The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-06-05
"A TRIP THROUGH YADK1N.

The sentinel's Correspondent found
Many Things of Interest to Write
About.
ELKIN, N c., May 3O.-Editor sen
TfsEL: AS l promised to give YOU
Asne jottings of Yadkin county, |
wiH begin with East Bend, which
ought to be the site of "Horse Shoe
County for the river makes ten
mile curve north, beginning near
3onesville and returning to it's cas-
tern boundary near Huntsville.
East Bend is situated near the CEN
ter of the Horse Shoe and would
make a nice county site. 1t is nice
little village of about 300 inhabi-
tants, and abounds with good
churches, local option, and -conse-
qnently good society. Since the new
railroad came to Donaha, near there,
the trade and all branches of bust
ness there have increased rapidly.
The Yadkin Valley hotel, presided
over by Messrs. Morse & Wade, is in
deed an oasis, as many weary tray
ellers beside your correspondent can
testify. They give high fare at very
low rates, consequently the house is
doing well-another evidence of the
wisdom of Glow tariff for revenue
There are three splendid coach
shops there, owned by ]. G. 4 L. H.
Huff and T. A. Smitherman, respec-
lively. Why anyonein Yadkin coun-
tyAshould send north for carriages
when they can procure them at East
Bend of such excellent quality and
finish, is a mystery to me.
The next point visited was Balti-
more, about three miles southeast of
East Bend-a little place with Il big
name! The place consists of one
store, one NJ. p. church, Il Masonic
lodge and an Academy, the latter
presided over by Profs. Burrus and
Moseley. 1t is the zone thing need
full in that community, a fact which
seems to be appreciated; for it is re-
ceiving a liberal patronage. The in
stitution would grace Baltimore,
Md.
The next city CD that l passed
through was Huntsville, which seems
to be finished, for in it did not hear
1.-THE sound of axe, hammer or any
tool of iron," but they've been ''soun-
ding there of late, for they have just
finished a very nice Baptist church
and have a magnificent Methodist
church nearly completed. They are
both situated on beautiful hills, but
the former not far from Il creek
Selah!
The next place | visited was Yad-
kinville, the county site. 1t abounds
with lawyers, bachelors and old
maids, and, as 'sBill Arp" would put
it, s'sOme of both are which" They
seem to have no idea of posterity,
hence I have failed as yet to get up a
lodge of K. of H. there But I told
those old bachelors there that if |
went to Congress next session in
tended to introduce Il bill to tax all
bachelors 500 per annum, for the
support of the old maids. So some
of them may change their notions
(about marrying) and l may succeed
with the lodge there yet.
The last place l visited in that
county was Cross Roads Church,
about eight miles southeast of Yad-
kinville. 1t is quite a business place.
Several stores there seem to be doing
a good trade The place abounds
with hospitality There is a very
fine male and female school in the
academy there, presided over by Prof.
Il. NJ. George, who is fully up with the
most modern methods of teaching.
The commencement comes of there
next Friday. A lawyer from Yad-
kinville and eye scribe" are booked
for addresses, each one allotted half
an hour, and he will doubtless get
more sense in his address than do
in mine, but if he gets in more words
he will have to double his HOlton
(hold-on).
1 have very good lodge of X. of
H. nearly ready to organize there on
Saturday night after commencement.
l left there yesterday and came
here, and find the place on a boom,
and that the splendid "write-up' that
you gave the place in The SENTINEL
two weeks ago was none too highly
colored. Elkin has long been noted
for it's business activity, culture and
hospitality. but is just entering a
new era, and it's future possibilities
are incalculable.
l expect TO organize a fine lodge
K. of H. here, after which you will
hear from w. p. w.