Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-29
PENCILETTES.


Christmas day. What a shame!
They have municipal election at
Sweetwater on the first day of January.
The Epiphany (Episcopal) Church
will have Christmas tree on We'd
nesday night.
A 275 FOUNDER of Fall Branch, 1t is
said, will soon marry q good lady
whose weight is only 800.
The GreenevilIe Intelligencer SAYS
1t is thought that the Cotton Factory
at Union will go into operation soon.
The farmers of Greene county are
going to plant much larger crop of
tobacco this season than ever before.
There is a revival going on at Cedar
Grove Church. on Horse Creek, Greene
county. Revs. Ruble, Hughes and
others officiating.
On Saturday afternoon a fight took
place near the Lamar House, but as
we noticed no arrests made, we sup
pose it was of little CONSCIENCE.
A car load of turkeys were shipped
from here some days since. Forty of
them were thrown off dead at Norris
town.-Greeneville Intelligencer.
John Edward Hook, of Blount coun-
ty, who was badly scalded on the 10Th
inst, mention of which was made at
the time, died last Tuesday. He was
about 10 years old.
Mr.. James Donaldson, of Unitia,
has 800 bushels of wheat now ready
for the market, and other produce in
proportion also twenty-four head Of
fine mules.
Saturday the 18th inst. Mrs. James
Yost, of Union was seriously poisoned
by eating sweet pickles prepared in q
copper kettle. She however recovered
under the treatment of DIR. Fmerent.
c. Jay French, Esq, the very Elf
cient superintendent of Railway Mail
Service for the Fifth Division, with
headquarters at Cincinnati, was in the
city yesterday.
To prevent pumps from freezing up
in cold weather, it is only necessary
20 raise up the handle until the end of
piston strikes the valve and trips it,
when the water will all run out of the
pipe.
The gentlemen who help themselves
regularly to Spurgin's daily at Jones'
boro will get into trouble at the next
fair, for Sturgeon and "ye local - will
be there aud make things warm for
them.
A cadet says two of our Professors
remarked TO US a day since that they
had not seen a half dozen sober cadets
since the holidays. We have seen
men just like the said Professors, who
even thought that the lamp posts were
lettering"
a poor family consisting of a man,
his wife and some children, were at
the river bank on Christmas eve with
out shelter or food. Officer Learry
was informed of the fact, and we sup
pose, the Chief Marshal, also, and we
nope they were relieved.
The McGhee Baptist Church bad a
marriage as portion of Christmas ex-
ercises, and Mr.. Jos l.. Frasier and
Miss Lucy L, Furgerson were united
in the holy bonds of matrimony. Af-
ter this some presents were distribu-
ted to the scholars.
The Greeneville Union and Ameri-
can says: 1t is with regret we learn that
that most estimable lady, the widow of
ex-President Johnson, is seriously ill
at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Patterson, at Home.
Have you any nice fresh farmers
eggs"' inquired a precise old lady at a
grocery store. mo, ma'am,n replied
the practical clerk, "but we have some
very good hens eggs" She took three
to try
The Athens Post says: H. n. Mat
lock, of the Eastanallee Valley, sold
80 hogs which averaged $50 pounds.
There was not a hog in the lot l6
months old and of the number were
under 10 months. All pure Berkshires,
and were sold at cents a pound gross.
The Athens Post says Squire James
Lillard, one of the oldest and best citi-
Zens of Meigs county, died at his resi-
dence, near Decatur, last Friday. He
was one of the earliest settlers of the
county, and was held in high esteem
by all who knew him as an honest,
good man.
Near Brick Mil, on the 18th inst,
says the Maryville Republican, Laura,
a daughter of Mansfield Stations,
about IA years old, was badly burned.
She was standing near the Fireplace,
her clothing caught on fire, and be-
fore any one could get to her assistance
every thred of clothing was burned off
her person. At last accounts she was
supposed to be dying.
Some persons without he fear of
God or man in their hearts, destroyed
the railing on the eastern approach to
the Clinch street bridge, and also the
lamp in front of Mr., Human sash
and blind factory. We understand
that the parties are known. If this is
the case, We hope that they viii be
indicted and punished TO the fullest
extent of the law.
John r. Spurgin weighed lot of
hogs last Monday that averaged 5S6
pounds. Mr.. S. shipped five car loads
of hogs last week, and has the same
amount at Limestone Depot to ship
this week. He has the "'brag lotn of
hogs in Upper East Tennessee. He
bought about 800 hogs near Fall
Branch at scents. He was in our city
yesterday-only came down 10 take a
Christmas lager beer, he says-but will
go back in few days to attend to his