The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-09-07
OUR ENFIELD LETTER.
Especial correspondence Commonwealth
ENFIELD, N. c.. |
Sept, 4, 1882.

The race track is 10 ke=-iis, for fact
Messrs. j. Chohen, G. W. Bfansh: L. P
Levy, and S. c. Bellamy took the ''initia-
tlve.'' leased the grounds for seven years
and began the work. The course encircles
the 4ld field or the west Of the town, and
takes in the base bali grounds. A more
suitable place could not have bsefi select
ed. Excepting one light grade, and the
association intend to obviate that, the
track is almost perfectly level. The track
1t Weldon is said to be the best in the
State. and thGse Who kiiow say this One
will beat that. The interest taken in it
is genuine, for, nearly every one who IS
approached on the subject, manifests a
moneyed interest, on the spot. The little
plies have been cut away, the track laid
off. grubbed, piowed, and, will be har-
rowed and rolled to-day. A railing On
the inside will be placed around it for the
present. In the near future a judges
stand will be erected. Then, as the
wealth comes in so will the improvement
90 on. till everything is complete. Dis
lance half mile. heard they were to
organize Saturday, but from some cause
did not. The thing is settled, SO, g'long.
1t was not Mr.. Taylor, the Postmaster
at Whitakers, over whom the train ran,
as stated in your last, but an old gentle
man by the name of Carlyle, who was
carrying the mail bag. No blame has
been attached to any one for the accident,
if have been rightly informed. Mr..
Carlyle is dead.
Was invited to the basket picnic at
Mr.. W. c. Whitaker's place, but being
indisposed could not attend. l learn the
affair was very enjoyable one.
A telegram announcing the dangerous
illness of his father recalled Mr.. W. 5.
Parker from New York where he had
gone to purchase his fall stock. The sick
man is better.
The old stays had another stew at the
old MILL Plenty to eat and the 80 be
Joyful below zero. 1t is customary for
the country boys to furnish the squir-
reIs, chickens, vegetables, &C., and for
the town boys to furnish the whiskey. ice,
sc. This time the latter carried the
whiskey and-brought it back, I'm in
formed.
To one who does not know. it must ap-
pear little strange that | should make
such a difference, considering the size of
the place, when speaking of the young
folks. Belonging to the same families,
vet, there is such difference that, when
the younger set want to have picnic or
a tea party, or anything of the kind, they
have it Independently Of the older set,
while on the other hand, they appear to
be too proud. at times, to put themselves
in the way of the older set. At mo-
ment's notice they can marshall a small
army, while the others are few and hard
to rally.
On Thursday they had a picnic or
lawn party at Mr.. Dunn's place, under
the management of Mrs. Estes.
Tables for those who preferred games
occurring them, swings, croquet and
other outdoor sports and games made
the hours fly most delightfully."-. The boys
say they had the best dinner that could
be had. Meats and delicacies of every
description, including ices. In thinking
of the latter, well, I'scream.
Though proud and independent, yet,
when they have hop, they are anxious
for the older set to patronize them. as
they do not feel equal to every emergency.
nor do they hesitate to ask any little adj
vice in regard to the management, know
ing that their rights are always respected
dancing according to their programme.
Then too, when hop is on hand, the
boys of the younger set fail away, leaving
only five or six to aid, and generally one,
with the ''bag to hold,'' which forces
them to appeal to the older ones but
that is well, because they are always IN
when they can, and that is the only sem
blance of a connecting link between the
boys. Such was the case Friday evening.
On the day before, with a grand flourish
of trumpets, they announced hop for
the next evening. The thing fell on the
shoulders of one. and he became very un-
easy, and was finally reduced to such a
strait, some of the older boys could not
sit down on him.
The hop was pleasant little affair
after all, If the warmth did throw damp
er over it. Only one home girl belong
ing to their set honored them with her
presence, and it was ap preciated by the
older boys because the ''stern parent, -
tolerating them in the family circle or
"some other'' circle, and agreeing that, as
set they will do. yet, no sooner than
they enter ball room are they metamor-
phosed into drunken, disorderly roughs
>aDd cut-throats, fends lncarnate and
Everything that is bad and disreputable.
If they are not gentlemen in the ball
room, they are not gentlemen in your
parlor.
A young man is engineering a pic-nice
for next Thursday at the lake, which he
calls an ''anti-juvenile and spike coat pic
nic.'' No boy is allowed under twenty
one, and no girl under fifteen. Coupons