The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-09-28
A PLEASANT CROSS
COUNTRY OUTING

Visit to Lincolnton and Surrounding
Country-The Old Home Place of
Mother-Incidents Along the
Route-Prosperous Section
of the State.
The editor and family returned last
week from very pleasant trip to points
in western North Carolina, where we Wis
tied relatives for a few days. The entire
trip was made in our Chalmers Six which
covered the distance going and coming
with all the ease possible, gliding over
the good roads with the swiftness of a
greyhound.
Leaving High Point Saturday morning
at 7:3O o'clock we reached Salisbury
within the time limit allowed by law
and after spending half hour, there de-
parted for Mooresville, where the editor
once lved-in 1884. Some two hours
were pleasantly spent there hunting up
cid friends of the family, visiting the old
NJ. f. parsonage in which we lived and
the site OF the old church where my IA
ther preached and other scenes of boy
hood davs Leaving Mooresville at 1890
we made the run to Mt. Mourne and
there under big oak tree enjoyed the
dinner already prepared for emergency.
Soon after leaving this place we came
TO the Catawba river and crossed 1T at
Beatty's ferry. 1t was rather difficult
task to climb from the ferry over the
high sand hills but our Chalmers never
baked. Our journey was then resumed
via way of Triangle and townsville, ar
irving at Lincolnton~ our destination) at
$50 D. M, where we stopped with the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Leonard
ard while in the city also visited the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. o. Leonard,
relatives.
We were surprised to find Lineolnton
such an up date place with it's pretty,
wide asphalt streets, sUssd sidewalks, me
buildings modern banks, hotels, store
houses. hospital, chain of cotton factories,
etc. 1t is not the Lincolnton of 25 and
80 years ago by any means. The town
is going forward rapidly. Electric lights,
pure artesian water and other convent
ences show this Enthusiastically.
Leonard Bros. have an up-to-date gen
eral store and enjoy good business.
j. c. Leonard of the firm was at one
time connected with the Leonard-Beav-
ans Stamey Co. of this city.
Sunday in company with Mr.. and
Mrs. d. c. Leonard and family we visit
ed the Henry section of Lincoln county,
where our mother was born and where
many OF our people live, including the
Old Trinity Lutheran church just before
preaching time and there met many OF
relatives. After taking dinner at
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leonard's, we spent
the afternoon visiting uncleS, aunts, and
other relatives and had thoroughly en-
joyable time. The old Capt. Wyont
home where our mother was born was
reached late Sunday afternoon and our
presence there brought forth many incl
dents of the long ago, some pleasant,
others sad. We can remember distinct
ly when child how grandfather always
met us at the gate and grandma with
open arms, of the old music box that sew
eral generations delighted to play, the
spring and the cool, sparkling water as
1t rushed down a wooden trough and out
OF spout to the big oak trough between
the house and the barn, and it is per-
forming the same duty yet. The old
blacksmith shop, the russet coated ap-
pies, the big barn where "Old Doc" the
White mule, was wont to poke his head
from in cheerful greeting, the little
stream where the minnows played in the
August sunlight and then the cotton
held with its snowy white carpeting
and the Watermelons and canteIoupes
growing between the rows. All, this was
IN the good old days when grandpa and
grandma were living and the grandchll-
dren gathered around the sacred spot
and childhood made merry under the big
white pine trees, close by the long row
OF bee gums.
But all is now gone except the houses
ana scenery-not living thing was
neard that Sunday evening, not even
the chirping of a cricket, the warbling
VI bird or the lowing of COW.
The old wild cucumber tree bore the
signatures of scores of relatives and the
Nhlte planks of the oldI house were
adorned with mute signs of visitations
IN the years gone by. The spots on the
'front.' porch which told the time of day
IN the winter and the summer were still
Vhere-grandfathe marked them years
ago and he could e1'oss pretty close to
'hG time of day by them. - <
:, "UC now he anu sIa..ulnother sleep I'M
ole quiet country graveyard at Trinity
"WaItlng the resurrection.
IN Monday afternoon we went to Cherry
s. ttlle where we picked up Miss Troupe
ntamey and journey to Lawndale where
We We spent the might with the family of
p1nh Stamey, other relatives. "A very
F:,aSant time was had. ReturBdng to
th'ieolnton ~, Tuesday morning we spent
b bae night and left next morning for
2l''e' nTtn' arriving in High Point little
vi the noon hour.
so we traVersed through Guilford, David