Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-31

May 4, 1893
Dear T. Moses:
have intended writing you before,
but l have not had any dope on the
islands until lately.
There are six islands in all and
their names are: Hawaii, Maui, Oahu.
Kauai, Lanai, and Malokai but
Hawaii is the largest of them all.
am on the island of Oahu and the
largest city on the island is Honolulu.
These islands have all the races
of the world on them. A very large
number of Japanese are over here.
The people live very close together.
The island produces more pineapples
and sugar cane than any other place
in the world. 1t takes about eighteen
months to grow a crop of each.
They have a very marvellous way
of harvesting this sugar cane. They
let the stalk and leaves dry up, then
set fire to the field and burn all of
the waste up. Then the natives go in
and cut the stalks down and pile them
up. Then they lay their railroad track
down through the field and haul the
cane out. They take it to a mill where
it is made into sugar.
The people have very marvellous
flowers. They are decorated with flow.
ers. These flowers grow the year
round. That is why they are so beauti-
full They never die.
The motor drive around the island
is about ninety miles. That is about
all know about the island now I
like it O. X. over here. Write and
toll oil 0f ho 011 NJ
c. Well I guess had better close for
this time.
A. Friend,
RAYMOND w. .MIZE,
Battery e. ID. F. A.
Schofield Barracks,
Honolulu, T. H.
And now for some news-lets. Mrs.
S. I. Wade, formerly Mss Leila Clay
ton of Granville county, is visiting her
cousin, Mrs. B. Y. Hunt on Oxford
Route 3. Her home is now at Danville, |
Va
Kenneth Farrott Henry Greenway
and Dawson Raynor recently went
fishing at Cannady's Mill Mr.. Par
rott threw his hook in the water after |
forgetting to bait it, and pulled out
a big fish about THAT long. He i'm |
mediately lost his luck when he start !
ed batting his hook.
w. e. Dorsey, Jr., age 8, killed two |
snakes the other day with a rake. /
They were very small ones measur-
ing only five, and five and a half feet |
respectively. If he had had n better |
weapon, he might have really gotten |
down 10 business.
Saturday in at the Five and Dime |
asked Mrs. West Where is
George?" And this vas her answer, /
"Hes around somewhere in town. II !
Saturday comes and George does j.!
not come to town, you may know that
he is at home sick in bed"
Mr.. and Mrs. Gedie Hendrick re- !
Gently visited relatives in Henderson. |
Gedie did not come to town Saturday !,
as ne went fishing. And to go fish |
ing is one thing that your Old Nose |
wants very much to do some of these
days.
King Gentry is out of Granville
Hospital after having been there for !,
some time He sure is glad to be able !
tc walk around again and see every
body. But who wouldn't be?
Jesse Harris lives over in Vance
IN Horseshoe Bend right on top Of |
the hill. Jesse says it is so high up
that he can just hand out the pilots
of the planes a chaw of tobacco as
they pass. FIe goes to Henderson more
otter, tut occasionally comes to Ok
ford for Saturday. l suppose he some
times goes to Franklinton and inter |
mittently spends the day at Louis |
burg, Raleigh, and Richmond. Any |
way, he seems very travel-minded. |
He complimented me very highly on |
my writing by saying, (and he didn't !
call me Moscs) "Mr. Jones, belinv" |
each one of your lies is bigger than !
he last" And Jesse and l are juai |
live that, the best of friends.
If there is one thing like for Sun
day morning breakfast better than
buttered toast, it is to have thiclly |
buttered bread put in the oven and
toasted just like Mrs. Jones fixes t, |