Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-10-06
TENNESSEE TALK.
There is not a drinking saloon in

duces $1,000 pounds of soap a week,
and is behind orders.
Dirt has been broken for the cree
ton of the proposed largest BUSH
ness house i'm Knoxville.
East Tennessee farmers are in
Producing more new and improved
stock this fall than ever before.
Over 100 horses will be in attend
ance at the fall meeting of the new
Memphis Jockey club.
The recent census of Johnson
City gives that place 1,l75, popula-.
ton.
The Deaf and Dumb School at
Knoxville opened last Monday
with over one hundred pupils.
Rutherford county furnishes an
immense amount of cedar lumber
to the world.
The Murfreesboro News don't
know why Columbia should have
20 telephone subscribers and Muir
freesboro only "a.
The foundation has been laid for
a new Episcopal church in Tren-
ton that will be a very handsome
building when completed.
Sumner County sets great stress
upon its fine cattle, and especially
its fine milch cows-but has no
creamery.
The Tennessee river has been
lower recently than there is any
record of its ever having been be-
fore.
The Banner issued a four page
supplement on the 18th ult., giving
a full exhibit of the progress and
business enterprise of Nashville.
The Banner is live paper.
There is negro boy in Dyers-
burg who, without the sign of a
hand, makes a bo0t-black blush by
the rapidity with which he puts on
a shine.
Mr.. r. S. Fletcher, formerly one
of the editors of the Jackson Wing
was married in Brownsville We'd
nesday to Miss Matte X. Walker
of that city.
Union City Our Country There
are but few things about a town
that gives a stranger more favor
able impression of the place than
nice clean streets and good side
walks.
Nashville Banner Nashville
stands upon record as the most
healthful city in the union. Mala-
ria is unknown, and the death-rate
the lowest of any section of the
south.
The opening of school at Glen
Mary, Tenn, has closed the saloons
at that place under the fOur-mile
law. The saloons at SedgmoOr
were closed under the same law
last week.
The RuOhs cotton factory at Chat
for several years an idle
building, has been leased to IA veal
thy firm of Tuscaloosa, and will be
operated shortly ON a large scale for
the manufacture of wOllen goods.
Gallatin Examiner: Our county
man, Mr.. j. r. Barry, sold at the
Race Course, five Bullion
and one Glengarry yearlings and a
seven year old Pat MullOy brood
mare. They realized $1,7l5,an aver
age of $249 30.
The accounts published of the silk
display OF the Memphis silk cultur-
ist, Miss Annie Parham, at the Gin
cinnati Exposition, have attracted
good deal of attention, and it is
probable there will be a boom i'm
the business.
Memphis Appeal: The farmers
of Tennessee demand a dog law,
and the next Legislature will doubt
less be elected with Il view to Sc
curing one. 1t is question of sheep
or dogs. If the wool crop of the
State is to grow the dogs must die,
or their owners must pay a heavy
license for them.
Morristown Gazette: Within two
weeks last past there have been
men in Hamblen county looking
for homes from no less than five
different States. This indicates, and
these men have said, that the eli
mate and capabilities Of our region
are coming to be understood abroad
And wherever understood they pre-
sent attractions that will draw.
Lebanon Register: We were
glad to note the Improvement in all
classes of stock exhibited at the fair
last week, over that ever before
shown-finer short horns. better
Jerseys, superior saddle and har-
ness stock, all of which points 10
future of success to those who have
to cease the handling
Of scrub, and only raise thorough
breds.
Paris Post: Eight families pass
ed through Paris last Monday,
bound for Lawrence county, in this
State. They hailed from Lyon
West Minnesota, and had
been on the road about four weeks.
They came a portion of the way by
river. These parties go to Law
renee county at the solicitation of
friends who went there some two
years ago.
"The recent gathering OF farmers
in Tennessee was SO successful and
productive of such good feeling,
that farmers clubs are spoken of in
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