Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-03-29

CLIFTY

! MISS Bessie moore went TO Spart
Friday afternoon, to be away severa
days.
K. D. Holt went to Sparta Frlda,
afternoon on business.
Miss Virgie Moore has returned te
High School at Sparta, after an alb
sence of several days on account oi
sickness.
DR.. W. b. Young lett Tuesday for
Clay, Kentucky. He will return to
Sparta Saturday night, where Mrs.
Young and son. William Richard, will
JOIN hin. They will remain in Sparta
over Sunday, returning to CIlfty Mon
day.
The teachers are beginning to plan
for the exercises at the closing of the
school, and from all reports, there is a
treat in store for all who will be so
fortunate as to attend them, and every
one is looking forward for the time to
come.
Our farmers are busy plowlng and
pulling the stumps out of their fields.
Several cars of crushed limestone and
about ten cars of stable manure have
been received so far. Outside of crops
lOI 0ildSC, pOlalOCS Will US IIlC lGdulHA
crop. 1t is the intention of the COM
munlty to raise at least ten cars of po
tatoes for market, and at meeting
the other night, settled on the Burbank
variety as the most suitable for ou"
purpose.
An old fashioned spelling bee was
conducted at the Club House Friday
night.
Mr.. Dean, Supervisor of County
Demonstration Agents for Middle Ten
nessee, accompanied by Prof. Franklin
of Sparta, the local agent for White
county, was here last week.
Rev. e. T. Carter. Of Sparta.
brought his guests, Rev. Regent. of
Nashville, I'D Rev Lutin, of Win
wh) are helping him IN
meeting, to te mountain last Wednes-
day. While mere they enjoyed trip
into the mines.
Mrs. Henry lawson has been sick |
several days, or. at last accounts was |
better.
Mr.. Hazelv relief agent for the
N. & &. road. has been here for the
past few days relieving Mr.. Stone, |
who is looking after his farming inter- |
ests.
The coal trade continues good. the
mines having run every day except
two this month, on whine days the
mines were closed down on account OF |
car shortage.
Tom Moore and Virgil Burgess were
gone several days last week looking
for mules.
The company has just completed the
erection of PAIR of wagon scales for
the community use.
DR.. Gott, health officer, announced
Sunday that there would be general |.
:lean up day next month. when every
me will be expected to clean their
premises and also the men will possibly
volunteer to clean the streets of all
'ubbIsh.
During the severe wlnoStorm the
,ther day a house IN the Uptown
was blown from Its pill
ars, but fortunately the only person
It home. Miss Tucker, escaped unhurt,
although badly frightened. A great
many roofs were damaged in different
)arts of town.
BILLY Bouldin has purchased the
dyder place in the northern limits OF
own and will cultivate 1t this year,
)ut will continue to live in the house
le now occupies.
Lem Golden is shipping car of scrap
ron this week ard every boy In town
las been busy when uLt of school, look
ng for Scrap and 1t is safe to say
hat no backyard, much less the street.
an boast OF single piece of iron or
ubblsh suitable for the scrap" pile.
Several OF our citizens are shipping
eed potatoes to points below on this
ranch of the road.
March q. Clifty Spirit.