Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-08

Mr.. Jno. A. Holmes, who now resides il
Kentucky, is paying his relatives visit il
this city.
v. L. Williams has been in the eastern
cities some two weeks buying his sprin.
stock Of boots and shoes.
Rev. A. G. Dinwiddie, pastor of the Ceda
Hin church, was in the city last Thursday
visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. D. Kincannon, of Kincannon, Wood
4 Co, mas gone east 10 purchase large
stock for their mammoth house.
W. F. Coulter, of Coulter, Bro. & Stratton
left last Sunday night for the eastern cities
to buy Spring goods for their popular house.
Jno. L. Dun, formerly of the Houston Co
Review, was in the city on last Wednesday
We are glad to learn that his health is i'm
proving.
Ben. Nahn, who recently opened cloth
ing house in this city, left last Thursday for
| New York to purchase his Spring and sum
nler stock of clothing.
G. II. Slaughter, Esq, one of the Court
House Commissioners, was in the City on
i Wednesday last. lie seems to think that
1 the work on the Court House will go brave
| ly on now.
! Mr.. Josh Rice, of the firm of Rice, Broad
DIS & Co, has gone to New York to purchase
new goods. We all know Josh he is good
merchant, and in a short time goods will be
pouring into their cash store.
We were glad to meet I'm our office, on
Tuesday last, Mr.. H. P. Dunlap, assistant
editor of the Paris Intelligencer. He is an
agreeable and pleasant gentleman, and was
here In the interest of his paper.
Mr.. R. H. Stratton, father of Mr.. NJ A.
Stratton, has taken O position as book
keeper in the dry goods house of Coulter,
Bro & Stratton. He was resident of this
city for several years after the war, and has
many warm friends here.
John B. Gaines, of the Herald Enterprise,
at Russellville, KY, gave us call on Mon
day last. He has bought new outfit for
his Office, and in the course of few days
the paper will resume. We wish them
abundant success, and hope they may never
be burnt out again.
James T. Bell and Geo. E Purvis, both
well known newspaper men, have taken
interests in the Nashville Banner, Mr.. Bell
as associate editor and Mr.. Purvis as business
manager. We heartily welcome these gen.
tlemen back TO their first love, and wish
them abundant success.
We copy the following from the Nashville
Banner of Wednesday:
A Newport, KY, paper says that Len.
FaXOn, the poet of the Press Association for
the next meeting, has already one-fourth of
his poem written. It is considered by kim
self as production of uncommon merit, and
when he rectteS 1t before the mirror the
applause he gives il deafenfng GAINESVILLE
will be rejoiced to hear that one of her old
boys is making his mark in other parts.
We had pleasant call on Monday last
from Mr. T. R. Burgie, formerly of this city,
but now of Greenville, East Tennessee. He
is the appointing and supervising agent of
the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Co.
for East Tennessee. Mr.. Burgie is man of
indomitable energy, and will succeed If in
dustry and perseverance will accomplish
anything. His many friends in this county
wish him that success he so richly deserves.
The II on. Jno. F. House has concludes to
spend among his friends here the short in
terval between the end of the session just
closed and the commencement of the called |
session appointed by the President for the |
18th inst. He arrived in GAINESVILLE yester- |
day friday morning, apparently in good |
health, though, at the present writing we
have not had the opportunity of personally |
satisfying ourselves on that head.
The Bowling Green Democrat of the LIST |
inst. has the following personal. We tender |
them, as well as all Others, a warm welcome !
to our city:
Mrs. W. U. Hoover and Miss George, wife 4
and daughter of our fel citizen, Mr.. w. |
[. Hoover, left our city last Thursday for I
GAINESVILLE, Tenn. We regret to learn that !
they expect to make GAINESVILLE their home. I
Their names have held an enviable position 4
on society roll, and they leave behind them |
many friend who sincerely regret the loss /
of their cOmpanionship and example. May |
they have as many friends and admirers in /
GAINESVILLE as in Bowling Green.