The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-09-25
HEREFORD County, N. C.-No. 2.

Hereford County, N. C.-NO. 2.
Out Of Chowan, Bertie and northampton
counties the county of Hartford was formed.
The mover of the repeal of the celebrated
Stamp Act, the Marquis of Hartford, was the
individual, in compliment to whom Hartford
was named 1t is a name of Saxon origin, and
is said to mean Red Ford. 1t lies in the north
eastern part of the State, between the Chowan
and Roanoke rivers, and has upon its north
ern extremity the Virginia Line. The
town of Winton, named from the influential
family of the Wynns, at the head of which
was General Thomas Wynns, is the capital.
1t is located on the south bank of the Chowan
river, to the southwark and eastward of where
it bilurcates and forms the Nottaway and Me-
herrin rivers, and is between Murfreesboro' and
Harrelsville to the South. Murfreesboro to the
north son the south branch of the Meh rfn just
about where it takes northern bend. Here
there was a fourshing Female Institution,
which was re ,arded as an ornament to the
place. We are not informed whether or not
it is still in successful operation. Hartford is
near the scene of the celebrated Nat Turner
insurrection which occurred in Southampton
county, Virginia in 1881. Murfr e5boro' was
the nearest town to the scene, where many
persons from the farms in the ncighborhood
fed. The chief products of Hartford are
Corn, Fish and Naval Stores. In Hartford
was born one of the historians of North Car
DINA, whose book is before us, f:om which we
derive most of the facts of our sketch, John
Ii. Wheeler, Esq, whose father, John Wheel
er, Esq, was Postmaster at Murfreesboro at
the time of his death in 1882.
Meeting Of the Mechanics Associa-
We copy from a city cotemporary, without
comment at present, the subjoined report of
meeting of the mechanics Association" We
correct, however, an error in the preamble
John r. Hathaway is not the editor nor an
editor, of this paper. We may hereafter ex-
press, editorially our views relative to the
Typographical Union" of this city, and, per-
haps, incidentally, upon matters connected
with the action Of the employees in this Office
mechanics too, who choose to manage their
own capital, which is their labor, as seemeth
to them most conducive to their individual in
terests. There is more than one aspect to this
labor question:
A stated business meeting of this organiza-
ton was held last evening in the Hall of the
Hope Engine Company The attendance of
members was quite large. The meeting was
called to order at o'clock, by D. D BAlsom,
Esq, President.
A MEETING HALL.
Mr.. Jarvis, Chairman of the Committee, APP
pointed to select suitable meeting place, re-
ported that the committee had fixed upon the
Hall in which the meeting convened. twas
the cheapest they could find, the Hope Com
pany making no charge whatever, and giving
the Association the privilege of meeting as of
ten as they see proper. The only charge was
the fee of the keeper of the Hall, which he
had fixed at three dollars per month.
The report wal accepted and the committee
discharged
ELECTION OF CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.
On motion, the Association proceeded to
erect Corresponding Secretary, to assist the
PRESIDENT in his correspondence which was
growing voluminous. Mr.. Sam Veale was
unanimously chosen.
CONSTITUTION AND BY LAWS,
The next business in order was the reading
the Constitution and Bylaws, drawn up
for the government ofthe association
The same were read by the Secretary. Mr..
T. o. Wise.
Some amendments to the bylaws were
proposed and adopted-one embodying a
beneficial feature, in the event of any member
being in pecuniary or physical distress, and
another excluding religious or political ques-
Tons or subjects from the meetings of the as
soclatlon and prescribing fine for the first
ohense, and fine or dismissal for the second Of
tense, at the option of the body.
u NEW MEMBERS.
Messrs. D. B. Blake, j. j. Clarke, r. Il.
james, }, ). Ferguson, B. A. Richardson,
and William G. Webb, were proposed and
elected members of the association
THE COMBINED CIRCULATION" JOURNAL.
MT VIM. R. Jarvis offered the following
T, whereas in view of the position John r.
nathaway, editor and proprietor of the Day
pook has taken towards the employees Of
hesoIoed, The we discountenance the pat
aonage OF his paper in every way until a
satisfactory settlement of the difficulty be
a .naue with the old hands and that the pres
S Sne men employed in the Office be forever
t; o,'ed the privilege of joining this associa-
N on motion of Mr.. g. T. Keefe, Mr. H. C
.' ''eskle Presidentof the Norfolk Typograph-
y" "' society, No. SO, was called upon to give
.ne meeting statement of the difficulty
e"een the proprietor of the combined
ba no a journal and his printers, Of which
SaA MI; Irsakle proceeded until he came to th'
Wy Wy thousand dollar bond, when he gay'
way 70 Mr., D. B, Dunbar, who gave the his