Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-29
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENT
RALEIGH. n. c., Aug. %, 1873.


would be highly improper thing for
any one to visit old Orange without
having paid visit to its quiet county
seat, ] went to HillsborO, en- route for
Wilmington, on Wednesday, where, in
spite of the rain, I spent the time very
pleasantly.
HIL1SBOEO.
1t is usual for letter-writers to say
hat "Hillsboro is finished place;
habit, however, in our opinion, "more
honored III the breach than the obser-
vance," and one that we do not propose
to follow, for three reasons, Mt least
In the first place, q new building Tor
the comfort OF passengers at the depot
has been put up; secondly, new
hack line has been put on from the
town to the depot, and thirdly, the old
hotel has been refitted with a new full
length double porch the rooms refur-
nishel, carpetcl and crrtained and
the fare improved, until the Orange
! Hotel" underline charge of its pleasant
host, Mir. uassell, formerl y OF Iyrpell
| county, one of those good fellows, who
knows everybody, in addition to know
ing how to keep hotel, has become
quite an attractive place.
With these evidences of improve
| ment, it would be wilful SANDER on
our part to say that Hillsboro had not
| improved since our last visit. In
| other respects, now that brother
Cameron, of the RecOrIc1', has moved
his office from under the hill, we
would not have the old town change
a particle, certainly not in its elegant
and proverbial hospitality.
OF course we went to see old Uncle
George Laws 1--WE beg his pardon
Judge Laws, of the Plo5at6
Court, said 20 be the best Clerk
Of the Superior Court III North
Carolina, who at once proceeded
to subscribe and pay for the
| DaiIy journal While in his office
we had the pleasure Of listening to {
friendly contest between him and the
venerable "Father Norwood" Senator
from that county, as to the accuracy o.
their respective memories. It is suffi
cient to say that each OF them can tel
of things that happened beyond the
time whereof the memories OF mos
men run not to the contrary. Amongs
Hillsboro and the characteristics o
some OF its noted men were discussed
In connection with this matter, i
may not be amis to give you one O
two points i'll the history of this ole
town. It appears from the privat
acts Of the General Assembly concern
in" the town of IIillsbOrough, that il
the year 1911, one William Chusio1
received Il grant OF four hundred acre
OF land which he proceeded to lay OF
into Il town and town common. Iou
years later Commissioners were incoI
pOratcl for the government Of til
town, which was then called CHILDs
BURG. In 176G the name was change
to HlLLsloHoU"H. Ia LAYING out til
town lots were reserved for the use {
the public us Il place for Il marke
house. Court House and prison, an
the Commissioners were directed t
resrE1r lots for Il Church and schot
, house.
So much for the olden time. and no.
Il word or two more for The modern
Governor Graham s health, we learn
not just ROW us strong ~ usual, IT
.Iilting from close, Hnrcniitin@ .!ttel
tinn to his large practice. lie forget
that ttircr-scurr and ten cannot do Ill
labor al tWO-Srnre; a fact that. he Owt
Il 10 his State no less than u hinse
moi tn forget But II IS an Ill win
that blows no one any Good. and l;us>.
bly, the lesson he iI1s learned tins SIM
mer may induce the Governor to loo
with more favorable ey" upon the IN
vtr%al wish Of its friends that h
should take upon himself tin H@iIte
duties ui the Presidency of the Tn
v"rsity
We know OF no gentleman III til
Stale, OF ont Of it, save Governor Grf
ham, against whom some objcctlo
would not be urged i! placed i'll char2
OF that institution. As To him. how
ever, If it were published that ii" la
assumed charge, 10 Voice would l.
heard, save to give expression to til
opinion that the right man was i'll til
right place. Nor is the restoration
the University OF North Carolina
deed unworthy of the ambition of an
man. We earnestly trust that Cove
nor Graham Will give heed to IT,
wishes of the people i'll this matter.
Many of our Wilmingtonians IL
spending the Summer III Hillsboroug
and apparently enjoy it; indeed, on
: little lassie went SO far as to say thu
, she "lilled HilIsborouGn better tina
home" but when [ told her [ had
package OF nice, clean, white, beautif,
smut, brought from her choice play
ground at home, there We're evide1
signs of inconsistencies in the clO1l
that at once came over her bright littl
face.
Bnt time passed rapidly, and rcgre
ting that I could not linger longer t
enjoy the hospitality OF kind friends,
left the pleasant Old place-not fo
long, though, / hope,
DURHAM.
Durham may be ranked as the sec
, ond, if not the first business place i
, the county.
\ few years ago, rs we well remen
Der. there were scarcely enough peopl
at Durham to entitle it to the name c
, village Now, it is an incorporate
town, with near Il thousand inhabit
ants This increase, truly wonderfr
: ot least in North Carolina Iac hoo