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AN ABLE ADDRESS. ntountains of North Carolina in i act, was a greax leaaer in ina,i church. He and the Keverend Humphrey Posey established tiie leading bhurches in this up land country, to wit, Cane Creek ) . in this county. and .Locust .Uld 1 I - I L - . " ' I An Address Delivered atrtHe Lyceum Field in Haywood county, where . I. a? m . ) the mends or these two men JtEMINlSCENCES OF WESTERN . NORTH CAROLINA. Friday Night, Nov. 7, 1890, by "Col. A. T. Davidsonj peril and danger, the whole country west of the Blue Ridge being then in the Cherokee na tion, which was then in arms. This journey was made before any white man lived in this country. The Coosawattee towns being on a river of that name in State of Georgia, the have worshipped ever since, and distance being at least 250 miles. r ' ; 1 i i CONTINUED FROM LAST4 WEEK. Robert Love, of Haywood around which ! cluster more sweet memories than any other given points of this their coun- county, the; father of the large try. There they stand monu family now there, was a man ments to memory of these pio- of . remarkable .powers, stood neers. Perhaps the Imost re- high in the estimation of the niarkable man in, this jup coun public, and died at artery old try was the ' Rev. Humphrey acre; He lias a revolutionary Pbsev. He was born I in Henry history; which is very frequent- county, Virginia, January 12th,. a few years ago ly raemioneu in namsey s i"Lii-1 i7iu, came to rsurKe county, in years oiu. hals of Tennessee, in his ser- tblis State when he was only But where am I straying? I vice with John bevier m their five years old. and 1 remained have thus rapidly passed over frequent encounters with the there until he reached manhood, settlement of the country west of l i -r i -rr I 1 - 5 , a .... . I t -w-v i 1 Uhicamauora Indians. He was was ordained as i a minister at tne rigreon, ana nave eriven no Cane Creek church, this county in 1806. Aboute the year 1820 G. A. Hears, THE- ASHEY1LLE DEIOCM 33 South Maitt-St., r Has iustihpened one of the lar gest and most attractive stocks This was undertaken by this valhant man and was acom- of j)ress Flannels, Serges, Hen plished, and largely aided in . worsteds. Ginghams. hie Ind nuiet terms with the Calicoes, land all latest designs whitesr He moved to Texas, of Ladies' Dress Goods he ever after having raised a family in offered upon this market. Lin- iorcn uaronnatoi uisnnguisnea :nfrR and Trimmintrs to match. 0 . i, ( i i i i . r . i sons, and died in mat state only more than 90 i i s4 i m i a Drotner ot lienerai i nomas Love, of whom I have hereto fore spoken. These two men were certainly much above the average of men, and did much to plant civilization in the Coun ty where they lived, and would have been men of mark in any community.! The 'leading families in Hay wood were j the Howells, two Is also showing a most attrac tive line of Millinery, ancy Goods,.etc. Our Fall Stock is just in and ready for examina tion. j - As usual our stock of j Gents' i Large 8-page Weekly Paper, ) alley of the French Broad, Ulothmg ana urnisning uooas, hft fistamishftrl a miRRmn snhnnl which ero verv far to make up Shoes and Hats is very com- an entire record of the history plete. Give me a calL or xois our oeauuiui mountain at what is now known as the Mission Place on the Hiawassee river, above seven miles above the town of Murphy. He re moved to Georeria in 1834, and died in the towrr of ! Newman, land. T must; however, defer this to another occasion, when I promise not only to give my early recollection ofthe French ijroaa valley, out also or my G. A. Mears, 33 South Main street. J BY that State, on Dec. 28; 1846. He was a man greatly endowed by professional brethren of the bar, brothers, John and Henry, whoj nature to be a leader, of great I in which chapter I shall be able, pjjjj INSURANCE came irom ciuurrus uuuxiiy, pnysicai rorce, ana smeruiariy li xninK, to Rive many pieasani this btate, about 1818. Ihe Us- marked with a fine profile, very incidents, adventures, .and li borhes and Plotts, Col. Thomas much like Hon. Tom -Corwin, of pictures of somerof the sweetest Xjenoir, xne jatneys, weavers, unio, a nne-voice ana manner, memories xnai x possess, ix is McKrackens, Penlands, Bryers, singularly and simply eloquent, singular fact that inlthe open AGENCY OF ROBT. M. FURMAN AND DAVID M.;VANCt C. T. BAWLS. etc., and sojon. There is a section of country m so much that ."he drew all na- National Fire mguoi tnesesuojecxs tney open i V a a - -M- ' , I 1 11 Jb 1 I mm a W M.I V men to him." m tact, bv na- ana widen liKe a oeautitul land- ao. o ratton Avenue. lUown stairs.) in Hay wood county known as ture he was a erreat man. "and scape, and the more of them vou Fine's creek, that has a, history his works do follow him," and see the more of them are imnie- peculiar to itself. The leading he" was followed by hundreds diately joining, so that nothing cixizens oi xnax parx oi xne coun- wno nave passed to the other less inan- xne caretui pen or a ty were David Kussell, for forty shore, and-judging by the Book studious historian can bring XT J I tA-Jl - I -W-i !1 I ft' tit 1 I 1 J " years jusxice oi xae peace, rexer xneir lives ana . conduct, "are xnem xo ngnx, ana xnis is ae Nolan, Robert Penland, Henry watching for their friends." voutly to be wished for, but can Brown, James Green, who 'was The effects of his mission school not be expected in an hour's ad- lnsurance Co. of Hartford, Conn., Merchants Fire Insurance Co., Westchester Fire Insurance Co., KnoxvilleFire Insurance Co.. . Assets. $2,443,937.33 1,554,6587 1,521,7063 270.191.89 ASHEVILLEtW.;C., born in 1790, and is still living, have been seen for many dress. ..J hope my friends will, and many others too tedious to years past, and many citizens therefore, pardon me for this mention. Strange to say that with Indian blood are left to tell seemins: omission, and will trusx the average lite oi these men was over eighty years. The nvame "Fine's Creek" happened thus: Soon after the Kevolu tionary war, at what date I can not say, but while the were troublesome and forrays on the whites over the mountains, I in what is now Ten nessee, a portion of them had gone overi there,, stolen some horses and were crossing: the mountains hto North Carolina The whites followed arid over t ' i t nr-v . tooK tnem on Jrisreon river at a the tale. ! A me for the futurefcto bring- to the By the treaties with the Cher- light many pleasant recollecS okee Indians in 1817 and 1819, tions. : ' we acquired the country to the It is said that the young live south and west of ! Meigs and on hope and the old on mem Indians Freman's lines, which extended ory, ana as I reverse the tele- maKing xne xerrixory oi iay wood county scope ana iook oacKwara l see J H. EATON, Plain and Ornamental Plisterinsf, Asheyille,, X. C. All jobbing in vhis tended at reasonable guaranteed.; line promptly at prices, and work janl-ly THE;PAPER TOR THE PEOFx. xjX-cme lucKaseige river, and many green spoxs in memory gave us the territory embraced waste, that make me wish from thence west to the top of Nantahala mountain. This em bKaeed the beautiful valley of the Tennessee,., and constitutes the county of Macon. It was organized into a county in 1828, with them in peace in the point known as the .war lord." and was smgularlyj fortunate m atter. They fired, upon the Indians, the character of the people who first settled it. It was first rep resented m the legislature of the State in, 1831, with Jas. W. irv the Senate s I were a boy again: but when I reverse the telescope, and look forward I think I see those dear friends on the other shore betrkr oning us to come over and be here i j j k imDC kilbd all ' but two, recaptured their horses and started on their return tp r Tennessee. The weather was very cold and the the country frozen, arid being greatly fatigued they ldy down xo resx, pernaps were not cau tious enough, and while they lept, the two Indians crawled up, discharged their guns, in- ' There is now lying at the De Lamar office, says the Silver City (Idaho) Avalanche, a silver nugget which will be seen by a good many million people twq and Thos. Tatham and J ames Whitaker in the xipuse, ana . was continuously years from now, for it is pro iiiereaiier-represenxea m xne posed to put it in the Idaho ex senaxe lour times by-Uen. Jenj. hibit at the Word's Fair. It is b.l .Britton, with Jas. V Gumn arid Jacob Siler and Thos- Tat ham m the House' Thereafter a chunk of silver glance with masses of silver running through it, and weighs 3G0 pound stantly killing Jesse Fine and I .A. I I .t A- I 11 1 11 ureaKing tne leg ot anoxnerman, xne counxy was xnrown into a TUio ixtoo -nnnm V-w n-r. rpU C! 4 1 . Z.Z X i-l, XT Da, wxxc. xuermCurimi uuiu wi n- Hicks You must not null the jnaa no toois xo aig rave; wpoa and tfunepmbe. . This was doff,s taiL sonnv. You know cuum nut veiny me uuay nome, atxer xne amenamenx xo xnecon- wliQt Wn nf hnH 'n-nrl s -nr-k Aooi t t U--.t ;-.-.4- 1 ! Z4-,,-t-Zn Z loot i T l uvvviuuvw . u"u j kj. axxva vi ucucooiiy, txxcy uuu LiitJ I OliLUUlUlX 111 XOOO. Jrtiriibins no t -vi mi ii ,1 ul,, ; i i , - f ... : i ( 0 , kcisj iu uc vjuvcxuuid ulxii tveat. name "Fine's Creek." ! It was ashthtfse mentioned renresentftrl iVlunsey s weekly. tneretotore known as 4 Crystal the couhty with Lune Barnard. di 1 99 r- ' 1 TTTM i ' i 1 viv-va. i . yyiixxici toxici .anu. ins suIls- x.j- v n .. TlH.rnnrt.wnn, 1, fttKb, Willi Q T?' nA HUUmS irom in reporXS OI noted characters in this West- John. John Dobsoh. John How era land that 1 desire to notice, aid. HenrV AddinMxm Thomas ' t i . : - yt - t i First, Thosl Tatham who served Lbve, Wm. H. Bryson. Jas- K in the btate benat.e from Hay- Gmy, Mark Coleman. Samuel wood,, lrj 1817, -removed to Macon Smith, George Rush, Silas Mc- uiiu. oci v.cui in iiiu icisictiure in jLfuweii, oaui omiin, lNimroa o. xnax counxy irom to uarrett, ueorge Dickey, (jeorge' inclusive. uer xnis service he ratton, Wm Angel, etc., were removed to the Indian Territory typical men of the early popula "Pa, what is a lottery." Pa TTT" i lit -W w estern real estate sales, l am beginning to think it is a place where lots are sold. Buffalo Express. J i mm Announcement. W. (3. PERRY, i ' 2G S. Main St Asheville, X. C. 1 When you uantiht Best and Fret7ietf Breads, Cake and Crackers call on W. O. Perry, 26 South -Main street. For toys of all kinds and price, fireworks of latest make and loudest .mise, call on W. O. Perry, 2G South Main street. ' Mason's, LarrabeJs and Wilson's Cele brated Crackers at W. O. Perry's,2 South Main street. . Finest Canned Goods Meats, Preserves, Jellies, Fruits, Pickles Call on W. G.A Perry, 26 South Main street. The Best Florida Oranges by the box daily, wholesale or retail, W. O. Perry. 26 South Main 'street. - -- Parafflne Candles, Bird Seeds, Ladies' Baskets at WG. Perry's, 26 S. Main sL The best line of Tobaccos and Cigars at W.' G. Perry's, 26 South Main street. WHOLESALE & RETAIL he died and left tion. " Ihey were men ot integ rity, patriotic, arid blest with an unusual degree of liberalitv arid public spirit. ; William and JacobJSiler having married sis ters of? W. 1). L. Swain, and Jesse R Siler having married a daughter of John Patton, of this county, sister of the' late Mont. Phtton, of this county, it is not difficult with such material to In 1818, he was bigin with, to account for the i i j -it'. . . , . . TTD lsiature ana great moral worth ot therounty LS.uptol823. that now exists, iarid has from on Valley river wJere Jle was a good man many inenus. r . Ihere is another character, to w)it, James Whifaker, born in Itowan county on "the April 1779, about; one mile from the town of Lexington, Davidson county. Hp, was, a justice of the peace in that county,! and re moved to the .county of Bun combe in 1317. elected toltlie legisl served thnfe session L J i liAvniv.-rt. I j !iL cs i ' iii : i -- ixc icmuvcu w juicuii cuuuiv in us iirsi seiLiemenx. luanv ot 1825, and lived . in oruT mile of tile characters I have mentioned Franklin, was elected to , the Unserve at my hsind a more par legisiatme lroin .Macon m 125, titular notice, and this I would ana servea continuously until srladlv do would the nrpspnt 1833. He was appointed Supe- opportunity allow me. but' the nor Court clerk at its first term subject is so large and diversi m the new county ot Cherokee, hd that I must content myself and was elected to the legisla- with this . passing notice andJ tufe from that county in., 1812 leave it "for the historian to and 1813, died on Valley river, bHng out the various traits of xsuv-cjixuex- loi, agea vz years, cnaracxer ana valuable services lie was a man of great intellect of this heroic band of men. Onp for hopportunities maintained state of facts, however, must a high character tor purity of relate, and that is connected thought, through investigation with Samuel Smith, father of ot all subjects that came before Baccus Smith and Rev. C. D.x him, an unsullied reputation Smith. He volunteered, as a and greatly admired by'all who Messenger, to bear a-letter from knew him. I knew him inti Lfen. McDowell. Wt'th ft Old Fort mately and amired him very to the principal chief of the much. He was a stern man. a Clierokees. at the Coosawattee strong Baptist, r and did much towns,1 about the close of the tor his church, perhaps more Revolution. - The undertaking in the of such a service was full of DerinK-rroiessor, m your experience, what is the most discouraging thing to matrimo ny? S Professor A woman's no. Binghainton Republican. " . It -will be a large, 8-page, weekly paper, devoted to thvboc!alt Industrie ! v" and Political interests of Western North Carolina, It will be the earne! i endeavor of the editors tomakeTIIE DEMOCRAT useful to the great asi! varied interests of this rapidly growing city and section. No efforUnH be spared to make It entirely acceptable because of tta usefulness f DEMOCRATIC EST POLITICS It vill be w Democratic in politics-Hjmphatically and rellaUy 60 as ta Dame and the life-time creed of its editors Imply.. ' W. G. PERRY, 26 S. Main St. Asheville, N. 0. Coburgger He's clever, but a man of misdirected ' effort. Brown I should say so. He wound an eight day clock up" everyight for five years. "Is that the water tower over there?" "Eh? Aes that is practically, you krmw; it is the steeple of the BaptlSt church. New York Herald. 8nn(T little fortanmharrherv mtdcat wrk for n, by Anna frv. Auxtin. Texas, and Jno. lionn, Toledo, Ohio. isee cat. Other are doinir at well. Why not Too? tome earn orer &0O.0O month. Tan an do the work aad llva . at home, wherever you are. Even be- ginners are easily Famine; from f 6 to ilUs;dar.Allafres. We .how yoa how and atart yen. fan werk, in upare time or all the time. Hie; money for work ers. Failure unVnnwn anions; tbam. NEW Anil WOnri.rflll Particular, fru Il.llu.llettaz ;o.,lSoxeUlortluul,Iuino ? THE INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS OF THIS SECTION, Agricultural,vjiechanical and Alining, "will receeive special attention. The resources of every county, the various enterprises of all the pcop will have constant consideration ; The department for the Home Circle "will be complete. As TtlE DEMOCRAT is already assured a large clrculation'ln the dtj qf Asheville and all the Western Counties, it will be an excellent ekxIIs for advertisers. Hates will be reasonable. v "Least said soonest mended" is probably the reason why it takes the sewing society forever t) darn a pair of ' stockings .blinira Gazette. . Revell & Wagner Successors to.Kojjp & Lichtenberger, FANCY GROCERS Bend in your names with the cash at once. Address 7 ' . sW aV M. J VIA Vta Vil t liJ than an other man The planets have been weighed but the heft and capacitv of a boy's pocket still remain unknown. We liate to see girls throw kisses. ( The average girl is such a thundering bad shot. , . Initial pins and' cuff button are in good demand just now. Sugar at liefiners' Trices. V THE AS WILLE DEMOCRAT, COFFEES "Roasted .on the pBcsnises daily ground for every customer. and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hand, corns, chil blains, and all skin eruptions, and posi tively cures piles; or no pay , required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by T. C. Smith & Co. Full Line of Table Supplies. Free deliyeryj2A full line of FEED, FURMAN & VANCE, Editors, v Asheville, N. O. 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