Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-04-28
WASHINGTON COLLEGE.

8. A. Early bought from W. NJ.
Mitchell at Broylesville 97t square
rods of dirt for 800 w. B. Ray farm,
DR.. Dobson and others the Honeycutt
House ut this place, price paid
Hugh Cooter has been quite sick hut
under the sklllful treatment of DR..
Dobson and Chas Armentrout as nurse
Mr. Cooter is convalescing. President
Cooter is daily expected home from the
Eastern cities where he has been for
several weeks, in the interest of the
school at this place. All things about
the college are being perfected for the
commencement exercises next week;
the term closes on the 9th of May; all
who attend will hear some good exer'
cises. Prof. Gains will probably take
n post graduate course at Princeton
College next year, Most OF our farm
ers are done planting corn. John
Depew, formerly of this place, will be
on exhibition at the Centennial as one
of the long men. Zeke Mathes and his
friends have answered in their way
the 100 questions propounded by the
Centennial dreamer. OBSERVER.
President Coo:er is expected home
Wednesday from an extended trip East
where he has been in the interest of the
College. j. l.. Humphreys and wife
were visiting relatives in Greene Coun
ty the last of the week. Rev. Payne
preached an able. sermon in Salem
Church Sunday. Commencement ex
e%rcises, which begin at the college May
A., promises to be the best that has been
for several years. The Calliopean
Literary Society invited several friends
to be present at their regular meeting
last week, as their program was to be
a little out of the usual order; some old
members were to take part in the exer-
cises, among whom was Windy
Baxter Taylor, who before the debate,
thought himself q CULVER among the
Lilliputians, but found after the dis
cussion was over that he was only q
CULVER among the Giants. The ques
ton for debate was: Resolved, That
Trusts are Injurious to the Nation.
The affirmative was defended by
Messrs. Baxter Taylor, r. G. Dobson
and j.. M. Howell, the negative by
Messrs. F. A. Williamson, W. r
Greenway and j. b. Droke. The de
cision was rendered In favor of the
negative, and met the approval of all
present except, of course, the gentle
men who defended the affirmative
The argument of the negative wal
consistent and climatic, and the de
baters held to their line of though
tenaciously. At the very outset, in
brilliant speech Greenway threw th,
, burden of proof upon the affirmative
Williamson followed with an unusua
fine speech: then came Droke who's,
} eloquent speech will long be remem
8 bered by those who heard 1t. Tn,
/ baccalaureate sermon will be preache,
in the new Church. The Utopial
Literary Society requests me to say t.
their friends and old members that tn,
year just closing has been a successful
q one, and the thought of separation
, brings tears to their eyes and sadnes
= to their hearts. Miss Davis, the elocu
ton teacher and her pupils will Civ
an elocutionary recital intersperse,
q with music, in the college chapel
r Thursday May 6. This promises to b
| the best entertainment during con
4 mencement week. The price of admit
sion will be fifteen cents. Doors ope
at 7 o'clock P. NJ. OLD NICK.