Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-04-06
AN OLD HOMESTEAD BURNS.
The Terrence Mansion on the Heights OF
GOweIie has Passed Away.

Another OF ROWaus Olu laUu-
marks went up in smoke on Satnr-
day night when the fine old resi-
dence on top of the hill known as
the heights of 3owerie, at Trading
Ford on the Yadkin river, eight
miles east of Salisbury. was
was destroyed by fire. This
house vas built by some n OF
the wealthy families of that
neighborhood more than a hum
DIR d years ago and was flashed
in walnut and plaster, but IN the
last 25 years has been badly use
and allowed to 60 to decay. Some
tenant or owner of it, IL all effort
to repair and improve it, had a
coat of paint pnt on all of the
walnut doors and waiuscoatlng.
NJ one knows how the fire origin
ated and nothing much was saw
ed, the parties living in it barely
escaping with a small amount OF
wearing apparel.
From several notes found ID
Rlmple's history of Rowan We
reproduce the following as Of most
interest at this time:
Just below the Trading Ford.
o. a high bluff, stood the resi-
delce Of Albert Terrence. The
b use is still conspicuous from
aiar, and has been named of late
y ars by a poetical friend, "The
H Ights of Gowerie." 1t was
fInm these ''heights" that LORD
C3r4wallls's artillery c%annonaGed
Gen. Greeue while whiting his
dispatches in the cabin on the
Other side of the Yadk1u. Albert
Terrence, an Irishman, chose the
airy situation for his residence,
and from the edge Of the bluff he
could watch the windlngs OF the
silver stream, dotted with a clus-
ter af beautiful islets. and beyond
could see lying the fertile farms
of the famed Jersey Settlement.
Albert florence married Eliza
beth Hackett Of Rowan county.
IL this family there grew up four
sons and one daughter. Hugh
the eldest SOD married Miss Sim.
onton of S~tatesville, and died
early. Albert married q daugbt-
Ell of Judge Toomer Of Fayett-}
vile, and settled 10 that city.
james died young. Charles mar
rid first Miss Elizabeth L. HAYS
of Rowan county. and after her
death, Miss Philadelphia Fox, Of
G arlotte. His residence was
south east of Charlotte, on the
Providence road, about q mile
fr the public square, The
daughter of Albert florence mar
rid VIM. E. Poge Of Cheraw, and
se~tled at the Brunar place five
Ii q east # SaIisbnry on tn
CT mbers' Ferry Road, where
th = reared a large family Of sons
al , daughters, only two of whom
r Haln in R4wa.-Dr. Albert
Terence Powe, and his sister.
N Hackett, who reside at the
family homestead. At the organ
IL lon of the Presbyterian Church
IL Salisbury, Albert florence ha-
Ca nae 8 member, and one of the
first bench of Elders. HIS re-
mains, with those of his wife and
several Of their children, and Of
Mr. Powe, + sleeping i'll the
E. gllsh graveyard in Salisbury,
Iii der broad marble slabs, near
tt" entrance. Albert Terrence
d. d in 1925, aged Y years"
The following beautiful poem
Wa written by DR., Isaac Jones,
after visiting the place with AL
bet Torrence's daughter, Mrs.
v n. E. Powe:
HEIGHTS OF GOWERIE.
Pensive I stand on Gowerie's height,
All bathed in a%utunan's mellow light;
My c~hildhood's happy home;
Where adkln rolls its tide along,
With many d wall and n%ournfu1 song,
AS it's waters dash and foam.
And memory's harp tunes all it's
strings,
When I catch the dirge the river
sings,
AS it sweeps by Gowerie's side.
And view1ess tongues oft speak to
me,
Some in sorrow and some in g1ee,
From the rivers ftful tide.
On yon isle, Just up the river,