Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-23
PENCILETTES.

Bristol assumes city airs rapidly. She mas
started a milk wagon.
The Chattanooga Times says there is no
such man known in Chattanooga as j. X. P.
Hall, the newly appointed deputy United
States marshal, to be located at that point.
Mr.. Hall is Greene County man.
A. w. Edwards and Miss Mary DUNCAN
were married in Carter County on the 18th
instant. The grand parents of the bride,
David and Elizabeth Kitzmiller, who are
over so years of age occupied seats, one at
each end of the table, at the reception.
John H. Cassaday, aged SO years, died on
the IS instant at his home near Blue
Springs, Loudon County.
P d. Mazyck succeeds W. L. Mcknight,
ESQ as depot agent at Charleston, and A.
W. Kennedy succeeds Mr.. Cochran at New
Market.
The Bristol Courier has found on the per-
son of Col n Gregg, of Sullivan County,
a shot something similar to the Presidents.
1t says: He was wounded in the first days
fight at Shiloh in the late unpleasantness,
the ball striking him in front and passing
out at the point Guiteau's ball struck Pres
ident Garfield. Physicians say the ball
passed through the liver. The colonel
suffers occasionally from the wound, and on
he is stout, hearty man.
The Bristol Courier learns from parties
who have visited him that Hon. r. r. But
ler of Taylorsyille, who was recently badly
hurt by a tree falling on him, as was an
nounced by us, is still confined to his bed,
scarcely able to move himself, and suffering
much pain in the right side of his head,
right shoulder and side.
A IF Raw 7
d. Low, - years old and weighing $50
pounds, is a fine specimen of what East
Tennessee can do in producing handsome
women. She now weighs 20 pounds more
than her father, and will no doubt soon
double his weight
George Martin, the man who, in crossing
the railroad before a passing train near
Sweetwater last week, had his wagon
smashed up and one mule killed, has
brought suit for damages against the rail
road.
Our enterprising merchant friend S. ].
Lynn, of S yeetwater, has, as we notice,
establish, a millinery department in con-
nection with his dry-goods store.
Cleveland Herald: Cleveland, Tenn,
has been designated as the pay post-office for
the postal clerks on the Cleveland and Selma
mail route.
Wheat in the Nashville market ranges
from 81 to S1.15a1. 16 per bushel, the latter
fig Tres being for fancy grades.
The Nashville Exposition building and
furniture was sold Wednesday. The build
ing :tjef brought s., 100, and the furniture
brought S11S.S0.
Ginseng is selling for $1.65 to sits per
pound in Nashville, and is remarkably
;arce. This is the highest price known
there since the war.
Lit Davis, colored, fell from a railroad car
at Cleveland last Friday broke one leg and
received other severe injuries.
Deputy Marshals j. c. Duff and L. f.
Walker left on yesterdays train with eight
United States Court prisoners, four of whom
were sentenced to the London jail and four
to the Cleveland Jail.
Another timely shower yesterday evening,
which had an enlivening effect on the wealth
er, for time at least.
Lemons are very scarce and high priced.
A surprise party was rendered in Chatta-
uooga last Wednesday night to Miss Minnie
Eckle, of this city, who is visiting friends
there.
Jack Clark, colored, living in Hamilton
County, while cleaning a cat fish the other
day, pierced his finger with one of the fins
and it is thought it viii result in death.
Prof. W. F. McCarrow, of James County,
has been employed to take charge of the
public schools of Athens, according to the
Cleveland Herald, and it is pronounced an
excellent selection.
Uncle Sam. P. WINS, of the Post, and w.
r. Davis, have been elected aldermen of
Athens to succeed Joseph Matthews and w.
G. Hornsby, resigned.
According to the Post J. D. Porter has
completed the voting census of McMinn
County ID fluids it to be 3 279