Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-07-14
Notes ON the Way Home.

After leaving Bon Aqua Springs or
the 4th, what we saw on the way
side may not be interesting to oul
home readers, but the few jottings
we make may prove of some little
interest to the parties to whom we
are undermany obligations for cour-
tesies extended to US. We took sup
per at the Commercial Hotel, Nash
vile, then took the cars for Gallatin,
the beautiful county seat of Sum-
ner county, arriving there about 10
O'Clock. After a nights rest at the
Sumner House, the next morning
we visited the Examiner office, con-
Quoted by Col. t. Boyers, and the
Tennesseean, published by Major
Lewis & Son, two papers the people
of Sumner should take pride in sus-
tanning by giving them real, sub
stantial encouragement. These gen
tlemen received and treated us with
great cordiality. We next visited
our time-honOred friend, Judge J. E.
Rice, who was holding court at that
place. We were pleased to hear so
many expressions of esteem for him
as judge and a christian gentle
man. From all we could learn
the people there love him for his
many noble traits of character.
About 8 o'clock we procured horse
and buggy and wended our way out
to the hospitable mansion of uncle
George ZarecOr, ten miles from town,
passing some large and elegantly
improved farms, and saw the own
ers busy in harvesting their bounti-
full supply of grain. Landing at
Mr.. Zarecor's about II, we were cor
daily received by Mrs. Jane M.
Doris, formerly of this city, who,
with her aged parents, soon made us
feel perfectly at home. On Saturday,
9th inst, theservie5 of preaching and
baptism were conducted at their
residence in the beautiful yard, by
Rev. G. A. Huffines, Cumberland
Presbyterian minister. A large
spring in front of the dwelling fur
nished water for the baptism and
to slake the thirst of the numerous
persons in attendance. On this oc-
casion formed the acquaintance of
several persons, among them Mrs. |
Walton, a relative of Mr.. J. r. Drake |
and the numerous Neblett family |
OF our county. She is an intelli-
gent, refined lady, making us feel as
though we had known her for years.
Sunday morning all of the house
hold with whom we were soiourning
attended preaching by Rev. Mr..
Huffiines, at Walnut Grove church,
about two miles distant. We enjoy
ed a plain, gospel sermon, one calcu-
lated to do much good. Mrs. Fare
cor is 81 years of age, yet she led up
and mounted her own spirited horse
and rode with all the ease and dig
nifty of a girl of sixteen. The old
aged about so, would
not take the trouble to saddle horse,
but footed it to church and back
with apparent ease. This aged
couple rise at 4 o'clock in the morn
ing, he to attend to his stock and she
to household duties. May they live
long to enjoy the bountiful supplies
he always has in store.
In company with Mr.. ZarecOr we
visited Mr.. John McGavOck, an in
teIligent, welI-to-do farmer, who re-
sides nine miles from Gallatin. We
were most kindly treated by him
and his interesting family. Mr..
McGavock removed from Edgeield
about four years ago to the present
large and fertile farm where he at
present resides.
The next morning, Monday, we
were furnished two splendid horses
by Mr.. ZarecOr and a spring wagon
by Mr.. McGavOck, and reluctantly
departed for Gallatin. We arrived
home Tuesday morning for break
fast, after an absence of five weeks,
feeling greatly fatigued, having re-
ceived but little improvement other
than being somewhat stronger than
when we left home. j. A. G.