Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-28


Extensive Improve menu ie be Made
Popularity of the water, Fac.
On Thursday night last we left
Knoxville to spend few days at Tate
Spring. Mine host, Tom Cain, made
US very comfortable at Morristown for
the night, and on Friday morning
we proceeded on our journey in one Of
the hacks run by Messrs. Harrill &
Cain, and had very pleasant trip. It
is true there are some rough places in
the road, but careful driver made the
rough places seem smooth, and the
scenery on the summit Of Boat
mans Ridge repays the traveller
well for all the inconveDiences be
may suffer from his journey over this
road. Arriving at Tate, just in time
for dinner, we were greeted by num-
Der of familiar faces from Knoxville,
and soon made the acquaintance Of
many of the visitors from other places.
There are between $50 and 200 guests
at the Spring now, and we understand
Mr.. Tomlinson has received notice to
prepare for sixty more, Memphis and
New Orleans people, who have been
spending the season so far at other
places and desire to change. The
guests are all socially inclined, and do
not wait for the formality of an intro
duction, but mix and mingle, and
make a stranger feel at home at once.
1t rained nearly all the time We were
there, and, of course, outdoor sport
fishing, hunting, &C., was out of the
question. Yet the place did not seem
dull, for the ten-pin alley, cards.
music and singing furnished pleasant
pas thine for all, while many put in
considerable time preparing for the
tableaux on Monday night.
On Sabbath morning the parlor was
crowded by the guests, to listen to a
sermon fir rm the Rev Mr.. Davidson,
| of Mississippi, which proved spiritual
treat indeed, it being a regular Gospel
| sermon, calculated to stir up his hear
ers to profitable thinking. AT
night, Mr.. WllIoughby Read the cele
| brated reader aud elocutionist, favored
the guests by reading from the Bible
and selections of a religious nature, as
we'll as singing several songs from Cos
pei Hymns No. l. He was listened TO
with marked attention by large audi
| ence and doubtless received the graft
tude of all present for his kindness in
thus contributing to make the Sabbath
day pass off pleasantly.
THE TABLEAUX
On Monday night was decided sue
cess; 50 much so that at The request OF
many OF the guests, the managers de-
| cided to repeat it on Tuesday night.
| Mrs. Col. Kemp. of Miss, and Mrs.
Col. MiDnis, of Knoxville. were the
moving spirits AMI general managers,
aud well did they do their part of the
work. The programme was as fol-
lows:
The Scuiptor's Studio-Mr. Lloyd
Branson, Lucy T. and Eugene Oats.
Hattie and Pearson Walker, Her bert
Hall, Miss Crawford and Lucy Lyons
Visit of the Country Cousins-M essrs.
Tomlinson and Bradford, Mrs. Burk-
cit and Miss Benning.
Night and Morning-Miss f and
Miss FOntain.
The Village Choir-Misses Wilkins,
Benning, Oates and Messrs. Wilkins
and Brown.
| Queen Esther's Petition-Miss Faw,
Eddie Snapp, Nora Faw, Messrs. Ly-
ons and Adams.
POcahontas Saving the Life of Smith
Mrs. Keller, Messrs. Eskridge, Rich
ards and Mckinney.
Dentists Office-Messrs. Wilkins
BransOn and Bradford.
Bell of the Springs-The dinner bell.
| The entertainment gave entire salts.
faction and every scene was loudly en-
cored.
The Cleveland band is furnishing
the music at the Spring this year, and
are contributing much to the enjoy.
ment of the guests. We understand
they propose to get up minstrel en-.
tertainment at an early day.
CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP.
The Tate Spring property for some
time past has been in the hands OF
Stockholders Association, and Mr.,
Tomlinson, one of the stockholders,
has been renting it from them; hence
it has been impossible to make the i'm
provements demanded by the in
creasing popularity Of this
now famous summer resort.
For some weeks negotiations have
been on foot on the part of Mr.. ThOs.
TomlinsoD, D. D. Wilkins. of Missis-
sippi, aud DR.. II. Q. Mccall, of Ala
bama, to purchase the property from
the stockholders, and on last Saturday
the contract was completed. and the
above named gentlemen are now the
sole owners of this valuable spring,
We were Informed by them that it is
their intention this winter to make
many needed improvements, erect ad'
dltional buildings, advertise thorough.
ly, and WILL be ready by next spring tc
accommodate not less than five hundred
guests comfortebl
POPULARITY OF THE WATER.
Mr.. Tomlinson has been receiving
orders for the water from almost al
parts of the United States, and twenty
, six barrels have been shipped to Penn
sylvania alone this season. He has
even had orders for q barrel of th'
water from Parham, Ontario
Canada. He received letter from
Col. &. w. Anderson, of Savannah
. Ga, who states that he believes thi
water to be an excellent preventative
against yellow fever, and, during thu
scourge there several years ago, used i
and escaped, though he remained il
the midst Of the yellow fever district
: The water is constantly growing in ia
vor wherever Known, aud has effected
q man wonderful cnras The uau oou