Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-31
From st. Bethlehem, Tenn.
he TOBACCO Leaf.Chronicle.l


To The Tobacco Leaf-C hroniclel
The drouth still r. igns uninter-
rupted and undisturbed by anything
approaching wetness.
One of our local weather prognosti-
Gators would have had it rain some
time ago in order to fulfill all I'M
righteousness, but the elements re-
fused to be coached" Some time
ago he dipped into the future after
rain, and went around narrating ga
lore, that Satan would have collis-
ion with Neptune about the 10Th of
this month and set apart that day
for rain, but failed to appear accord
ing to program, and now his
sun has set behind dry weather
clouds.
Crops are suffering greatly from
the dry weather, especially corn,
which in some instances is beginning
to perish in the tassel. The wheat
crop has been threshed and turned
out about as expected-considerably
short. No "johnny cake, - no bis
cult, no hog-kilIing.
The question arises and refuses to
"down," what are we to winter on
Fortunately the rabbit crop is I'M
usually large this year and unless
the market is cornered we can prob
ably weather through till the black
berries come again. Tobacco is not
suffering as much as might be sup
posed, though the crops on thin
lands that have not been properly
cultivated, are beginning to spindle
up. 1t is thought the late planting
will have to be cut green as the dry
weather will keep it from ripening
by frost. The prettiest and most
promising crop ever seen at this time
of year by the writer is crop of
about eighteen acres owned by c. M.
Bourne. He has just finished top
ping it and it is beautiful sight to
behold.
The road committee met to-day to
examine routes for the new Clarks-
vile road.
The opening of this road is a con-
summation devOutly wished by the
people out this way, as it provides d
way of getting to town without such
an enormous tax being taken for toll
from the little pile of hard cash
boarded up with which to purchase
necessaries. Success to its early COM
pletion
Rev. Mr.. Williams filled Rev. f.
d. Srygley's appointment at Oak
land, Mr.. S. being prevented from
coming by the death of a relative.
Miss Jennie Bourne, an accom-
plished young lady of the Rossview
neighbOrhOod, has returned from
visit to Pittsburg, to the delight of
her many friends here. She is now
the guest of Prof. N. l.. Whitfield s
lamily.-Miss Milbrey Whitaker,
OF GAINESVILLE, was the guest of Mrs.
w. Z. Dunlop last Week.-Mrs.. j.
w. Scott, we are glad to state, is
much better at this writing ,--Chas.
Williams and wife, of GAINESVILLE,
and Mrs. A, II. Mizell, of Nashville,
spent Sunday with the family of
Prof. N. l.. Whitfield. Hiss Fan
ME Moore, of Kentucky, and Ada
Whitaker, of GAINESVILLE, were the
guests of Miss Sallie Slaughter last
week.--Rev. Curtis Faulkner and
family, who have been visiting the
family of Rev. M. G. Carney for
some time past, have returned to
their home, Ripley, Tenn.-Mrs
Sam Bourne is able to attend
to household duties again, after
a serious attack of tiuX Miss
Matte Jones returned last Thursday
from an extended visit to relatives
and friends at Fulton, Ky.--Dr. S
J. Rollow, of Ringgold, visited his
family Monday.--Little
Lucy Watts, daughter of Will Watts,
il recovering fran HuY DENNIS