Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-17
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Cedar lumber is in actual demand in the
city. aaEa f# ft
The very finest of lettuce is becoming
/ plentiful in the market &
Marketing was very brisk yesterday as
mutual transactions between town and
country
The depots are furnishing up and reno
waiting preparatory to the spring travel and
trade
Messrs Richards & Gordon are receiv-
| ing fine additions to their stock in the
druggist line and seeds, etc.
The Alumni exercises of the Medical
College will meet on the 23d inst. An in
teresting time is anticipated.
The City Cemetery is being handsomely
cared for by the cutting away of weeds,
etc. Gheems is the right man in the right
place.
A number of farmers tell us that the
prospect of g Oh wheat crop is not at all
| tiattering in the middle section of this
| State.
Hardware dealers are doing good bust
ness and are supplying themselves with
large stocks in answer to the demands of
the opening building season.
The show and circus season will
soon open. The courier G0Gnts of them
will find the UNION AND AMERICAN on the
corner of Church and Cherry streets.
=. We notice that some draymen are in the
habit of overlooking their drays and most
mercilessly whipping the mule or horse
for not pulling the load. Shame on them.
The COMPRISING of cotton has not been
as extensive business as it was last year,
owing doubtless more to increased rail-
road facilities of transportation than to a
want of appreciation of COMPRISING.
The fastening of the diamond pointed
and iron made sharp things upon the rail-
ings of the Church street front of the
Maxwell House was finished yesterday.
Tie work is well done.
The fine light, of almost Calcium bright
ness, on the corner of Cherry and Dead
erlck, Is great convenience to the pass
ers by. 1t was good forethought of the
Messrs. Ambrose, to put it there.
In conversation with those having
knowledge of such things, we find the ex-
pectation of a large sale or reapers and
mowers for the ensuing season is very
general.
Considerable amounts of clover seed
are being daily bought from our dealers at
tie present time. We understand that
next season more care will be taken IS to
the getting QUE and preserving Of clover
seed. There is certainly profit in it.
There is most excellent cheese in the
markets now, among which we msy CLASH
fly the tom Thumb" of G. L. Fuller &
Co., 1874 Church street opposite the NichoI-
son House They deal in the best of all
staple and fancy grocery articles.
The funeral of Score airy Buffers little
daughter from his residence, corner of
High and DemOnbreun street was well at
tended yesterday afternoon. We were
glad to see the attaches of the public
offices at the State House in attendance
We saw Irish potatoes yes erday weigh
ing two pounds each. They are of the
peach blow variety, and were raised by
MIR. Gray in the western part of this
county. If any one be incredulous upon
this, he go to Fuller i Co, 1874 ChGIch
street, and satisfy himself
The interior view of the Maxwell HOus.
as photographed upon a card Of that far
famed establishment attracts universal at
tentiOn, and yet it conveys scarcely the
shadowy outlines Of the luxury and com
fort within its chambers, halls, and pas
lors
James Faulkner was the name of gen
tlemGn who had his eye put ont few days
since on the Nashville and North western
Railroad, by piece of glass. He lives on
Cherry street, between Cedar aud GAY,
and ia connected with the Transfer Com
pany Aside from the loss of his eve, no
further injury was sustained