The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
IN A REMINISCENT MOOD
Henry M WItse Dips Into Political Tricks of Early Days
Calls for Class of Oldtimers to Stand Up.

Three buildings were razed for the COM
| pletion OF our present courthouse
grounds. the third being q frame one
| on the north side. which was used as
| the home OF a Baptist church.
| The brick for that old courthouse was
made on the street then called Mott,
| now known as East Fourth. Inc yard
was about where Houston street forms
/ junction with East Fourth. HargraveS
and Oscar Brender We're operating q
| pressed brick machine, Brender driving
| the team. 1t was in 1878. They were
| both stricken with yellow fever. Bren-
| der died. but Mr.. Hargraves recovered N
| about about nine weeks. 1t was TO good
| purpose that this modest citizens life
| was spared, for he has accomplished
| many good works. One, In which ne
| takes special pride. was helping 70 de-
velop the splendid school system OF ,snis
| school board under the county commis-
sion system, and had for co-workers
such men as the late John A. Patten.
Sherman Beck. ]. p. zeigler, W. !. Wills
M sms ssr % sale cSses ana q the board
seven years. and they caused the con.
struction of forty-two fine school
houses. ranging in cost from $4,000 70
100000. The mystery OF mighty spir-
itual shaking up that he experience
he will give permission.
Nal. .DeadrIck.
Scores of persons well remember ana
with affection. Maj. Wallace w. Dead
rick who was brother-in-law OF Judge
John A. Moon, and had his home with
the Moon family for years. He told me
story Of boyhood AID school days
which seems to me well worth record
ing. He was attending school at Messy
Creek, now called Jefferson City. One
Of his school fellows was boy who
lived on a farm six or seven miles dis
tant, and was known as rCorn Lucky
His surname was Lucky, and be became
In mature life a prominent Knoxville
lawyer. He used to go home once q
week or once IN sWG weeks stnrs asd a always
pies, which set every boy in school
a-begging for fruit. On one occasion
young Deadrick had the good fortune to
encounter the Lucky boy before any OF
pockets bulged, with big apples. and
told the story, said, "Corn, give me an
APPLE He used the rising infection.
Lucky scowled his good natured pro-
seven or eight. and they are all good
'uns." If the story following has been
told before. my humble apology for
repeating it is that it's good 'un:
The late A. ]. Wisdom, whose widow
substantial men for many years. He
trader but rigidly honest. which is not
always to be said of traders, especially
those who trade horses. Wisdom e.
owen conducted the leading livery
stable. on the west side of Market. just
above Ninth. George Critchet was a
character financially nondeseript, NOR
ally of no better defined status. He
was long member of the volunteer
fire department, and was more than
once suspected of being a "hrebug."
One Sunday morning he entered the
livery stable accompanied by q fiashy
appearing, swaggerish individual. whom
he introduced to Mr.. Wisdom as Mr..
So-and-So, OF Chicago. The stranger
wished to hire good two-horse turn
out for trip to Lookout mountain. AS
fain know the charge for such a rig
and such trip.
It'll be S." informed Mr.. Wisdom.
That is all right, Mr.. Wisdom; quite
all right. Have 'em hooked up, please"
yell have to pay in advance fur-
ther informed Mr.. Wisdom. 80.
ooh, that'll be all right; I left my
a hurry. Just have the team hooked
get back"
THAT may suit you but 1t doesn't
suit me-" bluntly declared Mr.. Wisdom
yell have to pay in advance or ye
Critchett INTERVIEWED. This gentie-
man is all right, Mr.. Wisdom" aside
and confidentially. II know him well
and I'll vouch for him.
Mr., Wisdoms brow crinkled and his
lip curled as he made answer:
who in helrll vouch for you? I'd as
soon have a promissory note writ in
sand an hit a-rainin' as to have you
vouch for anybody"