Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-04-13
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
w. r. MURPHY

The weather has been favorable for
work and our farmers have been max
ing good use of the time. Corn plant
ing is progressing finely.
DR.. Willoughby is getting along very
we'll with the work on the lands be.
longing to the industrial department,
and at home also.
W. B. Harrington is moving things
around lively at his home farm and at
the farm bought of Mr.. Williams.
Mr.. Huneycut has moved down from
Unicoi, and will join Mr.. Harrington
in the farming business.
The general health of our citizens is
good.
School at the college is getting along
as well as usual at this stage of the
term. Commencement exercises be-
gin May 4, and an interesting time may
be expected.
The trustees will not elect q faculty
for the ensuing year until the last week
of the term. So far as we know the
present faculty will be retained. They
all certainly have done efficient work,
and w can justly claim thatthe school
here is in the front rank of the schools
of the South.
The committee appointed some time
since to make a thorough examination
of Salem church and determine wheth-
er it would do to repair had James Will
lis, who is one of the most practical
house builders of the South, to come
up from Greeneville and meet the COM
mittee, and after a minute examination
of the dear old sacred walls, it was
unanimously decided that the best
thing to be done would lie to rebuild
Next in order is to raise the money,
get plans and specifications, let the
contract to a responsible man and
have the work done. We hope to have
such a house as the place deserves.
The committee who have charge of
the erection of the dormitory for the
manual labor department at this place
hope to be in shape to so to work at
the building as soon as school closes,
SO as to have it ready by the opening
OF the next term which will be about
the first of September next.
DR.. Willoughby and Observer spent
several days during the past week in
looking after some of the relatives OF
the animal that pressed the foot of Ba-
laam against the wall and afterward
spoke unto him. We travelled via John
son City into Sullivan County, cross
ing the Watauga river at the iron
bridge neal the mouth of Book s creek,
priced several pairs of mules and re-
turned home via Jonesboro and report
ed our observations to the other mem
bers OF the committee, and they decid-
ed to take a pair OF mules from Sam
Hunt, near johnson City. They are
like the man that raised them-good
ones and will be the pride of at least
some of the members of the manual
labor department, by whom they are
to be used.
In all our travels we saw but few
fields of wheat or winter oats that look
ed promising.
Messrs. John and Aiken Squibb have
become philanthropio and will in a few
days start to North Carolina to protect
the lives and property of all who may
desire to have lightning rods put on
their buildings.
DR.. Willoughby was called upon the
evening of the 9th to perform the mar
riage ceremony between Miss Viola
Stepp and n Mr.. Woolsey. He re-
ports that all things we're done up in
decency and order. We know Miss
Viola to be a nice lady and hope she
got a husband that will prove a bless
ing to her. May their steps through
life be pleasant.
There will be a meeting of the mem
bers of Salem church for the citizens
generally on Friday, the Gath, in the
session room of the church.
OBSERVER.