The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-12-13
BOONE'S CREEK,

The fine weather has been bless.
ing to the farmers.
A, G. Bowers is building nice res
idence near the old Bowers building
on Boone's Greek.
Prof. A. NJ. Mettetal had a nice
Thanksgiving exercise at Columbian
Institute last Thursday,
G. @. Hale has the addition to
his residence almost completed. j,
Hale also has his new brick residence
almost inclosed, We are glad to SEE
our creek prospecting 80 nicely,
Whoa, there, mulel Last Saturday
evening Miss Hattie Miller and Miss
Nora Crumley were coming from The
city in gig The mule which they
we're driving began to show devilment
soon after they left the city The
nearer they approached home the
meaner it got, until at last, when they
we're coming down the first hill this
side of Shows Chapel, it started out
in a run. Miss Hattie was driving
| It. had not run far before she was
thrown from the gig, but was not seri'
ously injured in fact, she was not in
jured as bad as her new cloak; fol
when she got up, she found that tn
whole back was torn from it, AS she
;ell, she let the lines loose This lei
the mule to have its own way. 1t wal
coming at full tilt, and | suppose thu
screams OF Miss Nora who was left il
the gig with nothing to do but SCREEN
really encouraged it in its honlewalC
fight. But as it happened Mr.. Nc
Crary was just short distance hefort
, them. When hearing Miss Nora I
screams he knew something had gon,
wrong 80, by the time they had over
taken him, he was off of his horse anC
} ready to check the ungratful brute
/ Moral-Trust not your life to mule
We wish to say to the Editor of tn
Educational Column in your paper
that the State of Tennessee has
State Board OF Education and tw,
State Normal Schools where they is
sue State Certificates. One is locate
at Knoxville at the University of Ten
nessee and the other at Nashville. Be
sides, there is a bran;h Of the Hol
brook Normal School of Ohio locate,
at Knoxville and a number OF otbe
, excellent schools all over the State 70
= the training of teachers. II was tn
Editor, having lived in the State q
long as he has, and didn't know NOR
about the school system of the Stat
. than he has confessed, in his last lie
ter, I would not criticise the teacher
of Washington County. Now we wis
to inform the Editor that the teacl
ers Of Washington County are abreal
with the teachers RI m" other count
in the State, in TACT, Washingto
county is one Of the leading countit
!; of the State. l know this, because
have been over the State. Again, til
teachers OF the city and Washing to
College have criticised the countr
= teachers openly several times. "
, are becoming tired of their criticism
, for this reason whenever the count
superintendent holds county institu
> es with in a mile or less OF them, an
they are placed upon the program
" they never once attend. Now, if the
know 30 much. and are 30 intereste
!, in the educational interest Of Il
State and county, it does seem to n
- that they ought to be willing to con
: out and teach us poor country teacl
> ers something. II they will shake {
some of their lethargy and come OF
- to see us and help US, we will try
= do better. Yes, fellow city teacher,
: you will come out among us, you W
not fiud US dead. We bid you kir
welcome. Come out among us al
y help US in our great work. We b
you thrice welcome.
. A YOUNG MAN.