Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-03-23
WASHLN TON COLLEGE.

Real winter weather continues to re-
lard the farmers in making epar
tions for their spring crops, and the
growth Of what little wheat there is
up to date. The wheat crop of this vi
cinity is not very promising, while the
wind Is on the blow laden with ice and
snow, and the roads are muddy.
Pres. Cooter and his able corps of
assistants are faithfully doing their
duty in the daily school work of the
college. DR.. Willoughby has about
completed the work OF having the land
surveyed which was sold and donated
by the citizens Tor the benefit of the
Manual Labor Department now being
built up by the Board of Home Mis-
slons OF the Presbyterian Church of
the United States of America. 1t is
the purpose of the Board to have q
large dormitory built on their grounds
adjacent to the college. The work will
be commenced in the neal future.
On the morning of the 18th at a meet
ing OF Dr. ~"illoughby and the Elders
and Deacons and some few members
of Salem church, after a thorough ex-
animation of the building from base to
garrett by most of those present and
also by Messrs. Hiram Huffman and
VIM. May. who are both practical
workmen, the general verdict was that
the most practicable course to be pur.
sued would be to rebuild.
The present structure was completed
in 1926. The foundation is of stone, the
walls brick, and the roof timbers, va
rying in size from four to ten inches
square, are fastened together with
heavy iron bolts. 1t is indeed a unique
and substantial piece of work. Mai.
Joseph B0rts, deceased, was the pro-
j%ector. The building is 50x30 and 1S
feet to the square, has been remodeled
as to the interior from time to time,
and was it not for the giving way of
the foundations and the cracking of
the walls, with some repairs the old
building would answer our purposes
as "a church for a number of years.
Many of us will be 10th to see the dear
old walls torn down. We know of but
one person living who helped to erect
them, and he is more than an octOge-
marian, and is non other than Thos. j.
Wilson, a highly respected citizen who
iColdVo hOul SdludI CuuICu vi SIltlO-
kee creek in this county.
The trouble with some of us will be
the lack OF ready money to pay to-
ward the new building as freely as our
ancestors did for the old one, but as we
did not inherit any of their property
we will be excused to some extent.
Well, a new church will be the work
OF the summer months, and as we can
do little but dictate we will begin in
time and ask you to build one to COM
port with the place.
There have been buried at Old Sa-
lem cemetery within the last few weeks
Arty Green, Mrs. Mary Bair and in
FAINT of some of the Carsons, and I'M
Gle Wash Gillespie, colored. He was
over eighty years old, and was a faith
full servant TO some of the Gillespies to
the close of the war, since which time
he has been engaged in farming, fish
ing and politics. He was the acknowl-
edged leader of the colored voters in
the Third district, and did much out
side work in a political way. Prior to
his death he made a will, professed
Christianity and died happy, and we
hope all is well with his soul in its
future state.
w. B. Harrington, a former citizen
of Unicoi County, has bought the
greater portion of T. j. Tipton's farm,
and has moved here. He has also pur-
chased one hundred acres of the Hall
farm on the waters of greater Lime
stone Creek. Mr.. Harrington settles
here principally to get the benefit of
the school for his large family. He is
a man of energy, good business quail
ties and sterling moral character. We
welcome him and all such as citizens
among us. Mr.. Upton will build a
neat cottage house on that part of the |
land he reserved. OBSERVER. I