The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-19
HE VISITED HILLSDORO.
After rlany Years lie Drops Ia Upon
us and Talks About n.
BUTAGE HAS TOLD ON HIN.

The Town has not Changed Much
Since he was Here Over a Hun
dred Years Ago; But Some of
the Citizens Have Altered With
The Years. .-. nj
We yesterday had a call from
Lord CORVALLIS. He came over
from England with Lord Dun
raven to see the yacht race, but
he felt very sore over the affair,
about as sore as he did when he
handed his corn knife to Wash
ington aud returned to England
over a hundred years age, He
had not been in Hillsborofo for a
long time. He was here the last
time fighting the "wah' between
England apd this country. 1t
will be remembered that in that
struggle Maj. Guthrie, with a
strong brigade, acting on the
orders Of the county COM
missioners of Durham county,
moved On Corvallis works, and
it was in this way that he was de-
feated. The General said he was
sorry to learn that Maj. Guthrie
had become a democrat and then
a third party man, because he
thought he would always remain
IA Tory. CORVALLIS was looking
well, as We said before, but showed
signs Of age. He wore knee
breeches, but claims not to have
yet formed the bicycle habit
There are other indications that
he is all right mentally.
"Hillsboro has not grown
much" said the General, as he
looked over the streets and far
away towards the mountains 81
can see the most change in che
people. The houses have moi
been painted and look about as
they did when | was here last
Uucle Joe Turner is not a day
lolder 1t seems TO me that Nate
Brown has aged wonderfully.
He was but a boy when | tried tc
capture the court house, and | re-
member that he ran up TO me and
told me that if | tried to take any,
thing from the town he would
hold me under the town pump
That was before his conflict with
Harris, and Nate was mayor then
| attribute his aged appearance
more to disappointment in poll
Itics than | do 10 the effects Of the
drab, dreary winters or the pearly
summers which have come and
gone. Colonel Rosemond still
holds his own and makes his con
founded soda water. Iremembel
} that ! was q good templar in good
standing and promised my En-
: lglish friends not 10 drink New
England rum while over here
and I used TO buy soda water o
Rosemond. One day, in winkine
at him, hoping that he would pul
a quart of rum in the glass, / los
the sight Of my eye, but nary
drop Of rum did I get--so | wen
out Of town and confscated one o
Cheeks stills and We all dranl
what we could find. I see thai
Dave Parks is still for a single(?
standard, but he will join the silyel
party il he is not careful. Majol
Graham has a much larger Law
practice than when / was here
! and / am glad to know that h,
} has made a state reputationas ar
. able, careful, honest and success
full lawyer,
II After this talk the General sub
scribed TO a couple Of copies Of th,
RECORDER, and said he would
Ipay in wood. We told him tina
We wished he would. He sale
again that he would. He wantet
, to know If the r. & d. was still
on time or behind time, and !
Capt. Fowler was running the 10
cal freight yet. He said that th,
day he was captured by Sherif
Hughes he could have made hi
escape IL the train had been OF
time. Suggesting that the GENE.
. tery was a great garden patch am
. should be weeded out, the Gener
al took the noon train for Uniysi
! sity Station, where he will spen'
|. the remainder Of the season i
sight seeing. While there b
will be thr gtiesL az Colonel Shr