The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
NEW PELAHATCHIE.
RoB'T MCBRIDE,
W. p. CoEN,
WILLIAM WELLS,
Com militia,

PELAHATcHIE, Sept. 18th, 1884.
EDITORS CLARION A few weeks ago
this thriving little town was laid so COM
pletely In ashes that only one small store
building and the depot were left in the
business part of the town. To-day l find
exactly ten buildings, all occupied and
doing a good business except two which
lack somewhat of completion, and this,
too, in spite OF the fact that only three of
these ten firms had any insurance what
ever.
For long while Pelahatchie was quite
an insignificant village, and, as for that
matter, it is modest enough in its preten-
sions now but about six years ago several
of the most enterprising business men of
Morton moved into the town and opened
up with the advertised boast that they
intended to undersell Morton and Brandon
both. Whether they did this or not, we
will not undertake to say. This, however,
we do know, that the trade of the place
increased very considerably, and its mer-
chants have taken rank among the most
reliable and sure business men in all the
section The business portion is nearly all
on a single street, running North and
South, perpendicular to the Vicksburg d
Meridian Railroad, only two stores being
eASEMHGTH, anu lHOaG OppOS1bC tic OcpOL
on Railroad Avenue. Little else is seen of
the town, as most of the dwellings are as
far remote as a quarter of a mile, though
there are four or FIVE very neat and tasty
houses "down town."
Since the fire the business houses are
much more scattered than before, the
merchants wishing to take every precau-
ton against fire. The firms now in bust
ness on the east side of Main Street will
be here named. First is r. II. Stokes on
the north side of Railroad Avenue, who is
doing a small but rapidly increasing gen.
eral merchandise business then comes w.
w. Goforth, also engaged in a general
merchandise trade Just north there is the
store of Mr. L. c. Smith, very popular
Young merchant, whose stock and business |
seems to be very steadily increasing next |
Is the house of knight & Rhodes, firm
composed of two young men from the
neighboring country, who have for the
past few years been doing quite paying |
business. This firm is not yet in their |
new quarters. Just above stood the for
mer store of DR.. E. K. Jones, but, as for |
greater security he had determined to move |
further of, the lot was bought by Stingily, |
TAYLOR & Co., in order that they might
prevent the erection upon it of another
building, thus putting space Of fifty feet
between Knight & Rhodes and their new
store which promises to be the largest
building in the place. These gentlemen |
are now doing business temporarily IN one |
end of the depot.
Now comes what we shall choose to call
Morton Street, running due east and west /
Just north of this is the general merchan-
disc store Of E. K. Jones, who is also the /
-
haps the largest in the place. On the
west side of Main Street, and nearly oppO- |
site Stingily, Taylor & Co., are Bland &
Son, who are doing a very nice business.
Some distance south of them is the drug /
and general merchandise store of A. l.. d.
Rhodes, a young man who has fair pros
pect of building up good trade:
Southwest and facing south on Railroad
Avenue is the saloon Of g. W. Fore in the
only building which was fortunate enough /
to survive the fire. Immediately west is
the general merchandise store Of Warren
& Mobiles, who do fair business and are
thought to be decidedly on the up grade.
Pefahatchie lies % miles east of Jack
son. and in Rankin county. The location
of the town is a very pretty one, being near
the creek from which it takes its name,
and on ground Just sufficiently undulating
10 drain well and entirely too level to
wash. Such place is Of course suscepti-
hIe of great beauty. As I have already
the people lire very far apart;
there is nothing cramped. The site is,
however. in the midst Of an old field, and,
therefore, demands that more shade trees
shall be planted, and little more atten-
ton given to Recommendation, though thanks
to the ladies, some of the yards are now
very pretty.
as Pelahatchie Greek traverses the well /
known Central Prairie Region. Along
this creek, which runs through the county
from east to west, and is the largest stream
in it. lie fine forest Of hard wood, such as
white oak, hickory, poplar, beach and
gum. A few miles south the long leaf
pine is met, here, as all along the southern
border of this remarkable formation, the
pine forest having pushed beyond its native
sand hills, and invaded the land OF shell
and mari and lime. Here are several
noble mills which furnish Lumbar for ship
ment. Several of the citizens of Pelahatchle /
are investing considerably in the cattle bnsi-
ness, notably Stingily 8 Jones, and Messrs.
George Stingily and ]. w. Jourdan.
The II. & M. Railroad has very sensibly
and kindly offered every inducemenf. TO
cattle raising and cattle dealing by giving /
low rates Of shipment to New Orleans.
This is very probably due IN part TO the
efforts Of the merchants and the xeLy
efficient agent, Mr.. II. II. Watts e well e
the fair dealing and business sagaclsy 9.
Mr. ]. Hardy, the general freight agent o. /
the road.
Mr.. VIM. Bennett Is 4 very necessary
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