The Hillsborough recorder., 1875-09-22
EDy Inc Recordty

approaching dawn Of ofSeptember's first
morn, your humble correspondent Was
awakeme,l from Ills easy and delightful
siumbers, aud called fiom the enchanting |
arms Ut morpheus by The cry, . rise, or
you'll be too late for the train !" No
sooner had the doeful cry fallen upon my
listltss ear than the thought OF leaving
old Caldwell, and kind friends seized me,
and bore me upon its frantic wings into
the deep cells of sadness and into the
paths Of pensive musing andmelanchroiy
meditation. But III Ubedience to the
mandatory cry. | sprang from dreams
lands bowers and ere the great king OF
septcmbcr's first day had appeared midst
the red unrivalIed splendor that seem y
rest upon the oriental azure, and amid
,heassembled clouds which seemed to have
collected to greet his appearance, and at
tend him In another durnal round.
found myself In readiness FOR aliothe diar-
i,al task, the beginning Of which was
rather sac departure from Caldwell.
After partaking ofa bountifui breakfast
i'd the table Of MIR. l.. w. Hall, shehotelist
Of Caldwell, entered upon the long
rough and aggravating road, leading from
Caldwell 10 HiIsI,oro, Aud In this COM
nec,ion. Mr.. Editor. | would say that the
greatest, and perhaps, the only objection
that can be brought against Old Orange "
her n.iserably lad and rough roads. ltis
useless 10 argue the one great Necessity of
Keeping the roads Ia q good condition, be-
cause every man Of common seise sees
and feels this one great need; the interests
III every farmer. the welfare of every
citizen. the prosperity 81 every town and
townsllip il the county aud especially, The
welfare aud prosperity o. iiillsboro de-
n,a,,d that the roads he kept In good coi'-
,litiun for the travelling putisc u slie
county. | commend, and would earnestly
urge these roads upon the attention. q
those whose duty II is 20 keep tl.si:; ill y
good condition. Their own interests, u
nothing Else, certainly demand discharge
Of this duty to the county and to the pub,
lie at large. So much for the ruads
When my ,limnled eyes, had regained
their usual sigor upon leaving Caldwell,
| / lehcId a vast. broken cloud which
seemed at Iirst i,i be furmed OF mist or fog,
but upon inquiry. LEARNED that i WAS
onlya vast volume ofsmoke wliicls had
Issued from the t,l,acco barns oi.. that Sec
lion of country. The farmers of tllat sec-
tioi, are now busy ~ curing ilieir tobacco,
and lhcy arr simrlng 10 pains y cure and
it Il f,,g tie highest sales.
Besides enjoying such envlable schoo
facilities q. tie Caldwell Academy aiiurds
Ibis community can air bsast Of ~,
finest tobacco tliat wis ever grown upon
the soil of Old Orange. Look out, sas
w.ll aud Granville. for your ''iaareis !'
Being possessed with an easy temper
!. and With much physical ability Az
cherrsd hy the company OF a hveiy
whole soulrd compaLion Mr. Il. W. Hal
: IarrIyed II Hlllsboro safely tho SOME
!. what iallgaed but was soon restored ali
Il delighted, by an healthy drink from ~
! j. Gsl,is' spia Fount
4 Af,cr sojourn Of few hoursin Hills
! l,oro ioak my dei,artnre on the freigh
tr,iu for Company Shops, where ! too
unarteTsp for tie rsmainder Of tile nigi
4, the old hotel now under the manage
!. ment or Mr.. J. y. Field of High Poinl
Who knows how 10 keepa first class liai,'
:, Al sunrise, 1 awnkc aud, in short Will
!. w.ns served such breakfast ~ scarcel
. meets ms anxhus, llisa'iaie eye. Ar
n iaking short mmbe over this town,
!. ieft a. found /, dycsyed ili Us glory All
/. sunk IN H. worth. and ~ few minutes
found myself seated ~ the Chapel
Graham. High School i,vlore an a1dien'
:, oftiay pupils. Here, was permitted
). assume the dignity ola professor aud
= cnloy the kind hospitality and courIisi
- of tlle Principals oi this excellent insti1
- ton. which has just opened with mue
n brighter prospects tlan ever beinrs' AZ
s. afternoon brought my Wilt here TO an 81
4. ana having taken leave Of tliis instl'ullo
!. with !,1nd dssire 10 visit II again.
tonk blrlr ryr view 81 Graham, wii'
I found 60 be ,Iry dull, aud q stand ~
:. tjrsl,am can boast u her school faciiili'
/. but with exception Of these she must hi'
iy her red face aud acknowledge her no
81 improved condition.
!. Turning my face southwark l s;arl
- upon a tour through the southern part
- tlc county. which found, blessed VI
i. good nads and good erups. The cor''
4. Haw River, especially y unusually ~
- down as far a. the Chatham, line. An
Two days rambling Il, this seeiinn, sia
lei wrstwarlaiong iIieoll Alanance ere
=. lin,d with rich fertile bottoms which
\, now covered with tie finest corn ! y
\, ~ saw, aud PASSED over the richest a
y ]. deanst sput Of Alamancc--ihe spot viii
= =, has shed ilood ofglcry upon her, a
&, which will ever make her InenIofaOie
Tie history of this state aud nation,
:" mean the spo. upon Which was raised