Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-04-27
WASHIN G1ON COLLEGE.

Ou PooPio hdNc IeCcutly Deeu ldNOT
ed by a visit from DR.. Bartlett, of Ma
ryville. The Doctor delivered two lee
lures during his stay with us. All who
were so fortunate as to hear him were
highly entertained by his eloquent and
logical diction. We also had a visit
from Miss Park, a music teacher, from
Rogersville. She gave satisfaction to
all who heard her as to her ability as
a vocalist and teacher of instrumental
music. President Cooter broke the re.
cord and took Miss Park wei to Telford
in a buggy.
At a meeting of some of the mem.
bers of Salem Church in the session
room on the morning of the 14th, af-
ter an appropriate prayer by DR.. Will
loughby he explained the object of the
meeting to be to ascertain the voice OF
the members of the church as to
whether they would repair the present
structure or build a new church. After
an expression from each member pres
ent the unanimous vote was to build a
new house, and on motion of Deacon
j. c. B. Patton, DR.. J. w. c. Willough
by, Ed. III. West, DR.. A. T. N. Dobson,
Mrs. Ellen Mitchell, Mrs. Landon Wad-
dell and Miss Matte Rankin were ap-
pointed a committee on ways and
means, whose duty it will be to get up
plans and specifications, solicit sub
scriptions, etc. On motion, S. H.
Gould, Mem. Mathes, David R. West,
Robert and J. C. B. Patton were ap-
pointed a committee on temporary re-
pairs. They will at once proceed to
place props of timber against the west
wall of the building to. if possible,
keep it in position for the present. We
hope that the friends generally Of Old
Salem will come forward and liberaly
open their purses and help to pay f l
the erection of such an editice as this
time nonored place merits.
j. G. b. Patton will continue for the
ensuing year as steward of the board.
ing house at the College. All who are
interested know that means peace and
plenty for those who choose to patron
ize Nh. Patton.
Allow us to correct our statement of
last week regarding commencement
Exercises will begin at the College OH
Monday, May /, and close on Thursday,
May a. The Baccalaureate Sermon
will be preached on Sabbath, April 80,
in the College Chapel, by DR.. David
Wills, a graduate of this College, but
now a resident of Philadelphia, Pa.
He will also address the alumni on
the evening of Mays at $3.50. The an
nual address will be delivered Thurs
day, May 4, by Col. VIM. H. Hender-
son, of Knoxville. Everybody cordi-
ally invited to attend these exercises
a good and interesting time may be ex.
pectcd.
There will be four graduates this
term - Misses Ada Mitchell, Louise
Truan, Anna Browning and A. j. Berry.
There will be a meeting OF the Board
of Trustees on May 8 for the purpose OF
electing a president and corps of pro
fessors for the coming year, and other
general business. All the Trustees OF
the county should be present.
Messrs. Dobson and Ed. West are ac-
lively engaged in soliciting subscrip-
tons for the proposed new church at
Old Salem, and we are glad to say they
are meeting with reasonable success
with home folks and outsiders. 1t
seems very natural to us for all who
are able to contribute for the erection
of a church at this historic site.
The ORIGINAL old Salem was the
second Presbyterian church founded
southwest of the Blue Ridge, and the
greatest courtesy and liberality has
ever been extended by the pastors and
members of this church to all other
denominations. There is a clause in
the College charter that requires the
Trustees and faculty of the College
to extend to the students of all denomi
nations equal rights and privileges,
and the work of the church and col
lege here have ave- been mutual.
We recently spent several daysin alb
stracting deeds of the lands at and near
Washington College, as far back > s
1854. In our research we also found
some very unique boundaries given to
finds-for intance, n "Begining at
Esq. Payne's corner, then with road
over the hill, crossing the branch be-
tween the still and mill house, and to
Tommy Telford's lands" From the
boundaries given in these old deeds we
find it very difficult in some cases to
exactly locate the lands conveyed. as
many of the roads of that day and all
of the still and mill houses are extinct.
and ali of the people who knew VIII, re
they were located are gone; however,
after a good deal of searching among