Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-05-15
Lincoln County Items.
From the Franklin Review and Journal.
FLYNTvrLLE, LINCOLN Co., TENN. }
April 29th, 1873. I

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space in your columns for such
items as l have been able to COL
lect, hoping that they may be of
interest to some of your readers.
Flyntville, the place from which
l am writing, is a small village
just in the Barrens on the
Winchester and Alabama Railroad,
about twelve miles from Fayette-
will, and is one Of the prettiest
little villages In the State. The
site, together with the surround
ing scenery, makes it an attract
i've and delightful place. Espe-
cially is it delightful at this sea-
son of the year, when the numer-
Gus groves that surround it are
clothed with natures loveliest
paraphernalia, and the gentle ze-
phyrs Of spring come laden with the
odors of the flowers, many Of which
"Are bern to blush unseen
And lose their fragrance in the desert air."
The lands of this county are
greatly diversified, being made up
of alternate hills and intervening
low-lands. The presentations of
the soil indicate DO requisites of
fertility, yet, with the exception
of the Barren district in the Eas.
tern portion of the county, the
land is well adapted to the pro-
duction of all kinds of grain. The
soil is also adapted to the growth
of cotton, the product equal TO
that of any county in the State,
considering the area cultivated.
The Barrens are noted for me-
chanicsl industry and enterprise.
The water facilities of this section
enable it to excel in the manufac.
ture of cloth. Henry Warren, ESQ /,
proprietor Of Skeletons Greek Fac.
tory, is enabled to furnish all the
adjoining markets with this arti-
Gle, having sixteen looms in con-
tinusl operation, each of which
produces forty yards daily, ma
king in the aggregate GAO yards.
Shipments are made to all parts OF
the country via Winchester and
Alabama Railroad.
Many emigrants from the North,
especially from Chic, have set
tied in this part of the country.
They have purchased land, believ.
ing that by proper attention 10
fertilizing, it can be made as pro-
ductive as that in Ohio; but if the
'Lincolnites don't bind them," a
few harvests will change yankee
Doodle" into the plaintive air of
"Home, Sweet Home" or "The
Girl | left behind me.
Fayetteville, the county seat
Iof Lincoln, is one of the oldest
towns in the State. 1t was the
principal place of rendezvous du-
ring the war of 1912. The Court
House. built about the year 1917,
has been sold recently for 1925,
and is now being removed, the
County Court having appropria-
ted $4,000 to the erection of an
other. The committee appointed
TO superintend its construction,
has entered into a contract with
party who propose to complete it
by the last day of June, 1874.
Among the business firms of
Fayetteville are many of the en-.
terprising sons of williamson
I. j. Gray and W L. Hatcher, of
the firm of Gray, Hatcher& Wad-
die, are here and doing a thriving
business. Such men will do we'll
anywhere. The firm, Hatcher &
Ogelvie, formerly of Williamson
county, are also doing well.
Lincoln county is alive on the
subject of education. There are
many first class schools in the
country, among which l must
mention that under the charge of
Prof. John ", Hatcher at Fayette-
vile. He is representative from
Williamson, having assumedcharg
of the Female School at that place !
about twelve months ago, since
when, bis untiring energy and de-
votion to the cause have built up
a school second to none in the land. |
Lincoln justly beasts of being |
the banDer democratic county of
the State. During the last Con-
gressional election, she ignored |
the claims of "Tennessee's great
est living statesmen yet we
should remember that "great men
and great names are often found
laborlng under great mistakes.
Previous to the late war, she adj
hered tenaciouslyto the doctrine of
State sovereignty, and so enthusi-
astlc were her people on this ques-
ton that, when the State still hest
tated to cast her fortunes with
her Southern sisters, they discuss
ed the expediency of severing
tteir relations from the State