Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-10-20
WASHINGTON COLLEGE.

WAOhAAL' ANLN NVLbHVHs
Our farmers are making rather slow
progress putting out the winter oat and
wheat crop, the unusually dry weather
and the exceedingly low price of wheat
is very discouraging to them. There is
no money! in using from 10 to 100 pounds
of foreign fertilizer per acre and rails
ing from ten to fifteen bushelso of wheat
to the acre, and selling it at 65c per
bushel. | venture the assertion that
for every dollars worth of wheat sold
in this county there is fifty cents worth
of fer ilizer used. 1t is useless to-tell
us to SOW more grass and raise less
grain. We know our land will recu-
perate and our cash accumulate and
that we will live easier, but the force
of habit leads us in the old, well trod-
den path-that of blowing and sowing
year by year, increasing the number of
red spots and gullies over our farms.
The widow of John Presnell and
mother of Prof. Henderson Presnell,
was buried in old Salem Cemetery on
Saturday, the 10Th. She had lived
more than four score years of useful
ness to her family and neighbors. She
died the death of q Christian, leaving
a number of children and grand child
rem and friends to remember her as
such.
John l.. Ferguson has moved to the
property lately purchased by him from
Prof. Ham. Mr., Ferguson will take a
few boarders and also extend the trav-
cling public such accommodations as
are usually found at village and coun-
try inns.
Born, on the 18th, to Prof. D. N.
Croft and wife a son. We learn the
babe will be christened Tennyson ; if
so, and he makes as great a poet as his
father is a musician he will be equal to
the dead ~Tennyson.
The good conduct of the students at
the college continues, and so does the
enrolment there are now 1853 in both
the departments. Let the good work
go on.
President Cooter went to Tusculum
Saturday last. His many friends will
be pleased to know that his health is
improving.
The greatestinconvenienc that those
who live in the college are now subject
to is they have to carry water from the
spring, as the supply in the cistern has
given out, and the much needed rain
does not come.
DR.. Willoughby returned on the 18th.
After attending the Synod he went
to Ashevilte, N. c. He reports every.
thing about Asheville as in as prosper.
GUS "a condition as possible considering
the scarcity of money, especially in
the South.
A. G. Bowers was billed to speak al
this place on the 10Th. If he done SC
we have not met any n that heard
him. The old proverb is-whom the
gods would destroy they first make
mad.
Messrs. Conley and Mcintosh, mem.
bers of the Industrial School at this
place, have gone for a few days to see
some of their sick friends and relatives
in Yancey County, N. G. Hope they
will o return to pursue their labors.
They are both very worthy young men.
and bid fair to accomplish their pur.
pose.
The usual services were had at Sa.
lem on Sabbath. One hundred and
twenty eight attended Sabbath school.
and the house was full to hear DR.. Will.
loughby preach one of his able sermons
from Isaiah 80, and latter part of the
10th verse.
Russell Birdwell and lady, who live
on the Trover farm, were at preaching.
accompanied by relatives from Bristol.
DR.. Willoughby preached at Asbury
Sabbath afternoon. OBSERVER.