Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-03-14
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KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
Our Rogersville Letter.
RoGERSvILLE, March Ia. Is

RoGERsvILLE, March Is, 1889.
MIR. EDITOR: Owing to a lack of news, ]
have not written for some time; however,
in the meantime, our town has been NOV
ing along in its usual business-like manner,
and everything seems to be ''in the schultz. "
Mr.. Andrew Simpson, who has been con-
fined to his room for near four weeks with
indammatory rheumatism, is again able to
be on the street.
DR.. Jno. NJ. Pierce has about completed q
handsome and convenient dwelling house
on the lot opposite the post-ofice, lately
purchased by him from L. d. Alexander,
and has turned the old dwelling house on
the same lot, into neat business house, in
to which he will soon move his stock of
drugs.
MIR. r. r. Powell has also about complet-
ed his new dwelling house, near the female
college, and will soon occupy it.
/ Several new marble quarries have recently
been opened up within few miles of town,
thus adding new life to Hawkins County's
great source of natural wealth. Eight diff
ferent quarries are now being operated
within few miles of Rogersville, and still
/ there is plenty of room and great induce
ments for the investment of capital in this
almost worldwide celebrated marble.
Rev. j. B. Jones, founder Of the Rogers
vile Spectator and late editor of the Baptist
Beacon, of your city, has again returned to
Rogersville, and has purchased the stock of
confectioneriesland family groceries form
erly belonging to MIR. w. G. Nice, and also
MIR. Sam. p Powels stock of the same
line of goods, and will, | understand, in
connection with Mr.. Chas. Irons, conduct
the business in future, In the White build
ing, on Main street.
The farmers in this county, as
is the case pretty much all
are considerably behind with their work, on
account of so much rain, but all appear to
be in good spirits, and seem to think that
sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. /"
One move they are taking which gems to
tend toward prosperity is turning their at
tention moreto putting their lands in grass
and raising stock. Messrs. Rogan & Buff
fat alone sold this season near So, OcO worth
of grass seed, besides what has been sold
by others who have handled it, and still
there is lively demand for it.
Rev. J. d. Thomas, late Of Wytheville,
w., president of RogersvilIe Female Col
lege, is getting that institution under good
Roadway, and the people of the town and
surrounding country now hope to see it
built up to that high standard which it held
years ago, and which it SO naturally de-
serves.
MIR. W. L. McSpadden, formerly of your
city, principal of the Male Academy,
is doing good work in his school, and
has made many friends here by his earnest
efforts and close attention to the cause of
education.
There is a boom" here just now in the
Young Mems Christian Association, and new
names are presented for membership at al
most every meeting, Young Mr.. Cowap, of
Knoxville, seems to have created new en-
ergy in the cause npon his visit to our town
IN the interest of the association, short
time ago, and will perhaps be glad to learn
of the fruits of his labor.
AS everything is quiet along the line" at
the present writing, with no indi-
cations of any Immediate outbreak among
the natives, it is hardly necessary for me to
prolong my letter, therefore shall proceed
to say, Good ebi'n, II,