The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-08-16
THE TRAVELLER.
TuE PEOPLE uE MEFT~ sNp Tur
GOSSIP uE HEARS.

GOSSIP fIE HEARS.
and >mHiI Taaa Ahaas sfi ~-ss~ ag
Subjects FseAea as all over the Stnte.
SENATOR hanson to-h~ surw M gs.sln.
older. e. fspsf faen arv on: Ac does rot
show tho weight II years
You nasy ~ Tserfcctly SURF os one thing.
and THAI j. that nil sorts ~ pscpir are
going - bring all sorts Of things fo ihc
state Exposition.
When General ~4ss!sa arrived nj Marion,
AF. q ] tssTNlil. Ia. popular snd 5oyiai
drummer 81 Baltimore. presented Cen.
scales with large rustic cottonwood
cHnc bearing tse following inscription
cleveland and Scales Campaign Club
eompllmcntk of q. J. IarfNa. 80 Grnctal
\ n. Scales. This club l. always ~ yoar
| seryioc.*
see that when the earthquakes sh9nk
cultured Boston little tbs other day the
darkrYs there WINS shore he Jedgunent
wus come and one old woman raised A
shout that Was an echo OF tho old camp.
meetln down hero, lilcss her old black
soul She's genuine. aud Rustun /"
haSnt been able to take the gonainoncSs
out Of her.
There have reeen,ly been "a. 900 pounds
OF grapes shipped from RiIgrway n day.
ful the prie" AZ cents pound THAT
makes 500 day. Calculate ON the haRls
of 800 vines per acre. pounds OF grapes
per vine; and You have 1900 pounds or
S3i5 per acre. II All the grapes are not
marketable at paying price, they can be-
made into wine
In the forenoon before the speaking M
Marion, a bold young mountainecr in his
SHIRT sleeves. accompanied by his leInnn.
ade-loving sweetheart was giving vent TO
his Democratic convictions, when N Rove
nuor remarked, "oh, give AS n rest YOU
don't know from "A Bulls foot "No,"
| sand the monntainccr. "hut know a mig
ger from white man, and am a white
man every time.
They are going 10 have railroad TO
iouisburg, which will provoke three cheers
for Lousburg and the Raleigh & Augusta
Railroad Company. But the pretty old
town, | am afraid, will be spoiled OF its
venerablencss then. Mr.. j. j. Davis may
get new Law sign and that would be a
pity and revolution. AND i'm general
the hospitable old burg may take on now
or and more frivolous manners.
There is something rare, am told, to
to be seen at Marshall in The shape OF a
tobacco plant. 1t Is in "A flower garden
where 1t is quite an ornament. II il Sos.
cral feet high, with long, dropping leaves
and pink blossoms And YOU would te
surprised TO know how beautiful n thing
"A seed-tobaceo plant is in full bloom and
fruitage. The first thing you know the
florists will have long name for il. and
,~tn oil N a
its beauty
Some time ago the story was going the
rounds that drummer, who had travel.
led everywhere, said that he saw more
pretty girls in North Carolina than I'M any
other State; and now lady. a native of
another state, and one who has travelled
all over this State, and has visited all tho
noted watering places, declares that she
has seen more handsome men i'm North
Carolina than she ever saw before. Now.
who Will arrange Ii meeting between the
drummer and the lady?
The late residence of the poet Edwin
Fuller, in Louisburg, is now a somewhat
sombre place. The house il far back In
yard, now half neglected, though beauti-
fully situated, and the years are adding n
sort Of yencrableness to the old home of
one Of the purcst spirits that ever breath.
ed among us. All round about IL are
places that have traditions worth pre-
serving. Across the street is the old Bad
ger residence and near by the old home
of the late Judge Battle; and further out
the street are the academy groves which.
it is said, the town holds by the grant of
Lord Granville.
On the Western train the other day wag
an elderly lady accompanied by her two
pretty daughters and two very intcrestiu0
little children. The little chaps were soon
well acquainted with two young gentle
men on board, who in turn showed AN
unusual fOndness for them. giving them
watermelon, and snch other delicacies az
could be procured on the train. s.Is that
your sister \ asked one Of the young gal
iants, pointing 10 one of the pretty gold
n-haired and brown-eyed ladies. g.No.
sir, that my mama, said the little brat.
The young man admits that he had n
strong notion Of asking the porter To re-
fund his money and take back the water
melon that hadn't been cut
Kerr Craige, Congressman.A A pparept.
The press of the Seventh District of
both parties pay Mr.. Craigc, the Demo
cratic nominee for Congress. the biohc.t
So"'Pi.h.oheo, At ~, says tic Hickory
Carotiniou democratic, ''aIont 40 years
Of age, native Of Catawba county. where
he was partly educated. His father. Hon
Burton Craige was an eminent lawyer and
politician. He lived in Catawba. near
Newton, many years, and removed In
1850 to Salisbury, for the practice Of his
profession. He was member of Con
gress during several terms Kerr Craive
has been a member OF the Legislature
and was always firm Democrat. He IL
a man Of commanding persona good