The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-29


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In 1910. Mitchell King. who
had Groppcd the last letter from
his name. was admitted To the bar
i'm Columbia. :. c., and few
years later became Judge Of the
city court Of Charleston.
Judge King Was Il close aSsoci-
ate of Joel Roberts PoinSett. who
built the famous Runcombe Turn
pike i'm upper South Carolina,
which opened a route of trans
portatinn into Western North
carolina. and Robert Y. Hayne,
whose COMPANY was interested IN
promoting "A railroad from the sea
roaSt toward the naviwablc water,
of the west
A. early rs 1920. Mitchell King
made Il trim into Western North
Carolina and through the French
Broad valley. and IN 1882 he met
in A>hcvilIc with representatives
of the two CarolinaS and Tcnnes.
see. As chairman Of the meeting.
he succeeded in having federal
survey made for the route Of Il
proposed railroad from Charles.
ton to Cincinnati, by way Of
Western North Carolina.
When lIayn" died in 1859. King
was elected To succeed him As
president and tn" company ap-
piled to the South Carolina lcSis-
laturc for assistance. which re
moved its activities from this
state.
His leadership and deep inter
est in Western North Carolina
having already been manifested,
it is reasonable 10 assume that
Judge Mitchell King cXertcd no
small Influence in the move to
have this "kCyStonc" Of the en-
trance way from southern states
became an independent political
unit-HcndcrSon county.
When the act creating the
county had been ratified in 1888.
disscnsion arose over choosing a
site for the town, and when an
election had been carried in fa-
vor of its location on the old
state road. Judge King gave fifty
acres of land for town purposes.
Though there is no such provision
in the deed as it was executed.
tradition says that he had an un-
Outstanding and agreement with
the commissioners, when ne made
the tender of his gift, that Main
street should be 100 feet wide,
and if it was ever reduced to less
than this. the property should re-
vert to his estate.
At the time HenderSonville was
laid out on this tract Of land. the
only known building within its
area was Kings Old Store
House. which stood on what Is
now King street, one block east
OF the courthouse. 80 :
when the growing village OF
HendersonVllle began eftofts 10
obtain ITS hrSt publlc SCHOOLS
Judge King gave lot on what Is
now Fourth avenue. where a two
story wooden building, known as
the Academy. was erected inc
deed for this property contained a
clause providing that II II ever
ceased TO De uSeo lor School pur-
poses, IL was TO go nack TO Inc
King heirs. IhlS lot is now occu-
pied by the Rosa Edwards ele-