The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08
~ Man Convinced that
Nancy Hart Was No Myth,
Knows SOME OF Ter RELATIVES
Woman Did klil Tories During
! 1olutionary War and Evidence
(of the Fact Cannot be sue.
cessfully combstted.

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Respondent limited that the story
fancy Hart was probably an exag-
ted romance or a handed down
ition or maybe a myth. II is for.
tie that the doubt was published,
awakened and aroused the good
people Of Ebert and Hart counties
brought to light facts. and records
Forming the old lady that might
= passed into oblivion. That the
Of her heroism Is true Is now es-
bed as clearly as 1t were when
q county was cut off from Ebert
named for her. the only county in
Fgla that was named for a woman.
le this newspaper controversy was
g on down in Georgia there was a
t Swapping Virginian named Tom
2 ~ feet high and large in pro-
y operating the passenger de-
int Of the Lackawanna railroad.
IS the great-grandsOn of Nancy
l descended from her in a bee line
bugh honorable Virginia ancestors.
knew nothing Of this controversy
eerning his maternal acestor and
recently when speaking of her
it was the sorrow of his life that
YES not personally acquainted with
ON 4 zee is a great favorlte among
railroad officials. Very recently
Wished to try the work and speed
new monster locomotive and in
d the presidents and superlntend-
of several railroads and forty
e editors and newspaper men to go
himJ on a special to Pocona noun
and back again. On the northern
1s the superintendent now have
indicator or Dutch clock in their
Fate car that registers the speed.
bat do you want?" said Tom Lee.
.sll, about 70 miles, said the editor.
speed was then So miles an hour,
quickly the clock registered Sc, 81,
so, 65, 20, where it remained for
Pra2 minutes while the engineer
holding her down to an even,
Idly pace A glassful of water on
floor would not have spilled a drop.
h Lee said: Il would have given
so if you had asked for it," After
lie they stopped at the saltwater
where Washington and Lafay-
aged croquet after the war waI
fand where Joe Jefferson spends
]lmmers. Tom Lee knows his line
land that his parents were Virgin
and nearly related to the Harris
whom Thomas Hart Benton was
led.
.3r, the sake Of her many children
haze never heard the story, I will
.ay relate that during the dark
OF the revelation five tories came
her cabin and ordered her to get
her for them. She did so and while
were eating and drinking and
guns were set up in the corner
he room she quietly took them out
and standing at the door with one
or hand she drew aim on the lead
and ordered them to surrender or
One man started toward her and
shot him dead and seized another
and shot another who had risen
table. With another gun she kept
others quiet until some neighbors
Q and they we're taken prisoners.
dnubt this is a true story and a
g better not move to Ebert or
{ coanty and express any doubts
Ut it. have been there and know.
lie years ago 1 lectured in Hart
and from there journeyed to FL
on in buggy with a preacher. We
a late start and the preachers
Sc wanted to slow up at every
Sc where there was a woman in
It, and when we got to the river the
ymaAWas away and we had to walt
hour for him to come back So il
dark when we reched Elberton
court house Was lighted up and
ned full Of peoplet and the boys
g rapping and calling for ARP,
Harp" The preacher unlcaded me
" and told me to go up stairs
the ball while he went home
lp his horse AS l hurried in
aoor the doorkeeper stopped me
said Hold on, my friend, you
emit paid" / modestly told him
I was the speaker. ooh, yes,
he. Maybe you are and maybe
amt. Several other men have
a to pass on that schedule. reck
y had better pay" So I paid
ollar to so in and hear myself
hat cot half of Il back when W.