Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-28
PENCILETTES.


Decidedly more pleasant yesterday.
Lemons are ON the decline in price again.
The summer resorts continue to attract
good crowds.
4 new brass band has been organized by
the colored folks of Chattanooga.
A photographer could do thriving bust
ness in Rogersville, says the Press and
Times.
In match game of billiards of $50
points played in Chattanooga, Tuesday
night, Chas Natile beat Col Van Horn l6
points.
large party, mostly young men, from
the surrounding counties, took the train at
this place yesterday, for the excursion to
Hot Springs, Ark.
The Memphis Reds have challenged
the Chattanooga Browns" to a match
game of base ball to be played in Men,
phis,. at any time agreed upon.
A slnoke-stack of immense proportions
was received here by rail yesterday, and
taken out on the X. d o. train yesterday
evening to Clinton, to be erected by Mr.. j.
C. Richberg at his zinc works.
Thos E. Stratton, wealthy and re-
spected merchant of Nashville, died last
week, leaving an estate worth 5000, 600, to
be divided equally between his wife, son
and two married daughters
Young Mems Christian Association,
with IA members, was organized at Rogers
vile last Sunday. The following officers
were elected: G. E. Powell, president T.
A Shotwel e-president W. S. Bald
win, secretary, and A. B. hogan, treasurer.
Rogersville Press and Times Only five
persons sent to the penitentiary from Lee
County, Va, last week. One, for felony,
two years three for rape, two for ten and
one for eleven years, and a colored woman,
for infanticide, five years. This will do
well for Lee.
A rather remarkable discovery was made
at the residence of Mr.. JAS A. Greer, on
Main street, a day or two since. 1t was the
nndirg of a den of opossums in the base
ment. Where they came from could not be
imagined. One of them was captured and
Gagged for exhibition, but the others es-
capped.
The Rogersville base ball club, as we learn
from the Press and Times, again defeated
the Lone Stars" in a match game last
Saturday, by score of IS to 16 in IL in
nings At the end of the 9th and 10th in
nings the score was 16 to 16 The Rogers
Bulls Gap next Saturday
The work of laying the brick for the new
and magnificent three-story office building
to be erected by the E. T., '. & G. Railroad
Company was commenced yesterday and
will be pushed rapidly to completion.
Messrs. Ray, Flenniken & Grubb, well
known and reliable contractors of this city,
are doing the brick work aud it will he Il
good job
A country two-horsc wagon was driving
along Vine street, from Gay towards First
Creek, yesterday evening, when the team
took fright by some means, and ran at q
frightful rate to Crozier street and turning
up, were stopped at Matt Hills stable,
without any damage having been done. The
driver, an old man, swung to the team and
kept his seat in the wagon.
A prominent railroad owner of our city,
and well known merchant of Il neighbor-
ing town, are said TO be champion railroad
eucre players.
Our worthy fellow ownsman, Mr.. J. B.
Hoxsie, has been appointed one of the vice
presidents of the International Cotton Elk
position at Atlanta, GA.
The emigration of work hands to the new
work on the Knoxville and Ohio Railroad
connection still continues. The train goine
out yesterday evening was heavily crowded
The fine bay carriage horse belonging t.
Mr.. c. S. Newman. of Cullen d Newman
died yesterday at Bradford & Cookies stable
of brain fever. He was hauled ont to til,
bone-yard.
The show window of McCrary & Bran
sons popular art gallery is handsomel.
adorned with an excellent photograph, o
very large size, of the magnificent residence
IL aT Top
West End"
Chattanooga Times, Tuesday Joe Sneed
ESQ.,, of Knoxville, was in the city yester
terday to register the mortgage of the E. t.
Va & Ga r. R. on its property, so that
can issue bonds for the completion of it
proposed branches, among others the roat
from Ooltawah to Red Clay.
We learn that our young friend Henri,
Knabe, son of Prof. G. r. Knabe, who i
in the signal service, has been placed il
charge of the signal service Office at Oswego
n. Y, on Lake Ontario, an excellent situa
ton and beautiful place. We are glad t.
learn of Henry's good fortune and success
He is a deserving young man.
Chattanooga Times: Capt. S. G. Cape
hart, of the steamer Chattanooga, has sue(
the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad il
jackson County circuit court for $50, 00
damages for refusing to give him the sam
rates on freights to be delivered on the Ten
nessee river as to other parties runnin,
steamboats, in the same trade. 1t IS a SINH
lar suit, and for the same amount as tn
one he recently brought against the T.. & n
Road.
We hear a good one on modest but en-
Enthusiastically admiring young man of thi
city. He recently spent some hours il
watching the movements of young lad
whose acquaintance he had just formed
and with whom he was much smitten, al
for the purpose of tracing her up and find
ing where her home was, he being ignoran
of the fact. He Immediately forwarded
card by boy, wishing to call, but receives
the reply that his company would not b.
agreeable, and all his hopes were blaste'
and nipped in the bud.