Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-06
fEMCGEETEES.

"Bin Arp" of Georgia is lecturing
in Nashville.
1t begins to grow warm and sum-
mer-like again.
A fellow begins to feel like discard
ing his overcoat again.
Raspberry tarts now begin to be the
popular luxury of the table.
The Plaster of Paris statue peddIers
are commencing to invade the town.
Upper East Tennessee seems TO be
asleep on the base ball question so far
this season.
It Is high time that your mind was
made up as to where you will spend
the summer.
The premium list for the Greene
county fair is now ia the hands of the
publishers, and ia expected 20 be out
in about ten days.
And now 4" Art Craio" has struck
the school teachers and Prof. Miller is
happy. His patent system of drawing
just meets their needs.
The Hackney mills, at Frendsville,
Blount county, were sold last MOn~
day, according to the Democrat, for
$3,523, Mr.. w. r, Jones becoming the
purchaser.
June apples, not very ripe, but turn
ing red, are in market already. Thus
the two seasons meet. Last seasons
apples are still to be found on our
fruit stands.
The Gr5enevilIe jail is being put in
thorough repair by COmmiss iohers
appointed By the County Court. That
Institution now contains y inmates, 3
white and : colored. according to the
Nev Era.
The annual examination of the pu-
pills of the Deaf and Dumb school
will take place this morning, begin
ming at s o'clock. A cordial invita-
ton is extended 10 the public to
attend.
D4udridge WatchD1GH i. Bill Floyd,
in Granger county, has child that is
eight months old which weighs seven
ty pounds, measures one foot ald ten
inches around the thigh, and has
twelve toes, all perfect.
Nashville Banner: Jesse ArIedge,
OF Winchester; John II. Glass, of
Trenton, and George r. Mcclellan, of
Sullivan county, State Railroad Asses
sors, are in the city, and will at once
proceed to assess the railroads.
According to the Blount county
Democrat, a difficulty occurred last
Thursday in Blount county, between
a Mr.. Carver, white, and a son Of
Amos Thompson, cOlored, in which
young Thompson was severely cut
with knife.
According to the Journal, Messrs,
y. z. Sutton, formerly travelling
agent for the house of Hawkins, Butt,
DePue & Co, of this city, and VIM =.
Formwalt, timer in the same estab.
lishment, are preparing to open q new
stove an tin house in Jonesboro'.
Blount county Democrat. Mr.. FL
kansh JohDsOn's sawmi!l, four miles
ives. Of Mlryville, was destroyed 10y
fire about l O'Clock on the morning OF
the 3O;h uIt. The fire originated from
Goals around the smoke stack. Il was
with difficulty the gristmilI wss saved.
Mr.. Johnson's loss by the fire is be-
tween $50 and $500.
Chattanooga City Courcil. at re-
cent meeting, passed an ordinance de-
c!aring the Alianthus tree a nuisance,
aad ordered ali such trees in the place
to be destroyed within five days, under
penalty Of s. fine for each tree. We
have Il number OF these uuisances in
Knoxville. Suppose some Of our city
fathers grapple with the question Of
abating them tO~night.
Ssys the Greenevills NetU Era
MARY Pressly alias Snider, was ar
rested on the complaint OF Dan. Will
son and tried before J. @. CASE, ESQ
on = charge of malicious mischief for
greasing q house in a cruel aud in
human manner. She was found
guilty, bat after the trial concluded to
depart without leave, and now she
trampeth To parts unknown" This
strikes this scribbler as being some
thig new in the calendar of crimes.
As we learn from the Wartburg Dis
patch a new town hiss been located
and laid off on the line of The Ciucin-
natl Southern road, three miles from
Wsrtburg, at what was Familiarity
known as Triplett's Gap. The new
town is named Kismit. The plot
shows twenty blocks laid of, each
block containing twelve lots 1OOx14O |
feet, with streets 90 feet wide and |
alleys 20. The Trustees of the road |
have secured grounds for depot, etc. |
The location is said TO be a desirable /
one, in the midst of good farming
section, and with numerous other ad-
vantages.
Wanted, 3. 600 secondhand OIL Bar
rels. Apply TO s. S. c. !. & II. Co,
south Pittsburg, Tenn. jSd6tw&sn
TO Consumers.