The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18

memorable january 1Otn, ItJJ, gave 10
prophecy of the SWANS annually ap-
pearing at the openings Of our day. Inc
winter Was severe and the roads almost
impossible. Governor Richard DObbe
Spaight, whose energy and devotion to
duty has been shown when, a youth
Of twenty, he left Trinity College, Dub
lin, and ran the hazard Of being captur-
cd by British vessels, in order to throw
III his fortunes with his native State,
had brayed the discomforts OF the tWen-
weight miles of red mud and pipe-clay
and Jagged rocks. stretching from Cha
pel Hill to Raleigh. 1t is recorded that
he had attendants and we can assuredIy
guess that among them were State
Treasurer John Haywood, and John
Craven, the Comptroller, the first Uni
yersity Treasurer. The gazette of the
period, the North Carolina Journal,
merely states that there were present
several members Of the corporation and
many other gentlemen, members Of the
General Assembly," then in session. We
may almost certainly see in attendance
the members from Hillsboro and Orange,
Samuel Benton, uncle of the great Sena-
tor. "Old Bullon,' Thomas Hart Ben
ton: Walter Alves. son of James Hogg,
the said Walter, according to tradition,
changing his name IN order to marry the
belle of the county; and VIM. Lyth1,
probably son of the colonel, Archibald
! Lythe, who fought bravely under
Sumner at Eutaw: also VIM. Cain, the
Senator. ancestor of our professor Of
mathematics: Nm Person Little. Sena-
tor from Granville, and Thomas Person.
Commoner both nepheWs Of the gallant
General Person, the Jniyersity's bene-
factor. detained ut home by the infrmi-
ties Of age: joAn BAPTIST Ashe from
Halifax, afterwards elected Governor,
but dying before taking has seat, IN place
Of General DaYle. then employed on OH
cial duty elsewhere. OF course the ever
active Joel Lane, Senator from w axe
who offered broad acres t9 secure tA1
University at GarE. Was there. -Aild
It Is reasonably certain Judging from
the interest they took III the new lnS'i-
tuition. that John Macon, Senator from
Warren, brother OF the more ei,llieas
>athan.ei Macon. ana l'"IieI '3ll.,r4...s
senator lf. : ~, ,,+4,lI,
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he morning OF the IJln OF January
opened with a coId dflzzIlh& ram. IS
TIE signing OF lAe "al'IE WIN" "Hisll's,, :,
ulFou@h '-e IeelItsS AI,1nellIs u -
o3hs ana lilckoF-ts anu tHe DdN Y pop
lar, then IN vigorous youth, all that met
the eyes Of the distinguished company,
were i tWo-Sforied pIlck DuIdlh@' the
OF the presiding professor, opposite 10
the 'ymnasl?Ilh' YIN Ihe avenue ptINeqh eaIi
il1elli hlleo VIII S'uiNIS 90 .ecen'i5 Iol
tu trees. pHe - Htlio" IN leu -el'S ;
Jug ou' lol 1lT - =
o. efson iiaI pl,e ol luiiioe' IolIet'
{" loI ouIlu4hS Hte"'I" iii' :"
HcotcIl-if ifiFH Iedch heI-I Iolteso,' III
whose hlli1d We're Ierllleh.ih2 ldeas OF
lhhdelllN, oestileo TO cost NM MS place
I AND not one student.
The proyerblaI optimism OF the press
as 70 matters hopeu LOT dIu not lall tile
ancestor OF our modern newspapers. ne
editof OF the Joufnal hilldly comments.
ne Governor, WIN lne trustees Nio
accompanied hllh' report ~ tne podfd, ~
WIlcn illey aIe eAdpleu ~ INFORM Tue
pupic lhat the pulIdlhgs prepared Tor
the reception ana 'ccolllllo1'dtlolI u SUI
dents are III part nhlshed' ana tnat
youth dlsposed TO enter ule UhlFerSils
may come forward with the assurance
OF beng received. Inc edltor goes on
20 give the terms OF tuition and BOARD
IN apparently naive unconsciousness
that he was giving the University a
tirst-class advertisement. When | state
that this Important item appears in the
issue Of February 23rd, forty-nine days
after the event we must give the palm
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