The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-05-13

They get up dances. engage in Tl,asan,
soclables a. which the visitors and the
people OF tie town all get acquainted and
make friends Of each other They frc-
quently organize themselves into amateur
theatrical companies, and IN the unique
little tell room, which Col. Davis has sup
Viied With commodious stage aud beau
it'ul scenery. they produce operas and
comedies 10 admlriug and apprecIat3ye au-
dletfceS. On >anday they attend the dif-
ferent churches and are very liberal il hen
the bat passes around. Dsaally the gen
tlcmen are very fond Of hunting and the5
delight IN having the ki:treIl people &C
company them on one occasion a day' !,
hunt had been planned and a kittrelI',
gentleman WAS 10 be one Of the PARTY.
Just before they started several ear loads
OF lumber, for building a church. arrived
on which there was a balance due the
shippers of $50. The gentleman Informed
the visitors that he must see the church
members, collect their subscription and
pay for the lumber, and would be unable
10 accompany them. "Iiow much is IL f'
said one Of the party. zone hundred and
eighty dollars, said the gentleman.
We'll, here's the money, said the visitor
II make that as my contribution To the
church Go and pay the bill and come
along and lets 90 hunting. This was only
one of many generous donations that are
made by the people who come here to
spend the winters.
kittrell is the highest place on the X
Il q. 4. K. between Weldon and Raleigh
1t Is 200 feet higher than Raleigh goo feet
higher than Weldon and is $40 feet above
the sea-level The climate is excellent and
the water as pure as ever bubbled up out
of the ground and trickled down a ravine
The atmosphere Is bracing, but mild and
pleasant. The surroundings are picturesque
and the landscapes enchanting. Breezes
float over the hills and through whisper
ing pines and fan to health the visiting
invalid.
The people of Kittrell are sociable and
exceedingly clever he stranger that de
serves their good VIII receives it, There
are no big stores here, but there are such
excellent merchants as J. l.. Hunt Il Co,
and +. II. Ellis q Co, who keep variety of
goods and enjoy a rcmunerative patronage.
Mr.. {. W. Raney is the cotton broker and
general commission merchant of the town.
He deals largely i'll cotton and in CONNER
cal fertilizers. Fruit growing is feature
of the industries here and hereabouts
Strawberries now are rs plentiful and have
been for ten days as apples in August.
Mr.. O. W Blacknall has one field from
which he expects to gather fifteen thou
sand quarts the present season.
The planters in this section grow cotton
and tobacco, and are independent and
prosperous. The most notable of kittrel's
business enterprises is the Plug and Smok
ing Tobacco Factory of Messrs Blacknall
Bros. This firm is composed of Messrs
0. W, W H. and c. l.. Blacknall all of
them young men of enterprise and of prac
tical training. They make the celebrated
''Mazeppa" Plug that has already won an
enviable reputation among those who ap-
preciate good chewing tobacco. Among
their other brands is ''Leonora," pal
metto, zebra, "''AleXis" and "Orinoco. y
Two years ago they bought from Messrs.
Perry Bros, of Henderson, the famous
brand of smoking tobacco, known as Clear
the Track" which they are now manufac-
turing in large quantities and for which
they find ready sale. Their trade extends
into Virginia.
kittrell is a good place and although it
cannot be said truly, as was said of Flori-
da, that ''the product by which it lives is
Yankees it nevertheless derives part of
its subsistence from these Northern ''men
and brethren" There are dozen places
in North Carolina which could fill its hotels
and boarding houses every winter with
Northern tourists if the proper efforts
were made Why not learn a lesson of
thrift from kttrell F. b. A.