Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-03-30
M0ssy Creek Letter.

6'fS "" AhmNo ilOui OlQ OCuClo oOu
county. If such as We can furnish will
be ofany interest to your readers yor
have the privilege to publish. The cold
snap has somewhat stopped the farmers
in their labors as to preparing their soil
for corn &c, but they are now busily en-.
gagged hauling wood for themselves and
their nqishbors. Most of them are done
sowing oats were almost ready to begin
planting corn, but seem to be very
willing now TO wait, at least, week or
two. 1t is feared that the freeze has
injured the growing wheat crop to con.
siderable extent. Very much Of the fall
oats has already been entirely frozen out.
The peach crop seems to he entirely killed
and those who have been prospecting
seem to think that apples, pears, &C., are
also injured to great extent.
cambridge was visited by FIRE one
night duriog last week. Mr.. Grifin's
blacksmith and tin shops were entirely
destroyed, and it was only through tue
great exertiOus of the people that other
valuable buildings we're saved. 1t is
supposed that it was the work of an in.
cendiary. The steamer Harry Helm
is now carrying all the freight between
cambridge and Knoxville. This is quite
an advantage to those living near the
river, as the steamer will do their ship.
ping as cheap as the r. r. Company
and are saved the expense Of hauling to
Messy Greek or New Market, distance
of about twelve miles.
The people of Messy Creek have
been blessed with two reyivals during tie
last month. A revival closed last night
which has been in progress almost FIVE
weeks at the NJ. c. Church South the re,
suits of which were about thirty-sixconver.
sions with many additions to the church
There is also revival going on at the
College, which is held only of nights On
account of the school, during which there
have been ten conversions, which is very
good progress, considering the time, as il
was only begun about two weeks since
We would be proud to hear of such re,
vivals at Fall Branch for there is certainly
something Of the kind needed there
The schools at Messy Creek are botf
doing finely. There are about one hun.
drad and twenty-five students in attend
ance at the Baptist Male College ans
about seventy.fve at the Female School
The schools were affected by measles t.
an alarming extent some time since, bu
all the pupils are now well enough to b,
) in their places. Quite an excitement ha
been produced through the country her,
by land buyers, and a great many of th'
farmers are selling off their lands a
from $4,000 to $4,000 per acre, an,
some are asking even more than that pc
acre, but will, perhaps, have to com
down little before they will find pur
, chasers.
There seems to be no oxcitemen
throughout this county over the cominI
? election. How is,it in Washington now
s We have been informed that one of tn
, candidates at Fall Branch has becom
very wrathy over what appeared in tn
columns CT the HERALD AND TRIBUNE
over the signature Of Jack" and that h
! requires some acknowledgement throug
r your columns. We are sorry that uncl
, Peters feelings have been hurt, for W
g always did love him, and do hope h
will be successful in the coming race, an
e what was said vas only intended as
), joke, and has been generally received Q
! such but "to all whom it may concern
uncle Peter did not take the sugar, fC
!. what reason we do not know, but left
/, lying on the counter, when he found th.
bis money would not go. Ifuncle Pete
requires anything else Of us whatever. W
will be ready to do what we can for hin
Very Respectfully,
: JACK.