Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-09-22
TENNESSEE TALK.

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The corner stone of the new Ma.
sonic temple at Columbia will be
laid soon.
The coming racing season in Mem
phis will be gigantic affair, says
the Ledger.
Corn is cut short nearly one hall
by the drought in some portions Of
Giles county,
Memphis people have expended
about $4,000 for watermelons since
the season opened.
Union City Is the liveliest manu-.
featuring town in West Tennessee
and is consequently the most pros.
porous.
Messrs. Shirley & Pillow, owners
of the marble quarry near Column.
bia, have shipped some specimens
OF their marbles to the Boston ex.
position.
1t can be proved by every test
known to art or science that, for
building purposes, the marble OF
East Tennessee is not surpassed
throughout all the world.
At protracted meeting at Anti
och church, in Obion county, which
closed a few days ago, there were at
one time 125 mourners, and there
were eighty-five confession.
A loss to the iron interest of st.
Louis is about to occur by the re-
movaI of the furnacesof the Missou-
ri furnace company from Carondelte
to some point in Tennessee or Ala
bama.
Paris Post We learn that large
amount of clover seed is being hull
ed in this county. Our farmers say
that from this time on they intend
to ship seed from Henry County in
stead of buying, as heretofore.
Jackson Tribune & Sun: Anent
the water works question it is told
as an annecdOte around town that
the negro men will vote against il
because abundant water will cheap
en- washing.
off" says the Tullahoma Guar
dian, "there is single mechanic OF
any kind resident here who is not
employed and making good wages,
we should like to hear from him.
Day laborers also have as much as
they can do at good prices.
Paris Post: The cattle disease
which has been prevailing in other
portions of the State has reached
Henry county. We learn of sever
al parties in the 18th and 18th dis
tricts who have lost their cattle in
the last few days.
TIptonville Star: Our little viii
lage can boast of being a model
temperance town. There is not a
drop of intOxicantS sold i'm the town.
There has not been an intoxicated
individual seen on our streets for
weeks. We should feel proud.
In East Tennessee there are s, 127,-
S95 acres of land in Middle Ten
nessee, OPP 1865, and in West Ten
nessee, 6,798,718, making a total of
%, 1S6, 57S acres. The land with the
town lots and other taxable proper
tyof the State is worth 1921, 917 1913.
Knoxville Tribune: Yesterday
the property of the Coal creek coal
company and of the Anderson coun-
ty coal company was sold at chan
Gerry sale for $65, 200, being purchas-
ed by two members of the compa-
ny.
Our exchanges are warning their
patrons to be on the look out for
swindlers calling themselves agents
for some city dying establishment.
They collect all shawls, clothes,
ETC., to be dyed and returned, but
the owners never see anything
more of their goods.
The Nashville Banner speaks of
"Major" Gates of the Jackson Tri-
bune and Sun. We must inform
the Banner that Editor Gates mill
tary rank is that of colonel. He
has been duly and solemly created
colonel and must not be designated
by lesser title.
A petition asking Gov. Bate to
offer reward for the apprehension
and conviction of the murderers of
the Russian peddler, who was found
dead near Smyrna about a year
ago, has been circulated in Murfrees-
boro. Many signatures have been
appended.
Murfreesboro News: One of the
employees at CARTS CarOussel be-
came disgruntled Monday night,
and had fight with the proprietor.
He was neatly knocked down, but
before white-winged peace lowered
over the scene Mr.. Carl felt the per
suasive touch of a brick bat on the
back of his head. No cards.
Brownsville Democrat: The cot
ton crop of Haywood county will be
good, Notwithstanding the ravages
of rust, and the prospect of a lively
business this fall is very encoura-
ging. The fact that the country is
with meats and bread
stuffs will greatly swell the value of
the dry goods.
Avalanche: Bricklaying will
begin this week on the iron works
of the Milburn Brothers in South
Memphis. This will be the largest
iron manufacturing establishment
in the South. Having several
blocks of ground to work on they
will also erect II large number of