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

Huntsville is projected.
The Male and Female Academy
at Dover has been Incorporated.
The Tennessee penitentiary will
be leased to the highest bidder for
the term of six years on July 9th.
The Irish potato crop in Sumner
county is estimated by the Exami-
ner at 5000 acres.
Gadsden shipped two thousand
crates of strawberries on the 14th
inst.
Dyersburg Gazette: Wheat has
commenced to head in this county
and large yield is promised.
Mr.. John B. Carroll killed snake
near Tullahoma recently 81 feet
long and u inches around the body.
Efforts are being made by the
fruit growers about Humboldt to
test New York as market.
A very handsome new brick bus
mess building, with city hall on
the upper floor is being erected in
Paris.
The Dickson Lime Company has
been formed at Dickson Station.
Two or three large kilns will be
erected Immediately.
Mr.. George Sawyers, an old citi-
zen of Lincoln county died suddenly
while in the act of mounting his
horse, on Monday of last week.
Ex-Governor John G. Brown, of
Tennessee, has been made President
of the Florida Ship Canal Compa-
ny.
The West Tennessee Fruit and
Vegetable Growers Association
met at Bells Station, Friday, May
25th.
The State normal institute will
open in Knoxville July 2, and close
July q. There will doubtless be
large attendance of teachers from
over the state.
Trenton Globe: The recent rains
have given healthy impetus to
the growing crops, and we are
pleased to note a fine prospect at
nearly all points in West Tennessee.
DIR. Edmondson, senator from
Lincoln and Giles, has issued a
lengthy address 10 his constituents,
giving a record of his actions in
the late legislature.
Milan Exchange: Chattanooga
is Boosting greatly over her straw
berry shipments. Two or three car
loads leave Milan every day, the
product of this section.
Lake County Star: There never
was better prospect for a good
wheat crop in Lake county. With
one more good rain from 80 to 80
bushels per acre will be made.
w. G. Penn, of Humboldt, made
an assignment last week for the
benefit OF his creditors. The Argus
speaks highly of Mr.. Penn and re-
grets his misfortune.
The largest mule sale on record
was made by Col. Ridley of Maury
county last week. He sold $4,000
worth of mules in one lot. One
grade sold for 1856 each.
The Gallatin Examiner is author
ity for the statement that Hender-
in Sumner county, will
ship this year 1000 burrels of early
potatoes.
Hogs are dying of a mysterious
disease in Fayette county. Post
examinations have shown
that the lungs, liver and other in
testines of the swine thus effected
are filled with worms.
The startling discovery has been
made in Memphis that sand dig
gers have almost honey-combed
soma portions of the city under
Front and Shelby streets in tun-
ncling the bluffs for sand.
An escaped convict from the Mis-
3issippi penitentiary was arrested
IN Union City last week. He was ;
1 negro named Joe Brown and was
lnder sentence of ten years for burn s
ng a house in TupelO.
Robert w. Mason, who lived
about three miles southwest of
in Crockett county,
suicide by taking two
ounces of laudanum last Tuesday.
He died Wednesday morning.
Mr.. S. q. Patterson, of Browns
Vile was caught under the falling
'oof OF a new building being erected :
II Ripley, on the 18th and was ia
ally injured. Several other persons r
eceived slight injuries by the same
Iccident.
The Woman's Board of Foreign
Missions of the Cumberland Presby- r
erian church met in Lebanon on f
Wednesday and Thursday of last /
week. Delegates were present from /
indiana, Missouri and a number of !
ther states. 4
Memorial day was celebrated in
-ackson with considerable eclat on =
he 18th inst. On the same day the :,
Id 9th Tennessee regiment was re-
rganized in that city and Mr.. Rob ;,
TT Gates, of the Tribune and Sun,
lected colonel.
The editor of the Paris Intelligent
er knows how to write an awful ;,
ice article returning thanks for
sent him, but hasn't
ad an opportunity to show off in :,
hat line this season. We know y
mother editor of like ability in the "