Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-14
Letter from MeMInnVIIle.
. McMINNvIILE, Tenn, October ID, |

. MCMINHYILLE, TENN 0cSoDer 20 1903.
Mn. EDITOR: This place is just now the scene Of
unusual interest from a variety of causes. The
County Fair is in progress, this being its second
day The gathering is large, there being three
or four thousand present. The exhibition of fruit
is somewhat extensive, as TO quantity, variety, and
Of large size OF vegetables the samples are excel
lent One of the largest and finest looking OF
pumpkins took the prize. OF yams, beets onions,
corn wheat oats, there were fine specimens. OF en-
broidery, quilting, needle work, ornamental and
Useful, there are many and excellent samples. A
good supply Of preserves pickles, wine, cider, bran
dy, &c, was displayed The Fairis creditable TO
Warren county. The Chancery Court is in session
here, Chancellor B. NJ. Tillman presiding. The
Circuit Court, Hon. N. A. Patterson, opens next
THE TENNESSEE CONFERENCE
OF Tie Methodist Episcopal Church commenced its
third annual session in McMinnvile, yesterday
morning, Rev. Bishop D. w. Clark, ID. d. presid-
ing; Rev w. III. Pearne was elected Secretary. The
Conference numbers some sixty or more preachers
and nearly ten thousand members. (Some twenty
five or thirty preachers will be added5 An increase
of over three thousand reported this year. The
present number of districts will be increased from
| five TO six. Tho Tennessee Conference includes
Middle and West Tennessee, and in spite Of Ku
Klux demonstrations and other forms of opposition
its course has been steadily onward. Loyal Meth
odism is in Tennessee 10 stay. sal
The Conference holds its meeting in the basement
of the new church here. The main audience room
| is 10 be dedicated Sunday This church is a very
credtable enterprise, rejecting honor upon the
small but liberal people who have erected it. II is
two-story building 40x65 feet, of brick, having
cost $4,000 Tasteful and elegant, the audience
room is one of the neatest and most comfortable in
| the State The seats are finished in chestnut and
black walnut. ~ HgHE Z
The Conference is most Hospitality entertained
| aud plenty of room for more Many visitors are
| in attendance from different parts of the State
among whom may be mentioned DIR. Coblegh, from
Athens, Judge Caldwell, from Shelbyville, Judge
Patterson, from Winchester, and sundry other per-
| sons of moro or less note
Rev w. H. Pcarne, Presiding Elder Of Memphis
district and his brother the writer hereof are the
guests of Capt j. s. Mohler, the prosecuting attor
ney for this district Capt Mohler was on the stat
of Gen. r. II. Milroy Like his guests, the Captain
is a veritable carpet Dagger, and falls as naturally
under the hate Of unreconstructed rebels as falling
| body obeys the laws Of grayitation. But he and
they are Gin nothing terrified by their adversares-
! / may write you again. Yours &C.
| . r..-.4. THOMAS II. PEAREE.
| October 5H.-P. S. The question of the new
Church paper has been referred 10 committee
who will report favorably on the subject. The IN
crease Of members, ministers and other Church sta
tstics in this Conference has been over fifty per
! cent during the year. The new church at Nc
| Minnville was dedicated on Sunday by Bishop
Clark, on which occasion 81, $50 were raised, $3.50
more than enough to pay of all its indebtedness
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