hetertown

Updated: June 9, 2025

The pine trees which were to serve as telegraph poles had been selected, and contracts had been made with "One-eyed Lewston," a colored preacher, who lived near the creek on the Akeville side, and with Aunt Judy, who had a log house on the Hetertown side, by which these edifices were to be used as telegraphic stations.

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Shortly after noon, he returned with a few messages from Hetertown, and by that time there were some for him to carry back. So he made two trips and forty cents that day quite an income for Uncle Braddock. In the evening, Jim Haskins made his appearance with his mule. He said his brother hadn't told him anything about Harry's wanting him until that afternoon.

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I suppose there'd be no difficulty in getting permission to put up the line on the land between the creek and Hetertown?" "Oh, no!" said Harry. "A good part of the woods along the road belong to father, and none of the people along there would object to us boys putting up our line on their land." "I thought they wouldn't," said Mr. Martin.

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But it seemed to be a long and dreary time that they had to wait for the arrival of their purchases from New York. Either Harry or one of the other boys rode over to Hetertown every day, and the attention they paid to the operation of telegraphy, while waiting for the train, was something wonderful.

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The managers knew that they might have a good deal of trouble to get permission to put up their line on the lands between the mines and Hetertown, and so they wisely helped the boys to put up the line, and then bought it of them, with all their rights and privileges. There was probably some sharp practice in this transaction, but our young friends and Aunt Matilda profited by it.

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This business was soon settled, for none of the owners of the farms between the mines and Hetertown, all of whom were well acquainted with Mr. When Harry had secured the necessary promises, the construction of the line was commenced forthwith. The boys had very little trouble with it. Mr.

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"How would 'The Mica Mine Telegraph Company' No, that wouldn't do at all. It isn't theirs. It's ours." "Call it 'The Loudon Telegraph Company," said Kate. "That would be nearer the thing, but it wouldn't be very modest, though people often do call their companies after their own names. What do you think of 'The Akeville and Hetertown Company'?"

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It would look nice now, wouldn't it? to wait until Mr. Lyons could come over from Hetertown before we could commence operations!" "Well, what can we do?" asked Harvey. "Why, one of us must get across, somehow." "I don't see how it's going to be done," said Harvey, as they ran down to the edge of the water.

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"Yes, it will cost some money," said Mr. Martin "but our idea is that you ought to have a complete line while you are about it, and that it ought to run from our mine to Hetertown." "From your mine to Hetertown!" exclaimed Harry, in astonishment. "Yes," said Mr. Martin, smiling. "That is the kind of a line that is really needed.

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Lyons had promised to come over and show them how to begin the work. "There'll be plenty for you fellows to do," said Harry, "when we put up the wires." The next day was a day of hard work for the Board of Managers. Mr. Lyons, who took the greatest interest in the enterprise, got another operator to take his place at the Hetertown station, and came over to help the boys.

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