Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-26

18th inst, while Mr.. DOCK FORREST,
of the Sd district, was off on fish
ing trip on the river, some one en-
tered his smoke house and carried
off about 300 pounds of bacon. No
clue as yet as to the hungry william.
A supposed case of leprosy APP
peared in Nashville Monday on
the person of an Irish tramp. He
stated that he contracted the disease
some years since in South America
and was on his way to Louisville
where h hoped 10 be cured of his
horrible malidy
Tribune and Sun: Mr.. w. G.
SIZZLING, of Burr, Mount Vernon
county, Wis, wrote Commissioner
McWhirter that himself and the
heads of forty prosperous families
in his county will leave home In
the latter part of this month for a
prospecting tour through the noun
tains of Tennessee.
NeWburn Enquirer: The grounds
are now ready for the erection of a
large three story block just above
the Porter block, to be occupied on
the first floor by Parker & Hall, and
the second and third floors to be APP
propriated to hotel purposes, and
very soon the workmen will be en-
gagged in putting up the walls.
A swindler, who passed himself
off for the advance agent of Coles
circus, got Messrs. Moody & Nc
Dearnon, of Trenton, to endorse a
check for him for $50 last week.
The check proved forgery and the
gentlemen lost the money. The
swindler had made a big contract
with them to furnish hay, corn, &c.
for the circus.
CollierviIle Mail A colored wo-
man living on the place owned by
Mrs. NOrthcross, is So years old,
weighs 297 pounds, is the mother of
81 children. She walked to Col
lierville to church, on last Sunday,
a distance of three miles, she seems
to be as agile and as festive as
maid of sixteen summers of that
weight.
Dickson Press: Many substan-
tial improvements are being made
to dwellings and business houses
about town. In fact, the spirit of
improvement seems to have taken
hold of our citizens, and every one
is doing his full share toward MAX
ing Dickson one of the handsomest
and most prosperous villages to be
found in the good old State of Ten
nessee. Let the good work go right |
on.
The Fayetteville Observer is re-
sponsible for the following: 4 few
days ago chicken that was run
ming about in yard near Howell
stepped into hole and its foot was
caught by large spider that made
it fast by weaving web around it.
Mr.. William Thompson's attention
was attracted by the chicks cries
when he relieved it from its dilem-
ma, and killed the spider, which
was about as large as the ball of his
thumb.
Guardian: Every man, woman
and child in Tullahoma who were
IN any way affected by the fire,
nave been as busy as bees ever
since, removing, repairing, replac-
ng and fixing up things generally,
md every man who had the least
Dit of knowledge or skill as IL car
Oenter has had as much as he could
10 in the way of work. And busy
Is it is now, when bricks are burnt
md are ready for the mason, our
own will be even more lively dur
ng the balance of the summer, get
ing ready for permanent winter
quarters.
Nashville Banner: For several
'ears past two old maiden sisters
rave lived out on South Union
treet, and according to statements
# the neighbOr5 they have been in [
moderate circumstances, depending /
for support, on the rent of
little house and lot on Spruce (
treet. Several days ago the elder
lister died, and after she was buried s
Ierclothes were given to colored {
woman to wash. The washerwom- |
n, in looking over the clothes, after [
aking them home, discovered in a
ecret pocket on one of the under 6
arments the sum of $1,000. The
1oman returned the money to its .
ightful owner, who processes to ;
ave known nothing of the money, ,
nd was much surprised at its dis =
overy. ,
Tribune and Sun: We are in {
ormed by Mr.. Tom Robinson, the {
uilder of the steamboat for the I
'orked Deer river, to be launched
McClanahan's bridge near this
ity, that work has been suspended
n the hull for some weeks on ac-
cunt of being unable to get the r
roper calking, but the oakum has I
cen received and the work will be f
The boat is to be Is feet O
ON bow to stern, 16 feet inch +
ull and IS inch guards. 1t will n
ave double engine, which Mr.. /;
Johnson says are now being built \
Corinth, Miss. The hull is now -
lady, and as soon as the calking h
IN be put in, will be launched f.
lis week probably. The river +
as been cleared from McClanahan's ~
CampbeIl's levee. The boat is to y
2 fitted up neat and will be run as o.
1 excursion boat. -
Larken Williamson, a colored ii