The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-04
SOME SIGHT SEEING
Mr.. Jesse A. Jones Tells
of His Visit.
Meets Many People Known in North
Carolina and Comes Across Many
Things Of Interest as He
Travels About.


have a specialist look after a trouble
he has with an eye, has returned 10
the city. Continuing an account of
his visit given in this paper last sun
day in special from Philadelphia, he
writes:
left Philadelphia early Saturday
morning, and stopped in Baltimore.
l had but little . ,iress to detain NE
in that great Old CITY, SO { spent the
remainder of the da.t-in social Iisit-
Ing. l first Gated on my Oh 'rl"nI,
:. G. White AMI his wife, Et7ie. She
as as good looking as ever, and he is
ebult as good looking as ever. After
spending a verv short time in YER,
pleasant conversation with them, l
took street car and rode about five
miles, to the house of my old friends,
Hal Bobbitt and his wife, who was one
of the best looking of Raleigh'S num-
erous young ladies, and favorite of
mine among them all, under the name,
prior to her marriage, of May Burk-
head. They live in beautiful home
on one of the highest hills in Balti-
more, and they are both about as
good looking as they We're when they
were here, and they have five children
as good looking as both of them put
May said that l must stay to dinner,
and that Hal would be at home in
plenty of time for dinner, and for me
to catch the Norfolk boat. l went out
and secured some goodies for the
children, and had most enjoyable
time with them all till about boat
time, when Hal and May accompanied
me down to the boat landing.
Hal informs me that he is doing
LII, ID hnyr n
which will certainly cure rheumatism.
L RECOMMEND all rheumatics to make
a trial of it. If they can't get t IN
their own locality, send to w. Hal
Bobbitt. of the Rheumacide Co. Of
Baltimore. The old city of Baltimore
looks terribly dilapidated, from the
effects of the great fire last February,
which destroyed property, as | learn
ed, to the extent of over fifty million
dollars. This was my first visit 10
the place since the fire, and 1 was sur
prised to see SO few buildings COM
ing up out of the ashes of the ruirs.
1t will take probably many years fer
the burnt district to be rebuilt.
Sunday In Norfolk.
Sunday morning I reached Norfolk,
after very pleasant night coming
down the Bay. / met Captain Rem.
Epworth Church Sunday school, and
serviceA / did SO. l found a most
elegant church, and Joined one o. the
Sunday school classes, and met with a
very hearty welcome. i did not find
the Sunday school equal to ours at
Edenton Street, and | so stated to a
very kind and excellent teacher. Their
church is very much larger than ours,
and their membership / think, IS
DIc 10 hl1t in lt-
tendance that day was not so large.
The pastor was gone away on his va
cation, and we had very fine DIS
course from Rev. Mr. Knickerbocker
from Galveston, Texas, who hal come,
with his aged mother, to spend Their
vacation in Norfolk, and, as | under
stood, would preach to that congre-
cation during the absence of their
pastor.
l spent the evening visiting friends
in Portsmouth, among them being
Captain Rem and his family, who all
seemed very glad to see me. / was
very glad to see them all. l went to
church with them at night, and there
met my old friend, Will Cooper. He
was delighted to see me. and invited
me to his home to spend the night,
which l did. / was very glad to find
Mrs. Cooper, who was quite an in
stored to health. VIII Cooper has
charge of the choir of the new Metho-
dist church there. This of course
suits him to a 7, and he seems to
please them all, and to have them I'M
der perfect control.
Monday morning / took the train
for some points on the n & w. Rail-
way. | stopped first at the old city of
Petersburg. l stopped at a hotel near
off oh n
at the post office that night w. E.
Pool, Esq, who proposed to come for
me next morning for drive around
to some of the points in the city He
came about eight o'clock as proposed,
with an elegant horse and buggy, and
took complete charge of me till dim
ner time, showing me many thing l
had never had the pleasure of visit
ing before. pointing out, among other
elegant mansions, one of my old
friend, Simon Seward, who has the
distinction of owning, it is said, the
largest trunk manufactury in the
world. He and one of his sons are
absent i'm Europe. He was, when l
knew him several years ago, very
agreeable and pleasant gentleman. 1
am glad to know of his good fortune.
The Famous Crater.
Among other places of interest to
which he took me, was, just outside of
the city, to the Crater. He showed
me where the lines of the two Oppos-
ing armies were facing each other,
prior to the battle of the Crater, about
which so much was written for con-
siderable time during the late war.
The battle of the Crater took place on
July 30, 1864. There was great slaugh-
ter on both sides during the battle of
the Crater. A great many relics have
been picked up on the farm on which
the battle occurred, such as all kinds
OF arms used by both armies. and
also the projectiles from the different
kinds and sizes of guns. These are in
a house very near the Crater. and
are in the care of Mrs Timothy r
Griffith, the widow of Mr.. T. r. Crit
fith who was the owner of the Crater
farm, and in charge of the premises
during the latter part of his life, leav-
ing his widow now in charge. / think
he could not have left it in worthier
hands than hers. She gave me as
souvenir, one of the balls that had
met another ball in the air, which
made its impression on this one very
distinctly and perceptibly. l wish here
to express my appreciation of her
courtesies, and my thanks for the
same.
Petersburg Moving Forward.