The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-08-20

of excellence, and showed that there are
orators as well as writer's connected with
the Press OF North Carolina Space at
our command will not admit OF even Il
passing reference to the merits of each
one separately and it would be unjust to
particularize. We will simply say the
speech of Mr.. Dowd was the most humor-
Gus, and that those of Messrs. billiard
and London, who were appointed at a
late hour to take the place of two gen
tlenan who were not present, were the
best and most creditabie under the cir
cumstances. We would be glad to print
in full the remarks OF each speaker on
the list.
Friday morning an excursion was made
over what is known as the WilkebOro
extension, OF the Richmond & Danvile
Railroad Company, to WilkesbOro, Il
distance of Is miles. This road traverses
fine section of country running for most
river, through the famed and fertile
valley that takes its maine therefrom
This is one of the garden spots of North
Carolina, and is called by the people who
inhabit it Goods country And it does
| look as if the Great Creator had been es-
pecially bOuntiful in His blessings to that
| land and the inhabitants thereof.
Our train was in charge OF Capt. George
W. Hinshaw, q most genial and cOurte-
| GUS gentleman and a leading merchant
| of Winston, who as one of the directors
OF the road had been given the manage
| ment of this feature of our entertainment
by Col. A. b. Andrews. Capt Hinshaw
was especially attentive to the ladies OF
the party, and as they had been deprived
of the various other good things which
the editors had been for two days and
nights enjoying, we need not say that for
the time being he was counted by them far
the biggest man and OF more conse-
quence than either Joe Daniels, of the
| State Chronicle, John I. Britt, OF the Ok
ford Public Ledger, or the GOLD LEAF
scribe. 1t was their inning this time,
and there were three very circumspe':t,
and at least two demure and thirsty
| men on board the train that day. For
this last assertion We have both thelooks
and words of Daniels and Britt to bear
US out.
Arriving at North Wilkesboro an cle-
giant dinner was partaken of at the
j., Hotel Gordon, a new and well appointed
establishment of which Mr.. G. A. Allison,
is manager, after which the party were
driven in carriages over the property of
the Land and Development Company, in
which WinstOn-Salem capitalists are in
terested, thence across the river 10
Wilkesboro proper. A drive through
| the town and to some OF the prominent
elevations, from which q splendid view of
the surrounding country and the pict-
uresque mountain scenery could be had
was made and then a stop at the Wilkes
bOro Hotel, a comfortable and commo-
dious three-stOry brick structure, con-
tanning 40 bed rooms with Offices and
three stores on the ground floor. The
house is not yet quite completed and had
been thrown open to guests but days
before and this was done on account OF
the expected visit of the Press AssO-
every article being new and of the best
quality, and if such a house conducted
as it is by Capt. R. NJ. Stanley and his
excellent wife, does not prove the biggest
thing for the town and the progressive
citizens who comprise the stock company
that built it, it will be because the out
side world does not know anything of
the good hotel accommodations, delight
full climate, beautiful scenery, and cor
dial, warm-hearted people WilkesbOrO
boasts Of We know of no more desir-
able all-the-year-round health and pleas
ure resort.
While most OF the party returned to
Winston that night, the writer and his
better half, together with some Others,
remained in Wilkesboro until next day
and enjoyed the hospitality of the citizens
of that place. We shall have to make
our visit here the subject OF a special ar
ticle hereafter.
Returning to Winston Saturday we
transferred our baggage to the house of
our relative Mr.. Il. i. Johnston and
spent Sunday with his family. Here as
elsewhere we were made to feel at home
and the time was most agreeably passed
until 9'oclock Monday morning when we
set our face towards Henderson and
home.
Thus ended with us the 10th annual
Convention of the North Carolina Press
Association, the memory of which will
not soon fade away.
There are many other things we wish
to say about the places and people, scenes,
incidents, &C., but our pencil is worn, our
type is running short and our columns
are full
We will advert to these hereafter.
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