The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-06-11
On, Cedar Chapel Correspondence e.
CEDAR CHAPEL, May %, 1875.

EDITORS BULLETIN
On the morning of the 2lst of May, q
friend and 1 started on a little iaunt
north, terminating our journey at a Iamo,
the county seat of Crockett county. dis
lance of forty miles. Ill tell you. if the
world is as large every way as it was the
way we went, it's shorter; and what
aggravates the ca e, the road went on
| thought 1t might be of some interest to
the readers of your paper to learn what
the farmers are doing between here and
there, also to learn something of the ex>
tent of that thriving little town We
crossed Hatchie river at Estina,,Ia. and
wendell our way on to Denmark. We
then took the P, plar Corner ferry road
had not gone far before we had the starch
extracted from our completed hosornad
shirts by shower of rain, vet we iour-
neyed on, crossed the south promo Of the
FOrked Deer at the old ferry, but instead
of ferry boat, as in other DAYS re
! found a most excellent bridge We
| stopped at night near Bells Station. AMI
| 1t seemed to ule that industry and enter>
| prise were Swallowed forth on every farm
we passed, that with good stands of cot
/ ton and corn, it really seemed that
| each one was trying to excel his neigh
/ Dor IN the thorough culture of his cron
| We scarcely passed a farm that we could
| not see a wheat field standing ont in
bold relief, and generally hi ldIng fair for
a EOuntltu yield. The next morning we
went on our way rejoicing, with full
stomachs and empty pocket-books. to
our destination, dis ance of ten miles
| 1t IS really exhilarating to view that
part of the journey. There are sfme
few of the farms Scared by the tooth of
time and improper cultivation, but the
generality of them are newly settled
adorned with neat cottages. lawns, flower
garden, with crops and fields to carre-
spond. lu proportion to the size of the
farms, there Is more wheat sown between
Bells and Alamo than any part of the
route. To giTe an idea of the quality,
counted one hundred and seven stalks
from one grain, and all we'll developed.
, When we got to Alamo I spoke Of the
cheerful appearance of the farms | had
just passed, and was informed that the
farms of Crockett county were usually
small and mostly titled nv their owners
am better satisfied than ever. that the
true policy Is, to have small farms and
till them well Farmers are all hope,
: ful of bountiful c~op this year. vet
I there 10 general scarcity Of money and
: iorage-the appearance Of stock testifas
to the correctness Of the later There was
) a general complaint of the dep-edatinns
}, OF cut worms among the farmers, bu
nothing serious, and disposition, b,
other professions, to find fault of thu
Changers.
Alamo is situated on the dividing
ridge between the south and m iddlI
= forks of the Forked Deer river. Tn,
/ yrTaf nR hot F,Tl IL Il Z
8 flows into the south, while that which
falls in the north end flows into the
middle prong of the Forked Deer. l.
population is between Eve and six hun
= dred inhabitants. 1t has thr ee dry good
!. houses, two family groceries, two sa
l looms, one drug store, two black smitl
shops one carriage shop, one news paper
> (Crocket County Sentine1 two churches
a Methodist aad Christian) Professo
y Thompson has school of over one hun
70 dred students, regardless of the haV
:. times. The CnuFtShause, which is
magn fcent edifice, ia about completed
ie and will add materially to the appear
ID ance Of the iowa, and speaks we'll fo
r the taste and enterprise of the deuizen
=, of Crockett county 1t will cost abnu
$25, 600. The Jail is the finest buildin
q iu town that is completed, costing $l2
600. There are two hotels, one under
t4ker, and one livery stable Like a
n other county seats. it is blessed wit
doctors and lawyers, four of the forme
seven Ofthe latter, and, TO variegate tn
d. | professionals, a few lOafers (whethe
& lhese are blessings or not, | leave ger
:. erous public to saw After l ha
IN viewed the town with its appurtenanct
,, | was forced to conclude that it WI
az conveniently arranged. Ifa man becom
n OJStropu}0us a jail to cage him, hotels
- fad him while he lives (I tried one
70 them and was only charged twenty fl
be cents for dinner-that might have bee
as their wholesale price-and eat
much fish that | had hankering afts
water all the EVENING", dry goods hOus
to ciotbe him, doctors to alleviate
pains when i'll, lawyers to wind up b
estate when dead, undertakeCs to FL
- nish his last little home, horses at
pal hparse t. carly him to the deposition
a and preachers to sing requiems ever
, departed worth. Messrs. Editors,
iie know ii is frequently asked, What
the there in name III answer that Que
pa ton bv stating, there are names a
-. places that seem to be inseparably CO
nected with great mems history. e
nO eral times while in Al4m0 the rec0ll
nc tinn Of one of natures greatest sons, a
&C. Tennesses's benefactor, involuntar
nts stole through my mind and awoke
IA sadness 60 know the i'll fate that bel
'"N him while battling for the rights of
lgs country men Few Tennesseans can
to member, without regret, the tragI
~er uight-scene Of Alamo, in which he (H