Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-12
TENNESSEE TALK.

An effort Is being made TO remove
the county seat of Obion county
from Troy to Union City.
A turnpike from Tullahoma to
Lynchburg will probably be built
during the Summer.
a New turnpike is to be built,
running five miles out of Fayette-
vile.
The Trenton Globe says the sur
plus of wheat in Gibson county this
year will be larger than it was last.
The Waverly Journal thinks cap
italists could find something to
their interest by examining the iron
ore in that vicinity.
The capital stock of the Fayette.
vile and Columbia turnpike has
been subscribed and the building of
the pike begun.
The Fayetteville Express reports
that young man named Newton
Wells, of Petersburg, died Of n.y.
drophobia recently. He was bitten
by rabid dog last September.
The Maury Democrat is informed
that DIR. Fayette Matthews was of.
fered $50 apiece cash for twenty
five walnut trees and declined the
offer.
G. p. Hunt & Co., of Memphis,
have ordered the overseer on one OF
their river plantations, which gen.
orally produces 500 bales of cotton,
to plant it all in corn and grasses
this year.
The ColIierville Guards, with
some ladies from that place, enter
tanned the people of Somerville
with an amateur dramatic perform
ance for the benefit of the Guards
last week.
Tom Neal, of the Dyesburg Ga
zette, who advertised for live owl,
has had three specimens of that bird
sent him. His appetite is satisfied
and he says he won't take take any
more just now, thank you.
Senator s. A. Champion of Paris
and Representative j. M. Head, of
Gallatin have formed law partner
ship and will practice in Nashville.
Both are members of the Legisla-
ture.
Capt. VIM. Rule, formerly editor
and proprietor of the Knoxville
Chronicle, has bought a One-third
interest in the Book Store and Job
Printing business of Ogden Bros,
Knoxville.
Athens Post: "The Chattanooga
people are evidently in earnest
about the projected Central UnIver-
sity. The question of location at
that point is said to hinge upon
subscription of twenty thousand
dollars, nearly one half of which
has already been subscribed.
Fayetteville Observer: "Mr.
Thos. HI. Giles, of Norris Creek,
sheared his sheep on Monday. His
buck, three years old, yielded IL
pounds, and 10 ewes SO pounds. The
flock doubled itself during the year,
and cost no more than 81 for feed
during the entire winter.
An Obion county couple elOped
last week. She left husband and
four children and his departure has
made IA grass widow with three
pledges of his love. The Union
City Anchor does not give the names
of the parties but says they are well
known in that section and have
good family connections.
A villain, advertising himself as
DIR. A. Campbell, was found to be
following the nefariOus business of
a procurer in Columbia last week.
Some young men of the city started
to treat him to thrashing but let
him off on promise to leave town
speedily without any special regard
to the order of his going.
Men are never happy in this
world. Some time since the editor
of the Trenton Globe deSpaired of
ever attaining to literary renown
because he had "never been quoted
without credit" and now he is
grumbling because 'a neighbOring
exchange stole our thunder" Que
tit M0ece1laS &c?
Brownsville Democrat: "Several
of our intelligent and enterprising
farmers have gone into the business
of raising cattle. This is step in
the right direction. DiversiicatiOn
of crops and industries is one of the
essential conditions OF the future
growth and prosperity of our town
and county.
A painter, named F. A. Fite, sold
his home in Milan recently for sew
eral county rights to patent wash
ing machine. He has since gone
deranged over the large fortune he
expects to make off the machine
and is confined in the Trenton Jail.
His wife and children are left home
less in a pitiable condition.
Gallatin Tennessean: "During
next week large number Of spring
lambs will be delivered at this mar
ket for shipment to Eastern cities.
Lambs are as good as gold, and as
the farmer drives his herd into the |
city he,will smile to think the mon
ey will be forthcoming. Sumner
produces large number of lambs
each season, from which bountiful
sum is realized.
The following is from Milan
to the Appeal
''There is considerable interest felt
bara Over q DrODOSitiOn from n |