Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-04-10
IRVING COLLEGE.
The Weekly Budget of News from a
Standard Reporter.

Inns looks ike WINTER" "Rlght
cool today" "What weather." and
"What do you think of this" have
necessarily greeted my ears. Well,
the rains did descend, the floods came,
the winds blew, the weather changed,
the mist CONCEALED, thesnow fell, and
still the world moves on.
Our most industrious farmers have
fretted and grumbled because their
farm work has been brought to a
standstill, and some who have never
been known to materialize the world
by their activity, have declared that
they would like to see some working
weather.
Upper Collons' River ran higher
than any time since 1874. Many rails
were carried away, DR.. w. c. Barnes
having lost a greater number than
any other within my knowledge.
The back waters in the branches
and creeks have afforded ample and
excellent fishing, and "they SAY" that
j. r. Bouldin's and +. l.. Motifs
tongues are sore from splitting on their
bats, "a kind of necromancy INDUCED
in by all good tishermen,) the result
of which is they have taken ga null
titude of fishes"
a good deal of corn has been plant
ed, and various are the opinions adj
vanced as to what effect the overflow
and cold will have upon that already
planted. Some of our best lands can
not be planted for sometime yet, as
the ground is.full of water. But, this
we know, there is ample time for
making a crop yet, if it is properly
utilized.
| have observed few peach trees
that have put forth quite enough
blooms, but have not examined the
blooms, hence do not know that there
will be any fruit should no disaster
yet befall them.
The apple blooms seem to be little
tardy in putting forth, but the proba-
bility is there will be an abundant
bloom.
Since my last writing Miss Wave
Long visited our community as the
guest of Mrs. C. M. Rutledge. Miss
Wave taught quite successful music
class at the College some time ago,
and during the time made host of
admiring friends, who are always
glad to have her visit this section.
Capt. w. G. Etter's horse fell
through a culvert yesterday; the
girth broke, whereupon Capt. fell
over the horses head striking his
chest against log, from the effects of
which he is suffering intensely today.
1t is feared his clavicle is fractured,
and possibly some other internal in
jury done.
The L. S. mail failed to reach this
point twice last week and once this
week, the cause | suppose being high
water. A mighty government, this
of ours, that every severe shower
blockades the fulfilling of her con-
tracts, but what matter, we are moth
ing but country people.
Rev. w. j. Haden preached ut He
bron last Lords day. / understand
the audience was as large as could
well have been expected, considering
the unfavorableness of the weather.
Logan Seitz, of Cumberland noun
tain, visited this section this week
with view to selling some property
near this place.
Virgil Hill, of Tarlton, was also
down on a business trip today.
l have just examined a copy OF
"PRoGREss" published by r. NJ.
Reams, McMinnville. find it re,
plete with many things that the prac.
teal farmer should know. Strange
that so few of our farmers read litera.
ture of this kind! Why, farmers
lawyers and preachers are not the
authors of all agricultural literature
r No, but educated farmers are coming
to your rescue, and only ask that you
profit by reading their experience
Then, take some good agricultural
and household journal, and when vol
take it read it and make your knowl
edge practical. The writer will show
: copies of "PRoGREss" to farmers O
Collins River, at Irving College p
o., and take subscriptions for same.
f. B. T..
|. An Old Citizen Speaks.
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