Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-02-16
HOOker's Bend.

Mrs. Barley NatSoh rs iHiprOV'
ing in health.
Mrs. Hancock has returned from
her visit to Dickson. Her daugh.
ter, Miss Cora, has gone to visit
her uncle in Arkansas.
Mrs. NJ. G. Bundy, sister of j.
n, Z. ". aud Rev, j, I. White, is
nov at Jasper Whites on her last
visit. After staying sew era
months with her brothers and
f lends in Hardin aud Wayne
counties, she will in a few days re-
turn to her home in Warsaw, Ark.
Rev. 7. N. Smith, of near Sal.
tillo, passed through our neigh.
borhood en- route 10 NJ. Hermon
to preach on first Monday, and he
will preach at Willoughby first
Sunday in March, II q. M, and
Mt. Hermon, 3 p. IN. On Monday
8 a. M, there will be n meeting of
The Elders of both chu shes to
arrange Tor preaching at both
places in connection with some
churches on the West side Of the
river.
Rev. I. N. Smith is a son of
Esq. bred Smith, who now lives
at Sardis. He and his first wife
raised seven sons and nine daugh.
tiers to be grown-16 children tor
one couple! Who can beat that
in Hardin county, Ought that
not entille them to the blue rib.
bon and premiuma
We have an "Outlaw" school
in our Bend, for training children,
and get Cannon" occasionally
to try their or her skill.
| see that you have a Walker
School on your side, in the Ross
a Trotter School at
Olive Hill; a "Walking Society"
at Paulk; a WheatQey) School at
Buffers Chapel, which is frequent.
ly visited by Messrs. T. I. Wat.
son and Will Becham. Suppose
they are taking lessons in agricul-
ture, as they are farmers and past
free school age.
Good "Walkers" when well
trained, can advance by going to
Olive Hill and train as "Trotters."
What about the walking Soci-
etyW Is it simply for promenad-
ings or is it for literary culture,
such as debating, spelling match
es or reading circle? If for these
last mentioned, it is quite CON-
mendable for the young people of
that little town.
| learn from visitors near Pine
Grove that W, h. Gill is conduct.
ing quite successful school, Civ.
ing entire satisfaction, and that
his school and the Owe Hill
school will have II ciphering
match in the near future, which
no doubt will be stimulating and
helpful TO both schools.
| will now reply to "Warsaw,"
or his or her friend, "Behold The
Man." which ever it may be. l
never thought Of raising a temp.
est, or OF shadowing the heroism
Of the great Gen. Jackson, OF
those braves who fought the bat.
tie of New Orleans under their
brave commander but as we are
all liable to mistakes, | called at
tentiOn to them so that we nigh
be benefited aud avoid ihcm. II
is noble when we find out oul
mistakes to correct them. SO oul
Nixon correspondent corrected
his mistake in the date OF the an
niversary OF the battle of New Or,
leans, and now has corrected his
mistake from statle, which means
law, to statute. SO Bender owns
up his mistake in having "i' in the
British commanders name, wher
it should have been "en-Packen.
ham.-But still fail TO see how
he great battle at New Orleaul
affected the treaty of peace, as il
had already been made, and fo
lack If news facilities, all tina
horrible bloodshed was doue. |
may have impressed John Bul
afresh that Uncle Sam was dan
gerous fellow TO trltle with. s,
if ignorance is bliss, tits folly tC
be wise"
AS to laws, school books, an,
the like, have we not a right t,
call attention to the failures of GU
iwmakers, County, State and Ma
tional. Look at the road law now
A short time ago we were take,
to pay for road implements, no,
they must be sold for trfle.
law lately passed to build a $3.50
bridge over little bayou, dr.
three.fourths of the year, wheJ
there are so many bad fords O
large creeks, that are so they can
not be crossed many times In tn
year. And our county just no,
out of debt, and then our Count
Court goes ahead again in II reel
less manner with its appropri
atoms. Well, whatn ext'
Well, once more for all, it seem
your illustration Of two hundre
| lnII,ps fails t,, ,lina.rnta rs