Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-07
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.


EDITOR CHRONICLE.-Quite
number of our live business men
met in the Court House last Friday
night, to consider the practicability
of securing railroad connection
with the Chesapeake & Ohio road,
at some desirable point. The most
popular plan suggested in the meet
ing, was to build narrow guage
road from Greenville to CadiZ by
way of HOpkinsviIle, and thus
while securing the desired outlet, at
the same time extend our trade in
to district, whose eyes might be
turned in another direction by re-
cent and inviting proposed accom-
modatiOns. Our citizens mean bus
mess. The meeting last Friday
night was informal and initiatory,
and of course there will be a great
tendency in some quarters to call it
all gush, but the fact remains, that
the people of Hopkinsville intend
to have that road if pluck and en-
terprise can get it. 1t is not mere
matter of counter irritation, but an
earnest endeavOr to succeed. TO
this end a committee composed of
MessrS. Hunter Wood, s. Z. Trice,
III. G. Alternately, L. J. Morrow, q.
g. Long, S. q. Buckner and others,
was appointed to enter into cOmmu-
nication with Mr.. Huntingdon, to
secure his aid for the enterprise. In
a short while the leaders in this
movement will have something
definite upon which to operate, in
the meantime our people feel that
the matter is in energetic hands.
Our fellow tOWnsman Mr.. NJ. G..
Forbes, of the firm of Forbes d Bro,
of Bowling Green, has recently been
unfortunate in a suit for damages,
at that place. 1t seems that Forbes
Il Bro, had erected the bilI-boards
for Sells Bros circus, which fell and
killed citizen Of Warren county.
In the suit for damages verdict of
ten thousand dollars was rendered
against Forbes and the Sells jointly.
The defendants will take an appeal.
DR.. r. w. GaineIaA of this city,
was married in MurfreesbOro,
Tenn, last Thursday morning, TO
Miss SalIie NJ. Anderson of that
place. DIR. Gaines is one of our best
physicians and is we'll known to
the people of this section of the
country. Miss Anderson, who has
been teacher in Bethel Female
College at this place for some years
past, has many warm friends in our
midst and is recognized as lady of
marked ability.
Thursday night last Mr.. w. A
Wilgus, of the South Kentuckian,
was married to Miss Sallie Cook, at
the residence of the brides father,
DIR. E. r. Cook. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilgus have been long and favora-
bly, known in society here, and they
start off in life with host of friends
wishing them health and happi-
ness.
Company D. will go into the sum-
mer encampment at Grayson
Springs on the 10th. The entire
battalion of seven companies will |
be there and enjoy themselves for a
week. About thirty-five of our boys |
will go with the company, and
Capt. Smith thinks Company ID.
will be equal to any of them. Lieu
tenant Jno. r. Green resigned about
two weeks ago. Second lieutenant |
Ellis was promoted to his place,
and DIR. Frank Clark was elected |
second lieutenant in his stead. The
Company will go to the Springs full
differed, and no doubt a weeks
drill will bring about decided inn
provement in their movements.
The skating rink, under the man
agement of Mr.. w. Buckner, is the
sensation of the day. Monday and
Friday nights are open 10 the pub
lie TO enjoy roll. The young la
dies of the city have largely patron
lied this institution, and some have
acquired charming grace of move
ment. The boys furnish amuse-
ment for the lookers-on, and moth
ing is more ludicrous than to see
Young America on his first wheels.
Dawson is attracting large num-
bers of our citizens, and will be
more popular as the season proceeds.
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July 2, 1888.