The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-06-14
M,ORI:iNTON.
Old IN YEARS BUT YOUNG IN
econ LOOKS.
II H.. q -E.Story To BE Proud Of---A
Present that is Gratityins--Anda a Fu-
f-.r,. that i Glorious.

Present that is Gratityins--And a Fu-
tire that i Glorious.
5;atr Ger cf STATE CHRoNICLE.I
sszN-I1l.ASIuN, n. G.. June 10, 1899 -
81 Tie Western North Carolina Rail
road. - miles from Salisbury and about
ss --!les from Ashevile is situated the
beautiful al4.. historical town of Morgan
ton The county of Burke, of which Nor
canton the county seat, was formed IN
--11 from Gowan county and named III
compliment TO the celebrated English
-.=.t"sI.lan and orator, EDMUND BURKE. 1t
>l;a,i in The North western portion OF
t state ana bounded on the North by
tar go~atie> q -aneey and Caldwell; on
t.s E.~t by Catawba, on the South by
cleveland. aud Rutherford, and on the
West bv .cDowell.
Morgantou derived lis name from GEN.
DANIEL MORGAN who was born in Bucks
leauty, Pennsylvania. 1t is said that he
was a brave. fearless officer. He was with
,1EN M9STGo4ERA at Quebec and with
trEN GATES Al Saratoga. He was promot
rd 10 be Brigadier General and Joined
tile army in the South. After the battle
If Camden -hen GREEN took command.
NunuA-, was detached to raise troops in
the western part of this State and South
Carolina TARLETON met him at the COW
pens, January 18th, 1871, where MORGAN
gained a splendid victory. For this Con
z,yeSs gave him a gold medal. After this
lie was joined by GEN. GREEN on the east
bank OF the Catawba River not far, it is
Supposed. from where the present court
house now stands in Morganton.
From some old records which have been
furnished us by an old gentleman living
near Morgauton we learn the following
the General Assembly that erected Burke
i-co county was held at New Berne, of
tehI-h SAMUEL ASHE was President Of the
nate and ABNEE NASH was speaker of
the House. This was the Sth day Of April,
l7i1 At a session of the General Assem-
hi, held at New Berne, Nov. 18th, 1777,
..l net was passed for levying a tax to de
:-ty the expenses of erecting public build
Ia., in the county of Burke. At a session
os the General Assembly held at HillSboro
o4 the 18th day Of April, 1888, an ac, was
passed declaring the counties of Burke,
wilkes, Rutherford, Washington, Sulli-
van and Lincoln 10 be district by the
name OF Morgan District and that the Su-
prrlOr Court of law for the district of
rgan should be held at the court house
IL Burke county. This act was signed by
RICHARD CASWELL, Speaker of the Senate,
and THOMAS BENBURY, Speaker Of the
House. The commissioners who laid out
tlv town of Morganton were CHARLES Nc
D9WELL a: d ALEXANDER ERWIN. 1t is
-5lI OF the first settlers of this section that
t1,.y were a lot Of hunters from Virginia
who came here to hunt and that a spring
a. cool water 3ds the particular attraction
a. his special point-that they became 80
mich in lore With the place that they
settled here. We learn that the follow
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49,, Nona1-eiIs FrZy;,.s
.1fa. n,oo Po1,-r1ans md Hi,dehrands
Gf-Ea I..t med ona Conrad HiIdahrand
,T,.,IC7,ad Nv -ba VI 70 nal nov
DoaIr,t;,t,, :, -,
1sI ~ 'Hel1 -
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us oHi'
tlers are q .s2o1 many carry, ~ crest
--@ ana amusing HlSloI-c CA liICiu5i1t7 y ooi-
-ee-ea WIN NorS5Alon a'tH buI59 col.l
ONE 81 "h.1i "t IL 9
tl tt2lH so4l-e OF ,Lt 9ld gloPie no" >li-2
e .-ls sectloh- bifin8 ttle ley 9IdtiOl4ts.
W. after the pdlt-e $tl hlhg Ao..htali,' /
-..L-- I fEhuI23-,, ~ = IT iIdLcI -l.'l-7li
this country, campea with his regiment
about five miles from MOr5anton. There
lived at that time Ia this neighborhood a
Mrs. HEMPHILL with large family OF
children. Her husband was IN the Wal
l5huug with the wings. COL ferguson I.
soldiers in raiding the country for food
went to Mrs Hemphlll' 5 house and carried
away all Of the old !adys sheep She
mounted her horse and followed them 90
their camp and then went to Col. tergu-
son and told him that notwithstanding ne
was an enemy of hers that she had heard
that he was gentleman and did not want
= see women and children suffer -that
l9r husband was away ana that unles,
she got her sheep back her chlloren Wouid
=aIfer for clothes duiing the coming WIN
ter. The Colonel told her that MS men
we're oohged 70 naFe aoLlelnlilS - CO.. %.
NAT he was Wiling lUr hel ~ ilase o.: {; Pc a.
II AeI sAeeP p11ch oile 90 i.-Ai L-raa "a
A!8nI take nef CHOICE 10 Which nc ~
among the mock was d ialg 1lo oeli 7i We,
q mat led lhe Hoch, 80 tne oiu taoy
mounted hef morse anu toole out - Lei : :
1He sheep We're caillnS 70 tne olu pel
"elher. As soon d. tue oii onoep hsal 60
LeT voice II mace d preah, .ne eLolio ll". 10
I9llo"lng ana hot"ltllstanuII8 .io ellol ~ y
u the SoldlerS 70 capture 'Io1i, NY ne. nc -
Aeir escape ana the o4u ldoy So1 81 y
-e- Sheep back
Anothef interesting lnc!Gen' M lIi"' W ~
-e@Iu Vas dpo,4I vi. 70,
1fought rom tennessee 70 Molsai!oif :: :
ne tFied Tor treason a lrieno Vi Hl' Ioi
owed the crowd which had ! nlln "a "a cu5so 70