Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-08-04
PENCILETTES.

The Rhea county Fair has been
changed from the 10Th to the 18th oil
October.
Mr.. S. McMulllen, of the house of ]
O'Conner & Co., left August Sd on a
business trip for that establishment.
A negro named Coleman was SEN
fenced for years to the penitentiary
at Blountville the other day for steal
ing.
From the San Francisco, California,
Chronicle, we learn that number of
families from our State have settled in
Coquille Valley, Oregon.
The last term of the Blountville Cir
cult Court sentenced George Burk
white, for ten years to the penitentiary
for abducting young girl.
G. l.. Shipman, of Newcastle, Cali
fornia, picked, shipped and sold over
5000 worth of red raspberries from a
patch of little less than one-half acre.
So says the Auburn placer county,
Cal, Herald.
A man named Saxon was killed at
the Ridge Naliy Iron Works, in Geor-
gia. Mr.. Saxon was passing by when
two men were quarreling, and one of
them shot at the other, but missed his
man and killed Saxon.
Lightning struck a tree, Sunday
evening, in the yard Of Mrs. Johnson,
Maryville, tearing up the groud for 20
feet around. No one was injured, but
some one was heard to remark, old
mother earth has exploded"
Maj. Sterl Hambright, of the first
civil district of this county, made $50
bushels of wheat this season-from IS
acres he made 3l6 bushels. This does
mighty well when we take into consid-
Grafton Sterl's working status.-CLeUe-
land Banner.
Three rural gents were discussing
yesterday the name of the National
Cemetery, when one of them finally
quieted the discussion by saying.
Now, boys, have got it; it is the
Natural Summary" The rest gave in,
and were satisfied.
A correspondent of the Loudon
Times reports the death of Mrs. Banis-
ter, wife of j. A. Banister, who pub.
lisned and edited the Loudon orion
during the Fillmore and Buchanan
campaign. Mr.. Banister now resides
in Bridgeport, Wis.
Rev. j. F. Goldman, Grand Lectur-
er for the Good Templars of East Ten
nessee, organized two new Lodges last
week; one at Scarborotown, with
thirty-four limitations, and one at Rob
ertsville with nineteen limitations.
Both the above are in Anderson
county.
Two men, named respectively Mey-
er and Provence, had a difficulty in
Bristol on Saturday night, which re-
suited in the latter being fatally stab
bed, his death occurring in few min
utes, Myers was arrested, had trial
on Sabbath and now awaits trial by
ajury in the county jail. 1t is said
that whisky was the cause of 1t all.
On next Thursday, August 5.h, there
will be held an interesting election at
Asheville, Buncombe county, n. G..
The ticket consists of delegates to the
constitutional convention, magistrates,
school commissioners, a constable, and
for or against an appropriation of $780,
900 in aid of the Spartanburg and
Asheville railroad. Col. Il. Coleman,
the engineer of the road, reports that
with 100000 he can finish the road.
The Chattanooga Times learns of
the sudden death of Rev. VIM. Now
bray, formerly Rector of Epiphany
Church in this city. 1t says he "died
at his residence in Sag Harbor, New
York, on Monday. We did not learn
the cause Of his death, but the event
was sudden ard unexpected. Mr..
Mowbray was an earnest Christian
worker, and had many friends in this
city who will regret his death.n
A man named Shook at Cowan,
Tenn, has melon patch which the
boys had been molesting. He warned
them against further Expectations, to
which they replied, they would take
the melons and tear up the vines. The
man bought double barrel shot gun,
and now one of the boys is expected
to die, the shot having taken effect in
the abdomen, and another can't walk
well, all owing to the load of shot in
his leg.
Last week the house of Mr.. John
Fisher, of this place, was struck by
lightning, the chimney was badly
damaged but none of the inmates injur-
ed. During the same storm Joel
Thomasson lost two cows, and Lay.
Johnson yoke of steers, by lightning,
all within one mile of Loudon. For
tunately for Johnson, there were light
ming rods on his house, or it would
probably have been struck, as the
steers were killed close by.-LOudOn
Times.
The Chattanooga Times makes light
of slight mistake made by some few
members of the Dickinson Light
Guards while drilling the other day,
which mistake was caused by one OF
the Seargents being absent. Now, it
Is too bad, that we will never have an
opportunity to retaliate, as that slow
little village will never succeed in get
ting up one military company. not
alone two as fine companies as Knox
vile has. Should, however, a compa-
ny be formed there, and they think
they know more about drilling than
our Knoxville boys, let them challenge
the Dickinson Guards, and they will
soon "wish they were dead"