Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-18
MURFREkSBOKO.
A Batch of Local Eews-GOssip about
she Pair-ReIigieus Matters, etc.

MURFREEsBoRo, Tenn, Sept. IS, 1872,
On Monday next tho Fifth Annual Exhi-
bition Of the
TENNESSEE CENTRAL FAIR ASSOCIATION
will commences. To all who have visited
our Fairs heretofore, we reed offer no re-
commenda. ions. To those who have not
enjoyed this privilege, we would say that
there is every indication Of success. Our
amphitheatre is one Of the largest and
most commodioQs in the State. The floral
hail offers every inducement for displaying
the productions Of the ladies and the cres
tons of the fine arts. Those desiring to
exhibit stock and machinery can have stalls
and space free of charge. About four
hundred premiums are offered, and no
entry fee charged in any department. For
the benefit of those contemplating visiting
us, we give the order of the exhibition:
First Day-Jaeks, jennets, sheep, swine,
mules and pscing race.
Second-Cattle, blood horses, boys
equestrian ring and trotting race.
Third-Horses Of all wolk, combined sad
die and harness animal, model horses and
pacing race.
Fourth-Harness stock, trotting races, for
stations, mares, geldings and colts.
Fifth-Saddle stock, pacing races, for all.
Sixth-Grand parade Of all the premium
stock, equestrian rings, and distribution OF
prizes.
CHANCES FOR THE LADIES.
Among the many special premiums, we
notice one, offered by W. Roulet, "for the
best equestrienne, over fifty and under five
hundred years of age" Here is good OPP
portunity for some Of our "when-Iwas-a
girl" grandmothers to display their skill in
that good old art Of "auld lang syne." T.
III. Eubank g. Co., offer one fine fashion
cook stove, worth thirty-five dollars, to the
Young lady who will cook the best dinner
for five persons" A fine opening for some
of the mAtrimonially and tGshionGbly in
clined beauties to show their accomplish
ments.
'sTHE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE,"
The camp meeting at Wind rows broke
up Thursday morning. Great enthusiasm
and remarkably good order prevailed
throughout the entire meeting. Among
the divines pr. sent we noticed DR.. Ia nnsh,
Presiding Elder T. Z. Pitts, Revs. J. r.
Plummer, t. r. Hill, Morgan, Cherry, Put
man, Myers, aud Gray. The results were
very satisfactory. Besides "reviving" the
members of the church, one hundred aud
thirteen conversi ons were made, about for
| ty of whom, we learn, have already joined
the Methodist church. We understand
that another meeting will be held at the
same place year hence.
BOY SHOOTS A PLAYMATE.
Last week little son of Mr.. /. n.
Wright and one of Mrs. Crouch, both living
in this county, were playing together with
pistol. Il seems that they did not know
that it was charged. Grouch, taking the
pistol, pointed it at Wright, and said: 'I'n
shoot you," and he did shoot him. The
! bali entered the poor little fellows skull,
causing bis brains to ooze from his head
He lived, however, till the next day, when
he died.
MRS. ANN NJ. RANKIN,
aged 90 years, died ia this county on the
9th inst. She was the grandmother Of K,
d. Reed, Esq, of this city. She lived to see
q numerous family of great-grandchildren
and Observation-Disclosures spring ul
around her, and leave q daughter in her
seventies. ..a -.rl
Thursday 1t was announced that the
REV. NIB. MYERS,
of your city, would preach his "Ark Ser
mon," that nightIAt the Methodist house o.
worship, (the Primitive Baptist Church,
Prompted, some, perhaps. by curiosity, 9th.
ers by his reputation, full house turned
out to hear him. And a wonderful ''arl
sermon" he preached, indeed. Now biz
audience laughing at his innocent wit; now
crying, moved bY his pathos; then lost il
| smazement at the strangeness and novelty
Of his doctrines and opinions. at the con
clusion, there was general hand-shaklng
o%a Ill Z, r.. Notd For .ANrnfpn
PERSONAL,
Lee Jordan, an Innocent abroad" for the
last three or four months, surprised bis
friends Friday night by coming home. Il
app ars that be has escaped, uoscatheo,
! from the Circean beauties of the Orient.
! Or has be wandered upon some Ogygia nc
/ paid his homage to the fair Calypso, who
J sends him back to arrange particulars? Or
better still, did he fear some fair one woul'
| prove faithless liz his absence?
Samuel Eagleton, ESD, who has beer
! spending the lsst two or three weeks II
| New York and Philadelphia, returned
Saturday night.
THE STONES RIVER ASSOCIATION.
| The Primitive BaJ tists are in session
here; commenced Sat urd&y. The follow
ing are the ministers who occupied the diff
ferent pulpits on Sunday:
Primitive Baptist Church-Revs. r. w
Hill and S. Bass.
Old Presbyterian-Jesse Cox, in the fore
noon; J. B. Stephens, at night.
Cumberland Presbyterian - perennial
Stephens, in the forenoon; P. G. Magness, 2
night. 3 =
Missionary Baptist Church,. B
Stephens, in the forenoon; J. E Frost, a
night.
Christian Church,. E. Mullens, in th
forenoon; r. w. Fain at night.
Thank Heaven we have none of thos
su bLme boobies, clubbing themselves, a
Don Quixotte, -a- asr 49,
INDEPENDENTS" '-s =.
Capt. Childress was urged by some Of hi
friends to announce himself as such, but b
promptly declined. Since then some on
has Laken the trouble TO collect 1.-The vot
which gives JGmison majority of a few
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