The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-08-01
eosstp about Lawrence County.

To the Editors ofthe Herald.
1t was my privilege and pleasure to
make visit to our good sister county
of Lawrence, and spend few days
among her social and pleasant people.
To one who had not been to Lawrence
burg, since the late war, the first nOti
chile feature of the place, was the active
and lively appearance of trade. In
hurried trip around the square, the
merchants all seemed busy in attention
to their customers. On leaving the
square, and extending my observations
further over the town, another, and a
more striking indication of thrift, was
at once apparent. Quite a number of
new and elegant residences have been
erected. 1 should like to give you the
names of these enterprising citizens,
who are developing the resources of
their county and adding to the improve
mentS of their town. But, as they were
mostly strangers to your correspondent,
and having taken no memorandum OF
their names, / will not attempt to re-
cord them from memory. These new
planned generally in good taste, and
seem to be well built. By the way, Mr..
Editor, can you tell why so many South
ern people still persist in building barn
looking houses, with their cook-rooms
so far away from the main building and
so inconveniently arranged, that the
good housewife is literally used up, in
elm bling up and down steps. while at
tending to her domestic concerns? Will
some people never learn that good taste,
great convenience and much comfort
can be united in the erection of dwell
ing and at the same time, house cost
ing less than one on the old barn style?
Some enterprising, wide awake citi-
zens of Lawrenceburg, have set the
CrNn1 Ia fhIS nj,
And yet there are houses in that town,
that have the barn look from the out
side, but conveniently arranged, as to
their interior. These are the residences
of German citizens. Your readers must
recollect that Lawrence county has
large German settlements, and to this,
is to be attributed the progress she is
developing. Her forests are being clear
ed up, her old worn fields, ard in many
instances poor, are now being brought
into cultivation, and her manufacturing
interests developed. The German ele-
ment is variOusly viewed by the native
citizens.
a farmer, an old citizen, in answer to
question relative to their prosperity
and success said: "They are running
our country, they do not know how to
farm, | haYe tried 10 instruct them,
but thoy won't listen to the words OF
---'sanIn-N
Are there no good farmers among !
them was the second and more specific
inquiry. YES, as you go down the
road, you will see some good crops rals-
ed by some Gi thenl,'
Many OF these Germans, have made
bad selections, l doubt not III the pur-
chase ot their lands, and it Will take
time Tor them to improve it, ifthey ever
do. So a; to make good crops. Some
~, =, ,.,,,o 6rSf bavp bapOnp dissatisfied
and have left. Others would leave, if
they had The means. many are pl9aged
and are building houses and otherwise |
improving their lots in town, or farms
III the country.
One large new house in Lawrenceburg,
seemed to be occupied rs furniture
manufacturing establishment, as a
store house aud as dwelling house, Tor
one OF more families. regret tbs
SHORTAGES Ofmy stay, as it prevented me
from seeing more Ut their operations.
Tney have II settlement at Loretta, |
SOME Lts, miles fVCIn Lawrenceburg, but
l did not visit it. | must not omit to
mention the fact, that about dusk OF an
evening, there were strains OF music
heard, proceeding generally from hOus~ |
es occupied by German citizens, adding
much 60 The home-like feeling so COM
fOrta u IL Il 9SrangaF,
In Lawfenceburg met your fellow
ci .izen MIR. Merrill Embry, busy TAX
ing out policies, on the lives OF the good
pCOp.e of Lawrence, i'll behalf Of the |
\ tsLvilIe Life Insurance Company, and |
learned from EiAI that he was having
large success in his line.
Here also | met Rev. Mr. Hinwitidie |
and family, OF your county, but now
Presiding Elder of the Savannah Dis
trict, Of the Methodist Church. He was
holding his District Conference and bad |
therefore pres Mt gOodly number of
representative men OF his church, from |
Lawrence, Hardin, Wayne and other |
counties. / looked in upon the Confer
ence for short fine, both on Friday |
and Saturday, while in session, On |
Friday Mr.. Dinwiddie was presiding |
and in addition to his own preachers !
and other efficient members, there were
several visiting members present. L
learned the names of Messrs. Hughes |
and Anderson, from Giles, Mr.. Wilkes
from Maury, EIessrs Petway and Parks,
from Nashville. on Saturday ! was
surprised 10 find Bishop Mc1yeire in
the chair, and conducting the business
in his most approved method. If men
are born for any specific purpose, then
Bishop McTYeile is in his proper sphere.
With a discriminating mind, ready
of the question, tena-
cious remembrance of names, familiar
llduubE tndI mar oS OnS L1Oot lliIlu l0Cl
at home, he Sits his business thorough
Iy and rapidly. In company with The
Bishop, was David Reynolds Esq, of
Giles, a man OF enlarged views and Ibis
eral TO the institutions of his church.
public services were held at the
two churches in the place, during the
of the Conference, which
were largely attended, and which
in the addition of some MEM
bers who may prove useful to the church
of their choice.
Unjust not omit the pure water and
of Lawrenceburg. Water
as clear as crystal, cold enough without
ice-free-stone, the very water for inva-
lids, from limestone regions. Bat the
people of Lawrencebprg, at least some
of them, We're anxious to try limestone
water as remedy for their debilIties.
So while those who are using limestone,
are anxious for free stone water, those
who are all the time on free stone, are
equally anxious for limestone.