Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-10-22
GREENE COUNTY.
Court PPOceedings-PubIic SchoOls-Sar-
row Gauge Railroad, &C., dc.
GREENEvILLH, TENN, Oct. 20, 1873.

GREHNEvILLH, TENN, Oct. 20, 1873.
Circuit Court having been in session last
week, our town has presented quite o. live
ly appearance all the week; and mer-
chants, Judging from their cheerful physi-
ognomles, have been doing a lively busl-
ness for some days past.
Court will probably continue here two
weeks, Judge Gillenwaters presiding. 1t
is truly gratifying to know that the criml-
nal docket here is short, which, if it can
be taken as an exponent, argues well for
the good department of our people. Only
one criminal case was tried this week
Wesley King, being convicted of larceny,
was sentenced TO penitentiary for three
wears. a civil suit, Susong VS.. Ellis, seems
to be the chief feature of this weeks pro-
ceedings. The best legal talent is employed
on either side; in behalf of plaintiff Jas.
Robinson and Judge Barton are retained,
and for defendant, Maj. Pettibone and II.
II. Ingersoll. This suit is being tried to-
day. / am satisfied that the Greeneville
bar for ability and high legal attain
ments, will compare favorably with, If
not excel, that OF any country town IN the
State. There are several promising
young lawyers here, who are destined to
excel in the professions among the latter
| might mention the name of Mr.. A. b.
Wilson, who has as profound knowledge
of the law as any climb of the profession"
anywhere, of his age. In number here,
the lawyers are not LegiOnS but ten, and
they all appear to be thriving, Col. f. a.
Reeve, an inestimable gentleman, and dis
tinguished member of the Greeneville bar,
recently removed from our town and To-
Gated in Knoxville, which is our loss and
KnoXville's gain,
The subject of public schools is attract
ing much attention now throughout the
county. think every district will have
public schools in full operation by the first
of November. The County Conrt has lev
led tax equal to the State tax, thereby
creating funds sufficient TO run the schools
five months. Mr.. Park, our superintend-
ent, early appreciating the fact that his
position was no sinecure, has been dill
! gently lahoring in the cause ever since
elected. In the county, there are ABOUT
! 7,000Henrolled of school age. The public
schools in town opened the 9th inst, and
! have bone tide attendance of about two
hundred pupils already, with five
| teacher employed. These are the only
! schools as vet in operation here, and it is
! the intention to make them better than
private schools, and thus permanently
! implant them. In short, our people are
alive on the school question, and old
Greene will ultimately stand equal to, II
not ahead of any other county, in educa-
| tional matters.
The narrow gauge railroad, which is
contemplated, between here and Paint
Rock, North Carolina, when completed
will add materially to the commercial in
terests and general prosperity of our peo-
pie. Work is now, and has been for some
time, suspended on the road on account or
| some litigation in which the Board of Di-
rectors are involved. This road, if com
pleted, would not only make an important
connection, but running via Greene County
Iron Works, it would place the products
of that Company at a railroad depot in
stead of twelve miles distant as it is, and
would enable the consumer to buy iron
much cheaper than could be done
elsewhere. Among the Board of Directors
are Col. Robert Mckee, JOS Brown, Rob
ert McCOrkle and j. A. Galbraith.
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