From Roddy (1891) White's Creek has been on a boom the past week. Our sawyer (ran a saw mill-EC), Mr. Niles, lost quite a number of fine saw-logs in the recent tide. Mr. W.G. Roddy happened to a painful accident the 5th of this month. While assisting in loading a car with telegraph poles, he fell from the car to the ground, some 8 to 10 feet, breaking his arm and bruising him up considerably otherwise. Mrs. Ann Thompson, of Chattanooga, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Susan Roddy, who is very sick. Frank Roddy has accepted a position as telegraph operator at Emory Gap. Mrs. E.K. Stout, of Pleasant Valley, has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Majors, the past week. Sweep, Soloman, and Dudley have been anchoring truant logs for Niles this week. Mrs. Margaret Smith, wife of W.D. Smith, died at her home, at this place, Monday, Feb. 9th, of measles. She was a good Christian woman, liked by all who knew her. Y.M.A. Roddy, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1891 ~~~~~~~~~~ RODDY RUMBLINGS For the Weekly Herald: Roddy, Tenn., Aug. 15, '98 - The Teachers and Directors Institute met here last Saturday and carried out a very interesting and instructive program, while the good people of this community carried out their part of the program - that of furnishing dinner to the crowd to perfection. The number of teachers present was small, but in quality great. They were: Supt. W.E. Stephens, Prof. Odom, of the T.V.B.I.; Prof. Rogers of the Dayton University; Prof. Godsey, of Glascow; Mr. Frazier of Washington; the Misses Morgan of Dayton; Miss Waller of Sheffield; Mr. Saunders of Pine Grove, and Mr. Davis of Roddy, were present. Miss Sallie Clack favored the audience with an excellent recitation. Misses Ora Saunders and Cleo Brady, of Lucknow, and Miss Lizzie Waller and Messrs. Jim and Tom Manis, of Iron Hill, attended the Institute. Mrs. Alexander, of Dayton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Krichbaum. Miss Tampa Baldwin, of Grandview, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jesse Roddy. E.C. Etter and wife, of Rockwood, visited the latters mother, Mrs. Majors, here last week. F.M. Morrison, editor of The Herald, was at Roddy in the interest of his paper one day last week. Brownie Ray, of this place, and Miss Jennie Daniel, of Grandview, were married at the Hotel de Ray at Roddy last Saturday night, Rev. J.M. Hinds officiating. Mrs. Johnson, who has been very sick, is convalescent. Mr. Krichbaum, an old gentleman living on White's Creek, is very sick. Several of our people attended church at Hind's Valley last Sunday. The first chapter of "Early Reminiscences" published in last week's HERALD was so interesting that we are led to believe THE HERALD has a rare treat in store for it's readers in the chapters that are to follow. VINDICATOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1893 RODDY AND PLEASANT HILL An Interesting Budget of News from the Upper End of the County To the Times & News-Gazette Having seen nothing of late in your valuable paper from here I will give you a few jottings. Crops in this part of the county are looking very well, considering the cool, wet weather. The general topic of the day is "the weather." Most of the farmers and gardeners can now have Irish potatoes, peas and beans on their menus. Mr. H. Baxter Clack, who has been sojourning in West Plains, MO., the past year, returned home May 22d. His many friends here bid him a hearty welcome. Miss Carrie Wilson, who is attending Centenary College at Cleveland, is expected home next week. Miss. Sallie Clack, of Carp, is the guest of Mrs. James Johnson. J.D. Gilliam, of Muddy Creek, was in Pleasant Valley Saturday and Sunday. Misses Amy and Sallie Clack attended the commencement exercises of the Rockwood High School last Monday, and visited with friends there until Saturday. (The graduation program was included in this box-EC) Master Mack Clack (R.M. Clack-EC) visited his cousin, Walter Clack, near Rockwood a part of last week. D.J. Stinecipher and wife are visiting the latter's parents at Garrison's Mill. Miss Lennie Ewing returned Sunday from a visit with Dayton friends. Willie Sanders, (Saunders?-EC) of Grand View, was down in the valley last week. Ben Ewing, of Spring City, gave us a call last week. H.B. Clack spent Sunday in Meigs County. Miss Sallie Price spent last Friday with the Misses Clack. Miss Mary Roddy, who has been sick for some time, is, we are glad to note, convalescing. J.C. Carney, of Washington, left White's Creek Saturday with a raft of logs, bound for Chattanooga. John Roddy (Bachelor John) is said to have the finest lot of young poultry in the neighborhood. Miss Hattie Clack, one of the graduating class of '93 at Rockwood, will probably spend the summer visiting relatives near Roddy. UTOPIA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1897 Roddy Items Now that the hot weather has somewhat abated, I will endeavor to give the readers of the DEMOCRAT some "dots" from our progressive little village. Crops in this section are looking fine. The wheat crop is unusually good. The most common sight that greets our eyes now days is the little country urchins, pail in hand, going in search of the lucious blackberries which are very plentiful here. Our enterprising merchant, Mr. Briston, received a lot of new goods Friday. Mr. Will Brady and sister, Miss Hattie, of Lucknow, passed through here Friday en-route to Kingston to visit friends. Mr. A.T. Grant, of Grandview, boarded the train here Friday for his old home at Pine Mountain, Tenn. And as a consequence, one of our fair young ladies is wearing a sad countenance. Mr. Newton Ewing and wife visited in Harriman last week. Mrs. Denira Ramsey, once a resident of this county but now living in Texas, is visiting relatives and old friends in this section. John Bowles, who resides just across the creek in Roane County, died last Wednesday. Mr. John Roddy, has been very sick, is convalescing. Every body come to Roddy the 29th. We are going to have an eclipse of the sun if it is a clear day. Come early and stay all day and lets take in the whole affair, without money and without price. "Meigs County Hustler" makes a pretty broad assertion in his communication of July 9th. And one which has led us to believe he has never been very far outside of his county limits. He says - "More fine gardens and pretty wide awake girls in Meigs than any other county in the state." Now we do not class our pretty girls with the "vegetable garden" so will just pass over the first part of the paragraph; and while we concede that the girls of Meigs may come up to the general average in good looks, yet we affirm that there is not a county in this grand old state, noted for her fair daughters and gallant sons, that can excel Rhea in the number of her pretty, bright, intelligent girls. I've traveled about a bit in my time, And seen many girls in my day; But the sweetest girls this world affords, Are the girls of good old Rhea. VINDICATOR ~~~~~~~~~ Edna Clack