Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-01-29


EDIToRsC CHRONICLE: Our Chancery
Court has just closed very brief SEES
sion, his Honor. FL. HI. Lurton, pre-
siding. There were only fiveaor six
cases disposed Of and only one taken
up to the Supreme Court. and in this
case both sides appealed Chancellor
Lurton, during the two terms Of court
he has held here. has won golden
opinions his praise Is on the lips of
nearly every one In deciding cause,
he is not content simply to announce
his opinion, butalways gives the reason
and the law upon which his opinion is
based, and he makes his position SO
clear and lucid that every one Except
the party against whom decree is
rendered) is satisfied that the budgets
correct. We predict if Judge Lurton
remains long on the bench, that there
is bright future before him, and his
ermine will be unspotted when he re-
tires from the position he now holds
with so much honor and credit to him
self, fully iustifying the wisdom mani
tested by Governor Porter in his APP
pointment.
No news of general interest in this
locality. The people still marry and
are given in marriage. Our good look
ing and marriagable Clerk and Master,
dictates as master of ceremonies. for
which he has great reputation. being
called upon to go far and near fer this
purpose. / don't know, but it is the
opinion of great many that notwlth-
standing Johns expertness in ADJUST
ing the matrimonial moose aboutothers
necks, he will erelong have one ad-
justed around his own. Whenever he
puts on his store clothes and starts out,
the conclusion is that he is off on a
modifying expedition. Not long since
he started off on such an occasion and
stopped by the way (perhaps to see his
spicy, and it being noised abroad that
he was in the neighborh0od fixed VI
in wedding style, the young bucks got
on his track and before he arrived al
the destined place he reports that he
had retinue of followers, some two
hundred yards long, all eager to wit
ness the ceremony. John fatters him
self that this was in compliment tC
himself, owing to his excellent manner
of performing the ceremony, but we
who know Johns wea kness for chick
en-, know that the boys we're only
afraid that after he got through, there
would be none left for them; hence
the eagerness with which he was fol
lowed and why the boys came up witt
Redeemed faces, and why their coat tall
came so near standing out at RICH
angles from their bodies.
With all of Johns popularity as ;
master of ceremonies and counting
character, he has in the person of GU
ex- CircuidClerk, "Old Nick, "a formid
able rival. The same evening tina
John had such race with the boys il
6ro,on, Nick was hugely enjoying him
self on like occasion near town, b.
being there the officiating parsonage
Lie was not content that the younl
folks should enjoy themselves only b,
tripping the light fantastic toe, as h,
was too heavy to engage in such sports
but insisted that they should inter
sperse the amusements with some o
the old fashioned plays common TO hi
boyhood days in. the old Bay State
The young people deferred to tn
wishes of Esquire Nick; then it wa
that Richard was himself again.
No difference what play was com
menced, they all had the same ending
and as a means of relief from the effec
Nick was forced to procure a box o
lip salve, which has not yet perfecte'
a cure, but he thinks he will be vel
enough in few days to undergo tn
same ordeal.
Yours truly,
Jan. 20. 1876. ANON.