Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-29
PEEOILETTEk.

next week.
The season of general cleaufngs up
is upon Us.
Florida melons begin already 20 roll
northward.
The base ball fever is breaking cut
rapidly all over the country.
This kind OF weather makes the
Sunday-school children begin 10 think
of picnics.
Mr.. F. 2. D.ckey, lawyer at Sweet
water, has baen appointed by Gov.
Marks Notary Public for Monroe
county.
The store of a. l.. HeaTtsii!, at
Cleveland, was broken into last Tues
day night, and a small quantity OF
-four, meat and tobacco carried off.
According 10 The Herald, the Cleve-
land Cornet Band and Orchestra has
been engaged 10 furnish music at Tate
Spring for the approaching season.
The Detroit Free Press has found cut
that one swallow dOn't makes spring.
Therefore, if you are in a hurry for
spring, take two or three swallows.
The Pension office clerks and EN-
pIoyes had holiday yesterday on ac-
count of a general cleaning up and
busting out Of their room, which was
going on.
A union convention of The Sabbath
schools of McMlnn County is to be
held IN the Methodist church in Ath>
ems on the first day OF May, a. We learn
from the Post.
James Ferguson, while erecting
some machinery in the L0nas mill, Oh
Third Greek, near this city, yesterday,
had his hand badly Crushed by mt
falling of a piuion.
Athens Post Every time Knox
vile team smells corn ii runs away.
Several thrilling instances Of the kInu
have been recorded III the city papers
in the last week or two.
The Cleveland kiera}d leans that the
posiUtlice "a DucktowD was robbed
No other damage was done except the
general mixing up OF papers belonging
10 the Postmaster aud Department..
A lady iold her Ii.tIe sDu, VINO was
teasing Ier. ior z,nelLIug 10 ear, to walt
until breakfast. With tear in lis
eye, he burst out: II jest honestly
sometimes think you're a step.moth-
err"
The citizens Of Knoxville and Knox
county VIII hui Ihe new Is. Howe
Sewing MachIGe, which uuites the
good Improvements Vi all others,
making perfect machine, at an ex-
trsmely low price, at ". ". Woodruff
q Cos.
The dairy-mind pensiVely MIXED the
goat,
The pOuling, she paused to muiter:
81 wish, you brute, you would turn to
milk"
And the animal turned 20 Uutt her.
In lower East Tennessee the people
are about through with putting in
their garden truck here they have
just fairly commenced; while farther
up, towards Bristol, they ont think
of making garden for two or three
weeks yet.
The remains OF the late Mr.. Maggie
II. Hall, Of Nashville, who died at the
residence of Mr. w. III. Simmonds in
this cry, were conveyed on yester-
days train TO Nashville for interment,
accOmi anied by her beTeaved hus-
baud, DR.. f. s. Hall.
A convention of the farmers OF Rhea
County is called, through the Rhea
Springs NetU8 to meet in the town Of
Washington Monday, April It'll, cor
the purpose of efectiDg an orgaLIz4-
ton TO act in concert with the East |
Tennessee Farmers Convention.
Putnam county, Tennessee, has the
champion moonshiner. He Is boy |
ten years old. He used tar kegs for
beer tubs, an old coffee pot for sill
aud al alder stalk for worm. 4
good average for this miniature moon
shine establishment was four gallons
per week.
According to the Democrat, Mr.. |
Alien Deatheridge left Sweetwater
Tuesday with several car loads OF |
cattle for The Southern market. ODe |
Car load of twenty three head belonged |
to- DIR. +. Bogart, and were in ex-
cellent condition. they averaged |
over 900 pounds each.
Monroe Democrat: On Tuesday |
evening a little girl about two years
old, of Mr.. VIM. Rodgers on Fork |
Greek, was seriously burned AS we
learn the child was sitting in rock
ingchair before the fire rocking, and
fell from the chair into the fire, burn
ing one of her hands, the side of her
face and her body severely before she
could be taken from the fire.
Heavy shipping transactions
Yesterday was decidedly the busiest
day that has been experienced for
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