The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29
For the FARMER AHD MHcnAHIc.
Telling Tales out o. School!
BELLEVUE SPRINGS, Sept. 81.

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BELLEVUE SPRINGS, Sept. 81.
Having eaten my full share of the
grapes of Bellevue, and wickedly asssis-
ted at the annual making Of wine, from
the large quantity which we could not
possibly eat, | left here ten days ago
for a run down into Franklin county to
visit Mrs. Joe Person, of Greenwood,
and rode for the first time over the Ok
ford and Henderson Railroad, which,
despite many drawbacks, and unavoida
bic delays Capt. Williams has satisfac,
torl!y completed, or rather so nearly com-
pleted a to enable a train To he run
over 1t daily under the management of
Capt. Tom Arlington Is conductor
This road II A great thing for Oxford
AMI Capt. Williams deserves i vote OF.
thanks for his success in procuring for
the citizens of hat place this connec
ting link with the outside world, des-
pite the opposition of the Raleigh i
CASTOR Railroad Company. Railroad
quarrels like political mes are mystic
rles | never undertake to fathom. both
side are doubtless always right, only |
cant see it. Why for instance should the
travelling public be made TO suffer be-
cause the Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad
Company is in a bad humor at Capt.
Williams success? Yet 20 it i, wet or
dry, hot orcold, all the passengers FROM
Henderson to Oxford or from Oxford to
any other point must trudge nearly a
halt a mile right along the line of the Il.
q. Road to get to the Oxford cars be-
cause that Road wont allow Capt. Will
Hams either to run his cars on their
track or to lay a track Of his own to the
depot. Freight has all to be hauled
this distance when it might be trans
ferred from one car to the other, or bet
ter still, run through without breaking
bulk. Of course the public are the
long suffering han u North Carolina
public?
Henderson is building up rapidly. |
spent a day there on my return and
heard that there were not houses enough
to accommodate new corners Dir.
Heavlin, formerly of the Cooper House,
has removed to the Henderson Hotel a
far better location, where, in partner
ship with Mr.. John Jones formerly of
Warren county. he may be found as
cordial in his welcome, and as attentive
To guests as ever, the Henderson Hotel
being on the saiIe side OF the railroad az
the business portion of the town per
sous stopping at 1t are not annoyed by
the stopage of the long freight trains
standing at the depot sometimes for all
nuur and forcing one to go a quarter OF
a mile out of their way in order to cross
| thA, .n A1. p,,n - fAhn.an .,,,.
Is preparing to put up a large factory
which will be an ornament to the town,
law the bricks piled ready Tor the
workmen. and, so rapidly do they pro
eress at this 90 ahead place, that dare
say [ shall see the walls half way up
when | return u month hence. Al Hen
derson [ was joined by Miss Annie
Clark, i daughter Of Gen. David Clark,
of Halifax county, who, like myself,
was vending her way to Bellevue We
reached Oxford just after dark and We're
turped over by Capt Tom Arlington To
the care of u Free Lance who assured
us our friends had sent him to the repre-,
sent them and escort us to the residence
utCol. James Amis in Oxford. Put not
your faith in Princes" says Bible, nol
| shall in future add, in good looking
editors when a pretty young lady Is
around. ! hate to tell anything on QUE
Of the craft so very bad, but a veraciou,
newspaper correspondent must sci
down all that comes within ken. anC
therefore am compelled to record tina,
this Free Lance" true to his calling,
had not been sent to meet us, but rush.
ed in on his own accord as soon as the
cars stopped, and hurried Us out OF the
opposite side into a mud puddle,
where, finding | was not as he had sup
posed, the mother of the young lady
he left me sticking, and carried her of
in triumph from the other teaux who
not so quick in their motious. wer,
waiting with our friends, aud a buggy
to escort Miss Mamie. AIS far IL
love-" so 1 suppose had | not come
plump into that mud puddle, on The
side of the road where passengers were
not expected TO go and been lett there
in the gentlemans eager b .ste to get hi
pr.ze safely u of the way, should
applaud this manGuvre, which was
successful one. as 1t is. simply made
4 note" in my mind to ask Captain
Tom no to stop the cars again Just a
that mud puddle, and felt duly snubbe,
for taking attentions to myself mean
tor u pretty young lady's mother.
NJ. b. G.