Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-16
PENCILETTES.

This is the big day with the colored
masons.
Caterpillars are playing sad havoc with
many fruit and shade trees about the city.
Knoxville can pretty well afford, as we
think, to take a rest on the Fourth of July,
rs seems to be the intention. We had our
Fourth celebration last week.
Stephen c. Pyott has been appointed
deputy internal revenue collector at Chatta-
nooga. vice Z. C. Stanley, resigned
Bristol News: Maj. Tom OConner has
given a ,325 gold medal for the best of three
dabaters at Cumberland Gap; one each to
he taken from Virginia, Kentucky and len
nessee. The medal Ii one of the hand
soonest in design and execution we have
ever seen, and was manufactured by Mir.
A. Picken. of this town.
Rev. A. W. Wilson, who has just resigned
his position as president of Rogersville
FemlIe College, VIII go to Dodge City. Tex,
TO engage in teaching, according to the
Norristown Gazette.
Fifty Iaborers on the construction of
switches in the Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad yards struck Monday for higher
wages They were receiving 81 per day
and struck for S1.25.
$50. Goods at the E. T. China
House for 65 cents. Price, and see
for yourselves.
Mr.. ". 7. Painter and family, of Greene
county, took the noon train yesterday at
FUllen's station for California to make their
future home. being ticketed by Capt. VIM.
Kerr. the popular eInigrant agent.
VIM, A Cross has been appointed by
Governor Hawkins census commissioner for
Sullivan county, and Matthew Breeder has
been appointed land canvasser for the same
county by Commissioner Hawkins.
Chattanooga's Lookout Fire Company
have presented their ex-chief, H. A.
Quade, with handsome and costly silver
service.
Hon. Jas. W. Deaderick, chief justice of
the supreme bench of Tennessee, is spend
ing a few days with his daughter, Mrs w.
d. NanDyke, Chattanooga.
\ mandatory of carriage and wagon
supplies is soon to be moved from near
Somerset, Ky, to Chattanooga, and will
operate about 100 hands.
WScott Vineyard, Anna Beams and Bar
bara Irons have been jailed in Chattanooga,
charged with robbing Mrs. Hendricks of
1920.
The Second Presbyterian Church at Chat
tanOOga has been granted a charter by the
State
Lawn parties and fishing excursions are
the popular amusements of Chattanooga
just now.
Dr. J. L. CASTOR received his commits
sion as surveyor of customs Mt Chattanooga,
and has opened an Office in the James
building. He has general charge and super
vision over all steamboats, and men, and
the licensing of them and collects duties on
whatever may be exported or imported
there. An effort is to be made to secure a
custom-house for Chattanooga.
Gas is now furnished at S1.75 per thou
sand feet in Nashville. There is a lively
fgat between rival companies there.
Chattanooga hardware merchants are lay
ing in = supply of dog muzzles for dog
days.
Mr.. W, X. Eckle has commenced the ex-
cavatiOn for the erection of a brick business
house on his vacant lot on the corner of
market square and Asylum street, adjoining
!. Fl. Cruces hardware house. This will
fill out the last vacant lot on that side of the
square.
Misses Anne and Lou Litton have returned
f:om pleasant visit to Knoxville, where
they witnessed the Knights Templar COM
petitiye drill
4 post-Office called Divine" has been es-
tablished on the route between Chattanooga
and Lafayette, Ga, four and a half miles
from Chattanooga, with Marion z. Stone as
postmaster.
Chattanooga is to have another new bank
with capital stock of 5000 900, perhaps,
S125, 900 of which is already raised in
Nashville, DR.. VIM. Morrow, of Nashville,
is said to be at the head of the enterprise.
Chattanooga Times: Capt. Geo. Gurley
and his brine, nee Miss Sophie Young, ar
rived III the city Sunday and took apart
1neuts at the Stanton, where they will re
main some time. They had a delightful
tour through the North. Both will meet
with hearty welcome. Cadets
Ellis Reese and Ed Eaton, who have been
attending the University of Tennessee, re-
turned yesterday to spend vacation at home.
Both are very popular in the city. 4
Prof. F. E. Hacker has returned from Knox
vile. where he has been for the past two
weeks, and now continue his lessons.
The grand opening ball at Tate Spring
tomorrow night viii be the opening event
of the season at that popular health and
pleasure resort, and will be an occasion well
worth visiting. No doubt many of Knox
,
engagements will be made for them,
The Knoxville and Ohio train yesterday
evening was well loaded with contractors
work hands and supplies for the new rail
road work.
The weather continues stormy and threat
ening.
The Maryvil1e train was over an hour late
leaving yesterday evening, account of some
needed repairs to the engine.
BlountyilIe Sullivan Star: Living in the
2Oth district of this county we find Betsy
Dyer, aged l04 year5-was born in Ireland :;
Mrs. Goodman, 80 years old, native born ;
Mrs. Berry, 80 years, native; and Mrs.
Gross, near 80, also native. Mrs. Gross was
present at a sacrament meeting last Sunday
at the Poplar Ridge. Near the banks of the
Holston River, in this county, lives Abraham
Cross and the wife Of his youth both 80
odd
Make your own ice cream cheap, and call
at Butt, DePue & Co.'S, and see how cheap
they will sell you a freezer.