Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-02
FROM WEST HARFETH.

To the CHRONICLE;
You have q wonderful facility for
giving utterance in my way OF
looking at things, politics more par
ticularly. Well am not an enthu-
isastic Bate man but vote for
Reid, never! Gen. Dibrell was the
man / wanted the Democrats to
harmonic on. But / am for Cleve-
land and Hendricks with a rush,
let me tell you.
Maury county is fuddled about
the race for Sheriff since the death.
of Reese Thomas and the with
drawal OF George Kinzer, formerly
in the race. These had no connec-
ton with whisky, but the other two
who are still on the track are whis-
ky men-One of them saloon keep
er, and the other one q lively GUS
toner. The sober citizens are Won
derfulIy troubled ; they have tried
to bring out some man that they
feel willing to vote for, but no one
seems willing to enter the arena at
so late day. Many declare that
they will not vote for either of the
candidates will either not vote at
all, or vote tor some one not in the
race.
You will never know how impOr-
tant a man you are until you get a
patent. Since my "letters patent"
on my wagon jack were issued L
have been deluged with circulars
and letters from the Northern States
and Canada. 1t makes one feel like
he has Joined the MGgnGteS, and is
the biggest one in the gang.
went up to Nashville yesterday and
saw some manufacturers In refer
ence to my little convenience. They
all say it is a good thing. And who
do YOU think ] am about to select as
my manufacturer J. M. Sharpe,
the Emory and Henry alumnus,
who tried me on last year about
that ID. d., foolery. We had very
pleasant chat indeed, l don't think
he is a man that gets in the dumps
about little ttOiSt of that sort.
From dIDlpy mortals please deliver
me. 1 believe my device will sell.
One good thing about it, L can
make it myself at odd times-am
not dependent upon manufacture
ing company.
1 learn from the Mckenzie Tri-
County News that the Centennial
boom struck the McTyeire Institute
last week to the amount OF $2S75, 90.
This more than frees that institu-
ton OF debt, and gives to the Meth
odist church the largest, handsOm-
est and most eligibiy situated school
building for trainining purposes
that / ever saw. Success 10 it.
Wheat threshing is moving on
finely this pretty weather. Quite a
number of new engines and thresh-
ers have been introduced thisseason.
OF the crop, the grain is good, and
in some places the yield very fine,
but in others not SO good, and more
I'cheaP than these eyes ever beheld.
This / notice, the most careful and
pains-taking farmers have the best
crops.
have recently been through the
waragain,marching and fighting I'M
der rebel commanders. Looking into
my army journal for some items
that wanted to refresh my mind
on, 1 became rebel again, "Co. H''
being at hand, nurtured my Yam
kee hate by giving that a perusal,
and was made TO feel that if we just
had to do it over again we could
whip them before breakfast. If you
have never read that book you
ought TO get it. Its title is go
Aytch, First Tennessee regiment,
or Johnny Reb. the Private" 1t is
written by private, and Is the only
book that gives real soldier life in
the ranks. Sam. r. Watkins, Column
bia, Tenn, is the author; and it
will not put him back any in your
estimate, 1 hope, TO tell you that he
is my first cousin, our mothers be-
ing sisters. He maintains the old
army dialect, and his book is per-
feet echo of those haLcyon days.
A. Il. GOODLoE.