she now
has 123 miles . '.
. . -'. . -
The error costgts. in saying that
I claimed 123 .milea for Northamp
ton alone.. I claimed it fothe sec
tion of country composed., of North
ampton, Hertford and. Bertie. .The
Northampton and Hertford rail road
company has the chartered right to
go through this section. It is isola
ted and seperated from every other
part of North Carol inia by natural
barriers. I- described - the splendid
resources of this section. Bertie-and
Hertford as well as Northampton I
then stated that ten years ago .this
section had only 28 miles of railfok'd
-that today, upon the drivimjolhe
last spike, this section would have
123 miles of rail road open to the
public for the transportation of pas
sengers and freight. . , . , .
I hope you will allow this correc
tion to he made through the columns
of your valuable paper. I do not
wish my neighbors and acquaint
ances to belinve that I said Norlh7
ampton had 123 miles of rail road
open to the public. I do not covet
such i.naccnrscy. Nor do I wish it
to be believed, that, on an occasion
like that, in desoribing the splendid
resources of this section, its soil, cli
mate, productions, men and women,
I could forge-Bertie and Hertford.
W. W. Peebles.
TIIK CELEBRATION
TflE FOKMAL OPLNIX'G OF Tflfe 'NORTH-
V ' AMPTOif 'AND itEBTFORD RAIL v
- ' .' . . ,- . .?
ROAD "ABIQ SUCCESS. ' " ";
A great day in Jackson was Wed
nesday, the 17tb. Tor' d ay a and
weeks tbe people of this little town
bad been looking forward to it, some
with only bright hopes ; others with
sH6es of anxiety, but' all with brie
Wish.-tat it iiftht be an Occasion
of . aDd pleasure The silver ques-
- . '
i inn - w a a t r" r no t i ma iriFrrvT t n n inn
Hawaiian alfai rs. Tariff,' Sec. laid
aside by them. They were to cele-'
brate the opening of their Rail Road
a rail road, it is true, of no great
pretensions," but a rail read. ' '
And notwithstanding the daywas
? i i - ' .
unlike the previous one bright and
glorious, long be fore the' usual time
many were ut of bed and busy in
their preparations for the day.
The Nprtliampton and Hertford
rail road had been completed, and
the silver . spike was to be driven, j
and some public dernohsiration was
thought proper. Certain enterprising
capitalists, namelj' Messrs. Clarke,
JCd wards, Buchanan and others of
New Jersey, Shepherd of Richmond,
and.Kell of ATumberry had built the
said road, eight miles long, connect"
ing jack son wfth the S; Ar Line at
Gdmberry, tSmd the citizens of Jack
son .desired .toexpress their appreo
iation of these axivantages and also
to become better acquainted .with the
aforesaid gentlemen and their fam
dies. .
Accordingly- about two weeks be
fore.. the ,l7thf, , a . meeting of the citi
zens was hefd, and it was determined
to invite'th'era down op the occasion
of dnvingj. lat spike. . , : - '
A large crowd was presenClindiiV
the .train rolled in the depot at S'p.
nx festooned with evergf'eens, and'
Jearing tlte gustthe v'rowds rushed
down tomejet.thein, and the ringing
jof.all the .belJs in. town, the 'sounding
of Mr. J. E. Mpre's engine whistle.
tbgeth?r wiTh the R.R. whistle, madi,
I's'c'fene and-impressitin likely td..-b
etoeabe'ftn'n rtl'pTesent: . ,A
(. -WiienlhegeH inijl lading fleyera
officials'! of tie S A.'Lirievand their
TamiUes.'u U 4k hee iv escorted n the
plaiforin,;-ir4;?;: Peebles made
a 'soitaWc :pewjhf Vif wfilcfwie which
was responded 10 by Coir J. S. H.
Clark, of N; j.PresVderitof the road.
Bo' h ' speeches : were'hfgmy spoken
oi. a spjnpin prcncsira irom ior
folk was present and .discoursed
sweet rmusto'during the .- intervats.
After which, "40 (d the 'greetings 'of
friends and- the acclamations of the
crowd, -.tlje :sjl ver spike was dri ven.-by
Mrs. F. Kell-wife of the Superintent
dent of theTewTpad, and the guests
were driven in carriages to the Bur
gwyn hotel, where a. banquet had
tieen prepared for them.
It may be remarked that it was
the earnest wishes of the citizens of
Jackson that & public dinner should
be given on that occasion, but on
accopnt of the uncertainty bf the
weather at this season of the year
this part of the programme was aban.
doned.
..It was determined, however, to in
vite the guests to a I N. Cl dinner, the
best that could be gotten up within
the time.
The programme agreed on. the
next question was the money, and
nobly was it met, the citizens coming
together almost as one man.
Accordingly 'dinner was served-at
6 o'clock to'about iOO persons con
sistingof officials of the N. &rH. and
S. K. rail roads and ibeir families,
employes of F. Kell. SupL.and the
snbaeribera to the dinner. (It may
be remarked by ttie way that no in
vitations were sent by the Committee
of Arrangements, a committf e, to
any one except to those whose names
had been furnished by Mr. Ke.lUj
Supt individual tubtcribert only;
having the right to invite tubers, and
the no oa her of-sccJh Invitations befog
regulated by the amcQiit subscriled
by them,) . . , . 4 . . ;
The ladies appointed to decorate
the room,- arrange the tables, 4c did
their work eiegautjy, graudly.
. 7 -
Banners, monograms, evergrefena'j
and 'Inscriptions, artistically' 'art
ranged; adorned the walla.
There - was an appropriateness, a
dignity and an elegance about the af
Tair which left a pleasing impresaion.
J .B. ' MacRae.' Esq.; presided at
tbfe bead of tbe table, or rattier ta
bles, "mad ' performed ui part itb
eae and digaity.. , : :.
The toasts and responiaai were a
follows i Our QuerU Response : by
Mayor C. G. Peebles.. The Norths
ampton and Hertford rail road
Response by Dr. H. W, Lewis, The
: Zadiis Response by J. 13, MaoRae,
Esq. Gumbciry Response by Capt.
R. B. Peebles, the Priss "fte'spon
es by W. S. Copeland, Evof the
Richmond State and H. B. Hardy,
i'Esq., of the North Carolinian. Col.j,
J. S..H. C.larke President ofthe new.
road. .Capt. T. H Whisant. Sup't
the S. A. Line and T. J. Anderson.
Esq. General Passenger A4ent of the
same line, were called lor' ana made
short appropriate addrexsesj"
Tbe speeches were all excellent,
and the sweet music interspersed
added much 16 the occasion
v Altogether the occasion .was em
inently successful.' and the Commit
tee of Arrangements feel well repaid
for their:, elf . rts. The committee
jneetings, ; their anxietiesfc Uieir la
boxa, &c, arc now Udngs ofthe past;
but the unanimity and heartiness de
yeloped .will bo remembered. The
rail road has been in operation but a
few , day8, but has carried from here,
about 100 bales of cotton, besides
peanuts, eaiis, " &c and it is earnest?
"ly hoped : that Tt' may prove a great
blessing U the ehtirfr coaum unity. '
Murireesboro Items, ;
Miv 'Louis Seal and - family ha ve
rhdved to Conid. .-.:
Mrs;' 'J, tt."' Brewer. la spending a
few days in Raleigh, ... .
Miss Annie Root, of Boston, Mass..
is TBfveijdl ng the Winter at the Insti-
.tu.fe.
M W. E. Copeland and famiarei
to move, to me
V inbornfe lot thi
week.
Mr." It. Evaua baa moved to the
Spencer houieVahd funs it in itusu
al order. t . , ' . ;. .
1 Tlie- BaiUistparsonage'ds being
Vi'airited.- which adds' isreatlv to the
m - -r
impiro'veroenta of the town. -
fr-' G. V. Spencer and family
have " moved.: to High Point; where
most of their children now live. '
We were pleased to see Mr. G. W;
Grimes, formerly a citizen, here, hul
now ;of Portsmmth, Va., in our town
last .week. ; . . ,
It is reported ;that ?rof. Ji B:
Brewer will accept he. poml nation i
as President of the "Baptist Female
University to be founded in Raleigh.
The Ladies Dorcas Society gave
an oyster supper , at t the Institute
Friday night. A small crowd was
in Attendance, whioh anexception
to ibe rule. - . , v , ' .
;. Mr. W. A. Edmoadaon baa enteral
upon hia work as pastor here. H
is a man of fine personal appearance
and a most influential speaker aria
liked by the people ,
Mr. Paul Butler and sister Mrs. 'J.
B. Barnecastle left for Windsor the
13th, having received a telegram to
the effect that their fatbar Mr. K. h.
Butler, was seriously ilL,. 7
Mr. N- W. Griffith aqdv Mr. B. E.
Parker, two of .our most excellent
young; men, have secured employ-,
ment in Woo.iland. N. C. We hope
them much success in their new
homo. Their vacancy In the Sunday
School i 8 hard to fill.
Mrs. C. W. Scarborough and Miss
Mary Lawrence opened public school
this morning. Mrs. Scarborough is
t a laoy oi a nne education, naving
taught at the Institute for several
years and at other schools. Slie will
teach the larger pupils. .. Miss Mary
is a recent graduate of the W. F.
College and no, doubt jwill da her fall
doty in imparting instruction to th
children under hr charge.
t sc. p.
-MorfreesboroN. C. Jan. 2i, 1894
-,JLe: Pateon and Gleaner jduIj
one dollar per year in advance.
Lcwiaton has bad nothing to re
poti that was-worthy of Interest for
bmit4 toe .
Mrt Joe Gatavif por 4qwo for
merly of Petersburg, is dangerously
ill.. .The, people of. our town, ever
being humane, baa looked - to hU
wants. . . k - r : ; . . j
The "Grippe is prevailing around
here to the full extent of its (towers,
and many men are aunVring"while
many more arc just beginning to
s'nok; tbV brcxeV ' - - . ' '
We are p i ned to aay that M r,
Thomas-V. Tbnmpshir does not im.
prove in health and the proposed re.
uiQvai to Baltimore fof-sorgical op
eration jnay.be postponed,
The most amusing thing -octtn ra
ring -here: dor some - ti me tas that
ua rCoJorcd '-widowee; stealing the
daughterofchU neighbor for the ob
ject " of marr i age,t be fore the license
waa,ohtaited. Another brother col
ored wiiluweri bad .stolen the girl
and taken hor with full legal author
ity to his home. . , ; L.
LewUton. N. C. Jan 22,804.
TOR "SALE.
: ,Pnrisnt Urnd by virt ue of , J'idic.
ment of the Superior court ul orth
ampton tviuhly, Nrih Carolina,' in the
'C9 ,if -,y;Mt llttrrvll, Adiu of A. J.
Ilarrell ct alSi Vs.. MahaU Vfck et ills
I, 'a ' -iimuliiitiuer of the court, shall,
ot Moi.dy, .the 5ih;d:ty of Fbniaryt
H93, Pell, at the Court houe door in
Jackson, at public auction t I he highent
bidder, a tract of laud fit uated lit Nortl
ampton county,, on the .&onili vide of
Cutawhi!4iey"iWtthp bVlntf'a part f
the Allen Ba2getfraet,ot lai?dr bounded
by the laudj oi KlUbH. N. CJi;Uiid,
Jamvs 'B'dfou and othnr and contain i
big .fifty 59) .acre, more or Jt", il beiiijf
the traU t which the said Mahal Vick
now rrlde,.r ' .
Terms, of Sale: One-half cafh; bal
ance on' a credit hf twelve ntf :mhit wiili
lx rTjCteit.iulerefifropi Jr fd alf,
.eciird by Doud and iHajuiii of till
(ill all U paid, " M' t' ff'ix 'VV'
- Ju, 1804. .OKiejBLEa.
I -4-St V(Mn'udlouer.
NOTICE.
By virtim f thV jntwrr conferred nn
!- -lw i- a'. d(Vtf tritxvieuril n ihj
lOtii day pf Fflirnary, I by Chan. W,
Jacob; anddiiiyrfirdf d'fti-lVm i fllcti
of tlfp. ,K;gjiJ'rf.o( rul jFHrhn.
ton oou'utv.' in Iik PL i ' id 2C1. I
ivill; oh MAtiifay i i'ti'thy "nf-Ft hi iu
ary .KVi'HriM PiMir am -?ion
to "l"fe iiplirjgt oidlrr for ali, r.t
the- (;iMirtl,11-.ii5lo.H- hi th (own f
Jac,kjni,: a irfpf of f trd 'Muattd In
Knaiioke' tiiwni'Mi in' Paid coiinty f
Xoi thaiiipitti. kor'f jtUKt-vi-r,
trat, adjirijii, tlie,, Jau4. nf Enmiy
Vauhati. AVUllihr Martin, Abr Grat.fk
G o( Raker and othr, atdntahdi
our hundred arret more r I. Sale
to take place about 12 o'clock M,
V Tht:Uie-rtrit7dT of Jauuary. 1804.
1-Ht Eum FyKLLTfJutiH'.
: Qmmniet&fitst &ikb Stwintj
Machines at lialj ' the regular
prices, hcJit.dire&lpcf the
MwfaMuMryb Write
for Uluatrdkx prioe sJist and
terms to A ';
O. W. Grimes,
l2Wotni'if'St., Portsmouth, Va
ATWOODLAN r.
; jBltctqn f Bauoiiam .jill buy
BA.LJK Cotton at Woodland Depot
every .Tucsd aj. and Friday morni nga
Full value will lie paid for the same
in spot &&. r--. 1-4 tf
Via Guxnb$rry, ...
.. Over the N. & If. Ri R just
- , ry in, a Car,of ;
Price o. il Good Floor
J. A. Buxton & Co
Jan 17, 1894. ... .. Jackson N. C.
When you ,T7aut , ,
O' L-A '
end yovtf oxdexi. to
AlfrelWillaimg. & Co.,
RALEIGH, N. C.
TT7" eaa supply ai jwr waau Is our
If lice b return train, Special
rates to teachers sad dealers.
Seed fot catalogue, . " 10-19-tl