Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-02-02

Farming Spirit Strong and Outlook for
This Year Very Bright

IIllS IedI Veiy OllSHt
Charlie O'Neal, of DeRossett, is
spending Sunday and MONDAY with
hometolks.
Roy O'Neal spent Sunday at Pleas
ant Hill visiting among his old school
friends.
DIR. j. R. Gott is up after rather a
severe attack of lagrippe
Mrs. Harris Hatcher, of Sparta, was
in Clifty last week in the interest OF
the Sparta bakery, which she recently
purchased.
Miss Myrtle Ashburn has a good
school at Eastland, and will be enabled
to spend her time with homefolks while
attending to her duties. Eastland is a
village about mile west OF Clifty.
Zollle W. Rackley has returned from
Nashville where he has been attending
the Grand Lodge of Tennessee. He
represented the Clitty lodge of MaSons.
He reports fine trip.
r. d. Holt left for Nashville Fri
day where he goes to see the great
film play, 'The Birth OF a Nation
and to visit homefolks. He will re-
turn via Crossville and other points.
Or. 6. 9. johnson, of Monterey, has
been in Chfty several days and the
hawls of those who are so unfortunate
as to be afflicted with teeth, make the
weklln ring. He returned Sunday via
Pleasant Hill.
Mrs. w b. Young had the mlsfor-
tune to fall and fracture her shoulder
bone last week, but is reported to be
greatly improved at present. Mrs.
r. Young is greatly missed IN the Sunday
school and we all wish her speedy re-
cOvery.
We are IN the wake of the great
grippe epidemic and have resumed the
work of school, which is crowded to its
utmost capacity on account of the fact
that so many new families have moved
IN, due no doubt to the increase IN
business, for the mines are running
full time. several of the entry, men
running double shlfts-day and night.
Mrs. j. X Gott entertained the little
folks Friday afternoon in honor of her
son, Master John Richard, Jr. Quite a
lot of the little folks were present ana
enjoyed a good time playing games.
Roy f. Bell, of CrossvIlle, was here
last week on business, and while here
was the guest of K, u. Holt at the
Caney Fork Hotel.
Miss Ettie Turner, who IS teaching in
the Bon Air school, spent the week END
with her mother.
DIR. w. B. Young is IN Kentucky on
business, and Will return Monday or
Tuesday of this week.
Mr.. Mccormick has installed a soda
water fount IN the Company store, the
presence of which makes US feel as ii
we were getting in line with the big
cities.
Misses Virginia Moore and Matte
Reagan, who are attending High
School at Sparta, visited home folks
Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Willie Officer and Sarah
Hudgns, our popular teachers. are
back at work after a week or so of la
grippe.
Miss M Moselle Reaves has received ;
her piano and 1t is now installed in the
music room at the school building. She
has some twelve or fifteen enrolled in
her class.
Quite a jolly crowd of young people
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Love !,
iov Saturday evening where they en-
loved music and conversation. Re-
fresh,nents were served at a late hour,
and everybody had a good tlme
Dale KING, OF Ravensc.oft, who has
been helping Mr.. Stone in the depot
and post office, left Saturday for home
on account of sickness.
Sanford Walker, of Albertvllle, Ala
bama, was here several days last week
visiting his father, s. P. Walker.
Sanford IS an old Clitfy boy and we are
glad to know that he is making good in
his new position with the N. g. q st.
l.. railway.
The company has a gang of men at
work pulling stulnps with the new
loaned our people by the
railroad company. We have our hearts
set on being a farming community
second to none IN the state. and every
man and boy in Clifty has the farm
spirit. We will clear up lot OF ad-
ditional land this spring and with new
and improved farm machinery, which
is being furnished through the cooper
alton of the men and the company, and ,
by applying expert advice from the
departments OF state ana
federal agents, we believe that we Will :
be able to see our town on the agrlcul- +;
tural map.
Mr.. Converse, of the Department OF
A Agriculture of the University of Ten
nessee, was a visitor IN our town one
day last week. While here he was
shown over the plot selected tor the
railway demonstration farm and pro-
oounced it ideal. He was also shown
several of the herd of fine Hereford
cattle recently purchased by DR.. Young I
and Professor Brandon, and spoke very $
,lghly OF the step we are taking to-
wards the betterment of the cattle we +