The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-20
Bits of History.
(By T. B. Arendcll.)

town near TWO hundred years Otu Win
it's wealth of historic association? Try
the sensation in this goodly situation.
Nest ing on the ''ruby-Wine line Case"
is Windsor, the county seat OF BERTHE.
Progress is marked on every hand. Mod
ern houses, brick stores, telephones, raul
rods are all breaking with the past. Yet
Windsor has a past of personal and pa
tIiotic glory.
Yonder in that office Thomas
Baker, the great anri-revolutlonary
lawyer practised. The war OF the first
North Carolina Code Commission In 174S.
His wife presided over the great Edenton
tea party when ten resolute daughters
OF the Albemarle, solemnly declared they
would drink no more taxed tea. There
was the store of Zedekiah Stone, an
English agent, himself many times meTn-
Der of the colonia bodies and the father
of David Stone.
Few miles to the west is Hope, the
palatial residence OF David Stone, Gov
error. Twice United States Senator, Con-
gresham, Judge and died at 40 years
OF age. There was born William Cherry,
who made a reputation for brilliancy at
Chapel Hill that lives yet. He died at
&c the first orator and lawyer OF his
time. In this house Gavin Hogg lived
ard laid the basis of his fortune and
reputation which he took to Raleigh
where his people now live.
There James Allen began life and died
early. He was a class-mate of Gen. r..
Z. Lee al West Point and on good ar;-
tbority it is said that when the great
Lee was offered the command OF the ar
mics the great genius and military fitness
of his former fellow student came 20
him and he asked if James Allen OF Ber-
tie county was living and stated that
he was most fit for the task. That is the
law Office of William w. Cherry, lawyer,
poet and orator. the friend OF Clay ana
his equal in debate Death claimed HIM
IS he was Just taking on congressional
career that would have made him lmmor-
tai There lived George B. Outlaw, Con-
gresham in 1904, sturdy and able. and
yonder was the home Of David Outlaw,
lawyer, solicitor congressman. To this
house Gov Branch came in 1853 and mar
ried Miss Mary Bond and took her to
Enfield, but her remains rest in the
beautiful churchyard of the Episcopal
church In Windsor from this row OF
Offices Thomas Miles Garrett went to
the Colonelcy of the 5th regiment. A
brave, valiant officer and Francis Medu
Bird became the 1t. Col of the 18th n.
C. At Gettysburg his company was
almost destroyed and he took the flag
from the hand of his dead color serge
ant and bore it as near the Yankees
guns as any man in any command. In
this office lived Patrick Hay Winston, a
native Of Franklin county, who came here
rrIa no II.
tiful woman in the county, took first
rank as a lawyer, citizen and man OF
affairs, and gave to the State four SONS
who upheld his good name. One OF whom
Hon. Francis D. Winston still lives in
the grand old home and with ability, in
tegrity and characteristic charm main
tains the splendid traditions of the hon.
ored name ne bears.
In those stores the Bryans the Donhocs
the Webbs, Grays, Fannings, Cape
hardts, Woods, OF the old days gave the
town a name for commercial integrity
that made 1t known far and wide.
In this obscure office DR.. Charles E.
Johnson laid the foundation Of his med
ical skill that made him the States first
physician. Just out yonder mile Is
old Cashie church and there Abram POM
dexter and his half brother William Hill
Jordan preached with pathos and power,
and met with sympathy which has not
been excelled in the annals of pulpit ora
tory.
Three miles west lived Rev. A. NJ. Craig
Baptist minister and preacher Of great
force-the father of Hon. Locke Craig,
the brilliant young orator-lawyer of the
mountain metropolis. But why enumer'
ate? In every avenue of life, the call.
ings, vocations and professions, there has
come from this locality the very ablest
opponents of high virtue. And above
all else which is the glory of the county
has been its beautiful home life In this
home lived the Watsons for 156 years
and near by they are buried, and there
the Grays have lived since old John Gray
gave the land on which the house Is
built, and there the Webs and Tayloes
ard Birds and Bonds and Cherrys and
NCrfeets and Capeharts and Thompsons
and Outlaws and Pages and Roscoes aid
Urquharts and Coopers and Gllliams and
Winstons have lived in open hospitality,
in great abundance, in we'll balanced do
nestle life. 1t is citizenship to be
proud of and its good results are seen
still and its good influences will abide
here forever.
Of course cannot detail the families
and men who are now on the scene OF
action. They represent the ever busy
action present with a fine realization OF
a glorious and sacred past. Blend these
two currents into one harmonious stream
and it is irresistible in its power for good
in every direction.
I THE ALBEMARLE SOUND.
| Look on this magnificent sheet OF water.
with it's dozens of tributaries-the liquid
beauty of the world. Were it in Italy the
bay of Naples would be unheard OF and
millions would go in haste to see It's
grandeur, ten thousand paintings of It's
many scenes would contest for palm in
salon and academy and volumes would be
written descriptive of it's wealth Of beauty
and life and it would even then inspire
other conceptions in the painters mind
that he could never trace on canvas. It
would incite other promptings in the
| poets heart that would die struggling
| foc utterance.
| But it is North Carolina and but few
know it and still fewer appreciate 1t. Here
! the majestic Roanoke empties, and there
was the scene of the great naval victory