Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-15
Beech Ridge Notes

of Mr.. Luther Richmond tried to
give her little, two-year-old sister an
outing on the family mule. The
mule logged them both off and step
ped on little Hester, between her
arm and side, cutting large wound.
The doctor left her resting well, con-
sidering the nature of the wound.
Mr.. j. Carlisle Swain, who has
been on Beech Ridge for some weeks
looking after his mothers land and
drainage interests, left last Saturday
night on the Seminole for New York
City, where he will join the army.
If not accepted, he will resume his
practice of law. He will spend Sun
day with his sister in Chicago.
Some unknown parties took 1t
upon themselves this week to cut the
south levee which caused large lake
to form on nearly thousand acres
of land just mile above the forks
of the river. This lake has caused
seething discomfort in the communl-
ty since last October, and the drain
age authorities had been repeatedly
warned to remove the dangerous
nuisance. Everybody says the ditch
must be continued to the forks OF
the river or frequent temporary
lakes will form continually to men
ace the community. Residents round
about the bottom of the former lake,
when interviewed about it, were very
reserved. One brave one laconically
said that "a musk-rat surely must
have cut it," Be that as it may, the
lake is gone.
A small sensation was created last
week when very curious thing hs.'
pened, which not a soul has yet been
able to solve. There is certain
highly respected land owner who
came here three years ago from off
in another part of the state. He
bought a nice plot of fine soil and
had plenty of money, apparently.
He spent money freely and wisely
in erecting a nice two-story house
and stock barn; he cleared land and
made many improvements, but the
neighbors soon began to notice that
he had a strange aversion to build
ing az very necessary yard fence.
His various replies were always trif-
ling excuses-he lacked proper posts
or adequate lumber, or expected to
do so soon. He had some nice null
berry posts left over from field fenc
ing, and the neighbors thought he
would surely use them, for they were
fine ones and convenient for use,
but he sold them cheaply. His wife
had for three years tried vainly to
get the yard fence, and on many oc-
casions had plead with neighbors to
| influence him to action. Stock fire.
quently caused him great trouble;
his own cows and hogs actually awoke
him at night on the lower galleries,
so that in mid-winter he was forced
to get up to drive them away, They
were otherwise pestiverous. Neigh
bors' chickens came to intermingle,
and some remained. One lady, more
astute than the others, really bob.
tailed all of her chickens to prevent
their loss of identity. Neighbors on
several occasions offered to help put
UP the fence for their own protec-
ton, but this good citizen with an
idiosyncrasy, remained adamant.
Last Wednesday night he and family
went away for the night; they re-
turned the following morning to find
a nice whitewashed yard fence sur
rounding their home. They were
dumfounded. No neighbors could
tell them anything about it. None
of them saw any passing during the
night, nor did any of them hear any
noise of hammers or saws. This is
the mystery and sensation of Beech
Ridge this week and practically eve
ry fact can be verified. There is a
bonus of three dollars offered to
any amateur Pinkerton who can solve
HOW and WHO put up that long
needed yard fence.-Dottie Dimple.
--W.S.S.--