Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-10
PENCELETTES.

Ten car loads of new steel rails were
taken down on yesterdays noon train.
Ice will be very cheap next summer,
but what is saved in ice will be lost in
peaches, concludes au,exchange.
It is estimated that from $75 to 500
a day is left at Dalton by the trains
which take meals there.
McMinn county farmers expect to
go pretty extensively into c.tton grow
ing the coming season.
According to the Asheville Citizen
Hon. r. l.. Taylor has been called
from Washington on account OF the
illness OF his wife.
The commencement of the medical
department of the University OF Nash
vile and of Vsderbilt University is an
nouced 10 take place February 2lst.
The graduating class. numbering one
hundred and thirty-five, is the largest
for many years.
An inveterate wag seeing heavy
door nearly off its hinges, in which
condition Of neglect it had been left
for some time, observed that when it
had fallen and killed some one il
would probably be hung.
We learn of marriage in Jefferson
county, something like year ago, be-
twean Mr.. Peck aud Miss Graham
Last week the first result of the happy
union was realized in the shape Of
three bouncing boys, all of whom
were doing finely at last accounts.
Governor Hawkins has appointed
Hon. Edwin Fl. Ewing special judge
10 sit on The supreme bench in the
place of Judge Pster Turney, who il
confined at his home IN Winchester
with sickness.
According to the Democrat, hand-
some new church. house has been
erected at Tukaleechee Cove by the
Baptists. II is to be dedicated Sun.
day, May l. aud Rev. G. 81. Strick-
land, of this ty, has been invited t
p!esch the sermon.
MOfris;Own GsZ ett9: The old Bun
cOmbe machine chop building. Of this
place, has been ordered by the railroad
authorities At Knoxville to be cleaned
cut AID made ready for nse by the frs
II ia cb. Il is thought it will be useC
for toe purpose OF framing the bridges
for the uD ished portion of the roac
from Wolf Greek to Paint Rock. Blu
even that will be happy change fol
the life Of the town in that vicinity.
We have been shown a copy of 6
Welsh paper printed a, Utica, n. Y.
called the Mirror, in English, whict
contains a foil text OF the letter of Col
George Washington, published In on
columns some months eince, and 81
extensively copied throughout thu
United S ates. Il was translated int
Welsh by Rev. r. D. Thomas, paste
of the Welsh Church here, and sent t.
the Mirror. This is an old established
paper. thirty years old, and has larg
circulation 10 the old country.
Attention is invited to the card il
this issue of the new firm of druggists
McCrum Il Yeager, who have purchas
ed the It ok and established them
selves It The stand of Hunter & Co.
corner Of Gay and Clinch streets. Mr.
Teager is well-knOWn in Knoxville q
the efficient prescripti0nist at Albers
drug store, and Mr.. McCrum me
highly recommended as druggist an
presoFirtioDist. We take pleasure il
rec0mm amending the new firm to a lib
eral share of patronage.
Morristown Gazette: That mode
gentleman and horny-handed farme,
Col. 2. Dickinson, presented to tn
Knoxville public another specimen c
the wonderful success of his manage
ment Of Island Home farm, in tn
shape Of thirty months old Berk
SURE hog, weighing 800 pounds one
day last week. Another one sIaugh
Tered earlier in the season weighe,
925 pour de. But his porcines ar
among the minor pleasing attraction
OF the Home, though even they ar
not to bs sneezed at by the av erag
granger.