Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-06-14
Letter From Granville, Tenn.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: Having seen
an invitation in the columns of your
valuable paper. soliciting items from
various parts of the country, herein
send you few, which, if deemed wor-
thy, you can publish, and if so, we
will feel very we'll remunerated for the
so-calIed trouble of writing.
McAdoo is now, and has long been,
noted for its hospitality and hard
working, energetic citizens. By the
way, we have some of the best tobacco
raisers here old Montgomery affords,
judging from the way in which they
handle it, the amount raised per acre,
and the accounts given of the sales in
the papers. We feel gratifed to know
that the farmers here keep pace with
farmers in other parts of the county.
A good many are done setting ont to-
bacco, and others just waiting for a
good season, and from what we can
see and hear, there will be very large
crop set out this year, nearly all set
ting out more than in previous years.
The wheat is ripening very fast, and
but for the rust, which has attacked it
in the last ten days, the prospect would
be very fattering for large yield
Hopes are entertained that the crop is
two much matured to be injured seri-
ously by it.
The people here are still making
improvements. Just beyond McAdoo,
a new sawmillis being erected by Smith
& Bro, where they expect to saw
"'oodles' of lumber for the people.
They are clever men and deserve the
patronage of the community. Just
beyond this short distance, there are
two stores, one of them recently put up.
I wish them both success. From the
store of Mr.. Grant. the people receive
the mail weekly, greatly to the eOnve
nience of the community.
There is one thing in which we see
a great deficiency in the community,
that is good school, which is so essen
tial to every community. The people
see the error they have committed and
now fully realize the necessity of
good school in their midst [ hope
soon to. see a desire manifested by every
parent, to go to work and build up a
good school here. Now is the time to
build good school house, and avail
ourselves of the free school law. l
hope, if the people do not take the
requisite amount of interest, that the
County Superintendent, when elected,
will arouse the people on this subject.
For Superintendent, we need an ener
getic, working man, ofsa literary turn
of mind, and one well versed in text
books. There is fine Sunday school
in operation at McAdoo church, be-
tween fifty and sixty in attendance and
still increasing.
According to previous arrangement,
there was public speaking at Bethel,
some two miles distant from McAdoo,
last Saturday night, on the subject of
education. The house was nearly full,
mostly young ladies, who looked as
pretty as the goddess of love when she
stopped to kiss the sparkling wave
The opening exercises were conducted
by DIR. Brown, after which the follow
ing gentlemen spoke: j. W. Burney,
Nick Parish. DR.. Moody, Jr., and Rev.
w. A. Turner. Each of whom spoke
upon an average half an hour. The
audience seemed well entertained and
to appreciate the efforts made by the
speakers. By the time the audience
was dismissed, pale Cynthia had almost
attained her meridian height, and her
soft and mellow rays, doubtless assist
ed some faint hearted youth, as he ac-
companied his bonny lass home, to
talk of the bright and golden dreams
of love. OBSERVER.
Granville, june 9, 1873.