The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-08-12
Brick Church.


Richland valley last week. AL
though the greater part of this fer
tile territory lies. in sister county
1 think few items picked up dur
ing my visit will be interesting to
many of your reader on this side OF
the line. l noticed many improve.
ment since my last visit six years
ago, and never saw finer crops
growing anywhere than in this val
ley. Almost every farmer has a
fine meadow and good clover
field, and more hay will be saved
this year than usual. 1 noticed
many fine herds of cattle and fiocks
of sheep all in splendid condition,
which is not surprising IS the
grazing is excellent. 1 saw some
very fine Berkshires at the farm OF
Mr.. Dave Collins, and also OBJ
served quite a number of promis
ing sorghum, tobacco and sweet
potato patches as went along.
AS you advance up the creek the
valley becomes narrow, and the
hills on either side slope down to
the stream. These hills are COW
cred with some of the finest timber
in Tennessee, consisting of four
or i've varieties of oak, chestnut,
poplar and black walnut. At
Spring Place, 10 Mcbride & Co.
have saw mill which is doing a
fine business, saving walnut and
poplar timber, which is hauled by
wagon to Talley's Station, Z
miles distant, on the Duck River
Narrow-gauge railroad. Three
miles further up the creek is anoth-
er saw mill owned by William Nix
& Co., which is also doing a good
business. After leaving the bot
toms l found fruit in abundance,
peaches, apples, grapes and water
melons being unusually plentiful.
At New Hope church q protracted
meeting has been going on for q
week with good results. At GllPs
Chapel, on Elk ridge, the Method
lists are carrying on another sue
cessful meeting. 1 saw three
schools, all having large atten,
dance. Most of the people in the
valley have fine horses with brand
new saddles, and seem to be enjoy
ing themselves hugely during the
temporary suspension of farm
work. EVERYBODY seemed to be
happy, contented and prosperous,
and 1 would advise any of your
readers who feel the need of lit
tie recreation and would like to en-
joy splendid country fare, including
all the luxuries of life, to spend a
few days in this valley. Elders
Officer and Biles commenced pro-
tracted meeting in the valley last
Saturday.
Now, for few brief items near
err home. Mr.. B. w. White opened
a school last Monday on DR.. Hay
woods farm near this place. Your
correspondent will organize Sun
day school at the same place next
Sunday. Some of our citizens
who have been sojourning at Cooks
Springs are returned. Sorry to
learn that Mrs. Rutledge has not
improved much in health.
The best worked road / have
seen, is the section between Brick
Church and Bufords, superin, nd
ed by Mr.. w. A. Rothrock. Esq.
G. Fl. McMillion and DR.. HARDWOOD
are doing some splendid work on
their part of the road. The awful
hill near their house, which has
been a terror to travellers, is now
piked and a buggy can pass
over it without difficulty. Mr.. r.
A. f. jackson Is about to convert
some OF his super6uous fruit into
brandy. Our election passed of
quietly. Mr.. George Anderson
was elected constable by twenty
four majority.
Rev. Mr.. Hoyt, of Nashville, is
assisting the local pastor in holding
a protracted meeting at this place.
Elder Weatherford is holding
meeting at Cave Springs. Our
schools are well attended. Our
Sunday-school was organized last
Sunday with 20 or more bright
and intelligent scholars.
Mrs. Mitzner and daughter, with
Miss Alice Higdon, are visiting DIR.
NJ. p. Harwood. Mrs. Mitzner is
sister OF the doctor. Mr.. Robert
j. Gordon, of Franklin, is also
spending few days in this neigh
borhood.
Your correspondent will accom-
pany the excursion from Nashville
on the 18th, to Little Rock and
Fort Smith, Ark, and may have
something to say about the trip on
his return.
Mrs. Diana KincaId died Wednes-
day night of last week. Her loss
will be severely felt in this commu-
nifty for she was truly a ministering
angel among the sick of all classes;
always ready to nurse and comfort
them and share with them her album
dance OF the good things of this
life ORarRVER