Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-22
PENCILETTES.

1t grows warm again.
Apples and peaches are just getting ripe
about JonesbOro.
There is continual passage to and from
the summer resorts.
The Greene County Normal School COM
mences next Monday.
The weather was oppressively warm again
yesterday and last night.
Bells livery stable presents neat and
clean appearance in its new coat of paint.
A large squad of bands went out ON yes
terday evenings train to the new railroad
works.
New steel rails and new ties are being laid
and the bed of the railroad yard at this place
much improved.
The closing exercises of the Roane Coun-
ty Normal School are to take place at the NJ.
Z. Church, South, Kingston, to-day.
Rogersville's "Ivanhoe Dramatic Club !"
is preparing to present "The Social Glass !"
and @ Our Boys" sometime in August.
The Kingston East Tennesseean states
that the rumor that the United States mail
service on the river, below Loudon, is to
be discontinued, is false.
The 'sBand of Hope" an organization
Church, paraded ON Gay street yesterday
evening, headed by the colored brass band.
Chattanooga hada sfulr' representation in
our city yesterday, Most of them were
witnesses in the Snyder case the Federal
court The Atkin House was their head
quarters.
cambridge Waterman and Reporter: One
Dennis Alexandra, of color, of Knoxville,
I,o
lodge of Z" the wise men of the earth" What
success he met with we are not able to
learn. -t.-.t.
Mr.. John H. Roberts, family grocery
man on Cumberland street, buried his
youngest child last Wednesday, it being
four months and five days old at the time
of its death.
Greeneville Herald A woman by the
name of Anderson from the 7th district was
lodged in jail, at this place, last Monday on
a peace warrant, she having threatened
several of her neighbors with fire.
A severe storm on Thursday of last week
played havoc in portions of Greene County.
The Herald reports several barns blown
down and damaged, a straw-st struck and
burned up, and fine horse belonging to
John Harmon killed.
Greeneville Herald: On last Monday
night the house of Mr.. Bible, living at Mid
way, was visited by thieves, and robbed
The thieves carried away about $500 in
money and Mr.. Bibles suit of clothes, be-
side two Watches but failed to get his
pocket-book, which contained $500.
The E. T. V. & G.. Railroad company, has
a large force at work from above the Crozier
street crossing east, through the cut,
grading, preparatory to the laying of new
side tracks, which we understand are to he
extended west to the junction of tn K. & o.
Railroad track This work is rendered
necessary by the rapidly increasing business
of the road, and will be valuable improve
ment.
According to the Herald and Tribune,
the colored people have perfected arrange
ments for grand rally at Jonesboro, on the
Sth of August. They have made arrange
ments with the Abingdon Brass Band,
colored, to furnish music for the occasion,
also with Hon. A. Fl. Pettibone, Judge
Hacker, E. N. Griffith, and others address
the assembly. At night, a grand banquet
will be given at the courthouse, admission
to which is only ten cents
Our Chattanooga neighbors, who were
up in considerable numbers yesterday, pro-
nounce Knoxville brisk and stirring place
at this time. In conversation with one or
two well informed gentlemen of that city,
We found them actually surprised to find
what life there is in Knoxville They &C
knowledged that there is more improvement
going on here than in Chattanooga not
withstanding there is more going ON there
than ever before known in one season.