Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-24
PENCILETTES.

All the watch dogs in portions of Nash
Vile are being poisoned, supposed to be by
cyil-disposed persons with a view to rob-
berry.
The late DIR. George S. Blackie, accord
in,, to the American, was the only Free
Mason in Nashville who had taken the 33d
degree in Masonry. There are five who
have taken the 32d degree.
In Nashville, last Monday, real estate
transfers to the amount of $40, 900 were
recorded said to be the largest days trans
action on record there.
The Waterman and Reporter records the
marriage Thursday, 18th inst, at Big
Greek, Cooke county, by Rev Jesse Baker,
OF Mr.. Alf. Swami, of cambridge, and Miss
Fannie Burnett, daughter of Rev. J. NJ. L.
Burnett. 1t was an interesting and brilliant
occasion, and the happy couple started on
tour TO New York.
GreeneyilIe has had no flies yet this sea-
son. 1t must indeed be a cold and dreary
town.
The Cooke County Normal School opened
Mt Newport last week, with Is students.
Miss Rachael Swami, daughter of Judge
J. P Swami, of cambridge, as we learn
from the Waterman and Reporter, gradua-
ted at the head of her class, at Salem, n c.,
Female College. and delivered the valedicto-
~ address.
cambridge Waterman and Reporter:
jefferson county has the oldest county court
clerk of any county in East Tennessee. 1t
IS Captain Nicholson, who lacks a few
months of being so years old.
The Grand Lodge of Tennessee United
Order of Worl1men, meets in Nashville
Tuesday, July Il.
W T. Leach and Martin Siger were
bound over at Jonesboro, last week, to ap-
pear at the next term of Federal court for
violation of the revenue law.
The Herald and Tribune claims that there
are more eats, dogs and hogs in Jonesboro
than il any other town of its size in the
State.
J0nesboro boasts Of q lime kiln club
The Kingston East Tennessee learns that
the proprietors of the Oakdale Iron Works
contemplate erecting another furnace at an
early day, and building an eight mile rail
road to the coal fields at Winters Gap.
They expect to have two or three hundred
additional hands at work shortly.
Jonesboro Herald and Tribune: Rev.
Nathan Bachman, it is expected, will spend
his summer vacation here in East Tennessee,
and, if So viii supply Rev. Mr.. Duncan's
pulpit here il Jonesboro and at Old Salem
Church. He will perhaps be here by the
first of July.
According to the Greeneville Herald
colored boy in the employ of ". N. Myers,
Of GSreene county, entered the sleeping
apartment of his employer one night last
week with the intention Of committing rob
berry, but was frightened away, and has fled
for parts unknown.
Rev. George S. Savage of the American
Bible Society is to address the citizens of
GreenevlLe Thursday evening, July 7,
From the Constitution we learn that Mr.
". Z. MOuntcastle, a Messy Greek boy who
Is doing a large commission and milling
business IN Atlanta, Ga, has been quite Ill,
bet IS recovering, and has gone to a local
watering place.
According to the East Tennesseean VIM
u, Baxter, a trustee, has sold the interest
Of II. T.. Cotton in the Emory property
known as the Wilcox Mines, in Roane coun-
ty. The sale was made by the clerk and
master of the chancery court, at Kingston,
and took place on Saturday last.
Chattanooga's latest sensation is the talk
OF a tunnel under the railroad tracks at
Market street crossing.
The late Discount and Deposit Bank at
Chattanooga is paying the second 30 pei
OF its liabilities. The doors of the bank
are to be kept open until the 23th inst,
after which time the business will 80 into
the clerk and masters hands.
Thirty-four passenger trains now enter
and leave the union passenger depot al
Chattanooga daily.
Five surveying parties are engaged upon
the Macon and Brunswick Railroad survey,
between Atlanta and Macon, Ga, distance
of 80 miles.
The Times says that the base ball contes
at Chattanooga on the 4th of July for $10l
prize, viii be engaged inby the Chattanooga
Browns and Sewanee and Knoxville clubs
The Good Samaritans, a colored organiza
ton, went on a picnic excursion to Mary
vile yesterday, accompanied by the Hume
brass band, and crowd of colored people
We notice our friend Capt George VAN
bic. popular freight conductor on the E
T., V. & c. Railroad, who is taking a lay
of while freight is light, welding the plas
terer's trowel on the Hattie House addition
George understands the business and is per
Iectly at home there.
The Maryville train did not go out til
about o'clock yesterday evening, awaiting
the return of the cOlOrd picnic.
We are glad to notice Mr. Alex Water
again able to be on the streets, but he hat
yet to go on clutches. Mr.. Waters, while
engaged in the carpenter shops of the E. T.
Y. & G. Railroad, several months ago, me
with a serious accident which crippled hin
so badly that he has been confined eve
since We join his many friends in hopin,
for his speedy restoration to able-bodie(
manhood
Flies and MOSUuitoeS
BE. box of Rough on Rats" wi
keep house free from flies, mosquitoes