Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-08-17
From Mulberry.
For the Fayetteville Observer.


see that the food has been on
the decline in regard to correspon-
dents for some two or three weeks.
Blanche, | thought, was endeavo--
ing to become the Athens of Lin
coin county, and such a stream
of literature flowed out upon us
through the columns of the OBJ
SERVER from that point, that at
one time, we were fearful of an
inundation ; but as the waters have
begun to subSide, small craft may
venture againnear the shore. There
is drouth of news in this por-
ton of the county-no body be-
ing killed, and no one being shot
at. Crops are being rapidly cut
short by the dry weather, and I'M
less we have rain soon they will
be cut very short in fact, they are
materially damaged already. One
Of the greatest revivals that ever
was in the county ended here on
last Friday night. 1t began I'M
der the auspices Of the G. P.
church, and after a few days
preaching the people without dis
tinction or regard to creed or sect
engaged in it, and such an out
pouring Of the spirit of God was
never seen in these parts before.
Some rs or 100 made professions,
and number Were added to the
various branches of Christ's church
and no community can exhibit
a more united people than Null
berry. One of the new converts
gave unusual evidence that he had
been born again. When an aged
minister of the church asked him
if he loved the brethren, he an
swered that he did and loved the
sisters also. The interest mani
tested here in education has not
abated in the least the opening
up OF the Male and Female Insti-
tute was very fattering indeed to
the friends of the Institute. We
anticipate two hundred pupils for
this term.
If the fool killer comes along
your way send him up in this di.
rection. We have some three or
four, that he would take without
asking any questions. l allude to
the party that has been digging
for gold on our friend ellis farm,
near Mulberry. Some sixty or
seventy years ago, an old man
who then lived in the vicinity
dreamed three times that there was
a box of gold buried near a GER.
tain walnut tree. One of the par
ty soater witched for the gold by
taking a forked limb, putting a
silver halfin the fork of the limb,
aud as he would come over the
supposed spot where the gold was
buried, the switch would turn
down, as doubtless you have seen
it do in the hands of water witch.
es. Well, upon the dream of this
old man and the additional evi.
dence produced by the switch and
silver half, (for one of the party
told me that silver or gold would
attract silver or gold) they com.
menced operations, and have gone
down about nine feet, and come tc
a solid limestone rock. They ex.
pect very confidently to find the
metal as coon as they get through
that rock. $50 did Mr.. Dusenber'
ry expect to get water as soon as
he bored through rock, but ii
proves so far to be over one hun.
dred feet thick. Your readers need
not get excited in regard to this
gold matter, for the company dc
not desire any more partners.
will inform you when they find
gold, if | am alive at that time.
The new church edi6ce will soon
be completed, and an elegant struc-
t ture IT will be. Yours. Plus.