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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-10-23
Faithful 10 Death.

will not chide although thy love has faded +;
Silent my soul shall bear its hopeless pain
Still shall my love live on, unblest unaided
Still in its grief shall feel not less but gain.
AS, when at eve, along the west descending,
Sadly the twilight sinks DER Alpine snow,
Days parting beam, with nights chill shadows
bending,
Burns through the gray in one last crimson
glow
Thus in my heart the ray thy love has given,
Fadeless and clear, although its sun is gone,
Cheering my darkness with its CLEAN OF
heaven
Lights the dim way in which walk alone.
When at lifes eve nights shadows gather Ger
me,
Strong cen in death my soul shall know thy
spell
One thought Of thee shall light the gloon
before me;
One CLEAN of joy shall bid the day farewell
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-10-23
The Same Blessing.

I once engaged girl as domestic as
sistant, and when I went for her she
replied difidently and with bushes that
she couldn't come. Little beams of
glory seemed to radiate stealthily from
her eyes, altogether presenting phe-
nomena which I couldn't quite account
for. "Would / excuse her2 She would
write to me soon and explain, which
she did to this effect: "Dear Mrs. V.
I am going to be married, and hope
these few lines will find you enjoying
the same blessing (O.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-10-23
Just as Well.

The other day ragged, red-eyed man
stopped a Detroiter on the street and
asked:
"Say, mister, lend a fellar a dollar,
will you9"
"No, sirp was the emphatic reply.
"Why won't you9"
Because I don't know you," replied
the citizen.
"Well, you wouldn't let me have it if
you did, SO hand her out, }" was the cool
reply.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-10-23

At the commencement exercises of
Abbott academy, Andover, Mass, Prof.
Smith told the young ladies that while
he was not prepared to send them
forth as captains in the social ship, there
would never be any difficulty in their
finding situations as first mates."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-10-23

Sixty-three millards of francs-$12,
900, 1000, ,000-were spent by the combin-
ed nations of Europe in the effort to put
down France between 1791 and 1916.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19
II y Estate Transfers.

The following are the real estate
transfers recorded in the office of the
County Court Clerk, for the week end
ing Monday, May II, 1875.
Bridgeman and HOwes 10 5. HOwes (;
lot for $500.
Humes and Bridgeman to :. aud A.
Howes; lot 81.
z. Dickinson to Woodson j. Flora ;
land in Hawkins county.
VIM. Rule to A. j. Kicks; lot for
exchange and 81 800.
A. j. Kicks to VIM. Rule; lot ex-
change,
A. Howes ct TX. to Z. Bridgeman ;
lot exchange.
w. X. Eckle to Chas. Leonhardt ;
store house and lot for $4,000.
r. j. Mckinney to Mary f. Nc
Chung; house and lot for $4,000.
Jacob Walt to Jacob Giezentanner
lot for $3.50.
Catharine Bunker to Josephine V.
A. johnson land as gift.
M. l.. Patterson, @. and NJ, tC
Micajah Kidd; land for 81 600.
C. A. King ct uX. to z. NJ. Williams.
ct ais; lot for 50, $50.
James M. Murphy to Hugh NJ. Muir
ply land for Sl,l00.
Jas. l.. Porter to Thos. McCammon
land for 81, 500.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19
LETTER FROM THORN GROVE.
TItonN GRovN. Nan l9th. 1S1i

THORN GROVE, May 18th, 1873.
To the Editors Of the Chronicle
In travel ng through this section of
the county this week, | have made
some observations a. to the condition
of crops fi.d the wheat not nearly
40 badly Injured by the frost So was ~
first supposed. Only the very earliest
fields Were bitten seriously, though
the chill has retarded tue growth aud
may, in that way, work some damage
The very cool nights, which we still
have, seriously impedes he progress of
vegetable growth. | find, too, that the
fly has worked considerable injury to
the wheat crop-tAr more Than has
teen sustained from the frost. A gen
tleman who recently came through on
horseback from Sweetwater toa neigh
borhoud below here gives discOura-
ging report of the condition Of wheat
on the road. Taking IL all in all, we
cannot expect such good yield as
was had last year, though the greater
amount sown may somewhat make
up the deficiency. | see some fields of
wheat are beginning to head out. /
also noticed In the seventeenth District,
near Tom Campbell's, fine field of
winter oats nearly in full head. Mead
ows are said to be good, though kept
back by the cold weather.
The people in this section, as we'll as
in the northern portion of the county,
strongly oppose the rebuilding of the
Tennessee bridge 10y our County Court.
! think they would gladly see the
whole thing given away to anybody
who would take 1t and release the
county from further complications in
the matter. | heard gentleman of
one of the nOrth-side districts even op-
pose the Court putting in the piers and
old material as so much stock in new
company to rebuild. He would rather
give it to them. The idea seemed to
be that ~ long as the county il con
nected with it they will be drawn into
additional expenditures which will as
heretofore, uniformly turn out dead
loss to the people of the county. #
There is some improvement going
on in this section The Changers are
putting up joint stock mill and tan
merry at Bowman's Ferry, on the
French Broad, and Wiley Bowman is
building new store house at the same
place. The 10th District will complete
four more new school houses this fall
in time for the opening OF the schools.
They are all to be built according tC
improved plans furnished by the coun.
! ty and district officials, and under the
supervision Of Rev. w. X. Leeper, the
| Clerk of the District Board of Direct.
ors. Mr.. Leeper is most practical
and efficient school officer, whose
works will live as monument to his
memory long after he has passed away
a graded school will be opened al
| Pleasant Hill in one of the new build.
irgs this tall. This, with the Peabody
school, now in successful operation a
| Thorn Grove, will make two graded
schools for the 10th. A more wide
awake people than these on the sub
ject of education can not be found il
the county, and yet they have compar
atively little wealth. 1t shows what 1
little effort will do. VIAToR.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19
EAST TENNESSEE NEWS.

VI. l.. Henson captured a span Of the
Knoxville bridge u few miles above
Loudon, says the Times.
Attorney General Hacker il quite
sad and melancholy because he didn't
prosecute DeCastro and get all those
big fees instead of buying tickets him
self reeneUiHe HutoHigoncer.
A youthful Grangerof Greene coun.
ty about to be chastised by his father
the other day, called for his grand
father to protect him from the " mid
die mau."
The Maryville Republican says
In some portions of our county corn
Is up and IL being plowed over the
first time. Many of our farmers only
finished planting this week. Corn
planted several weeks ago IL generally
no higher than that planted week or
two ago.
Loudon Journal Our Jail il crowd
ed with a number OF offenders, who
are anxiously awaiting g urt, on next
Monday week We are glad TO note
the fact that the prospect for the pres
ent crop of cherry, apple, plum, straw
berry and raspberry promises an
abundant yield in certain localities,
with an occasional peach here and
there.
The following hen story from the
Cleveland Banner is hard to believe,
but then it must be true, or McNelly
wouldn't print it Uncle Jimmy Sat
terrified, who resides down in the Red
Hills, killed hen the other day that
had two pounds of eggs in her, and
then weighed five pounds after she
was dressed. Uncle Jimmy, that does
pretty well for Coahulla hen.
South Side Notes ~ in the Athens
Post: Two of the party that shot
John b. Koran, near the Peniten-
tiary," in Polk county, have fled the
country, aud the other two have been
arrested, tried aud bound over to the
| Circuit Court. The entire community
/ denounce the murder ia emphatic
| terms. In addition to the damage
to the wheat by the recent freeze,
hear of considerable injury by the fly
| Farmers aleng the water courses are
! blowing up large quantities of wheat
and planting the ground in corn, by
reason of the damage done by overflow.
Corn planting is almost done. Our
people have taken unusual pains in
planting their corn, and with fair sea-
sons Will make a heavy yield of that
grain.
The Cleveland Banner has the fol-
lowing: 1.-THE pesky dogs some nights
ago made a raid upon uncle Bennett
Cooper's sheep-fcld, and only left five
out Of sixteen to tell the tale. Such
work as that is almost bad enough to
make a preacher swear, but uncle
Bennett is an even-tempered man, and
would not be guilty of such an indis-
erection, but we venture the assertion
that he "blamed them dogs some"
News has been received at this
place, by her relatives, that Mrs. Eliza
King, wife of the Rev. A. King, form
erly of Hamilton now james, county,
was killed in a storm which passed
over the country, near Fort Valley,
Ga, on the LIST instant. The deceased :
maiden name was Eliza McGriff, and
she formerly lived in this county.
She was sister to Mrs. Francis Bower,
OF this place.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19

For the past week we have had fine
growing weather, and the crops are
looking fine and promising. The corn,
potato, grass and clover crops looks as
well-if not as forward-as we have
ever seen them at this season Of the
year, and they are in fine condition.
Many of our farmers have plowed
their corn the first time, end the fields
look clean and the crop promising,
The croakers have about quit talking
aboutthe damage done wheat by the
April freeze, and that crop looks well,
and If no accident happens to it be-
tween now and harvest, we predict a
heavy yield. Spring oats do not look
well, on account of the late sowing,
and if we should have n drought in
June that crop will be failure. Win
ter oats looks well. The crop outlook
in lower Fla Tennessee is good, and
ii oar farmers will link into their
v 1rl, right, we will have plenty of
hog and holniny in the fall, with some
to spare Cleveland Banner,
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19
powelrs station Literary Society.

On Saturday night, in pursuance to
previous announcement, the Literary
Society at Powells Station gave a
public entertainment. The handsome
now school house was crowded by 1870
o'clock to its utmost capacity, and in
due time the assembly was called to
order by Prof. Perkins, the afiable and
dignified President of the Society and
principal of the high school at that
place. The exercises were opened by
Messrs. McBath and Conner, who ac>
quilted themselves with credit, on
we'll selected declarations. Then
came the debate which was looked for,
ward to with much excitement and
interest, as four of the most famous
disputants in the Society had been Sc
lected and had prepared themselves
for the occasion.
Question "Will the United States
decay as nations of antiquity have
done?n
The debate was opened by Mr.. Sam.
z. Fowler on behalf of the Affirmative,
whom, without making any invidiOus
comparisons where all did so well, we
desired to especially thank and COM
pliment for his. instructive, well pre-
pared and well delivered argument, in
which he evinced much familiarity
with history and decided talent for
logical argument.
Mr.. Sam. NJ. Cooper, the worthy as
sistant of Prof. Perkins, closed the de-
bate on behalf of the negative, and of
his speech we can only say that it had
the desired effect of changing the
minds of two of the committee selected
to decide the question.
We have attended public debts in
the Opera House, aud have heard some
of the best guns of College Hill on the
female suffrage question; but we have
never, there or elsewhere, been better
entertained by students than by the
young gentlemen of Powells Station
Literary Society on Saturday night.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19
OUR MORRIST0WN LETTER.
Two Men Drowned whisky SHOPS, sc

Two wen broWHeN- "hNhy SuopS' we
To the Editors Of The Chronicle:
A sid occurrence happened on
Holston river, above longs Ferry,
about five miles north Of this place on
Saturday afternoon, 10y which Mr..
Will Gaiding and son Of Mr.. Foster
aged about II years, lost their lives by
drowning. learn that old Mr.. Fos-
ter, VIII Galding and the boy of Mr..
F. were crossing the river in ~ canoe,
when the old gentleman. in an effort
TO push the canoe of of rock, fell out
into the river, and in endeavoring to
get into the canoe again, it was upset,
throwing the two young men out.
viii Galding swan out, or nearly so,
but hearing the cries OF Mr.. Fosters
son for help he returned TO his aid, but
in the struggle to rescue him both
went down and were drowned. Old
Mr.. Foster held on to the upturned
canoe and was rescued, after having
fiOated down the river some distance.
The bodies of Will Galding and Mr..
Fosters sou have been recovered and
will be inferred to-day.
Maj. John Moore, the energetic and
working Road-masler OF the Eastern
Division OF the f.. T., Va. aud Ga.
Railroad, has had quite y large mum
Der of hands at work for several days
past laying IA new track just east OF
this place.
In my last letter | was congratu-
la'ing Morristown on having only
one doggery" in the place; but il
seems your correspondent was hal
| LONG before lie was out of thewoods, "
for during the past week another
one has been put in operation, and
learn that yet another will soon be
established to aid in the work of deal
! ing out death and destruction to those
| of our people who can not resist the
temptation to indulge in the folly and
wickeduess of whisky drinking.
The past two weeks fine weather
has been industriously enjoyed by "ul
farmers, nearly all of whom in this
section have gotten their crops all il
and are now preparing to pillow uNel
the early planted corn. Wheat has
come out considerably, and fair yielC
Is anticipated.
One of our young townsmen, Mr.
Pinckney Carriger, made a visit u
Southwest Virginia last week, anC
returned on Friday morning, bringing
with him fair young bride mis-
Mollie ThOmas) to grace and adorn hi
hume. May they live long and b.
happy. Yours, etc,
NINo Harris.
Nav II, 1875.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19

To the Editors Of the Chronicle;

To the Editors Of the Chronicle;
Mr.. VIM. j. Alexander, whose leg
was amputated in April, by ]. Nat.
Lyle, assisted by w. A. Meek and q.
B. Roberts, has so nearly recovered
that it is considered safe to send him
to his home in an adjoining county.
This operation considering the case is
regarded by all who know anything
about it as one of the boldest and daring
for which the operator has been so
long noted. Mr.. Alexander, prior to
this accident had been an invalid for
twenty months, his constitution broken
up by disease and medicine, he having
only recovered sufficiently to take u
pleasure ride upon Il flat boat, on the
Sd OF April. Gliding along smoothly
down the Chucky into the French
Broad, until night, with her sable cur
tains, drew near, they found them
selves afloat upon eight feet of tide
water with large and heavy laden
boat. They undertook to lard at Tay-
lOr's bend, a point 10 miles above
cambridge, where Mr.. Alexander sue
ceeded in getting rear enough the
bank to cast the cable twice around
tree from the inside of the boat, but
alas, he found his leg firmly grasped
in coil of the cable, which, within
the twinkling of an eye threw him
headlong into the river tearing his foot
off few inches above the ankle eX-
cepting a small portion of cutiale and
part of one tendon. meantime sever
ing and tearing loose from attach
ments bones, blood vessels, nerves,
! tendons and in fact everything that
goes to form the symmetry of well
developed leg. This occurred about
dark. They did not succeed in reach
ing land until about midnight at a
point below and near cambridge.
The patient being an entire stranger
| fearfuliy exhausted by shock and
| hemorrhage il was either midnight
\ death upon the river bank away from
home and loved one dear or some one
must act the part of the good Samari-
tan. None being found more ready to
do this than DIR. j. Nat Lyle, who was
| Immediately called on their arrival al
cambridge had NJ. Alexander convey
ed to his private residence, where be
amputated his leg and where he has
remained for the last six weeks, during
which time he has been administered
everything that skill in surgery could
do or the hospitality that his Christian
wife could show welcome guest. i
might be well to state here that a few
days after the first operation the pa
dent was 'attacted by fearful disease
known as Hospital Gsngrene y o
Modification of the Stump" which
rnecessitated a re-amputation and wa
performed on the tenth day after the
, first operation The patient has jus
been returned to his own home, and i
! in manner well.
X. ~. Z.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19
FIRE AT COAL CREEK.
stable and Two Mules Consumed by
the Flames.

Friday morning at about 2, o'clock
the Knoxville Iron Company met
with considerable loss in the destruc>
ton by fire of large stable at Coal
Creek. The stable contained seven
mules, and in the loft about five tons
of hay had been stored away. The fire
was doubtless the work of incendiar-
ism, AS the flames first made their APP
pearance in the loft among the hay,
and there was no fire about the prem
Uses. Five of the mules were saved 4,
but two of them persisted in the
flames, as well as all the hay, corn,
and other property. The man in
charge of the stable in getting out five
of the mules came in contact with the
flames, and his clothing was ignited.
He had to be thrown in the creek to
extinguish the flames. He was some
what burned, but not seriously. They
have no clue as to the perpetratorlot
the cOwardly crime.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19
Jail Delivery at warsburg.

To the Editors Of the Chronicle:
For long while Morgan county was
practically without Jail. In the ante
railroad days it was seldom that such
an institution was needed. But with
the wild element that always follows
a railroad came the necessity for some
means of keeping prisoners. The
County Court met in solemn conclave
and decided that Jail must, and
should be built. Accordingly it tUdS
built Morgan county was happy.
She rubbed her hands in glee, chuck
led, and poked her neighbor counties
in the ribs, and said "I've got me a
new Jail now, and I'll neither borrow
nor lend.n Soon it was full. So full
that it seemed almost transformed into
a huge breathing monster. From
along the line of the railroad they had
been gathered and thrust in, on such
trivial offences as murder, robbery, &c.
Naturally they pined for freedom.
Yesterday evening, just rs the jailor
opened the door to give them their
supper, they made a rush, knocked
over the keeper, bursted open the out.
er door and sped away TO the free
mountains on the wings of the wind.
The iailor picked himself up and fired
several shots after the fleeing fugitives
but none took effect.
Yours truly, &C.,
PBUGUGLY.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19
LETTER FROM CARTER COUNTY
The wheat aud Fruit crops -Fine
Lands-W ooleu aud Other uanufac-
tories.

Lands-w onIeu aud Other Manufac-
tories.
ELIzABETHToN, May oh, 1875.
To the Editors Of the Chronicle:
Summer has at last made It's appear
ance in three fine SUI shiny days.
Its effect is seen on the growing vege-
tstion, which svery backward. Many
of the farmers have not finished plant
ing corn, and those who succeeded in
planting early. wish on account of the
late cold spell, their grain was Ia the
granery Instead of In the ground.
In some places the late freeze j. visi
bly, seen in the early sown white
wheat. The red has not been Injured.
My impression is, after passing through
a large portion of the county, that
there will be more than an average
crop, providing nothing interteres with
its maturing. There Will be some fruit,
but none to krag Of. A gentleman
from North Carolina reports the fruit
trees in that section just in bloom. If
this is the case, we need not fear star
walton. The forest trees seem to be in
"a backward state, hut few of them
have leaved. | find the caterpillars
have made big show, mostly among
| the fruit trees. Farmers should use
every possible means to destroy them,
as they might be the source Of great
damage.
There are as fine lands in this
county "a there are any where. The
rich bottoms along the Watauga, Doe
and other streams, can not be eXcelled
| for fertility. The county is also rich
with its vest mineral wealth. | find
= great many parties here making in
vestment in these lands. Whether for
speculative purposes, | am not aware.
! Considerable enterprise is being mani
tested in building and manufacturing.
A Mr.. Jenkins has Just completed a
fine mill, aud believes in patronizing
home enterprise, for he is using Tur-
bine water wheel, built 10y Rogan,
| Kelley " Co., also one Of q. G. Van.
derhoof d Cu.'- combined smut and
cookie separators. The wheel and
smut machine, | believe, are giving
good satisfaction, and speak well OF
your Knoxville enterprise. We hope
your manufacturing interests will grow
to large proportion. We are, in q
certain measure, in advance of you, a.
we have two wooden mills, the Do,
River Factory and the Watauga Wool
en- Mills. The first has been in sue.
cessful operation for number of years
The last is n new institution, just com
pleted, having all new machinery, anC
of the latest improvement. They have
three cards, two looms and 800 spin
dies. They have advertised for 10000
pounds of wool, showing Trey mear
business. The proprietors are l. p
Scott " Co., thorough going and prac
teal men. They wish all the woo
that East Tennessee can furnish.
The Knoxville Car Wheel Co. g fur
mace is still in blast, turning out large
quantities Of iron, notwithstanding
the large stock at depot and at various
points between Carter's Depot and tn,
furnace. The water power of thi
Company is immense
Carter county when fully developed
will be one of the most wealthy in tn,
State, X. A, L.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19

The Jonesboro' Herald and tribune
gives the particulars of the escape of
the prisoners, aud then has the follow
ing on incendiarism 1.-THE citizens
were excited about the Jail delivery,
but not half so much as they were
this morning when it was reported
that the Court house had been fired in
two different places. The incendiary
set fire to the ceiling under the clock,
where large place was burned, and
also burned n hole in the door of the
Circuit Court Clerks office. Strange
to say the fire went out at both places,
and no one except the villain incendi~
airy himself knew anything of the fire
till this morning. 1t is indeed sad to
know that we have such bad charac-
acters in our country. 1t is hoped
the guilty one will be found anu that
he will be punished TO the full extent
of the law
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-19
4 Remedy for Caterpillars.

10 the Editors Of the Chronicle,
In your last issue, you notice the
ravages of catcrpillars in the upper
counties, and wish some one to inform
you how to get rid Of them, Now this
is the way disposed of them
years ago: Take shot gun, put in a
half a charge of powder, aud no wad.
Put the muzzle in about two feet of the
nest or web, in range of the limb, then
blaze away, then look for the worms,
and they are not there. 1t does not
hurt the tree at all. / don't allow a
worm nest to hatch out on my farm il
/ can prevent it. \ little powder will
go great ways, and boys, too, TO shoot,
and this will pay better than hunting
rabbits. ID. b. LAwTON.
May l /, 1873.