The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-28

al. men have. But HIS fauits wee in-
significant compared with his -r,at va
tues. and could hot Iun III. ~~Ilcatsv -
his character. And 81 h.. stands. - ia
loving memory We Sec linn. totr~ f"rtS
afIue F~atuuduS- - with Nj l'~sah.
Ia. mos; .HHl-tsicsl of the great moan
taIn~ If the Appalachian .AdIu Stand
1T IL foot ami yel --, inequalities III
the surface, Of as steep .~etut. barren
rocks and deep cEa>Iu~. Ih,y mar it~
- mIletFy. III a measure. Int they do
not impair tht erandcrs N Its giant
forests. climbing toward }t> lofty top.
i.or hush the sound ~ It's tsuVal tIvulri~.
while - the beLolier. removed afa-.
~ but 4 little distance aWas. IL >taudS
FORTH i splendid product Uf Ereat Ma
lures handiWork. ~ub.im~ @nd L,autifuI.
Born May l.. 1880, and dyiu- April II.
1874. how much ~ labor We'll done, -
duty We'll performed. u glory uohiy
achieved. in ;uo~e >lNty-four years II
mortal lie, In The admiration aud graft
tUdr ~ his State IL wiI continue ta iiv.
aS long aS North Carolina shall u, Il
Sta;c. And ii that other life, the higher
life. he VIII live. W. f"n'ly trust. 1" all
eternity in that home prepared by Him
who SAYS II every son III man Who has
lone hi- duty here. We'll done. good and
i faithful servant; enter thou into the joy
Of tbs Lord
I few words abaut the statue itself.
Not long after senator Naur'.~ death.
4 Few Of his friends ia this city met Al
The tiuvcrnor'S Mansion. ~ the invita-
ton of Governor Carr. and formed Hu a>-
>ociution fot the purpose II erecting a
bronze statue of Nance in the capitol
Square. Governor Carr vi, made press
dent ana Hon. \. y. Thompson. cN-
mayor Of the city. secretary. AMI Nh
Joseph G.. Brown. president Of the tlti-
zens' National Bank. treasurer " the
association. Some TWO thousand dollars
was soon raised by subscription ANA
otherwise. but, the financial depression
coming on. the efforts cf the association
were suspended for . while. Governor
Carr. going ont Of office and his health
becoming impaired. resigned rs president
Of the association. and lie who addresses
you was put III his place. The officers
had Ill contemplation a plan Tor the col
lection OF the amount requisite Fer their
purpose by small subscriptions III each
county, proportioned 10 the number Of
Confederate soldiers enlisted from the
county. But the Legislature Of 1899
having convened, DR.. Richard II. Speight,
the wise and patriotic Senator from
Edgecombe. offered i bill FOR the appro-
priation Of $1,000 for the desired pur-
pose, to be used with the funds raised
b. our association. and Or. Spright Of
the Senate and Representatives j. -.
Boushall of Wake and VI. :. Hart Of
Edgecomhe. appointed by the presiding
officers Of the two houses, Were conSti-
tutcd. with the president ana treasurer
OF the associations, d committee 10 pro
cure 2nd erect the statue. Plans ana
specifications were submitted To leading
SculptorS Of the coHiltry. and af one
dozen models presented that executed kY
Henry J. Elli"p3t of Washington City
was. all things considered. unanimously
preferred. In Nlr.l last, being informed
that the statue in clay WAS ready for
inspection, all the committee, With the
exception Of Mr.. Hart. who had been
removed ly death ,and Representative
j. G. Curtis OF Buncombe. not then hay
ing been appointed to succeed hinl. Went
to Washington and. after careful in
sHection and suggestions Of slight altera-
tons. cordially approved the work. The
moulding was done nj the foundry of the
Gorllam Manufacturing Company in
Providence, r. l., probably the best III
the country. I'll" statue III bronze was
inspected at the foundry by DR.. Speight
and the chairman of the association.
and is now before Us. | can only SAY
that the committee. assisted from time To
time by Col. Thomas :. Kenan and Hon.
\. \. Thompson. have discharged Their
duties to the best Of their ability. It