The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-07-16

ana some TWO or JnrSe DoyS were !
frightened by the unaccustome
noise that they ran with all the
might and took shelter in some shl
dy thickets near by, while the small
er children could be seen clingiDg {
their mothers gowns. Passing frOn
the depot to the hotel, we passe,
directly by the former residence o
Judge John Baxter, Of our city, Whu
was for many years a citizen of Hen
dersonville. Hendersonville is 1
town of 500 inhabitants situated OF
a table land 2,2O0 feet above sci
level. After dinner we went to the
grove where we met an assemblage
Of about 1000 people, certainly 8
vast throng for that mountain region,
They had just finished barbecue and
basket dinner when we arrived and
8 short address Of welcome had been
delivered by Col. McAdden, of Char
lOtte, the Superintendent of the road,
which had been responded to by Gov.
Jarvis, of North Carolina, who in
troduced Governor Simpson, Of
South Carolina. He made an elo-
quent and appropriate speech. The
Governor of South Carolina is q re-
markably handsome man, about six
feet high, we'll formed and about fifty
years of age. He has gray hair and
moustache. very large, expressive
blue eyes and kind, pleasant face.
Gov. Jarvis, Of North Carolina, is
also fine looking man, and, / am
told. a very popular Governor, and.
withal, a Murphyite in his habits, 80
that he has quite forgotten the pro.
prietIes Of the occasion when the
Governor of North Carolina meets
the Governor Of South Carolina yet
/ can personally testify to the verify
of the popular legend that between
the present Governors it is ga long
time between drinks
After Gov. Simpsons speech, old
Gen. Clingman, of Asheville, intro
1uced Gov. Senter who made a short
put very happy and appropriate ad.
lress, forcibly arguing the import
snce of the railroad connection be
,Ween East Tennessee and South |
1arolins. He was followed by
Judge John L. Moses, in a few re-
marks. we'll chosen, and addressed |
hiefy to the railroad men present,
howiDg not only the feasibility Of
he enterprise and the advantage it
Vould be to the Carolinas but also
he interest which East Tennessee
nd Kentucky felt in the completion
4 the route. He also read the let
er of Col. McGhee addressed to the
ft1cers of the Convention, assuring
hem of the readiness of the owners
{ the Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap
nd Charleston, and the Knoxville
nd Ohio railroads to complete their
roads to the State lines
f North Carolina and Kentucky,
0 soon as the North Carolina road
hould be built to Paint Rock and
1forming them that the Louisville
nd Kentucky RR. was ready to
leet the last named at the State
ne, thus giving an almost direct
QUITE from Louisville via Knoxville,
1orristown and AsheYiIle to Char.
eston. He also read a written
tatement prepared by Mr.. j. R.
ogden, containing an estimate of
he probable amount and character
the business in freight and pass.
ngers to be carried over this line.
he address and papers were well
sceived, and the latter, at the re.
uest of the reporters present, de-
vered to them for publication.
Reporters were present from Aus
usta, Atlanta, Charleston, Colum.
ia. Charlotte. Raleigh, Richmond,
nd other cities.
Addresses we're delivered by q
umber of other gentlemen from the
arolinas and Tennessee. At FIVE
clock the vast crowd dispersed and
ne train left for Spartanburg, bear.
'g away the greater part of the
The railroad is fully equipped
'om Spartanburg to Hendersenville
nd is also graded from Asheville !
} Hendersonville as far as the Hen.
erson county line. The funds to
0 this part of the work have been :
aised by county subscription in the
ounties Of Union and Spartanburg,
c., and Henderson aud Bun
ombe, N. c., and the Union and
partanburg railroad, and by bouds
sued by the railroad company.
here remains but twelve miles to
> graded between Hendersonville
I'D the Buncombe county line.
ere the road passes over an eleva-
ID table land as level as the New
[arket valley, and can be easily
raded at slight cost. In conse-
aence, however, OF litigation in