The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-03-11
Sullivan Items.

| WIN a AOls Aes W. Rlldllh CNlliOlll0lis
find that Others, as we'll as Sam
Jones have packed houses-here it
was perfect jam--many having to
stand up during the entire perform
ances, which lasted until midnight.
The exercises consisted OF declama-
tions, Rotations, tableaux, dialogues
an address by Dr. M. NJ. Martin, and
wound up with an amusing negro
trial for petit larceny. Always in
writing up examinations and exhibit
tions, it is difficult to refrain from
making special mention of who have
met and exceeded orr expectations,
and as this is the case with me now,
shall mention no names, and only |
say that the exercises met general ex-
pectation which ran high. Professor
Shanks has demonstrated two facts to
the citizens OF the Flats-frst, that
their children have naturally good |
minds, and that he has labored to adj
vance them in their studies. There
is move on foot here which is likely
to succeed, Ii. e.) to erect suitable
brick building for school of high
grade, that can, if necessary be con-
verted into college, where the young
of this section of the county can grad
uate,
| Partook Of F. NJ. Wolfes hospitality
while out, and made few notes which
may be Of interest to my readers. Mr..
Wolfe has pair of pedigree sheep
which are very fine. The male was
bred by E. G. Legg, and clippud 15lbs.
of the finest wool last spring l have
ever seen. The eve which was bred
by ]. J. Dodge & Sons, clipped 11lbs.
and two others of good stock not ped
igreed, clipped respectively 1917 and
) 15lbs. Mr.. Wolfe has spent several
years in an effort to produce superb
or article Of bread corn, and has GER
tainly succeeded. He began with the
Kelly corn-crossed with the Pennsyl-
vania field corn and Maryland white,
and has obtained what he calls
"Wolfe's improved bread corn" which
has none but white grains and white
cobs. Here, find loss of II bee
stands by the severely of the past
winter. Entire swarms froze to death,
leaving honey sufficient to feed them
/. until spring. Out Of So stands "a are
t in thrifty condition l might write
: on and on, about Mr.. WIS excellent
, management, and mechanical ingenu-
E ity Of his two boys, but for the present
: | leave him and his interesting family
: to tell Of Mr.. Greed Wolfe's brag lamb,
: which was sired by his brothers ped
: igreed buck ."Swanwick," and at two
y days old weighed 15k pounds I dc
!, feel Wolfsh, but ride among these
: brothers-their high grade of farming
their excellent stock, their neat.
houses, and interesting families leads
to the belief that old squire John and
u his excellent wife, have Just cause tC
u be proud of their children.
Is | do not know that Col. Gregg's alb
IS sence in Knoxville has anything to Dc
e with the vast amount of blowing cha
l. is going on, on his farm near White
u Store. Some one is engaged in turn
T. ing the sod in almost every field, tina
q was not seeded last fall. / guess it i
e that industrious brother-in-law that i
y farming for him in his absence.
P. Mrs. N. B. sherfey, west Of Blount
n vile, is on the sick list, causing tn
Prof. to loose time from his prosper
GUS school at Union.
The stave, spoke and cross-tie bus
mess, with the demand for saw logs
a (walnut and poplar is stripping th
10 forests Of Sullivan to an alarming ea
w tent. cannot see the wisdom /
rs making these heavy draughts on tn
40 timbered land to meet current e1
10 penses, and at the same time allow tn
C. opened land which if properly mar
or aged, would more than meet these e.
70 penses, to lie uncultivated. Farmer
os should bear in mind, that by fe
ve years judicious use of composts, til
sc poorest land can be made to yiel
r. profitable crops; but life time wi
so not restore once stripped forest.
the present rate Of destruction, in te
years from now, there will not be IA
no timber left along the E. T. V. & G. ]
r. to fence in strip Of country OF
mile wide on each side OF this gre
,ss thoroughfare from Bristol to Kno
q. vile, and with this fact apparent
in every observing man, the destructit
Of timber does not stop. Rx. &4#
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