The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-14
MYERS

The sixty-fourth birthday of Mrs.
S. j. Burkey was celebrated lest
Thursday, the 9Th inst, at the beauti-
full home of Rev. and Mrs. S. j. Bur
key, four miles west of your city.
Mrs. E. B. Burkey assisted by others,
planned to make the day surprise
birthday dinner While this good
lady of sixty-four summers was
spending from Sunday to Thursday
with her daughter, Mrs. Thompson,
of your city, the good ladies here
were baking. At II o'clock Thurs
day, when Mrs. Burkey arrived, about
seventy Of her friends were in the
front yard to greet her. A long ia
BILE nearly spanning the front yard
covered with white linen and laden
with all that human appetite could
desire. The surprise was complete,
and Mrs. Burkey was unable to ex-
press her appreciation, aside from
saying that the surprise was a most
agreeable one. Within a few min
utes after Mrs. Burkey arrived, Rev.
Burkey asked the congregation to
encircle the table, and that beauti-
full song, "In That Sweet Bye and
Bye" was sung, led by Brother Bur-
KEY, after which Mr.. John N. Pruitt
in most beautiful manner asked the
blessings of Almighty God on the oc-
casion. Immediately the people be-
gan to partake of the food before
them. Yes; more than twelve bas-
ket's full was left Next, as many as
could gathered in the living room
where the many presents were pre-
sented to Mrs. Burkey, the giver's
names being announced by Hon.
Newton C. Myers. The time was we'll
spent and immensely enjoyed. Just
before the people began their de-
parture for their homes, Miss Mabel
Moore arrived and gave some lessons
in domestic science.
Mr. R. W. Pennington, who has
been in New Mexico for his health
since about January LIST, returned
home Saturday His many friends
will be glad to know that his health
is thought to be improved.
Mrs. w. A. Lynch and son, Roy,
of Knoxville, will be the guests of
her father, Mr.. J. M. Kelton here
Friday and Saturday.
T. A. Bible will go to Morristown
today as representative of Little
Chuckey Council No. 294, Jr. 0. U.
A. M. The State Council is holding
their meeting there this week.
N. C. Bible and J. E. Bible and
family were at the bedside of Mr..
Calvin Ottinger Sunday a. M, when
he passed to the Great Beyond. DR..
and Mrs. /. B. Brown and Mrs. Susan
Bible attended the funeral Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cart Bible visited
relatives at Chuckey Saturday and
Sunday.
We have been informed that the
decoration of graves at Mt. Pleasant
will be conducted the 4th Sunday af-
ternoon, instead of the 3rd Saturday
as usual.
Contractors are here erecting a
stock and tobacco barn for Mr.. Thos.
FarnsWorth.
The grading of the Rader-D ulaney
road is expected to be commenced
this week, at the Knox. pike. Mr..
Horace Mann was here last week
looking over routes, and announced
that by July 4th the first leg would
be completed and ready for the pub
lie.
We attended the decoration at
Mosheim Sunday morning, taking
dinner at the home of Mrs. Sophia
Hendry. Of course the whole fam
lily was with me, also Mrs. Hester
Bible.
j. R., little son of Mr.. and Mrs, W.
F. Bible is spending this week with
his grandma, Mrs. Sarah RAIDER, near
Dulaney,
Mrs. J. M. Bible spent last week