A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . so as the congre-gation were leaving for their was so fascinated by this youngladys beauty that he inquired as towho she might be and if by somechance he might not be privileged tomeet her. He was told that it wasEllen Louise Axson, daughter of theRev. Samuel Edward Axson, the pas-tor, who was living in a cottage onthe Third Avenue lot where Jno. now resides. Mrs. Brower found that she coulddo her Atlanta cousin a good turn, sop
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . so as the congre-gation were leaving for their was so fascinated by this youngladys beauty that he inquired as towho she might be and if by somechance he might not be privileged tomeet her. He was told that it wasEllen Louise Axson, daughter of theRev. Samuel Edward Axson, the pas-tor, who was living in a cottage onthe Third Avenue lot where Jno. now resides. Mrs. Brower found that she coulddo her Atlanta cousin a good turn, soproposed that they invite Miss Axsonand several others to go on a picniceast of Lindale, to a spring whichforms part of the headwaters of SilverCreek. The meeting place was at theBrower home, and when young Wood-row asked if he hadnt better takesome lunch, Miss Ellen Lou readilysuggested that she had plenty fortwo, and this ofl^er left no room forargument. Others who were invitedand went were Edith Lester, 6 yearsold, now Mrs. Wm. P. Harbin; hernephew, Jno. Lefoy Brower, 4, de-ceased; Ella, Mary Florence, Harryand Frank Young, of East Rome; and. (THOMAS) WOOT)R0W WILSON, about thetime he first saw Ellen Lou Axson in theFirst Presbyterian Church, Rome. 292 A History of Rome and Floyd County Helen and Marion M. Bones (died , 1888). The distance was eight ornine miles, and two rigs were used;the more attractive of the two for theyoung folks was Col. Browers wagonwith side seats, in the body of whichplenty of wheat straw had been piled;and then there was the buggy, whichcarried Col. and Mrs. Brower and theirbaby, and Mrs. B. S. Lester, motherof Edith Lester and of Mr. Browersfirst wife. Tis said Woodrow and Ellen Louchose the back of the wagon that theymight dangle their feet behind, andaway went the future president of theUnited States and the future FirstLady of the Land, caring little wheth-er school kept or law business wereremunerative or not. After bumping along country r
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