Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-06-27

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pointed tellersl The ballot was taken, and the
following gentlemen having received the largest
number Of votes east were declared duly elect
ed Col John Williams, Capt James Boy and
| c. McCorkle. Esq, .,r<y.u.a q
/ CoL Williams made some statements regard.
ing the working of the Society, its Indebtedness,
future propett. 60 He regarded Che stock
as the best investment oneycould make, and de-
rnhRtrAtsdAis views BY 4cfing She Success Of
the fair last fall and the spring exposition.
MrrDefi1son fn10yed that books lbel opened
forcthe subscription Of stock to be limited to
SIG, 600 Q CaEfied.sD ,zoold s'nwoTa
On psotienathe meeting then sdjourned.C ~
2 I5I.,H ei III memor,anp. aJfI Il; II
Mrs. Mary Brown, wife of Judge Geo. Brown
was born October 9Th, 1926, at RogersviIle
Hawkins. sSa9tT ,Hnnesss< add died June
Oath, 1871, al, Knoxville, Tennessee.
She was the daughter Of, the Rev., John
Scruggs, who was, q graduate Of ,Tusculup Col
lege. Greeneyille, Tennessee. The name Of this
man Of God il o household word in the families
OF, forty, thousand, Baptists in East Tennessee.
He was Baptist, minister, laboring diligently
in the proclamation of the Truth as it is in
Jesus" for thirty-fvc years. He was an able
defender Of !" the faith of the Gospel" A pro-
found scholar and an able minister of the New
Testament, his name and good, deeds ere en-
shrined in the memory of thousands. He de-
parted this life and went to his reward in the
year 1871. ls1'g9 81 gEsBsSSggs{sffN !
His daughter, Mrs. Brown, followed him as
he followed Christ. Uniting with the. Baptist
Church, shewas buried with Christby baptism
in the year 1912, at the age of seventeen years;
thus in the. bloom of life putting her, trust in
Him who doeth all things well,,' and through
allthe days allotted to her upon earth, clinging
to the" faith of the Gospel" and leading the
life of devoted. consistent Christian. She was
an ornament to her church, and 0 general favor,
ite with the old Eand theiyoungl wherever she
was known.
As an affectionate wife and a loving mother,
she was anifornlys the same9 She was afflicted
since 1866, enduring the most e1cruciating phys
ical suffering the greater part of the time Still,
amid all her affection, she manifested spirit of
remarkable submission, believing that the ctas-
tening was sent in love, and having sure hope
of the life to come. But il has pleased kind
and merciful Father to end her sufferings by
taking her to Himself ,'sdIH ~
1 said to her the evening before her death,
"Mrs. Browf, Il trust that the Lord is sustaining
you in yourIgreat sufferidgs." YES" said she,
He isjwith me-all my trust is ip Him.
To questions put by others she gave the most
satisfactory answers, all indicating her readi-
ness to go and realize the fact that death is
gain" Thus has passed away from earth to
Heaven another redeemed soul. She leaves an
aged, widowed mother, a devoted husband and
FIVE loving children aah two sons-ir-law to
mourn her loss. God ,blessrth them all and grant.
them grace so to liveias that they may meet her
in Heaven, and constitute an unbroken family
circle in the Fathers house above. LLOYD
East tennessee Agricultural Society
This Society," wcafe gratifed to state, is estab-
lished on firm basis and has done much toward
reviviBg and encouraging an interest in those
things that tendlthe real prosperity of OUT secs
ton. Among the gentlemen who have exerted
themselyesi i'm establishing the Society and maxi
ing the fairs successful, as they have been be-
yond,precedent, pene have been exceeded By
the iHdifatigabse Secretary, Rev. Cl vi Chart
TON, 10 WHOSE unIlrlng euOrGs Is III great part
to be attributed the stablshinent of the So
ciety in the first place and its subsequent pros
perity. l'<-'ti ~ '~ia H.tfi Z 1dao''' ''aA -
10 But the cause of agriculture, manufacturing
and stock raising is yet in its infancy and, the
Society has an important work before it, The
present Board Of Directors are aware pfthep re-
sponsibility resting upon them and have set out
to manage the details without the cumbersume
machinery and redtape generally considered in
dispensible in new enterprise, and with the
experience Of the past and bright prospsets
awaiting in the future, the East Tennessse Agri.
cultural Society cannot fail to make new era
in the growth ofthosematerial interests which
build up State or acommunity,
'ie9pis Minor Locals. -sai''o
Severallsohs of. the Indian tLo' we're in the
city yesterday showing their skill in archery.
Several engines are being reftted in the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
shops Two Of them, have. new boilers COM
plete and wal be as good as if perfectly new
An interesting case was commenced yester-
day afternoon. before Esquire Jourolmon, be-
tween Messrs. Robert Hamilton and Vic. Sturf1.
Both are sanguine of success. rhe case viii
be concluded to-day. The suit Is In regard to
what is fair remuneration the hire Of a wagon.
= The first watermelon of the season was borne
tenderlv mr. street Yesterday eyeninv NV q fraas