The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-18
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn.
THE PICNIC OF THE SABBATH
SCHOOLS.
A Most Delightful Day for the Chill.
dren and the Teachers-Crown-
ing OF May Queen.
IcoRREsPoSpESoE or TIE APPEAL.l

MEMPHIS, May l6.-It was the good
fortune OF your correspondent to
spend Saturday last in the beautiful
lit lie city of Collierville, Tenn, noted
for its churches, schools, society and
genuine hospitality of its wide'awake,
enterprising citizens, who tase much
pride in building up and improving
the town, which contains population
Of about 1900 souls. Colliervile is
now justly regarded as one of the best
duCational centers of West Tennessee,
having two fine schools which are in a
most flourishing condition. Belle
View College, of which DR.. G. w.
Johnson is president, is a very large
and commOdious building, well
adapted to the purpose for which it
was built, having cost over $4,000
Miss Holden's Seminary is also a
well-arranged building, and contains
all modern Improvements in tbs way
OF heaters, desss, etc. Each school is
pres ded over by corps of competent
teachers that any communi might
well be proud OF. The town is well repre-
sented ina religious point of view, and
is p -ssessed OF three handsome church
edifces Methodist, Campbellite and
Baptist = and Pres ryterian church in
course of erection, which will be COM
pleted in few weeks, and which
will be quite an ad ition to the place
Collierville is also place OF consid-
cradle commercial importance, ship
ping annually about 10000 bales of
cotton, all of which comes to the Bluff
City. The merchants, who are gener-
ally live business men, report trade
fair, considering the time OF year,
most OF whom carry large and well
selected stocks Of goods. Much larger
stocks are carried there than at most
places OF its size, which indicates that
her merchants keep pace with the
times. The town cont iins many beau
tiful residences which would do credit
to many towns double her size. We
had the pleasure of meeting q score or
more of prominent men who reside
there, among the number Justices ".
r. H.rrell and j. G. Moore, G. w.
Priddy, W. F. Hammer, j. T. Biggs, p.
A. Perkins, and others whose names
cannot now be remembered.
The political pot has begun to
simmer in the Colliervil'e dis riot,
Col. j. D. Powell being pretty gener-
ally recommended for the Legislature
Mr.. Powell is an old resident of Col
lierville and Shelby County, and is a
gentleman well qualified to fill the po-
sition for which his friends urge him
to run He served with distinction as
a private in a Tennessee regiment dur
ipg the late war on the Confederate
side, and should he consent to be-
come a candidate he will no doubt
make a strong race in the next can
vass. A petition is already being cir
culated and numerously signed urg-
ing Mr.. Powell to become a candidate
for the honors suggested. The crop
prospect in the vicinity of Co lierville
is reported quite promising. Corn is
looking well, and good stands of cot
ton are to be seen on all sides. Clover
and grain crops also promise an album
dant yield Taking things altogether,
We think the couniv in a good and
flourishing condition, labor being
plentiful at fair wages. Truly, there
is life in the old land yet.