Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-09-06
LETTER rRoAsEw PROVIDENCE:

dull time of the year, everything ani-
mate appears to linger around the
shade, and pant for the cooling brook.
We presume this cry may be heard in
the commercial world, in many places,
know not how it is with editors and
printers. Thinking probably that
you are not crowded with valuable
matter to fill the columns of your in
teresting sheet, / think few scatter
ing thoughts, in regard to our city,
would not be much out of place. Trust
ing they may interest some of your
readers and benefit others, send them
to you, to dispose of them as your
judgment may dictate.
With the date of this writing new
commercial year commences, and
with it, but few changes Of Importance,
among the few, which have reached
the public ear, is the retiring from the
firm of Herndon, Gold & Co., of Mr..
Willie Hambaugh, succeeded by Mr..
JAS. Brunty; SO you see that the
Company remains linked to the firm.
| know not the cause of this change,
unless it be that Willie is tired of liv-
ing alone, as / have long since been,
and expects soon to bid adieu to the
sorrows of single blessedness." and
take unto himself some fair damsel
and make her happy. l wish you a
happy life, God bless you, farewell.
/ wish the new firm success during
this commercial year, and 1 speak for
them liberal patronage. Mr.. I.
Herndon is a man of fine business
qualities. assisted by the working pow
ers of Mr. B., they may expect to sue
coed as long as they keep Gold on
hand.
Messrs. Lyle, Rossington & Co.,
will continue to press forward, though
the opposing elements thicken around
them. | know not whether they in
tend keeping Mr. Co., with them or
not; this does not matter, they being
men of great energy and perseverance,
connected with fine business qualifca-
tions, they will certainly share large
ly in the profits with their neighbors.
| ask for them hogsheads by the
thousands.
Our merchants have long faces, ever
and anon smile and then a grin; the
smile may be indicative of great gains
they have, or feastlng upon the pleas
ures of anticipation; the grin may be
caused by some loss sustained, OF the
intolerable heat, which now threatens
to burn us up. They may be found
lounging around their doors, upon
goods boxes, anxiously awaiting for
some one to pass, to get his nickle, or
at their desks, figuring over their gains
or losses.
: Our grocerymen and tipping houses
are getting their share of the trade,
especially those that deal in King AL
cohol, Judging from the street excite
ment, towards evening, and | might
say, during the night. Human beings
are strange compounds of matter and
spirit. When they suffer their appe-
tites and propensities to control them,
they will become so debased and i'm
moral, that they will sink below level
of the brute creation while on the
other hand, if they will control their
appetites and passions, and cultivate
the moral and intellectual part, they
may be elevated so high as to COM
mune with God Our honorable |
Court has good deal of trouble, try
ing to keep the peace, especially with
the coiored gentlemen. Several anus
ing cases have been brought before
him and disposed of | trust he will |
deal out justice to all, and aid in help
ing to pay the county debt. 1 think
this little city should be more citifed
it would add greatly to the morals of
the place. | would suggest that it be
incorporated, and elect Mayor and
Aldermen and have regular police
men, to keep down the evening quar-
rels and night brolls, which disturb
the peaceful citizens, it would increase
acknowledgements to settle in this health
full place, and add to its prosperity.
There is yet something which is
needed, and of vast importance, to the
future prosperity of this place, and
that is schools. They tell, in thunder
tones, of the moral and intellectual
advancement of the rising generation.
They are forts which guard the en-
trance of an enemy, which is running
the South-ignorance. They cannot
be built up and maintained, without
enough to build school
houses and academies. There are
three hundred and forty children in
this District, between the ages of six
and eighteen, and the scholastic year
has commenced, and how many schools
in operation? Only one this is griev-
Dus to be sounded abroad, yet, it is the
truth, this speaks volumes for place
like this; this is encouraging to those
who wish to live in New Providence,
Tennessee. What can be the matter
with the citizens in and around this
little city? Is it that they (
wish to bestow all they have to the
ratification of the appetites, and
,lothe themselves in purple and fine
linen? decorate the body with all the
ldornments of taste and beauty and
ct the mind starve, unless it feed upon
7ice and immortality! What chance
nave children, to make useful men and I
unless they be educated while {
he mind is young and susceptible of
he lasting impressions What else =
IAN you expect of your children, than a
or them to seek associates with those '
Who will lead them into the paths of :
rice and folly? We should have I
schools and school houses, that the
Using generation may be taught useful /
assnns for life. and how to meet death e