Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-16
EAST TENNESSEE NOTES.
Hamilton County.


Chattanooga has marble works and a
Building and Loan Association.
The Times says arrangements have been
made to resume the running of trains on
the A. and G.. railroad.
ROane County.
We have been interviewing a number of
our farmers in regard to the condition of
the growing crops. Some give very cheer
wheat is looking badly, and will turn out
poorly. From all we can gather, however,
the yield will be an average one. The
prospect for fruit is much better than had
been generally supposed. Several fruit
growers with whom we have cOnversed,
who have orchards in elevated positions,
state that the heavy frosts and recent cold
spell affected the peaches and other fruits
but very little, and anticipate large yield
Although fruit will not be particularly
plentiful, we are glad to learn that we will
not be entirely "cut of."-Kingston East
IcnneSSecG,l.
Monroe County.
The Sweetwater Enterprise says that Mr..
Jos. Johnson, of Madisonville, has return
ed from the Coco Creek Gold Mines, where
he has been several days prospecting. He
brought few specimens with him, which
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track. He expresses himself as being
highly encouraged and confident of sue
cess. Gold lots have already greatly in
creased i'm value, and few interests have
been sold in lots at considerable advanced
rate over any ever yet sold. Mr.. johnson
will return to his mine next week, as his
interests there are more likely to pay him
better profit this summer than his atten-
ton to the dry goods business.
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Agricultural Association, last Monday, the
President and Corresponding Secretary
were authorized to prepare the premium
list and have it published.
sullivan County.
1t now appeers that there will be a pretty
fair crop of peaches and apples. Some trees
have quite enough left upon the them and
nearly all have more or less.
Mr.. Frank Cullen had horse killed on
yesterday morning by the western bound
horse had been out to Craze.
The ministers laboring in the towns of
Bristol and Goodson, and in Sullivan coun-
ty have been invited by the Executive
Committee of the Bristol Auxiliary Bible
Society to meet in the Presbyterian Church
in Bristol on the 10Th of June next, to take
into consideration the best means to pro-
mote wider interest in the Bible cause
The Sullivan County and Kingsport Bible
Societies have been invited to send dele
gates.
Gen. Malone has determined to repair
the Railroad House" or brick building
near the corner of Moore and Scott streets
in Bristol. He also designs erecting a first
class engine house near the present tenn
porary ones. 1t will be of brick and of the
IlSIIal mi-circular FORM
A CURIosITY.-Dr. S. M. Slower has laid
upon our table, very rare curiosity, be-
ing couple of iron ore specimens, which
would ordinarily be pronounced petrifac
tions. Ia reality, they are beautifully ex-
act limitations of oak roots, showing the
bark with every wrinkle and prominence.
Evidently the wooden particles have been
replaced by this pure article ofbrown hem
attic ore. They are one and half inches
in diameter, and show the peculiar inter-
nal structure of the wood in the most min
ute manner.
They were obtained from the center of a
solid rock which had been rent asunder.
They were taken from Stover's Ore Bank
on Stony Creek, Carter county, Tenn,
eleven miles from lizabethton.-BriStOL
Ne,Cs, 1871.