Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-03


has Is. SIS voters.
BIRTHDAY CARDS AT RAMAGE'S.
Col. W. NJ Woodcock, United States in
ternal revenue collector for the Nashville
district collected $65, 46S So during August,
an increase of s., 243. "A over the same
month last year.
Nashville American: Commissioner Haw-
kns has been recently in receipt of large
number Of letters from persons living i'll
Kansas and Colorado, expressing a deter
mination to come to Tennessee this fall.
Hon. r. L. Taylor is to deliver all agri-
cultural address on the opening day of the
Bristol Border Fair which is Wednesday,
September d
Gaines Harrill has handsome new and
large street sprinkler on the street, painted
red.
Mr. R. S. Payne is having the old wood
en- fence torn away from the front of his
handsome Church street residence, and it is
being replaced by a stone base fence, sur
mounted by iron paleings. The Messrs.
Ellington are doing the stone work.
A bicycle race is spoken of as one of the
attractions at the Greeneville fair this fall.
The Bristol Courier learns that Mr. Harvey
Jesse, son of Mr.. Archey Jesse, of Russell
County, Va, was killed by lightning on the
Goth ult. He was standing on the porch at
the time, and the lightning struck tele-
graph wire running from the house to the
spring.
Cleveland Herald: Dr. VIM. Hunt and
wife, for almost lifetime resident of this
place, left for Knoxville yesterday, which
place they will make their future home.
Cleveland is on boom, according to the
Herald. There are no loafers and every
body is busy at work.
According to the Herald, in the first dis
trict Of Bradley County, Tenn, on Friday
August 26th, at Lebanon Church, during q
protracted meeting there was hit with 8
rock through an open window by an un.
known party.
Somerville Reporter: Mr.. Thomas NJ
Sparks, who has been connected with the
Reporter since its first issue, has been ap
pointed agent for the State of North Caro-
lima for the Southwestern Benefit Guild, OF
Memphis, and will leave tomorrow morn
ing for that State, for the purpose of enter.
ing upon the work of establishing branch
Guilds. He will probably stop at Knox
vile and some other points in East Tennes
see for The same purpose.
The citizens of Sweetwater were to give q
reception at the residence of Mrs. Addie
Mayes last night, to Judge Jno. W. Robert
son. and his brother Jas. L. Robertson, Of
Texas, and their ladies. Extensive prepare
tons, were made for grand social event
and full list of committees appointed t.
take the matter in charge.
Peter Fleenor died at his home neal
Union, Sullivan County, August 26, aged II
years.
The Post says: The statement about the
drouth in McAIinn are exaggerated. II
portions of the county corn is good. Thu
facts of the case are bad enough and nee(
no mendacious embellishments.
Athens Post Chancellor Bradford ren
dered his decision in the case against tn,
mayor and aldermen of Athens last Monday
The injunction is dissolved, and the mayo
and aldermen required to give bond for tn,
refunding. of all taxes that maybe collected
IN the event the higher tribunal should de
eide that there is no such body as the corpo
ration of Athens legally in existence.
now seems that all the atlantis wanted WA
to avoid the payment of taxes.
Will Gamble, clerk at the Lookout Noun
tain House, while on his way from Chatta
nooga to the mountain Wednesday, grew
sick and unconscious and was taken to
cottage, where he was waited on by tw,
negroes. On regaining consciousness b
found he had been robbed of $3.50. Jiu
Irving, one of the negroes, was arrested ant
jailed, in default of $1,000 bond
Mr.. M. L. Russell purchased full cours
scholarship at Goodman's Business Colleg
of Knoxville, yesterday. Mr.. Russell
from Concord, and the third young man t.
enter this college from that place within
week
Large numbers of new coal cars ar
being built in the shops of the E. T., V.
G. Railroad company at this place.
The railroad authorities are extending tn
flooring at the shed for some distanc
below the west end on the north side flo
the accommodation of passengers.
The funeral of Sterling Jones, colored
was held yesterday evening at the colore
Methodist Church, Rev. j. Nj. Washingto
officiating, and the remains were buried b
the colored Odd Fellows, who turned out i
body, headed by the brass band
Full lines of Ziegler's Shoes always i
stock at DiSMUKES & THOMAS.
Full lines of the celebrated Solar Tippe
Shoes in button and lace, at DISMUKE'