The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-06-02
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4 Rrief History OF Graham " lth somr
Account of its Surroundings and IL.
Advantage.
I-tatf Correspondence SrArA CHRONICLE /
GRAHAM. N. G, Nay - - AlAmancr,
OF shich his IS the county scat, VAS 40,
count, until isis when II was ca, Of
from the historic county o. oran G. II
is not large county. ba, i compact.
embracing scope OF fertile land a dis
tance of twenty eight miles from North
10 South aud eighteen miles from East 10
West. Ii is n very wealthy county. hold
ing the banner As cotton manp'sciar
ing county. There are eighteen cotton
factories within her borders all ia suc
cessful operation. Tnis Is remarkable
aud Is attributable TO the business ss
gacity aud enterprise oi the mill owners
This has been from the earliest days
the home of patriotism. oae OF the
first battles for independeuce Was fought
| hear here. Ia the late war no count,
furnished braver soldiers Bat II is not
of the achievements of the past, but OF
the present aud future of this place
Graham is situated about the centre
OF the county on the main line of the
North Carolina railroad, 81 miles from
Raleigh, and 22 miles from Greensboro.
Ii is q beautiful little town with shady
streets, containing something over 600
| as clever people as the sun shines on
| There Is not single bar room in town
| or county, and the community is 10
be congratulated upon having "A Board
| of C)unty and Town Commissioners
composed Of gentlemen who hay,
| the moral frmness TO refuse Il,
| grant liquor license The citizens
| of the town are about as moral
Christian people as dwell in any commu
| nifty. The corporate limits of the town
are about one half mile from North 10
South, and one mile from East to West.
1t is built upon a high elevation, which
gradually slopes off to decline from all
| sizes. This gives the town "A natural
draluage. Its water Is OF the purest aud
best. Around the town on The North
and East flows the Haw River. while
on the West and South is the Little aud
| Big Alamance creeks. These streams
are distance OF from one to four miles
from the town. SO it viii be conceded
beyond contradiction that Graham
does not need any sewerage pipes mac.
by man, as Nature, in her formation O
this section, has provided her with tn,
best system for carrying off all uuhealth,
accnmulatlons. Taking the above int,
consideration, and comparing il as a de
cided advan' age over good many othei
sections OF the State, we are compelled
TO come to the conclusion that the towi
can boast of what We look upon AS tn,
most essential Blessing for AM
town to have: Ii IS a goot
Health Record.
La conversation with one OF Graham !
leading physicians, also superintendent
| of health, he told me that during tn,
three months while the inilusnzi oI griI
has been raging in all parts Of the conn
try and some deaths occurring in other
sections from it, that he has had all
| through he season only about thirty
cases, and that there bad been but on.
death in this immediate vicinity, and
that was an oil negro man who died
with pueumoria
There have for years been large schools
both for boys and girls, carried on nj
Graham. La talking with a lady who Is
one of the old residents of the town,
asked her how many deaths she ever
her answer was that she could not reco
lect a single one. From information
| which We gather IN COnyerslng with va
rlous citizens OF the town Gas well a,
what TIL, writer states OF his OWL
kno~!edge) this section is almost entire
ly free fr III any fatal disease. Chlls
and feyers are almost unknown; no vio
lett or serious epidemic has ever been
known TO visit the town. To sum 1t al
up, so far a. Grabam's health record i,
concerned, we conclude that 1t il no.
to be surpassed by any town III the State
The Surrounding Country.
From one of the windows in the cour
room (Which, by the way, is one Of th,
handsomest in the State, comfortahll
seated with opera chairs) can be seen 70
miles in all directions, truly n beautiful
country. On the North, distance y
about fifteen miles, is a range of higi
hills known ss Stoney Creek Mountains
while on the South is similar rang
called Hickory Mountains. on both tn
East and West side of the town
as far al the eye can see, yor
can command n view of "A
fertile farming lands as are to be foun,
IN any section. The chief agriculture
productions are tobacco, cotton, wheat
oats. corn, grasses of all kinds ant
, clover. They all grow luxu,ianily i
] fact It seems 10 be the native home for
| spontaneous growth for such crops as i
: required AID is best for stock raising
t Stock raising is a business that is in
creasng rapidly around Graham. Their
are several parties now engaged in raif
ing the finest breeds of cattle, such a
Jerseys. Holsteins, Devons, Guernsey
and AyTshirea. There is no scarcity Z
good rich milk and butter one Of TIA
: principal merchants of Graham told u
4 that he shipped a great deal OF butter
as we'll as chickens and eggs to Rici
mond, Danvile and other markets.
2 This is also one Of the finest fru
, sections of the State, more especial
3 for peaches, pears, apples, grapes, chez
t ries and apricois and quantity Of fru
! is shipped from here annually. Their
{ are two gentlemen a short distance frol
Graham who have succeeded well Wit
, the canning industry. They have mad
1 | two or three exhibits at the State Fai
and the State is challenged 20 show
\ finer display OF canned fruits and veg
| tables than can come from this sectiol
: Fine Timber Lands.
Just outside o. the town limits goir
I. south, towards the Chatham lue. a di
| tance of fourteen miles, begins boo
I of land covered with fine growth
q hard woods, such as hickory. oaks of q
, varieties. poplar, dogwooi and persin
q mon. There has never been any cuttir
q and saving to amount TO much done
these woods, and the opportunity
opened for som one to take time By Il
4 forelock and esta blish such industries
q require this class Of raw material
The Industrial and Normal School &
Our hite Girls.
In May, 1890, at the organization
Z the Order Of the Kings Daughters