The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-09-04
NOTES AND DOTS.
Through Granger, Claiborne,
Hancock and Hawkins.
RoGERsvMLE, Aug. 26. 1873.

miles from this town. Things ther,
we're about as last winter. the dir
ference of the seasons considered
From thence crossed the Holstou
river and and visited the Spears
who live on the opposite bank. and
then went to Burem's Store P. o.
The store is kept by an old gentle
man known as Ap Buren,. Helives
in an excellent country, and his
lines are fallen in pleasant places
From thence went into the Dyer
settlement, and stopped over night
with Augustus Dyer, who has eleven
hundred acres of land on which he
has planted three thousand fruit
trees. tits not Too much to say
that he has the very best apples
have tasted this year of grace.
wandered about, on the 22d, like a
lost sheep. even if l did not stray
from the path of rectitude. as did
not, and when l came out on to the
main road L was at Sirgouinsville
Kept on up the road till I arrived at
the residence of Lafayette Phipps.
where rested my weary bones over
night, and on the morning of the
23d called at Mr.. Prices store, at
New Canton P. o., where you have
a number Of subscribers. From
there 1 scattered out again. and
walked four or more miles beyond.
Capt. W. F. Sturm informed me that
he had only tolerable wheat crop,
while his brother-in-law. Hugh t.
Phipps, who resides on an adjoining
farm, had the best crop of wheat Of
any one in that section of the county
of Hawkins. The Captain says his
crop of corn is tol erable good.
Hugh t. Phipps challenges the next
man to beat him in his crop of corn.
Indeed, believe Hugh is disposed
to brag little on his good fortune
in possessing good crops. and is dis
posed to give himself credit for in
telIigent culture. He believes that
the plow, the harrow and the roller
have had much, very much, to do in
bringing out his worn out fortune
of tenant-cursed farm which. FIVE
years ago would scarcely bring five
bushels Of corn and three of wheat
to the acre to 10 to so of the former
and 164 of the latter now. The
rotation of crops and cloyering has
also had something to do with the
great increase. a7a@ ~
On the night of the 23d remained
over with the venerable EIbridge G.
Hord, of New Canton. now nearly 79
years of age. who has but one grand
child, over which he dotes with the
foudness of a father, grandfather,
and all the other grandfathers. On
the oath, returned to this town and
put up at the Rogersville House.
where I am now domioiied. n. F.
Powell knows how to run hotel.
Well, you know how it is yourself.
Sally, daughter of Wesley A.
'Phipps, is very low with consump
ton, and is not expected to survive
from day to day. 3
A daughter of Harvey Hamilton.
is very sick. over in Scott county,
Virginnia, and he was called upon,
very suddenly, to go TO her bedside
on the morning of she 2lst.
About one month ago, the Rev. j.
B. Jones, editor of the Spectator here,
lost daughter by death from ty-
phoid fever, and his son. VIM. A.
Jones, ons of the pphlshera Of the
Spectator has been languishing on a
bed sick with the same disease. The
result with him is in the hands of
Him with whom are the issues. OF
life and death. The young lady
who died was the wife of Charles
Irons, also one of the publishers of
the Spectator. -
Yesterday attended the Presby-
terian church, with Rev Mr.. Cowan
in charge. He is young man of
parts. but has bard task to do. He
is the successor Of illustrious pre-
decessors in this pulpit, and to serve
his people as they have been served
will be task indeed. He preached |
in the morning from Jude, Slst
verse, and gave his hearers an ex-
cellent sermon. At night. from st.
Matthew 6 :33. Besides the prayers
and singing he gave an excellent
exhOrtation from most prolific
text.
We had rain here yesterday fore
noon and again last night.
But little progress has been made,
in these parts, in preparing ground
for wheat. Judge that much
less width OF land will be sown to
wheat this than last fail. while win
Ter oats will be more extensively
sown. j. s. w.
The following. from an exchange.
s downright mean and we only give
i space to show the ''cusseaness" of