The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-07-22
For The Recoruer
Nix. Eplron


~ have IL leisure moment, and as |
ianl IMPRESSED with Inc Dellel that You ana
many Of your readers would be Interested
IN reading u few lines fro.ll this section OF
old Orange, therefore embrace this op-
polLuiiity Oi communicating u you.
la this section III tile county there Is
not more THAN half crop OF wheat but as
ageiieral thing, Wheat Is turning oul be.-
Ter thail tile people expected. IIiere il "a
Very good crOp vi outs. Corn ii whitening
UP AMI suffering much for the want III
RAIN.
But notwithstanding the failure OF a
WHEAT crop and the anticipated failure OF u
vnrn crop, the people are iot discouraged !;
they a.e lnhallng fresh vigor aud energy
nom Tie loss 81 their labor and are deter-
mined 10 invent or Try different and bet
ter method OF farming.
Tie failure Of crops this season Is teacll-
ing them lesson which they are unwiI-
ling 10 disregard. IL Is alousing them
from their lethalgy, impressing upon them
Inc IMPORTANCE vi painting less and work
Ing more, dispcliing the old traditionary
lneIhOds VI painting, proving 10 them the
folly ~ ignOrance, Installing in them Il
spirit 0f education, and teaching them 10
ever scofil tlefagged reality Of listless des-
pair.
Tile Changers are rapidly gaining pop@
nlaiity IA tuls section. There Is d Lodge
at Little River, the membership III which
Is about forty. There has also been es-
ta0Ilshed within the last month u Lodge
OF GoOd Teinpiars at the same place,
which Is doing good work and whicl,
u destined 10 do Il still better and greater
work
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We did not purpose IN this communica-
ton 40 praise Little River Township, TOO
much, because we have always heard, lsit
never believed tI;at " self praise Is half
scandal" tut simply wished the truth
20 be knOwiI, and then let others praise.
The people OF this township have always
been noted for their hospitality aud in
dnstTy, and IL Il needless for me TO at,
temrt u ado another laurel 20 tile wreath
that has already been tMined for the re-
nieniOrance OF their noble qualities.
Another auspiciolis aud commendablp
characteristics VI the Township il, that the
people are not only awake 10 the Interests
81 farming, but they ARE awakend and H.
live OH the subject OF education. They
have long ago begun to see and feel tile
necessity Of education, but never until
now have they manifested an active spirit.
AHG 0chb0l AVnttittbtte ltAS tELNUtiSIleu
free public schools la almost all the dis
tricts, IN one of which the attendance Is 20
large, that they have been forced t0 the
Necessity 0feInplOying an assistant.
The leading nlen ia the vicinity Of Lit
tie River are taxing active steps 10 erect
large and epnmotli0us Academy near
where tile oil one was burned, aud are az.
iiating the propriety of connecting n Ma
sonic Hall herewith, Ia which by the un-
ceslsing efforts OF their old teacher from
Randolph they hope 10 lave permanent
classical school by The iirst OF July 1875.
These facts aiitlTsl a striking proof that the
people ARE belit aud determined ON IiberaS
ting themselves and their children from
the iron letters Df ignorance. Already has
the bright star OF education become visi-
bile above the hurizon--alIesady have its
golden beams pierced the degrading nian-
tie Of darkness with which ignorance was
wnnt 10 ciOtle this lovely sectlon--aIid at
ready has II begun Ia gild with It's fresh
alld soolhing radiance those who are stris
wing for the fruits of knowledge.
All these enterprises AMI onIens of i'm.
pnNemeit- are due to the Influence OF
the o.d Church. which has stood for more
than a CENTURY ineucaiing principles Of
truth and morality. aud which Is destined
still tp stand as a beacon light 10 those
who are yet addicted to the vices Of the
world, and are still struggling beneath the
iron heel DC superstition.
SAMBo.
Little River, July 18th. 1sIl.