The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-09-18
RANKrN's DEPor. Semi. IL 1s79.

/ left Newport yesterday afternoon,
after writing my letter of the 18th, and
started down the road. arrived at this
place just at dark and threw myself
with my whole weight upon R. G.
Brown, who endured the burden with
Indian fortitude.
Rankin's Depot and snug little farm
of 1875 acres are owned by Mr. Brown.
DR.. ]. Rankins, who owns the adjoining
farm, gave the name to the Depot j.
a. Carson is p. n, and he and Mr.. Co
carry on mercantile business. Near the
Depot the Methodists have lately cree
ted very neat chapel. Rev. Mr.. Hos
kins is in charge, and quarterly meet
ing, presided over by Elder John Be-
ring, is to commence tomorrow Fri
day. night. There are six good sized
windows to the house, it is neatly paint
ed, and stands on commanding emil
hence. 1t is every way worthy Of the
liberal-minded and large-hearted people
by whom it was erected and paid for.
This morning called upon DR.. Ran
kin, and found him a gentleman OF the
olden school. He has large bottom
and hill farm, his house is capacious
and delightfully."- situated on hill which
overlooks a wide extent of country
The front yard is full of flowers and
shrubs, which set the dwelling off to
the very best advantage, for they are
kept free of weeds and show forth in all
their splendor. Here is a man who has
filed life of usefulness, and in his Old
age may truthfully be said to enjoy
Otium cum aigRitGte.
1 also called upon Thomas E. Moore,
who carries on farming not far from the
Depot. He has large part of his farm
in grass, and is grazing extensively. He
told me that he was crossing his cows
with a Devon bull, and when I asked
him why he did it in preference to a
Durham anticipated his answer-Be-
cause he would bring his fatted cattle
into market one year earlier than full !
blooded Durhams. The Devon cattle |
are uniform in color, shape and size,
and are, by all odds, the handsomest |
very good in the dairy-next to the
Ayrshires-and much better than Dur
ham COWS. They are good for beef, and |
the males make the very best work |
oxen. 1t was raining and wet, else
would have looked over Mr.. Moore's
farm and taken notes accordingly.
Returning to the Depot, took the up
train to Newport, and attended to bust
ness which could not on the 18th, and |
then turned my nose towards Rankin's |
Depot, which did not quite reach, for /
calling on J. A Rorex, he commanded |
me to go into the house and dry myself |
by the fire, which command I very |
Obeyed. Mr.. r. has large |
farm, house full of boys and girls, and
about everything the heart can desire
but a wife companion. He buried his J
wife nearly a dozen years ago.
Friday morning, the 18th, came down !
the railroad to Leadvale and thence to |
White Pine. Put out to B. A. McFar-
lands where I learned of the marriage |
of his daughter, Tessie. She was in |
Texas teaching school, the the past sum-
mer, and when her school was out she |
was intending to come home, where she |
was to be married about the first of Oc- |
tober, but when her school was closed !
the yellow fever have interviewed be- |
tween her and home. She could not
come by way of Memphis, so she
thought to come by way of st. Louis. |
But that route became impracticable, |
SO she was, per force, compelled to stay
in Texas till November, at least, and on
expense, too. So, it being quite agree
able to her afianced. they were mar
ried, and the record reads as follows
In Boston, Bowie county, Texas, at
the residence of w. E. Massenburg, by
Rev. R. N. Brown, of the NJ. E. Church,
Mr.. y. T. Morse, merchant of Boston,
and Miss Tessie III. Mcfarland, daugh-
ter of b. A. Mcfarland, ESQ.,, of Jeffer- |
son county, Tennessee.
Leaving Mr.. McFarland's In high gIee
at having secured so important an item
Of news, returned to White Pine. On
the way, however, plucked some peach
blossoms from two trees beside the
road. From White Pine walked to
Wits Foundry, where L got aboard the !
cars and soon found myself home again.
The dried fruit and wheat which has
been marketed, has already perceptibly |
eased the condition of the farmers in |
Cooke county, for they very literally |
pulled their purses and paid for the GA
zETTE, for which, Mr.. Editor, thanked |
hem in your name. J.S.W.