Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1914-08-27
h.slsiH Hayes Tells u I Visit 70 ssln-
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h.slsif Hayes Tells II I Visit 10 sslI-
vaa County, 1saasssss.
Editor Democratic you will
give me space in your paper, !
will give a sketch Of q trip / made
q few days ago, thinking it might
be of interest to some OF your
readers to hear ofsome Of our
former Watauga citizens.
On Sunday, Aug. 8, Ilefthome,
spending the first night on Bea-
yer Dams with my friend and
good citizen, Jacob Snyder. On
Monday morning I went to Ne
va, Tenn, boarded the train for
Bluff City, where I took dinner.
In the afternoon l went over to
Thomas Mills, where l met Mr..
C. P. Henson and family, who are
getting along nicely, except Mrs.
Henson, who was right sick at
the time. l then went to Blount-
vile, and made a bee line for the
home OF my old friend, Wiley H.
Farthing, which is located one
mile north of the town. l spent
the night with Mr.. Farthing and
his interesting family. Mr.. Far
thing has made good. He owns a
fine farm and q most magnif-
cent residence. He is also Clerk
and masterof the Chancery Court
OF Sullivan County-a nice office
and paying q good salary. MIR.
Farthing is one OF the most
prominent citizens in the coun-
ty, and can entertain you in a
way that makes one feel that he
is enjoying life hugely. On Tues
day morning Mr.. Farthing and
l hooked our horses to a buggy
and drove IS miles over the beau
tiful macadamized pike to Fork
town, q station on the c. G. & O.
Is miles northwest of johnson
City, where we spent three days
attending the holston Baptist
Association, which was largely
attended. Here | met with some
OF the most noted educators and
ministers Of the State, among
whom were Prof. Burns, OF Car
son and Newman College; Prof
Wilkerson, of Unaka Academy, a
Baptist school that belongs to
the Association; DR.. Cox, of Knox
vile, who isworking with the En-
listment department. of the Home
Missionary Board, who is one OF
the ablest men l have ever heard
talk; DR.. Vines, formerly of Ten
nessee, but now pastor of t h e
FIRST Baptist Church OF Charlotte
N. G. I also met many other gen.
tlemen and ladies ofgreat worth.
The Holston Association is COM
posed of about 36 churches, en-
bracing Green, Washington and
Sullivan counties. They seem
to be doing a good work in the
cause of the Master.
This section OF East Tennessee
that have had the pleasure OF
travelling over has a splendid
rich soil and the farmers are GER
tainly makinggood. These coun-
ties are building a great many
miles Of finely graded macadam-
lied roads, and it is a genuine
pleasure to drive over them and
see the .splenid residences and
fine farms. g.
On Thursday morning friend
FArthing and i drove back tc
Blountville where l partook of q
splendid dinner. In the afternoon
1rode over to Bluff City, a dis
tance of six miles, where l spent
the night with my son, Lewis A
Hayes, and on Friday morning
I went up the Holston to the
home of my old friend John Har
mon, where l was treated to al
the melons l could eat. Then
went up dry branch, visiting j
Z. Trivett and family, Hard Triv
ett and N. s. Baird. / Find, then
all doing well except my Sister