Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-20
PENsIl.ET ES.

Memphis had a very heavy frost
Wednesday morning.
The mountains south of Bristol are
said to be covered with snow.
The game of l5n craze has struck
all the towns along the railroad.
Akers, the auctioneer, advertises
big aucti IN of furniture, ETC., to-day.
Although gloomy at the outset, yes
terday proved to be u delightful day
again.
1t looks quite lonely and desoiate
about the court house now, since the
courts are all over.
The growing corn crop Is reported
to be knee high in some OF the heids
Of Southern Florida.
Now Is the time to lay In the easter
supply OF eggs. They are plentiful
and cheap in this market.
Steps are being taken to organize
teachers institute among the school
teachers of Cooke county.
The farmers and gardeners are get
ting fearful backset in their spring
work, on account of the continued wet
weather.
Republican conventions are to be
held in most all the counties through
out East Tennessee the first Monday
in April.
There is talk of establishing another
banking institution at Athens, says
the Post, to be called the Mutual
Savings and Loan Association"
Business men, and others, will bear
in mind the "lunch' TO be served at
the Second Presbyterian chapel this
evening, as advertised else where.
SOLDIERS must be fearfulIy dishon-
est" said Mrs. Psrtipgton :"It seems
to be an occurrence every night for a
sentry to be relieved of his watch.n o.
Bristol Courier Mr.. Frank DoWler,
clerk in the Tennessee depot at this
place, has been transferred to Chatta.
nooga. Mr.. Jere. Bunting succeeds
him.
The business men OF Bristol have
organized board Of trade. Prof. J.
Fl. Winston is president; j. M. Bark
er, president, and J. Bunting Sec
rotary and treasurer.
The friends OF the NJ. L. church in
Cleveland are preparing for a grand
two prizes. McCauley's History of
England and full set Of croquet.
Farmers, Attention! We will have
Is car loads of Land Plaster on hand
and for sale. Call early before the
supply is exhausted. w. w. Wood
ruff & Go.
They say there is no advance on
Oliver Chilled Flows. The farmers
ought to lay in their supply before
the advance, which is sure to come.
Woodruff & Co. Keep a large stock.
No business was entered OF record in
the U. S. circuit court, yesterday.
The record still stands open for the
hearing of causes, by Judge Trigg,
before the adjournment of the special
term.
Sweetwater wants bank bad, and
vigorous steps are being taken by her
citizens to establish such an institu-
ton. A call is published in The DEM
ocrat for public meeting on the sub.
ject next week.
The secretary of state at Nashville
has registered the charter OF "Wal-
denis Ridge Academy" of Roane
county. Ineorporstors-B. f. Gram
mar, Elisha Morton, g. w. Crumbliss,
w. w. Msrgrsve and g. II. Delozier.
Nashville American The Nssh-
vile directory for 1880 contains the
names Of las Smiths, 1877 Browns, aud
SO JoDeses. The Jones family, which
has heretofore outDumbered the 9TH
ers, is naturally alarmed at the der
crease.
Athens POST One of the young
men at the Wesleyan University,
Athens, has assessed the presidential
preferences Of the students &C the in
stitutioD, and reports them as follows ::
Grant, 35; Tilden 10; Blaine 10; Han
cock, 8; Thurman, /; Sherman, l;
Charles Francis Adams, /; Hay es, /.