Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-16
KNOX COUNTY NEWS.
Crops- CONGRATULATIONS and Per.
sOunI Items.


WALNUr GROVE, TENN, Sept. 10, "a.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: Taking "A bus.
iuess trip over the upper end of this
county, | have had much pleasure
mingled with labor The country
looks beautiful, the roads are in eX-
cellent condition. The corn crop looks
well and is rapidly maturing. Thresh-
ing machines are still running.
Farmers are everywhere turning over
the soil for wheat, and the merry
laugh and song of country school
children, is the delightful music which
breaks upon my ear in almost every
direction.
Politics seems to be the theme up.
permost in the minds of the people
Just now. The Republicans are again
rallying, and feel quite strong ana
confident of success. Harmony Is be-
ing restored, and those who voted
against the Republican ticket, in the
last election, seem now to regret u, and
are rapidly taking their position on
/ liue again to march In the future as
/ they have i'm tne past with the only
party in this country, which has rec
ord worthy of their support or cole
/ fidence. The party seems to DE quite
D L. 4 - O.
/ There H. % very Interesting and ear
nest reviya. Of religion going on in the
. Rocky Dale VI. +. Church at this
place. The Rev. J. b. Little, although
I not assisted 10y any associate minister.
is preaching day aud night with great
acceptance to the community, and
seems to be unuriug in his efforts 10
aid in the conversion of those seeking
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especially at night, and the commune
ty is being greatly awakened upon
the subject OF religion.
The Baptist church of this par. of
the country will begin in a day or SO,
the sessions OF their Association at
GravestOn, which Is looked forward {,
as being an occasion Of great interest
to the members of that denomination
One of the most popular and success
ful business men in all the upper euC
of Knox county, Is MI. Thomas }
Crawford, who is merchandising il
| Grave,ton, running two tnreshiug ma
chimes and l don't know how many
good farms. He made about 900 bush,
els of wheat this year, rs the result 0
good and extensive farming. He is
Hne scholar, "a cultivated and capable
. i
/. make a splendid race with the peOpl
for Representative in the Legislature
if he could be induced 10 run. But j
is feared his extensive business inter
, ests will prevent his aspiring to Legis
latiye AouUTs. ANXIOUS.
Sunday schools in Sixteenth District
. EDITORS CHRONICLE: We shout
do all in our power to promote the in
teTest of sabbath Schools in our coun
: try. And for the encouragement C.
the school at New alem, Quake
Church, on French Broad. in the IS
, district OF our county, / was invite
to attend the celebration on last Salul
day, and / mus. say that lie school .
: that point deserves praise. Earlv j
! the morning q procession was forme
e and marched for some distance. 0
; returning the school and congreg,
! ton was seated. There were some fiy
e or six hundred people. The eXamin;
+ ton was very good The music W,
= charming, aud the amount of provi.
; ions was abundant. The order Wa
e good not a drop of whisky on I'll
ground. After delivering an addre'
= on the subject of Sabbath Schools, NJ
D VIM. Wrinkle addressed the crow,
d which was interesting to all. Al.
o Mr.. VIM. Thomas addressed the con
u gregatiOu Mr.. Hufiaker, the Marsh,
I of the day, deserves honor for the MAJ
y ner in which he conducted the prt
3 ceediugs of the day. Therefore, tai
5 ing everything into consideration, Il
e whole thing was a success.
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