Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-06-21

Rocky Mount and Its Suburbs,
ROCKY MOUNT, June Is

MEssRs EDITORS Thinking probably rude
sketch, though from an uncultured pen, Of this
city, destined to vie in splendor with ancient Tyre
and Sidon-and how culpable in the legislature
not to incorporate it and its environs-would not
prove uninteresting to some of your readers in
these DAYS of dearth in the news line, I will at
tempt it.
Rocky Mount is situated on the East side of the
W. & W. +. r., Just half way between Joyne''s
and BanJe5oro' kindred spirits, and is the portal
through which pours two-thirds of the cotton pro-
duced in one of the largest, most fertile and de-
cidedly most celebrated, for agricultural attain
ments,) counties in the State. Edgecombe is proud
of her daughter! The Nash line is not far distant
and Rocky Mount is also the pore through which
exudes that most delicious of nectarine beverages
Nash brandy. This, however, needs eulogy
from my pen !; trust to you, Messrs Editors, to
bear me out in the assertion. The original Rocky
Mount is all actual mound on the North side of
Tar river and about two hundred yards therefrom
on which was located of the rts post offices in
the State. The name and city, understand, were
transferred to their present location, when the
line of the ". &. W r. r. was run, OF little be-
fore
Now, for the eneirons,-like woman's letter,
with the pith in the Observation-Disclosures which
wish understood "1 he Falls" This village, con-
sistng of three stores, two uiceres twelve Whites
fourteen blacks, few mules and some dogs, is
one mile from the city and has some little celebri-
ty for its factory and mills, which owned by
W. s. Battle, Esq, and burned by the raiders in
49, In dry seasons, people have frequently been
known to come 40 and so miles to the place and
get their corn ground. This enterprising gen
tleman has concluded to erect others, that will
put the former to the blush in point OF dimensions
and appearance-in fact has completed the build
ing for the mills-one of the finest in the State
and on Thursday, th inst, was laid the corner
stone of the cotton factory, which, when finished,
can challenge comparison with almost any, and
make the county equally renowned as a manufac-
turing one.
Several speeches were made on the occasion
but don't know what said, nor who said it,
not being present; but no 'sweetness was vast
ed, as there we're several hundred persons pres
ent attending large pic mic given by the people
of the vicinity to their neighbors of the adjoining
counties This place is justly reputed one of the
prettiest in Eastern Carolina. The picturesque
scenery--the ragged cliffs-the green islands--the
river, studded with rocks--the large outrageous
white oaks--the water falling over the dam, all
conspire to arrest the eye of the clover Of the
beautiful in nature and make it " love to linger
there
En- passo1d / will mention the capture of stur-
geon little below the falls, sometime since,
weighing 1853 lbs. This was mere 'roach, ~
with which we bait our hooks when angling for
| 'nobler game and when we succeed in making a
|
Forsake unsounded deeps, to dance oil sands
if not with Orpheus' Lutte [ will duly apprise you
of the fact.
The farmers of Edgecombe with whom I've
conversed are generally il good spirits regarding
their crops, and get on better with the freedmen
than in any county from which I've heard. This
is due, in great measure, to the influence exert
ed by Lit Cox, the officer in charge of the Bureau
for the counties of Nash and Edgecombe: His
dispensation of justice is not unfavorable to the
whites and Derfectly satisfactory tn the IIacks -
IF there were mere Coxes in the State there would
be fewer difficulties between the races. Some OF
the farmers complain of their crops being deluged
by the heavy rains that fell on Tuesday, 9Th inst
Many of the oldest say twas the severest shower
within their memories.
will end by advising your Edgecombe readers
to file this issue of the I" Journal" that unborn
generations-who will only know Rocky Mount
as second Preliminary see '' what'ahuge corn car
spring upon little toe.
/ FL TIAR