The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-09-11

uau 9atnereQ IN III lew uayS. 4
was a little mountain in size. Wood
son Wolf, with whom l dined, in
formed me that he raised about 45(
bushels of wheat; that he lost the
largest half by his stacks being
struck with lightning and burned
up. John j. and James A. VOL
have a good farm adjoining Flat
Gap. and seem to be improving it
and stocking it with superior cattle
of the Durham sort.
CAUGHT BY THE RAIN.
Then passed over Clinch noun.
tain, down it, and into valley a
mile or more before Stone mountain
was reached. As the mile is forest
and it began to tighten and thunder
just as / passed into the valley, !
was caught by shower of rain when
about half way through. Stopped
under a beech tree. which was some
protection at first, but eventually
received a soaking. During a ces-
sation of the rain hurried on to an
old, leaky school house, which af-
forded protection from further wet
ting. 1t was an old-time school
house, made of logs, but without a
glass window; only openings by
leaving out part of log. | saw
new school house of this make
about ] miles above Surgoinsville.
Allow me to ask if it is not time to
do away with such windowless, dark
and gloomy structures? L think 1t
is. Log buildings will do very we'll
if ventilated and lighted with win
dows. Leaving the old school house
| wended my way up Stone noun
tain. 1t was a tedious journey. /
went up high, higher, and still bigh-
er. till the top was reached, and be-
gan to descend. when was again
overtaken with a shower. By the
time | reached Theophilus Prices,
at4he foot of the mountain, I was
thoroughly soaked. 1 found his
house a safe and acceptable haven
of rest.
CLOUDS CREEK VALLEY.
Tins SATURDAY. morning found me
in the valley known as Cloud s creek.
1t is filed with new and tolerably
well-built houses, which I learned
was in consequence of the establish
ment Of a portable steam saw mill
in the valley some years ago. |
wish more po table saw mills were
established in East Tennessee, that
the houses might be made much
more comfortable than they gener-
ally are. The residents of Clouds
creek are building neat and nice
framed church edifice, which is also
10 be used as a school house. The
building will be we'll lighted, which
will prove of great benefit to both
worshippers and scholars. The peos
pie who are building it have done it
mostly by themselves, merely call
ing upon the late candidates for Of
fee for cash subscriptions to snable
them to buy nails and window-sash
and glass. They are tolerably good
farmers along Clouds creek.
WALNUT HILL P. 0,
Soon reached Walnut Hill z. o.,
kept by Kyle, who has an excellent
farm on which he raises good stock.
He was not at home had gone to
Baltimore with Sam Edison to dis
pose of some 500 sheep. 1 looked
over his herd of COWS of mixed
blood. They are excellent COWS,
though. He being absent, | did not
see the young bIoods George McNutt
brags about SO much. Wish he had
been at home.
HOW CHoPTACK WAS NAMED.
Next found myself at Choptaok p.
Q. in Choptack District. Suppose
the people had picked up Chinese
name of the first water aud dubbed
their District with it for its oddity,
but was told it was named in conse-
gqence of the gathering of choppers
in the early settlement of the coun-
try. Just how 1 did not learn. John
shanks lives in Choptack. He is an
independent farmer, owing nobody,
and wishing. doubt not, that no.
body owed him. Near the p. o. is
Aasson's marble quarry, snperin.
tended by the young Hassop, who
treated me very gentlemanly. Sew
enteen men are employed at the
quarry. and ten more are wanted i'm
mediateiy. Young Hasson thinks
that the hard times have reached
bottom, and that there is a slight
Improvement for the better, which
will go on till general prosperity re-
turns to our bleeding country. May
he prove to be prophet.
MORE ABOUT JERSEY CATTLE.
Was in Rogersville Saturday az
ternoon. but your interest, Mr.. Edi-
tor, bade me move on, and after sa-
luting mine host, N. +. Powell, put
out into the country, and at night