Hillsboro recorder., 1888-07-12
EDIToRIAL coRRESpo oNDENcE.

PERSON CoUNTY--CROPS AND IhE DEMuOhACf,
In the early part Of the past week. in
company with r. N. Strudwick, Esq, one |
of the two presidential electors Mt large for |
the State, we paid visit to Person county. |
We fouud the country blessed with good |
rains, but the tobacco and corn crops along |
the roads we thought the mostunpromising
ne ever saw AT this scason Of the year. The
most of the playground tobacco was very |
small, running up to top and needing to he
worked. The new-ground tobacco was
in better condition, but still the general
Indications we're that the crop would he |
almost total failure. The largest field Of
tobacco we ever saw, and perhaps the |
largest to be fonnd anywhere, was ut John |
s. CunDingham's. In one neN-ground
field there we're 100000 plants, and in
another 100 900. The whole crop on MIR.
Cunninehams different plantations number
|. 500, 600 hills The most OF this immense
crop was in very fine condition.
At Roxboro. on Monday, the I'd inst,
We met the largest crowd OF wideawake
Democrats we ever remember of seeing
there. The Democrats of Person county
are fnlly alive to the important issues now
before them, and we confidently expect
that they will be able 10 and will give an
increased majority at the November elec.
ton At noon Of Monday the large conrt
House was filed, and the audience in at.
tendance listened to two very fine speeches
Tie first was by Mr.. A. II. A. William, OF
Oxford, the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress in the Fifth Congressional district OF
the State 1t was Il good. practical speech,
and was we'll received Mr.. Strudwick fol-
lowed. His speech, we think, was, in its
way, the best effort of his life. IL had
most powtr rfnl effect, and wesonly wish the
speech could he repeated from every stump
in the State; il il could be the Democratic
majority in North Carolina would simply
be fabulous ~.
Tuesday we spent the day at the elegant
aud hospitahle mansion of Mr.. John ).
Cunningham, L in looking around his inn
mense estate and farms. Mr.. Cunningham,
for one 80 young, is a most remarkable
mgn. He manages with complete success
| the largest farming interest in the State,
is executor uf his fathers extensive estate,
ruus a mercantile establishment, and il
executor and administrator of a nuTber OF
| other estates; and he manages ah these
vast interests not only with success, bnt
/ TO the satisfaction OF all who are in any way
concerned in them. For one man to do the
work he does unaided is evidence OF the
fact that be possesses both fine sense aud
| great executive ability. The spacious man.
sion is presided over by Miss Maud, the
second daughter of the late lamented Colo
mel John W. Cunningham. Miss Mand Is
a young lady of superior attainments;
i graceful, refined and accomplished. As the
presiding genius OF the mansion she makes
I n. T. 4 gl.As. asNl1 SOP
home Miss Belle. YOUNGER sister, has
returned from her school with the Misses
Nash and Miss Kollock, OF Hillsboro. and
is now enjoying happy vacation with her
friends. Miss Belle Is a sweet young girl
of fifteen bright Summers, and has lots OF
friends and is very popular.
wednesday, being the nations birthday,
the immortal Fourth Of July, The sovereigns
from seven or eight counties in North Car
oiina and Virginia began to pour in at Can.
ningham's Stnre-women. men, boys and
girls. The ladies lGod bless themD seemed
to vie with each other as to who tunld be
the sweetest and do the most for the cause.
They were all Democrats, you can bet. AT
noon a long, straight aud beautiful hickory
pole WIS raised, and from its top fioated
magnificent banner, upon which, legibly
inscribed, were the names Cleveland aud
Fowle.' After giving three hearty cheers
for the flag the crowd repaired to grove,
near large spring of pare. clear water,
where stand had been erected fUs the
Speakers aud seats provided for the people.
Ali we're invited 10 the tables, which we'll
nigh groaned under the weight Of every.
thing goO.l 10 eat, such rs ~ham, lamb. l.. n,
sheep and mutton, shOat, turkey, chicken,
aud everything else heart could wish. AL,
white and colored, we're fed; and there
! might have been 'seven bRskeisfll taken
up." Alter dinner Mr. John s Cnnuing.
ham, in a neat, well-timed and graceful
speech, introduced Caleb y. Green, Esq I.
of Durham, who for nearly an hour held
the audience spell bound with his elo-
anence Tue editor Of the RECORDER was
. then called for. and responded with short
spterh. He WIS followed by Mr.. Kitchen, .
young lawyer Vi great promise from Scot
and Neck, but ROW a Law partner OF Mr.
Merrett, Oi IsnxDoro. Mr. X. Is y young
: man. bat be handled bis subject well aud
. rna,ie q eoad speech. He was followed by
Mr. SirndRick. II IL not necrssHy that ne
! tell the readers Of tile RLcuRDER that Mr..
: sirudwick made fine speech; that wall be
taken ~ granted everywhere. dis speech
vas simply unauswsmbie. He il doing oul
: cause great good wherever he speaks. Major
EdmnBdsOn, one oi the most prominent
aud popular men Of Halifax county, Nir-
ginia. made the last lbut by no means the
k,asiD speech His arguments were IN every
4 respect good, AMI they had = good eifecl
upon bis hearers.
= We do not think We are saying too much
I, when we deelare that We have never seen nt
much enthusiasm manifested 80 early II
the campaign IN seems 10 he among ID,
4 Democracy a. this time. Pefson county
We believe, can he safely put down for !
D solid Democratic vote, with d handsOm,