Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-24
PESCILETTES.



Dreary aud uninviting weather yesterday.
Jesse Oliver, aged II, died suddenly in
Washington County last Sunday.
new school house was destroyed by an
incendiary fire in Washington County last
week.
Peter Fink, aged SO years, died at the
home of his son, Vim. Fink, near Bristol,
last Saturday.
A Washington County farmer, Isaac
Broyles, raised and sold 81, 1870 worth of
hogs this season.
Prof Allan Curr is to lecture III Sweet
water the 26th and 29th insts., and at Mad
isonville the 30th.
Over one thousand turkeys were pur-
chased and shipped by Mathes q FEBRUARY
at JoGesboro last week.
The best thing for a Christmas present for
your wife or daughter is a DAVIS VERTICAL
FEED SEWING MACHINE. decl8-Gt
Some of the Greene County boys expect
to celebrate the coming Christmas with
game of base ball to-day.
Prof Allan Cur breaches Christmas ser
mons, both morning and evening, in Inc
Baptist church at Cleveland tomorrow.
Jason hcMullen, an ex-sherif and infu-
entail citizen, died at his home, in Monroe
County, Thursday, 18th inst, aged 72years.
The Cooley Brothers, builders, are erect
ing a carpenter shop on a lot purchased by
them Tor the purpose, just north of the roll
ing mill.
Over 500 oolored emigrants have passed
through Chattanooga during the past week,
going from South Carolina to Arkansas and
Kansas.
The trial of VIM RAIDER, of Bristol, for
the murder of Dug. Thomas, has been con-
tinued until the April term of court at
Jonesboro
The large new frame livery stable being
erected by Mr. W. B. Carr, on Crozier
street, opposite Burr l. Terry's, is almost
completed.
To accommodate the great crowd that can
not be accommodated through the day, Gull
len and Newman will keep open at night
until Christmas.
Mr. John H. Scarborough, formerly of
Tazewell, is now day clerk at the Lamar
House, in the place of Mr.. l. n. Scott, who
has returned to his home in Georgia
Two car loads of live poultry were shipped
south by express Wednesday. A south
bound freight the same day had three heavy
car loads of live poultry and two cars of
beef cattle.
Samuel J. Tilden has written a lengthy
letter to the executive eommitte of the At
lanta Exposition. expressing regret that he
could not accept their invitation to visit the
Exposition.
John Malcolm, former young Knoxville
timer, now at Sweetwater, has made Sc
lard cans iii hours and 45 minutes. The
Democrat says this beats the record of the
Knoxville timer.
1t is stated that Capt Thomas Steers, 8
former well known resident Of Knoxville, 9
railroad contractor, lately of Virginia, dieC
few days since in Colorado, where he was
carrying on some railroad work.
Col. j. b. Killebrew, of Tennessee. chic
of the department of minerals and woods
delivered the address of welcome on the oc
casion of the reception to the Texas delega
ton at the Atlanta Exposition, Thursday
The matrimonial market looks up yer,
materially as Christmas approaches -Four
teen marriage licenses have been issue,
from the County Court Clerks office thi
week. Six were issued yesterday and fou
the day before.
Director-General II. l. Kimball has invi
ted the Legislature of Tennessee to visit tn
Atlanta Exposition in body at their earlies
convenience. The invitation was accepted
and individual members will visit the expo
sition during the holidays,
We are sorry to learn that our youn;
friend, Edgar Kelly, depot agent at Athens
has been quite sick for two or three weeks
unable for business. He is now at tn
home OF his uncle, Mr. G. NJ. Mcknight, a
Sweetwater, and is some better.
David Crockett Ridenour, ESQ, of tn
Twentieth ciiiI district of Knox County, la
rendered to the County Court his resigna
ton as road commissioner of the Nineteent
road district. The resignation was mad
necessary on account of the removal of Is
quire Ridenour to Union County
The city public schools will have all mex
week for holiday 1t was contemplate
that they SHOULD have week beginnin
with yesterday evening, and the teacher
were to go il body to the Atlanta Expos
ton, but the programme is altered Man
of the teachers will no doubt visit the FL
position during the holiday week.
Jonesboro Journal At the last term {
Chaucery Court there was decree to Sc
that valuable property, the Embrceville Iro
Works. 1t is rumored that an eastern con
pany are taking preliminary steps to pul
chase the property, and are talking of built
ing narrow guage railroad from Embre'
vile TO Telford. A party went over th
route and reported that such road could
easily built.
House for rent. Inquire of