Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-08-18
WASHINGTON COLLEGE.

The past week has been one Of sun
shine, yet the greater portion of ouI
lands have retained sufficient moisture
to enable our farmers to keep their plows
going and much land has been prepared
for wheat and oats crops. President
Cooter, Prof. McMurtry and their fami-
lies and friends are for the present put
ting in their time at Clarks Spring. Prof.
McMurtry has been doing some very eff
ficient work in the way Of drumming
for the school. Prof. Hall is preparing
to board and lodge the multitude that
will be here to enter school on the Ord.
Rev. III. G. Denison, our wide awake pas
tor, Is attBding to his pastoral duties
and has Not Of hands at work renovat-
ing his home and n good hand turning
the sod preparatory to putting in a
wheat crop; no other way so sure OF
bread as to produce it on your own dirt.
Mem. Mathes Is convalescing. Master
kile Bolton is doing reasonably well,
but is not out of danger. Several of the
old and some of the new students are
here from North Carolina getting ready
to enter school; come on, young gentle
men. Died, on Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock, Thomas Cat. Tom took the
water route by being immersed in the
lympid waters of Henson's Falls. Tom
was old, crafty and troublesome about
the Mathes premises. In future his hide
will be used as q banjo head. We and
ours were greatly elated on the 18th by
a visit from DR.. w. b. Rankin, formerly
OF this place, but nov q resident of Aus
tin, Texas. We were glad to see him,
for he is one Of the men that has done
much for Salem congregation and Wash
ington College. GREATS the debt of graft
tude we W him. May the Lord lengthen
bis days and increase, II possible, his
usefulness, fs the desire of afI who know
him; he has distributed over half a mil
lion copies Of the Bible in Texas In the
last twenty years. We would be glad to
see Mr.. Rankin return to East Tennes-
see, his native heath, and spend the re-
mainder of his life, but he will notd SO ;
he is now nearing the three score and
ten miles post in life, is hale and hardy,
and his services are specially at this
time needed by the Bible society, and he
will not desert his post of duty now
when he can do the organization SO
much efficient work. May the Lord con
tinue to bless him. The reception at the
Ark given to the young folks on the af-
%ternoon of the l4th by Miss Rose Frank
lin in memory Of her sixteenth birth
day, was a very enjoyable affair by the
large crowd that were present; there
seemed to be but one thing wanting, and
that was a painter, to make drawings.
WE: Henson, well and favorably known
in this and other communities of this
county, will on the Ord inst. leave for
Lordsbnrg College, in California, where
he goes the purpose of lettering his
fortune, 1 others have done; success at
tend you, William. w. b. Harrington,
OF Unicoi County, is here with q team
preparing lands on the Zeke Mathes
farm fol wheat and oats. Mr.. Harring.
ton will in the near future move his
family to the Tom Bright property; glad
to have such citizens as Mr.. Harrington
return to our community. TO date Gov.
Taylor has failed to redeem his promises
to give our friends, w. M. Buckner and
L. j. Upton, places OF honor and emolu-
ment. Everybody hereabouts seems TO
be pleased that the death penalty has
been pronounced on the negro, Sims. On
Sunday, the 18th, there was a large au-
dience at Salem to meet, greet and hear
DIR. Willoughby preach an excellent
sermon from the text found in the 18th
chapter and o portion of the LIST verse Of
st. Johns gospel; no criticism or eulogy
needed from us. The discourse was null
tum in parvo. On next Sunday at As
bury at II o'clock, DIR. Willoughby will
preach the memorial sermon Of Mrs. M.
Q. Glaze, deceased. AS Bro. Denison ex-
pressed tilt is very pleasant to have
DR.. Willoughby visit us. An old fash
toned conversation with the DIR. is as re-
freshing as the cooling waters from pure
fountains when one is thirsty. Dr., may
you bc permitted to come among us Of
ten and see the monuments of your
timely and efficient labor at this place
chapel and boys dormitory are a part OF
the work planned and carried to com
pletion by your influence, and by your
assistance financially and your wise
counsel had much to do with the cree
ton OF Salem Church. We miss you,
but providence has sent us one in the
person OF II. g. Denison that is very ex.
ceptable, so saysold OBSERVER.