The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-30
THE TOWN OF FERNANDO.
CENTER OF AN IMPORTANPPART
OF MISSISSIPPI.
Two Old Residents, DIR. tombstone
and Mrs. N. p. POpe-A LO-,
cal Directory.


left behind. Take this town, for in
stance, on the Mississippi and Tonnes
see railroad, twenty-five miles from
Memphis. The trees and the shrubs,
and 'the flowers that grow in the
spring." are two weeks in advance of
the city fora. 1t is picturesque old
place, about fifty years old, and full of
memories OF "auld lang syne." 1t was
the home of two noted warriors of the
Confederate army Gen. Forrest and
Gen. Chalmers. During Gen. Sher-
mans occupation of Memphis-in
1863, think-he detailed Gen. Hatch
to burn the town by way OF reprisal,
because rebel refugees were sheltered
and fed here. AS Tecumseh has such
q queer habit Of forgetting, this may
have escaped his memory, but the fact
remains, nevertheless. The court.
house, built in 1871, is conspicuous
piece OF architecture, noted for its
mansard turrets. 1t cost $4l 900, and
is badly in need of repairs. There are
two stopping places-the Jail and the
college. The former is, l am told, a !
comfortable inn, but l feared that the |
keeper might be poor Judge OF char |
acter, and omit to enlarge one in the |
morning, SO / climbed the hill to the |
college which, before the war, was a
Baptist female seminary with 100 pu-
pills. On the touches where rested !
the willowy forms of the sweet girl |
graduates now recline the brazen-
checked drummer. 1t is a world of
change. DIR. tombstone, whose daugh-
ter keeps the college, is patriarch.
lie saw Aaron Burr in New York and
shouted at Lafayette's cortege in 1921.
Mrs. III. e. Pope is a prominent resi-
dent, and is a lady with a history.
She went to Memphis with her hus-
band in 1889. "My husband" she
told me, "was engaged to deliver the
Grafton on the Fourth of July, and as
our house was Just north of Adams
street, we walked through dense forest
to get to the town" Her son. Adiu-
tant Pope, perhaps the youngest of
that rank in the rebel army, received
his death wound at the battle of Tisho-
ming Creek. Mrs. Pope is veteran
teacher. Her pupils are the teachers
not only of fernando, but of Mem
phis and other cities, and she isto.day
training the grandchildren of her
former pupils. At one time she
wrote poetry for the APPEAL.
but has gotten brayely over that. Mr..
I, Y. Galley is another well-known
Hernandoan. He came here in 1889.
and has made it his home ever since.
About thirty-fve years ago he was /
elected magistrate, and served in {
that capacity for four years, but the
title OF Squire has adhered ever ]
since. Ever notice how fond we |
Southerners are of titles p He is still s
agile and quick and attends to his
business.
About half a mile from town is the I
fruit and stock farm of Mr.. joseph ]
Goodman, called Laughing Hills" I
When he started in there his neigh
bors, who knew nothing but cotton.
planting, laughed at him, but Good L
man was wise in his generation and 8
has made a palpable success of his Il
venture. His place of $50 acres is a
well cultivated He has four acres in a
grapes Ives's Seeding he finds best I!
suited, from which each season he
makes $50 gallons of wine land very
good it isl, and has lots of fruit to sell
IN New Orleans and Chicago. He IL
also raises apples, pears and peaches, 7
deyoting ten acres to his orchard. Be sc
sides raising vegetables and corn, he in
has many broad acres left for pasture al
land, and finer or richer is not found to
in the State. In his comfortable. es
well-built barn he shows the fine stall. til
hon George Mambrino," a perfect of
picture OF a horse; a hand Sc
some jack, "Knight Templar" st,
what's in a nancy, and a fine co
Jersey bull 'DeSoto Prince" CA. J.C. in
;. H. r. No. 13,S6D, by imported loI
Paddy mo. 899). suppose stock W,
men will excuse these references to ais
he register. Mr.. Goodman has an to
ttractive home, and has reared an in wa
eresting family of olive branches. He tire
las, believe, inculcated the grand no
essen that cotton is by no means the ste
est crop for this locality. at
Talking of stock men, | must not me
)rget to mention Mr.. Don M. Dockery. sui
Tho has g notable stock farm of 1916 ist,
cres, and some fine cattle, including
To full-blOoded registered JERSEYS
If people about here would only ouit N
iislng cotton, Mr.. Dockery said to mel
lie, you would see richer men and neg
per grade OF land. The longer a man moi
uses cotton the poorer he and his let
nd become" The present season thru
enando and vicinity contributed II >
700 bales (about) to Memphis, but moi
ing Cotton must be dethroned, and in
no distant day. Sen
Col. I. w. White is the king of 10. is q
IL think may say State stock ach
en-. He has herd Of no less than tSss,
rty full blooded Jerseys, whose ay- Obst
age value is $500 each. He sends efci
Nteen cans Of milk, worth SIS, every s SPg
y to one OF your great hotels. Col. Ions
hite has handsome residence in edn'
wn. spec
Hon. J. B. Morgan, Congress
an for the Second District, las his "
me here. the
The largest church organization here Mar
the Baptist. The Rev. Henry Ben Nat
tt is the pastor. Other churches trail
the cumberland Presbyterian, for
tn the Rev. j. V. Heron in charge, of Il
d the Methodist, under the care OF Stat
Rev, J. W. Bell. The Episcopali- Jun,
are few in number, and are sent
'stly OF the fair sex The local vote
cheers are Mrs. Cook and Miss Lily for !
'sely Of the public schoo', with an ton.
enhance OF sixty-fve pupils; Mrs. vote
+. Pope, higher course school, of 81
enty-five pupils; and Miss Mollie
lnston, at "the college"
ii social organizations, there is the TIL
lies Musical Club, of which, 1 am upoT
!, Mrs. SpotswOod, Miss Sallie Nor men
and Miss Bowdre are the leading ing
rits. Although managed by ladies, fred
elleVe the meetings are always har- man,
NOUS. shrev
he young men have organized a tsTt
s. oand-tne Hernandoans deserve not c
lie sympathy. Full particulars hum
be gwen you when the worst is Of sp
wn. ity, I
ecret societies are well represent pai 1
Prof. G. W. Lawson, who is sec mons
~ Of the State Grand Lodge of ly ar
Ohts of Honor. il a resident He Dr =