Hillsboro recorder., 1888-06-14

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Edmund Fanning (whose house stood
where Masonic Hall now isl, Ralph Nc
Nair, Brigadier-G General Franc Nash (who
served with the Grand Army Of Washington
in the North, and was mortally wounded at
the battle OF Germantown, October A, 1777l,
Thomas Burke, Governors Richard Cas-
well and Abner Nash 1.-THE latter speaker of
the first House OF Commons that ever sat
IN the State, governor from l779 TO 1881.
and member of the Continental Congressl,
William Hooper (who WIS one al the sign
ers Of the "Declaration Of Independence
sand Judge Maurice Moore. President Mon
roe, Governor REtlsdge of south Carolina,
Colonel Williams of Kings Mountain,
General Gates siid Snahwood, and Colonies
Lee, Webster and Tarleion were ah soionrn-
ers here for brief. periods during the Revo-
luton. Among the legal athletes and
giants who have in later times made Hills
lsoro their home have been Chiel-Jnstices'
Thomas Ruilin and Frederick Nash, VIII
lian Daffy, Archibald Debom Murphey,
Gosernor Willian.A Graham tseoretary of
the Navy under President Fillmore and
vice-presiaential clndNlate in 1851. George
f. Badger, W.P Mangum, Seawel, Yancey,
and Others. Among the distinguished
persous whose ancestral homes were in the
vicinity oil HillsborO and whose fame
have given henur t0 our town We may melt
tiun Coloael William Shepherd. Of Long.
Meadows, distinguished olis.er of the
North Carolina line in tile Revolution and
particular terror To tue Torres. the Hon.
Thomas I'll. Benton, who was for thirty
FI,,R sTfnsf.1 fr,kss
Missouri, born ut Hat's Mills; AMI Paul G.
Cameron, second sun af Judge Duncan
Cameron, president of.the first agricultural
sociesy organized in the county, an almoIer
of the Peabody edcational fund, and u citi-
zei noted for his administrative aud tinau-
cial ability.
Surely the past history Of, Hillsboro fur
nishes enough III inspiration to make 4th.
OF July celebration emineutly fitting aud
proper. 1t is not yet too hate to take hold
Of the scheme. Will our citizeus do So? II
would he OF great benefit to the place, We
believe. .A.
Hilsboro was formerly fanons for its 4th
Of July celebrations. having them almost
every year. A noted celebration wis that
Of 1851. when the "DeclafaiIon OF Inde-
psUheNAGS AAo tGdNs uAA tiiSt1 Wh2 di4-
her, wtEh toAsis, aud,speeci.es The com.
mittee to select the orator for the OCCASION
consisted Of Hugh Waddell, John Cameron.
David Parker. Hazel Burgwin, James $.
Smith aud Edwin A. Heart. The com
mittec 10 provide the dinner consisted Of
the following named persOusi William Mel
sun, DR.. pr.ue jones, DR.. Walter A. Nor
wood, James Webb, ir., Henry X Nash
and John Odenn'hal. All the persUns named
as members of the twp committees except
DR.. Pride Jonts aud Henry X Nash are now
u part OF the host who ''haye crossed the
'iloUl ana are dweliers in ''the silent land. -
Inc Inst celebration. We think, was IN 1850,
hen Samuel, L. Phillips. OF Chapel Hill,
delivrl,d Il the Grafton. The speaking took
place Just vest Of the Presbyterian church,
~ tho yard OF the resiusnce Of Rev. Samuel
Pearee, afterwards the residence Of G0y-
crnUr ". \. Gsaham. and now of Mr.. ID. I.
Mebane.
Let a mesii g Of citizens be held aud a
person. ha selected 10 deliver au omtion
the present year, aud let the rising gcn.
eratiDn he Told Of The struggles made hs
oar fathers IN founding III government oi
ti,e people, by the people and for nie
! People ia order that those. who are soou
10 become active iu the battle Of life
may hand tue patriotic traditions Uf tbs
fathers down 10 their children, and that
TINS these tradItiOns may be remembere ed
aiid respected Tor all coming tine.