Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-04
PENCILETTES.

EGzabethton is reported to be down with
the whooping cough.
The wheat, clover and oat crops in Cooke
county are reported as almost burned up by
the drOuth.
CSC. Goods at the E. T. China
House for 65 cents. Price, ana see
for yourselves.
The " Pull-tigbts beat the :. Sooners " in
match game of base ball at Greeneville,
last Saturday. Score-44 to ~.
Jno. f. Oliver has been appointed by ".
P Brownlow as deputy postmaster at Jones'
boro. says the Herald and Tribune.
Kingston East Tennesseean: Joe Carmi-
chael, colored boy, II or Is years old was
killed last Friday at Welcker's ore mines by
the falling in of trestle.
Nir. W J. A. Moore of Washington
county, is to be chief clerk to the Z. s.
Marshal, Col. Thos. H. Reeves as we learn
from the Herald and Tribune.
Capt William Kerr, the popular and
widely known emigrant agent, has been kept
very busy for the past few days looking
after his emigrants. who are going on every
train West.
Prof Frank Goodman, principal Of Good
mans Business College, has left at our office
Il very accurate photograph of the burnt
district at Nashville, taken by the vetnran
artist, T. N. Schleier
From Mr.. Ben Smith, popular butcher
III our market, who has Just returned from
visit to Campbell county, we learn that
the crop prospects are quite discouraging
especially in Powelrs Valley The clover
a ID grass are destroyed by the army worm
which is raging there Wheat will be about
1T half crop, oats are almost a failure and
corn is quite short
John Lynch has completed the improve
ment5 on his business houses on NJ TX t
square We have reference to the newly
painted fronts of said buildings, which add
so much to their fine appearance. The job
IS well executed. The columns are sanded
IN imitation of stone, the iron balcony is
painted a bright green, the doors oak
grained, and altogether, il reflects credit on
the good taste and enterprise of Mr. Lynch.
as well as improving the appearance of
Market square. Mr.. Alb. Smith executed the
job in his usual good style
Oar city schools have two weeks before
the close Of their term.
An extensive stove foundry is soon to be
started in Nashville.
School commencements are raging
throughout the land just now.
Knoxville is evidently not going to take
any stock in the baseball this season.
The wheat crop is reported to be failure
in large portions OF Sullivan county.
Prof, F. NJ. Grace has been appointed
postmaster at Hiwassee College, Monroe
county.
The Nashville police court fines offenders
$50 for such oifenses rs drunkenness and
disorderly conduct.
Jake Kyle has been tried and acquitted of
the charge of murder, i'll the killing of jeff.
Anderson at MOoresburg, Hawkins county
The collections for the month of MAY
made by Col. w. NJ Woodcock, Z. $. IN
terDai Revenue Collector at Nashville, were
So 1907, an increase over May, 1880, of
~1T,779 50
Hon. II. J. kimball, director-genelal OF
the great international cotton exposition, to
be held IN Atlanta in October made a talk
to the citizens Of Chattanooga Thursday
night and + 200 was subscribed towards
Gne exposition.
The Rogersviiie papers announce the mar
riage, May Is, at the residence of the brides
father Col. +. NJ. Fulkerson. near that
place, of Miss May Fulkerson, reignng
belle in upper East Tennessee and Mr.. Jno
n pHltIClor u Dean , SlttIOD. Il talented ana
promising young lawyer Rev J. c. Cowan
performed the ceremony.
The CHRONICLE is complimented with an
invitation to the commencement exercises of
the Ashevile N. c. Female College, to
take place on the 18th, 18th and 18th insts
The annual sermon is to be preached by
Rev. j. L. Kennedy, d. d. On the invita-
ton committee are Misses Laura Hunter
and tia Hubbard, Of Tennessee
From the Post we learn that Prof Will
ford Caulkins of the faculty of East Ten
nessee Wesleyan University, has decided to
open private school in Athens for three
months, beginning next Monday Prof.
Caulkins is one of the mOat thorough and
accomplished teachers we have ever seen. q
Christian gentleman, and an indefatigable
educational worker. We wish him all the
success he so richly deserves.
RoSersville Spectator Added to other
beauties of Mr.. Melindy's now famous
Stables are the tive horses which he recently
brought from Knoxville for training-the
splendid mare Mary D." owned by Mr.
Perez Dickinson, of Knoxville, aud the
elegant horse Frank" owned by Mr..
James McCampbelI Mr. Melindy reports
that these are fine animals, and will soon be
III elegant trim.
Terrible Loss of Life.
Millions of rats mice cats bed-buos