Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-29
FACTS ABOUT EAST TENNESSEE,
Northern Farmers and Families Com
ing TO Our Section,
NO. eXXI.

After ieng dry spell, we had refresh
ing rain, which fell last night, accom-.
panied by high wind, but did no damage
beyond blowing down few shocks of corn.
Wheat grass, &C., are much refreshed by it.
Beaver Creek raised over two feet and is
still rising slowly. Two farms on Beaver
Greek, in the 10Th district changed owners
to-day. Mr.. George Weaver sold 1856 acres
to Mr.. Waltz, of Baltimore county, Md,
for So, 700, and Mr.. James A. Moore sold
upwards OF a hundred acres adjoining
Weaver to Mr.. Smucker, OF Baltimore
county, Nd, for 81 800. Both farms are
worth every cent paid for them. Let vour
numerous readers in the North, who read
this take time by the forelock and strike
while the iron is hot, viz: come to East
Tennessee, while land sells so cheap or
they will be too late Within the few mast
weeks there have been good many
northern visitors here and l think thev are
al favorably impressed with East Tenn.
have not learned whether they will i'm
migrate hither. OF one thing | am cor.
tain. If they will come and stav here
three years like the writer of this. they
viii be convinced that East Tennessee Is
far superior to the North in health. climate
and short winters. .r.. ....... ''-'-NN
The farmers are about all done sowing
wheat. Some fields are already green.
Husktng and cribbing corn has commence
ed. The corn is good considering the
chance 1t had. The sugar cane is about
all made into molasses. There was a great
deal planted, and it yielded pretty we'll
.. IALAFARO.
We had a call yesterday from Mr..
samples, the courteous and efficient gen.
eral manager of the Warm Springs, noted
during the past season. He informs us that
Mal. Rumbough, the proprietor of these |
springs, has commenced making improve
ments for the next season, which will in
crease the accommodations for guests to |
nearly double their present capacity. |
which will add much to the already great |
popularity OF the place. Mr.. Samples is |
)n his way to his home in Mobile, but will
not rush into the presence of "bronze
Jack" until he receives further intelli-
gence.
Mr.. J. G. Seva and family from Cam
pagne county, Ohio are in the city for the
winter, ut Rev. j. f. Spence's
We hear of quite a number of Ohio peo-
de who are going to take advantage of our
mild winters for their health. They had
NOW a foot deep in Northern Ohio on the
list inst, which we think would be
'nough to scare half the population
o mider climate.
Rural Items of the sh District.
The wheat is up nicely
Corn gathering is going on and the yield
S tOlerably good
Wilson Groner raised $50 bushels of
weet potatoes on three-quarters of an acre.
our schools are coming on nicely In the
ountrY. The Oakdale and Roberts, schools
AVE night spelling schools established,
which work well and are highly COM
nended by all.
The matrimonial fever is on the increase.
We are losing our young people rapidly. ,
All OF our singing masters except one ,
re married and he is looked for to 90 soon }
We have good authority for saying that
young giant in Lee county, Virginia, /
'ennessee Treet by name, weighs in the 4,
eighborhood of four hundred pounds and
J only sixteen years old. His Waistband ,
leasures three yards. This is true.
Fall is on our hands. The leaves are :,
oming down. The trees present beauti- =
IL appearance, being yariegated with
reen, red, brown and yellow. The boys
re hunting now.
The other night ] witnessed a "noetur-
al picnic" as it was called. About forty
oys and girls played bass by freight, pre-
anting many novel sights as they bumn- Il
/ against each other and tumbled over or /
II over unseen distractions. n
smoker ~ Muller, two Aaryl8ndcrs who b
81 year rented the farm of Mr. VIM. a
eWIs, can show the best crop OF upland II
lru in our district. The same have put e.
/ large area Of wheat in the most ap- y
roYed style. We need more such men.
Davis Wood has q frog which he brought
ON Texas in May, and which has never D
uched food of any kind since, but still a
ems to be doing well. Roy. n
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