The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-15
For the FARMER AND MECHANIC.
Durham Doings.

July 10Th, 1851.
There is always something going on to
~agitate the public mind, and give people
food for conversation, and newspapers some
steam boat smash up, a railroad accident, a
college commencement; at others, a politl-
cal meeting or convention, or an excursion,
and the latter is just what caused such an
excitement this morning. The Methodist
Sunday School, numbering about four hun
dred. left this morning for an excursion to
Company Shops. A very large crowd was
at the depot to witness their departure, and
about s @ o'clock the train moved off. Stream
ing banners, with notices Of their respec-
tive classes incribed on them, 1oated from
the car windows. The D. L. Band struck
up Hold the Fort" and waited on the
fresh morning breeze was heard the pretty
Sunday School songs of the children, and
upon the whole it was a very pleasant and
inspiring scene. This is perhaps the largest
is Superintendent, and takes great interest
and pride in it's management. This is the
season of the year when pleasure seekers
turn their backs upon business and business
cares and seek rest and enjoyment in the
mountains or on the sea shore. We were
one of a party who visited Morehead last
week. We prefer the sea shore to the
mountains; for while the mountains have
their attractions in the way of beautiful
scenery, cool shade and good water, yet the
sea shore is not without its elegant scenery,
for what can be a more beautiful scene, than
to gaze upon the "broad blue Atlantic"
about sun rise or sun set, and then the cool
refreshing sea breeze is much more prefer
able to the mountain air, and there are va
nous other attractions that the mountains
DO not possess.
The new hotel at Morehead is or will be
when fully completed a thing of beauty and
convenience. 1t possesses ali the modern
improvement of a first class sea side hotel.
We crossed over to Beaufort for we feel an
old attachment for that old place. We
found our old friend Mr.. B. L. Perry, now
IN charge of the cid Ocean house. We were
net at the landing at 2 o'clock on Friday
morning by old Sawyer, an old Beaufort In
ssitution, and one, everybody who has ever
been to Beaufort knows. Sawyer after ex-
pressing himself glad to see us to the extent
Of 25 cents, entered the discharge OF his
succeeded in doing. "a long life to Saw
y"
Beaufort is considerably improved since
the storm, and you could hardly tell there
Had been such destruction::if you had not
been told so. 1t was with some degree of
sadness that we gazed upon the site Of the
old Atlantic hotel. There is nothing re-
naming but a few wooden piles. Mr.. Perry
Informed US that a new one would be erected
there, and that already quite a sum of
money had been subscribed. We had the
pleasure of meeting that genial, brave man,
Co.. Geo. Charlotte now editor of the Ocean
RaUe. The Colonel gave us a very inter
esting account of the storm. He was at
that time doing a fine mercantile business,
and while attempting to save some of his
property, was washed about one mile from
town, and piched up exhausted and nearly
dead. Gov. Jarvis requested him to turn
his company. the Beaufort Guards to
protect the property, which he did, and
while every thing he had was washed away,
he went about trying to protect and save the
property of others. But more at another
time, as we marching too far down your
column, on an undressing subjects.
Yours, GEW.