Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-02-03

Miss Magg Wilkerson was visit
ing friends in the city this week.

\ Spruce STREET,.
: Nashville American Miss Adai
Humphreys and Miss Mamie Rob
inson, OF GAINESVILLE, are visiting
Miss LOulie Ewin, of this city.
, Mr.. G. F. Talley, of the McAllis
! .ter's x Roads neighberhood, gave
! us pleasant call on Wednesday
last.
Mrs. Lucy Smith and daughter
Miss Mamie. returned home Mon.
day, after spending several months
with relatives in Memphis.
Miss Lille johnson of RUSSELL
Vile, KY, is visiting Mrs. d. s.
! Hendricks, on Franklin street. Miss
Lilies many friends always well
! come her visits to this city.
JAS. HI. Patrick, Esq, of Port
Royal, gave US pleasant call last
Thursday. He is one of our old
time friends, and we are always
glad to see him.
Tuesdays World: Miss Katie
Jones resigned her place in the
! Howard school, to take effect two
weeks hence, in consequence of
| having accepted better position in
the Clarksville schools.
Mr.. G. NJ. Whiteside and Mr.. J.
g. McKoin left yesterday morning
for Louisville, Cincinnati and other
markets, to purchase furniture for
Mr.. Whiteside's house. He expects
to open about the 10th inst.
Capt. A. f. Smith, of the New
York tobacco inspections, was in
the city during the week, having
been called to the bedside of his
father, Mr.. Joel w. Smith, whose
death is recorded elsewhere.
New Orleans Times Democrat
Mrs. HI. NJ. Doak, whose husband
is so distinguished journalist, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Bemiss,
prior to her going to her new home
! i'm Cincinnati, where Col. Doak has
assumed the editOrship of the News.
Mr.. M. Louis Meacham and sis
ter, Miss Annie Meacham of Mem
phis, are in the city. Mr.. Meach-
am has entered as a student of the
S. w. p. University. They are
stopping at Mrs. Pettus', on Madi-
son street.
Thursdays Banner says: ''One
of the most enjoyed occasions of the
season, was a ''German," given at
| the residence of Mrs. Judge j. C.
Gaut, last night, complimentary to
Misses Sara Butler, of Pittsburg,
Pa, and Mamie Wilson, of Louis
Vile, KY.
Mr.. Sam. T. Wyatt, formerly i'm
this Office, but now of New York,
sails on the sth inst, for the City of
Mexico, to take the position Of
Auditor for the Mexican Telephone
| Company in the capital of the
! Montezumas. We are glad to hear
of SANS prosperity. and predict for
him a prosperous and successful
career in life. .-.tt
| Mr.. J. Fl. Pank, of Louisville,
KY, owner of the GAINESVILLE Wa
ter Works, accompanied Mr.. Frank
Schefold, Superintendent of the
New Albany Water Works, were
i'm the city Tuesday, on business
connected with the Water compa-
ny. They are genial clever gentle
men, and we were glad to rnake
their acquaintance.
Franklin Review and Journal:
We understand that Rev. Jno. w.
Hammer, ST., is much improved in
health under the skillful treatment
of his son, DIR. James p. Hammer.
We understand that the Doctor
conteinplates visit to his son Rev.
j. w. Hammer, Jr., who is now a
member of the Florida Conference.
We hope the DR.. may return in
good health. ..,...-
Mondays Banner says: Miss
Fannie Wimberly, of Marlborough,
N. c., left for her home this morn
ing after pleasant visit to the
family of Col. j. B. Killebrew, in
Montgomery county, and friends in
this city. Miss Lula Killebrew
goes with her, and will be absent
several months, visiting friends in
Virginia, North Carolina and Geor-
gia, before her return home.
Nashville Banner: Capt. Frank
Phillips, formerly the Banners
newsy correspondent at GAINESVILLE,
is now resident of Pensacola, Fla,
and is city editor of the Commercial
newspaper at that place. Capt.
Phillips is ready writer, and has
good nose for news. A copy of the
Commercial was received to-day,
and in the local department the ear
marks of Phillips stick out promi-
nently.
Nashville American: Capt. Ben.
F. Egan, the ''ancIent mariner of
the wild Suwanee," has made his
last voyage, and in haven of rest
is now quietly waiting the close of
a long and eventful life in quiet
little town away up in Wisconsin.
Ben has gone down from the hur-
ricane deck, and sung out 'sDone
with the engines" The old boat
man, once prominently connected
with the navigation of the Cumber-
land river, was born at Smithland.
He was educated at st. Mary's Col |
lege, Kentucky, from which insti-
tuition he graduated with distinc-
ton. He fought, bled and died (al-
mOst) in the Mexican war, with our
townsman B. &. Wood, under Cerro
Gordo Williams, the present United
States Senator from kentucky.
Many of our Tennessee and Ken
lucky readers will pleasantly re-
member, and send a kindly wish
after the old soldier and navigator
of other days. t.s-
@W.sz1zl~@
SENATOR BLAINE and Senator
Hill of ten crossed swords in the
Senate. Hill is dead now, and
Blaine sends $50 toward building
the Hill monument in Atlanta.
A note addressed to Senator Brown,
sent with the remittance, concludes
as follows: 81 was deeply touched
Il L. L