Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-01-13
"JAKE'S" LETTER.
RoCKYHoCK, NC, Jan. Z, I

Editor FISHERMAN q FARMER,
DEAR SIR:-As the Christmas holidays
are about over, thought 1 would drop
you few lines to let you hear from our
community. Christmas passed OF very
pleasantly, we have heard of no mean
tricks committed by any one. Tearing
down gates. building fences across the
roads and the like. are numbered among
the things of the past.
Boys will be boys, and to prove that
all the boyish traits have not left young
America, many of our young men would
disguise themselves under the name of
'Shanghis, and would frequently sere-
made the community. They were gen
orally we'll behaved.
The most prominent among the enter
tainments of the season was the Christ
mas tree at Rockyhock Church, en- the
night Of the 18th inst. To say that it
was grand would scarcely describe it.
/ Ere the sun had hid itself behing the
! Western hills, the people began to as
semble in the church building and by
$50 clock the house was we'll packed
by an orderly crowd. The services were
opened with praise and prayer, which
was followed by a salutatory from Mas
ter Glib Oliver, who spoke for a few
minutes In very eloquent style. At
the close of his address of welcome, he
was very heartily applauded by an ap-
preciative audience. For an hour or SO,
we were then entertained with recita-
tions and dialogues from the Sunday
School scholars, interspersed with sing
ing. Then followed an address by the
Rev. Mr.. lynch upon the advantages of
the Sunday School. To say that all &C
quilted themselves we'll would hardly
do justice to them. When speaking was
made few remarks to the children, re-
lative to his mission; suddenly the lights
were eXtinguished and relighted in a
moment, to show to the anxious specta-
tors a beautiful Christmas tree, which
was bowling beneath the burden of many
good things both pleasing to the eye
and pleasant to the taste. How beauti-
full How grand ! was the utterance of
many. Besides a quantity Of confec-
tioneries and toys which had been
placed on the tree for the children, there
were many valuable gifts, such as fine
albums, vases, coins, &C., &C., which
had been placed there by individuals for
their friends and relatives.
Upon the whole, the entertainments
was grand success, although some few
felt that they were sighted. 1t is i'm
possible to please everybody; we believe
that the committee of arrangements did
their very best to make an impartial dis
tribution of the presents.
Mr.. Editor, if [ have not already tres,
passed too much upon your space, |
would like to tell our farmer friends
about what nice chance of pork Mr..
V. E. FELTON, killed on the 28th of De
cember. The amount butchered was as
follows: two sows average weight, 283
lbs; six shOats 10 months old, averaged
224 Jos; seven shoats months old aver
aged 1881 lbs. Taking the age into con-
siderationit was the best lot of pork this
scribe has ever seen killed. Who can
bat it in ChOwan county? Let's hear
from you, brother farmers. 1t pays to
have good stock and feed well. Mr..
FELTON, would have killed much larger
lot, but from the fact that he lost sew
eral from that fatal disease, cholera.
Hon. r. P. FELTON, and family, from
Columbia, Tyrrell Co., spent the Christ
mas with his brothers and sister.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if you will excuse
the length of this article, I will bid you
goodbye until you hear again from
JAKE.
P. S:-Mr. v. E. FELTON, has moved to
Isle, Of Wight Co., Va.