The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-03-18
Mr.. ]. N. HINES WRITES
ABOUT BONDS FOR COUNTY

day that I must walk about 2 miles
every day and get my strength back.
So | have visited some Of the his
torical places in Richmond. | first
went to the old home Of George
Washington. 1t is little 4-room
2 story building made Of ruff stone.
It was built 10 1902, making the
house now 213 years old. 1t is kept
by an old man who runs watch
repqir shop. He charges you Toe to
carry through and explain to you.
| / saw the old arm chair that Wash
ington and Lafayette sat in, also
their old guns and swords used ~
these days. When Washington built
this house, Richmond was COM
mon plantation and not more than
100 people here. 1t wac not even d
town in those days. ] also saw the
long spur that the famous John
Brown had when General Har-
rison captured him and hung him
to the sour apple tree. Our older
people will remember this story Of
John Brown and that he took sides
with the negro, Nat Turner, against
the white people in those days and
they we're both hung. In.this same
old house are great many relics Of
various wars, The war Of 1912 and
the civil war Of 1851 to 1865, but
space forbids me enamerating here.
I then went to st. Johns old
church, which was. built in 1741.
This is &he place where Patrick Hen
ry during the convention Of ITS
delivered his famous speechin which
he said; give me liberty or give
me death.) Many curious tombs
land epitoples are to be found among
the graves Of which one is the fol-
flowing written by some way:
Beneath this ruff marble stone
Lies the body Of old stingy Jim
Wyatt
4 He died at half past 10 O'Clock
And sound one good dinner by it.
/ then went to the Confederate
capital, where JEFF Davis had his
headquarters during the civil war
This is now called the..museum
Here / saw the suit Of clothes Mr..
Davis wore the night he was cap
tured near old Ilwinville, Ga, also
This pistol aud sword. / also saw
Stonewall jackson clothes and bull
llet hole through them and his piss
toll and his gold spurs that was given
to him by lady in Baltimore.
There are 10 rooms in this build
ing, and each one Of the Contedera-
te States is represented here. SPACE
forbids me telling you Of all the
sights I saw in this old museum.
/ cannot tell you ali as it will
make this letter TOO long, but will
in my next letter. Now the diff
ference between me and Patrick
Henry is he wanted liberty or dea-
Eth. / want health and money,
which / hope to get soon that is
health at least.
Well, Mr.. Editor, pull for bonds.
Keep it before the people. Let US
have bonds, and that win give us
good roads ami bridges and there is
nothing that helps county more
their good churches, schools and
roads. / hope by this l get home
that every man in Lee county will
be subscriber to your valuable pa
per, COR there is nothing that helps
a county more than a good paper. |
see that two of our merchants have
come to life and advertising their
goods, Forester Bros. and the City
Drug Co. hope others viii fol
low suit and let the people know
where they can get what they want
and save them the trouble of going
elsewhere.
Here success to you and bonds.
Yours truly,
J. NJ. HINES.
FOR SAI.E-0ne Deering Binder
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