The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-01-30
GOODWIN.

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Rutherford; for Commissioners OF
Agriculture. d. G.. Goodwin, of Shelby.
GOODWIN.
Very Stirring Village. lis Immense
Business and BasY Men.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
Villages near u city are generally
of the hum drum order. Goodwin is
an exec tiol alt lou yh it is only three
miles from the city of Columbia. 1t
has big mercantile trade, and han
lies cotton aud grain extensively,
and its buyers and dealers are OF The
educated enterpriZiug and rushing
9 Irt. Goodwin is very pleasant
village, with a firs:-;l GLASS pike run
ming through it, stage line and
several trains a day. 1t is surrounded
by lovely country of hill, valley and
str ans, aud many beautiful estates
The father of this enterprising place
$ Col. A. =. Goodwin, who is known
Ill over this country. and to his honor
the village is named after him.
The gallant Colonel is native oil
Maury County, having been born on
Knob Creek. He received the educa-
ton granted in the schools at the
time aud left the farm TO the field in
Lieutenant of a company, then Cap
tain of the 18th TeDnessee. He was
captured aud resided in Federal care
or seven months, after which the
18th was re-OrganiAed and became
LIT. Colonel. After the war he re
sumed farming and mercantile bust
Tess, and kept gradually increasing
MS interests; he built the first store
house, when Goodwin was named
Duck River Station.
He has been quite prominent In
mercantile circles, until a few year,
tgo when he changed his efforts to
,ther avenues, He bought the mill
4ite, mill and fourteen acres Oh
rutherford Greek, about mile from
iodwin. 'rhe mill has water fall OF
/ mile, and 1000 yard race propell-
ing turbine wheels, which keep i'll
motion five set Of patent steel rolls,
aud AL the modern auxiliaries which
produc-, the finest flour. There are
also two run of buhrs, one for Whea;
and one for corn, 80 that all manner
! of demand may be answered.
A chart r has been applied for to
run q turnpike from Columbia pass
the IN IL and on to the Carter's Greek
pike The mill has now capacity
of 10 barrels per day, and that will lie
increased as shown by the increasing
orders and appreciation OF manu-
facture.
The ColoneTs 400 acre farm is one
of the best stock farms in this belt OF
country, and raises mules. cattle, corn
and cotton.
The buildings are handsome and
capacious, and the big barn has ac-
Communications for fattening 100 mules
1T time.
ID mi, Il OF a m
power, is patent feeder and con-
'ienser, of Nan Wrinkle make, has
eight saws and turns out dozen bales
/ day.
Colonel Goodwin buys several hun
bred bales of cotton annually, and
grain for his mill he is always ready
for.
He is also railway agent, and post
master aud was magistrate for long
time. He is a representative Tennes-
seean in stature, and true Southern
gentlemanhOOd, and he is as enter
prising as he Is the soul OF honor.
In 1881 there was store opened
with capital of about 5000. The
stock now ranges in value from $l2,-
200 to $I5, GOO, according to season, and
shipments of goods are made through
Mau-y, Hickman and Williamson
counties, supplying not only families
but general stores Tar and near. the
irm is Timmons, Fraser IL Co., and
lhey occupy a handsome two story
building measuring "a by "a teet, with
an ell Is by 20. The rush is constant,
and with teams of every description
on the outside, and the crowd OF peo-
pie inside, the new visitor feels like
being at an opening day on New
York's Broadway. That which this
company do not have, would be dill
cult to define, aud seven active bust
uess men seem to be trying who VIII
10 the most.
A. ]. Timmons is a prominent
apriculturist and has a fine estate.
rhe Rev. E. z. Eraser is the general
manager, ana one OF the finest gentle
men in Tennessee. He was norm In
North Carolina and came to Maury
County when eight years of age. he
received a Collegiate education and
there Joined the ministry as minister
OF the Christian Church. For ten
wears he was active in doing good in
that OPACITY, and had to resign by
reason OF impaired health. He Is
known personally over several
counties, and to him is chiefly at
tributable the grand trade OF Goodwin.
He is a pure, Christian gentleman,
and has gathered to him hosts OF
SCaunCfl, oOSASi
friends. The company is represented
in the person of Polk Goodwin, broth
er of the Colonel, and a great buyer,
who attends to outside matters per-
tanning to the firm. Their chief
aide de camp, is J. S. Rushton, who,
was q highly appreciated correspond
ent of the COLUMBIA HERALD signed
"Freelance." He is a gentleman OF
sterling worth in mind and manner.
The leadinng statesmen are ). G:
Dawson, formerly brave soldier and
energetic farmer, and Doctor j. M.
DOckery, who was successful probes
sionaIly and agrIculturally.
1t would be difficult to cite better
equipped and managed business
house than that of TimmOns, Fraser
& Company, of Goodwin.
The Cooperative Store Company
received its charter about year and
a half ago.. With the imposing build
ing are thirty five acres, and a minia-
ture lake in which are many f1sh
The lake adds greatly to the beauty
of the village.
The Co-Operative Company carry a
a. 600 stock and do big trade. The
general manager is VIM. y. Wither-
spoon, who was elected Justice OF
Peace when barely twenty one. He
served four years, and became deputy
sheriff for four years more until
elected sheriff, in which capacity he
filled the bill for an equal period and
refused to run again. His beautiful
home and farm of 125 acres, all
cleared, is one mile north west of
Columbia, and presents lovely pic
ture of oak and popular shades, blue
and orchard grasses, Hal horses,
Jersey, Durham and Holstein cattle
Ha 10 intoraSted also in a 300 acre
farm on Knob Greek, where he was
born.
His father, who died at the opening |