Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-04-15

Dying Wife, 1t Is worthy an an
nual reprint and careful reading
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j. NJ. RICE IL selling the stock he
purchased of Broaddus & Hyman,
very fast. He turns things v In a
hurry, and we believe makes il pay.
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} l.. CLICK, at McKoin & Bailey's
! old corner, has a beautiful stock OF
Spring and Summer goods, embrac.
ing every variety and style, and IL
selling very cheap. Call and see him.
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A CALLED meeting of the Mechan-
les and Laborers' Cooperative Asso-
citation, will he held on the 22d inst,
at Board of Trade rooms. Business
of Importance is to be attended to.
AN unhuried coffin with blood run
ming out of it, was found at the Afri
can burying ground yesterday morn
ing. Something wrong may be %
nected with this affair.
THE city contemplates sinking a
well on Main street, near the proper
I1y of J. J. Buck, with a view of drain
ing otfthe water from that locality. II
has been declared a nouisance to the
nrighborliood, and the people demand
its drainage.
w, Io,r t1,nN Ar
Walter Barker's wagon driver, in at
tempting to ford a creek ear Peach
ers' mills, last Thurday, was drowned,
and also five mules, the lead mule ex-
treated himself and got out safe.
THE meeting at the Methodist
church is still progressing, with al
increased interest. Large and attrn-
tive congregations are in constant at
tendance, and the altar crowded with
peni'ents. Some thirty conversions
up to this writing, yesterday II m.
PERSONAL. Oar former fellow
townsman,. Billy Bringhurst, was in
the city this week. He is the same
gentleman as Of yore, and told US
that he had been in many places
lately, but Clarksville looks more
lively than any he had seen.
BACK AGAIN.-C. l.. Thomas, Esq,
who has been rusticating "down
among the everglades" eating tropi-
cal fruits AMI alligator soup, has re-
turned to his native heath. BY the
way, Charley is our authorized agent
for the CnRONICLE, and will receive
and receipt for all subscriptions pad
to him.
WE return thanks to the Secretary
of the Tennessee Industrial Exhibit
ton for II complimentary ticket to
the Exposition which will open ON
the 9Th of May next, and continue
for or three weeks. 1t would he
n great pleasure to rs to witness the
display Of skill aud Industry of the
various specimens that will he brought
together IN that occasion. 1t prom
i-es to he a grand affair, and produc-
tive of much good.
III. III. KIRK, of the firm of G. III.
Garrett u Co., Springfield, Robertson
county, paid us II visit, on Thursday
last. He isa very pleasant gentle
man, and seems to he full Of energy,
and deserves the success which re-
wards his lahorS. These remarks are
not suggested by n sci fish motive,
though Mr.. Kirk did leave with Us an
acceptable token As II memento Ofhis
visit.
WE understand that the Young
Mems Christian Association will
give II festival aud supper, sometime
in May. We hope the occasion will
meet tie approval and patronage due
to so praisworthy an object. Thepar-
%ticular day will be made known in
due time.
ihf ''''bNlh N'|lbbl AT NUilo'll,
on the Sputhside of the river, was re-
organized on the 2nd inst. There
was large Attendance and the pros
poet is, that, they will have n flour
ishing school, during the present
spring and summer, under the super
vision of its able President and en-
.,yInINt tA,l,n Nv. ~. 49,. !
much good will result from thi-
school during the present year.
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pERS Nall We see our friend w.
NJ. Pollock, in the city, in the inter
est of the New York Life Insurance
Company. lie is now the special
agent of that timC-tried and tested
old institution, and we bcopcak for
him and this cold Reliable" Compa-
ny, n full share of public patronage.
MIR. JAS. w. Hume, is the local agent
at this place. Those DESTROYS Of pro-
tecting and providing for the lear
one around the fire side, would do
well To secure II policy.
TUE following note Is from Mrs. L..
NJ. Norris, one of the founders of the
Confederate Orphan Asylum, and
known from II extremity of this
continent To the olhcra rs the true and
tried friend of the South May she
live II thousand years audher ",had-
uw never grow less. :"
C~UMREGI,\ND CRY, April 10, ISL.