Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-08-02
A TRIP TO ASHEVILLE AND
lHE LAND OF TIE SKY
By MRS. KATE ZIMMERMAN.
Continued from last issue

lovely, but ralned before we
started to church. The w. c
I. Us were invited to the lap
tist church and were seated in a
body. Rev. w. NJ. Vines
/ preached an up-to>date proliUi>
t1ol se'mon. He is not afraid
to let the people know his polls
tlcal sentiments Mr.. Zeller,
from Georgia, the Y. NJ. {. A.
Secretary, gifted i'll song. sang
two beautiful solos, which we've
an inspiration to a large audi
enCe.
At night at the Central Vi. +.
church Mrs. Woody gave very
interesting talk on the text :"Ye
are the salt of the earth" We
had some good music also.
Monday was a full day. At
the morning session the election
OF officers took place, which was
very harm' nious and quiet In
The afternoon it raincd again.
However we had arranged to 60
/ to the Vanderbilt farm, and a
number of carriages were Ell
gagged for the occasion, and not>
Withstanding the rain We took
the drive. No one is allowed to
go to the palace except special
friends. We could see the
buildings and the grounds. The
drive over a fine maCademized
road was enjoyed.
Fillmore, a town being built
up by Mr.. Vanderbilt himself, is
gong to be nice, quiet place
to live. He built the All Souls
Church. pays the minister, and
keeps a lady missionary en-
pioy, d to visit the parish.
. HES stock Is the finest to be
h'd. He employs many hands
and Pals liberal wages. But
hey must be temperate and
,onest men. And Asheville
people know that George Vans
derbllt IS the making of the
lace.
Tuesd"v morning our convcn-
Jiou closed We lad pleasant
'rd profitable. time together.
Che next conference meets at
i>ittl ton College, Littlcton,
n. {.
Tuesday vas the first fair day.
Af-cr dinner We took a drive
around the mountains called
Sunset Drive. 1t is lovely All
! along On these mountain knobs
ace houses are situated, and
lovely springs, fresh and cold,
to quench the thirst of both
man and beast.
On the spot On which the Eat
/ tery Park Hotel is located the
Coufedelates had planted a bat
terry of artillery for the defence
OF the town. Tie old breast
work still remains. From the
upper story Of this hotel the out
look is lovely All the noted
mountain peaks can be seen.
Some have quite history con-
nected wi h their name. Mount
Mitchell, the l,ftiest peak this
side OF the Mississippi, is named
in honor Of Rev. Elisha Mitchell,
| y. d a professor in the State
University o North Carolina,
who III 1885 made a geographi>
cal survey of the III ,untain. In
1857 DR.. Mitcht II, accompanied
by his son, returned to the
nountaiu for the purpose of
confirming his reports. He sent
his son down the mountain on
June 27th at noon. The pro-
Iessor was never again seen
alive Ten days later a moun~
tAlneer discovered a foot print IN
! lhe turf, neal the summit of
Mitchell Peak, and iollo we'd
trail down the ravine for a
mile and a quarter to precipice
thirty feet high. At the foot of
This precipice. in pool of wa
! ter, lay the dead body Of the pro,
! f-s,or. The body was first
buried in Asheville, but after
I wards was taken to the summit
ot the mountain and buried.
. Here a monument was erected
to his memory by the faculty of
the State University.
Mount Pisgah, Round Knob,
ReautatCher mountain, and
many others that would be of
interest it space would permit.
The surrounding country pro-
duces fine fruit, fine stock and
grain. These mountains con.
tain minerals and ores of all
kinds TO be found in the country.