Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-08-11

plunderiug and numbering the few whites
who were here then and had in effect de-
clared war on the whites. Gen. Ruther-
ford's army together with troops from
South Carolina started against the saw
ages in 1776 and Col. Lusk praised their
bravery without stint, declaring that
their incursion even surpassed the cross
ing of the Alps by Napoleon and his army.
Col. Lusk traced the growth of Bun
combe from the time when its metropo-
lis was first known as the Swannanoa
settlement throughout it's stage when
the chief town was designated Morris
town to the time when in 1871 it was
finally rechristtncd Ashcvillc, and fol
lowed this with much of interest con-
cerning the periods of struggle. His
address was at once instructive and en-.
tcrtaining,
"Our Bob"
The introduction of General Robert B.
Vance evidently gave Col. Davidson
more pleasure than anything he had
done during the day. Gen. Vance was
welcomed by the crowd with the tcrvor
that is characteristic of Buucombe
audience when he appears. llisaddress
was brief e use of the latcncss of the
hour ami the hunger of the crowd, but
brief rs it was it was greatly enjoyed.
During the course of bis remarks Gen
cral Vance, with faltcring voice and evil
dent sadness, spoke of the recent
death of one of BunCombc's oldest citi
zcns.
"To-day" he said ir,iinHiy, 1--WE have
laid to rest in his last home, ono of Bun
combc's oldest, noblcst and best men,
Ephraim Clayton, who was nearly as
old as the county itself. The county is
one hundred years old, and he was Just
eleven years younger. Epbraim Clay
ton, with his white hair, tall form and
generous heart, has gone. and VIC will
all miss him. We loyc the memory Of
these men who built up the country, and
Ephraim Clayton's memory will never
fade"
As the speaker warmed up to his sub
cct the crowd went with him and he
was plentluIly chcercd. He closed with
John Anderson, My 10 Iohn' (not by
the dummy line poctD
god Bless Old Runcombe."
A cablcgram from Capt. 7. w. Pattoa,
who is now in London, had been re-
cc,vcd Inv CoI Davidson aud was read
to the audience, who greeted its rcccp-
ton with great pleasure. The message
was as follows.
LONDON, August 10, 1892.
"CoL A. T. Davidson, AshcrHh, N. C.:
God bless old bunromnG:
L. W. ration
'
NC hour was 80 l''e t"'' 'ne ''p'i
OF the historical committee was
omitted, but Col. John ID. Cameron
read and laid especial stress on that
clause which urges the collection of every
thing connected with the historical rec
ord of Western North Carolina. Col.
Cameron announced hat the iuil text OF
his report So"'o oc louho Ill To-Day 5
SII'ZEN' | nc report appears u" '"e
'h'ra paEe'l
w ~ & H's'o''s"' S"""i''ee'
Apuhic meeting mas oceh ca'lcu by
the historical committee to be held III the
court house tomorrow at 12 O'Clock for
+,,, ,r.rosc ort,l;ug stems IN form thc
wos,orn North c,rnl;,o Historical so.
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Cash X Co.. nave 'r'e phohoSraph
Ill the Museum
The red balloon man got in his worF
on the natives.
And tbc (ortunc-tcllinr parrots were
kent busv. too.
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