The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-08-21
NOTES AND DOTS.
Through Granger, Claiborne,
Hancock and Hawkins.

Hancock and Hawkins.
TAzEwELL, Tenn, Aug. 13, 70.
To the Editor of the 1forristown Gazette:
Since last wrote to you my route has
been over a very rough road, reminding
me that Jordan ss a hard road to
travel" The turnpike is bad enough
between your town and Mineral Hill
Springs, (where my last was datedl but
the road over Clinch mountain and all
along to here is worse, if possible. The
idea of calling such miserable path q
turnpike, and ''tolling" it, Is a burlesque
upon the word road.
When reached Big Sycamore valley
I found that there had been a plentiful
rainfall over it. The corn was large,
and the fields were green with verdure.
remained over Saturday and Sunday
nights, the 10th aud nth, with James
A. Robertson. who formerly resided in
or near your town; indeed, believe he
is a native of your county. He inform
ed me that he practises deep blowing,
and consequently the land he cultivates
called upon Thomas p. Graham, and
found that he had a large barnfull of
hay, and several stacks taking the wealth
er because he had not shelter for them.
He has a good grass farm, and one well
cultivated for raising cattle and horses.
He showed me some bound volumes of
The OulticGtOr, printed in Albany, N. Y,
from 1884 to 1912. They were the prop
erty of his father, Hugh Graham, ''of
blessed memory" and the example he
left his son in taking agricultural papers
abides by him till this day, for he takes
The C,tlticGtor still, and, consequently,
is well booked up in the art and Science
of farming. The paper is now better
known as The Country Gentleman.
The farmers all around here have had
plentiful and seasonable rains, hence
they have heavy corn and grass crops,
yet over in Powel's valley, below Cum
berland Gap, they have had but little
rain; so little that the corn and grass are
burned up. The farmers will have only
from nothing to half a crop.
One may hear of the discovery of lead
and silver mines all around him. I am
informed that one firm are getting the
ore out not many miles from here, by
boat loads, and sending it away to be
smelted There is man near Spring
dale, four miles south of here, who has
taken out silver and smelted it into
bars himself If all is silver which
glitters, and is taken to be such, by and
by it will be so plentiful that it will be
almost worthless as a circulating me-
dium. Let us hope that no such ILL.,
luck is to oveTtake us !
The Tazewell College was opened
here yesterday, the 18th, with between
sixty and seventy scholars. This num-
Der seems to have exceeded the expecta-
tions of its most sanguine friends. Of
course, it will grow in size as it increases
in age. 1t is Differed by B. G.. Manard,
Principal, well known in all these parts.
Prof. Woodson, of Lynchburg, Va, and
Mrs. Ida Fulkerson. Mrs. Elizabeth
Stems presides over the Musical De-
partment. The College starts out well;
let it go on, increasing in size and USE
fulness, till it may be justified in bearing
the important title of college"
When 1 was in this and Hancock
counties last winter, there was great
commotion in both counties, which
reached way beyond their limits, caused
by shootings, hOmicides and maimings.
m Al Is al
whole Union. Now, all is calmness and
absolute quiet, in those respects. There
were several principals in those terri
BILE ARRAYS, but mono of more note, or
to be feared, than William Puget,
citizen of this (Clalborne) county. The
public have heard nothing from this
man for five or more months. He is a
man of considerable property, and is
pursuing his calling of farmer. The
ordeal he passed through after his last
fatal rencounter seems to have sobered
him, for he now remains at home, is
very quiet, because he refIains from the
use of alcoholic beverages, and says that
he does not intend to indulge any more.
1t will be well for him if he docs not.
If he does, the lion will be again arOus
ed in him, and he will find himself in
trouble, for the patience OF the public
has already been over strained.
Dried apples have commenced coming
into market here. The merchants are
paying two cents per pound for them.
One load has been started for Knox
vile.