Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-04
FROM JORDAN sPRINGs.
Echos About Jordan spring.

EehOs ADOuG Jordan Springs.
Matrimonial circles have been
astir for some time. Several mar
riages are on the tapis now. Mr..
w. F. and Miss J. R., of Lafayette
neighborhoOd, will be married on
the second Of the new year. "Uncle
Bob," the old man matrimonial,
deserves the good wishes of all the
young men for his recent introduce
ton to Hymen.
The Murphys have given up their
organization and are now hilirating.
The order was short lived, but we
hope it did good.
Our base ball club, like winters
lingering in the lay of spring, held
their last meeting for the season
few days ago.
The wheat of this section looks
well, though some think the early
sown was injured by the fly.
The new Methodist preacher,
Rev. w. w. Brinsf1eld, has moved
into the parsonage, and is welcomed
by his people. He is an excellent
preacher and genial gentleman.
A colored child was OVERLAND, a
few nights ago, by its mother, and
killed, on the farm of Pet CIardy.
Our mail facilities are quite bad,
not having but one mail a week.
Can you not assist US in change?
Aaron Grifey will soon leave for
his new home near Lafayette. His
present home has been purchased
by John Clardy who will occupy it
Rudolph Smith goes to the 10.
Gold place, and Gold goes near Rose
Hill.
NJ. Hartman, one of our oldest
and best citizens, has been quite ill
for some time. His case is still crit
ical.
Mr.. q. Dycus is still a great stuff
erer from paralysis, though some
what improved. He will be greatly
helped by the presence, during the
year, of VIM. Lacey and family.
| Efforts are being made to estab-
a permanent school here. This is
Jordan Springs desideratum.
Mr.. Poole, late of New Provi-
dence, who is now merchandising
at the Walnut Mills, speaks of re-
moving his family here.
The pork season is almost over,
the ruling price having been foul
cents. Cor1is worth 81 90. Have
heard of one sale at 81 So, delivered
Marrying helps some men. In
conversation with a gentleman o.
sweet sixty, the other day, who had
been married only a few weeks, he
told me that he had split two maui:
to pieces in one day getting fire
wood. Avaunt young man.
A young Illinoisan led to thu
altar beautiful lady of the vicini
ty of Woodlawn, this week. Thu
old gentleman stood it pretty wei
till the parson was about to begiu
the ceremony, then ran out anC
stood in a fence corner till it wa
all over. The mother sat in tn
corner and hoo hoOed, saying an
thought Jane ought to stay will
her till she died.
Our next "echo" will be hearC
after Christmas. GREENBACK.
Dec. 81, 1878.
Mr.. Hartman, whose sickness w
noticed in our last letter of the 2lst
died on the 25th. He was burie'
: by his Masonic brethren on the 2Sth
, In his death we sustain an irrepara
BILE loss. May Heaven bless his ser
viving family.
We were present, by invitation
at the Christmas tree at lakewood
We were dignified as speaker, bu
only made a toLk. Considering tn
very cold night, there was larg
attendance and good behavior
The tree was elegantly arranged
by committee Of ladies, VIII
have nice sense Of the beauti
full. There were, perhaps, one hun
bred and fifty presents distributed
and many little hearts, and som
big ones, too, were made happy
Not the least valuable. of the gift
was one to the speaker" Our legs
friend, Maj. Davis, also, gave us
talk. We think the Major was
: little mistaken in one statement h
made, or else the almanacs, herea
: ter, will have to be changed to en-
brace the fact. He said ''all histOr
teaches that Christ was born on tn
35th of December"
, Buck & Morrow are doing an e2
| tensive business in dry goods an
groceries at lakewood. They ar
most excellent gentlemen. w
, wish they could feel that their bus
r ness was sufficiently lucrative with
. out selling whisky.
: Mine host, James T. Southall, an
i three others went hunting to-day
{ and bagged Sc rabbits and % bird
!, In about Eve hours. Ask Bur
: Coleman how this will do.
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