Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-03-31
AILAaDT.
To the Editor of the Plateau Gazette.


Since my last few new settlers have
arrived, also two or three have located
who were here, but not settled when |
wrote you. All are pleased with Fen
tress.
Mr.. Gernt we find, so far, the right
man in the right place, ie., "a square
man in square hole" and one who
answers all questions asked without
referring customers to some person you
can't find.
1t is a matter of general satisfaction
in the settlement that Messrs. Stephens
and Gernt have shown their appreciation
of Mr.. W. c. Robinson's valuable ser
vices to the colony by appointing him
their Cincinnati agent. think | speak
for all in rendering congratulations to
both parties. Many who are connected
with Fentress county enterprises will
always cherish remembrance of Mr.
Robinson's fidelity and efficiency in
matters relative thereto, and stand ready
to ''capitalize" their expression of good
will when opportunity and ability are
concident.
We have had our first meeting.
Thirty lone subscribers to the school and
church building met, presided over by
Mr.. Cyrus Clarke. Mr.. Bruno Gernt,
Mr.. J. G. Taylor and W. S. Allen were
elected Trustees. and are now collecting
subscriptions. The building is in course
Of construction, upon a lot of ground
donated by W. S. Allen. The following
names Of subscribers, with theiramounts,
vii be interesting: Cyrus and James
N. Clarke, Stephens and Gernt, c. A.
Clarke and James Alfred, $50 each
James F. Goss and W. S. Allen and Co.
$40 each c. G. Schenck, J. H. Clarke
(Glen Mary),J. c. Taylor, W. Kitchens
Stephen H. Pile and Geo. A. Bone, SIC
each Francis Taylor Rugby, 81 G.
W. Conatser, A. a. Gooding, h. Yaehnig
j. W. Johnson, P L. Phillips, Jno
Cron, f. N. Golf, Charles Weber, J. L
George, J. P. Garrett, JAS Callick, J
P. Taylor, Berry H. Taylor, VIM Adams
Matthew Stoner, Ross Brown (Rugby)
W. G. Robinson (Rugby), A. II. Brown
(Glen Nary, E. W. Potter, Ben. Stock
ton, Thomas Pardon Rugby and L. B
McNabb, S. each,
Our post-office has been established
and hereafter Postmaster Allen will dis
I tributemail tothose who await anxiousl,
news of their friends and relatives de
parture for Allardt.
There was a neat cottage being rapid
t built lately near Mr.. Aliens store, 70
one who was looked upon as a confrme,
bachelor, but when it was completed
10! the nest was at once occupied b
not one, but two of our younger settlers
, and we congratulate Mr.. and Mrs. Co
, upon their faith and courage in sue
early days of the settlement
, Our colony now numbers seventy-si
sonls,all apparently happy and contente
men all busy preparing to till the sol
,, and otherwise manfnlly demonstrate tn
value, in new county, of dependm
upon ones own exertions, coupled wit
a pride of individual independence.
J. We have no doctor here, and II
9 grocery for peddling whiskey, and II
:, tifteen-acre cemetery, and no druggis
\ MIR. Editor; whatever shall we do fc
t snake bite when no MD Mighty Dry
d remedy can be procuredl Well, than
II God our health, here, doesn't depen
!. upon either, or all of the above luxuri,
P Of civilization. We depend more upo
e potato patches and curu fields al
4 knuckling down to work.
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