The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-11-13
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
BRULAH, p. o., Greene Co., Tenn,
November 8, 1873.

November 8, 1878.
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
When / last wrote to you l was at
Chestnut Bloom p. o., four miles from
your town, and in that letter told You
my next would be from somewhere else,
and BeuIah p. o. is the place It is in
one corner of Greene county, not more
than half a mile from Cooke county,
nor more than that distance from your
own Hamblen.
ANCHORED.
The result of my rusticating q week
with w. T. Rippetoe was an engage
ment to enter his service as clerk in a
store here. He has hired a store house
Of Robt. A Lyle and stocked it full of
| goods, in charge of which he has left
me. Consequently shall not "pere-
ORNATE" much in the immediate future,
neither shall write you "Notes and
| Dots" from the various counties over
which have travelled in ysur interest
for lol these many months past. But
| may, with your leave, furnish your
readers the news ofevents in the corners
of the three counties absve named, as
they transpire; and possibly, observa-
tions on men and things, which 1 may
judge will be of interest to them.
THE LOCALITY.
This place is known not only as Beu-
lab Post-ofice, but as Lick Creek, and
as Lyle's. Robert A. Lyle is the owner
of large landed property on the rich
| bottoms of Nolachucky river, is Post
master, consequently a man of conse-
quence. Lick creek flows directly by
IT, ",lre-house where your correspond
| eni dispenses dry goods, notions, hats
and caps, clothing, hardware, and ware
that is not so hard, medicines, besides
ct ceterds in proportion, except when it
Lick creek, remember,) is damned icy
by backwater from Nolachucky river,
when it comes up inconveniently near
| to the store for real comfort, and in urg-
ent cases crOwdsspeople and goods out
and off of the lower floor of the build
ing. The people in the near vicinity ex-
press themselves as highly pleased be-
cause Mr.. Rippetoe has had the enter
prise to fill this stoIe-house with goods,
and promises him abundant patronage.
IMPROVEMENTS.
learn that Turner Gillian intends TO
erect blacksmith shop here soon.
WILD DUCKS.
Tuesday, just at night, the air was
made alive with immense numbers of
wild ducks, right fresh from their sum-
mer haunts way up north. They circled
round and round for half an hour or SO,
as if examining pond, not quarter of
mile from my headquarters, to see if it
was a suitable and safe place for their
abode during the night. Their APP
proach made Mr.. Rippetoe nervous for
want of gun to bring a "ness" of
them down, but he was not ready for
them and had to wait a day. Wcdnes-
day night he made up for the loss OF the
previous one aid went out to slay the
ducks with two guns. and, az he is an
excellent marksman, he punished some
severely for their temerity in approach
ing so near to human habitations. The
result was. was served, the next day
for dinner, with nice, well-cooked duck
at the Hotel dc Lyle table, where 1 board
Mr. r. repeated the experiment, with
like success, Thursday night
FIRE.
On Tuesday last, the house of John
Knight was burned to the ground with
all its contents. He lives not far from
here, is poor man and has the sympa-
thy of the Bottom people" for his
severe loss, and would not wonder if
the bottom dollar" of some of his
ueighbors does not slip into his hands to
relieve him. His wife, as we'll as him
self, was absent from home when the
fire occurred. Several small children
were about the premises, but they are
not able to tell how the fire originated,
No one was harmed. 1t not known how
the house was set on fire. J. s. w.