They got me the license for to keep the caff and I'm going to keep the caff. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town Stephen Leacock. Then at night there was a big oyster supper in Smith's caff, with speeches, and the Mariposa band outside. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town Stephen Leacock.
A quiet farming center in 1860, the population of the Moorefield area at that time was about 1,500. At this period there were no bridges at Moorefield, and the South Branch had to be forded some three miles (5 km) up the Valley, or the ferryboat, which was usually busy, had to be used.
Small Towns. Home to just 13,000 residents, Smithfield lies 58 miles south of Chapel Hill. The town, founded in 1777, offers a historic walking tour, with stops at the notable churches, bridges, cemeteries and homes, including the Hastings House, which once served as a Confederate army base.