The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-12-30
OLD JIMMY PIPE
ON EXHIBITION
In Char store of Flatiron
Building With a "Whistle"
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
Believed to Have Owned It at
One Time Fine Specimen
of Ancient Pipe making -
First Ever Smoked BY White
Man in the New World-N N.
C.. News in Gotham.
(By r. S.

(By II. S. CARRAWAY.)
New York, Dec. 27.-An old jim
my pipe believed to have been the
property of Sir Walter Raleigh. is now
on exhibition in n Of h windows
Of a cigar store in the Flatiron build
ing in this city. The old pipe is won-
derfully preserved and is a fine ex-
ample Of ancient pipe making. An
interesting feature Of n construc-
ton is the whistle at the top OF the
main body Of the pipe.
Early last fall a tobacco company in
North Carolina located the where |
abouts Of this ancient pipe n sue |
ceeded in purchasing it. While the
interest in the pipe, through it's pos
sible connection with Sir Walter Raj
eigh is very great, its historic value
is even greater this Up" is
perhaps the very first ever smoked by
! a white man in the new world.
The Christmas meeting Of the Dixie
| Club OF New York was held at the
| Hotel Aston Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Henry Pearson. the president, pre-
siding. An interesting musical pro-
gramme was rendered and ggnog
and plum cake vas served to the
guests while true Southern hospitality
prevailed.
Eight bronzes from an exhibition
Of work by Constantine Menunier, the
Belgian sculptor, which was held in
Buffalo this week. were purchased
by Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Wander
bilt, who will take them to their home
works acquired by Mr.. and Mrs. VAN
derbilt are typical of the proletarian
character Of the Belgian's work, al
most all Of them representing differ
ent types of toilers. They are can't
werp.""Old Miner" Miner" Wood
cutter" 'The Hammerer." GLASS
blower and "Abbateur." The sale of
Ahem all to one purchaser caused quite
a sensation at the exhibition and in
art circles.
Miss Freda Bloomberg, Of Ashe-
Vile, will come on to New York next
week and serve as maid Of honor al
the wedding OF Miss Florence Nurn-
berger, Of New York. to Isaac Blum
\ lberg, Of Savannah, Ga, which viii
: flake place at Lenox Hall on Tuesday
0 Mrs. George O. Jones gave a din
ner Saturday night at Louis Martin:
before leaving New York to spend
the holidays in North Carolina
Mrs. Henry M. Flagler, who ha,
been at the Plaza Hotel for the pas
. Six weeks, left Saturday in her pri
vate car for Wilmington. where sh'
!: spent Christmas with her mother
Mrs. Kenan. Mrs. Flagler was &C
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Penn
broke Jones on h trip South. The.
are spending the holidays al thei
country home just outside Of VIII
mingtOn.
; Mrs. Osmond Barringer. Of Char
lOtte, has been spending several week
IS as the guest OF Mrs. John Walter Mill
er at her home on West 113 street.
Mrs. Thomas F.. Malloy, OF Ashe
10 Vile. has been the guest Of Mrs. Caro-
* line b. Mcqueen, No. $50 West 8
II street, for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Regths. Of Win
. ston-Salem. are spending a few day
40 in the metropolis.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Bahan, Of Char
- lotte, were among the many Mort
or Carolinians in New York this week.
3 Christmas week is the Ole week
the year when the New York hot
VI wear long faces. for durin
this period the hotels are usually {
40 bare as the proverbial Mother HUI
81 bard's cupboard. Yet it was surpri
~ ing to note the number of Tar Hee
10 registered at the various stoppiI
,eo places during the week. 1t is hard
70 say just what lured them to the me
ropOlis from their homes during IL
holiday week. Among the Mort
Carolinians here were:
J. G. Shaw. of Fayetteville: w.
ar Winder Raleigh: J. b. Power, J
his Wake Forest, and f. Taylor. Hickor
~ G. n. Helm, Greensboro, and c..
on Rexford, Concord; J. H. Howar
Morganton: X. S. Maetier, Wilmin
ton; c. II. Pepper. Concord; c.
~ Brewn, Asheville; R. Long. Green
10y ooro; H. A. Woolwine, Roanoke; ].
Sheppard, Durham; w. II. Childre
me Haw River; G.. H. Atkinson, Alb
ect marie; J.. L. Douglas.
di- NJ. Hunt Creepshoro. II 7. White
OF. Wilmington; r. j. Hughes. Greer