Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-06-22
From Blanche.
For the Fayetteville Observer.

For the Fayetteville Observer.
BLANCHE, Tenn, June 16, 1871.
Mr.. ~ 0. Wallace:
DEAR SIR-Pleasant Plains is
situated IN the southwest corner
of the county, on what is called
the "Ridge," has a beautiful sur
rounding-fine free stone water,
and is one of the healthiest places
in the county.
1t has two dry goods houses,
one family grocery, two black
smith shops, one tin, one saddler's
and one wagon shop, one lodge of
Masons, one of Good Templars,
one school, two physicians, one
lawyer, and three preachers.
Besides, we have a good church
house, in which a large, well
dressed, and lwell-behaved congre-
CATION worship every Sabbath.
There is no organ in the church,
but there is a bell on the top of
it, which causes the village to put
on toay,e airs when tolling. The
population is nearly all religious,
and no one thinks strange if the
sexes do sit together; provided,
however, that the cold men" don't
talk to their wives instead of the
""brats."
In short, Religion, Masonry, and
Temperance are the peoples safe
guards. With these, it is proposed
to carry light to the ''Regions be-
yond," and to add greatly to the
strength and prosperity of the
community in years to come.
ilIs.5l - Bob.
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o BLANCHE, June 16, 1871.
Mr.. NJ o. Wdlldce-
DEAR SIR Pleasant Plains,
Tenn, was, commenced by W. W.
Petty about the year 1850, with
a dry goods house. 1t made but
little advancement in the way OF
Improvement until after the war
Since that time it has been gradu'
ally growing into nice country
village, and now contains several
good business houses, carried on
by good clever men Of this county's
raising. The firms are all good
Messrs. RawlS & GrifIis, dry goods
Messrs. j. F. & ]. NJ. Byers, do;
Nj. F. Hampton & Co., family gro
ceries. 1t has two blacksmith
shops and one wagon shop, also
lone cabinet shop. We also have
a first rate doctor located here
from Giles county. | think VIC
have as good society around this
little village as can be found ir
the State. There is fine church
house finished off here this spring
80 by so feet. We also have q
good school. Our church house
has a fine bell on it, to notify the
people for miles around when tc
attend worship. Besidethese things
The Free Masons have a lodge here
There is also a good Templars
lodge held at this place of alarge
membership of the very cream of
the country. Furthermore there
is o first rate Sabbath School car
ried on regular at the new church
Mr.. Editor, see you have many
invitations to visit, and when you
start come by Blanche and spend
a few hours with US. [ know
Mr.. Editor, we have a bad name.
but l think some Of our accusers
live in glass houses and had better
quit throwing rocks and calling us
ugly names. l fatter myself
that we have as good a nelghbor
hood as any in the county. Oul
people are sober and Industrious
nearly all belonging to the church
Free Masons and Good Templars
So, Mr.. Editor, if you can't stay
all, night, you must call and see
US in passing. OLD DAD.
] P. S. forgot to tell you we hat
good tin and saddler shop in oul
/ little town. We also have about
half dozen preachers in this neigh
borhood, and one attorney at law
o. We are told that, thus