Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-06
PENCILETTES.

Orders for Starbright coal received at j.
w. Slocum's drug store.
Kingston elects board of aldermen to-
morrow.
White pine lumber laths and shingles for
sale by John Marshall.
> Deputy Sheriff T. j. Brrkhart is the Of
fcer waiting on the Chancery Court.
Obed. II. Ellis has been commissioned
postmaster, at Tazewell Claiborne County.
Sheriff John Marney, of Roane County,
was married last week to Miss Della
Wilkey.
A select hop will be given at the Atkin
House. tonight, by party of young Knox
Williams,
Kingston rejoices in the fact that that
town passed through Christmas without
row of any kind
The Vine Street Opera House, well
known variety theatre in Cincinnati, was
destroyed by fire Wednesday morning.
Loss about $4,000.
The habeas corpus case of Don G. Lusby,
who is in Jail on the charge of killing viii
c. Mabry, Christmas eve, will come up for
hearing before Hon. NJ l.. Hall to-day.
The Times appeals to the city council of
Chattanooga that, above ali things else they
should either build, or have the citizens
build side walks in the town. 1t will GER
tainly not come before it is needed.
tits Mr. Thomas Mcmillan, and not John
A. Mcmillan, as enormously stated in an
item in our issue of yesterday, who, in
partnership with Mr.. A NJ. Treadweu, is
opening new stock of goods in the new
Spence building on Market Square.
Workmen were engaged yesterday trans
ferring the large iron safe belonging to Mr..
w. r. Cooper, Grand Keeper of Records,
United Order of the Golden Gross, who has
moved his Office from the Thornburgh build
ing to the Mcmillan building, over Me
Campbell's drug store
During the past three months, white the
International Cotton Exposition was in pro-
gress, the Blackwell's Durham Bull Tobacco
Company spent in Atlanta, fer advertising
alone, 1912 900, according to the Constitu-
ton. They had the nobbiest and most at
tractive display in the exposition.
Kingston East Tennessean VIM. A.
Silvey waa drowned in the back waters of
Emory river. near McIsaac's store, in this
county on Thursday week, while attempt
ing to row across in skiff with two or
three other young men. 1t was after night
and very dark, and the boat springing aleak,
young Silvey becoming alarmed, jumped
overheard, and being unable to swim, was
drowned. His companions reached the OPP
posite shore in safety.
Chattanooga Times: During the month
of December Mr.. C. G. McMillin, ticket
agent at this place, sold fully $500 tickets
for the E. T., V. q G. and M. & G. Rail
roads, the majority of which were for the
E. L. Road The sales just before Christ
mas were heavier than ever before, and for
several days preceding the holidays stand
ing room on the cars was at premium
For one train SO local tickets were sold.
DR.. VIM. Clark, secretary of the State
board of health, was called to Milan last
week, to investigate the report that small
pox prevailed there. He pronounceB the
disease smallpox, and says that SO far there
have appeared fifteen cases. The disease
was brought to Milan by a negro from
Cairo, Ill Dying with it, the negroes re-
fused to bury him. white man performed
the service. and in few days he fell i'll
with the malady, and now eight of his fam
lily are down with it.
Mrs. Francis F. Dillin, wife of Hon. Jos
r. Dillin, died at their home in Smyrna,
Tenn, Dec q, 1881, in the 47th year OF
her age.
Burrow of the Bristol Reporter, was found
dead in bed Monday morning, according tc
the News 1t was not known whether il
was smothered before or after the parent.
rose.
telephone is mighty handy thing tt
have in the family when you want to orde
something and have not the cheek to asl
the man, to his face, to give you NOR
credit
Hon. o. P. Temple, postmaster, of thl
city, was in Nashville and was examines
before the legislative investigating commit
tee Tuesday. He was examined as wit
ness to sustain the character of Senator 1
T. Smith.
Miss Helen Gump, of Philadelphia, Pa
will take part in the Knabe orchestra cor
cert, as soloist Miss Gump has voice {
rare volume and sweetness, and sings equt
to professional 1t will be treat to hes
her singing alone.
Messrs. John A. Mcmillan and A. NJ. Trea(
well, two worthy and pushing young bus
ness men, are receiving and opening out q
attractive stock of notions, dry goods, etc
in the new Spence building, ON Mark
Square, next to the NJ. D. Swan corner.
That splendid new business building til
IiIlard block, erected by our enterprisr
and influential fellow townsman Col j.
Lillard, on Gay street, shows off splendid
since the new French plate glass front WI
put in, this week. The glass are about Il
largest and finest to be found in the cit
and the front, as well as the entire bulldl
cannot be excelled anywhere in point
style and elegance 1t is up to the mo
modern CITY patterns, and is monument
the taste and Judgment of Col. Lillard, WI
has given its erection his close personal &
tention The finishing touches are nc
being given the building, and it will soon
occupied by the popular notion house
Fletcher, Hall d Brazelton.