Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-07-16
AT FAYETTEVILLE.
A PLACE RICH IN HISTORICAL
MEMORIES.
The Old Cape Fear Town Where Flora
Mcdonald Lived-The independent
Light Infantry Company.
Staf Correspondence Of the Sentinel.


Stuff Correspondence OF the Sentinel.
FAYETTEVILLE, n. c., July 13.-
The transition from the Piedmont
section of North Carolina to the fat
country is attended with a good deal
of interest to the Western man. AS
he goes bowling along over the rails,
the country becomes lower and lower,
and the small scrub oaks take the
place of the larger trees and miles and
miles of huckleberry swamps raising
"blues" and black snakes, stretch away.
The blazed pine trees and turpen-
tine distilieries remind him that he is
in the region of "tar, pitch and tur-
pentine.' Situated among the East
ern pines and sand hills is the old
town of Fayetteville, named in honor
of the gallant Lafay Here be-
fore railroads were known in Carolina
the sturdy farmers of Granville,
Wake, Person, Orange and other
counties came to do their trading.
Many Of us have heard our grand
fathers speak Of the time when all the
farm produce was brought to Fayette-
vile to be shipped, and when tobacco
was packed in hogshead and rolled
great distances,
The water for the town is brought
through the streets in pine logs, hay
ing hole two inches in diameter
from end to end, and ri ght here let
! me say that [ have seldom ever tasted
better water than this.
The town is one of "liberal dis
| tances," and has streets 120 feet wide.
| 1t boasts of at least two first-class ho-
| tells One, the Fayetteville Hotel,
containing about 100 rooms is now be-
| ing repainted and reftted. 1t will
have inside blinds and new sash and
the stores under the Hotel will have
glass fronts and iron columns.
1t will also have a handsome
veranda OH Hay and Donaldson
streets with iron columns extend
ing to the second story. The
park behind the Hotel is the
prettiest and shadiest place. in the
city. Mr.. w. q. Matthews is super
intending the improvements and any
one who knows how he does things
| huONS tudG LIlS WOIA Will Uo dOAc III
first-class style. Mr.. Glover, the pro
| prietor is a whole souled man and
knows how to keep hotel and enter.
tain his guests in the best manner
He is very popular with the travell-
ing public.
Adjoining the Hotel is a neat little
ball room where during the past week
hop was given complimentary te
Miss Prior, daughter of Col. Prior
The occasion was one of much pleas
ure and Fayettevilles boys and girl:
have a social turn that always insure:
success and pleasure to any thing O.
the kind.
Fayetteville had one tobacco
factory, but, for lack of the
weed it isn't running at present.
The Independent Light Infantry O.
this place is the second oldest com
pany in the U. S., and has at presen
over $1,000 in its treasury. Its com
msnder, Maj. Campbell looks mill
tary man, every inch, and both officer
and men are among the most clevel
gentlemen it has ever been our gooe
fortune to meet.
The house in which the brav'
Flora Mcdonald lived is now tori
down and upon its site stands law
office. Travellers frequently carr,
away the bricks from the foundation
as souvincr Of their visit
Fayetteville is one of the riches
spots in historical interest in the State
Mr.. Duncan E. McRae, of the plac
takes pleasure in giving one th
points of interest about the place anc
the people seem generally desirous o
making ones visit among them a
!. pleasant as possible. SENT. |. Mel.