Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-17
CORRESPONDENCE
PETTIBONE.

JUNE 9.-The first sight l ever had of
Fall Branch was last Friday.
A gentleman who lives there said
must be joking when I informed him i
was out sightseeing; for, said he, "what
little a stranger can see around here is
just too common for anything"
Jack used to turn artist once in a
while and paint UP our little village so
high that we imagined ourselves in a
large city, till we started to church Sab
bath morning and finding our streets paw
cd with red clay. we of course looked
round for a bus and then went trudging
along as usual" There is some interest
however, attached to the place if 1t does
seem commonplace to the ''r~esidenters."
Just below the village is a considerable
little water fall which gave rise to the
name OF the village. The creek dashcs
over a precipice forty or fifty feet, almost
perpendicularly, into a romantic gorge.
only a few yards from Horse Creek. We
noticed a cavern in the side of the cliff
which may ke of some interest. Hundreds
OF names are to be seen on the trees and
rocks about the falls, indicating that some
n has been there before me. Three
new churches of good size and exquisite
workmanship, stand as monuments to the
noble hands and hearts of the church
going people Of Fall Branch and sur.
rounding country.
The NJ. Z. Church, South, have built
In the east end of town. Their house Is
not quite finished and will not be as fine
a structure as the Others by several dol.
lars, but, considering their strength and
the pressure of the times they have quite
surprised their ~neighbors. They had to
build from the stump while the other
two were constructed on old sites. The
new Baptist church is q model Of beauty
built on the latest and most approved
style OF architecture and has some adyan-
tages over the others in this respect as
well as being more centrally located. The
M. h. Church is in the west end and is
very pleasantly located. The building
reflects much credit upon that body of
worshipers. The Masonic Hall has been
used for school purposes but rumor says
that the fraternity will take exclusive
control in q short time. A private school
is now being taught there by Mrs. Wells.
There are three stores in the place. Billy
Taylor has q fair share Of the trade as
well as two or three dozen old watches
and clocks on hand to repair. Wexler is
sole proprietor of the house formerly
trading as Hunt & Wexler, and is run
ming a brisk business. The other store
we did not visit. Can't say what they
are doing. Outside Of the trade in butter
eggs, feathers, pension claims and click
shouldn't wonder if trade was light ev.
eryWncre.
There was considerable talk among the
county teachers about a summer normal
but can hear nothing said about it of late,
For one, | heartily favor the idea of SC.
curing the services of some of our best
home talent and having q short session,
at least, some time during the ummer.
Messrs. Jno. Anderson and Jno. Fain
OF Sullivan and Charlie Jones of our
county have been in this section hunting
for fat cattle during the last few days.
VIM. Sherry of Morning Star was down
Saturday on a trading expedition.
1NcoGNITo.