Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-08-13
PENCILETTES.


Extremely hot and dusty.
The fair and camp-meeting season ap-
proaches.
Our market is supplied with some extra
ordinarily fine watermelons this season.
Section Master Matt Phipps has been
transferred from Jonesboro to take charge
of the Sc ton at this place. including the
yard. He is regarded as the best section
boss on the road.
The coIored people of JonesJoro and vi
cinity publicly observed last Monday as
Emancipation Day. Hon. Vim. H. Max
wei, Capt Geo. Grisham and DIR. VIM.
Smith were the orators.
Circuit courts meets at Jouesboro next
Monday, Hon. n, Hacker presiding.
Col H. B. Yearwood. of Monroe County,
addressed the citizens of Roane County, at
Kingston, last Monday on the subject of I'M
proved stock and other matters.
The East Tennesseean reports the cleo
ton of the following school directors in
Roane County last week: In the I'd dis
trict, e. VI. Miller; Sd, James VI. Crowder;
18th, S. T. Russell; 9Th, l. A Hill; 8th.
NJ. J. Cook 9th, William CLANCY; 18th,
W. J. Owings 18th, J. G. Carroll D. c.
Sparks was elected justice Of the peace in
the 18th district, vice J. A Miller, resigned.
According to the Herald, new post-office,
named & Grief" has been established in
Bradley County, on the Cleveland and Duck
town route, with Miss Mary Green as post
mistress.
Kingston East TenUesscean: The barn Of
A. W Freels, living IN the 18th district of
Roaue County, was destroyed by fire, about
noon on Friday last. together with Its con
tents which consisted of between $50 and
300 bushels of oats, $50 bushels Of wheat,
wheat thresher, lot Of lumber, etc. His
loss is estimated at between scotland 81 900.
The origin of the fire remains a mystery.
Dried blackberries are quoted at 8 cents
per pound in the BlOuntyilIe market.
Mr. John B. Harr, a former student at
the University of Tennessee, has been Sc
lected principal Of Jefferson Academy,
Blountyilie, Sullivan County
Morristown Times The East Tennessee.
Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company
are building an engine house for a small
stationary engine, near their depot in this
place, to be used for pumping water into
the tanks that have heretofore been filed by
a force pump, from what is known here as
the Cold Springs about one mile east OF
town.
At game of base ball played in Hunts
vile, Ala, Wednesday, tie A. X.
Wards, of Nashville were defeated by the
Reds, of Huntsville, by score of 8 to I.
1t is said to have been one of the best games
ever played in the State.
Mrs Sarah Cassidy died last week near
Blue Spring, Loudon County, aged 81
years. having been member Of the Baptist
Church for over 50 years. Her aged hus-
band died few days before her
Drury \. Bacon, wealthy and we'll
known citizen of Loudon county, died at
his home on Pond Greek, Sunday, 7th
INST, aged "a years.
Monroe Democrat: NJ b. Benson has
rendered his resignation as mail route agent
on the Norfolk and Western Road and viii
drum for a New York house.
The anti-corporation men at Athens, have
obtained an injunction against the newly
elected mayor and aldermen, restraining
them from collecting taxes Consequently
Marshal Hoge has been suspended until
the question is settled.