Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-22

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Chew gackssns Best swee. Navy Tobacco
Prof. Willoughby Reade is still
reading among the towns Of upper
East Tennessee. q s9 au7rsr!t.i7 .ss,STs
The Greenevillites are basking in
perfect floods of watermelons, accord.
ing to the NeaV Era. slaaG $50 z
The Bob. Taylor Base Ball Club, of
Jonesboro', has uniformed itself and
entered the campaign. D i III 4 II \
Joshua Hamilton postmaster at Hill
toms, Sullivan county, died at his
home Saturday, 10th inst. . '''
Porter Wright. colored deck hand
on the steamer May Bell, fell from the
deck into the river, near Chattanooga,
last Tuesday, and was drowned. s,sT
Chattanooga merchants are moving
and changing their business to such
an extent that the Times calls it q.
gameof pussy wants q corner.ns q s
Judge Newton Hacker recently rem
dered a decision at Blountville, which,
in effect, at least, declares the Law.
Court at Bristol unconstitutional
There will be preaching at the
Second M. e. Church, at s p. M. by
Rev. J. A. -Ruble, also tomorrow at
lO3 a. m, and quarterly conference at
8p. m.
Atlanta's boss livery man. Clint.
Taylor, died last Tuesday. He was
well known and popular all over the
South and West among droyers and
horse faneiers. .ss-51 z ~. IL
Kingston East zezneSseean An in
FAINT child of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A.
Muecke. died on Saturday morning
last of whooping cough, after pro.
tracted Illness 50 s~z 9 kE @sR
According to The s.New Era, Greene
willie had an accession of thirteen
Southern visitors for the remainder of
the season last Saturday. They had
been stopping at Limestone for some
weeks. go 90 I Ia "a. y.
Maryville Democrat: AT meeting
OF the Good Templars, on the th inst,
Mr.. Chas. Burger was appointed as
representative to the next meeting, Of
the Grand Lodge at Nashville, on the
third Tuesday of October, 1879. ada s
A Cooke county wheat buyer for the
Morristown mills has, according to the
Sentinel, purchased over 5000 bushels
of wheat in that county, and eight car
loads of the same have been shipped.
The price has declined from so to 80
Gems. sas aasza asr zsa
Jonesboro' Journal: Died Of paraly-
sis at Johnson City, at the residence of
Montgomery Hoss, DR.. r. Humphreys,
aged Sc years. Deceased was well and
favorably kno IN in this county, hav-
ing been a resident of the same for
many years. -... s4.-.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
mplimentary season ticket to the
Louisville Industrial Exposition for
1879. The season opens September End,
and will continue until October 18th.
An Exposition SURPRISING anything
hitherto offered ia the Southwest is
promised. .o@ fe+is
Jonesboro' Herald and Tribune ::
Postmaster General D. M. Key has
accepted an invitation to address the
Centennial celebration at the Far
Ground on the last day Of the Fair.
The Journal says Mr.. II. M. Doak, of
the Nashville american, has also
accepted a similar invitation sent him.
The Newport Sentinel tells of an
exciting and interesting deer drive In
the mountains near Warm Springs
last week. A fine buck was started
early in the morning and, after almost
an all-dsy's chase, was shot and killed
on the bank of the river near Paint
Rock by Mr.. Jos. Wood, of Big Creek.
At least twenty shots had been fired
at him before.
The Greeneville NeaO Era learns
that Col. George w. Kirk had severe
sun-stroke on last Saturday, at or near
Paint Rock. He was at the time rid.
ing along the road, having rode from
Greeneville that day. His brother
James #. Kirk, was Immediately sent
for and went over on Sunday with 9
physician. At last accounts he was
improving aud expected to recover.
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