Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-16
PENCILETTES.

The slaughter of dogs in Chattanooga still
continues
Native watermelons have begun to appear
to a limited extent in our market.
David Jackson small colored errand
boy, for the First National Bank of Chatta-
nooga, has been arrested and jailed for
opening and robbing valuable letters given
him to mail for the bank.
The Loudon County Normal school closed
yesterday.
Another squad of Cherokee Indians are
soon to leave Loudon for the Indian Nation.
The Loudon County court last Monday
laid off the comfy into four road districts
and appointed commissioners as provided
by law A tax of Is cents on the $1OG
worth of property was levied as road tax,
and payers are allowed to pay two-thirds
of their road tax in work. And each hand
is required to work four days in the year.
About $50 guests are reported at White
Cliff Springs and new arrivals are registered
daily.
The newly elected board of mayor and
aldermen of Athens has organized by elect
ing r. l.. Armstrong recorder and assessor,
and G.. w. Hoge marshal. Elias Walker is
mayor.
Nashville American: Thomas J. Mason,
railroad tax assessor, has been summoned to
his home in Loudon County, on account of
the serious illness of his brother......G Gov.
Hawkins left here for Huntingdon yester-
day morning to attend the funeral of an in
FAINT grandchild.
Mrs. Rev. J. S. Petty, of Greeneyille, is
visiting her old home, Cleveland
for, loo c1,,+l, of
has been sold by S. Y. Pierce to J. Fl.
Pemberton for So, 500. The Banner learns
that the new proprietor will build turn
pike road from Cleveland, and add improve
ments which will make the place delight
full summer resort.
Cleveland has organized bicycle club,
which has received a machine for practice.
The Ban reports considerable ground
and lcfsy tumbling. No necks or limbs
broken yet"
Rev. J. B. Ford is to preach at the NJ. E.
Church in Cleveland tomorrow on bob
Ingersollism and the Christian Religion"
Bristol Courier: Mrs Slower, of Union
Depot has returned from Texas, and has
gone to her Carter County farm. We learn
that her health is very poor Her large
house at Union, which cost SIG, 900, is va
cant.
Another large crowd of work hands was
taken on yesterday evenings K. d 0. train
for the new railroad work. A portion were
for Shea, and the others for Donnelly &
CASTILLO.
Col Geo. W. Telford and Mrs. II. A.
Hughes were married at the residence of
Mrs. V. E. Munsey, Jonesboro, Thursday,
18th inst, Rev. J. E. Alexander officiating.
The Jonesboro Journal tells of the killing,
last week, by Thos Deaderick, near the
Devils Shin Bone, Washington County, of
rattlesnake with sixteen rattles.
According to the journal, Mrs. Tice Lock
ner. near Jonesboro, was closely chased by
a bear while out notwithstanding, last week.
A faithful dog along with her interviewed
and saved her.
The rain Wednesday evening did not ex-
tend to Coal Creek and Careyville, there
being not a drop therein fact it reached
only short distance out on that line. The
rain was very heavy to the east and south of
us, however.
Workmen are engaged at the Second
Presbyterian Church, which is closed for
the season. The rear end has been taken
out, and an addition of eighteen feet will
be put to it. This will be a valuable i'm
provement.
From Engineer Matt Franklin, who came
from Bristol yesterday morning, we learn
that the corn all along the road above this
place is completely fattened out and evi
IDENTIFY seriously injured by the rain Of
Wednesday evening
Joe Goodman, former well known river
man in this vicinity, arrived yesterday from
Rugby and vicinity, where he has been a
work for several months. He has just com
pleted a large job of stone-masonry Al
Oneida, a growing town on the Cincinnati
Southern Railway. Messrs. Horner & Co..
carpenters and builders, are doing gooc
work there. Joe reports everything flour
ishing in that section-plenty of work ant
money.