The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-07-04

witness remembered exactly the
date of Il certain possession by the
age Of his hogs. This witness 10
rich and worthy old bachelor OF !
Scott Co, who, having neither wife
nor children to remember dates by, |
had to fall back On his domestics, |
the hogs.
There seems to be q wonderful
family connection in this county e
Scott. The officers of the law are
related to all the clients. and many
of the clients "kinsfolks" of the
officers I'D infait,un; and to show the
effect of this on Justice | will state
that a number of summonses were
issued for witnesses and placed in
the hands Of the Deputy Sheriff for
service, but the witnesses notappear-
ing at the proper time, the lawyer
On that particular side of the case
on making enquiry rs to what had
become of his witnesses was informed
that the Deputy Sheriff had not
summoned them at all-had in fact
torn up the summonses. The said D.
$. WAS the son of the party OH the
other side; differences are therefore
in order.
Now l want to say something
about this little town. 1t is a quiet,
orderly place, and the people are
intelligent, enterprising and reli-
gious with strong temperance pro-
olivities. This latter quality, viewed
froma Knoxville or Rugby standpoint
is carried to. excess-not, however,
insinusting for s moment that the
two latter places are opposed to
temperance, for they are not, but
they are not bigoted on that sub
jsct. The result of this strong pu-
bic sentiment at Robbins was that
= fine sulphur sprins about $50 yds,
(kuoxville measurement was visi-
ted three times daily, by represen-
tatiyes Of those two distinguished
cities just referred to. The water OF
this spring WAS certainly good, but
we'll, little too thin, 50 your cor
respondent was informed and not
being judge of water himself, had
, to rely on the opinion OF one whose
business it is to give opinions.
This evening there was very in
terosting Sunday School meeting
n held i'll the School house at which
l Col Henderson, by special invita-
ton, presided. The attendance was
large. Dir. Templeton WAS the frs,
I speaker called upon; he spoke al
some length and in well chosen Ian
guase gave history of the good
work done by Sunday School,
throughout the land, and esrnestl,
. recommended the good people Of
! Scott Co. to continue the good work
Col. Henderson followed and prsa-
ched q regular Sabbath School ser
. mon. He urged upon Sunday School
teachers the importance of makius
the study Of the Bible attractive
;, and interesting to the children, es.
pecially to the boys who love to read
Of noble and manly deeds, The Col.
= remarks to boys were excellent, and
: your correspondent, the folle~in,
T. day, could not fail to notice til,
good effects already exhibited i,
- some of the boys Of the places
d pecially in little event which took
h place in the vicinity of the school
IS where q number Of men were placing
g the Church bell in position, in whicl
n one littls fellow treated anothe
~ with SO much manly courtesy an,
sslf-sacri6cs.
II Judging from Col. Henderson
" appearance at the pulpit and hi
re familiarity with Sunday School worl
,g one would imagine him an Elder 0
e. a Deacon, and not q worldly min
1T dcd lawyer.
er Your correspondent was yer
e. much affected by his address, an,
+, if he were boy full of youth an,
~ ambition, instead of an old hardene,
, newspaper man, the Coils. remark