Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-07-28
PENCILETTES.


brought me ali own. ~. T.. NetUurt.
The prospect was never better for a
large crop of corn in Upper East Ten
nessee.
John G.. Carter, of Bradley county,
raised l16 bushels of wheat on acres
of ground.
Isaac Blankenship got 80 bushels
and pounds of white wheat from one
acre of ground.
Sam Hutchinson, of Rhea county,
claims that he will raise 100 bushels of
corn to the acre.
Mr.. w. Martins mills, near Clover
Hill, Blount Co, were damaged by the
rains last Monday.
Corn in Blount never looked better
than it does now the yiled will UNI
doubtedly be large.
The Athens Ne1OS says it is rumored
that new paper Will be started this
fall at Calhoun, Tennessee.
Ab. Bowling left for Kentucky
Thursday, with a drove of sheep from
this and Anderson county.
The Changers of Blount are going to
raise twenty-five dollars to advertise
their county in the Republican.
The editor of the Sparta Inder ad-
vertises that he will take dog-skins in
payment for subscription to his paper.
The smoke house Of Rev. j. Albert
Hyden, at Athens, was broken into a
few nights since, and robbed of some
meat,
The prisoners in the Jonesboro' Jail
turned miners, and are now in the
nfoit II 20. . IA,
in Jail
The School Directors meeting will
convene at the Bell House school build.
ng, on the first Saturday in August, at
10 A. NJ.
A man in the upper end of Hamilton
county, was accidentally thrown from
his horse, breaking his neck. He died
instantly.
The barn of Mr.. S. V. Hamilton,
near Blountville, was destroyed by
lightning few days since. One horse
was killed.
A large amount of wheat and uats
has been damaged in the shock 10y the
late heavy raius.-JOneSJOrO' Herald
and Tribune.
A shade tree in front of Mr.. w. II.
FAIRBANKS residence, in Maryville, was
struck by lightning during the storm
last Saturday.
We learn that Mr.. Thomas Lowe,
an old and respected citizen of the 18th
district, is very low, and is not expect
ed TO live many more days.
On the first Thursday in August, the
Grangeus will have a grand rally to
complete arrangements for the manu-
factory at Tel fOrdlS Station
The work of falling lewd women for
vagrancy is going on nobly all over
East Tennessee. -Four We're commit
ted in Cleveland in one day.
Three drunken negroes attacked a
white man in Grayson county, Va,
on the 10th. Two of them are dead
and the other is badly wounded
Roanoke county (Va.,) farmers COM
plain that they will lose from one
fourth to one-third of their wheat, on
account of so much wet weather.
The ruins of Lookout Mills are still
smoking. Wheat certainly burns a
long time. 1t is nearly six months
since this mill was burned.-Tymes.
Chattanooga has a Psychological
Seminary 1t consists of pile of
rocks in the Jail yard, where Migrants
are taught the art of street improve
ment.
A Jour year old mule, on the farm of
Maj. Hornsby, in McMinn county,
was caught around the neck, Wednes-
day, by large blacksnake and choak-
ed to death.
Mr.. Lamar Wallace recently chal-
lenged Blount county to pacing
match for a purse of $500, to come Off
on the McGhee's Ferry road, on the
18th of next month. One man has
accepted the challenge.
On the night of the 10Th, two disguis-
ed persons entered the house of John
Burgess, ST., in Beaverdam Township,
n. c., robbed him of all his money
$50, and beat him and his wife so bad
that their recovery is doubtful. The
old man is 50 years old, and pension
er of 1872. The robbers should be fer
retted out.
wins, of the Athens Post, says "At
no time since we have been living in
East Tennessee, dating back some thir-
~ years, has the prospect for heavy
corn crop been better than at this
time. The prospect is good not only
on the better lands, but the thin lands
and the poor ridges all promise an
abundanty yield"
\ man livingon Major Gains McMil-
lan's farm shot and wounded crane
the other day, and as he approached
the crane 1t struck him in the eye with
its bill, pecking out the eye ball. OF
course the crane did not live many
minutes longer after performing that
feat, but the unfortunate man suffers
considerable, and the whole side of his
face is swollen.
All of Loudon gathered on the bank
of the Tennessee last Monday morning
at $3.50 o'clock to witness the boat race
between the Wilder and Emory City.
Below the railroad bridge they were
"side by side, each doing her best the
other to outdo," when the Emory City
bearing to the left shot ahead under
the second span of the bridge, and
would have won the victory had not
some of her machinery gave way. The
excitement ran high-the lady passen-
gers on both the crafts participating,
waving their handkerchiefs and maxi
ing other demonstrations of interest
and iptepse feelipg.-Lo ilLLoa. IiIaes.
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