A Dog Day Ballad Sailor Preacher’s Rest Across Sea
A preacher tells his flock he needs a rest and they agree. He then sails merrily across the sea, joining a light hearted voyage far from home.
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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1891
Page
6
A preacher tells his flock he needs a rest and they agree. He then sails merrily across the sea, joining a light hearted voyage far from home.
In front of the Astor House Ed Chambers Smith meets Bocock in New York and reveals they are uncle and ward of the two rivals in the 1860 61 Democratic speakership race. Their casual chat ends with a drink shared between distant political kin. Mr. Smith is noted as a Raleigh editor and Whig.
Mr O Hara a sawyer at Grenna mill in Fayetteville died after being caught in machinery belt and hurled against a circular saw. Initial reports said he lingered after a head wound with brain matter exposed before succumbing around 2 pm Tuesday. Dr McNeill assisted. an advertisement for a salve followed.
A vendor markets a dry goods blowout with railroads offering reduced fare tickets to lure buyers. He touts un matched prices, claims towns and villages flock to the event, and cites a blind man in the country who rushed to buy goods after hearing of the bargains.
The speaker notes in numerous circulars issued for benefit that price details have not previously been mentioned. The remark suggests ongoing updates to price information in public notices.
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