Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-02-25
STATE NEWS.

The Greeneville Union says: Wheat has
fallen; now worth only $3.50 per bushel.
The wheat is growing finely, It was
never more promising at this season Of the
year.
The Pottsdale Furnace is on; Of blast. 1t
viii not resume operations again for u
month. They are prospecting for ore.
The machinery by which the passengers
and baggage are elevated TO the upper floors
of the Maxwell House, at Nashville, cost
sci 900.
Col. G.. w Telford aud wife, of Tel
ford's, will celebrate their golden wedding
on the Goth.
Rev. Thos. Smith, Baptist preacher of
Cooke county, Tenn, is lOl years old. He
still breaches, and rides horseback To his
appointments.
The Jonesboro' Herald and Tribune
says: The Masonic Hall, ut Fall Branch,
was sold last Saturday by the sheriff. Mr..
James Haws was the purchaser. His bid
was about s., 100.
Shelby Il. Shiplcy is raising "a company
of one hundred laborers for the cotton
fields of West Tennessee. lie wants to
leave about the 10th of March.
The wheat fields are striving "to look
gay and green with the most promising
success.
Rice has been grown in this county, w.
II. Miller, ESQ, raising twenty three bush.
els to the acre.
A large party of emigrants left this week
for Illinois.
Col II. A. Crawford, of Washington, is
visiting Greenevilc, a thoughtful OBJ
server of the temperance crusade.
Our correspondent, as. n. Snidcr," from
Sewer county sends us flattering account
of the school taught by A. J. Atchley, in
the 9Th civil district of Sewer county. 1t
has awakened great interest in the cause
Of education in that neighborhood.
The Cleveland Banner says: At no
time within the past three or four years
have the people of this county been in a
better financial condition than they now
are. They areabout out of debt, and money
is easy--so much SO that it can not find
investment at ten per cent interest per
annum, Any amount, well secured, can
be borrowed at this premium. This shows
a state of affairs that should make us all
feel proud.
Our correspondent, "Gaudiun,n writes
us from Louisville, Blount county, on the
Goth, as follows:
EDITORS CHRONICLE: By your permits
sion, will give a few facts and occurrences
of this valley. Wheat in this section looks
very fine. The best piece of wheat have
seen is on Squire w. w. Wallaee's farm.
The land on which the wheat was sown
was rather poor, but ho applied u small
quantity of manure last fall. The esquire
thinks of going into the dairy business eX.
tensively this spring.
The farmers are using every effort pre-
pairing for the oat aud corn crops. Squire
@. w. Mabry and son are now sowing oats
There is very interesting literary society
in the neighborhoOd. Important questions
have been ably discussed. The Commit
tee on Referred Questions have selected i'm
pOrtant questions, which have been salts
factorily answered by the members. &. Il
Newhouser, formerly of Pennsylvania, is
President of the society. He is the right
man in the right place. The next ques
ton to be discussed is, "ResOlved that the
state law OH education should be compul-
sorry"
Fox hunting in this section is about
played. Two of the leading fox hunters in
this section ordered from an intimate friend
of Greene county, Tennessee, (knowing
that he was celebrated fox hunter) four
thorough bred, well-trained fox dogs, Civ
ing him in exchange two fine Jersey calves
worth SO each. The dogs we're sent
promptly, and S6.Gl express was ChCertully
paid. They received he pedigree of each,
but on e&amingiug they found three OF
the dogs to be half hound, one bull, lste
and rat tCrcier. They proved 70 he worth
less. The farmers throughout the country
are very uneasy about their sheep. No
more dogs from Greene county.