Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-03-11
Notes From. nraaapson's.

place mas not been heard from
through your most valuable pages
for some time. I concluded to drop
you this little note. 40 70
Hampton's station as you are
aware, is situated i'm District N. 1,
which is tine best district in the
county, and is surrounded by some
! of the best people in the county.
We have store, post Office, black
smith shop, and DR.. Marshall has
his Office here. Messrs. Joe and
Asa Randle are building Il grist-
mill here. They expect to be
ready to grind in about ten days.
Messrs. Randle are enterprising
young men and we bespeak for
them good patronage.
The tobacco being about all strip
ped, the most of it sold and a great
deal delivered, little "prizing" has
been done this season, the greater
portion of the crop was sold loose,
athe price ranging from tot cents.
The farmers are busily engaged
burning plant beds, repairing
fences and blowing From the
amount of oats being s;,wn and the
appearance of wheat, one might ex-
pect a rich harvest in the bye and
bye.
Mr.. w. p. johnson is now in
Kansas where has gone on business,
Mr.. johnson is a good citizen and
| one of the best stock raisers in the
county.
Mr.. Henry Morgan's fine Nor.
man horse has arrived.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Randle ia.
vored their relations and friends,
and they are legion, with an ele.
CANT party on the eve of the Sd.
Ere the evening shades had melted
into darkness, quite large crowd
had assembled and continued to
gather till late hour. The parloi
doors were opened at eight O'Clock
| and the guests were invited in.
The bellies were simply beautiful,
the beaux gallant. Mr.. Thomas
Mimms, of Guthrie, was unani-
mously elected "Rex Convivii,"
and at ten O'clock announced sup.
per. The crowd was soon ushered
into the dining room. The table
groaned beneath the "good things
that were heaped upon it to prefu-
sion. There was everything the
appetite could call for, even the
most extravagant fancy of an cpl
cure might have been satiated
About eighty persons supped and
after they had finished there wa!
a sufficiency for as many more
After supper the guests returned u
the parlor where they spent thu
remainder of the evening till lat,
hour in promiscuous chatting, anc
music on piano and flute. Among
those present were: DIR. Boyer ano
lady, of Allensville; Mr.. Jessie Mil
Ter and lady, of Hurricane Springs
Mr.. Thomas Mimms and lady O
Guthrie. Those of the immediate
neighborhood were: Mr.. S. Z
Wilcox and lady; Mr.. William
Dunlop and lady; Mr.. William
Killebrew and lady; Mr.. F. Ew
ing and lady; DIR. Whitaker anC
lady; Leo Mimms and lady, anG
M. G. johnson and lady.
The young ladies were. Mise:
Maria and Lucy Boyer, two of Lo
gan county's most beautiful young
ladies, also the sisters of the hostess
Miss Annie Mimms, of Guthrie
Misses Sophia Bowling, Minnie
Dancy, Ida and Milbrey Whitaker
Nettie McKoin, Dixie, Mary and
Sadie Randle, Agnes Mimms, and
Misses Fanny Turnkey and Ruth
Wisdom, of your city, also Miss
Mary Hampton and many Others
that your correspondent cannot re
call.
The young gentlemen We're
Messrs. Minor Boyer, Charlie Fort
Josie Mirams, Charley Ross, Nor.
ton Randie. Thomas Waller, Percy
Wisdom, Eddie Pitt, Wisdom
Mirnms and others too numerous
to mention.
At late hour, the signal was
given for dispensing by the "Rex
Conyivii," but not until each one
had rendered their thanks and best
wishes to Mr.. Randle and his good
lady. Success t. the CHRONICLE.
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