Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-12
PENCILETTES.

It wasn't much of day for kites
flying yesterday.
Sweet potatoes are selling at $500
per bushel in the Bristol market.
JEFF. Davis died ct Timber Ridge,
Greene county, on the 9Th inst.
Chattanooga county Jail contains
thirty-five inmates.
Fannie Mays British Blondes are
booked for Chattanooga tonight.
Thirty passenger trains arrive ana
depart from Chattanooga daily.
Eggs are selling at fifty to seventy
Ave cents a GoZen in some OF the East.
ern cities.
Rev. J. w. Mann. Of the M. K.
Church is holding quarterly meeting
st Jonesboro to-day and Tomorrow.
Rev. Isasc Emory. OF this city, has
been in JonesboTo this week looking
after Sunday school interest.
III. Burrue, coiored, was sworn in
as prscticing attorney in the chaneery
court at Nashville this week.
P. G.. Wilson, of Chattanooga, has
Just bought ten Car loads Of window
glass on one order. -
Mrs. Bolivia A. Lock wood the female
lawyer OF Wsshin gton, D. G, was fineC
81 the other day for falling to shove
the snow off her pavement.
a Terre Haute, Ind, man, D. Il
Crawford, is in Chattanooga prospect
ing with a view TO opening new iroI
furnace.
Hoo. Will A. McTeer, of Bloun
county, is spending the legislative re-
cTess in Cincinnati, where his wife Il
visiting her uncle. r.
Sullivan county will have an cleo
tiou on the 5th Of March t. determine
the question Of ievying tax for thu
support of public schools.
Prof. Jap. 81. Ketron, principal o
Kingsley Seminary. Arcadia. is edito
of the educational department Of tn,
BiountviIie Central Star.
Prof W. L. McSpsdden, formerly o
Knoxville, and Rev. A. W. Wilson
are editors of the educational depart
ment Of the Rogersville Spectator.
MaryvilIe Index: The oldest per
son in Blouut county, Mrs. Winnie
Brickey, who lived in the fifteenth
DIS rict died last Saturday. She Wa
about 10 years old.
A revival of religion is In progress
at Bristol, in the Southern Methods
church, Conducted by Rev. R. 81
Parker. asst ted by Rev. G. A. Gel /
we'll and others. -
Capt. Ed. r. Bearden, late scoal-oi
inspector at Chattanooga, died of con
sumption at the residence OF hi
brother, in Shelbyvilie. Wednesday
Capt BeardeD was connect ed with til
Chattanooga Times in 1875.
Governor Hawkins has ordered al
election for represent alive in Madison
county, on Thursday. Oath inst,
fl! the vacancy caused by the resigna
tiou Of Judge Howell E. Jackson, VIII
was elected United States Senator.
JoDesboro Herald aud Tribune
Rev. L. II. Massey, Of New Marke
will fill the pulpit of the M E. churcI
for the remaining part of the yea
vice Rev. j. d. Robertson, who ha
been made presiding elder of til
Greeneville district, N. G.
Msryvilie has a button factory
which is operating quite extensively
Capt. w. II. Kirk, jeweler.s OF tia
place, displays handsome set of pol
and pearl cuff-butt ms made by him
self, the pearl being prepared at th
button factory. ...s..sz
Bristol Courier: Mr.. Ellis Lttrel
of this place, who is at work on th
narrow gauge bridge at Mendoza, me
with q serious accident Tuesday. .
dump load of rock for one of the pi
lars got such start that he was ur abb
to ch ack it up, and went off ia
track into the river, falling on NJ
Ill - l. e.
above the ankle. He is doing well.