Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-28
PENCILETTES.

Last sunday in August.
lie siege of courts sets in next week.
The last summer month is rapidly fading
away.
Tne city schools meet for organization
next Friday, and will open regularly to-
III ,rrow week.
Nashville now has ten cigar manufactures,
with the prospect of still another being put
into operation soon
According to the Morristown Times, the
new depot at Russellville, on the E. T., V.
d G.. Railroad is now complete, and is be-
ing used 1t is one of the most elegant
little depots on the line, from Chattanooga
10 Bristol.
The poor farm of Greene County has now
% occupants, or beneticiaries, according to
the New Era.
The New Era reports that Israel Ballen-
ger. of Cooke County, killed the other day
rattlesnake, feet long, having II rattles
and button. His dog killed huge cata-
mount, 4 feet 3 inches in length and ~
inches high, which had pounced upon
flock of geese.
Morristown Times: Over twelve hun
dred hands are now at work on the Western
n. G. Railroad, and if no mishap between
now and the 18th of November We can sail
clear through to Wilmington and Charleston,
by the most direct route
The Jouesboro Journal understands that
there is not much probability of the john
son City narrow guage railroad being COM
pleted to Cranberry Iron works until some
time next spring.
Mich COWS are dying in Chattanooga
of murrain.
Taxpayers will have only three days
more to pay state and countp taxes for 1880,
without cost The books go into the hands
of officers for collection September LIST.
The lockwood Republican proposes tc
give $50, toward the erection of the pros
pective college TO be erected at that place by
the Method st Ep' scopal church. This is
very eommendable and praiseworthy start
and other interests of that growing town
should certainly follow suit.
lockwood Republican: Capt. VIM. MC
EIwee, last week, while prospecting on his
farm. at Post Oak Springs. in this county
discovered the largest vein of iron ore evel
vet found in Roane county. 1t runs from
seven to fourteen feet in thickness, laying
horizontally. 1t is soft, red ore. Hi
farm is four miles from lockwood.
Sells circus is now in New York State
coming South, and is boobed for Chat
tanooga. October 5.
River navigation at Chattanooga remasn
at stand-still.
Fannie, infant daughter of G. A. Guen
Their, trustee of Roane County, died a
Kingston, August %, aged % months
Maryville Democrat: The dwelling nous
of Mr. James Safel, who lives on Baker
Creek, Loudon County, was destroyed b,
fire on the night of the 21st inst. Only
few things were saved from the flames Tn
fire was accidental
Rev. L. b. Coldwell, of the E. T. W
University at Athens, is to preach in Kings
ton to-day.
Ameeting of ex-Federal soldiers has bee
called at lockwood, next Saturday, to ar
ra l9e for attending the reunion of the Arm
of the Cumberland, at Chattanooga, Sep
te nber Il and %
Bristol Reporter: Messrs. Smith & Bon
du ant, of Knoxville, Tenn, have bough
the Slower property, on Main street. Nh
H. c. Bondurant of the firm is now i
town to examine the purchase and deter
mine whether or not they will tear the oil
building away and build two new brio
business houses during the present yea
1t is likely they will decide to build at once