Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-18
PENCILETTES.

Mechanicsville election to-day.
1t continues to be very remarkable
weather.
Corn is so cents bushel in barter in The
Athens market.
Irish potatoes are sold by retail dealers IN
Nashville at three for nickel.
One feels like shedding flannel and don
ming spring or summer clothing.
The Lee County, Va, Sentinel, has been
sold by Chas. Willougby to Fred r. Strick
ley.
David Susong, good and useful citizen
of Cooke County, died, near Bridgeport,
February 8, aged 81 years.
The Atkin House front is being brushed
up with new coating of paint, which will
improve the appearance of things wonder
fully.
NJ. B. Mccall, an East Tennessee boy,
formerly connected with the Jonesboro
journal, is associate editor of the Sunday
Mercury, at Dallas, Texas
Joe Staley, celored, was arrested in Jones'
boro last week, bound over to court and
jailed, for burglarizing the diary of Giles
jackson, the barber of that town.
Ds u.
received g, 600 from the order of Knights
of Honor as the death benefit on account of
her husband, who died few months since.
The Greeneville Herald reports the death
at Tusculum College, February 18th, of
diphtheria, Herbert, son of Chas. W. and
Sue W. Piper, aged years and months.
Elijah Mcpherson, pioneer citizen of
Meigs County, died at his home, Ten Mile,
February 18th, of pneumonia, aged 10
years, He was buried with Masonic honors.
Bristol Courier: Zion Baptist Church
congregation, of Portsmouth, Va, has ex-
tended call to Rev. j. NJ. Armistead, of
Knoxville, Tenn, toE take charge of that
church.
The town council of Sweetwater have adj
vanced the privilege on selling whisky from
$40 to $50, but III the face of this another
bar-room has been opened across the rail
road according to the Democrat.
The free school at the Academy and the
Masonic Institute school at Cleveland have
been consolidated into free school. Pro-
fessor Blakeney is i'll charge, assisted by
Professor Isbell and Mrs. Fannie Clingan.
The Jonesboro Herald and Tribune
learns that Mr.. Benjamin Cash met with a
very painful and serious accident last Tues
day night by being run over by a passing
freight train. We understand that one arm
and leg was so terribly mangled that it will
nscessitate their amputation.
The plasterers have about completed theil
work in the new Office building being
erected by the E. T., Va. 4 Ga. Railroad
Company. The carpenters are now put
ting in the inside woodwork and the build
ing is expected te be completed for occu-
pancy in month or six weeks.
OF Mrs Francis Hodgson Burnett, cor
respondent writes that she takes half a doz
en- girls to ball, provides them with part
ners, and then dances herself with the gen
uine enjoyment of debutante. The very
cream of society is to be found at her pref
ty house. She is dreadfully run after, bu
not bit spoiled by it.
The Cleveland Herald reports rather bac
collision on the Selma Division of the E
II, Va Il Ga Railroad last Saturday, il
which two engines were badly wrecked
The collision occurred a few miles below
Rome. None of the men were hurt-en
gineers Weatherly and Conner jumping OF
in time to save their lives.
The managers of the Girls industrial
Home have determined to give series o
entertainments for the benefit of that inst
tuition, beginning next Wednesday. The.
design to give lunch between the hour
of IL a. m. and p. m. The lunch vii
consist of the usual articles served at even
ing parties, for which the moderate sum o
SO cents viii be charged. Their object i
to raise funds to purchase a house, or 70
building permanent home for the institu
ton The lunch will be served at Turne
Hall, on Main street. This is a worthy en-
terprise and we trust our people will Civ
it encouragement by patronizing the ladie
in their enterpriEe