The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-04-18
VIDE'S VIEWS.
Visits Red Springs With TIE
Scotch Clans -What was Seen
on the Way and There.

Dillon. sc. April 1O-Leaving
Dillon over the N. & L. c. R. R.
at 5 o'clock On the morning of
the 9Th of April and in order to
reach the train it was necessary
to rise earlier than has been our
custom of late years with the
crescent-shaped moon somewhat
resembling Halley's comet hang
ing in the eastern sky, your cor
respondent wendell his way
through the center of the capt.
tai city of the baby county. |
We were making all these sacri-
fees to hold sweet communion
with our good Scotch brethren to
convene in the beautiful city Of
Red Springs on that day. We
were joined at the station by our
good friends D. Wade Stackhouse,
VIM. Moore, and Hector McRae,
the former going as far as Min
turn and Mr.. Moore as far as
McColl en- route to Bennettsville.
We found McColi very much
the same after lapse of some IL
years or more. The mansion
where we were entertained. with
the grove surrounding, stands
almost intact. We notice, how
ever, a new brick Presbyterian
church taking the place of the
wooden structure of the day
above mentioned.
At Clio we found cotton plant
ed right much. The lands are
so nicely prepared we felt we
would rejoice could we have our
strength Of youth and could pos
SEES a few hundred acres of these
magnificent lands to raise 15c
cotton on. Our father started
life in 1874 at this point, clerk
ing in a store for Weatherly &
McRae at a small salary, less
perhaps than $500 per year.
But you know cotton in those
days brought some 5 and 6 cents
the pound-and maybe less
with no railroads to carry freight
from point to point; so his faith
er hauled all the way to Fay
etteville from his Marlboro plan
tation his cotton in 4-horse wag.
ems.
Leaving McColl, we were
joined by our old friend Mr.. Nc.
Cutchen, at about 10 a. m. we
found ourselves speeding to-
wards the Mecca, passing by the
towns of Hasty and Maxton
We found the latter after an alb
sence of thirty years about lik'
going from Atlanta and Chatta
nooga to Philadelphia and New
York, so great was the change
We looked from the car window
at the throng of humanity to Sc
how many faces of that forme
day we could scan and found on
ly one, that Of an esteemed Mar
ion county (now Dillon boy, E. [
McCormic. We were pleased ais
to meet at this point Mr.. MART
Mcqueen, a friend of a forme
day who has been a resident her
for few days only. He cam
from the Carolina communit
down there in "Old Fork,
Aunt Becky's" country. H
presence awakened memories
by-gones.
From Maxton on we spe
through space by old Floral &C
lege, whose history is a legacy
this part of the South, being Il
center of education and social Ii
in this part of the old South
years ago. The whole count
seems open, reminding me
Eastover and Wedgefield to c
lumbia 80 years ago, when it w
cleared from the Wateree a
Congeree rivers. AS far as
eye could reach, John Station,
Leaks creek, shows better la
than any place passed, it bel
red and level, very productive.
We were joined at Maxton
a number of gentlemen and
dies from Lumberton and SOU
ern end of the line, among tn
our esteemed friend Mr.. w.
Graham, of Rowland, a gent
man OF culture and refnem
and we'll informed on the tor
of the day.
We found Red Springs w
ing to greet us with open arr
There were Drs. Mcmillan,
L. and B. F., also the Hon. H;
ilton, and a number of others
escort us to the place of meet
Red Springs Southern Presb,
rian College, with DR.. Var
in charge. The beautiful grou
and massive buildings, with m