Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-16
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Tol1the Editors of che Union and Amefican:4
b.. To the readers of the Masonic Or
pans Home Column of -Sear paper ]
bresnme mylreport of my tIip Tinsi Middle
Tennessee. Leaving Livingston, OFef-
ton county, l proceeded to jamestown,
IN Fentress county, q distance of twenty
seven mi ies. About twenty of these were
up and down, one immense hill aftera an
other. until ytiu ascend to the summit of
the Cumberland Mountains, them three
miles of good road brings you to James
town, the county scat 0n.my arrival, l
found the people assembled to meet me.
gave them public talk in the Court
house, alter which / met the Masonic
Lodge. They only number eighteen in
the county, q very small band, obut
true. grit. The . Lodge donated
$3.50 to thti Home, notwithstanding they
had their hall burned down, with all
their furniture, about eight months pre-
Vious, aud even then holding their meet
ings nine miles from town, in the coun-
try. With al this disaster, they say no
man can be made Mason in their Lodge
for the sake of money to assist them in
rebuilding, but that he must have solid
merit. This is what l call true grit. nsoa
eEl-tr - =, FRNTRKss. s.,r
This county is very billy and noun
famous generally, but I am informed
there is strip of about eight miles width
bordering the Kentucky line that is level
and very rich. / found the old story
about Fentress untrue, that was, that
'theT kept the poll with notches on a
shingle." But, as the Hon. Ed. Ewing
once remarked to me, 'sYou viii find
clever, sensible people every where,
whether in valley or mountain. ~ SO
found it in Fentress.
From jamestown l proceeded to Cook
vile, in ...a
PUTNAM COUNTY,
distance of forty-nine miles, accompa-
MED by very worthy Brother, the Sec.
rotary of ia mestowp Lodge. Here met
with very kind reception, and made a
public talk at night in large and well
furnished school room, after which the
Lodge donat $500 90 20 the House.
OF this county did not see much. A
part of it extends with the Cumberland
mountain. An excellent Brother con
veyed me from here to Sparta, driving a
fine horse attached to good buggy.
sPAI:TA AND MCMINNvILLg.
At this place met the Lodge in the
afternoon, a very large number present,
and remains ID with them until midnight,
receiving donation of 81, 42O 90, and
Brothers d.. w. S. Finley, w. N. Cam
eror, Johr Parks AID J. P. Franklin
$4,000 eat;h
From Sc aria went to Murfreesboro,
staying all light at McMinnville. Whilst
here | had beautiful moonlight view of
the town, which impressed me with the
idea that it was beautiful place, and
had improved rapidly since the war.
During my " Try short stay did not fail
to meet with tne of the great attractions
of the town, o ne that would attract the
traveller so much as TO strive to reach
McMinnyille by Saturday night, il in
reach, and he had to remain over until
Monday. / mean thsI hotel kept by Mrs.
DR. ]. L. Read, form erly of the celebrated
Warren House, that was burned last Oc-
tober. Su,'h hotel keepers are rare, yet
most needed.