The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-08-28

The forenoon meeting over. a re
cess Of an hour and half was had
when preaching recommended. Thes
meetings were conducted by loca
neutrality-suspicious. to the manne
born, I mean-a Brown, Davis
and others whose names I did no
learn. It was an occasion of con
siderable interest. ...-..--.
The name Of Trent is moutheC
about as often in that section al
Noe is in Hamblen county.
Clinch put me on his horse, wheth
er 1 would or not. and walked him
self three miles to his fathers resi-
dence, where 1 stopped over Sunday
night.
On the the way we stopped and
called upon George, son of DR.. Nit
chell. George gave me some small
specimens Of petrifactions which are
rare. Among them horn OF some
animal / know not of. 1t is some
two inches long. with the rings
around it in regular order, showing
that it was an old animal. The pet
rifaction is perfect. He has ian In.
dian pipe eight or nine inches long,
made IN the form of a duck, which /
would like for the Smithsonian In
stitute. Washington.
[ was well entertained by Clinch
and his father, William Berry, and
on Monday morning pursued my
weary way. The sun shown out
clear, warm and oppressive, and at
about one o'clock / reached the neat
and attractive residence of John
Starnes, where / found DR.. e. B,
Owens and family, of your place.
His wife is a daughter of Mr.. Starnes,
and she has sick sister. on whom
the Doctor is specially waiting. The
issue of life and death is still uncer.
tain. but if an attentive physician
and the unremitting care of a moth
er and sister can restore her to
health she will survive. Everything
that can add to her comfort is pro-
vided by a devoted father. Oh!
what little heaven is there in such q
house.
Tae doctor told me of q fool-har
dy performance of a young man, in
District No. 2 in Hawkins county.
which resulted in his death. Tivis
Cook was, on July 21, at neigh.
boris house. His neighbor had a
sweet apple tree. The apples we're
hardly medium sized. He bantered
The owner to eat as many apples as
be would, but the contest was net
accepted. Cook then said he would
see how many apples he could eat,
and after cramming into his stomach
l20, or, possibly, few more, took
recess and went to the spring to
drink, with the intention of ofreturning
10 his task. But after drinking he
was taken sick aud Vomited, but
threw up only cider. He continued
TO grow worse and worse, and DIR.
Owens was called to attend him. He
attempted to relieve the young man
by vomiting and .purging. but could
get no operation. because the ex-
cessive and inordinate stuff1ng had
forced the pumice of the apples out
Of his stomach undigested, and they
lodged in the small intestines in
compact mass. Cook died On the
oath of July. Moral-young men.
never try to jump as far. run as far,
Or lift as much as you can, for fear
Of being ruptured do not cram yaur
stomachs, beyond their capacity to
digest food. Remember, always,
that enough is as good as feast"
and be content, for fear that a like
death will overtake you.
Coming over Clinch Mountain
found myself at the house of An
drew -. He ia a very old man of
whom everybody speaks well He
has a chalybeate spring on his farm
to which iavalids resort. Stopped
over Monday night with DIR. Gillen-
waters. He told me that there is a
fatal disease among cattle in his
neighborhood-he lives Eve miles
from this town-whioh the people
know nothing about. The cattle are
taking with swelling in the thighs,
suffer intensely and die. / have
heard of 1t elsewhere. but know no
remedy for it.
Arrived here this morning. but
have not time, nor have you room
for more. this time.
You mixed up my Mulberry Gap
and Snsedville letters curiously.
You left off the SneedviIle. date, and
placed the last paragraph of the
Gap letter at the bottom
of the Sneedville one.
We had a tremendous rain in all
this region last night, and more tos
day. j. S. w.
The quarantine enforced against
New Orleans has almost brought
hnsInaas IN that citv n q etand.still.