The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-23
CITY OF or pCHES-
A TOWN OF WONDERED
GROWTH.
Good Schools.
(Editorial Correspcndenee.9
PoEs. Y. e.. Nov. Is. ls9.


PoE's. y. e.. Nov. Is. 1893.
: gentleman remarked 10 me day
or two ago that as Raleigh has been
called the "City Of Oaks" 80 some day.
according to it, progress on that line
thus far, the town Of Dunn may be
called the CITY Of Churches.
Just seven years ago the first sound
ing the tinbers IN the great pine forest
which has been almost wonderfully
transformed into the beautiful and
thriving town Of Dunn. In what is
generally considered the "slow plodding
South" it is little wonderful to see,
within seven years, great forest chang
ed into busting town and especially
so, where no manufacturing industry
has sprung up to swell the population.
Such, however, is the fact about Dunn.
There are now thousand people III the
town and its streets present the daily
appearance Of large and thriving bus
mess. There is 40 large mandatory,
but the town has grown up and is still
supported by the agricultural interests
of what is generally termed in such
cases 'sthe back country"
Among other remarkable things about
the town is the number Of churches
that have been erected and sustained
There are now seven handsome and COM
Portable churches in the town all OF
which were completed within four years
after the first work was done towards
building the town. The seven church.
es represent the denominations inter
ests of the Methodists, Presbyterians,
Baptists, Disciples, Primitive Baptists,
and Free-will Baptists
| Dunn has also been alive to it's edu-
cational interests There are two hand
some and commodious school-buildings
in the town in both of which there has
been a flourishing school until recent
| ly, when they combined and both
of Prof. d. B. Parker assisted by Prof.
w. c.. Williams. Prof Parker is ma
tive of Harnett county, educated at
Trinity College, and Prof. Williams is
from Richmond, Va, and was educa-
ted at Richmond College.
While there is no large mandatory
in Dunn, Mr.. J. A. Mckay has recent
Iy commenced the mandatory of tur-
pentine tools and he has already Sc
cured large patronage South, and pro-
poses to enlarge his business soon.
Altogether Dunn is hustling town
and it's people are all that you mean
when you say Clever"
/ spent nj ght in the pleasant home
of Mr.. Eldridge Lee, who has an inter-
esting family, and whose kindness and
hospitality, together with that of his
charming wife was all that one could
wish.
/ also spent short while in the
home of Mr. G. X. Grantham. editor of
the Dunn Times, and the recollections
of an hour spent with him and his
accomplished wife are pleasant indeed.
Leaving Dunn Travelled in compa-
ny with Mr.. I. D. Stewart, pleasant
companion, few miles to Buie's Creek
academy, where few years ago / spent
some time in teaching what was then a
common odd field school," In what
was then :sse wiki, woods, | drove up to
the handsome and we'll appointed home
Of Rev. J. A. Campbell. He is one of
the piaymates of my boyhood, and it
was quite pleasure to me to meet him
and his queenly little wife who a few
years ago was pupil under my instruc-
ton. My entertainment with them
for night and day was royal indeed.
Mr. Campbell is principal Of Buie's
Greek Academy, which is fourishing
school, having grown up under his man
agement and numbering on this years
catalogue nearly hundred pupils. He
is assisted by Prof. W. NJ. Montgomery
and Miss Nolia Benson.
| know of no community in North
Carolina that has made more improve
ment within the past ten years than
this, and it is almost all due to the eff
forts and energy of Mr. Campbell, who,
besides doing great work for his i'm