Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-03
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are well %patronized this summer.
Hal G%osliug, of Tennessee, has been
offered the consulate at Rotterdam.
The wheat crop in Overtop county is
said to be twenty per cent. above an
average.
1t is said that the tobacco crop OF
Tennessee bids fair to be larger than for
many years past.
CooDs and squirrels are playing havoc
with the corn crop in the bottoms OF
HAYWOOD county.
VIM. H. Hunt, q barkeeper at Gull
leoka, Maury county, killed Sam Cooper
in a saloon fight last Saturday night.
The Hardshell Baplists had a foot
washing at Old Gibson Church, near
Humboldt, last Sunday. A large crowd
was present.
A lodge OF Independent Order OF
Working Men was organized in Hum
boldt on the 18th ultimo, with eighteen
charter members.
Bells depot is the great fowl mart Of
Tennessee. The merchants there bought
1890 chickens last Tuesday, and it was
not q good day for chickens either.
Mr.. A.. v. Goodpasture, a member Of
the last legislature, and who since gradu-
ated at the Vanderbilt University, has
located at GAINESVILLE to practice law.
States: The crops between Maury City
and Brownsville are very fine but the
condition OF the Forked Deer levee is o
standing disgrace to the decency Of Hay
wood county.
Trenton Mirror: During the storm Of
last week Mr.. Charles, who resides in
the northern part Of this county, had
seven hogs killed by lightning and a
mule knocked down.
Al q meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Brownsville cotton mills, held last
Monday at the office Of the president,
the officials of past year were oil re-
elected without exception.
1t is feared that the household effects
of Captain A. F. Smith, which we're
shipped from Clsrksville to Brooklyn,
New York, q few days before the strike,
were destroyed ia the conaagration at
Piltsburg.
A white man who was on his way to
Georgia was run over at Cowan, on the
Nashville and Chattanooga road, Satur-
day night and killed. He had been
working at South Pittsburg and was re.
turning home.
The Tennessee and Pacific railroad
was sold at Nashville last Wednesday to
satisfy claims amounting to $l3. $40.
: Colonel Cole, president Of the Nashville
Chattanooga and St. Louis railway was
, the purchaser.
) Huntingdon indicator: Mr.. Boil
Grizzard, who wa in Mckenzie last
week, says that ffty.fve wagons loaded
with wheat were counted there at ONT
time, and that it was estimated that Set
! wagons had been in town that day.
Upton Record: Rev. II. s. Taylor, {
graduate Of the University of Missis
/ sippi, and recently Of the Vanderbilt
University of this State, will be associ
ated with Rev. Mr.. Baskerville IS prin
cipsl Of the district high school, locateI
at Mount Zion.
NJ. V. Ingram. Esq, of the Tobacco
q Leaf, has been appointed by Presiden
Dickinson a member Of the executiv
clmmittee Of the Tennessee Press Assc
: citation, in place OF Major Flood. VIII
a has removed from the State. Thus Il
IA gram Steps into-Flood's shoes.
"a J. R. Owen, Of Wayerly, Humphrey
e couaty, in renewing his subscription
the daily American the other day, wroi
a that he would be lhree-score aud ten o
the 81 Of August had been reading til
- Nashville papers from his bOyhood an
could not get along without one.
A debate came of the other day
III Harmony Church, real Brownsville, c
G. the subject: Resolved, that Brutus ".
h. justiGable ia assassinating Cesar" at
he the decision was 10 favor OF old mi
no Brutus. This will be gratifying news
+. any of his family who may have scatter,
off to this country.
The plans for science hall and char
~ Of the Southwestern University,
I'll Clarksville, we're received last we
NJ from the architect, Mr.. C. j. Clarke,
$50 Louisville. The building will be an
,as nament to the city when complete
President Shearer will ommence so
TO receive bids for the work.
,oe A grand picnic was held at Mau
City, sixteen miles from Brownsville,
:, the line when extended Of the Mario
l a gauge railroad. At least 1000 peoI
IN we're present. Speeches we're made
it, Messrs. W. +. Poston, W. W. Vaughi
me W. Wilkersor, J.. s. Reamy, G.
,or Mathes, r W. Haywood, w. B. q
borne and ". H. Craig. They hat
nc splendid dinner and a very pleas
'nu day Of it.
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