Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-06
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Jscksonltalks about wanting water-works
The Warren county fair opens Sept.
| William Boone, one of the pioneers o
West Tennessee, and justice of the peace
Of Madison county for % years, died en- the
18th ult.
The SomerviIle Falcon states that Mr..
W. F. Mitchell, of She by, has been appoint
| ed sp 'eisl deputy for Fsyette county TO or.
| the order of Patrons of Husbandry.
TIE Fayetteville Express states that DR..
| G. A. DieIner made one hundred gallons
of wine from the vintage ofhalf an acre of
grapes in that place. Last year the same
vines yielded double the quaint y men,
toned.
The Paris Entelligeltcer says: Mr.. B. A.
lobe, of this coun y, this spring sowed in
drills two ounces OF the German miIet
seed, which produced the finest specimen of
hay we have ever seen. Recently he cut
the crop, obtaining 2S5 pounds of hay, and
81 pounds of seed.
The Murfreesboro Monitor varies the
chronic snake story: Mr.. Silas Christen-
berry, living on the farm of Col. Joe Wat
kius, in this county, some time slnce, saw a
speckled snake swallow thirteen hen eggs.
He cut off the snakes head, extracted the
eggs, set them, and every one of them
Matched.
The Sommerville Falcon says: From
every direction in this county we hear che
most fiattering reports of the cotton crop.
A large crop will be realized by nearly all
the farmers. Our merchants are in fine
spirits and are anticipating large and re-
munerative trade. If they will only ignore
the credit system times will be quite easy
next year.
The Jackson Herald says: One of our
best posted builders has informed US that
there were now in process Of construction
in Jackson over 80 new houses, and that
many Of them were the largest ever built in
the city. He estimate 1 that over 100000
bricks would be made this season, and that
the supply would be insufficient for the de-
mand.
The Herald states that the extension of
the Mississippi Central Railroad to Milan,
from Jackson, adds another link Of twenty
two miles to the great chain extending from
New Orleans to Chicago, as it is contempla-
ted TO extend the roadso fthe Southern Rail-
road Association to Cairo, Illinois, this
connecting with the Illinois Central.
The Express announces that Fayetteville
is to have an electrical clock for the
courthouse, and says this style excels all
others for accuracy and clIespness. When
the clock Is in fix, merchants and business
men generally may place dials in their es-
adjustments, and by attaching wires to the
main clock, receive daily supplies Of cor
rect time, in quantities to suit.
The Springfield Record says: Among the
many who have obtained certificates from
the County School Superintendent, to
teach free schools, we notice Albert Carr,
colored, among the number. Ali who
know him will join us in saying that be is
an industrious, reliable colored man-one
worthy to be patterned after by his race.
The Murfrees9oro Monitor say: There
are more wells and cisterns being dug il the
country than ever before. As many as
four men were blown up a-d killed in dig.
ging and cleaning out wells last week in
this county. There is more building going
on in the country than at any time since
the war. Many Of our farmers are repair
ing their houses while not few are build
ing new ones.
The Murfreesboro Monitor states that a
great deal of the corn throughout Ruther-
ford afforded such a bad yield that it has
been CIT and stacked for hay. The rmers
have commenced fattening their hogs. 1t
is generally believed pork will ommand
good prices, on account of the small area
planted in corn and scarcity of hogs.
The Fayetteville Express is heavy on
babies: Oak Hill coasts ola baby that en-
tered this dresry world with eighteen
pounds Of flesh on its bones.
On West Null err7 creek, in this county, |
lives boy of the name Of Reese, now four
years Of age, whose weight is one hundred |
pounds. This plump little fellow, at the age
Of seven months weighed sixty-6ye pounds,
and would have been "boupciDg baby''
II anybody could have been found with
muscle enough to give him bounce.
The Fayetteville Observer says: Mr.. w.
]. Hill has patented his peac -stoner and
utter, and it is now In the market. Il is
simple in construction, easily understood,
and most efficient in action. It can be set
'or large or small seed, can be manipulated
by q child, and will stone and halve five
bushels of peaches in an hour, leaving the
,ruit In better condition for drying, with
he assurance of higher price, than can
"a d0ro with q Rrifa |