Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-24

Mr. Nathan Stern, the veteran clothier,
will leave on the afternoon train for the
Eastern markets to purchase big stock of
overcoats, and MEMS youths and boys
clothing.
Mr.. Worth Stickley, an enterprising bus
man of Madisonville, was in the city yester-
day.
Mr.. j. A. Peck, live merchant at Madi-
sonville, arrived yesterday evening on a
business trip.
| Mr.. Neil Mitchell and cousin, Miss Mag
gle Mitchell, left yesterday evening for a
visit to Rogersville
| Hon Robert Mcfarland, of the supreme
bench, was down from Morristown yester.
day.
| Mr.. Gid. Fl. Strong, live farmer of Nc.
Millan's Station, and the pushing and en-.
terprising agent of the Star Brand Fertil.
izer, was in the city and gave the CHRoN1
Gle pleasant call yesterday. He is sell
ing an excellent fertilizer and something
every farmer should use.
| Capt. W. R. Hicks, of Clinton, was in
the city and returned home on yesterday
evenings K & o. train.
Miss Belle Ross, of Clinton, who has beer
visiting at the home of her uncle, g. w
Ross, returned home on the K. d o. trair
yesterday evening, being summoned by the
illness of her father, Mr. J. r. Ross
Prof G. r. Knabe has returned home
from pleasant trip to Washington, &C
companied by his daughter, Miss Pauline
who has been there some months, and SOL
Gus, who will spend some time among
Knoxville friends.
Mr.. Z. S. Payne, of the extensive whole
sale shoe and hat house of R. S. Payne &
Co., has arrived home from a purnhasine
trip East
Mr.. Hector Coffin, of the popular whole
sale grocery house of Coffin & Mckinney
arrived home yesterday, by the western
route, from a purchasing trip North
During his absence he attended reunion O
the Coffin family.
Mr. W. E. Gibbins, of the well know,
wholesale hardware house of w. w. Wood
ruff & Co., returned yesterday evening
from pleasant trip to Montreal, Canada
and other points North.
Mr.. Sam Epps Young, of Sweetwater
came up yesterday evening, and took the K
& O. train for Clinton.
Mr.. w. H. Wayland, of the Bristol an,
Chattanooga railway mail service, stoppe'
off yesterday evening and went to Rockfor,
to spend day or two.
Mrs. J. W. Gaut returned home yesterda,
evening from a visit to Athens.
Mr.. Thos. Maloney, of Greeneville, wa
in the city yesterday.
Prof. J. H. Ijams left on yesterday eve
ning's train for trip East.
Mr. H. NJ Aiken, of the Rogersvile I
Jefferson Railroad, went to Rogersville yes
terday evening.
Mr.. B. L. Smith, of the enterprisin
commission house of Smith & Bonduran,
has returned from trip of a few days t
Bristol.
MIR. 5. Gratz, our clever and value
friend, travelling for the house of Retail .
Baker, N. Y, dealers in merschams an
general smokers supplies, arrived on las
nights train, registered at the Hattie House
and will spend day or two among his MT
merous Knoxville friends. He has just re
turned from an extended trip through Texa.
where he met with many former Knoxvin
boys.
Mr.. D. L. Ross, of this city, a popula
< hardware travelling salesman, was in Hou'
ton, Tex, on the 18th, and In San Antoni
on the 18th, as We notice from late e.
, changes
Rev. J. NJ Armistead, jr, pastor of th
First Baptist Church, colored, has returne
from a trip to Virginia.