The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
Letter from Tennessee.


CHUcKY VALLEY, Washington Co., Tenn, !
August, 1875.
Mr. EDIToR:-It is probable that
some Of your readers may be interested
in reading a letter from citizen of Per-
ry county, now in loyal East Tennessee.
Ny parents emigrated from London
county, Va, in 1884, purchased the
three miles northeast of Somerset, where
they both died in the faith of the gos-
pei, and were members of the Methodist
Church in your town.
The name of Somerset is dear to me.
It was there ] enjoyed many pleasant
! school days under the excellent instruc-
tions of Prof Nonrse. In Somerset
bowed in deep contrition, and during
the labors of Rev. E. V. Bing, was
drought from darkness into the marvel
lous light of the gospel" There I be-
came an unworthy member of the
church, and enjoyed many precious sea
sons of the outpouring of the divine
spirit.
| In Somerset cemetery lie the bodies
of my parents, whose souls are now
basking IN eternal felicity.
| In your town volunteered in defense
of my country, and became member
of Company K, l26 o. V. /. And
while in. the army the church gave me
license to exhort, Rev. s. c. Frampton,
pastor, and license to preach while Rev.
r. w. Manley was pastor. Tn October
1867, left home and many kind friends,
came to Knoxville, Tenn, where was
received into the Holston Conference,
and assigned the Fall Branch circuit,
twelve miles from Jonesboro. While
on this work, received over one hun
dred into the church the first year, was
returned second year when / was com.
sequence of sore throat. / rested two
years, then travelled the Riceville circuit
one year, and learned that could not
preach with a sore throat. Since then
have preached but very little, and fear
never will preach regularly. am now
engaged in agriculture, residing in
Chucky Valley, which is beautiful. fer
tile, and salubrious, lying between Nola
Chucky river, and the Allegheny noun
tains, and about eight miles south of
Joresboro. The soil in this village is
good, though shamefully abused, and
seldom manured; it produces all kinds
of grain, vegetables, and melons. This
land is susceptible of the highest i'm
. provement. Two good crops of clover
turned under will make it rich. Clover
and timothy do well here.
This is fine country for fruit cul-
o ture; but the frost last April killed most
II of the fruit. We have a large crop Of
v grapes and black berries. Fruit culture
= can be made very profitable. Our coun,
It ty newspaper last year said, that the
r, fruit of Washington county brongh
/ more money than the wheat crop" Ye
d it has been published, that Tennessee
n produces as fine wheat as any country
e Some farmers have raised thirty bushel
ir per acre of wheat, and one hundred o
in corn, but there is a great deal of poo
ir land that will not produce more thar
ten bushels per acre. Yet this poo
land is excellent for fruit growing anc
"A sheep raising. Stock of all kinds car
a. be sold for cash. Near this valley
!. there is one of the best ranges for sheel
= and cattle. A man might keep 80
: sheep here, eight months in year will
a no expense for pasture except "herding
y them. East Tennessee is said to
''the healthiest place in the world"
:. is not SO hot here in Summer, as in Ohio
:, in Winter, not SO cold. The mercur
:, here in Summer seldom goes above 9(
or 95 degrees. Last winter, the coldei
was degrees above zero. guess abor
to that time you had Is or 18 below. 1t
a seldom too cold to labor on the farm
In and never too hot
ut These mountains bounding this va
he ley on the south, are full of iron or
lie We have the Embreville Iron works
a three miles of us, which can be bougl
ol. low.
M The price of land ranges from $5
eff $50 per acre. Ifany of my good frient
A." in OHIO intend to emigrate to a war
m climate, would recommend Washin
la ton county. Tennessee. If they desi
aid good land, good water, a healthy loc
;an tion and warmer climate, here is Il
sx- place.
The / have been in eleven different Stat'
md but must say prefer Ohio to any OF
.dy er, if it were not for the severe cold
cen winter. When left Ohio, ] expected
our return in q few years; but now / pref
un- the healthy climate Of East Tenness'
as will live longer here than in &C