The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-05-28
LETTER FROM RUTLEDGE.
LARGELY BIOGRAPHICAL OF THE
MAN, BILL ALIEN.

An intelligent correspondent OF
THE GAZETTE, a few weeks ago,
spoke of Bean Station, Tate Spring
and the College just erecte by the
Misses Harman, as being located in
the central part of East Tennessee.
He also speaks of the peace and qui-
etude that will now surround the
neighborhood of Beans Station, by
having an incorporated school. He
says the incorporation will stop the
sale of poisonous liquors where
Clinch and the roughs of SkinfOot
meet in mortal confict-often unto
death. We ask the correspondent
what the corporation has got to do
with Mark M0nroe's still house and
Newman's ridge whisky? The Vir-
ginia College may close out Bill AL
len in the course of time, but we
dare say if Mr.. Allen thought he
was doing the good people Of Beams
Station an injustice by selling whis-
kies, he would pull up stakes at once
and get out of the way. Just here
we would like to say few words
for the enlightenment Of your many
readers in Granger county, and es-
pecially for the good people of the
neighborhood Of Beams Station. We
have known Bill Allen for ten years.
He came from North Carolina, an
humble shoemaker. He put up a
shop at Beans Station; worked hard;
attended to his own business and
made a good living, notwithstand-
ing he is cripple and has all his
life went on crutches. Now, we ask
the people of Beans Station who.
has done more by the sweat Of his
brow to enhance the value of Beams
Station property than Bill Allen? ?
He built the first house ever erected
at the Station on 4 lot known as
town lots. The scarcity of building
material and high prices paid work
men caused his failure; SO he sold
his property, payed every dollar he
owed, rented shop and resumed
his work. Being an honest and in
dustrious workman he built up
good trade, soon recovered his loss
es, bought another lot and erected
another nice residence and boot and
shoe shop. By this time his wifs's
health failed her. He gave up his
shop work to wait upon and nurse
her, and his business went down. He
lost his wife. Being man of great
energy he never gave up. He did
not say that the protracted illness of
his wife and the heavy doctor bills
had broken him up or disheartened
him. He sold his property the sec
ond time and paid off all his debts
and erected a handsome monument
over the resting place of his below
ed wife. Mr.. Aliens friends, seeing
that he was aR honest and industri-
Gus man. solicited him to run for
county court clerk. He became a
candidate eand made a good race,
though he was beaten by few votes.
He went home, buckled ON his work
apron and went to making boots and
shoes. By this time with all his bad |
luck and misfertunes his health fail
ed him, and not willing to ask the |
people for charity support, he was
induced to go into the whisky busi-
ness at Beams Station. By it he has
made a support; otherwise he would
have had to live off the charity of |
the public. But | suppose the Vir
ginia College will take the crutches
from under him and start him back
to North Carolina. The beautiful
Beans Station valley is becoming
very unhealthy and it may be nee
essary to erect a drug store at the
SO, Billie, if you are fore
ed into the drug business l caution
you to fill the prescrip tious careful
" and make no mistakes.
NOT ALL ROUGHs.
Speaking of the rou9hs of Skin !