The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-16

AND VINELAND.
The Green Swamp"
Editorial Carr xyondence.)


size in the United States that has tH.o
distinct postofiices. The town OF
Whiteville, the county site Of Column
bus county, is situated on the w G.. &
4. railroad fifty miles from Whining
ton. The town has about four hun
dred inhabitants with the court house
about mile from the depot. The town
really is scattered from the court house
to the depot.
There are two distinct post offices,
the one at the depot known as Vine
land and the one at the court house,
Whiteville Each office receives and
opens it's own mail and has separate
postmaster. At Nineland, the depot,
there are several business houses and
indeed there seems to be as much bust
ness done as in Whiteville proper.
was interested in what was told me
about the Green swamp" 1t IS ten
or twelve miles in width and extends
through Columbus and Brunswick
counties and on into South Carolina.
In it NAV be found here and there an
island on which people live. They grow
sweet potatoes, and fish and hunt for
a living. 1t was told me by those whom
I regarded as good authority, that some
of the inhabitants in the swamp live
on the islands, and do not come out I'M
til they are grown, and know nothing
about the outside world. And l was
told that when they do come out and
see other people they do not believe
themselves to be ignorant. Perhaps
some things that were told me about
the ''Green Swamp" people were over
drawn, but there are certainly people
who live on the islands of the swamp
in great seclusion | was told that
among other peculiarities many of them
do not vote nor care anything about
public affairs.
Whiteville people are very kind and
hospitable and show great considera-
lions to the stranger who goes amongst
them
| attended the Columbus Baptist As
ISOLATION. 1t was presided over by Dr.
McKinnon, of Chadbourn. He is one
of the best presiding officers ] have
seen in the State Rev. A. H. Porter
| is clerk of the body and serves it &C
ceptably The Columbus Association
is small body, but ] was told that, for
the time it has been organized, it has
done well and is growing in numbers
and usefulness.
One of the best advantages of White
vile is its prosperous school under the
management of Mr.. \. d. johnson. He
has had number of years of expert
ence and the people of Whiteville APP
preclate him as an educator, and in
deed thew are fortunate in having Mr..
Johnson to direct the educational in
f1uences of their children.
ring my visit to Whiteville, with Judge
Battle presiding. Although he has
been on the bench but few weeks, be
presides with dignity and his rulings are
prompt His demeanor towards the bar,
suitors and witnesses is very becoming.
Columbus county has an able bar and
visiting lawyers added to the strength
of the profession.
WhiteyiIie leads the State, | sup
pose. in its number of newspapers as
compared with population. With
only few hundred people it has two
newspapers. the Star and the San,
significant names indeed and beauti-
full association of@ideas of light but |
hardly think that a town of that size
needs more than one paper.
While in the town | was the guest OF
M. J. L. Memory, who with his good
ana accomplished wife, made my stay
most pleasant one. Nh Memory
was pupil of mine some years ago,
and it was quite pleasure to me to
find him doing we'll and one of the
leading business men of his commu-
nifty
Altogether my visit to Columbus
county was quite pleasant one, and
the more so to me because of the fact