Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-11
CARROLL COUNTY.
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Correspondence Of the Union and American
Hollow Rock, CARROLL Co., Tenn,
June 5, l872.-My last, and first general
epistle was written at Huntingdon, the
classic county seat of this county-the
home of an ex-Supreme Judge, of an ex-
Circuit Judge and ex-Chaneellor, all of the
Brownlow dynasty, an ex-Congressman,
and OF quite an array of gentlemen of the
legal fraternity together with scores OF
good people Of other callings too tedious to
mentien.
DEATHS.
Since my last new adjustment of the
table of our county mortality has been ne
cessitated by the death of some of our
well known citizens. A few days ago old
mother Finch, eighty-two years Of age,
died at her residence, close to this place,
and two hours thereafter her son,
Col. Lewis Finch, followed her TO
1.-the dim land of dreams" The
Colonel was sound and well, at the time of
the demise of his aged and excellent moth
or; but on hearing Of her death, the shock
TO his sensibilities was so great that in two
hours he too was added to the long list of
the dead. His case was very much like
that Of Mr.. Thomas Wyley, Of our sister
county Of Burton. His mother, too, died
after an extended pilgrimage in 'this
strange land and Immediately her devoted
son s'TOok to his bed" and la a few days,
departed ''to country from whose bourne
no traveller returns" Both of these men
died of grief over the loss of good mothers.
Truly are there many things daily occur
ring in these times, too deep for
the philosophy Of any modern HOra-
ito. Whilst on the subject
of the mortality of our county. / must al
so mention the recent death of our aged fel-
low citizen, Col. John Dixon. he died a
few days ago, at bis home, six miles west Of
Huntingdon, at quite an advanced age.
lie was a pioneer of the county, came here
with our Gwinns and Hamiltons, COM
menced life without fortune; but by indus
try and economy, sobriety and integrity,
gathered about him much of the worlds
goods. he leaves several children, TO de-
plOre his loss.
CROPS.
Business is quite duh at this place, and is
in a state Of stagnation throughout the
county. The people are hard at
work, aud with reasonable rains
VIC had glorious shower yesterday,
with considerable wind-they will
make corn and cotton enough to put them
on an independent footing next year. So
mote il be. The small crop of wheat plant
ed last year is now maturing and promises
q handsome yield. Beans, peas, potatoes
squashes, and all other garden vegetables
abound, and our city folks are supplied
from the rural districts in quantities at
prices to suit.
A SLIGHT UNPLEAsANTNESS.
Heretofore the fighting of our county has
been DONE by tie men; but few days ago
couple Of students of one of The city
scbN Is arrived at a HljSS-understand-
ings and came rear resoTting to the code
for settlement, and that too, in the very
presence oftbe innocent cause Of the quarrel.
Fortunately the affair was settled without
blood-lettiug, but both had pistols; but they
were in The harmless condition Of Moore
and J,fiies when they sought 'the field OF
Mars" "on the fertile shores Of Fife"
They were a silly pair of blockheads to do
SO; but reader, if Greece and Troy may
wage war for ten years about one Helen,
why may not two youths Of old Carroll
WAGE q quarrel ten minutes about another !
SQUIRREL HUNT.
A grand squirrel hunt is announced for
To-day, and barbecue al spring near
Hunting ION. Quite number OF
D rsons have been selected by
the captains Of the hunt, and among the
Nimrods, and pitted against each other in
the sport, are two gentlemen-Martin Dill,
ESQ, and w. w. Murray, Esq.,-esch
weighing two hundred ahd twenty-five
pounds. Reader, Just think of two masses
of bare bones, Ike Sir John Falstaf, trudg-
ing through the woods, hunting for SPUR
reis, The thermometer at 80 degrees. and
no ice closer than the North Pole! The
very thought IS enough TO break a sweat on
an iceberg. -a ..l
POLITICAL.
The Democratic county convention met
in Huntingdon last Monday, and nominated
Us. Ramsey for Trustee, j. Walter Mont
gomeTy for Tax Collector, Esq. Alfred Brl-
ant for Sheriff, and Judge Geor II. Prince
for County Judge. QUIG NUNC. E