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storical Sketch
Cedar Falls, 1880
Through courtesy of C. H. Julian,
of Frmnklinville, is presented this
week “A Sketch of the History of
Cedar Falls, 1880,” written by Rev. A.
J. Laughlin and A. W. Lineberry, for
and published in the Central Protest
ant, Rev. J. L. Michaux, editor, in the
years 1880. The Central Protestant
was later changed in name to the
Church Record and then to Methodist
Protestant Herald. Mr. Julian copied
the sketch which is reproduced below
from an old copy of the Central
Protestant.
To trace the ownership of the fac
tory at Cedar Falls from the point at
which it was left off in the appended
article, it is noted that O. R. Cox
kept controlling interest in the fac
tory until 1907. In that year he sold
his interest to Mr. J. S. McAlister,
who operated it until in February,
1916, when it was sold to Messrs. W.
J. Armfield, Jr., D. B. McCrary and T.
H. Redding. The buildings have been
enlarged with additions and the equip
ment has been materially increased
from time to time and especially un
der the present ownership. A part of
the original building erected in 1846
is still in use, however. The mill has
12,500 spindles and 200 looms. Each
month there are produced 400,000
yards of cloth and 75,000 pounds of
hosiery yarn. The force of operatives
number 150, only 50 more than were
employed by the mill in 1880.. When
it is considered, however, that modern
machinery enables one operative to
do the work now that it required five
or six to do 47 years ago, it will be
noted in a measure how the capacity j
of the mill has increased.
The mill at Cedar Falls is known as
the Sapona Cotton Mills. A. L. Briles
is general superintendent of the fac
tory with J. F. Luck as assistant. W.
T. Wrenn is superintendent of the
weaving department. The general of
fices of the corporation are maintain
ed in Asheboro.
The article follows:
A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY
OF CEDAR FALLS 1880
(By Rev. A. J. Laughlin and A. W.
Lineberry).
These falls are on Deep River, in
Randolph County, five miles from the
county seat, Asheboro. The falls are
walled in on each side by grand hills
and in many places huge rocks are
ledged in their bossom, leaving por
tions of their magnitude exposed to
the view of the travelers. The bed of
the river also, at low water presents j
a scene of almost one continuous mass
of rocks of almost all sizes. Here the j
river divides and runs each side of a
portion of land containing about five
acres. This ile was first known as
Cedar Island. Fifty years ago it was j
a great place to fish and kill deer and
turkeys and small game. At this
time the finger of Art had touched
this immediate locality at but one
point,' but was clothed in cedars and
other’vegetation as nature had pro
vided for it.
One log cabin only, occupied this
locality. It was owned and occupied
by a young Mr. Allred who settled
there when first married. He lived in
this house several years without a
door. The house being built on the
.hill-side, one comer was elevated so
as to allow them to pass under. The
lands around were owned by Allred
and Hogan, one of whom lived on
each side of the river. About the year
1833, these lands were purchased by
Col. Benjamin Elliott, who lived in
Asheboro. Mr. Elliott hired Isaac
Lamb and Grief Cozins to build a dam
across the river. Then a common old
fashioned sawmill frame-house was
put up with sash-saw, flutter-wheel
and a slide-shoot sent the water on
the heel. These falls, perhaps are
not surpassed in power by any on the
river in the county. They are said to
fall fifty feet in the distance of halfj
mile. The next improvement was a j
common grist mill, with one run of I
stones. Then it took the name of j
“Elliott’s Mill”. When a small boy,1
the writer used to go to this mill.
My father lived four miles from it.
On one occasion, Russell, a neighbor
boy and I went in the river bathing
and from a rock we would dive and
see which could go the fartherest un
“A1 Smith Is Honest” j
(N. C. Christian Advocate)
When you ask an advocate of Gov
ernor Smith for the presidency what
are the qualifications of his man for
office of Chief Executive of the Unit
ed States, “A1 Smith is honest,” gen
erally becomes the starting point, as
if it is a very .unusual discovery to
find an honest Democrat.
Woodrow Wilson and his fellow
servants for eight years during the
highly eventful period of the World
War had charge of the government
and during those years collected and
disbursed billions of dollars and there
was never even a hint from a respon
sible source that a dollar was stolen
or misappropriated. These Democrats
proved themselves honest. An honest
Democrat is no new discovery. They
may not be as plentiful in New York
as the leaves on the trees, but in the
South there are honest Democrats by
the -iYs'l■ :~
The fact is that whenever a man
ilk? of Smith for the presidency he
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Capt. S. C. Brett, U. S. Army,
holds the unusual record for alti
tude in a 5-ton army tank. His
job is to ride over TNT bombs to
see how high they will blow the
tank. 5 feet is the record.
der the water until he made a dive
and came back across, a red stream
following’ the course of his head—he
had run in collision with a rock. The
dust of that boy now mingles with
the dust of Tennessee. In the year
1836 the building of the first cotton
mill at this place was commenced. It
is said to have been the second one in
the State.
f The company was composed of Ben
jamin Elliott, the Marshes, Horney,
3 Brower and others. The building was
s erected by J. W. Brower late of Mt.
- Airy. It was a small wood house.
. The machinery was adjusted by Per
> ry, from the North assisted by J. W.
• Brower. The machinery consisted of
■ five hundred spindles and was run by
an overshot wheel. Some time after
wards an addition was made to the
house by Allen U. Orsbon, assisted by
A. J. Laughlin. This addition also
i was filled with machinery. The pres
ent factory buildings were erected j
about the year 1846 and since then
other additions have been made to it. |
During its existence it has passed
! through the hands of different com
j panies.
It is now owned by Dr. J. M.
! Worth, D. Curtis, J. M. Odell, G. H.
I Makepeace, 0. R. Cox and J. A. Odell,
i The machinery consists of about 1900
j spindles and 60 looms, in fine running
! order; producing about 300 yds.
j sheeting and 250 lbs. yarn per day
! and furnishing employment for about
j 100 operatives. The larger portion of
| the machinery is new, having been
i put up during the last five years,
j Other machinery will be added soon,
j The manufacturing interest of the
! company is superintended by Mr. G.
| H. Makepeace who ag a machinist,
perhaps is excelled by none. The fin
ancial interest is run by Mr. O. R.
Cox, agent under the direction of
these gentlemen and the whole thing
is run successfully and profitably.
In Jan., 1865, a freshet in the
river took off the bridge and store
house and dislocated three dwelling
houses, a tin shop and shoe shop. The
store house was destroyed and goods,
money and books were lost.
Fifty years ago and up until, this
locality was occupied by a people of
a different enterprise. They lived by
short farming, fishing, hunting, sport
ing, gambling and making whiskey
and brandy. A large portion of * the
people were under but little religious
influence and the most of that class
have passed away by some means or
another. But the names of the re
ligious portion generally remained.
In the circumference of a mile from
the factory only two men are living
who were there when it was first er
ected. This locality now occupied by
a religious, 'industrious, enterprising
people; many of whom are descend
ants of the religious portion of the
community of the past. The village
numbers from three to four hundred
souls.
There are three churches regularly
occupied in the place, with one large
successful union Sabbath school. The
first preaching ever done at this place
was at a union meeting gotten up by
Col. Elliott, Wm. Laughlin, father of
Rev. A. J. Laughlin; Samuel Allred
and Wm. Trogdon. Revs. Micajah Hill,
and Jesse Lawrence of the M. E.
church and Rev. Wm. Lineberry of
the M. P. church, were in attendance.
This meeting was held near where the
flouring mill now stands, in Aug.,
1840. The preachers continued to
preach at this place a while, then in
the basement of the factory, and in
the family homes, while in course of
construction. The next season they
built a brush arbor near where the
Baptist church now stands. Other
preachers also preached occasionally
for the people here. Among them
RHEUMATISM
While in France with the American
Army I obtained a noted French pre
scription for the treatment at Rheu
matism and Neuritis. I have given
this to thousands with wonderful re
sults. The prescription cost roe noth
ing. I ask nothing for it. I will mail
it if you will send me your address.
A postal will bring it. Write today.
PAUL CASE, Dept. F 206, Brockton,
idiana
His Parents Were Born And
Reared In Randolph County
And Migrated to Indiana.
Allen W. Newsome, who died sev
eral weeks ago at his home in
thage, Indiana, was the son of Luke
and Cynthia Bulla Newsome, who
went from Randolph county, North
Carolina, to Indiana to make their
home many years ago. Luke New
some was what was known years ago
as a “bound” boy and lived with a
family in the western part of the
county. His wife, Cynthia Bulla, was
a daughter of the Fate John Bulla, of
Asheboro. Shortly after Luke New
some and Cynthia Bulla were married
they left Randolph for Indiana. Their
grandson, Samuel L. Newsome, son of
Allen W. Newsome, was in Randolph
county last years visiting the Bulla
family in Randolph and the Whites in
Guilford. Allen W. Newsome was a
retired merchant 6f Carthage, Indi- i
ana, having retired in 1899, selling his
store to Samuel L. Newsome, whose
visit to Randolph has just been re
corded. He was a birthright member
of the Friends church, a leading mem
ber of the Republican party and a
great factor in the financial life of
his town and county. When he died
August 21, 1927, he was 85 years, 2
months and 14 days old.
ASHEBORO (M. E.) CIRCUIT |
j In the Teacher Training School for
i Sunday School workers which is to be
held at the First Methodist Church in
! Asheboro beginning next Sunday, Oc
tober 16th, at 3 o’clock, Mr. Paul
Evans is to teach a course which deals
with the one room school. He is
1 looking for a number from the Ashe
: boro Circuit to take the course, and
hope that he will not be disappointed.
It is well to call the attention of the
; people of Asheboro Circuit again to
the called meeting at The First Meth
odist Church in Asheboro on October
21st at 10 o’clock. The time and
place for this meeting was fixed by
the Presiding Elder.
Appointments for next Sunday, Oc
tober 16th: Randolph 11 o’clock,
White’s Chapel 3 o’clock; West Bend
7:30 o’clock. These are the last ap
pointments for this Conference Year
at these places.
Autos Take Terrible Toll
Figures given out by the American
Road Builders Association show that
last year, in round numbers, 25,000
persons were killed in the United
States in automobile accidents and
760,000 injured. The economic loss
was more than 600 million dollars.
Nearly one-third of the casualties
last year were children under 15
years of age. And nine years ago
we were appalled at the terrible loss
of life sustained in the World War!
Jesse Farrabee, of Reeds, is David
son county’s newly elected welfare of
ficer.
we may name Rev. Lane Hutson as
the first Baptist preacher. After
James F. Marsh was elected agent he
procured the service of Rev. Geo.
Purefoy who succeeded in having a
Baptist church erected. After some
time the M. E. church built a house
of worship on the North part of the
town.
During the past year, while Rev. H.
Lewallen was pastor by the efforts of
O. R. Cox and others a good house of
worship was erected for the use and
benefit of the minister and members
of the M. P. church and they now
number in society about 74 souls.
—A. J. L. and A. W. L.
Makes Life
Sweet
For seven generations the National
Household Remedy of Holland for kid
ney, liver and bowel troubles has helped
make life brighter for suffering men and
women. Begin taking them today and
notice how quickly your troubles will
vanish. At all druggists in 3 sizes.
Proves jktupfflfaader ■
(New* and mmrv*r)r
A quarter of a century and. more
ago Henry Cabot Lodge sought to
force through Congress .his vicious
and stupid Force bill. Let it not be
forgotten that the only prominent Re
publican in North Carolina who op
posed it was Congressman Ewart. He
was later repudiated by his party.
The Western Republicans refused to
stand for what Senator Teller called
“the most iniquitous measure that
ever crossed the threshold of the
Senate.”
In his vicious and vapid speech at
the New York Republican State Con
vention, Col. Theodore Roosevelt the
Second was evidently smarting under
the remembrance that some colored
I people voted for Smith for Governor
and he sought to raise another Force
bill issue by this piece of bloody skirt
ranting which reads like an 1868 ut
terance :
This country fought the war that
gave it its national existence with the
slogan, “No taxation without repre
sentation.” It established this prin
ciple as a concept for our government.
If such an ideal was so vital as to
justify war when applied to the mon
ey tax, what must it be when applied
to the blood tax? If men who pay
the taxes in time of peace to support
the government are entitled to vote,
the men who gave their blood in war
to defend the nation are doubly en
titled to vote.
At this time in the nation there are ,
thousands of ex-service men of the 1
last war who are forbidden to vote by
the States of which they are citizens,
rhese men live south of the Mason
Dixon line in the Democratic-controll- ;
;d solid South. They are denied the
rote by the Democrats because they ,
ire Negroes.
It is hypocrisy for the Democratic
jarty here or anywhere else to pre- '
;end that it is the friend of the Negro.
A.t this moment the leader of the
Democratic party in the State aspires
:o be the nominee of that party for
;he presidency. He has professed that
le is the friend of the Negroes in this
State. If there is sincerity in this
profession he should at once publicly
iemand of his national party justice
for the Negroes in the South. He will
lot do this because he does not wish
to offend the Southern delegates
whose votes at the convention he
wants.
Such reconstruction utterances,
warmed over, is proof of stupid lead
ership.
Two ounces of copper carbonate
dust will protect a bushel of wheat
seed from stinking smut.
Marble Granite
MONUMENTS
HIGH POINT MARBLE &
TILE CO., INC.
High & Willow brook Sts.
High Point, N. C.
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now caN^ewuMMM
If your dealer does not handle them,
write: Monroe Hdw. Go. Monroe,
Sraith-Wadsworth Hdw. Co., Char
lotte, Distributors.
TIMELY jf?/
ADVICE
Mother knows from ex
perience the health-build
ing value of vitamin-rich
Scott’s Emulsion
Scott & Bowng, Bloomfield N. J. 27-7
Save~one-third
rut one dollar m every
three back in your
pocket when you use
Stag semi-paste Paint.
It saves one-third the
cost. Just mix a gallon
of “Stag*' with a gallon
of linseed oil and you
have two gallons of fin*
est quality paint obtain*
able ready to use. Won't
crack, nor peel. Bright,
permanent colors. This
fresh-mixed paint
er. _ Better jobs for less
Man Takes Tarn Of Potatoes III
Cellar And Is Greeted By
Three Copperheads*
Mechanic, Oct. 10.—Mrs. P. R.
Yates has returned from High Point
Hospital where she has been under
going treatment
John Ridge is installing a Delco- ,
Light plant at his home. ,
The writer is informed that Victor
Parker is preparing to move to Hick- (
ory to operate a shoe store. We will
be sorry to lose Mr. Parker and his '
family from this community.
Mr. Orlendo M. Lilly, of Randle
man, and Miss Fannie Tysinger, 6f
Mechanic, were married Saturday af
ternoon at the home of the officiating
justice of the peace, J. M. Yates. They
will make their home at Randleman.
J. J. Batton has moved his family
from High Point back to his home in
this community.
In storing his sweet potatoes in the
cellar under his house last week, Mr.
E. L. McDowell came very near get
ting bitten by copperhead snakes.
His children had cleaned out the cel-;
lar a short while before Mr. McDowell i
went down to look it over taking a !
light with him. He found one snake i
three feet long and another a little;
smaller both in the cellar. He killed
these and on coming out of the cel- j
lar found another on the step. This :
copperhead, which he killed also, was
three feet long.
Winter com, is the way some good
farmers describe the fall sown mix
ture of oats, vetch and barley. Those
who have tried the mixture pronounce
it a heavy yielder.
CiHe.’ Train Palatial f
The railway train recently built for
President Calles of Mexico is one of
the most luxurious ever produced.
The five steel cars cost more than
|500,000. One is for the president's
personal use, another for his staff,
another for his escort, the fourth be
ing: a combined dining and smoking
car, and the fifth a special automobile
c4r with space for four machines. The
walnut tables in the dining car will
accommodate 14 people. The interior
decorations and furnishings of the
cars represent Mexican art from the
Aztec period to that of the present
time.
Wih. rf»h « Ml*
be found At W. A. Gregory’s 5,
10 & 25c Store. Next door to
Moring & Wood.
DUneode Watches
Grimes Jewelry Store
Watch, Clock, and Jewelry
Repairing
Jewelry Silverware
Bunting Service Station
“Service Supreme**
We are especially fitted to do your
Battery Work
Oiling and Greasing
Washing
Give us a Trial Satisfaction Guaranteed
Bunting Service Sta.
Phone 138
Asheboro, N. C.
Many a gasoline
salesman claims
as his final argu
ment that his ^
product is as
good as«a*>4£Q*>
“STANDARD”
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“O. K.” Tag
After we have thoroughly put in condition t
reconditioned a used car, thousands of miles
we attach a red "0. K.” Moral service. It
tag to the radiator cap. SJJ.SSS
This tag certifies that the - . , &.
vital units of the car have
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