Historical Sketch
Of Laurinbmri
tha capture at Fort ■SJTJUh.
m to make tha principal address.
He had me dictate tha inscriptions an
tha monument aa that he might copy
and aao in hie speech, saying that ns
had never heard of quite so fine a
thing and one that so perfectly fit In
with his speech prepared for that day,
and ha would ana it as tho climax of
hia address. Tha Inscription that
atari impressed him is on the south
face, mad I will incorporate it hare ao
that those who may have net read it,
or have forgotten it .will have it he
fore them:
“In recognition of his exalted char
acter
In appreciation of his ennobling in
fluence an you til
Erected by a people grateful for hls
love and aervico."
After Professor Qunkenbush, as
most can well remember, Pruf. F. P.
Wye he successfully taught; but see
ing that the graded school was com
ing and must eomo, and after soring
tho town vote it down, he went to
Omrlotte graded achool work and
rented the property to some ladies
who taught there until the graded
school was opsned in 1909.
In passing it may be of intermit to
note that two of the most moot prom
inent in establishing the first high
achool hare. Dr. R. D. Dickson and
Dr. John Malloy wore childless, so
that their motives were absolutely
altruistic.
Coming to the legal and political
ride of the town, wo know that an
act of incorporation was passed by
the general assembly ratified the 12th
day of February, 1877 .incorporating
As town. There ia a tradition that
it was incorporated earlier, bat 1
have found no teeord thereof, and aa
this act provides for tha Justice* of
the peace in Um township to call and
•omnet tha firat election for the town,
it I* a fair inference that there were
no town officials that could do this,
ortthe duty weald have been placed
on them. The boundaries were ao
vaguely set down that they were In
dispute acme time after the town
govoramcat was Inaugurated. The
boundary ia as follows In tha
wlfinti act: Beginning at uie center
of .the Carolina Central Railway, an
Front (treat .and running from mid
point five-eights of n mile north,
aouth. east and west, so ea to fora
a square, with beginning point aa a
canter" The legal construction,
with the square Including tha small
est amount of land that these points
would permit, waa inevitable, but the
Incorporators had not so Intended, and
then area some confusion at the
time over tha boundaries, which wan
laid off both wavs* finally being net
tled for the smaller ana.
Later this boundary was “squared'
sat by anactmaot making the sides
run daa north and south, cutting the
palate named In the original charter,
later this waa revised and again the
rites an at an angle of 48 degrees
frees north and south, but the bound
aries new extend much farther be
yond the second outline.
In passing it may be of interest to
note that “Main street” waa called
“Front street" la tha original act of
incorporation, felloering Wilmington
in railing its principal street “Front
Street," net in no .other documents do
we find “Front street.”
Whiskey waa sold here almost as
frosty as water until legislative ea
Z. ANTHONY
Starting business in a small way in
Leu tin burg acme thirteen yean ago,
Z. Anthony, formerly of Whoa Hug.
W. Vm, quickly laid the foundation*
far the large business which ha new
esadneta in this dty in tha way of
dry goods, clothing, shoes, ladies’
ready-to-wear, and notions. The chief
part of that foundation, perhaps, was
to ho found in the quality of goods
handled by the store, and the guaran
tee that waa put behind every article
■aid. Mr. Anthony realised that It
it aot poaribl* to oarry on a busdnaaa
bag in a comparatively small dty
without getting and retaining the
confidence of the people of tha com
munity. They are largely tha same
people from year to year, and the
merchant who gains their confidence
and sefla than quality goods at fair
prices la Urn merchant who b going
to got their trade this year, and next
year, and every other year aa bag
aa h* retains their confidence and
continues to sell good stuff reason
ably.
Acting on this principle, Mr. An
thony began with a small business,
conducted oo a Mr margin of prsl.
It waa not bag faafoeu ha fassnd Ms
sctraent in 1880 elorsd the barrooms
July 1. 1MML by refusing llww, The
sentiment ef the community was net
strong behind this eaaetmeat and far
some ream U was not wen enforced,
the mayor ami a majority ef the
board being anti-prohibitionists; bet
in »80S a majority of the board of
aoBimisstenem were "dry" and ilsntorl
M. L. Jobe the lint “dry" mayor. Tim
"wets" triad by legislative amend
ment and otherwise to get something
dona that would allow whiskey to be
sold eoeordieg to law, aiul petitioned
under a law {which the supreme
court in a casa involving another
town later declared to bo inoperative)
for an election to be held oe the sub
ject, saying that if the majority of
th* rot** should bo cast against the
Itconand sale, they would join in the
enforcement of the law. The "dry*"
accepted the challenge, withdrew op
position to holding the slcetiop, and
the county commissioners of Rich
mond county ordered u special elec
tion. !t am* fought hard by both
sides .the “dry*” grinning by a small
but clear majority. The "wets," true
to promise, accepted the result end
quit fighting the prohibition law, ami
from that day there has never been
an open contest over the question, no
far as relates to the town.
The Aral church established in the
town limits was the Presbyterian, an
off shot of Lears! Hill church. Prior
to the war a large frame structure
was erected on its present rite, the
contractor being Jackson Graham, a
slavo and a very efficient and honest
negro carpenter. His work was wall
done, as any one will testify who
saw the building tom down some
year* age. The Methodists held ser
vices fn the Presbyterian church sev
eral years, building a frame structure
about 1875 on the rite of their pres
ent building, which was burned in
1803, and rebuilt at the head of Roper
street. This lot and building was
told to J. r. McNair and the large
brick church, earner of Mein and
Church afreets built in 1917-18 end
the present structure built. The Bap
tists built about 1879, and was buro
e8 by lightning shortly after comple
tion. The present structure was buQt
a few yoars later.
St. David's Kpiseopal church, the
gift of Hon. Mark Morgan, was built
about 1909.
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