Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-07-14
The Avera's At Tate Springs, Tenn.

The Avera's At Tate Springs, Tenn.
Tate Springs, Tenn, July 6, 1911.
Dear Mr.. Editorials we were re-
quested before leaving home, to pen
a few lines for your paper, | now
take this opportunity Mr.. Avera
and l are low enjoying the balmy
breeze of the beautiful Cum berlands
and resting our weary heads on the
downy pillows at Tate Springs Ho-
tel. Some of the scenery is sub
lime. We have had the pleasure of
viewing some on our drive behind
the matchless black and gray steeds.
This water believe is unsurpass-
for many diseases, we feel that it has
benefited us.
The dining tables are well supplied
and you get good service, what call
true Southern hospitality. This is
the place for he Nth or pleasure and
from the way the people are pouring
in it seems, they have long since
learned it. We have been here two
weeks, and anticipate staying one
more, then we will return to our
cottage on the beautiful stream,
Chickasawhay, the Lord willing.
Best wishes to you all.
Mrs ISA B. FRENCH AVERA.
Tate Springs, Tenn, July 8, 1911.
Editor Herald:--Will you please
publish this in the columns of your
paper for the benefit of the readers
and my friends.
My wife and self have been up here
at Tate Springs for our health now
for IA days. There is no question
don't think but that the water is fine
for many diseases-but | don't think
it cure all by no means.
My wife thinks she has been bene-
fitted and | am of that opinion. AS
for myself | have been in bad health
now for II months. | can not say
that | have not been benefited
either by the trip or from the water;
one thing my nerves are steadier
than they were when | left home.
When | was at home awhile before
left | could not do my writing, | was
compelled to get my wife or nephew.
@. l.. Ayera, to write for me.
We find this a nice place, and
think healthy place for great ma
ny people. The main building and
dining department is 0. H., as the
bed rooms Of the out side cottages,
or as you might term them (outside)
sleeping rooms. Some of these are
getting little old and are fiat on the
ground and of course need lacking
up thus giving chance for the fresh
air to pass under the buildings. We
went through some of these rooms
and could smell little funky odor.
This was in few rooms of the cot ia
ges. The main building is we'll ven
tilated. am not crlticlzng the cot
tages at all, but they need a little
jacking up off of the ground
Have plenty of good grub and it
well served. A person simply wants
to sleep 10 hours without being in
terrupted. But the extravaganza is
surprising. Rooms for 2 persons and
a bath arrangements $40 a week.
OF course you can get rooms in cot
tages for $l5 each person, but no
arrangements.
The ladies don't dress but from 3
to 5 times day. and perhaps those
that go to the ball at night may
dress 6 times day.
We went drying 3 times in three
different evenings. We saw an old
black shop that was said to be
a hundred years old, where Andrew
Jackson had his horse shod when on
his way to Washington, D. G. Has
been covered with boards several
times, but the roof is row about gone
Now this is quite billy and rocky
country; on OUT little drives, we saw
hills and rocks and rocks and hills,
and this is all we saw, except on the
side of a bill, - where the bears in
years gone by concealed themselves
went in big hole in a rock one. half
the distance to the top of the Rock
Hill. Tie Hill was about Is feet
high.
We'll, Mr.. Editor I could write
more but my nerves are troubling
me now. Please print this in YOUR
hrst paper you can. If you can t
make this out, Mr., J. e. Alderman
is familiar with my scrlbbling, per-
haps he will read it for you.
Very truly,
W. W. AVERA.
We enjoyed reading above as are
certain large number of our read
,rs will, and We editor had no trou
Die in making out the handwriting
or while a little queer its plain to