The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-06-09
"REMINISCENCES or HILLsBoRo.
NEAR 70 YEARS 400.

changes OF gonc by days when a boy near
20 years ago, aud another generation hay-
Ing grown up in the interval, IL may be In
teresilng to them 10 know something Of
the corporation OF this ancient town, lie
extension then, and now. Of the old citi-
zens, the then merchants which are long
since passed away. leaving but very few Of
their decepdants; the .,nlusterings, equip
menis Scat that time' win relate them
10 you for your persusal with a request
that you give them m insertion.
In the west end Of the town ON King,
street, there was but two framed houses
the one where Mrs. Csumichael. nov lives
the other an old framed house oh The lot
where etsyweod beverly now.liyes; west
ofsthese weresacaiit bt-. towh common
and chinquspin thickets. Leaving King
street north, Is the ressdenceof Mr. Lynch,
ut that time owned by Robert Eaton.
West and nor,huf Mr.. Lynch's were
vacant lots and town common.
On Church street there were but two
houses, 1.-The old dIlapIdated church where
the Presbyterian Church Is located and the
dwelling ~ the late Mrs Walters where
Governor Grahan,'s residence Is situated.
wesl aud north of that, were vacant lots.
There were but few buildings on Queen
street.-The Rider house where Mr.. Rogers
now lives, anda little east OF that David
Sloan lived. Rider was a Duichman aud
sian sco,ehman. They were both tall
Iors On the north side, old Mr. james
Phillips lived and sold TO The late DIR.
James Webb, old Mr.. Sterling Harris lived
where the NJ isses Heart now reside, and
a little west OF that. was the residence o:
Jehu Whitfield where DIR. wilson BOW 70.
sides. Thee were all theframe buildings
on Queen street. Leaving Queen street
going north, was the old rice track. On
this race curse l. where Gen'l Sam Benz
} ton, David Ray, Jonathan Forrest, John
Lssln.si aud Bond and Others with
z their fine racers Cassius. lDoIin. Rabicon
and Rufus. These were Benton's, Molly
. long legs, Rays. Iron Grey, Forrest Tbs
{ others. the writer cannot recolleei.I ~
II The lsroninent citizens at that time
were Judge NASH. DIR. james Webb
, J,iln Casey, Major. " illiain 4. strud~ick
! samuel Benton, William Duffy samue
. Turctilns. Jasiah Turner, James Chile
| samuel Child. Gavin Alyis, Catle;t Camp
/ bell William Band, David farhFpugh
Jnhu FaddIs, Henry Thompson, Henry
,hast. George Clancy. John stnet. Johi
} Allison, William wbittei, Jehu Whitfield
William Horton, sterling Harris. O
these, Bond and Yarbnugh. Grid q AL
Wis, John street William Whitfield wet,
: nerrhapts. There were two other stores
I one owned by Cain a Ray. che other b,
, tho elder William Kirkland. These las
! na.ned were not citizens o. The town. "A
e that day there were NO kings nor club
: among these old time honcre'l merchants
: IL was fair play and honest dealing. Gu
: merchants never vent further than Peters
( burg for their stocks of goods, preferrinl
I ID speud their money on the borders g
: North Carollna. from whence our farmer
would get II back In return for their WAC
4 gon load Of -four aud other produces, rs ale
4 iur. tl.eir hogs-hsads % tobacco draw
z through dirt aud mud ny their fine teams
! Az our musierings. there would he .
. lsast one third &C the men without fire
= arms. using walking sticks, corn stalks A.
. iastead. This was owing tothe fact ti'a
:. the merchants brought but very few guu
y and they sold ~ high, poor mcn were nc
. aLle 70 purchase. They had no uniform
ave the town cmnpallS tlnt consisied
u white cntton cloth pantaloons with hun
(, ting shirts oi The same sfimmel WITH ~
, flannel around The edges, collar and arm
. and belt Of the same. This company va
y designated As the artillery, conmaidedb
4 samuel .Tuuentlne, the then Sheriff :
u Orange. Rider vas the drummer, M
u Roswell Huntington played the NE Z
this company.
a ua,,s ,oLD coyErHousEs, A "a
y m conclusion, 1 ak you, M Ediio
A where o. che Old Court house iul which !
III those days Tor The want ola house
- wor-hIpl the holy gospel was preached y
ie the learned and pious dlvines, the Re-
4, srends 1 sonaf.l Pfather svillisn' Paislel
O. Samuel Paisley. Robert Daniel, Whilst
a Bingham. John Plckard, Dr. WIihefspool
ty and others ana In which also the lav
/. we're administered aud jusiics done
In Ire .ear,,ed Jari-,s 3 Distinguished Judge
o Henderson,, I.uwric. LDck, Seawell, Eau
40 ero,. Murphey, Norwood, Ruilin, Mas
Badger, ard Others ~ successinil7 Whe
o. |. Il nowY Butitisa question that a
awesitseif, IisrfcseHl oecupaney y on