Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-02
PENCILETTES.

Attend church to-day.
First Sunday in October.
Oysters at Schubert's.
The first fall month is gone.
Disagreeably watm weather yet.
Jonesboro has colored brass band
FINE LOT OF CANES AT RAMAGES.
This is opinion day in the Supren Court.
Tie cambridge Jail has only two inmates
now.
Crazy Dave has to go on crutehes, with
his broken ankle.
Two of the East Tennessee fairs occur
this week. AT Jonesboro, and Sweetwater.
Dunbar's in the center of attraction now.
We understand that the work rs now pro-
crossing finely on the clearing away OF the
debris at the tunnel on the K. g. o. Rail-
road this side eff Careyyille; and it will be
put through and renewed as soon as pos
sIble.
At Dunta's yesterday, the ladies ex-
hausted all the descriptive adjectiveS in
Webster's unabridged, and then declared
they were not sufficient to do justice ID the
elegant display of Millinery to be seen in
his establishment.
The United States circuit court meets at
Chattanooga next Monday.
There are over 900 bushels of wheat
stored in Sweetwater, according TO the
Democrat.
The Border City Guild has been or
ganized by young men of Bristol. 1t is a
branch Of the Southwestern Benefit Guild.
w. s. Edwards and J. Fl. 'Rucker have
been awarded the contract for carrying the
mail between Cleveland and Ducktown, ac-
cording to the Herald.
Henry CLANCY, merchant at Flat
Gap, shipped IS, 600 worth of dried fruit
last week, according TO the cambridge
Waterman and Reporter.
Dirt was broken yesterday for the cree
ton of the buildings of the new Clark
Foundry and Machine Company, on the
railroad, east of the brewery.
Monroe Democrat: William Vineyard,
who lives on Tennessee River, was struck
on the head with a limb while telling a tree
last Tuesday, and at last accounts was
speechless and it was thought he would die
Ananias White, colored, after trial con-
Stunning nearly two weeks time III the Nash
vile criminal court for the murder of his
wife i'll February last, was convicted, Thurs
day, of murder i'll the first degree, with nit
lganng circumstances.
cambridge Waterman and Reporter: A
shocking accident occurred last Saturday
evening, near Panther Springs. A little son
of Benjamin Smith, about SIX years of age,
fell into mOlasseS evaporation, aud was SO
frightfully burned that he died Saturday
night after few hours of intense sulferin z.
Rogersvilie Press and Times: man
was arrested i'll the sixth civil district of
Hawkins County, week before last, for
- raising" county warrants. He was de-
tected III ii rec otfenses: one warrant
had been raised from 81. Gu to S12. 60, one
from $3.50 to $3.50, and one from So
to S22 W. On the road to Rogersville for
trial, he escaped flOm the guard. Well,
old Hawkins will lose voter and Texas
will gain an average citizen.
Nashville Banner, Thursday evening: Allen
J. Poston and family left this morning 2
Knoxville, where they will make tuelr fu.
ture home. Mr. Poston short time sinca
resigned his position i'll the Office of the
general bookkeeper of the N, 9. 81 st. L.
railroad, where he was regarded as a mos
energetic and efficient man. He now goe
TO take responsible position in the Office @
the general auditor OF the Cole system o
railroads. Mr.. L. D. Flippen, general audi
tor of the Cole system, was, until teV
months since, general bookkeeper OF the n.
G.. & st. l., and knows the merits OF til
men who were employed there.