The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-04-10

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| And take this ACCESSION 10 give you q
cordial Invitation, ri come agAin when
| yon, cansslend &c yersfl dayshr bpurs, III.
ls;rsd re ashartaid hasty oyisltp like the
slls sou ssads,at, our last Court ID ccm-
|EIspsps,~ viii lai Sallsr ie'i .ss rsDresen.
ltsuvs qf.hs oHstiEy Err 8 $3.50.
"a anelice i ilunibsf' u hiistakes In your
article VIII son 9iye me space IN your
exceiIent columns to correct ~ few Of
litIenfs 0f course they we're unin-
ienIienalsi Hut as iny attention has been
called Them, I slon'tgtl,inksi ought to
Faftow fire,H tof Pass uncorrected. First lie
origin ofihe
GRAHAs Hon School.
!. ssflf sfple fsehFthe prehser tytheaC Com
stilui:on and hy-laNs oftile 6oar,iofTrus.
DIES pnbjfshed iiq 1880. it3fsiani College
il awnedbya Joint. sleek company, and is
Under iIlecoatrol aud Electromagnetic the
Christian Chnfcii.a souti. n was first
opened ~ an Academy IL lSi9 and d, The
sistof January 1859, q eharief war gran.
ted ~ ll,e G~scrai Assembly n North
Ca5olina. changing iis name frbin Ora
hain Insiitntea 10 GRAHAM CoLLEGE.
giving The Beard Of frastees and the
Faculty all The privileges anil powers
Usually glanitd such ih-titulions Dec
!, Mary years. before the County
% Alalnancs was formed, d school
MAS kept up Win considerable regularity
At New proyidtnrc. about one irils from
this place. Cow Worth. Rev. J. r, Holt
aud a.l,er distinguished men were among
die teachers ~ New Prosidener., DR..
Eugene firissom and other distinguished
men were asSieiig me p4piis. After tile
county 81 Aiamahce was formed. and the
county site sas ianie,iafter that great and
good man. Gov. Graiia..i. Rev. J. X. Holt.
a sin.i.ntof our University, soon com,
1nenced school Of high grade ia the viii
lare. lie WAS sopn Joined by ley. A. q.
Anderson. who graduated nj the liniver-
sity. Although tile sellvol at The Church
was n.ver called by .he same name Of the
one IN re ,il;ags, hase ever regarded
IS the real siasling placr.as The School AT
the. Church ~as slaslsd. whehtbe Schoui
in lie village uss started. 1'inrs would
Gail me 10 s,li 81 ali who ianght aud all
whB aitendsdihc ''6faham inslit,ite''oi
Gml,ani College up 70 the time the war
brokeoGt. Pmf r. u. i3rcm was the last
President. He entered the army During
The sarihe Graham College was sold Tor
debt. Col. r. y. II. Clark 81 Newborn be-
came the owner After the war, Col. e.
sold tito Mr.. Jerry Harden Mr.. II. sold
IL Ga. Rev. W:s.sI .nng Who had been con-
dncting School Of high grade in the vii.
Iage Tor several years stefpre. Mr. Long
then moved his School into The Graham,
College building. Rev. ID. A. Long pur-
ciiskeJthe schooI property from Rev.
W. y. Lang aud had IL incorporated ~
Graham High school, ii,e name given ~
Rev. w. 5. Long several years before. Ia
regard 10 the preseut ''s''~ 500 T.
FAcUfTy
wbltii b, Iibi,tk. wilb Che exception Of
The Principal. alndt as atie h. any the
school ever had, allow me t. say that all
tile a. us were given by Trinity College
Nortl, Catolina. Rev. w. ". sialey did
attend y co,nse of lectures al ibc Euiv.r.
lily u vi, but he gradnated before going
10 The raiseriiy Of Va. !. The l,rinciIai
was i student NJ the University Nc. bur
did not graduate. be was compelled To
stop for want o. means. during his !soph'
year. Iiinlice ttlai you and my friend
Mr.. conklin l,oth very grralrly inver es-
inmate Iny liumhlc abilities. But one Of
the wisest Of uninspired men has given
IL 10 understand that 10 me can write
gmcefnlly abDui themselves. so I win say
10 more about TIE present Principal But
knowing you 10 be warm personaiffiend
10 my family, alsoanu old acquaintance aud
friend Of my grand father, Col john stock.
ard, duriiig his life time. | will gi,e you
q Few Items about MY parents, together
with the numbers usp,es, aud Professions
ei,asril ~ their children. Ny lsiheT WAS
Iprn March 2sih, 1907 My niolber june
ITlh, 1i,rs are boll, living ~, their
own farm, within two mlIes thlssillage.
IN the SAME house inia which they moved.
saou afirr they agreed TO share HES joyr
and snrraws together. In hisSS. viii
nl-l,tIop Tie children Ii the urtlcr oftheir
ages. commencing with the fist born,
J"hn N. Long, farmer. Mt. Hope Mo,
tlizabeth,u. ,lpsw tile. wifeol NJ. j. ". II.
tI.siI Atiiiu.k ssIAliaiaI N.lCl Rev. W. ;.
Long, "A. M. Graham M. q. Jas. "a. Lag.
Killed nj ClIanceIIursyll Mai 3nl 1868.
the wrilsr. %. a. ri Jacob Al. Ling Atty
~ Law YancvyriIle N y, Geo. w. Long
" ID. Graham N. G.. b. n. Long Ait'y NJ
Law NOW aityqaiinga courN ~ lectures
Al the University vlrginia. Five wgfs
W. tile army. only ute yUu see was killed.
Jusepl, anil jacob weir The uilly twp thai
saw hard service. Fntiier " plain,
independent farmer. sltiioueh sSue
~ lis boys ierpecially since tile war; had
"a work vrfy hard fl an esiurati0Il. all the
family willcnncur ~ sHyins tllat e. our
parrnis We owe ,Ielt ~ gratitude which
We s,a,, never repay. Whatever Of sucrp~
weiAve aitalne,l h due mere 10 their as
sista,ics than ID all other human iustr,i-
nientaliiie~.
Well. we'll. my dear Cnl. this article has
cfewfs, I,ur W, Eve iilpes lopger tllah J