Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19
PENCILETTES.'

Inc DOy VINO Edl away lTOin SCuOOl
to "go fishing all alone" and caught
himself in the lip, snys he's got enough
of fishing on bis own hook, I'VE
Donald Mckenzie while out in the
bat creek knobs of Monroe county
last week, captured eight young red
foxes, aud 1t wasn't much Of day for
foxes ether.
We understand the Knoxville Iron
Company were awarded the contract
to supply the Fast Ten nessee, Virginia
and Georgia RR. with coal during the
ensuing year. e'# .Na.
"A glass OF soda-water was offered to
country lad, who rejected it with the.
greatest indig nation. do you think
] am salamander," said he, Ito
drink water boiling hot?"
"What would you be, dearest, il /
should press the stamp of love upon
those sealing wax lips ?n said a loving
swain. IL responded the fairy-like
creature, should be-stationery w
Cleveland Herald: Some fellow in
the lower part of this county is manu-
featuring lead nickels. They are get
ting very plentiful around here. The
authorities should look after this little
matter
A Boston weekly journal rejoices In
seven female tvpe-setters, who weigh
altogether 1,029I pounds. So much
fat - in well regulated office indis
Gates an over-fondness on the part of
the inmates for "pi."
The Monroe County Agricultural
Association had meeting last Mon
day, aud reelected Col. II. b. Year
wood, President; b. b.. McCroskey,
Secretary and Treasurer for the ensu-
ing year A good selection.
An Irishmap WAS induced to indulge
in an ice-cream. He enjoyed it very
much, and, after two or three spoon
fuls, with knowing wink he said :
"By me sowl! it's moighty good but
it's got touch o. the frOstW
A Canadian murderer wanted them
to put off the day of execution, owing
to his being afflicted with the tooth
ache; but the sheriff said he'd got to
90 to mill next day, and he couldn't
possibly accommodate the prisoner.
Advertising has created many a
new business, enlarged many an old
business, revived many a dull busi-
ness, rescued many "a failing business,
and preserved many large business,
and it insures success in any business.
James Hatfield, notorious despera-
do, who, some two or three weeks ago
destroyed tanuery by fire near Spar
Ia, White county, was arrested in
Chattanooga on "Wednesday, and is
now in jailawaiting the White county
officials.
On the third day If June there will
be a grand rally of the Changers in
this city to consider the proposition of
taking hold of the Eastern Division
Fair. Near two hundred delegates
will he present, and doubtless they will
take hold in earnest.
Said New Yorker to his wifi
Have you heard of that new decision
of the Boston courts?" No; what is
it?" Why, that if woman lends
money to her husband she can not gel
it back" Humphw sneered the
wife, that's nothing new" ....
Sometimes, when a man wants to
give his neighbor dig, he writes II
cutting article, signs a fictitious name,
and sends it to the editor; and wheI
the editor refuses to publish it except
over the name of the writer, he think
better of it and concludes he don't
want Unpublished.
A young bride, who had been fash
iOnably educated, was asked by hel
fond husband 10 attend to the ordering
of the dinner, as he shouldn't have
time TO go to market. 1t is fact thai
she blandly requested the butcher to
send home leg of tongue, seventeen
pounds of steak, and two halibut."
Ashville IN. c. Pioneer: Two
weeks ago to-day fight occurred or
shelton Laurel, in which Burgess
HeDsley, Newton Tweed, Amos Hens
ley, and others, were severely though
not seriously wounded. There were
from fifteen to twenty men engaged In
the affray. Sticks and stones were the
weapons used.
Kingston East Tennesseedn We re
greet to learn that the residence of oul
tax collector, Mr.. Issac Hill, together
with all his furniture aud effects, were
consumed by fire on the afternoon o.
the llth inst. Mr.. Hill was in King
ston at the time, and the hands in the
field, and hence everything was lost
The fire originated in the kitchen OF
cookroom.
The Kingston East Iennesseear
says: We learn from several of oul
farmers that the fruit is not all de
stroyed in this county, and that there
will be q tolerable yield, notwithstand
ing the very unfavorable weather. Mr.
B. +. Roberts, living on Clinch, in
forms us that but he hopes to have {
pretty full crop.
The Chattanooga Commercial says
fJust as the court was ready to adj
journ last evening the jury in the cast
of the State VS.. Henderson, brought IL
averdict Of guilty, fixing the penalty
at five years imprisonment in the pen
itentiary" Henderson, it will be re
membered, was charged with counter
feiting, and confined in the Knoxville
Jail for some time.
We learn from Policeman Dempsey
that on Wednesday evening the TIVE
prisoners in the Jonesboro' jail--on'
named Bish, a horse-thief, and tn,
notorious Baccus Hines, who had beer
sentenced to the penitentiary for five
years,-made their escape by knock
ing down the jailor with piece o
iron. The jailor was knocked sense
less at first and was thought killed
but he recovered and is not considered
in a dangerous condition. The pris
oners made good their escape.
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