Show I EARLY CHURCH SCENES I A Ducripllon ol Carroll County HP by Elder Andrew Jensen u UII Tswl rr lednyIeereltr ea New seewaresno 1111I111 rtlat teret 11 01 she eoIuta 50 Ante le or endee nuaatrt Xaw 1K WITT Cariullttuiinly Miwoutl H < M 0 leanI IIIIU I Lulmilon l Juno lion Ilile niDrulrig and Irattlnl by tail In an i aUily dliectlon foiltwo tnllro to lhi town uf Da Will Uatroll couu ty Mlmiurl the placr which uTtiy iiuileutof yhiirob hitUiry will irmcm Itr an mini I lohibllod by n Ur > num 10 rot alnlt InlBM lie Will of tu soli rb dy In 1 a town of u < uily XITIHI ImnJrrO nbubiunu It irlnaipally built vti llm sup 1 of u bhlll which I should uJpeU about SIX eel abooo Oboe rlvr r Iod Stolen July a email portion of lb r tow h can bn atOll fioiutbrlri > rwhiiu tho rallwiy dallon li looil d Tie placa conlnlue a number if ilorer MV ralcburcbw bank n uumbvr ol gaintllui ball and MJOII stool aloe qulle II nunilwr nf than rcvlilrnen Un poser Iho town compute ijull nu aim olpouulry bill only a awll thou or Ibo towntiiH It l luliabltvil an luch Aa ainnlid roflhiiiill rlvr irafllalw tttarubuu Ibv Auroiit mid llm HI 11101 lie at the wbaif or laudlnir unable lo niJTe liry fr nt preitnt Ucaua I of toe ehillow 11090 ot Iho walir In IherlTtr llio Miuourl at thli slut > lUll uiniort noilli but Inimniiaiul blow and wi it It changes Its COUIM to all eailerly sod a few inllra further down to a louthrailerly Ulreollun Do Wilt bon 01 v of llio Uit lnnJlUKi In Carroll ecu lily nu J beljro tbe Luildlns of UK railway It conininntlcd < an txloimlvo Had by I > llm liver It I 8 < inllnby rail Irom Kanin City 18 from Cat rolllon the county evil and ItO mllr from hi I < bole Then aro several 1 mouiida lu the iitlKbbolbooil l of Ho Will a wblcli Indlratu thai at onetime one-time Slot butt of the country was populated by aborlulura Durlnit my ttay here al a fow boar I barn boom very liuycoiitenlnn with ttlnr lonml whom linoter were here durliiK the Jlllloultln briwrrn Ibo helms an I llm Mmourltiii In tOM slut from what they bud < II ArIl1 ytai4 ago flout tboeu oho did tanks ale III litmtoillfd Jlotinon war nosy were obi lu olnt nut lu ma the nricctive uilllDiia of Ibo two loiilenulnt loathes dull K Ibo Iliihl whrru the mobbrrt had Ihflr bAdllIrI l nmr a fprluic back of town ad ttmiunimil ul a bill or high Riouud where our brtthmn bad foimrd lu life of batllo lo defend their right a > meiloaii cltlieim and their wltci suJ chll Irun whiiitt HTM IoU lu cut + tlatil jtoiardy from tho iula > ll tee of dealt wllo ublrli Ilia rrurMirartcd obocrata talutvd the HoliiU Uuiluir he alrtv A man by the rams of Jonathan piiler wee me first perma ant real 1 11111 of Ih putt of llm uouiitry n hem Do Wilt mm > UniJi Ito loll roved a farm along the Mnwurl river alter arilTlnx In Carroll county In IHOfroii Alabama IM Uulhrlo lull out llm Hill own at thin pilut aim called II Klderport Ha aft < r ard In 1837 ultpoted cf lots Inleint llnry hoot wiio iuUt < U nlly locate banker lu Jilnry llllnol Tnl Henry toot and an ilhtr man by I the loam ol Uavld riiniiiai also a landowner In duce too Hilhti I whose lieojiuarlrr then wets at Par Wrtl etdwoll manly l I about fiu mile ilMnnl lo irllln at Do Will the oorluiiUU Ilirrd them fur KuUlUK bomiM Ibrio w m very favouulo < Jjm > riui > ntly n liiiuibcr of J lnU Ironi Canada and bthtr places tiiuvhl town loin and farm Inn land of Mr Hoot and Mr Tliomai and worn builly cuiiaited lu niaklriK Iniproveminta on shoo aamo vrlim the muli In the month of Onlober 181S II few month after Ibo tint HalnU had loialed there canm upon them and drove them away from their nevtly mailu lioiuiu Josoplo > the 1rophil who Tlilledthem under Obese clrrum > Unt i Kirn 1 llmfullowliiK InlurMtluK account 01 the uxpuhslou > of llm batons from Uo Wilt A mob commanded by Hyrum Htandliiy look hmllli llumhrry good out of hlo bouiuand laid I HlunJ liy I net Hie to lluuipbroyi Inoue stool burned It before bU eyes and ordered lilm to Icuvu shun place forlhwltli which Im did by Ihelim from Do Witt II mll y ll to Caldwell wanly sloe limb bad cent lo Jackson oouulr and got a cannon can-non powder and bull and bodlca armed men bud gathered In to aid them hOI Kay Bnllnc Howard MvliiKton Union Clay aud 1latli couull anl other palUof the Htalr and a man by Ihu name of Jackon from Howard I county waa arpolultu Ihflr ImiUr TboHilut wrroforllildcn la go out of thou town undrr pain of death cool wrte lout at wbuu they altrmulol to KU out lo Itt food of wlilcb thoy were ilMlltuU At lad f t ai tliflr calllr leases and other property not whir the lUoll ttouW get hold ol It It toss takm iiiioll tbixooutraKfi blue tlellen were obllgrd miml ol them lo line 11 te nh or trolls Applko Ian hnd Icon 1 nude to the JlldCto of tlm circuit court for prctrc lion who Old1 out two OOIRI sole of militia oiiii rommaudud by aptaln llonarl II Milhuilltt rlrit and mobc rot of the loI I in it 1 Uleilie witch undtr be tomiuand f Irnvial Irk auath rmutbir If f bin letter Ih bit fowl l tugs and lit It notion did not belle loin fir it 0 tooter majii sloe flut atlimitla die rrtu llm 1IIb sod when asked thou inuonuf bolt olllluel hu alwuya reo IUd Dial lliinnit and till company > were mutlnijUiHUd that 1m dare not attempt a dls lento of tho W snot Twonlherpilnclpalmiii I oftho mob wore Milnr Arhhy member nf Hie liclilnluiv lord Cercll Htiblel 1 Wnodii a Iruthyierlau okriiyman Umooral Turks InloimuJ iiithalu realtor tat of bU men under Captain lliBMt land mutinied and that bu Lout tit obliged lo draw horn oil float the plat for f > > nr they would sits Ihu lOb oouHnmuully liu could ollr ui no rwlitanoe 1104 0 had now no hopes wlmlprtr of nuiKowfully rraUtlni the mob who Uut conitautly Inciuutlng our loot visions wore intlroly nhHuIII l an Iwo I-wo wero wu rli > d out by coullnutlly DtanilltiKou guard < aDd walolllnit slop mOMmnlitiul our unemlen who dui Ing tlm llmu I war there Ilitnl a tin a great many lintel Homo ot ltou Irrlltiim illi J < for tlm oiunmon near mile of the and wnitu < d iron slaw lion and f > r mini In my llfo 1 bull tit Ial < i nf iioiolllnE omo of IU7 Icliowcrealutvii loll violet to 1 IT tplnt ol iwiravull u whit > I 1 did I then and Solo lUMprrvO a ul lh I toiuci an ezteut In Upper > li nl men too who batten > auu stuh < eI wltoin notoRiil brooameinikl for uh0 < moment bOMiftnlhtd but wh lu iin > nUitiB of their iota lo J jj nitai bnient la Hit eIIu1Id llulr ilelnmii aiiun to l i i tbe faith wtm lltui bruuiiit loan UL Ilrol ly sra r In 111 liiMDllmo Hrnr > Hool anl I DivlU ritoina who load IM > the ram raiiwof the antlltinenl teing IIIIJ MiilcllrJ 1 1 IhnBalnti I 10 l ati urn < 11 l I in fi oman tahl 1 he load anuraniM Horn tin mobtbat If they would IMTD tlm Ilrti I Shay wiHild not Iw hurl and IbM liny 1 would to halo fur all I tout bleb Ibry bad < luMnliivti tout liny bat OB a uuxllitori lo aoittrpUin tide iiljrcl anil Ihll rMiM should bu aiipolutml to act vitae uu Oho Nolrl which they toad tulaoe I aid lltal they anouU It paid far lu Thy lloally thiuuib necessity had lo comply an I IMTO the place AccvrdluRly a oiirnuillli o w ai spuontelJudxo JSrlcaauii WM imo uf the oimulUtc and Malr Flurry of IluUTlllv another Die namriol the when not riooliectnl fury at pral < o Ilhe I fell ttUle thai WM all I When tho jopl taut lo stall rtiby of Ihvlr I iiortev 1 ouch and crow weio Kono and < onuld pot lw tulle It 1 wai known at llmllmo nod thutnob boaited that they bad klllii Ibo oxen and llvttl nil Ilieiu A giral number b I cow uxen and liuriit town never bred esvtr ilmt tlm mob nadoubl look and kept them and thai was all tlm brtlbiuii vcr united < of Otto prumlicd pay for nil their lots at Do Wilt 51uy liotura btlonzliiR to my bielureu were burned their ctttle UrlTcu away nod aKifatiuautltyof their tool et I wi UMtroyud by I the null Hrelntf no priii ctol toilet llm xumnor ImTlUB lurned it Ural cart our ulreatlti the I mllltlit bating mulllnled and Isle lIlIlr poll 01 Ihemliolnxrealy lolulu llm Snub One brallitvu caumtollm outs cluilun litst story would trays tlm place and etk u ahelitr rlinwhtre and iratberln up a many waitou al could 10 1 not rmilywblili wai shout menu wale C rlIIlIOlll of tlm rupelly tiny bad lasts ablo to lave roni Ibelr inaltb IIM foe they tell Me Wilt aud slatted lur Caldwell on the afternoon of riiun day Oct II lb11 They reveled tint djr about tuoiTu mile anil oucaraiwd lu a grove of limber mar Iho road riulnTeiiltiK a woman Who bad a hurl boo Ulorn KITVI blrili lo H ilillj lncuu iuonciiuf the esKiiui ncoae ounl by the ovralKu if the mob ana having ti mum her beforu her tin tooth wood aumlt dlnl and n < turleu In llm groins wllboul u 1111 n Duringour Journey wo were con llnuallyluia and tluuteuel by lb mUll woo shut at ue several unto whiteeweshotoaf lftlr1I iDol trolll fallguennU I Itlvalljlil with cl they baj to eudule and wu bond to Inter Hum I by llm waTI wllbuul a wlllii and uiilir r ilicuuitinui Ihu unst ultlriM IIII We arrived lu I Caldwell ou Ibo lih 1 llm name of the woman who died on llm roa frum Uo Wilt lu Far Wmt i rtfcrrud lo by Ibv 1roplifl too i la 11 Diwmy Mnbry I Downey tea boor maiden uuutr T Ulm wan tbo wfr i f John Male i > a nail ct Uaamln abut iiuoutUcara old wUe1111to shod eke bolt eau CI1 I rillo wa COrjIInu I Wlllln Ibnlnlllo teat itolutc uu lolwrun the Hiiini uud Iho uubberi noir Ii I Will Alter her unuinmut her blutheiln law DATU MiOlny carried tier lulu lh M rruou camp wblcli wa below uixanltvd lo travel luto CaldHtll county Willie sloe wai being carrlml thither Ibo mob fired mvnl llnu u1tu llmtiallj wblcli ItlKlildiuil her dullcohe II II m li In bur dollcale tundltluii lu that tx lent that silo was thrown lulu are laee wbloli otber with elK utn trUlltd < lu tier Ueltll Kur many yrara nr the Kninli were driven uway II Wilt wm of ao lilt + r hurl ullun Hint Its nema woos hardly known lo Ui mar loUhlur but tlncti 1171 when It had about 3UO Inhabit lint II ban crown lowly ami II I now Ihn shall tut point and market town forqulte a tract ol country lying buck I from II UUviwn rte MlMjurlami UmnJ iivn o Tlm later ttream uullm wllh Olin Mrulut n point aloul six bite ell > l c t DeWllt While I juiinln three lima I am tit thug oho the 11 I p hot a hill Jylu tmmo ilunly 0 Otto of f DoWIII and Miaruiud from tlm tuwtiilto by a iliop n > irow valley throuuli which Haw u very mini I strum nf wittvr Tba bill which I tray atceidud I ll iltiiUniitiil by the in HOI InljullUul M UnWIti as M tmi + u Km froth tho fact thai whtrullm Htlnla itilduJ hero In 1839 Hay arts bcltuvsu lo bavo atlrotcd toe luuimitof liiitlilll for tbu alto uf u future T oil dr Ito that se It may tlm I + 1 1t Ul sro lilll woui i Im admliably I a4apl IJ fur suds a putt ell any bulldlni treclel ou 10 1111111111 could ba teen for many mlltx Irom all UlrtotloiK Tbo lull tlir abrully from llm tool < of the MlMiuilnvtr lhi < winding of which mo vhlbln lor a long I dlitauco bulb up and < 1 down steam Tbo ildofucluK the river 1 In cuvereil with a moderato Kiowlb ol Ilinlcr while Lilly a few tcaiurrd trees I adorn 110 fummlt soot llmildelilniiluliud The bill In I of ruunr 0 DotS In the blull which at Ihl4 point > icaralu the > lvcr bottom from tlm I land country I bavo boot tcullurfiellni a wllllu silting aliiimlntlmiihadoof a friendly ok hh crow the ulllu11 ol thU Mormuulllll Just borolo I lull Do Will to lake my > oilllon betu I not 1111 I a blulory of Carroll county published l olllf W rll III by the Mluoutl lllitoric l company lu Ht Louse In 1SS1 u very untruthful and preju Jlcril article I on the Morraoi s j f J In Do Will When will tlm I worH ever do the JittrUy HalnU Juilici Aud when will I I Ihilr true motive mj dfelrei bemme uulvermlly hnowii to I llm children at men When will lihtoilaiir ftulhoii and new tpaptr nit n I ooudKKetnl tu tell tlm Irulli I about ui and inhibit eon eplrll v lul mow and = tnleiance when they write I nbout tbu latterday BaluUT If not befnretbey will ptrlmia whoa true knowledge ball cover the arlb on the water cor rr5 the mighty Ute pAMUHKW AMUHKW JKH UN CAHIIOMION Carroll Co Mlmiurl Heit fl18IKlnil lace Car lllon will be rtucmbsrenl by Iha 01J Mluourl Hilil as ono 01 the placet while tlm hulas who drove them from thou slate 111 IranniiiiereyalfdRiu centeted < their I I000rs In isas Cam lllon then wee a I mall YIIIM now U I a llnu little any Ifluu the couuty rent and ptlncl pal town of Carroll uouiilr U toss an elevated uud pltamnt tlluatlou on Ibo trow ol site Mull overlooking IbuMIc Murlrlver bottom near Ibu center uf lle couuly about Uu7 lulu Irene Hi Loul AUIIII6 mil from saws City floe other lawns and village of the I county nn Jiurhnrn Do Will Colon Kugenr City Hllln laiiilut Wblto Hock blllse IVilnt Llttlu Cumplon iiiiilMlimlHtitlon Carroll county It I situated on the north thin of Ibo Mlwuil river In tlm i iiorthnotitrn I all of the late Tbu couuly waniormvd from liar county and WA laid out hoot lowniMia a > UJ uaestafly 1 ai 1S17 It wan or Kanltw an now commuted Jnnujry 3 ISM Aboul onofourtta ol Its ara Is I in the Miuourl I bulloni I n nearly level urfucauf tlili alluvial 1 toll the dw malnlug Ihretioutlhi li undulitluK prairie wllh dark lul my toll very rich and proutiruvr wllh Irtiiuent Ullluf Stoner I lull wltog I llo couieuof the varliui Mr al n rim I couuly i 1 I well wiitred by the Mlmurl Grand ami WkaI rlvu and futkvy Moo llurriratu Md lilt Crua atoll lliir tnuuiirtee giving nearly every tendon of lund the brnfrtt bf u waur ouiirM Uu umeol llm ilrnimiuiug od mill tile llnenU hog alon < Urn host of Ibo Ml > l btlweeii WaKauaa tlvur and Oruokil cntkl be a luvarmaile bollom wblili laritbarkablylerillv I Itutlilily wiles lung ant rrUIII Ilvu tI tUlit hulks III htea Jill About uuefouitli of the oiuuiry la cuvtrnl 1 ttltli timber vomit Ire oak Inokory elm wnliul waste locust tic allonlluM tulllolenl tooter bur all luriun I Aicliuliuro inec r < Itf urauit of the lunnhliiuli Maillu Iliu ru eupuowl lu have Ueo nor lint wlulu luhlllant ol the diirld new eniirowl Canoll Ho bulll n cabin Mild redded u few lent tll dating llm winter > a > on Undluslili trap A lermuenl Hitlemitut lOa mju gout lilM by 1 jlm Hlandly < l Wai Tuiur who came lulu the wildirueia with their famlllea Irate Norah Carolina Tlm cnuuty teas riUtdtlowlyon < acoouut of the itu bealltiliHH of lion illniile lu Hum irly Uavf and It wan not until January 300183 bat II wan olIn laud whun Win Cutu TIIOIUIM Hard wins Dull Wm Cmkll jre pi lutrd < juime About tlili time ISM tbo mutton I Oho Hahtlte was drawn lu that bar dollar part of MlHiurl Hud when loop were dU1I away horn Jackoon c only few of Otto Lntbien will Ihilr minHIm sro tuppired tu lav luoated < In tlm new county of Carroll ilitlr iiumlwt bowever were very luw until ISM wbou limy settled at Do Wilt Bulll u U I li toy that tlm In babliauU tf Carroll ooumy wiro very liiMllle lu the Bllnle iluilli I Ibelr dfc > i oUiilleilui bola nouily lanJMI MUII and while lit DWIII loony I Imatined that 1 could < nuJ blllirufi heart In the tact I 01 some wltli whom I cocturteU Hull lull lomu who trwvtul mu with due ouuiteiy and allowed mu lu puture bunk Oll < publication publi-cation trout which lomu uf the foil gulag li 1 rolled I am now on my way back tuKunn CitjANMIIW ANMIIW JINWIN |