Hill's Laurinburg (Scotland County, N.C.) City Directory [1962], Part 3

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Publication date: 1962
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 374

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Danced all Night

Old Laurinburg school had its ups and downs and was closed at intervals. But it was used throughout its career for community events, such as the celebration of completion of the railroad to the community. On this occasion, the cele- brants danced all night. The building was sold in 1863 to A. P. Gage, a northern educator and author of Gage's Physics, a textbook. Charles Smith had the school in the 70's, and the notable Prof. Quackenbush succeeded him.

Colin Lindsay

In the old Stewartsville Cemetery between Laurinburg and Johns is the grave of one of the most colorful preachers to come out of the Presbyterian Church. Colin Lindsay was born in Scotland, commissioned by the High Kirk of Scotland, and came to America in 1792, assuming the pastorate of Black River Church in what is now Sampson County. A forceful man with decided opinions, he got into numerous rows with his flock. They charged him with using profane and violent lang- uage (like "liar," "villain," and "traitor,"), with breaking the Sabbath, and indulging too freely in spiritous liquors. Once he threatened to thrash an elder of his church (a thought which would probably not horrify many a present day minis- ter), and firmly denounced the popular wave of evangelistic revivalism as the "work of the devil." These and the like charges kept Rev. Lindsay on the move from church to church, his last pastorate being Bethel Church in upper Robeson. He spent the last years of his life on a modest estate near Turn- pike Bridge in Scotland County.

Such a turbulent career may have been partly influenced by the unusual circumstances of his birth. Before Colin Lind- say was born, his mother passed into a death-like coma. Her husband thought she had departed this earth, and arranged an impressive funeral with relatives coming from far and wide to celebrate the wake with much feasting and drinking. The body was deposited in the family vault a few hundred yards from the homestead. Returning from the cemetery, two stal- wart Scots, still in a somewhat exalted mood because of too much friendliness with John Barleycorn, began bragging about each other's courage. One finally dared the other to go back to the vault and lay one of the long transporting poles along- side the coffin. The challenge was promptly accepted, and the darer followed to see that all terms of the contract were fulfilled. As they neared the vault, they observed two men suddenly emerge from it and run off as fast as they could. The two friends slowly approached the coffin and found to their amazement that it had been opened. The lady's ring finger had been cut off for the sake of the jewelry and was bleeding. Not at all dead, Mrs. Lindsay was carried back to her family by the now thoroughly sober braggarts. She regained her health completely and several years later bore her tempestuous son, Colin.

Temperance Hall

Established in 1855, the society first met at Spring Hill Academy, but by 1860 had its own building, now restored and open for Sunday visitors. Members who violated the temper-

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ance pledge were fined five dollars for the first offence and were expelled on the second.

The membership was represented by stars painted on the ceiling: a gold star for the living, a white one for the deceased. Books were loaned and compositions assigned. Topics of cur- rent or philosophical interest were debated in the little octag- onal hall. Some of the more interesting conclusions were: to denounce the Scotch Fair because of the carousing that went on there; that an agricultural society would benefit the com- munity; that the most valuable professions were in order: teaching, printing, blacksmithing, farming, moulding, and tailoring. A resolution at the beginning of the Civil War read, "May each man return, moral and upright as he now is."

A break in the records is followed by the words, "After considerable interruption, caused by an unwelcome visit of Sherman's army, the Society met again and marshalled out their little band with three cheers for temperance and litera- ture."

The restored meeting house stands across from Spring Hill Cemetery about 11% miles west of Wagram. Anybody in town will be glad to direct you to this fascinating landmark. John Charles McNeill is buried in the cemetery there, and memor- ial gardens have been planned to further beautify the site.

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Hill's Laurinburg (Scotland County, N.C.) City Directory [1962], Part 3

Author: Publication date: 1962 Publisher: Hill Directory Co. Number of Pages: 374

Author:
Publication date: 1962
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Number of Pages: 374