Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-05-17
PEECILETTES.


scarce yet and prices are powerf,
steep.
The closing exercises of HoIsto
Seminary, New Market, will occur o
the 2S:h and 29.h inst.
New stock of Everlasting Trim
mings and COTsets cheap, just receives
at Alfred l.. Young's Market Square
Fine Bananas, fresh Oranges, Lem
ons Green Apples, Figs, Cocoanuts
evsporated Apples. at John Hudi
buTgs.
The paay car of the Z. T., We. & Ga
Railroad came up yesterday evening
from paying off the employees on til,
lower end.
According TO the Courier, Messrs. J
NJ. Barker, and John Slack, have beer
appointed delegates from the Young
Mems ChristisL Association to the
convention here to day.
The smoke house Of Mrs. Caroline
McGaugheyin Greeneville, was burned
before day Tuesday morning, accord.
ing to The Democrat, supposed to have
taken fire from box of ashes.
The annual address before the Noun.
tain View Literary Society, of Sullins
College, Bristol, will be delivered
Tuesday, June 9rd by Prof. E. S.
Ioynes, of the University OF Tennes.
see.
Charles Mccoy, who some months
since broke Jail at Cleveland, where he
was under sentence to the penitentiary
for perjury, was arrested in Chatta>
noOgs on Wednesday Last and returned
to jail at Cleveland.
Jas. Mitchell Hall (col J, of L1udon
county, graduated from the Theologi-
cal Department Of Howard Universi-
ty, Washington, D. c., on the 5th
inst, with much credit to himself and
instructors, says the Journal.
a Young Mems Christian Asso-
cistiOn was organized st Kingston on
Sunday last, by the election of J.B.
Childress, President; J. c. Pope,
Vice President, and J. a. Muecke,
Secretary and Treasurer. The member
ship numbers eighteen, says the East
TeRHesseean.
Pete. Shetterly, coIored, a deck
hand on the r. NJ. Bishop, was ar
rested by Officer John Gleason late
yesterday evening, for obtaining
banjo from James Bridweu under
false pretenses. He was Jailed, and
will have a hearing before Justice
King to-day.
Monroe Democrat: By a decree of
the Chancery Court, twenty-three
shares of the Tellico Manufacturing
Company was sold by Clerk and Mas
ter Houston at the depot in Sweetwa-
ter last Saturday and bid in By Judge
Brown, of Knoxville, for Col c. NJ.
AcGhee, for $4,000.
Commencement week at Messy
Greek College begins on the 29,h inst.
and closes June 5;h. The annual ser
mon will be delivered by Rev. Geo. |
B. Eager, pastor Of the First Baptist
Church, in this city; the Alumni sd-
dress, by Rev. ]. J. Burnett, of Win
chester; the Literary address by |
Judge James t. Shields.
Jonesboro Journal: Kettle, little |
daughter of Mr.. Joe. Lyle, living near |
johnson City, on Tuesday of last week,
while playing in the barn, fell and |
put her arm out of place at the elbow, |
the bone projecting through the skin.
We are glad to learn that the Joint has
been restored and is not permanently
injured.
The closing exercises Of Presnell
Academy, Jonesboro, Rev. w. B.
Siradley, principal, will take place,
beginning Wednesday, 22nd inst. Rev.
w. w. Bays, of our city, was expected
to deliver an address before the school,
but cannot be there in consequence of
his engagement at Hiwassee College at
the same time.
Cooke county is in a terrible muss
about the removal OF the county site
from Newport TO the Murray Allen
barn place, a short ways off, and the
of q court house. 1t had
been decided by the Court to take
such steps, and an election was to be
held on the 24th inst, but an injunc-
ton has been served, and the Sheriff
calls in the election.
The Washington County Sunday
School Convention was held at Jones'
bOrO', in the NJ. E. Church, last Fri
day. There was not a good attend
anee, but statistics were presented, ac-
cording to the Journal, which show
hat there are over fifty schools in the
county, with membership of fully
$500. Another meeting is to be held
IN the NJ. E. Church, South, the last
saturday in this month.
President Hayes vetoed the army
bill, but he can't veto the low prices
Of Shoes and Hats at Haynes & Hen.
sons.
= Wise Deacon.