Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-25
PENCILETTES.

Young ColviIle has been commissioned by
Governor Hawkins as census commissioner
for Rhea county.
One of the features of the Bristol Border
Fair this full is to be grand street parade,
representing the varied industries of Bristol,
on the first day.
According to the Bristol Courier, the joint
board of trustees and visitors for Martha
Washington College met Tuesday and
Iected DR.. f. E. Wiley for president, vice
Rev Z. E. Hoss, who goes TO Emory. A
young man By the name of Wills, of the
Virginia Conference, was selected as DIR.
Wiley's assistant
The first watermelon of the season was on
sale in Chattanooga Thursday.
The Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
Railroad has been sued by the city Of Chat
tanoo9a for 50, 700, taxes claimed to be due
the city from the road. The decision is held
up till July 5.
Chattanooga had seven deaths for the
week ending 22d inst, four white and three
colored.
The Bristol Courier announces the arrival
at that place Wednesday night of two
agents of the United States fish commission
with 200, 900 young shad in fine condition,
to be placed in the rivers at Union, Carter's
and Fullen's,
The Bristol Courier learns that Mr.. VIM
Lady, who lives near Edgeworth, Sullivan
county, was seriously, perhaps MORALLY,
hurt. last week He was riding by the
house of James Cross, when a dog ran out
and bit the heels of his horse, and the
animal not only threw him, but also kicked
him in the side. It is thought to be i'm
DOSsible for him to recover
The Herald puts corn at IS and meal at
80 cents in the Cleveland markets.
Rev J Albert Hyden, of Larned. Kans,
who is visiting East Tennessee friends,
breaches at the NJ. E. Church in Cleveland
Sunday and Sunday night.
The Athens Posts correspondent writes
rs follows touching the crop prospects in
Monroe county: THE corn crop is spread
ing itself. The oat crop will be short,
though it will be better than hoped for a
week or two ago. So, also, with the grass
crop. There has been no wheat threshed
yet, but it is thought the yield will be better
than last year
A squad of colored laborers, about II OF
10 in number, who were broughe down from
upper East Tennessee yesterday, went out
on the K. x o. tram yesterday evening to
the works of Messr.s. NJ. J. Condor q Co,
on the new railroad work.
Mr. Harrison Groomes a well known
workman in the force of Mr.. JOS. Arm
bru5ter, master of car repairs on the E. T.,
Y. i G. Railroad. has been suffering for
about two weeks from the effects of run
ming nail almost entirely through his left
foot. The accident has kept him from work
for that length of time, but we are glad to
note that he is recovering, and he hopes to
be able to 60 to work again Monday
The " Girls Own Paper" of which Miss
Birdie Walker, a worthy young lady of ou1
city, is editress, is now published at Hous
ton, Tex. the pubicG..on having been re
moved from this city. Ms Birdie is still
edltress III chief, and Miss Fannie Z. Reese
is corresponding editress. J. A. Watson is
the publisher. It IS enlarged and improved
and Is a popular paper among the young
folk.
The corporation forces are engaged put
ting a covering over the guttering on the
north side Of Cumberland street. from
State to Crozier, in order to give more room
for pedestrians where the pavement is very
narrow. This work was secured by Alder
man Hockeuios. OF the third ward