The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1871-08-10
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The Greeneville Sentinel complains of dry
weather, and that corn is suffering for rain.
heavy emigration from this section is like
ly to-oceur during the approaching fall.
The Lyman school house, Boston, was burn.
ed on the Sd. Loss 100000. ran
Murders are getting to be almost MS common
in England as in the United States.
The Odd Fellows in Massachu sets number
SS lodges and 10 900 members. 10 is
The Supreme Court meets in Knoxville on the
second Monday of September. Federal Court
ditto. '- t|h'asl'
The Knoxville BARRIERS give notice that they
will shave six days in the week, and on the
seventh rest from their labor. ... ..-.
Since our last issue the mercury has been
moving up and down between 30 and 1902. On
Thursday and Friday it touched the latter.
The watermelon trade has been lively ut this
place Turing the past week. Other branches
of industry only moderate.
Notwithstanding the extreme hot weather
and the large amount Of unwholesome fruit
consumed, Athens continues very healthy.
The number Of clergymen in these United
States is placed at 81 900; their average salary
at 800. ----.--.-..
Robertson county has four rectifying estab-
lishments and four distilleries in successful
operation. d. ---- 49, -.-...
The number of dead by the steamboat acci.
dent at New York on the Both ultmo, has
reached one hundred.
Brother Charlton, Of Knoxville, is moving
for q convention of the farmers of Tennessee, to
be held at Nashville. t,stt0 OF
A man at New Albany, Indiana, was recent
ly relieved Of tape-worm measuring thirty
one feet and seven inches. F-' T
A hotel is to be erected at Ladds Springs,
Polk county, IN time for the next watering
season. n. IL
A fraudulent sale of nine millions Of Rock
ford and St. Louis Railroad bonds is reported
from Frankfort on-the. Main.
Much sickness prevails among the negroes OF
Lanca 'ter county, South Carolina. Many are
dying.
The printing officeis vehemently grateful to
Gibson, at the Athens Drug Store, for hall
dozen bottles of that Superior Cream Ale.
The late Orange riots continue to engross a
York clergy.
piece of poetry, sweet enough for the
| courts above, appears on the fourth page Of
today's paper. .
A-sale of 100000 pairs of India rubber boot,
and shoes is advertised to take place in Boston
next month.
Senator Brownlow expresses "strong hopes
that the Republicans will carry Tennessee in
the Presidential election next year,
Corn OH the creek and river bottoms is dong
we'll enough on the upland and hill farms il
has been suffering for want of rain.
Business is reported unusually dull and Ian
guild ut all the towns along the railroads from
Memphis TO Lynchburg.
The papers publish as news item that thu
President will probably spend a portion ofth
ensuing fall and winter ut Washington City.
Knox county has demonstrated its goot
sense by voting an appropriation of $4,000 tt
build bridge across the Holston ut Knoxville
Dcu Duticr fell overheard from MS yacnt, a
Ncwburyport, few days ago, but foated lik'
n cork and easiI, ,'ooo"oJ. Accident stand!
no chance in contest with Destiny.
Among the later reports is one that Senator
Camerons son, Richard or Robert, has pur
chased the, Blue Ridge Railroad, with all it
franchises, &c. IT'D I'D .,t
The r,port that the East Tennessee Roat
was about to gobble the Alabama and Chatta
nooga line is contradicted by the KnoXyill
Press and Herald il b t- II. -t#I
Parties afflicted with quo wurranto will b.
nc ded at Knoxville on the Second Monday o
September. The Circuit Court for Knox coun
ty don't meet till October.
The POST is mailed to Capt. Zimmerman, a
Stony Bluff, Jefferson county, every week. 1t
failure to reach him regularly Is uraccountabl
tous
Notices of 10 different schools and educa
tionai institutions appear in the advertising
columns of the Post this week. 1t Away
fpays to advertise in a paper that everybod
reads. n bsr sg5ls ~ rr,t .isIr....'-