The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-04


Delegates TO the national ho''o>
riaI AssociatloD-W + Burnahs,
WINSTON Sentlnei; Jerome Do"d'
Charlotte Times; j d ke'nodie'
! A!amaDce Cleaner; and r T. dii-
|, ;rd with alternatea, } b Sheriff.,
Concord Times, FM Williams, New
ton Enterprise; W L Cantwell, VII
son Advance; W " McoaiImid'
Inmberton Robesonian
Ashsville, Bessemer city ana
Hickory all put in bids for the as
sociation's next session; bat 1t was
| left With the executive committee
TO fix the time and place OF the next
| meeting.
The DEMOCRAT does not enter
Into minute details Of the pTcce
lines of the convention, astsmncb
| that was done wss Of special inteI-
t-rest only to the newspaper ous''
ness and those familiar with news.
| paper work.
ENTERTAINMENT.
The people OF New Berne have
long been famous for then hospital.
jity aud culture, and the entCltain.
| ment which they gave the Press
Association even surpassed the ex-
pectatiou of the editors who visited
the grand OLD city.
| The editors were handsomely en-
ttcrtained at the hotels In the city,
and some in private families, and
they went away from the "city OF
IeIms" giving praise to the hospital.
lity of it's high-toned and cultured
people.
| On Wednesday at noon the edl'
Itors. with large crowd of others,
iwere taken on the steamer Neuse
down the river and back past the
lefty, giving them most enjoyable
lrlde on the water. The excursion
party was out two hours, CT more
lard all spoke In highest praise q
1.-THE pleasant trip.
| At night ..most enjoyable
lconcert was given at the opels
house complimentary to the press
1T consisted of solos, voca! and In
Observation-Disclosures, and a tam
BOURNE drill. The concert was
gwen In two parts and between the
Iparts Mr.. Jerome Dowd, of tn.
Mecklenburg Times, read the an
nual poem for the Press A ssOcIatiOn
1t was a most unique production
Astounding IN wit and humOr an(
the entire audience was IN con
WILSON'S of laughter from TIT
first line to the last. The cen
cert was one Of the most enter
tanning and enjoyable that has ever
been given in honor of the Press
Association. New Berne's best tai
ent and most beautiful ladies anl
handsome gentleman we're engaged
land the entertainment reflected
great credit on all who participated
and the entire city.
/ Thursday afte,acon the citizen,
of the city took the editors to the
various truck farms around the city
About twenty-five carriages will
fne bor:es drew up in front of Hote
lAlnurt, and the train moved dOwI
to the banks OF the NeuSe, where
the carriages halted and the editors
were taken on the revenue cutter
t~Winnona.' 1t was something new
to many Of tho editors, 1t is KEEP,
as neat as a new pin and looks like
q preparation for picnic.
! The truck farms sround New
Berne are very beautiful and the.
are yielding a most enormous prof
it to the farmers.
| Land near tue city sells for 6
thousand dollars an acre. The ship
lping season is Just beginning tc
lopen. Peas are being shipped by
the thousands of boxes and cabbage
are also being shipped. The far
mers are making immense fortunes
and the prospects are good for even
greater trucking interests in the
future. On the farms may be seen
the finest cattle and poultry, which
pay as handsome profits almost a.
The tuck That is raised. 1t took
about two hours to make the drive
| aud the editors were delighted with
the farms aud the beauty Of tbs lii.
duotry-
I In a subsequent issue The DEMO.
Graf Will make some observations
concerning New Berne's industries,
the facilities for living cheap, the
prospects for the futGre. &C. W.
have not the space to print it all IN