Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-21
COLLIERvILLE LETTER
The Buildings, People, Busiusss
and Society of the Place.
Pleasant Picture by a Refugee
Correspondent.

CoLLrERyILLE, tenn, March is, 49,
EDITOR LEDGER:-We Of a
home on the rolling deep, aliie on the
bosom Of the wild waste Of waters, and
desiring short respite amongst the
dwellers of the everlasting hills, your
correspondent, a few days since, board
ed White river steamer, his object
i've point being Collierville, Tennessee.
After a short and pleasant voyage he
reached the point.of destination and
thinks short sketch of this pleasant
place would prove Of some interest to
the LEDGER's legion of readers.
This elegant little inland city is
located "a miles east of the Bluff City,
on the NJ. & @. railroad in the eastern
portion Of Shelby county, and contains
within its corporate limits about 1900
Inhabitants.
The center of the square is adorned
with beautiful park sodded with
blue grass and studded with ever
greens and different varieties of shade
trees. 1t is really pleasant retreat
and reflects much credit on the taste
and enterprise Of the Ienizens. The
business houses around the square are
stout, substantial brick structures,
and would do honor to cities Of larger
importance. The bust ess men are
wide awake, solid and enterprising.
Among the most promir mt mercantile
firms are the Messrs Russell & Nc
Ferrin, Briggs & Co., Waddy Bros,
and Person & Tharp. About
thirteen thousand bales of cot
ton are annually shipped from this
place. the major portion Of which is
bought by the merchants Of the place
and consigned principally to the cotton
factors Of Memphis. l learned from
that wide-awake and thorough. going
business man, Mr.. j. Fl. MoFerrin, Of.
the firm Of Revell & MoFerrin, that
large amount OF cotton is shipped
from the vicinity of Holly Springs,
Miss, to Collierville, aud sold to the
dealers of this place. Besides the
large cotton shipments vast amouutof
country produce is shipped toyOur city.
The principal streets are handsomely
laid out, and on every hand can be
seen neat and elegant residences which
give abundant evidence of the taste
and culture of the inhabitants.
Amongst the public buildings are
several substantial church edifces,
whose pulpits are ably filled each
Sabbath. The educational facilities
are excellent. The Bellevue College,
in charge of that excellent educator
and scholarly gentlemanly, Dr. Jas. A.
Heard, assisted by an able corps of
teachers, is in fourlshing condition,
and is an institution that the
people Of the city and country near
may justly feel proud of.
The medical profession is ably rep
resented by Drs. Webb, Leake and
Buchanan, and to that accomplished
gentleman and yellow fever hero. DR..
II. Webb, your correspondent returns
thanks for favors shown The legal
profession is represented by Messrs.
Suggs & Wilson. The tone of society
is highly moral. During stay of week
not single case of drunkenness was
observed on the street.
The country around Collierville is
fertile, productive and healthy; the
people are refined, hospitable and Gull
tured, and the brief and pleasant time
spent in their midst will be long and
pleasantly cherished by
REFUGEE.