Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-22
PENClLFTTES.
May almost gone.

May alAIOos BoIO'
The moonlight nights will soon be thing
of the past
This is the fourth Sunday in May, and
there is still one more.
The wheat prospect in Loudon county is
reported to be unusually good.
Strawberries are selling in Athens for l2s
cents quart
o9c. Goods at the E. T, emma
House for 65 cents. Price, ana SEQ
for yourselves.
The Knights Templar were on the streets
last NIGHTS in uniform, drilling for the com
ing meeting.
The Good Samaritans, eolored, gave a
,,icnic to Maryville yesterday, which was
largely attended Last night festival was
oiyen at their hall, on Gay street.
We understand that III some parts of the
country hereabouts the woods are full OF
what is known as the thirteen-year-old
locust.
Greeneville New Era: Rev. W. T. Self
and Mr. William Temple started for Austin,
Tex, Monday morning to attend the Cum
berland Presbyterian General Assembly.
Thomas P. Chambers, who was elected
bv the legislature, has been commissioned
by Governor Hawkins as land register for
the Hiwagsee district, in this State.
We regret to learn of the severe illness of
Deputy Sheriff Frank Gibbs. He has
rooms at Hon Alex Reeder's. Frank says
that he has few measles" to spare, if
any of his friends want any.
The Times records the destruction by
fire, last Thursday morning of the resi-
dence of Peter Allen, of Morristown, caused
loot Of l,ic OF nrtG
were saved.
Athens Post Rev. J. S. Russell, of the
9th district, last week, took 100 pounds of
wool of of 25 head of half blood Cots
wolds, and 81 pounds off of the thorough
bred Cotswold buck.
W. Dow Rule, Esq, has returned from
Washington with an appointment as NAL
messenger on the Knoxville and Augusta
Railroad vice Mr.. NJ. Gass, who is trans
ferred to the river route from LOudOn tC
Kingston.
VIII Brooks, a small colored boy, who
worked at Lilies mill, met with very seri
Gus accident Thursday His clothes were
caught and drew him into the machinery
when one of his hands was taken entirely
off and the other very badly crushed.
Athens Post: The Hon. Nimrod Dodson
an old and highly respected citizen and a
one time member of the Tennessee legis
lature, died, at his home, IN the 18th civi
district, last Monday. He was aged abou
% years, aud had been III declining healtl
for some time.
At large sale of blooded stock nea,
Nashville, Thursday, fine Short Horn
yearling bull was purchased for the Univer
sity of Tennessee agricultural farm, for $50
One fine imported Jersey COW was bough
by Maj. Campbell Brown, of Spring Hill
for the sum of 81 800.
According to the Reporter the ladies o
the First Presbyterian Church at Bristol re
Gently realized $l25 from a strawberrr
festival. This is the first installmert of
fund for the erection of a new chrt1ch, Il
cost $4,000.
Bristol Reporter: Clerk and Master n J
Phillips, sold on the 18th inst, 81 vacan
lots belonging to the estate of the late jaime
hing, lying west of the Tennessee depot
The prices varied from 500 to 500 and tn
sale aggregated some 81, 800.
We regret to hear of painful acciden
which happened yesterday to Mrs. Ed. +
Hall. She has been cripple for about
years, and wore brace on one leg. Will
doing her house worl, yesterday mornn
the brace gave way, and she received
severe and painful hurt. DR.. Boyd wa
summoned and gave her the necessary al
tendance, but she was suffering very nue.
last night.