Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-01-22


county, dropped in to see US Wednesday.
Miss sallle Atkins, of Main street, is visi
ing DIR. Greennelds family aad other rel
lives near Guthrie, KY.
Mr.. Chas. b. Cashier, with Moore, Br
maker & Co., Louisville, was in town tn
week. Charlie is a drummer, par exceihane
squire Bill Herring told us of livel
..wiId-goose hunt" upin No. 8, but we prom
ised not to give the boys away.
We regret to learn that two of Sheri
Nfoseley's little children have been sic
with lneumonIa. They are fast eonvaie'
Ing f1wever.
our clever young friend, ]. w. Pardu'
has bsen appointed Deputy sherif by Hig
sheriff Jas f. Moseley. This kind of lif
wiiljust suit VIII. He likes to be always o.
the 20.
II is with pleasure we note the connection
of our genial friend and former townsman
Mr.. E. 5. Bringhurst, with the large agri
cultural house of John j. McGavqck, Nash
Vile, Tenn.
The Columbia Journal: "NTisses Eliza ]
Kessee and Lillian Beaumont, duo of .fail
and fascinating GAINESVILLE bellies, are guests
ofthe gracious and courtly most of the Mel
son."
Judge Jas. f. Rice was in Nashville Thu
week listening to the buzz OF the senatorial
bee in the bonnets of the aspirants, and
mingling business with pleasure by attend
ing to his cases before the supreme court.
Mr.. 5. NJ. Grimm, formerly OF the Frank
lin CKy.) Patriot, beamed his lovely smiles
upon us yesterday. He has sold out his in
terest in the Patriot and proposes TO return
TO Dover, his native place.
Mr. John Hurst, of the enterprising firm
"fMcComb, Hurst & Co, went TO New Or
leans last Thursday morning to buy sugar
and molasses for his house. This fiTm al
ways buys from headquarters.
Miss Lizzie Merriwether is visiting friends
near Paducah, this week. Wen bet the boys
in that neighborhood think it is "Merry-
weather for them, Notwithstanding the
gloom.
Miss Lucy Clark is in Louisville, KY, this
week, on a visit to her friend, Miss Annie
Cook We hope Miss Lucy will return be-
fore the young gentlemen get up their
bazaar, for nobody could have better taste
in such affairs than she and her mother
Get copy of Pulling Waters; give it to
your friend call on her Thursday night,
and as she plays it for you. realize the de-
lightftl difference between feeling and
hearing Ruling Waters. owen & Moore have
the music.
Afr. NJ. b. Coleman, formerly with A. r.
Hail OF our city, was perambulating our
streets this week talking up the virtues of a
wholesale dry goods house of Cincinnati
Burr knows more about calico, ct cetra, &c,
than all the women in christendom.
Miss Ellen kennedy left last Sunday for
Louisville, where she joins her friends, the
Misses Veech, and they all go together TO
New York. We wish the railroads would
.'dead-head" us, or that walking was good,
and we'd go too. paper or no paper.
Near sadlersvilIe, Tenn, Jan. 18th, 1881,
by Rev A. b. Coke, Mr.. j. r. Sensing of
GAINESVILLE, to Miss Ella Mingia, of Athens,
Ala. Attendants: w. L. Sensing and Miss
Carrie Hill, ID. johnson and Miss Maggie
Hin. Success TO YOU Bud, and may no clouds
shadow your future.-Cfdfhrfe Gazette.
Mr.. Bruton representing Ralph, Stewart
& Co., of Philadelphia, the largest snuff
house in the world was in town this week.
You bet, Bruton's up to snuff, and can tell
the best Joke in the world. (Par paren-
thesis,) he told us who struck Billy Patter-
son, but would like to know who was the
man looking for that "oan-opener."
The Columbia Herald: "NIiss Eliza Jane
Keesee, of Clarksville, one of the handsom-
est and most charming and fascinating of
young ladies, is visiting her grandfather,
Col. T. w. Reese, at the Nelson House. She
is accompanied by her friend, Miss Lillian
Beaumont. also of GAINESVILLE, and also very
beautiful"
Tom TOOmbs says he wants ii distinctly
understood he is no kin to Hoffman; that
he has been imposed on by hoffman tell
ing It around town that he was. Hoffman
says he denies the allegation and that the
"aUigator'' knows it to be false, that if he
had a son as ugly as Tom Toomos he'd XIII
him.
The Cadz Democrat says: "MT. J. c. Ken
drick, of the popular tobacco warehouse of
Kendrick, PettusSS Co., Clarksville, Tenn,
was in town Monday, representing the in
terest of his firm. There is no safer or more
reliable tobacco statesmen anywhere tLan
Kendrick, Pettus & Co., and our planters
can rely upon their judgment and fair deal
ing.
We are happy TO state that Commodore
Couts has accepted situation in Cincin-
natl, with the large furniture house of H.
Closterman, Jr, p Main street. Commodore
says he will sell bridal-chamber outfits to
those of his friends about town, who wish to
enter the delectable land, at hHif-price-a
chrome and 'crib" thrown in.
Father Timothy Abbott, who is stationed
at Pulaski, preached at the Catholic Church
last Sunday. Father Abbott was raised in
CIarksville, and il is with pride that we see
him raised to the priesthood, and come back
now and then to mingle with those VINO
know him so well and appreciate his manly
worth.
Nothing gives us more pleasure than To
state that the Rev. Jno. r. GOodpasture, at
one time co-laborer at the bar with us, has
accepted the call 10 the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church here, and will soon assume
charge. II has been said that extremes often
meet, and he will pardon us if we say that
we think the next best person to good
la,ryer Is a good preacher.
our old and highly esteemed friend and
countyman, W. b. Russell Of Hickman
county. paid Us visit ON Tuesday morning
last Mr.. Russell is one ofthe most extensive
farmers in that county, and has to-day
more energy and 'git-up" than most of the
young men of our day. He always meets
warm reception by his numerous friends in
this city and county.
Miss Lena Meyers, who has spent several
weeks here, on a visit TO her cousin, Miss
Birdie Rhodes, we are sorry TO chronicle,
left for home last saturday. IL seems, from
Madame Rumor, that Columbia is about TO
hlch from Us two OF our EdreSt flowers. If
that is 80, we know several handsome and
intelligent Young gentlemen around town
who would be pleased To. exchange. What
say YOU Columbia:
The Columbia Journal says: The flower
Of Columbia chivalIy, Mr.. Walter p. Void
ridge, gave an elegant "German" at the
Nelson, in honor of Miss Eliza Keesee and
Miss Beaumont, on the evening of the 18th.
IL was n most enjoyable affair and reflected
great credit upon the gentleman getting it
up"
That flower of Columbia chivalry is-nO
we won't! They'll say its the green-eyed
monster.
In RuSsellville, KY, on the 18th at y m.
sam NJ. Mckee OF Christian county, TO Miss
Bonnie Thomas OF Logan county. No cards
The harmonious offending of two young
lives with mutual hopes, joys and sorrowS
as they glide gently and smoothly down
life'S stream. Neither cast down by the re-
.,.-ay nor ttndulv elevated nv the Successes