Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-02
TENNESSEE NEWS.


itors to the farmers.
The Kingston East TennesseeGn of the
31st Ill. says: Several heavy and refresh
irg showers which will purify the air and
inVigorate vegetation, fell during the past
week.
The Waverly Journal of the 31st ult.
says: The population of our town is three
hundred. There has not been a death of
person, of any age or complexion, either by
accident or otherwise, in twelve months.
The Cleveland Republican says; Mr.. j.
A. johnson of this place, showed us an old
coin that was found in an Indian mound in
Monroe countys It bears the inscription
"Hibernia" and has come down to us from
former ages. Venerable sir:
The Kingston East TenneSSeeGn Of the
31st ult. says: Two young men, one a son
of Mrs. E. Lsdd, and the other Joe Mullins
BIZ name, got int o an alteration at Oskdale,
enc day last week, in which the latter came
out minus a ear, which was bitten off and
spit out By the former.
The Kingston East TeRneSSeean of the
31st uIt. says: The usual heavy crop OF
berries this season has afforded indus'riou
housewives opportunity to can a large
quantity. Much fruit will also be canned.
Notwithstanding the great destruction by
the frosts, there is considerable fruit IN
certain localities.
The Somerville Falcon of the 31st nit.
says: Different portions of this county
have lately had refreshing rains, ard there
is hope that the crops will turn out better
than had been anticipated. At least some
of the gloomy predictions that have been
made will not be fulfilled
- q In lat fr16N
says: After dry spell of three weeks, on
Sunday evening last our town was visited
by a tOlerable rsiu-not enough, but the
fall greatly benefited all growing yegeta-
ton. DhriDg the week we have heard Of
seVe: al fine rains in different parts OF the
county.
The Cleveland Banner of the 1st inst.
says. Il turns out that Our agricultural
friend, Capt. A. E. Blunt, is good for some
thing besides making a number one post
master. He raised, this season, twenty-six
bushels Of merchartable wheat from one
acre of ground. That's what we call bully
farming, and hard to beat.
The Lexington Reporter says: A child
If Mr.. AsbuTy Wilson, was burnedto death
the other night. Its grandfather was pour
ing coal oil in lamp, and the mother
thought she would light a match, so be could
see better, and from some cause the oil
caught fire and portion OF it got on the
child's clothes, which were soon in ablaZed
The child was dresdfully burned, and die.
IL a few hours from the effects.
The MorristoWn Gazette Of the 30th ult.
SAWS: The Rev. Messrs. George A. Cald-
well, W. H. Smith and A. G. Snoddy,
committee of Holston Presbytery, organ
Il. H. no N n
June. At Westminster they organized the
Long Creek church, as has already been
mentioned in our columns. 1t was organ
lied with eighteen members, a revival fol-
lowed and six others united with the
church. At Strawberry Plains they organ
lied the GSecond Presbyterian Church OF
Strawberry Palms," with thirty-four mem
bers.
The Paris IntelligeHcer OF the 5lst-
ult. SAYS: On last Sunday night the store
of Mesers. Mcneil Bros, was entered by
burglar through q window. The thief was
well pr, pared for business, having a good
supply of tools and lamp, all OF which ne
left in the store. Nothing has been missed
up to this writing, and it is supposed that
becoming frightened, the rascal precipltate-
" fed without taking anything. No
discoveries were made until next morning,
when upon coming down stairs the clerks
found the lamp still burning where the
thief left it in bis haste. The lamp was
stolen from the Christian church, but can't
enlighten US on the subject ofthe thief
The Paris InteIIigencer Of the 3lst uit'
SAYS: On Saturday last, two young men
tbrothers) George and Reuben Kendall,
while bathing in Sandy river were drowned.
1t seems that neither of the young men
could swim. The elder, (George) was
wading in water up to his armpits and
suddenly stepped into water over his head.
His brother Reuben, about sixteen years OF
age, rushed into the water to aid bis brother,
who had sunk out Of sight once and risen
again to the surface, when he was seized
by the drowning man, and both went down
together into wstery grave. A third
brother in attempting to save these two
came very near being drowned.
The Paris InteIligencer Of the 2lst ult.
SAYS: On last Friday Blant. Harris, son OF
j. w. Harris, who lives four miles east OF
Paris, nesr the railroad, went out hunting,
and crossing tie road saw rail displaced
and wedged so fast that be was unable to
move it. The passenger train from Mem
phis to Louisville was about due, and young
Harris hurried up the track few hundred
yards and saw the train approaching at full
speed. He waived his hat and stopped the
train lust in time to save a Tun-off, which
might hive been the cause of death to
many D lssengers. Such cond1ct in youth
is very commendab.e, and yet the parties
saved by this young man from death al for
not avan tn thank him for his kind warning.