The news & observer., 1895-08-18
GLEAMINGS
ECHOES OF THEPAsT AND PRES
ENT FROM THE LAND OF
SPINDLES AND LOOMS.
BURLINGTON, GRAHAM, HAW RIVER

Three Towns That are Building Into
One and That viii be a Big onc.-
Industrial Activity and Genuine
uOspitality--Fine Farms and Fine
stock Handsome Men and Beauti-
fuI w Women--Junlta Cotton Mills.
staff Correspondence News and Observer.
BURLINGTON, N. O., Aug. II.
Alamance county is rich IN resources
and "reminiscences. It's SOIL drank up
the first blood that was split In the revo-
luton and its water turned the first cot
ton mill that made yard of colored
goods south of Mason and Dixon's line.
1t was early in the year 1771 when
band of brave regulators met
a regiment of Tories at point near the
southern borders of the county, and with
determination as firm as the flint
whose sparks ignited their powder, fired
volley into the Tory ranks, the sound
of which echoed about the courts OF
Britain's King. Some days ago in CONF
pany with Mr.. l.. Banks Holt, of Gra-
ham, l had the pleasure of driving over
this historic ground. Near the
road, in the shadow of
virgin oak forest stands modest
granite shaft, on one side of which is
carved Battle of Alamance, " on the
other side is the bold proclamation, "The
first battle of the Revolution" Histo-
riaus may call it a skirmish, or even for
get to mention it; but the mounds near
by, under which sleep the remains of the
Tory victims of that battle is history
written on imperishable fabric, and which
dedicates forever this spot as the real
birthplace of American freedom and in
dependence.
Other battles have been fought here,
but they have been battles of peace.
A short distance from the old battle
ground was the home of the late Edwin
NJ Holt, the pioneer plaid maker of the
South, adjoining this is the beautiful
country residence of Mr.. Banks Holt,
surrounded by nine hundred acre stock,
grass and grain farm, on the green hills
of which Craze herds and droves of
blooded horses, fine cattle and
fine sheep and swine. A mile
away on the Alamance river
stands the old Alamance Cotton
Mills, whose looms have been banging
away on the famous "Alamance plaidsh
for more than fifty years.
Graham and Burlington.
Graham is just two miles frbm Bur
lington, or Burlington is just q wo miles
from Graham, don't quite kndw which.
1t makes little difference, however, for
the way these Graham and Burlington
people aIe spreading out these
two miles will soon be oblite ed and
the factories and houses and eskIf
the one will adj0in the factor
bouses and homes of the otherl
the Oneida Mills, the Sidney Mi C
Aurora Mills, the Windsor Mills, the E.
NJ Holt Plaid Mills, the Elmira Mills,
the Lakeside Mills, with their thousands
Of spindles and looms and operatives all
singing the song of profitable industry
and with other mills building
and still others projected, the
time is hurrying on when this two-mile
road VII be two mile street, and Bur-
lington will be Graham and Graham
will be Burlington with Haw River gal
loping westward to join the union.
Haw River.
There are many places in this great
old State where you find a very
delightful blending of industrial
actively ard genuine old fash
ioned Southern hospitality. Haw River
is distinctively one Of these places. The
business activity here is the kind that is
so rapidly building up the South, and the
hospitality is that kind that lifts the
latch of the heart as well as the home
and sweetens the breezes with genuine
kindness. Haw River as every
body knows is the home of ex-
Governor Thomas NJ. Holt, and the habi-
tation of his extensive cotton mills the
Granite Manufacturing Company; the
I. NJ. Holt Manufacturing Company and
the newly organized Cora Manufacturing
Company.
valuable citizen Mr.. A. W. Haywood
busily engaged in the prosecution of the
new duties that have come to him as the
co owner and c0-manager of the cotton
factories. Mr.. Haywood seems already in
easy control of his new work in its every
detail and is a valuable acquisition to
HaW Rivers business and social life,
while the entire village and everybody in
it seem brighter and better because of
the presence of Mrs Haywood
one of the best and most charming
young women in the State.
Gov and Mrs. Holt and DR.. and Mrs.
Laird are summering at Buffalo Springs.
They are missed at Haw River, but with
the Haywoods, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. T.
Holt, Nc and Mrs B. s. Robertson and
Others left, the village is bright, busy
and beautiful
Junieta. /.
Up Haw River four miles is the Juniata
cotton mills, formerly the Big Falls
mills, which were recently bought by
Mr.. G. Rosenthal. Mr. E. B. Barbee and
Nr. A. A. Thompson, of Raleigh, and
White Bros, of Mebane. Mr.. Rosen-
thai is the manager and 1 find
him and his charming family
comfortably ensconsed in a beautiful
summer cottage, situated in picturesque
grove overlooking the river, the mills
and the cottaged village. Juniata is a
valuable property and beautiful place,
and Alamance is a great county and is
every day growing greater.
F. B. ARENDELL.