Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-02-26
Personals.

Mai. Tom Lewis, of Stewart coun-
ty, was in our city, last Thursday.
Mr.. VIM. Hunter, a prominent
young lawyer of Memphis, was in
the city this week.
Sarah Bernhardt Polk, at music
and book store.
Mr.. l.. Fritsch, a popular mer-
chant tailor, of Evansville, was in
town this week.
Mr.. Merce McKay-''Mac" OF the
C. C. G's, will "do" Mardi Gras
next Monday and Tuesday.
Capt. Thos. L. Dodd, very prom
inent member of the Nashville bar,
was in the city on legal business
this week.
We are glad to learn that DIR. j.
w. Lupton has returned home,
from his trip to Florida, much inn
proved in health.
Capt. f. p. Gracy, we are sorry 20
say, has been quite sick again, but
is improving some at this writing.
We wish him a speedy recovery.
The Greenwood prayer-meeting
will be held at the residence OF X.
III. Pickering, on next Thursday
night. All are cordially invited to
attend.
Our young friend, Sing Ham
baugh, of New Providence, has
been dangerously sick for some
weeks, with inflammatOry rheuma-
tism. We hope he will soon be up.
Hon. Jas. A. Mckenzie passed
back through our city last Monday
en- route to Washington. He was
called home by the sad death OF his
bright little son Anterior.
We regret exceedingly to report
that Mr.. Jas. G.. Bunnell, brother OF
the late Sam. A. Bunnell, is lying
dangerously sick with typhoid
pneumonia at the home of his
brother-in-law in Houston county.
Misses Mamie Johnson and Ma
rion Martin departed this morning
for Memphis, where they go to visit
friends and enjoy the sights of Mardi
Gras. We wish them "bOn voy-
age'' and the most enjoyable of trips.
Revs. Fathers Gavin of Chatta-
nooga, and Timothy Abbott of Pu-
Iaski. were in the city last Tuesday.
They came to celebrate rites con-
nected with the death of the late
Jas. Abbott.
Mr.. John Irwin embarked for
New Orleans last Monday, where
he will view the reign of King Mo-
mus, for few days, and then go /
prospecting for a permanent loca-
ton in the far west.
Mrs. Bette w. Chappell nee
Daniel. and Miss Matte Hay, left |
Thursday morning for Memphis, !
where they will spend several days.
Mr.. ChappeIl joins them in Mem
phis, whence they go TO New Or
leans to witness Mardi Gras.
Mr.. b. f. Hardin, of b. F. Har-
din & Co., carriage manufacturers,
and his sister Mrs. S. J. Taylor, If
Memphis, who has been here on a
visit to him of several weeks, left |
for Memphis this morning. Mr..
Hardin will be back next week.
Mr.. w. c. Campbell, formerly Of !
this city, is now with Arnold, Con-
stable x Co., of New York, the
largest dry goods house in that city.
We bespeak for him the patronage
of our merchants who go east this
spring to buy goods.
Our clever friend, Mr.. w. ..
Brandon, formerly editor and pro-
nrietor of the Nashville Sunday
Times, is now with the Cumberland
Presbyterian Publishing House.
same CITY. He is a valuable as
sistance to any business he may
enter.
Rev. b. NJ. TaylorOf Russellville,
XIV, who has charge of flourish
ing church in that place, was IN our
city Thursday shaking hands with
his many friends. He is a genial
christian gentleman, and always
does the correct thing, as was evil
denced by his renewal of his sub
scription for the CHRONICLE.
Miss Kate Johnson left for Mem
phis this morning with her cousin,
Miss Keesee, where they will wit
ness the Carnival, and then take IA
trim to the Crescent City on one of
the palatial Mississippi steamers.
Before returning home they Will
spend several months with relatives
in Arkansas.
\ startling rumor came To this clty
last Wednesday morning that our
talented young representative, Ruff
us y. Rhodes, had lost fine suit OF
clothes, having had them stolen
from his room in the Maxwell
House. This bit of information was
conveyed TO his constituents through
the kilograms of Stealey the CORES
pondent of the Courier-Journal at
Nashville; however, it,proved to be
only a rumor. His apparel had been
safely laid aside by the person who
attends to his room.
We wish the person who lald our
-overcoat "aside" would bring it
forth.