The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-07-12
THE TRAVELLER.
THE PEOPLE uE MEETS AND THE
Gossip HE HEAWA.

TuE PEOPLE uE MEETS AND THE
GOSSIP HE HEARs.
Ramor.. Fa~ss. raa~a~.. spec ssast~as
and small Talk AAcss all s@sss ~f
SaAt~cts rtek~d - als Over The state.
Ashesilie has sarsi enclosed by i rus.
tic fence. Fsaaae of laurel wood, which cost
SEQ Ter panel.
The Exposition Is uo lr~s a matter III
talk t~cau-c poliiic~ t. on tho brain. The
heart of the people sscms In II.
MAJOR Rol~rt Ranghan an last Sasur.
day delivered an interesting addrc~s teforr
the Normal schooi a, Chapel liili on Ma
tlonal Aid 10 Eiurasion
Georgia gives ns wa;srnrlon~. New
York gives US paregortc. Everything has
its compensation. and our ,as-nsle slatn.
aehs are eniirely cosmopolitan.
Ashcville probably has ~ many good
hotels as any place Of lis siEc In tho Stale.
The Grand Central is going rapidly TO tho
trent III satisfaction and nairunagv.
Happy now il the man who can per
all the most healihfnl spot in North Caro-.
lima, and convince his sons and daughters
that he Is right.
Prof. Wilbur r. Tilletf, Of Vanderbilt
University, II spending some time in North
Carolina, his old home. lie preached n
most excellent and scholarly sermon in tho
First Methodist church in Az.icvillc on
Sunday last.
| hear from many sources that the article
in "A recent number Of The Century Nag
a<tne purporting 10 give the origia of the
klu klux is incorrect. But no real member
of the khan can't lay my hands on one
who will talk about it,
In and about New Berne, arm told, the
gardeners and dealers i'm fruits and vegc-
tables have become so very cnierprising
! that they send all the good truck North,
getting good prices. and leave 80 little nj
home that the prices are unnaturaliy high.
The popularity, quiet and enjoyment OF
the summer excursions out of Whining
ton TO Wrightsvilc and Smithvillc and
other places Of pleasure and brccscs, am
told, is unprecedented. Our folks are be-
coming more like the New Workers going
on all sorts of pleasant summer jaunis.
travelling agent for Pennsylvania
fruit tree firm says that Buncombe county
is the best adapted 10 fruit growing Of
any place in the United States, and he has
Travelled from Maine To Texas. lie thinks
of giving up travelling and planting vine
yard near Alexander, on the French
Bro nd, ten miles west OF Asheyille
After all, though the Republican candl-
| date for President, and both candidates
for Governor have been nominated the
people of North Carolina do not seem yet
to take any uncommon interest in politics.
| The hinge that is to unlock the door of all
| this years enthusiasm must beyond doubt
| be the action Of the Convention which,
| while ! write, Is in session at Chicago.
We are waking up; and If you want
| proof ! Will remind you not only that from
| very nearly every live town in the State a
party Of gentlemen have gone 10 Chicago
merely rs spectators at the Convention,
/ but also that several of our teachers Il do
| not know how many besides Major Bing-
| ham have gone all the way to Madison,
Wisconsin, to attend tho meeting Of the
National Educational Association.
And three mcn were talking about the
1
| Convention at Chicago on Tuesday. "If,"
said one, ''the delegates from my district
vote for Benjamin under any provocation,
/ shall organize tar and feather commit
| tee OF reception for them" But" said
another, ''you wouldn't have n chance to
do your work. The other North Carolina
delegates would not allow them to get
half way home"
| The Wilmington newspapers, observe,
| say that Mr.. j. $. Reilly's pamphlet,
wilmington, Past, Present and Future" Z"
contains little matter that is very fresh or
| original. But 1t is an interesting book
nevertheless, an excellent advertisement,
and proof of Wilmingtons enterprise Ii
| contains Observation-Disclosures views,
| buildings, DC, and a succinct narrative OF
the city's growth and of its outlook, to-
| gether with accounts of the leading bust
| ness houses. Every town in the State
would profit by a similar publication.
On the fourth Of July, standing within
sight Of several unfurled flags which APP
propriately greeted the glorious day, and
which, ] am rather proud tn say, always
| stir glad emotions in me, fell into CON
versation with North Carolina gentle
man OF rather ardent temperament. "A
| British Citizen" said he with truth. s.in
any part in the world, feels thrill when
he sees the Union Jack, and feels like
lifting his hat to tho emblem Of British
power. He has genuine love for il. -
Then with melancholy he added: II con
fess do not like the United States flag
not even to talk Of loving it,
The wanderer in the mountains contin-
ually hears Of and sees new hotels. One
of the prettiest in the state il to be seen
at Round Knob ftwenty-six miles east Of
Asheviiie). A new one is going up at
Black Mountain five miles east Of Ashc-
ville) AT Turnpike, (half way between
Asheviile and Waynesyille) the hotel has
| received new additions, and is said to be
one Of the best kept IN the West. Prof
] il. III. Grayes and family oe (,h...aI TN