Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-04-16

Mr.. E. r. w. Thomas is here on
a visit to his family this week.

atlVeS IN ms city.
We are pleased to see DIR. j. M
Larkin on the street again after /.
severe spell of sickness of severa
weeks.
Rev. J.. w. Cullom, of Antioch
circuit, left last Wednesday fol
Springfield, where he will assist in
a protracted meeting.
Mrs. J. T. Hendrick and daugh.
ter left for their home in Paducah
Tuesday morning, on the steamer
Anderson.
"Hai ha tbs spring, tits spring,
What a pretty thing is spring."
Thus the lyre-ing Mulhattan doth sing,
In his joyous, happy ring, of this welcome
thing.
Miss Maud and Mamie Boone, of
Elkton, and Miss Sina Harvey, of
GAINESVILLE, are visiting the family
of Maj. S. r.. Crumbaugh.-NelC
Era.
Mr.. Patrick Henry, of Arkansas,
has been in the city for a week or
two past, on a visit to his mother.
We are pleased to learn that his
health is much improved during
his stay here.
DR.. G. A. Wilkins and family, of
Co~llinsvilie, this county, left for
Mckinney, Texas, this week,
where he will permanently locate.
We wish him prosperity in his new
home.
Mr.. FL. c. Merritt and wife are
back at home after a pleasant visit
to relatives in Arkansas. Mr.. Mer-
rift went as far as Sherman, Texas,
on professional business.
Mr.. J. o. German, formerly of
the Paris Intelligencer, paid us a
visit yesterday. He was on his way
to Washington City, where he has
a situation in the government print
ing Office.
Capt. Walker Williams, of Mont
gomery county, Tennessee, than
whom our sister State does not
boast a more accomplished or chiv-
alrous gentleman, spent several
days in the city this week, much to
the delight of his Hopkinsville
friends.-NelO Era.
Mr.. r. T. Wyatt of the Southside,
has been elected superintendent of
Greenwood Cemetery. He is an
energetic and thoroughgoing gen.
tleman, and is a great lover of flow
ers, having been quite successful in
their culture. He is a good man for
the place, and Greenwood may be
expected to look more beautiful than
ever.
Why does Bats remind one of a
crOcus? Is it because of his "rOsy"
prematurity, or is there something
suggestive in the last syllable ?-B.
q. Gazette.
Yes, Which?
Needles for twenty-eight differ
ent kinds OF sewing machines at
Owen q MOOres.
Nh. John Crouch, of the firm of
w. II. Crouch, & Son, tobacco bro
kers, GAINESVILLE, is in the city. Mr..
Church is one of the ~cleverest of the
many clever gentlemen who buy
tobacco in this market, and he Is
especially partial to the rich Ger
man types of the weed which are
produced in this county.-Nec Era.
1t gives us pleasure to acknOwl-
edge the receipt of a copy of the
Las Vegas Morning Gazette, sent to
us by Mr.. Sam t. Rhodes, who is
now living at Las Vegas, New
Mexico. We understand Sam is
thriving in his far Western home.
We always thought he was made of
that sterner stuff which marks the
pioneer and the man of success.
Mrs. John Moore, accompanied
by her interesting sisters, Misses
Meta Belle and Lois Vizer, left for
Paducah this week, where they will
spend the summer with their pa
rents. The "NIain street coterie,"
and their other numerous friends
in this city. will miss them very
much.
MI. G. C. Lyle, an active mer-
chant and farmer, of Bald Hornet,
this county, was in the city yester-
day. Mr.. Lyle is a constant reader
of the CHRONICLE, and, consequent
~, is well informed upon the topics
of the day and what's going on in
his own county.
A young tobacco grower of Chris
tan county, KY, on being told of a
nice young girl visiting Hopkins
Vile and that he should seek an
introduction, thOughtlessly asked
sis she of the white hurley varie-
ty ?"- Western Tobacco Journal.
The idea ola young tobacco grow
err of Christian County, slandering a
nice young lady in this manner is
incredulous. We can't believe it.
If he had, brother Gaines would
have kicked him out of the county.
THE Quarterly Conference of the
Clarksyille station of the A. N. +.
Church, will convene in this city,
on April 23d and 24th, in st. Peters
Chapel. 1t will open promptly at
l o'clock on April 23rd. The pres
ence of all the local preachers, eX-
hoFters, stewards, class leaders and
sabbath school superintendent is
earnestly desired, by request of G.
j. Williams, presiding elder.
MR.. WASHINGTON DUGUID, from
near Belleview, Christian county,
KY, was married yesterday morn
ing, at the franklin House, by the
Rev. A. ID. Sears, to Miss Rilla
Renshaw, also of same place. They
were accompanied by Mr.. Mack