Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-08-29
Democrats to support the present Democratic Elec-
toral ticket in this State.
Mr.. Clngman spoke with much force and fuency,
and was frequently and warmly applauded. His re-
marks produced deep impression on the audience.
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kittrell's Springs.

kittrell's Springs. .@
That Kittrellss Spring is destined to become the
Saratoga of the South no longer admits of Doubt
Under the auspices of the Messrs Blacknal, "a fine
and commodious hotel has been erected on the
grounds, and large number of cabins constructed
the whole giving an air Of solidity and Importance
to the place. A flying visit thither by our friend
Mr.. W. has thrown his bachelorship into ecstacies.
He affirms in the most solemn manner that there is
more beauty assembled at Kttrells than he has ever
seen at any similar place. He examined the Hotel
Register, and found that since the season commen-
ced ,849 names appear up to Monday evening last.
The accommodations and fare are, unexceptionabe.
There are now about 500 persons at Kittrells, all
pleased with the place and the obliging landlords.
We copy the following from the last Kinston 3D.
uocdte:- ,s..
"K1TrRELL's SPRINGS. Having been pretty hard
at work for several months we thought after the
election were fairly entitled to little recreation.
So we repaired as early as practicable, to Kittrelrs
Springs in Granville county, where we found large
crowd of visitors, male and female, young and old,
grave and CAV, invalid and robust who had gone
thther in quest of health, pleasure or ortune trus
CnS 10 luck anu circumstances SuCCcSS Ill
enterprise. And judging from what we saw during
our two days sojourn we were somewhat impressed
with the idea that the efforts in either enterprise
were not entirely unavailing
About mile and half, in Westerly direction
from Kittrel's depot on the Raleigh and Castor
Railroad in the midst of hilly, rocky, healthy coun
try, near small stream-thc name of which we did
not learn, although it supports grist and saw mill
in the immediate vicinty-and gushing up from a
~ , l,r, hod of in on
uniform and never-ailing stream Of perhaps, half
inch in diameter, we were shown the ar.famed Kit
trelTs SPRINGS whose waters had effected such as
tonshing cures upon persons in this and other coun-
ties We were informed by the Messrs. Blacknall
that the Springs have been resorted to by invalids
aboring under scrofula, dyspepsia and dropsy, for
the past six years and have effected many cures in
the worst form of these diseases. The waters are
particularly applicable to the treatment Of all DIS
eases arising from anemia or deficiency of iron in
the blood and should be resorted to by persons du-
ring winter as we'll as summer. On the opposite
side of this stream there is another spring Of simi-
lar medical properties.
From the Springs Eastward arises, at an angle of
80 to 40 degrees, [more or ess hill of about 900
yards from base to summit About midway Of this
declivity a conspicuous and beautiful eminence,
are the hotel. domcils &c, for the accommodation
of visitors The maa building is 100 #. X co. three
stories high, containing sc large, wellventilated,
comfortable rooms, with spacious ball and dining
rooms This building, alone, though not yet finish
ed, reflects much credit upon the enterprisng pro-
prietors as they purchased the place In March and
commenced the work from the ground in April
Besides this they have about As cabins and other
buildings for the accommodation of boarders. Eve
rythng has been entirely renovated-the old cabins
torn away and new ones substituted. And We arc
informed that as soon leisure will afford it farther
and more extensive improvements will be made.
We are sure that the proprietors take every pains
to accommodate the large crowd of visitors and to
render them as comfortable as circumstances will
allow. The continual crowd renders it impossible
for them, yet WHILE to afford all the comforts they
would like.
Near by we saw an Episcopal church going up
We learn that arrangements are making for Meth
oGist church also A female school is also spoken
Of Building, and improving the grounds will con
tnue through the winter that instead Of the two
or three hundred visitors that may now be daily seer
there enjoying the healing virtues of the minera
water or the equally ceaseess stream of social enjoy
ment in agreeable chit chat scientific, religious OIL
political discussion; the gay rvotes Of the bal
room, or other delicate negotiations usually conduc
ted by the young and sometimes by the old j, af
fecting the happnes misery of future life for al
of which there are ample opportunties-if we may
permitted to judge by the quantity of intelligence
beauty, wealth and wit We saw there-there will
in all probability, next year, be three or four time
the number"