Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-05-30
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TO me chronicle:
As Id has. been some time since any
thing has been sais through your val
liable columns from this part OF Gods
vineyard, II you have spare space I
villsstate q few items from this and
the surrounding neighborhood.
As farming is the principle business
in this section iswill give You a slight
sketch of same Corn is all planted
and with favorable prospects for the
future. There is some tobacco plan
ted in this section We have plenty
of plants aud, if sei.sonable, will put
out a good crop. Oats are looking
we'll No wheat, Glover is looking
fine. Farmers are working very well
and appear 10 be happy.
Mr.. c.. w. Morrison has been seri-
ously i'll with typhoid fever for ten
days. Mr.. A. III. Alternately of Erin,
made short visit to Col. G. 7, Aber-
nathy, last Sunday. Mrs. VIM. Hooper
of the northside, is visiting relatives
in this neighborhood, Mrs. G. L.
Alternately accompanied by Mrs. A.
]. Gilbert is visiting Mr.. w. 7.
Pruett's and others in the bend.
Rev. j. w. johnson, of Nashville and
Miss Cora Dickson, daughter of Col.
T. Y. Dixon were united in the connn-
vial bonds of matrimony about two
weeks ago. Rev. Stephens officiating.
The Baptists will have foot washing
at Oak Grove, the fifth Sunday. They
are expecting full attendance. s.
Prof. G. L. Alternately IS school closed
last Friday his examination was splen-
did, MOST especially the mental arith-
metic. He sometimes calls his mental
book his testament. He will resume
the first Monday in July. He has
been teaching for number of years
and has never refused to instruct, or to
answer any question of single pupil
during the whole time. There is not
one in thousand that can say as much
There was very large audience at
the examination and after school hours
the young people all went down on
the creek near the old school house
and had general picnic. One young
lady said that she was in all of her
glory and her sweetheart, or escort
rather, looked as though he was blush
ing nearly all the time and by the
time they broke up, his cheeks were
very rosy.
Miss Mary Pruett of the bend says
that the crows have been catching
their chickens. They must have
pretty bad crows in the bend.
Rev. B. NJ. Stephens and Bro. T. B.
Pruett started for Nashville yesterday
morning to hear the great evangelist
Sam Jones. | think he is doing too
much for one man and am afraid the
excitement will not last long enough
to get them as far as they ought to go.
Rev. B. NJ. Stevens preached Charlie
Pruett's funeral at Salem on the 9th
inst. He preached from the 18th verse
of the 18th chapter OF st. John. He
preached a splendid sermon to the
young people and it might have benefit
ed few OF the old ones. He compli-
mented Charlie highly, but did not give
him justice from the fact that he did
not know him as well as his associates
did. Charlie was raised on Indian
Greek, and better boy never lived.
He was generous, kind-hearted and no
mother ever thought more of her boy
than his did of him.
May the CHRONICLE prosper, may
the editor live happy forever and may
its readers be blessed as ever.
r. S. III.
May 26. 1885.