The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-30
BEST REUNION ON RECORD
PLEASURES TO BE FOUND IN THE NOUN
TAlNS IN The AUTUMN.
The Season at Blowing Rock Nearing its Close.
Death Of Mr.. Munday. Lenoir's
Growing Trade.

After the stirring scenes of yesterday
marked contrast The large stage erect
ed in front of the Commercial Hotel is
being removed. The bunting is being
taken down from many of the buildings
Ion others it will be allowed to remain
I, for some time as a reminder of the
pleasant occasion just passed. The deco
rations on many of the buildings were
| beautiful in artistic design, and on all
in profusion. One could not fail TO
note with pride the patriotism displayed
| by this noble people on the suspicious
/ occasion of the Confederate reunion. All
note it a grand success and most joyous
| event. No drunkenness was seen on
| the streets and no arrests made. The
| feast spread for the old soldiers was
the finest | ever saw at an open-air
picnic.
| w. L. Munday, the young man who
was so badly mangled by saw at the
mills Of the Wilson Lumber Company
| last Tuesday, died yesterday and was
buried this morning. The funeral was
conducted from the residence of the
| deceased and attended by large con
course Of friends and neignDors by
whom he was held in warm esteem
Mr.. Munday has been an employee OF
! the company d long time. He was a
| single man and died in the prime of
J life.
| The season at Blowing Rock is draw
| ing to close. Still quite crowd linz
4 gers loath TO leave this scene OF pleas
ure and beauty. Today thirty of tine
/ guests bid the place good bye, and
! came down the mountain on their way
home. / heard more than one say to
| friends Good by till next summer"
The UP train brought in a few more
1 guests on their way up the mountain
| for a few days stay. Senator Ransom
went up yesterday after the reunion.
Hon. w. G. Newland leaves this af-
| ternoon for Wadesboro to attend d
session of the executive committee of the
/ penitentiary managers at the Arson
farm tomorrow.
| Hon. s. Il. Patterson, Commissioner
| of Agriculture, came UP from Raleigh
/ yesterday to attend the Confederate re-
1 union, and no man present, | am sure,
enjoyed the occasion more than he. Mr..
! Patterson has n warm place in the
hearts of the people of this section.
| They note with pride the success he is
having in making the Department of
/ Agriculture more efficient. He is him
| self a large and successful farmer and
knows what the farmers of the State
/ need.
! Mr.. Patterson drove out today to his
/ home seven miles from Lenoir to spend
few days. He will return to Raleigh
next week.
! Lenoir is on the up grade Business
is good. Large quantities OF mountain
! cabbage, apples and other produce are
brought from the surrounding country
| OF Caldwell, from Watauga and other
| adjoining counties in covered wagons
ans marketed on the streets of Lenoir.
The buying and packing of this produce
for shipment is quite an extensive bust
ness.
/ Summer is the time to come to the
! the season to get something good to
eat. Mr. Hopper, the suave and accom-
modating proprietor Of the Commercial
| Hotel is loading his table with these
delicacies in season when are found
no where else but in the mountain coun
| try. This morning for breakfast we
had squirrel-and plenty Of IT. The
mountains literally swarm with these
/ bushy tailed chestnut eaters, and, any
/ day, on the streets great strings of them
can be bought for what we down East
would call a song.