Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-09-01

euot NC Will otNcuu thO CVukto VI OutAoJ
and adjoining counties, and can be found
at the Mississippi Inn" James Rich.
ardson will sell for cash or on a shorI
credit lot No. 252 on Court Square. w
have no idea anybody could find the loI
new by that number. A public exami
nation of the pupils Of LAGRANGE Fe
male Academy was to take place on the
I'd of July; parents, guardians anC
friends of learning invited to attend. j
Graham offers to lease publicly on tn,
10Th Of June for ten years three lots sit
uaied on Mississippi row, neal the lower
steamboat landing; rent to be paid an
nually; bond and security required.
Cowan, Bias 4 Co, seem to have beer
the leading booksellers. They have JUS
received a large stock from Philadelphip
and are determined to sell at Philadel
phia prices. Their advertisement oceu
pies over a half column, which is more
than can be said Of any house in the
same line in Memphis to day.
Frayser, Austin &Co. take this method
of Informing their customers that they
have received and are now opening 10
the corner store Of the new brick build
Tag on Main street, nearly opposite Mr..
Johnson's hotel, a new stock of dry
goods. hardware, ready-mAde clothing,
etc. Robert Thrasher. deputy sheriff oil
Fayette county, offered for sale William
W. Thornton's right, title and interest in
a certain tract of land containing 200
acres in Fayette county, Eleventh sur
veyor's district, second range, etc; prin.
teri fee, S. %. Good old times again.
NJ. b. Winchester offered for sale sum
mer hats, drab beavers, latest Philadel.
phia style; also, ptraws made by the
Shakers of South Union.
The physicians Of Hardeman and Fay
cite counties having asceriained hat
great irregularities exist ia the charges of
physicians in those aud adjacent coun.
ties, resolved at a meeting held in Boil
var on the 2Sth inst. (ult to hold n gem
eral meeting at Middleburg on the llth
OF June for the purpose of procuring
that uniformity so desirable.
The next advertisement in regular or.
der is from a Shelby county official, and
therefore it might be- presumed that he
had gone to the happy hunting grounds
Of his fathers. The name is familiar,
especially about this time OF year. 1t is
]. j. Rawlings, then ranger Of Shelby
county, a. highly important Office, to
which he had been elected by the Quar-.
terly Court. This was not the father of
Major j. j. Rawlings, the present county
trustee, nor his grandfather, but that
identical young man himself. When we
all voted for him one and three years ago,
for trustee, il was with the understand
ing hat he had lived here over fifty years
without ever holding an Office; but old
records are dangerous things. We find
that be has been an Office holder from his
very youth up-almost half a century.
1t becomes our duty as journalists to
make this revelation. The Major held
THE important and lucrative office over
forty'iive years ago, and has also been
mayor Of Raleigh and judge advocate Of
the militia. He is the Oldest Office holder
in the business, and good for many years
Of public service yet. Really we have
few such old times gentlemen as Major
Hastings left among us. He is a bright
aud smiling relic of Memphis as it a
when a mere village.
The firm OF King 4 Kimbrough had
dissolved by mutual consent. The public
examination Of the pupils Of LAGRANGE
Male Academy would take place on the
29th and Both Of June; the next session
commenced on the 23l Of July. Joshua
G. Lundy wished to sell or rent his tract
of land on Nonconnah creek, ten miles
southeast Of Memphis, containing 1913
acres Of land, 22O cleared. Ro Lawrence
had received a lot Of groceries and drugs
Tor sale. F. A. 4 7. Young seem to be
considerable merchants from the way
they advertise; also. NJ. B. Winchester,
who was at one time mayor and after.
wards postmaster. B. r Sappington
offers 100 barrels of whisky for sale at
the next door east of Mr.. Cooper's, on
Winchester street.
NJ. Gaines, sheriff and tax collector of
county, had in an advertisement
Of nearly four columns announcing the
sale Of lands Tor non-payment Of taxes;
all the same being liable to double taxes
for failure to pay in 1881 Think Of that,
ye gcowltrs about the good old lime.l
The amounts were small, but the hest
in Tip'on county we're offered fer
sale.
Thomas Red offers ten dell IRIS each
two runaway nfgroes--JeT and David
Dunn. NJ. B. Winchester offers for sale
a fine selection Of books, including law,
medical, moral aud religious novels,
arithmetics, history, etc alss, the best
lot Of school books to be met with west
Of the mountains
Nell McCoull has on hand a general
of groceries. sam W Nor
gan and Joseph Cooper have dissolved
partnership, but Joseph Cooper con.
iinues TO offer bargains, and wants a lit
tie cash on old accountsl Il Young has
an extensive assortment tf new and
fashionable stap.e and fancy goods. Rob
art Lawrence has received per steamer
Memphis and Tennesseean a big stock
IF sugars, whiskies, etc and Dr.. Wheat.
ey, who has acquired the right to prae
ice on the Thompson plan, and will ex-
,rcise it in such cases as may require it.
las removed his office to an upper room
II the brick building at the corner Of