Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-08
CHRONICLE FLASHES FROM EAST
TENNESSEE.
E,sh. persons s,rucG by Lightning

Eisht Persons struck by lightning.
. RocKwooD, TENN, June 20, "a.
Correspondence Chroui lei ....... I'D. |
Yesterday morning Sunday eight
persnns were struck by lightning on |
ore lines near this place. The
parties were engaged in playing and
wa ching a game of marbles, and were
either too intent upon their sport to
notice the approach of the cloud, or
did not think it near enough TO render
their position unsafe, when suddenly
the stroke fell upon them, prostrating
all of them and rendering the most of
them insensible. ,..y rf.. .r.
A messenger was immediately dis
pa, ched for medical aid, and DIR.
Breaker was soon on band and render
ed prompt assistance. DIR. Matlock
arrived soon after, aud did efficient
service. Late in the afternoon the
parties were decidedly bett,r, and all
but two of them were considered out
of danger. and their condition was con-
sidered by the physicians as hopeful.
For the benefit of friends at a dis
lance, / live a list Of the parties injur-
ed:
Houston Davis, Lafayette Davis,
Jesse Johnson, Jarvis johnson, Ap.
Thompson, Robt. Carroll, Frank
Moody, Chris. Foster.
The last two are very slightly hurt,
while Thompson and Carroll are serl.
ously injured. Thompson Is the worst
off
AS NAV be expected. the excitement
was very great, and all day people have
been coming and going, each one bent
upon knowing the exact state of affairs,
and all impressed with the conviction
that ii was a visitation of God. II.
A DWELLING HOUSE BURNED-wHEAT
PRoNoUNCED ABUNDANT.
TAMPICo, TENN, June %, 1874.
EDIToRs CHRONICLE: A few nights
ago Mr.. Calyin Clark, of the 9Th dis
trict of this county met with the
misfortune to have his dwelling house
burned down. 1t is supposed the fire
caught acciden tally from the fire.
place 1t was first seen by some one
living i'm a neighboring house, and the
inmates of the burning dwelling were
aroused from their sleep in time to
save considerable part of their house
hold furniture, though they were
unable to save the house.
The rogues who stole the bacon from
Messrs. Harris & Jarnagiu some time
ago, and the flour from Mr.. q. w.
Graham, "a week or two since, it seems
are not yet satisfied They are getting
tired of ham aud biscuit alone. They
made raid on the sDring house of
,Suuire Davis, of this place the other
night, and captured crock full of
butter to season with. Mrs. Davis
saws if they will bring her Gro * back
they may keep the butter.
The harvest is over, and from "A
sides comes the cheering news of a
bountiful yield of wheat The far
mers are discussing the question as to
the best time to sell. A diversity OF
opinion exists, but | think most OF
those who are not obliged To sell will
hold their wheat, with the expectation
that it will bring better price next
winter, as has been The case for several
years past. But as it is generally be-
lieved that the crop this year through
out the country is the best for many
wears, some are inclined to think thu
price will not advance so much as IL
former wears, unless there should b'
greater foreign demand than usual.
II. J.
is THEwHEAT CROP OVER ESTIMATED
LIMESTONE, WASHINGTON COUNTY
June 30th, 1874.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: In Sunday
issue of your paper | see communi
cation from Strawberry Plains b.
"Gnorts," that so nearly tells what
was thinking of when | read the cal
for the farmers and others to meet Il
your city on the 4th of July, that
scarcely feel like saying anything more
Except it be to endorse the opinlo
that our wheat crop is vastly overrateC
/ have been handling on an averag
each year for the last seven, about tiv
hundred bushels of wheat at least thre
times before it is threshed, and hav
conversed with quite number of me
from Greene and Washington couT
ties of similar experience, and they a
agree that the yield of the grain wi
not be at all in proportion to the straw
which is very fine, both in size and j
appearance that Is, it looks like til
straw does when there is very lare
turnout as we call it.
Now have handled wheat for ovt
twenty years and have watched
closely for the last seven, and fe
safe in saying that TINS crop lro
Bulls Gap to Bristol will not be equ
to the average. And | rather suspec
ed before 1 read of the disappointmel
that the threshers seem to show belo
here that these glowing accounts re;
every few days were taken from es
mates made from red-cushiOned sea
through car windows. But do no
that some of the men in the vicinity
Knoxville will go to the meeting wi
know what they are telling, and t.
Just how it is, though / have but lit
idea that any of that class will be thel
They never have the leisure or the
clination, if, indeed, the means, to
tend such meetings, so the price
grain will be fixed before anythi
can be known, only through I
medium spoken of above.
Very truly yours,
"THINKs | TO MYSELF