The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-23
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

Mr.. EDITOR:
/ see nothing from our portion of the
county in your paper, and as am deep
ly interested in my portion OF the globe
as well as other people in theirs,
have concluded to give you brief &C
count of things in this section. l refel
to that portion of the county, known as
Chapel Country. This name was given
to our section, from one of the pr1nci
pal Churches located in our midst
More than thirty years ago, Mr.. William
Hunter, a public spirited and liberal
citizen, erected chiefly at his own cost a
house of worship, for himself, family
and neighbors, and among the Methodist
people, Hunters Chapel, has became a
place of historic interest.
The lands around about the place, are
of first quality, at least the most OF
them, some are worn and quilted from
long continued cultivation in cotton
Cotton is now the staple, commonly
raised for market. A considerable
amount of stock is also either raised or
fattened for market in this vicinity, and
some of the very safest and most pru-
dent of our trading men live in this
community. Among them, may pe
mentioned, Egbert Wright, VIM. irwin,
Walter Akin, George McCord ana JOSH
ua King, &C., DC.
Mr.. James w. Hunter, has school at
what is sometimes called the Irwin
School house, He is ayoung gentleman
of culture, handsome and the young las
dies saw modest or bashful in society. A
citizen formerly of Edgeheld, and
graduate of Henry and Embry college.
A little South of Hunters Chapel, is
another Church building, known as
Ebenezer, and belonging to the Cum
berland Presbyterian. OF this Church,
Rev. Jno. Howard is pastor. Near by
this last, is Scott's Mill, and West OF 1t
a few miles, is Towards Mill, known as
Enterprise. Here the Baptist have in
contemplation the erection OF a Church
building, with good prospect OF
success:
This section of country, embraces
most of the Eleventh Civil District OF
Maury County, and the people are as
solvent and free from debt, as any part
of the county. at least they are so repre-
scented, and l am vain enough of my
people to believe it.
OF one thing however, we may not
boast of much, and that is OF the
Church buildings we now occupy. Mr..
Hunter, the builder OF Hunters Chapel
Church, died some years ago, and IN the
division of his estate, the lot OF land on
which the Chapel was built, has peen
lost, the Church not having obtained a
SOOu GIbl0 W Lu0 same Inv
ever is still occupied every other Sunday
for preaching, and Mr.. Wilkes, of Guile
Okla, is present on these occasions:
Several efforts have been made to build
a new house, but as yet, they have all
ended in talk and nothing more, at least
the public know nothing more. 1t is to
be hoped that during the present year
new, large and nice building will be
erected. 1t is said that the membership
of that Church own property to the
amount of two hundred thousand dol
lars or more, and are therefore able to
erect an excellent house. After all it
may be the fault of the preachers them,
selves, for as long as they are satisfied
with the old log house, so will the peo-
pie be-for the Bible does say something
about--"Like priest, Like people"
If you.publish this, l may write again.
- SHADY.