The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-12-15
ROMANTIC HISTORY.
WADESBORO SPRING FROM 4
LYNCHING.PLACE
Has Become the Capital Of the Great
Pee Dee Section-.Picture>que and


Solid.
4ss,ecidf C,rresfoade7.ce Of the C7sroaa-ie
WADEBoRo. December l0.-Nore than
a hundred years ago there lived In Martin
county an old man whose name was Wade.
He owned All ill-furnisfed hut built in q for
est, a wife and \ valuable horse. One night
lone traveller possibly a tramp passed by
the way. and being weary and footsore h.
appropriated the old mans horse, aud
Went on hi~ way rejoicing and riding. On
ascertaining his loss Mr.. Wade took his
venturesome dame aud what other IL his
worldly possessions he could conveniently
carry and went in pursuit Of the theft.
After many days Of weary trudging
over hills and across valleys. he caught
up with him in forest He proceeded at
once TO organize court OF Justice. He
made himself sheriff, judge and jury. and
aided only by his better half he arrested
the law-braker. tried him, found him
guilty, and refusing any appeal from his
self-established tribunal, he sentenced him
to death and hanged him on the spot
After this formal ceremony was concluded,
being favorably impressed with the Sc
Guided nature OF his newly discovered
country, he held a consultation with his
wife, and they decided to take up their
abode and assume possession Of the lands
thereabout. Here they lived, and gener-
ations after them.
Later on, when the Pee Dee section be-
gan to be settled, n village sprung up
around the old Wade homestead. which
was named in honor of its first settler,
This is
THE ORIGIN OF WADESBORO,
and synopsis of its early history OF
late years Anson county has flourished in
agricultural and other ways and Wades-
borO has grown within few years from
little village Of d few dozen inha bitants to
notable little town. Old wooden shan
ties have given way to commodious brick
buildings that are creditable to her ener-
getic citizens; depending, however, upon
the cotton culture of the tributary coun-
ties, it is now beginng to feel the need OF
a more solid and lasting basis for its
growth AMI prosperity. A failure on the
part OF the cotton planters is very keenly
felt by the business men, and sort Of
stagnation Of general business may now
be said to exist, attributed to a very severe
drought that damaged this section the
past season. The solid old planters of
the Pee Dee section are not to be seriously
crippled by the disasters OF a single year,
however, but will supplement their previ-
Gus efforts with renewed energy and hope
for a more abundant harvest; and later on,
when the manufacturing impetus becomes
more general, the advantages of Wades-
boro, its convenient situation. its pictur-
and the energy and hospitality Of it's citi-
zens will attract the mechanic and the
capitalist.
ITS PRESENT BUSINESS.
For several years Messrs. Marshall s.
Richardson have done a very extensive
busfcess in Iced Each Of them is so clever
that it is a pleasure to deal with them, and
their friends and customers are numerous.
Messrs. FitZer, Pharr & Co., and Crowder
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large business. Mr.. Il. S. Crasson has a
large, well-arranged dry goods and mili-
| merry store. He is good merchant, sue
cessful business man. and one of Wades-
borO's most worthy citizens. Messrs.
Leak & Wyatt, Bradley & Simmons, and
w. T. Moss. are enterprising business
| men, and deserve the large patronage they
enjoy. A large, comnodious brick build
ing which MIR. ID. l.. Saylor has just COM
pleted, tells Of his success as a manufac-
turer OF wagons. buggies and the like.
Messrs. Williams & Pat ker are also among
Wadesboro's go-a-head business men. One
Of their recent enterprises is a large. at
tractive hotel, which has just beer finished
Capt. n. Frederick, formerly of Lilies
Vile, is the clever landlord, and under his
management the Grand Central can't be
| anything but popular resort for the
travelling public.
The scenery surrounding Wadesboro is
exceeding beautiful. Looking out from
the hotel windows one sees all about a
vine woven wreath Of woods fringing the
horizon, and the hills in the distance lift
themselves up boldly between the inter
vening valleys. 1t is view peculiarly en-
chanting and interesting.
The town is provided with good schools
and good churches, and the PEOPLE are not
only enlightened and clever, but are also
| noted for their generosity and kindness.
CHR. 0. NICLE.