Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-09-29
OUR CoRREspONDENTs.
From the 1se Districs.

To the Chronicle:
Some land sales Of Importance
have recently taken place in this
district. A brief account of them
may be of interest 10 your readers
as showing the value set upon ouI
lands. First we note the selling oil
the Sale place. 1t was sold on q
foreclosure of mortgage, and brought
$500, Polk Prince beirg the pur.
chaser. 1t contains about $50 acres,
and is well improved, but has some
thin land in it, Next a sale by G.
M. Grant of so acres to r. S. Wat
kins at $40 per acre. This land is
all fresh or forest, and is very pro-
ductive, but has no dwelling on it.
Mr.. w. will build on it Immediate
ly, and become a permanent resi-
dent. j. s. Rosson has just pur-
chased the farm known as the
Waters Place." at SIT per acre.
1t contains about IT'S acres, and is
well improved. He will also make
1t home, and become a permanent
resident in our midst. Both of these
gentlemen have been living in the
vicinity as renters, and we are glad
to know that they will be perma-
nent settlers. The NARROW Town
place was recently sold for division,
and purchased by one of the heirs,
Mrs. j. S. Parham. Mr.. Parham
and family have lived on the place
for a number of years, and the sale
doesn't involve a change of location
to any one. We are glad to know
that the family will remain perma-
nent members of the community.
The last and largest sale of the pres
ent category is that of Hughes Bros.
They last week sold their beautiful
home to Capt. Pardue, of Cheatham
county, for S., 800. The place is one
OF the best and best improved in
the district, containing about 255
acres. We very much regret that
Mr.. Morgan Hughes will probably
leave the community entirely, as
he speaks of locating at AllensvilIe,
KY, where he was raised. r. Il.
Hughes will peobably continue mer-
chandising at Sadlersville, where he
is doing thriving business but he
will take up his residence nearer
that point than he is at present.
While we regret to lose these enter
prising men, we give a hearty well
come to Capt. Pardue, who is well
and very favorably known in our
community. We learn he intends
making the Hughes place his per-
manent home; and if SO, he and his
family will be valuable acquisition
to our community. Besides these
changes, there are others of less
note taking place. Prof. Hook is
having a neat residence built on his
place, and will probably take up his
abode there at Christmas. J. B.
Allen, HI. ID. Marshall, ST., and
others are adding to and repairing
their residences, and there are many
other evidences of thrift in the COM
munity. Labor is in demand at
remunerative prices, and there are
none idle who want work. While
all this is true, there is yet a guam
tity of land for sale; land in the
hands of spectators, and much in
the hands of those who would like
to divide their estates and sell off
portion. We would be glad to see
all of 1t occupied by sturdy, indus
triOus settlers, who "come 10 stay"
Much of the tobacco crop is yet in
the field, and much is of very poor
quality. We are having a success
sion of cool days, and at present the
prospect is for early frosts. Drought
has injured the corn prospect mate
rally, and the tobacco also, but we
have had light rains recently, and
are rapidly pushing
forward for sowing a large wheat
crop. Some of our farmers have
sowing already. By
degrees are farmers are giving
more careful attention to prepare
ton of their wheat lands, and to
early sowing. Hogs for feeding are
in good demand, though there is a
fair supply. | heard of lot selling
here last week at sc gross for feed
ing. But that is considerably over
the market price. Chills and ma
larial feverS are prevalent.
Sept. "A, 1888. IDLEwILD.