The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-22
est degree of sympathy, and as otter

OF the lecture was that Dickens not on
ly seemed to describe humanity and pic
ture it faithfully, but he also took up
animals and described them and their
natures perfectly.
Incidental to the lecture Miss Field
said that Congress had recently disgra-
ced itself by defeating the national
copyright law, and now the Senate was
about to strike out the only decent
clause in the McKinly bill, viz: that
clause admitting art works free. These
and kindred actions caused Miss
Field to say that we of this country were
heathens in more respects than one.
There is no attempt here to give synop-
sis Of the lecture. It was more than
an hour long, and was greatly apprecia-
ted. When she had finished and return-
ed to her seat, Miss Field was ap-
plauded until she appeared before the
audi nee again.
The evening programme was conclu-
ded by two musical selections-' 'Hun-
garian Song" instru mental solo, BY
Miss Julia Brewer. of Murfreesboro In
stitute; and a vocal SolO-s'SWiss
Song" by Miss Eva Belle Simmons, of
Wake Forest.
Notes About Some People.
One who notices the people here SOON
becomes interested in how some of them
amuse themselves. Their tastes are va
ried, and when exercised, amply prove
that there are many men of many minds.
Mr.. E G. Harrell's greatest pleasure
is to see toe assembly hall full of in :
terested people. His next biggest
fun is to see that everybody is we'll
provided for, and to tell everybody
something about everything. When
he wants to recreate, he hoists the
sail of his beautiful little boat, the
'Rosalie," tells a few friends that the
sail is up, and goes off for morning or
evening sail, sometimes fishing, and
generally closing the run at the surf.
Mr.. Matt McOlung, of Knoxille, Ten
nessee, is the champion fisherman here
and trolling for blue fish and mackerel
is his favorite morning sport. He has
the best record here, having hooked
about seventy five of the speckled beau
ties in one day. When the evening comes
he charters boat, gets up nice party
and takes them over to the surf, making
it his business to look after the pleasure
and comfort OF every individual. l heard
lady tell him yesterday evening that
he ought to be happy because he gave so
much pleasure to SO many people,
"Uncle Sam" Dickson. of Durham,
finds his best fun in lowering around
the hotel in an easy luxurious manner.
He wears very handsome negligee shirt
and a geaial smile. ANY group is Glad
to see him pull up chair among them
and he never fails to increase the pleas
ure of any group he may join. Some
ladies think he is just the handsomest
gentleman here. All of them vote that
he is just as nice as he can be.
DR.. J. L Williamson apparently en-
Joys himself as much as any man here.
He hollers at the pretty girl bathers in
the sound and wishes he was in too. It
is glorious TO see him smoke cigar. He
enjoys it immensely, and if he didn't
like game of whist SO we'll, it might be
said that smoking is his favorite amuse-
ment. He likes a fishing party and oc-
casiOnally goes out to show that be can
catch fish If he wants to.
| Mr.. G. e. Johnson, of Raleigh, does
not seem to care much for boating. He
prefers the rod and line fishing, aud has
spent most of the past two days fishing
from the Wharves. He catches a big
dish pan full every two or three hours,
and his catch includes many curious
specimens.
Capt. w. B. Kendrick sleeps and eats
more than any other gentleman here.
But when he is awake, nearly all of his
time is spent in seeing that somebody
else is having good time. He shuts
himself up in his room two or three
, hours each day, and when his many
friends ask him what on earth he ha
been doing with himself, he says he ha
been writing letters.
Capt. J. NJ. Odell, of Concord, is find
ing his greatest fun IN the water. II
plunges into the sound every morning
;, and never misses an excursion to the surf
!, He bufits and rides the water like
. dolphin, and has undertaken the bi
= = contract of learning a number of youn
= ladies how to swim. He has the repu
). tation, however, of being able to az
. complish almost anything. and the odd
70 are in his favor with reference to b
contract.
y Mr.. Chas. Fisher, of Atlanta, has tw
- favorite amusements-whista and fshin9
!. He is an adept at either, and his pre-
q !" ence at either fishing or whist part
!" M seems to bring success. He is begi1
~ ~ ming to be considered something of
oo ''Mascot."
~ President Henry Louis Smith of IL
y Assembly likes the surf and knows ju
~ exactly how to deal with it. He seen
=. to have the special friendship of o.
a Neptune, who allows Mr.. Smith almo
10 10 the same privileges in his domain as
vs. 40 allows fish. This afternoon, VIII,
w. about two hundred people were sportil
in the breakers and swells, Mr.. Smi
be astonished them all by swimming bold
lc- out to sea until ne was almost lost sig
les of. His venturesomeness created sol
of alarm among che timid, but he rode
waves gracefully and securely and "
or soon back among the great crowd
as surf bathers.
all Notes.
ne An event of to- day was the arrival
all an excursion train from New Berl
nd bringing in great number of visito
leo The Assembly baseball team went o.
The to Beaufort this after noonand played [
m club of that town, defeating it by Sc
nat of 6 to O.
a There were over 200 people in the 8,
OF yesterday afternoon, and nearly as La
number was out to-day.
O0- Late ArrivoIs