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A Visit from Governor Vance
From the notebook of Lilly Bassett Carter Hoffman (1888-1979): 

Bob and Betty Carter moved to Wadesboro, NC where Bob clerked in a store and 
learned the mercantile business. My sister, Sara Florence was born there April 
13, 1874 and a little later, they moved to Polkton, NC. Bob ran a general 
store at Polkton and Betty kept the hotel. Ida Estelle was born at Polkton on 
May 27, 1876. While they lived there our Governor Zeb Vance was campaigning 
for U.S. Senator and he came to Polkton and stopped at the hotel. It was 
raining when he arrived on horseback. Bob went out and put the horse up for 
the night and invited the past Governor inside. The large kitchen which had a 
fireplace which burned large sticks of wood was used as a family sitting room 
also. It was a cold rainy night but the kitchen was warm and comfortable. The 
fire burned brightly. Governor Vance was shown his room. He changed his 
clothes and my mother hung them before the fire. She had a frying chicken 
dressed for breakfast but the Governor was hungry so she prepared a nice 
supper for him including the chicken early the following morning she arose and 
pressed his clothes which had dried during the night. After breakfast Gov 
Vance left on his horse but soon came back to thank her for the things she had 
done for him. As he rode away he called back saying "Mrs. Carter, that was the 
best fried chicken I ever ate. thank you." 

Additional Comments:
Lilly Carter Hoffman was my grandmother and left stories and family history in 
composition books that she wrote in the 1950's and 1960's. 


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