Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-03-30
THE SENIOR l0CAL'sTRIP TO OAI
ON COUNTY.

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psdseeh, Ky-TTer Streets- tobacco
houses Churches. the Press--Len.
Faxon. amt country cdttors.'' etc.
Union city Sleeping Beausy-
Handy, the Courier. etc.
About Al a. IN, on the 18th inst, ye
local, with his better half and little
twig, accompanied by the accomplish
ed Miss r. l., r., of Obion, were
snugly ensconced in one of the mag
nifcent passenger coaches Of the NJ.
z. & i. Railroad, bound for the resi-
deuee of our friend and former fellow
countyman, j. r., whose name and
fame as a tobacco grower is co-exten-
siye with the trade-who, for fear of
forgetting how the weed looks, keeps
a sample of pie-bsld hanging on his
bed-poat. Without accident we ar
rived at Union City about II o'clock
procured hack, and drove out to our
friends farm in time to have our
names in the pot for an excellent
dinner. AS to what we saw and how
we spent our time there, we will omit,
as most of our random sketch will be
uninteresting to the general reader,
and we here take occasion 10 say that
many things embraced herein are put
in type" for the eye Of those with
whom we mingled, whose kindness to
us and ours would be forever slight
ed were we to fail to particular
ize, therefore people, hereabouts, can
omit any or all of this "epistle of
James" as seemeth best to them.
On Friday, 18th, J, X. and myself
started for
PADUCAH,
where we rem, med until Monday
evening" the guests Of my sister and
neice, Mrs. X. and Mrs. p, to whom
we are placed under renewed obliga-
tons for extreme kindnesses and at
tention. Paducah, in business point
of view, was dull, except in the great
staple of tobacco, which was selling
freely, but as regards prices, she can
not compete with this, the "best mark
ct in the country" The
TOBACCO WAREHOUSES;
of that city, however, are the best We
ever saw, being capacious and conven-
lent
THE STREETS
are the main beauty and attraction OF
this city of the Purchase" being
very broad, substantially and evenly
graded and gravoled, making them SUI
perior, as we think, to the famous
Nicholson pavement, and built al
about one fifth the cost of the latter
Paducah extends from what was once
jersey City, on the Tennessee river
down and back Of the beautiful Ohio q
distance Of two miles either way, Gov
ering broad expense of valley land
that is unbroken as far a. the eye can
reach As to buildings, they do not
compare with ours.
THE CHURCHES
are good, except the Methodist, which
il an ancient, and rather dilapidated
edi!icc, where we heard a plain, practi
cal sermon, Sunday morning, by Rev
Mr.. Twins, to 4 small congregation. a
former resident of our city, who sat by
Us, informed us that out Of a member
ship of several hundred only about
seventy i've were regular attendants
This Is a bad state Of things, and
should not exist. The pastor appears
to be a faithful minister of God, and
if the membership would assist him
which il their bounden duty, the good
old Methodist fire might be rekindled
upon her affairs, and the church built
up, and exert an influence for good
which Methodism, when properly
carried out, never fails to accomplish
The fact is, primitive Methodism is on
the wanc-they are too formal, toe
fashionable, and do not meet their
brethren upon equality, as in former
times. Let them return to the ancient
land marks, do their firstworks over,
and we will soon experience a power
full outpouring of the holy spirit, and
the church built up in its most holy
faith.
We were informed that DR., Hen.
drick ; church-(hc that is known by
our people as dcvout, christian gen.
tleman)-was in fiourishing condi.
ton, Congregation large, the poor
looked after and christian charity ex-
tended to all, A lady member of his
church, GO years of age, hunts up poor
children, clothes them comfortably
takes them to the Sabbath school and
church, and there makes men and wo-
men of them, with which to adorn so.
ciety and glorify their Father in Hcav,
en-. Verify, such IA woman will wear a
star -gemmcd crown in the great here
after.
THE PRESS
is conducted with energy and ability
The Kentuckian, controlled by j. r.
Martin, and localized by our former
fellow towusman and friend, the witty
aud quiz2ical Len, Faxon The Daily
News, edited and controlled by com
bination of excellent printers and