Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-26
PENCILETTES.

Jonesboro is soon ID have bank, &C. |
cordiDg to rumOr.
Mrs. Z. r. Freeman died in Bristol
last week, sged 81 yearP.
The are from Nashville to Memphis
and return for Msrdi Gras is only ST.
The Greeneville public schools
closed for the session Friday, 18th
inst.
A new foundry aud machine shop is
to be erected by J. Fl. Smith & Son at
Athens, soon. -
Mr.. Charles J.. Sewer is about to re-
move his hardware BUSINESS from
Greenevile to Bristol.
VIM. 81. Howard, OF Athens, has
had the misfortune to get leg broken
while at work in Chattanooga.
The Morgan Dispatch reports lot
Of fine Merino sheep as passing
through WaItburg last Monday for
Knox county.
Eonething like 200 tierces of tobacco
have been shipped from Greenevilie to
Virginia during The past three eeks,
says the Herald.
Onintard l.. Jones, of Nashville,
has been appointed by Governor
Hawkins aud comm issioned inspector
General Of Tennessee.
Greenevile Herald: Mr.. w. P.
Hankins was paid the Gum Of $4,000
one day last week, by Fidelity Lodge,
N. 342, knights OF Honor, as benefit
on her husbands death.
According t. tue Bristol Courier,
Robt. B. Rhea, E-q OF Union, while
trimming some trees last Tuesday,
broke one OF his legs, above the ankle.
Mr.. s. A. Cunningham, Of jones'
boro, secretary Of the Washington
County Fair Association, is about to
connect himself with a chattanooga
business house.
Henry Sliger has been arrested in
Washington county for violation OF
the revenue laws, and has given bond
10 appear at the July term of the fed
eral court here.
w. G. Scrugg5 q Son, merchants at
Chuckey Bend, Hamblen county, and
Baco0's Mil, Greene county, are re.
ported TO have made an assignment,
with $4,000 Iiabil.t e..
Hon. Rrtt L. Taylor, congressman
from the first district. has returned to
Washington, having been summoned
10 see his wife 1t Asheville, n. G..
who was i'll, but lie now convalescent.
Dr.. Thos. 81. Hicks. son of DR.. J. F.
Hicks, of Bristol, and an alumnus or
the University Ct Tennessee, was
among the graduates of the medical
department al \ shVi!le the other
day.
Bristol Courier: The new pur-
chasers OF the Atlant C. Mississi ppi
and Ohio Railroad have already
ordered s 900 ems of steel rails, to be
used IN improving the road as soon as
the saIe is confirmed.
An express Office has been estab-
lished at Sunbright, on the Z. s. Rail-
way. DIR. John s. PeDdleton, OF that
place, has been appointed by the C.. S.
Company as physition aud surgeon on
the Southern division.
The commencement exercises of the
departments of pharmacy and dentis-
try in Vanderbilt University, Nash
vile, were held Wednesday night. A
class of eight was graduated in phsr
macy, and class of ten in dentistry
Chattanooga Times The steamer
X G. Jackson has been cha!t 9red by
J. d. Roberts and Henry /. Welcker
of ROane county, and will transport
ore from the Welcker mines in thai
county TO Rock wood and Chattanooga
She will make her first trip Tuesday
Cleveland Banner: Mr.. Sam. Reese
formerly depot agent at this place, has
sold his family residence to NJ. w. p
Campbell. late of Greenevilie, the pres
ent depot agent. Mr.. Reese has no
finally determined whether he will
locate at Knoxville or Chattanooga
There is no accounting for some men'i
taste. Ii Sam wants TO hold on to hi
religion he had better not go to Chat
tanooga.