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The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1895-08-15
FRUITS
On Paradise Ridge.
Once Il wilderness but Now
the Home OF FRUITS
aud Flowers.

Running through the northern
end Of Davidson County is high
portion Of the rim that surrounds the
great central basin of Tennessee. It
IS known as Paradise Ridge. This
euphonious name was never bestow-
cd on the ridge from any fancied re-
semblance to the Paradise of fond an
ticipatious, Tor it has long borne the
name Of being barren section where
little would grow and where very
little was attempted to be grown.
TO the old inhabitant its very name
suggested poverty and "hardupness."
The bareSt living was scratched from
tile apparently unwilling soil.
That was q long time ago that the
Ridge first began to bear that name,
and only of late years has it begun
to lose its pristine reputation. 1t is
now fast becoming a veritable para
disc for the growing Of fruits, finest
that come 10 the Nashville market.
The incoming of a foreign element
has wrought the change. Time was
when as good land as the Ridge at
forded could be bought for 81 per a.
ere on time, Now fairly good land
can be bought no lower than 50 an a.
ere and OH much less time than for
merly.
An American representative during
the past week went with friend to
the Ridge, and saw almost wonder
land as compared with the former
and most usually accepted idea of the
place. Where once the almost path
less forest covered all the earth the
hand of industry has cleared the
ground and set it in fruits. The
scant clearingS that once marked the
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1895-08-15
RAILROAD TIMETABLE,
MEETINGS

Owen Church preaching End. Sun
day in each month. Sunday School
every Sunday at $3.50 a. m.
Post SO, G. A. r., meets regularly
the End Saturday IN each month, at
coop. nj.
NJ, f. Church, colored, meetings
every Sunday.
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1895-08-15

delicious as those seen on the fruit
stands later in the season. Hundreds
Of these trees are so heavily laden
with apples, peaches, plums and
damsons as to require propping to
keep them from breaking down.
Nowhere else in the State are such
orchards to be seen.
Another of the colony on the Ridge
is Mr.. Hackebeil, who came from
Minnesota eight years ago to escape
the long hard winters. He bought
place from a man named Eberhart,
who had already planted good or
chard and made a delightful home.
Mr. Hackebell's family consists Of
himself, his wife, three sons and three
daughters, the oldest of whom is
married to a fine young farmer, Mr..
Benjamin Bernard. The others are
still at home. They are not plain
country girls, but pretty and accom-
plished, refined i'll appearance and
singing and performing on musical in
struments better than the average a.
mateurs. Everything about the place
bears the mark of intelligence aud
thrift. Even the corn bins and
chicken houses are constructed in a
manner rarely seen in the State,
much less in that section.
Besides the orchards and a beauti-
full vineyard, Mr.. Hackebeil devotes
particular attention to strawberries,
and brings to Nashville the finest
berries seen in this market every
year. One years picking from i
patch of two and a half acres was O.
Yer $1,10O in amount when sold
The whole Ridge produces fine ber-
ries, the best brought to this city fol-
some years past coming from the
} Ridge. NLr. Hackebeils vineyard is
not very extensive one, and HI
} modestly said, when asked if he made
any vine, that he made only ten bar
) reIs last year. This he sold for 81 {
) gallon, or about $4O0. His hay, corr
and potatoes show conclusively thai
| the Ridge will grow more thing
!. than fruit.
! Corn and potatoes grow on tn
, Ridge toa very marked degree o
> perfection, but the corn is not SO tn'
!. as in the valley, taken as rule. Blu
j, in all the rich valley lying between
e here and the Ridge there were IL
such fine late potatoes rs those seel
e in the 2-acre patch on Mr.. Bernard
0 place. He uses fertilizers to limit
r ed extent OH the potato land, usin|
r 800 pounds of "pOtato grower" to tn
S patch containing nearly two acres
t This isbut a little pinch to tha nil
s but two rows left without fertilize
a show the vast difference between pc
e tatoes grown with and without til
: fertilizer. While the Ridge IS pan
; tlcularly adapted to fruits, still ther
5 are few limits to the food product
r that can be grown in sufficient quAnti
: ties for family use.
1 Mr.. Hackebeil has several brother
: and sisters in Germany, one of hi
: brothers being a professor in the U
t University of Leipsic. He expects t
t visit them in a few weeks. lie ma
$ possibly bring some of his nephew
n back with him. He says the clilnat
of the Ridge Is very much like that {
: Saxony where he was raised. II
e came over year after the civil we
e ended in this country, md lived i
: Wisconsin, and then in Minnesota an
: then, becoming dissatisfied with til
s long and hand winters, he came
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1895-08-15

Tennessee. 81 am as happy" he
said, ''as if were worth a half mil
lion dollars. | always have all |
want to eat, and | always have mon
ey to get anything l want, and |
would like to see the whole Ridge
filled with my people,"
In answer to the question whether
he could induce any of his former
neighhors in Minnesota to come to
Tennessee, he said he had written to
them, but they could not sell their
farms, because there was now so little
demands for farms up there. If they
could sell many would come.
In 1881 Mr.. Giovanni CASTILLO, who
was at that time engaged in the fruit
business in Nashville, went to the
Ridge and began the culture of fruit
and grapes. He has now one of the
prettiest places on Paradise Ridge
and a vineyard that is equal to any
in the South. He devotes much of
his attention to grape culture and has
been very successful in it. He also
raises some of the finest fruit that
comes to Nashville. lie is an enter
prising citizen and interested in ev-
erything that will promote the pros
perity of the Ridge. The wine he
makes from the Ridge grapes is pro-
nounced as fine as any in the coun-
try, and some Of it has reached the
age of eight years in his cellars,
This is a wine that is unexoelled' and
he has no trouble finding customers
for all he wants to sell.
Altogether, there are about thirty
Germans and twenty Italians in the
ridge neighborhood, and they are a.
bout equally divided between the
Catholic and Lutheran churches.
The Catholics are now building a new
brick chuch just opposite Mr.. Cas-
tello's place, which is being built Of
brick made on the Ridge. There are
two schools in the settlement, the
total attendance on which reaches a.
bout 1875. The new Corners believe
in educating their children, and the
schools contain almost every child
who is old enough to attend school,
The few mon named above are Civ
en- as examples of those who have
gone into this region and begun the
work of settling and energising the
whole community. There are plenty
of others who have carved success
out of the almost impenetrable Forests
and built up farms that serve to
show what man in earnest can &C
complish, The people are kindly
and hospitablo, and the stranger with
. in their gates is always welcomed
with a heartinesS and genuine warmth
, that speaks the honesty Of the greet.
ing.
, The future of the Ridge is bright
! one. The few who have come t
win a living out of the soil have
shown what can he done, and vast
J army of others can find profit ant
5 pleasure in following their example
In the time tn come this region mus
} furnish all tic fruit that can he con
: sumed in this city and more beside
5 The people are wide awake and ar
3 especially interested in the coming
Centennial. They are live people
= When the fruit department of til
r Centennial is open for inspection it
a safe to say that the finest Tenne sse
l fruit OH Exhibition will be that fror
e Paradise Ridge.-Nashville Amer
0 can,
The Sequachee news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 189?-1896, 1895-08-15

vineyard OF the new conner. Inc ,
earth was but lying latent. for the
hand of those who understood its ca
liabilities, and when the tine came
it began to blossom as therose.
1t was about twenty-one years ago
that the first conner of those not ma
tive to the soil arrived on the Ridge
and bought a little place on his own
terms and without money, almost.
He came in the spring and planted a
small garden. His children were
kept busy bringing leaves from the
forest and piling them up for COM
post. AS these rotted they were
ploughed in and the process OF grad
ual fertilization kept up till the land
became fruitful above anything
known heretofore on the Ridge. Ev-
cry form Of manure obtainable was
put on the ground and further clear
ings were made which were planted
in fruit and vegetables. This first
conner was Mr.. Mum, an Englishman
and later In the year came Mr.. Fred
Ochsenbeln, a thrifty German, who
bought net far from the others. He
began at once the clearing and pre-
paration Of ground for an orchard,
al d through all these years he has
built to the work of the first year I'M
til lie has 4 collection Of fruits not
excelled anywhere in the state, it 1t
be equalled.
Mr.. Ochsenbein's place is so inter-
esting as to require especial mention.
He was found budding young peach
trees, and said that he had budded
| 1913 that morning and over 800 dur
ing the past few days. The varities
he is now deyoting most attention to
now are the China clingstone and
the China freestone peaches and the
/ IIoss aud Southern Queen apples
These he grows to a size that seems
fabulous. Specimens of the peaches
brought home by the American re-
porter were weighed in the American
office and weighed ten ounces each
-Four apples, and not the largest OF
the trees, weighed from eleven to
fourteen ounces each. In addition tC
peaches and apples Mr.. OchscL beir
has choice collection of fine pears
but the late cold spell killed tht
greater part of them this year.
The home be has made on the
Ridge is one of the most complete t.
be found anywhere and is Notable fol
several things. At the back corner
of his dwelling grows tremendous
grape vine winch is trained all about
the house, filling the four outer walls
and inclosmg the house itself In ;
bower of green. This enormous vim,
is filled with fruit, apparently sever
al thousand punches Of grapes hang
ing from the one vine. The vine il
nearly twenty years old, Anothe,
large vine, but smaller than the pre-
ceding, hangs about the kitchen anC
milk-house and no less than a thous
and punches of ripening grapes hang
from It's branches. Over the grea
chicken house and an arbor in from
is great wild grape vine which hang
thick with grapes of good size and il
punches foot long.
This place is remarkable as illus
trating what variety Of fruit can (,
grown on the Ridge. Among tn,
other fruits are prunes, now approach
ing ripeness, though they do not of
ten get ripe, and California plums Al
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soolal and Pernonal Noten.

MrH. ]. Fl Goodsell, Of Orange. N j.,
was the guest of Mrs Isabel Henderson
Floyd, in this city, yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs James w. Ward and
little son Warren, are visiting relatives
In Bridgeville.
w. s Col lins. Of this city is spending
q few days in Georgetown.
Henry O. Conrad will address the York
lyn public school 10 morrow afternoon
A. 90 o'clock
Miss Lucy Watts Is seriously indis
posed st her home on West Ninth
street.
Mrs Jason Davis and Miss Mary Davis
Of Farnhurst. have been visiting Phila
delphia friends.
DR. John Black, Thomas B smitf
and DR. w Il Hancker, of the Delaware
State Hospi al at Fsrnhurst, have re
turned from Dover.
Miss q Foraker. of this city. is visiting
friepds IN Dover.
Miss Addie Morris has returned from
visit to Devet
Harry Ford, of Dover, gnd S. 5..fsiI1ey
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Is now performing his duties In lame
and halt manner.
Every Democrat Has been Sick.
Senator Records Is still at aurel and
confined 20 bis home with the grip. Mrs
Records is also similarly afflicted,
Senator Fenimore is not yet able to
leave his house, and every Democratic
member Of the House has been sick
Legislative Nosss.
Senator Handy gave lv.ice Of an aci
dissolving the marriage ties Of Mary A.
and William Hollingsworth.
Senator Pyle introduced the supple
ment to the charter Of the Wilmington
and Brandywine Springs Railway Com
pany.
Mr. Sypherd gave notice OF an act to
divorce Estslle and Isadore e Reed,
Mr.. Morgan introduced an act to trans
fer the farm Of Charles E Russell from
school district No. II, to district No. 148,
Sussex county.
Senator Alrichs and Pyle have paired
for Saturday both wishing to 60 home.
Mayor Shortlidge was here to-day In
the interest Of his bill for the relief OF
sailors and soldiers
Representative Walker gave notice 10
day OF an act TO renew the charter OF tbs
Vuleanized Fibre Company
Evening journal., 1895-01-24

Of POcomoke City, Nd, left this cit,
to- day over the Baltimore and Obi
railroad for trip thrI ugh the West OF
business and pleasure.
George q. 0ilderslesvs. Of Camden
Del, and b 81 Ramsey. of Salem N. J
were at the Merritt House to day
Rev. w. L. S. Murray, D. D, Of
Dover, chaplain Of the Delaware House
OF Representatives. arrived in town to
day. BE delivered lecture at Goldey
College this afternoon.
Captain II, Walker, Of odessa, has re-
urned from an enjoyable Western trip
w. R. Clavenger, Of No. 1927 Jackson
street, is confined to his home by typhoiS
ever
Clarence Blackburn, who lives on
large farm between this city and New
Castle. was rendered pleasant birthday
surprise party at his home last night
Several Wilmington guests were pres
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
THESE, WHMINGTOES INVENTORS

List of Men of IDEAS who Have Obtained
United States Patents and Titles to
Their Tnventlops During the Year of
1894.
Charles N Butler, attorney in patent
eases, No. 1901 Chestnut street. Philadel.
phia, Pa furnishes the EvENInG JOUR
NAL with the following complete list OF
Wilming gton inventors who have obtained
. oited States patents during the year
1894. with the titles of their inventions
William h Connell, support for cleo
trlc lights; John !. Schweizsr, cable car
transfer device; Charles J. Wszsn. skate
Lea Pnssy, apparatus for sevtrlng ice
Melchoir E. Becker and r Lind, fsh OF
crab net; William H Simmons. tool
sharpensr; BENZ amin D Coppage. latch
lock George w Becker. machine fol
working hi es and skins; Henry B Cobb
lead-press; Thomss Curley, assignor Of
one half to ]. McIlhenny, gas apparatus
Francis G Dupont, manufacture o.
smoksless powder; JohnD Davis, coping
Francis G Dupont, smokeless explosive
Albert M King, car door operating
mechanism; Calvin G Turner. device fol
securing pieton-rods to cross-heeds
George B. Whiting. pumping engine
John Gillingham, bicycle.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
rha weather.

In the Middle states and New England 10
day colder. clear weather and fresh westerly
to northwesterly winds will prevail, with
minimum temperatures OF about 20 degrt 90 on
the Middle Atlantic sea00ards On Friday. In
both of these sections, cold. fair TO partly
fresh northwesterly to brisk northeasterly
winds. followed By snow and sleet and By
dangerous winds on the coasts az night. and
on saturday, snow or rain. wi h eaeterly gales
on the coasts and slightly higher temperature.
New York Herald Weather Forecasts.-The
storm centre in Texas Will III badly move
northeast with increasing force aud a broad
eniug area of disfuy ybAnce. reaching the
Middle 6 States tomorrow and causing snow
With noxtherly sana eastsFly' gFles By sFf{d2y
evening, and an Saturday along ths coasts
from Chesapeake bay to Cape God. Thu
s.cold wa e" from the Northpgeet will to-day
pverrun the lake region and this section,
N4la SRgz SaIleSSto a minihfum OF about Il
dec :ees Fahrenheit,
Evening journal., 1895-01-24

to Miss Florence Hutchinson, Of Delaware
hy The alumni meeting was held last
light for the FIRST time since the marriage
OF it's member, and Mr.. McMullen tooh
advantage Of the occasieo by sending .
large, handsome cake. with the best
xiahes of himself and his new wife
Consequently, all routine work was
dispensed with at last nights meeting,
nd an enjoyable social time Was spen,
by all present The regular meeting was
postponed until February 20, when an
interesting program will be rendered.
Congratulated BY Wilmington Friends
]. Albert Walls, of Inglsside. Md, and
Mlss Frances Chambers Kinnamon, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kinna
mon, of Dover, we're married last evening
at the brides home. by Rev. J Edgar
Wilson, Of Church Hill, Md Thit
morning the bride and groom were
met at the Wilmington station by 4
lumber Of their friends who reside here
aud more congratulations for the couple
folio we'd. They left at lL25 for New
York
William L Bodenstens. of Philadel-
phia, and Miss Elanora Wilcutts
daughter OF Purnell Wilcutts, weI'
usrried by DIR Murray yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock In Dover Mr. anC
urs. Bodeustens went up TO Philadelphis
,so, this moraing.
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zaoharins-HopkIns Marriage.

GREENsBoRoUeE Nd Jan "a AT the
Methodist Episcopal Church, OF Green's
borough. last evening. Miss Rella Hopkins
aud Daniel j. Zachariss, Jr, were
msrried by Rev A Arters The
wedding march was performed by Miss
Iva Lowe. The church was decorated
The attendants were two little girls,
Misses Nellie Harper and Nan Mitchell,
&nd the ushers were Fred P. Roe,
Emory s. Turpin. William B Massey
aud Dr. Fred r. Malone. The bride was
attired In costume of ashes of roses
sublime cloth. trimmed In ribbon. with
bat and gloves to match, and carried 9
bououet oil roses
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Pleasant Post-nuptIaI reception.


Miss Annie q Thomas and HBrrv q
Adams were married at noou on Wed
nesday, Januarv 16 Immediately aftei
breakfast, served to only relatives OF
bride aud groom. they started on theii
wedding trip They have returned and
last night they held a reception in Eder
Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams were assisted IN
receiving by Miss Carrie Adams. Mis-
Elsie Thomas, Ray @ Linville, and Harry
E. Klund. who were the bridesmaids and
groomsmen at their wedding. and by Mr.
and Mrs. J.. N. Thomas, parents Of Mrs
Adams.
After congratulations were offered.
dancing was. indulged in until 10 30
o'clock Then supper was served, after
which dancing was resumed until 10 80
o'clock. The ball aud banquet rooms
were prettily decorated With ho owers, and
together with the brilliant lights and
handsome gowns OF the women. the scene
was a gay one
These we're among the guests: Mrs.
Ed ard Williams Miss Nellie Williams
OF Brooklyn; Frank Thomas. David
r Thomas. Of Oxford Mrs. Bella Talbot
Miss Thompson. Msssrs Richmond,
Thompson and Meshholder, Of Philadel
phia; Miss Name Dickson, West Chester
Mlrs Sara Miles. Chester
Joseph K Adams aud wife. J
NJ Thomas and wife, John Mullin
and wife, Harry Crawford and wife
Rev & B Cook aud wifs, Willisn
Adams and wife, Harvey Wilel
end wife, Samuel Thomas and wife
A B. Jones and wife. Weston
Vernon aud wife. J. Il Joslsn and wife
J. h. Weaver and wife. Granville Alex
auder ard wife II Johnson and wife
Fred Klund, Jr. and wife, b Lee ant
wife, Mr.. and Mrs Baldwin, Harry Low
aud wife. A. S. Kelly and wife, Mrs
Lendermau, Mrs A s Webster, Mrs
James SAwdon, Mrs Mary Resag.
Misses Ida Stewart, lille Hance
Fannie DeVigne. Nellie Banken. Elsi
Johnson. Carrie Howell, Katie Horn
Carrie Aiken, Laura Watson, Florenc
Ohalfant Elsie Thomas, Nellie Sipple
Elsie Horn. Name Wentz, Lillian Lunn
Carrie Adams, Emma Lane
Oven Wyatt, Ray c Lineille Gu
Wells, Harry Blythe, Gs rye Dsnic
Joseph Gould, Hsrry Klund. Harr
Johnson, Leslie Baird, Thomas Cooper
Elmer Kund. Howard Webster
Charles Howell, William Kirh
Joseph Montgomery, CHARLES Banks
Joshua Howell Thomas Smith, James F
Pfentiss and David Aiken
Fwkaudad KxIa Har.xsmaax -, fs4x,a~s
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
aars whlIlslnors AsaIn ~ wlImInalo

Mrs Whittenore, OF New York, who
will speak about the Door of Hope
Mission In the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church to morrow evening, will be
entertained by Mrs T. Allen Hilles
while 10 the city. To morrow afternoon
Mrs Whittemore will receive visitors
especially interested in the Door of Hope,
at Mrs HiIles's home, Seventh and Clay
ton streets.
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Wore quietly Married.

Christopher o. King and Miss Annie e
Collins, both of this city, were married
ast evening, Rev John O Hanna, OF
Udion VI. B. Church, officiating The
marriage was a simple one Mr.. and
Mrs. King won't on trip South. and en
their return will make their home at No
6l5 King street.
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Confined from First Page.

demand for rent not actually due and in
4rrear shall take preference or hold
priority to said execution.
East Branaywins wants Justice.
The law-abidlng citizens Of the
eastern end of Brandywine hundred
want justice Of the peace for the sup
preston of the iawless element Ia th at
20 help them TO get 1t, as the only Justice
10 the hundred lives several miles from
Claymont and at the other end of the
authorizing Governor Msrvil TO make
such an appointment.
wants the BaiIot-bex Law RspsaIsd.
Senator Alrichs wants section a. chap
ter 572, vol 49, repealed It is the law
which prevented the Republicans from
contesting the election OF Receiver Of
Taxes John T. Dickey, two years ago. by
making a recount of the votes impossible,
bacause they were in the custody OF a
sheriff, who had been voted for at the
same election.
The Hoass COMMITTEES Reports.
The House Committee appointed TO
ACblAc WttA tAo EtAAC NADA1AANA AIN "
examine the accounts OF the state auditor
made Its report Il was Identical with
the Senate report made the day before
May Write Marine and lightning In
surauce.
The House passed the bill to renew and
| amend the charter Of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company and Il
was cent to the Senate The company
has given the lie to the statement that II
was so cautious that 1t would not insnrs
anything but mill ponds and wRtel
spouts, for Its amendments give II power
70 write marine insurance and TO insure
against damage by lightning.
New Road for Broad Greek.
Representative Morgan gave notice Of
a bill to lay out a new public road II
Broad Creek hundred, Sussex county
1 The commissioners named are DAME
/ Short Samuel B West and William A
Phillips The road will Ibranch of from
the Concord and Mllsboro road nea
Charles II Iones's property aud rur
through school districts Nos A and $50
Big Revival st Bethel.
Senator Moore has returned from his
home at Bethel, near Laurel, In SUISSE.
county. He reports that big Methods
revival is ia progress there, under th
leadership OF Evangelist Conoway, 0
Wilmington There were fifteen conver
sIons on Sunday night nine on MondA
and twelve on Tuesday. The Who'll
country thereabout is excited by religion
feeling, and persons drive to the meeting
from all points within radius Of eigh
OF ten miles.
Re Tumbled Out Backwards.
sergeaut.at Arms Pripdiville. Of tn
House, is not professional acrobat, hu
he has somewhat Of q record as 9 tum
bier. he lives near Laurel and went hom
night before last to worship his Lare
and Penates. Yesterday morning h
started to drive to the railroad station !
! company with Mr.. Hitch. afriend. Whe
halt mile from Laurel the horse becam
frightened and ran away hFr bite
stsyed in until the carriage WAS upssl
. took header and his face sustained con
siderable damage, TO say nothing abou
, the rents Ia his trousers. Sergeant Prir
! disille saw thatSfe upset sgae p$snEng %
gracsfdlfy tumOled but backwards. q
Evening journal., 1895-01-24
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS
Pleasant Social Meetings of
Young Folks Last Night.
BsJOYABLB WEDDING RECEPTToS

Mr. and Mrs. Harry G, Adams, wh.
Have just Returned From Their Wed
ding Trip. Received Their Friends al
Eden Hall Last NiRht-some Othei
Events Of Interest to Wilmington PeO.
pie and ThsIr Friends.
az conluuncafioLs intended for insertion
this column should be addressed 20 Societ
Editor, care Of the EvnRrNG JOURNAL Don
punicAtioue should be written on one aide
the paper only
Evening journal., 1895-01-24

"How did Miss Spoons get the silver medal
&C the cooking SCHOOL," "A number of persons
partook OF the dishes she prepared without
any fatal results. n-Chioago lnter-Ocean.