The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-12

lies mainly in n long winding street
about two miles in length about a
half mile of this. the main street, is
occupied by stores. The town Cor
Toon) Hail stands in the middle of
the street which Widens out for that
purpose. The cottages in this street
are all of stone with straw matched
III tile rCCiS in the thatch or tile Of
some of these roofs there would be
two or more single panes of glass 50
arranged that they could be raised
for ventilating the windows
were small four panes of glass but
all with clean lace curtains and
not a cottage without flowers in one
or more windows. These cottages
were built three or four in a solid
row; their walls running with the edge
OF the sidewalk The most of them
had tiny vegetable and flower
gardens. No cottage that I saw was
without some flowers and it is perfect
ly surprising how many vegetables a
Scotchman can grow an a bit of
leading from the main street under
meath the upper story Of house into
closes OF CO~uTty2rds. around these
were built cottages also.
In tho stores which like the cot
tages were small, accustomed as /
had been to a tnTee-stOry - #. 210
tt. building and always a complaint
as to space it was wonderful to see
the qu&ntit~ Of goods hat could be
put in Il store with a ScotchTnan's
economy Of space. h stores con-
fined themselves to their line alone.
The dry goods merchant draper as
he IS termed sold dry goods alone.
Suits and nantes twraps( Ia -
order occupied one store; The butchers
tfleSherS as they term tleTn) had
their stores or shops too and sue
meats-black faced mutton. steaks
,,l r.Nn-4- +lo+ -, --;.--. 4.-I1r
as spring chicken, Irish bacon and
hams and the shop as clean as could
be. l was without appetite but to look
through the polished plate glass OF the
fleshers' shop at the array within
made me imagine I was hungry. The
Scotch are very fond of sweeties. The
pastry shop (~bakery) n Forres seem
ed to 90 the rushing business of the
town. 1t is said a. one grows older
he returns to his first love. some OF
my readers may recall that for years
/ was in the grocery business. Il was
the grocer. baker and butcher that
attracted me in F'crres and not the
draper.
It would 10 the heart OF any house
keeper good to be turned aloose in a
grocery store if one could buy jam.
j~ellies, marualadcs and preserves at
goods too for that matter. Libby's,
lIcNeills and Libhy's and ArTnour's
canned meats, etc, that VIC pay 25c.
TO soc. a can for sold in Torres for
1Sc. a can or tin as they say: this
on account Of our beneficient tariff.
Narrow lanes ana streets leading
out from the main street were lined
with one-sJOry stone cottages. From
the main street to the north and west
the more wall-to-do had their abodes.
These were tWO-StOrieS cottages or
houses, stone of course. a description
of one may be of interest. Sunnyside
cottage (every detached house has its
name) owned by my Cousin Eliza beth
StrOnach was built on d lot los It. X
10 1T. The house sat on top of a
slope. S~outherly midway Of the lot
q grass lawn as closely woven to-
getner as q carpet dotted over with
the small white and yellow Scotch
DAISIES stretched down to an. iron
fence 1t the foot OF Inc slope. a path
ran UP the middle OF this lawn
to a terrace, stone steps Iced up the
terrace TO the house. On each side
OF the path was a cleared place for
flowers Small and decidu-
Gus shrubs. clusters or clurnps of
~eVergreens and small trees were plant
ed in the corners of the yard for the
birds. The entrance was through a
vestibuje jutt'ng out / OF 5 feet In
*4-- of the house two long glass
etE- ia Iront and glass doors in
-o SIDE save entrance to the front
aocI. The house four rooms front