Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-11

-aidge to the
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers.
The Cumberland river side of this
ridge is drained chiefly by Yellow and
Wells creeks. Yellow Greek empties
. into the Cumberland near Cumber-
land City. On the west fork of Wells
Greek, twenty-eight miles from Clarks-
vile, on the railroad, is situated
ERIN,
the county seat of Houston. But,
perhaps, it would be more correct to
say that Arlington, near Erin, is the
county seat; for the court house is
located about mile from the corpor-
ate limits of Erin. The pride of Erin
is the Central Hotel, which is regard
ed as second only to the MaxwellHouse
in Nashville. The proprietors, Arm
strong & Bissett, have certainly
achieved signal success in their manage
ment. Here the day passenger trains
going North stop for dinner. The
railway, that great agent in modern
civilization, is here carrying on Its
work of transformation, changing
what was, only year or two ago,
backwoods hollow, the home of the
squirrel, coon and 'possum, into the
busting, busy town. At the last term
of'the Chancery Court, Erin was in
cOporated.
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION
recently held resulted in the choice of |
G. Z. Rauscher, n o. Thomas, Me-
Kendree Hollister, James Breeder, J.
S. Lee, j. I. Altman and j. Wesley |
Broome as aldermen, and E. ID. Boone
as town constable. The mayor is to
be elected by the board of aldermen.
Building lots, having 335 feet front,
and running back 100 feet, are worth
from $50 to 500. In one transaction
not long ago, choice lot brought $500,
and the purchaser was soon after Of
fered $50 for his bargain. Lots near
the railway are considered preferable
and have sold at 800, $50 and $500.
The principal merchants are Raus-
cher & Bro, Thomas & Lockhart,
Edwards & Hagler, and Z. d. Boone;
all ofwhom keep miscellaneous stock
of dry goods, groceries &C., and most of
them take, in exchange for goods or
cash, the produce of the surrounding
country.
In the learned professions Erin has,
eof our acquaintance,) W. J. Broad
dus, attorney at law, whose Office is at
the court house, at Arlington, and H.
II. Buquo, recently admitted to the
bar; DR.. G. w. Proudly, practicing
physician; H. S. Klein, dental sur
geon; and Col W. II. Fessey, who is
held in high esteem as a teacher of
youth At Arlington there is also
school in charge of Mr.. ". G. Nc
MILAN.
THE COUNTY COURT
met ON Monday last, when II. McKin-
non, Esq, was elected Chairman, and
j. W. Broome and II. G.. Dickson,
associates. The chairman was in
structed to execute bond to the clerk
of the Chancery Court at Dover, in
the case Of Stewart CO. vs. Houston co.
In this case an appeal has been prayed
and obtained to the Supreme Court
from decree of the Hon. Charles. G.
Smith, chancellor, which decree con- t
frmed the report Of the commissioners, &
upon the survey of VIM. Shelton, ST.,
on the compromise made by the attor- q
neys of the parties. '
n. H. Belcher, the chairman of the
county court last year, reported that S
the survey, (Which had previously been I
ordered, } of the line between Houston {
and Humphreys, had resulted in moth
ing satisfactory; but an agreement t
had been made to refer the matter TO /
the county courts of the respective '
counties. 1t was ordered that the sur {
vey be made over again, Humphreys {
cOuntyagreeing; and Edward Adkins, '
w. j. Dickson, J. III. Parchman,
John l.. Mcmillan and n. McKinnon, |
the newly elected chairman, were APP '
pointed commissioners to act in con- S
junction with the commissioners who {
may be appointed by Humphreys coun- l
ty, and to proceed, as soon as possible, I
to make survey of the line between f
the two counties. The clerk was or a
dered to notify the clerk of the Hum i
phreys county court of the action |
taken by this court in the premises. i
Pulaski Mcmillan was elected and a
qualified as coroner. After making c
the usual appropriations and levying S
the taxes for the present year the court c
adjourned. l
We have learned that the enterpris '
ing dealers of New Providence have f
bought UP great deal c. tobacco rails f
ed on 2
YELLOW CREEK,
principally at IS round for loose to-
baceo though some may have been
purchased at $3.50. j. d. Stanfill, $
ESD, lives on the waters of this creek,
and is an industrious, well-informed,
thorough going farmer. He prizes his q
his own tobacco, and will have Z or s S
hhds for sale and readyfo marketsoon. t
Some farmers this year tried peanuts. c
butare not altogether satisfied with the '
results. These are being sold for 70 t
"a 50 cts per bushel. The Yellow l
Creek post-ofice is kept by L. l.. t
SHELTON, very Intelligent and worthy !
young man. Persons accustomed to I
live only in the great centerS of popu-
lation, the large cities and towns, are 7
apt to undcrrate those who live in the I
remote rr,al districts n constant Y