The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-26

Fuller WAS q great uncle OF MI.
Walter Fuller. a member of our
church now living in Henderson
willie.
The first church was built in
1859, and here is copy of the
'cceipt for the money paid.
"Hcndorsonvillc, n. c..
january 10. 1859.
Received Of David Il. Miller
md Alfred Fuller. committee of
he building of the Presbyterian
,hurch in this place the subScrip-
ION list 10 the amount Of fifteen
,undrcd and fourteen dollars, for
| which amount | am To account to
| hem az return the same.
"(SignCd) Henry 1. Farmer.
There were eleven charter
members rs follows: Alfred Full
| cr. Henry Comic. =. c. Bodcr-
leimcr. Ann NcCarSon. Mrs. Eliza
Fuller. Mrs. Ann Comic, Mrs, Sal
y Whitfield. Mrs. Jane Orr, Robert
'larkc. Joel Marker, Joshua err.
To this were added shortly af-
Ter Margaret and Lucy. slaves OF
Colonel Fuller. and Alexander and
rdc. slaves of William BrySon.
This Margaret was. no doubt, we'll
known to many of us as aunt
Margaret Summcv. Who lived To
nc nearly hundred years old,
ne mother OF twenty-thrce chill
drcn.
On Christmas day, 1888. Mrs.
CAROLYN" Farmer was received m
20 the church from the PrcSby-
terrain church of Cleveland coun-
IL. She was Miss Graham, and
rnrl';cd Mr.. ". r. Farmer. This
lady was the grandmother of Mrs.
James Hatch. Mr.. Preston Patton,
and other residents of this coun-
".
The deed for our property Is
20 bc found in Henderson county
courthouse. record of deeds book
Is. page 59?. n. 7. Farmer to NJ.
VI. Patton, December >, 1883.
Given by county Of Henderson to
the Presbyterian church. The Mr..
Patton was the father of one OF
ou. members. Mrs. {. {. Jordan,
Her mother, Mrs. Della Patton
and Miss Clara Patton. now Mrs.
-. VI. Hodges of AShcviIlc, were
also members of this church.
\ letter of probable interest Is
that from Scotland concerning
Mr.. Council. reading as follows;
"Garyunock,
eth Oct, 1883.
That William Conncll resided
in this parish nine years, ana that
nc has been six years Il commUni-
cant, and that nc now leaves q
member Of the Established Church
OF Scotland and free from church
scandal is attcStcd by
John STARK. minister.
civilian Jameson, session CLERK
and Parish SchoolmaStcr.'
Another interesting letter Is
that of Mr. David Miller, whose
duS, now rests in our church
yard.
Ny. 4. Fuller,
AS regarding the Presbyterian
church the conversation took
place i'm the counting room. My
understanding was clearly OF rs.
Cuirc Farmer was that he would
build church fifty feet long. by
thirty feet wide, and would build
Us a neat church for $l,75O. Col
cncl Fuller and myself inquired
of him what he would do 1t by
building the tower, and he SAID
ne would do it for 5000. and
then said nc would make the
benches. and that they would be
neat, not such as were used IN
this place, and was 10 be COM
plctcd i'm October. 1853, he was TO
furnish everything. as the keys.
And | told him he had To take the
subscription. for We would not
stand bound. that is fifteen hum
bred and fourteen dollars that is
without Coloncy Ripley. which his
suhscripti"n 500. which Farmer
told me Colonel Ripley paid and
settled with Unl, ana ne received
SO IN Charleston. Received
:lom Concord PrcSbytcry $4,000.
Total $4,000. $1,000 which will
be- due ESGuir" Farmer | think
that will bC about right.
"iSigrcb David b. Miller
The following incident is taken
'rom the Southern Presbyterian
e May ~. 1861. shall only give
part ur il:
"Ynu all know that North Car
olira is fairly aroused, and this
village and county arc not back
ward in the good work. Several
companies have been organized,
and the Henderson Guards UNI
der the command of Captain
Shipp, arc now en- route TO AShc-