Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-08-27

travelling out west, has settled in Helena
Montana, and intends to engage in the prac
tiee Of the law in that city.
Mr.. w. H. Allen has returned from hi.
trip to Mississippi, and is back again at his
old post at Crusman's, smiling and happy
Mack "fits" a wholesale grocery as quick
as the next best man. .sYou hear us, now.'
Miss Maggie Williams of Henderson, Ky.
paid her sister Mrs. McCulloch, visit this
week, but left for home Thursday morning
Miss Maggie is one OF the handsomest ladies
in Kentucky.
Mrs. Halle w. Lawrence and daughter.
have arrived in the city, from Memphis.
Mrs. Lawrence is now at the Academy, pre-
paratory to taking her position in that in
stitution as one of its teachers.
Mr.. Abe Martin, after visit of several
months here to relatives, leaves tomorrow
Sunday for his Uncle's plantations in Ar
kansas. Abe's annual visits here are al
ways pleasant to his friends.
Cadet F. G. Irwin left this week ON his re-
turn to West Point. This is Gibson,s last
session at the National Military Academy,
and next June he will come forth full
commissioned I'd Lieut., in the United
States army.
Miss Mamie Herring has returned to the
city after a two months visit to her father,
at his farm on the Cumberland, a few miles
this side of Nashville. Her friends have
missed her in her absence and are glad of
her return.
Rev. DR.. ]. B. Shearer and wife have re-
turned home, after several months sojourn
in Virginia, visiting their old home and
friends. The Doctors stay in the salubrious
climate of Virginia evidently agreed with
him and he looks in the very best of health.
Mr.. ]. q. Joseph is back home again from
his extended trip into the Far West He
says he enjoyed the trip very much and
speaks very enthusiastically of the climate
lands and business push of the people of
Colorado, Montana and Wyoming Territory.
Mr.. Alex Jacques, press agent of Shelby,
Pullman & Hamilton's Mastodon Shows,
was in the city last Thursnay. He goes I'M
der the nom de plume of ''The Old Man"
which is suggestive of the popularity and
esteem, which his cIeverness and politeness
have won for him.
Mr.. Ed. HI. Lewis, representing an agrieul-
raj house of Nashville Tenn, was in the city
this week on business connected with his
house. Mr.. Lewis is known to the news
and spicy occasional correspondent to the
Nashville American.
Messrs VIM. B. Coulter, of Coulter, Bro.
s. StrattOn, r. S. Broaddus, of Rice, Broad
dus & Co., and Mr.. Simon Bloch, of Bloch,
Bros, have gone East to purchase their fall
and winter stocks of drygoods etc. Their
goods will commence to arrive in a week or
two.
Tried, and not found wanting. The
White, American and Royal st. John Sew
ing Machines, self setting needle, high arm,
light running, noisless and all other advan-
tages to be found in first class machine. |
Singer needles 20 cents and all others %
cents at owen & Moore's.
Mr.. O. c. Atkinson has returned from his
trip to Bailey springs, Ala, much improved
in health. He speaks in high terms of the |
cleverness and genial hospitality of the So
journers at the Springs, and also of the |
pleasant Accommodations to be found there |
and the urbanity and attentiveness of the |
proprietors.
Mrs. J. NJ. Anderson and daughter, Miss |
Annie, of Montgomery county, are in the |
city; They have been visiting friends in
Shelbyville. Werner WardlaW, of Shelby |
vile, whose delicate health fares well in |
that locality, and who is a favorite with |
MIS-. AuQefSOn'S family, Is returning with |
them. He will remain in the vicinity of |
Clarksville for some Uncomfortable Ban
ner.
Mr.. Geo. S. Dick, after visiting portions of
New Mexico, Arazona, Colorado, Texas and
many other states, arrived at home last
Monday evening, and will be on hand at
the circus on the 5th. There is no use talk
ing, George is bound to attend every circus
that comes to GAINESVILLE, and if George is
absent, you bet there will be no show.
Mr.. Mike Savage, a young gentleman, of
district No. 10 this county, has decided to
come to the city and engage in the practice
of the law. Mr.. Savage attended the Van
derbilt law school last session. He is palms.
taking and careful student of the law and
endowed with those qualities which win
success in any sphere of life, energy and
sound judgement. We extend him our best
wishes.
The Hon. Jas. a. Mckenzie passed through
the city last Wednesday, en- route to Eureka
Springs, Ark, where he goes in hopes its
medical waters will benefit his eyes. We are
pleased to learn that there is some little i'm
provement in his sight of late, but he is still
in serious danger of loosing them altogether.
The waters of Eureka springs are said to pos
sess medical properties greatly beneficial to
afflicted eyes.
MeSsrs. Sam Bush and John Pendleton,
two popular young men, ofFrankfOrt, KY
have been spending several weeks with Mr.
VIM. H. Green, out at his splendid farm in
district No. 8, this county. They are men,
beTs of the MeCreary Guards, of Frankfort,
and while in the city the otherievening, they
visited the c. c. G.'s at Camp Crusman, and
expressed themselves much pleased with
the drill put up by our company.
Mr.. John L. Cross, a substantial farmer, of
Todd county, KY, near Trenton, was in the
city the past week. He says the crops in his
section have suffered great deal for want
of rain, but that about half a corn crop and
a tolerably fair tobacco crop will be the re-
suit. He says he is in no immediate danger
of starvation, n owever, as he has fifteen
hundred bushels of as fine wheat as a mans
eye ever rested on, which he is holding for
the big rise.
Mr.. Ben f. Blackman, who for several
years past, has been clever, popular and
efficient salesman in the wholesale grocery
of ]. j. Crusman, we sincerely regret to say,
leaves for Walnut Bend. Ark, this afternoon
with Mr.. Norris Barker of that place. Ben
has accepted situation in large cotton
storage, and plantation supply store at that
point, and though his friends here hate to
seeIhim take his goOd-natured genial pres
ence from among them, they all wish him
much success in his new position. Good-by |
Benz "Empty is the cradle, ETC."
WE extend our thanks to Mr.. |
James Munroe, the clever and ex-
perienced gardener and fiori-cultur-
ist at Evergreen Lodge, for bas-
ket of exquisite flowers. In these
dry parched times when everything
is dead or dying from the extended |
drouth, lovely fresh flowers are in
deed thing of beauty, and much |
to be appreciated. While every |
one else's garden is dyring up, Ev-
ergreen Lodge, under the careful
attention of Mr.. Munroe, looks
f,c,l, ap1 fha