The courier-index., 1920-05-07

the L'Anguille Chapter of the D. A. R., Wednesday afternoon. After the business meeting the following pro- gram was given:
 Battle of Kings Mountain Mrs. R. D. Jarratt.
 "The Foreman House" = Mrs. Houston Potts.
 Extracts from first copv of the Marianna Index"-Mrs. J. M. Hew- | itt.
 The Battle of Kings Mountain was fought October ', 178O by the mountaineers of East Tennessee, then North Carolina on the one side against the well trained, well equip ped British troops under Major Pat Ferguson on the other. Up until this time the victories had gon to the British. The mountain men though often defeated were not con- quered and Major Ferguson sent the following message that eff they did not desist from their opposition to British arms, he would march his army over the mountains, hang their leaders and lay waste their coun- try with fire and sword" This war like message instead of striking ter TOT, aroused the ire in the noun tain men and they determined to cross the mountains, kill Ferguson and exterminate his army.
 You know how they did both. Washington Irving said: "The vic tory of Kings mountain turned the l Bancroft says: "The victory at Kings mountain changed the aspects of the war"
 Thomas Jefferson said: "That memorable victory was the joyful annunciation of that turn of the tide of success which terminated the Revolutionary war with the seal of Independence"
 Theodore Roosevelt in "The Win ming of the Vest" said, "It was the first great success of the Ameri- cans in tn south; the turning point in the southern campaign and it brought cheer to the patriots throughout the uion."
 Joseph Brown, the ancestor of Mrs. Jarratt, Mrs. Hewitt and Mrs. Sam Harrington, fought in this bat tie. Miss Jeanette Blount's great grand father, Andrew Edmondson, also helped to win the Kings noun tain victor.
 Volume l, No. 1, of the Marianna Index belongs to MT. Hugh Nixon. It is dated Saturday, Aug. 15, 1874 The editors were J. M. Thomas and Luther Benham. Their motto was Independence in all things, neutral in nothing"
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 J. M. Hewitt, attorney.
 Jarratt, Rodgers & Co.,, merchants.
 Administrators Notice: All cred itors of the estate of c. A. Camp bell deceased are hereby notified to present their claims to H. F. Cren- shaw, adm'r. Hutton & McCulloch, attorneys.
 (Mr. Campbell was the father of the I late Mrs. Ellen Nunnally)
 Marianna-Origin of the Name
 and Its History.
 We give in part "Col. Walter H. Otey about 1852 purchased a tract of land on the L'Anguille or Eel river about three miles above the site of the present town. When the transfer was made it was found the Uncle Harvey, as he was familiarly known, had neglected to appraise his better half, Aunt Mary Ann, of the proposed sale. She became quite indignant and flatly refused to sign the papers necessary to com plete the transfer. After every ar gument and persuasion had been exhausted the Rev. Matt Cox, in whom Mrs. Harland had the great est confidence was called in, but even he was unable to coax the old lady to sign the papers. Finally Col Otey promised that in consid- eration of her signature he would name the city he proposed founding for her. This bait was effective. The deed was signed and Mary Ann was changed to Marianna and thus our town was named.
 Old Marianna No. was abandon ed in 1857 when Griffis and Bowden and Worsham and Green built on the present site, the legislature hav- ing declared the L'Anguille navigv able to this point. The article closes with this paragraph: "We have now ten or twelve