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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
The Olden Time.
INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES |
Names Of all The Citizens Of Fayetteville,
Tenn, previous to Jan. LIST, 1913,
and their Occupations.
BY AN OLD CITIZEN.
For The Fayetteville O6serrer.


County Court, and merchant, mar. |
Robert Dickson, merchant, sin.
Robt. Buchanan, do dol
Vance Greer, merchant and ho-
tel keeper, mar.
John P. Mcconnell, hotel keep
er and halter, mar.
Walter Kinnard, hotel keeper, m
John Cunningham, do do do
Ephraim Parham, do do do
Ezekiel Norris, farmer, and orig
inal owner of the lands on which
Fayetteville was laid off, mar.
George Coulter, lawyer, and Sen
ator in the Tennessee Legislature
from Lincoln county, mar.
VIM. Timmons, halter, mar.
Thos. Timmons, saddler, mar.
Joseph Commons, blacksmith, m
Simeon ?. Willet, do do
VIM. Order, do do
VIM. B. Higgins, brickmaker
and layer, mar.
VIM. Y. Higgins, stone mason,m
Patrick O'Callahan, stone mason
and bricklayer, sin.
Alex'r McCamy, carpenter, m.
John Asher, do do
James Bryant, do do
John V. Mckinney, NJ. D., mar
Thos. Trotter, do do
Peter Hovas, WAGNER, mar.
Thos. Tedford, do do
Robt. Tedford, wheelwright, m.
VIM. Neeld, tailor, mar.
Joseph McMillen, tailor, sin.
Hezekiah Tate, merchant, mar.
Jesse o. Tate, Lieut.. in z. S.
A., sin.
James Gilman, journeyman hat
ter, died at ]. P. McConnell's in
1878, sin.
James Smith, journeyman hat
ter, sin.
Reuben Washburn, carpenter,m
VIM. Lusk, lawyer and gam
bier, sin.
Ethen Wells, constable and gam
bier, sin.
Joseph Pickens, Representative
in the Tennessee Legislature and
gambler, sin.
John Beard, foreman in B. N.
Gamers lanyard, sin.
BENZ. Stigall, shoe and boot ma
ker, mar.
Robt. Mitchell, shoe and boot
maker, mar.
Mrs. Elizabeth Journey, widow
with one child; husband enlisted
and died.
Turner Nicholas, sawyer, sin.
Richard Sapington, a polite old
free negro, who was employed to
clear up the'public square OF cane,
privet, stumps, and trees.
Thomas Tarpley, school teach
er, Gather of the late Judge Collin
Tarpley, of Miss, mar.
Robt. Escue, silversmith, mar.
Francis Porterfeld, clerkin Rob
ert Buchanan's store, sin.
The above names are near about
all the citizens of Fayetteville of
1912.
I thought some Of the present
generation would like TO look over
the names of the primitive set
tiers, probably not more than one
in twenty now living. This list
is intended for all who take any
interest in such matters. The I'M
dersigned was then 10 years old.
III. III. HIGGINs.
Memphis, Tenn, March Is, 1868.
There are many OLD citizens OF
Fayetteville who came in subse-
luently to the above date: Frank
Joel Commons, Charles
Boyles, George Dennis, Sam. Hol-!
len, and DR.. Charles Mckinney.
As for DR.. Mckinney, the writer
s not positive as to the date of
ais citizenship; if in 1872, it
must have been late in that year.
The Doctor was in the 60 days
campaign against the Creek In /
lians in the winter of 1918, and
vas then a citizen of Fayetteville.
Fhe writer recollects well the
James of a great many citizens of
he county at that date. Il
+Dr. Charles Mckinney removed to Fay +,
.tsville from Kentucky, in April, lSlS--ED-
-D----
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

A GENTS WANTED. For Four New
n and Valuable articles of daily consump-
ton. Address with stamp, Jos. L. Rou;Eahn.
Frederick City, Md.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

New York has TO, 900 bachelors
between % and 80 who cannot
afford to marry.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
INSURANCE..
Insure your Property!
Patronizs your Home Institution |!
90 The Southern Insurance Co"
OF NASHVILLE. TENN.

ID EMEMBER that ". w. AMI
IL PETTEY, Fayetteville, 1ssr<zk
Tenn, is agent for the "South- o. .1, 49,
ern Insurance Co." Of Nashville, aud will re-
csiys applications for insurance on property.
against loss or damage BY fire, lightning, and
tornado.
This Company Is reliable home Institu-
ton. strictly Southern, confined to the State
of Tennessee; differed and conducted by
honorable, intelligent business men Of Nash
vile; add does business On the most equita-
BILE and liberal plan. As accidents wiz and
do occur. no telling when or bow, or who will
be the sufferers, and the cost Of insurance 10
a small matter when compared to the value
Of property at risk, ii is certainly to the ipte-
rest OF every person owning valuable propsJ-
ty, dwellings. aud other buildings,
To HAVE Them MSUREDl
Then. while you can, secure what you have.
Be wise and insure;
Be safe and secure.
w. w. PETTEY,
Jan. 0. 1858 em agent. Fayetteville. Tenn.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
~ Should you hear any gel

X Should you hear any gen.
tleman enquiring for good chew
ing Tobacco, tell him to go to the
n. w. corner of the Square, and
be will find Owens and other Viii
hanson county brands; also, Viz
ginia chewing and smoking.
Z. ]. GRAF.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

~ Our friend III. W. Wood
ard gave bond and qualified as
Circnit Court Clerk, last week.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

CflViCIT Five best varieties sent BY mall
DVU 1Di for 81. A packe. OF one variety
CppH for % cts. Send TO A. P. Merton,
DEEUs box 234l, New York. Grower
of SEED, for circular. with epgravings and
description Of the best varieties Of fall and
winter squashes with directions how 10 grow
.hep.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
"a ACRES IN SMALL FRUITS

.1SO ACREsIN AALLFRUfTs.-A
1cO good stock Of plants for sale at
wholesale or retail. For SO, Is Philsdel-
phia. Is Singer. Is LUCINDA. strawberries
3 Thornless, IL DooIitls, " Philadelphia.
RaspberTies 20 Wilson Early. 9 Kittasinny,
Blackbernes; Hartford. Concord. and
Iona Grape vines. All warranted genuine
and to reach the purchaser BY mail. For
other prices, etc. send for Descriptive Cata-
logue.
JOHN S. COLLINS, Moores,own, Nj I.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26

+Dr. Chsr.ez Mckinney removed to Fay
e.tsville from Kentucky, in April, lSl3.-ED-
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-03-26
Lategt Irnuroyea Drop BOX

MOVES BUFFALO MILL FURNISH
1N ING ESTABLISHMENT Msnufac.
lures French Burr Mil Stones, Portable
Grist and FlonriDg Mil, for Farm and Plan
tstion use Smut Machines and Sepsrstos,
Improved Turbine Water Wheels, Proof S;afs.
Hosting Screw, Spindles. FIour Packers, Iron
Boiling Reels and Mil Picks, with every des-
crption Of Mill Gearing, from the bss. pat
terms now in use.
Constantly on hand a large supply Of Bolt
ing Cloths.
Send FOX catalogue and descriptive circu-
lar. Address,
JOHN T. EoYE,
Buffalo, II. 7.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11
GaFibaIdf.

Garibaldi has a great advantage over
all political personages Of our day, in
the rugged simplicity of his habits.
He has no single expensive taste.
Whether he sleeps on a spring-mattress
or rock, eats fst or fish and macca-
roni, is all the same to him-nay, be
prefers the simpler fare. The persons
whom he employs eat at the same
table with him, and his guests what
ever their character or title are no bet
ter served. An Euglishman who
went to Caprers as the representative
of certain societies, and took with him,
as a present, a dozen Of the finest
hams aud four dozen bottles of the
choicest Chateau Margsux, was horri-
fed to find, the next day that each
gardner, herdsman and fisherman at
the table had a generous lump Of ham
on his plate and a bottle Of Chateau
Marguax beside it. Whatever deicacy
comes to Garabaldi is served in the
same way; and of the large sums Of
money contributed by his friends ana
admirers be has retained scarcely any
thing. Anis given to ''The Cause"
Garibrldi's three prominent traits Of
chsracter-honesty, unsel6shness and
indedendence-are so marked, and
have been SO variously illustrated, that
no one in Italy probably not even
Plus TX or Antonelli) dares to dispute
his Just claim to them. Add the ele-
ment of a rare and inextinguishable
enthusiasm, and we have the qualities
which have made the man. He IS
wonderfully adapted to be the leader Of
an impulsive and imaginative people,
during those periods when the rush
and swelling of popular sentiment over
bears alike diplomacy and armed force.
Such time came to him in 1850, and
the Sicilian and Calabrian campaign
will always stand as the climax Of his
achievements. do not now speak Of
Aspromotne or Montens now. The
history Of those attempts cannot be
written until Garibaldi's private knowl-
edge of them may be safely made
known to the world.-Bayard Taylor
IN September Atlantic.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11


TAu aged uau, on reaching his SEVENTEEN
birthday, like one surprised paced his room,
Il am an old man am an old
nan. u
wake at last; I've dreamed too long.
Where are my three-score years and tent
Ny eye is keen, my limbs are strong;
well might vie with younger men. r
The world, its passions, and its strife
Is passing from my grasp away;
And though this pulse seems full of life,
"pm old to-day-Tm old to-day"
Strange thatI never felt before
That had almost reached my goal.
NY bark is nearing deaths dark shore;
Life's waters far behind me rolf irii
And yet love their murmnring swell, 85 =7
Their distant breakers proud array, a o,
And must lean 1 say Farewell"
''pm old to-day-Pm old to-day"
This house is mine, and those broad lands
That slumber meath yon feryid sky;
Yon brooklet, leaping Ger the sands,
Hath often met my bOyish eye.
loved those mountains when child; 't
They still look young In green array r-ff
Ye rocky cliffs, ye submits wild, -
''Tm old to-day-Tm old to-day"
,Twixt yesterdays short hours and me
A mighty gulf hath intervenedi
A man with men seemed to be;
But now tits meet I should be weancd
From all my kind, from kindred DEAR
From those deep skies, that landscape gay;
From hopes and joys I've cherished here:
''Tm old to-day-Tm old to-day"
Oh, man of years, while earth recedes,
Look forward, upward not behind!
Why dost thou lean on broken reeds!
Why still with earthly fetters bind
Thine ardent soul! God give it wings
Mid higher, purer joys TO stray!
In heaven, no happy spirit sings,
"Tm old tO-day-rm old to-day"
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11
Cen- RntIer nn 1he Nerrn.

Gen. Butler in speech lately de-
livered in the house of Representatives,
in reply to James Brooks, NJ. c., said:
"Sir, listen to all these attacks up
on the negro, and all this talk that the
Democracy are going to take away the
ballot from them, with the utmost
contempt What sir take away the
ballot from nearly six millions of peo-
pie who have tasted its sweets, felt its
power, and were shielded by It's pro-
lection. Take away that great fran
ebise from almost a nation Take
away this safeguard of freedom, which
no people who ever enjoyed, ever yet
surrendered save with their lives
You may talk about it, you may plot
for it, you may try for it, you may
scheme for it and with all the aid Of
all the powers of death and hell; but
let me say that the ballot once in the
hands of millions Of freemen, never
was and never can be taken away.
That is a fixed fact, fixed beyond all
preadventure; and whoever arrays
himself against it simply butts his
head against a wall. = 4 When
gentlemen tell US there will be a war
of races, say it is Ike every other Of
these predictions about the negro
false. You said he would not tight,
but he did fight You said he would
not work but he does work. You said
if we gave him vote he would vote
lust as his master wanted him to.
That is Just the way he did not vote.
(Laughter) You said he did not
know how to vote. Well the negroes
vote Just as 1 would have done if I
had been in their places, and that Is as
good voting as 1 desire. Lsughter) +
We of the party Of progress, Of
equality, of right and Of freedom,
shall take no step backward. The bal
lot put in the hands of man created IN
| the image of his God viii remain in
| his hands as his greatest boon and
blessing, until he chooses to relinquish
| it: and no power can take it from his
| hands. Whoever tres to take it from
him viii try an experiment that in the
history Of the world never yet has
succeeded; and I without claiming the
Gift Of prophecy, will say, an expert
ment which never viii succeed.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11
The Cleveland Herald says:

The Cleveland Herald says:
ga few days ago, as an express train
on the Cleveland, Columbus & Cincin-
natl Railroad was entering Wellington,
the engineer, William Warner, obser-
we'd a woman STOPPING beside the rail,
and supposed she was picking some
thing up. To his astonishment she
remsined in that position until the
engine came near enough for him to
see that she was pulling at her cloth
ing, a portion Of which had become
fastened to the rail as she crossed
the road. He whistled down brakes,
reversed the engine, shut his eyes and
passed the spot with every hair of his
head standing on end. The woman
screamed, swooned aud fell over, away
from the engine, and its ponderous
wheels severed the tie that bound her
to the track-the lower springs of her
hoop skirt. Warner says: She was
GLAD and so was l. He intends to
send her a hoop skirt as a present,
with polite note requesting her to
raise her skirts when passing in front
Of a running engine"
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11
Ea@I;eI7 lssDIasI,Ingi, Houses.

English ssSPIaShfng'' Houses
The French papers are constantly
finding euriosities that London people
know nothing about. In the London
suburbs there are said (by French re-
portersl to be shops for the sale OF dirt
diluted into mud. These establish
meuts are called "splashiDg" houses.
A swell who owns neither lands nor
dogs but who has credit with some
tailor and can make a pretty good
figurs. announces to all his acquaint-
a1ces that he is of for the chase. lie
quits his lodgings saying that be shall
be absent eight or ten days, and bunes
himself in an obscure part OF the city.
On the day fixed for his return be puts
on a hunting costume Of the most ad-
mirable cut, and strOlls toward the
splasbing house. There, for the mod
est sum Of three shilliDgs he causes
himselfto be spIashed from head to foot
These singular shops have mud from
every county, principally from those
where the chase is the best. They are
Iuxuriously furnished with mirrors and
a wooden horse. The bargain for the
mud is made with the greatest gravity.
On the appearance of our dandy the
groom of the establishment asks:
"From. which county does the gen
tleman wish to return9 Stafordshirei
Derbysbire From Kent"
l." all right. Please to mount"
The sDortsnan mounts the autOmatOn
pony, which begins to strike out with
| its fore and hind feet trotting, stamp
ing and sprinkling its rider with mud
with the same irregulanty as yeritable
hunter stretching across fields. The
splashing received, our fashionable pays
! his fee, glances spprovinglY 10 the
mirror, and riding whip in hand, be-
takes himself to Bond street. Picca-
| div, or Pail Mall, where he fsunts his
speckled costume, that people may
| think he has Just returned from
superb hunt 1t is evident that until
the mud is dried, he is careful TO guard
himself from the contact Of passers by,
who might derauge the symmetry Of
his painting.
In fact, the proprietor in England IS
the veritable king Of the country. Let
him spend and spend again, his ruin
is never complete. Some sinecure IN
India is ready to repair, wholly or
partially, the broken fortune. tits only
necessary to be credited among the
land owners to have an unlimited run
among tradesmen of every class; and
the part of tie splashing is to extend
his credit. For the greater number OF
those who see him 60 by with the crust
of mud is, if not a proof, at least a
presumption that our swell is prOprie-
tor in one or the other Of the counties
in England. Let him next day present
bimself at the shop of some merchant
who has observed him the evening be-
fore, and he will be welcome; he may
order whatever he likes. Elegants are
spoken Of who, by dint Of great expense,
, loans, and fiual touch Of the splash
ing horse, have married heiresses.
r Others, less fortunate, let the match
/, burn out and bring up in prison, When
they have not time to escape to the
continent. Whether success or failure
I forms the finish Of the adventure, it is
none the less true that the idea Of the
splashing shop is one Of the "dustiest
developments of the English puff"
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11
Making Soil.

We make soil when we ditch it. Before
It was wet and unreclaimed, fit only for
water grasses-and in many cases not even
these. Now, it is land. You look upon it,
aud you think it almost a miracle; and in
I'D, miracle it is in farming, such as we
% see more of. This is the farmer S
- that he has reclaimed useless soil. 1t
= f'I bet,sr than to ma new soil, as is done in
sandv districts accessible to good markets. s
Il relieves your land ola cess pool where 1t
is swampy, aud removes danger to ea''le'
An eye-sore Is. also removed, and you can
now 20 about your farm. II is dry; 1t :
land; it is healthy. It will last; but this
only when you make your ditch we'll if oov-
cred; if open, you need not keep it clear, but
cover. this is the beauty and benefit OF the
thing. If all our lard was underlaid with
numerous bitches, laid deep, what world
it would be-what an increase of the arabic
! quantity Of prOductiYeness,-Rural WorIs
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11

One of Louis Napoleon's former
mistresses keeps a concert-cafe OF
doubtful reputation, in Brussels. Her
house is visited by many FrenchmenI,
and tbe stories which Madame tells
about her Iiaison with the Emperor
are eagealy listened to. Her name is
Folicite Gavard. She is native OF
Amiens, and has four children; the
eldest two, she asserts, have as much
Napoleonic blood as the Prince
Imperial.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11
HOOnand's German Bitters
Hollands German Tonic

Z, eoabSsdtioH Of an Es fa0Tediets Of de Bitefl,
vii PURH Santd CTtIs Bum, Orange, cte u iG Bsed
for % ads disedsss 1e Bisrg ia cases where
Is alcoholic sialulas iS required H0u sviu bear fa
Esfad dt fesa remedies dTs entirely different from
aav otSys ddUeSsd for The Of he dtsedses adHsed
sss BEING scist6e preparations Of medicinal ezraets,
VDhiIs fhe oe7T dTe mere decoctioas Of Ta IN some
ToTIa TRs TONIC g decidedly Of Gie most plea
sauf and agreeable feedtes eoeT offered 70 lts pIotte
n taSe q es0uieG RS pleasure 70 td1 q sohsS t1
fs-o1ia1 s1l1ardtia0, and SedSeadl qlldttSsS haU1
sanssd Q 8 ks EReIQH e ths gTeGtSa qf e blfeA
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11
DEBILITY.

DEBILITY.
Theys q no sedieine equal to HogfanFs German
BideTs Tonic IN cases ef De6tsty.
They SmpaTt a tons n Aandvig0T g tks t0FOls
Iysls, strsags1sn 9. , eggs5sst: gst: % ea..s Use
mach to digest T. purify The blood give good sound
eye iapaTt bloom le cheeks, and change e patient
from ShOTt-bTe1tted eaGefdted, t0edk ana NERVOUS
inpdIid, to full. faced St0t and rigorous person.
Weak and Delicate Children are
made strong by using the h1Eter9 or
Tonic. In fact, they are Family medi-
eineg. They can be administered with
perfect safety 70 a child three months
old. the most delicate female, or = man
u n.n s..ss. sifsntt
Blood Purifiers
epsr knotgn and sDiu cure all diseases Tcsung from
bad blood Keep youTM4 blood pure; keep your
Liver IN order; keep your dtgeStfOe organs
IN a sound, healthy WIc0nditiOH By the tESe
Of these TeHedieS and no disease t1tH
eps GsSai you The best men in the country TseomMcss
1sem. II years Of honest reputation 90 for GAyttshg
y0H Msa ~ fAsIs preparations.
al "a
FROM HON. GEO. ". WOODWARD,
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA, March 10, 1851
I find Hoofdads German BitieTs Is not an t1tor-
ioaag beUeTa0c bat good tonic, tLsL ~ dtsoTdeTS
Of s digestive 0E0aRS, and Of great belet IN easeS y
debiIity and CoHf Of zeTv0sis action, IN De sySteH
GEo n. RooDRARD.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11

Buckeyes, Vermont challenges You.
Answer in thunder tones in OctobeT'
Tribune.
We hear you, Horace. All right,
old eoyey!-O. S. Journal,
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11

Late Bricadier General and U. S. Com
missioner for Exchange Of Prisoners.
BUFFALo, August 25, 1868.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11
LET US HAVE PEAcEp-eran.

From hallow'd ground,
From martyrs mound, .
From widows breast,
From grief Oppressed,
From sire-bereft,
In sorrow left,
From every sod
The slain have trOd;
From every flood
Once tinged with blood,
From plenty-blessd,
From toll oppressed,
From hill and dale,
From every vale,
From rock-girt Maine
To Western Plain,
The prayers increase
'Let us have peace"
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-11
FREMONT SANDUSKY COUNTY OHIO; FRIDAY SEPTEMBER L. 1863
9oetrr.
"1'M OLD TO-DAY"

[Au aged man, on reaching his seventeen
birthday, like one surprised paced his room,
exclaiming, Il am an old man am an old
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-10-24
Local Elections.

Accompanying the national election, on the Sd of
November, the people in this city are called upon to
choose for the ensuing two years, a Tax Collector,
City and County Attorney, Auditor, Chief of Police,
Superintendent of Streets, several School Directors
and Supervisors. The Democrats are already in the
field, and the Republican nominations will be con-
cluded this week. The Democratic Convention was
noticeable for its disorder and confusion as the assem-
blages ofthis party usually are. With the exception of
the nominees for Tax Collector and one or two Super
visorships, the aspirants for office presented are but
mediocre men. of fair qualifications. The entire ticket
is composed of Simon Pure secessionists, if we may
credit the statement ofone delegate ofthe Convention,