Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-03-15

L. ID. Caldwell and others are
erecting asia, 900 theater building in
Union City.
Memphis Is to have a new turn.
pike leading for some distance into
the adjoining county.
Messrs. McAdoo & Simpson, oil
McEwing, sold several thousand
bushels of peanuts, delivered on
the cars at McEwing for 81 80 pei
bushel.
A Brownsville correspondent oil
the Memphis Avalanche says that
Mr.. Daniel Bond has settled TWEEN.
ty-five Northerners in Haywood
county since last fall.
Murfreesboro Free Press There
is difference of opinion in regard
to the peach crop, some contending
that they are killed, while Others
state they will have fair crop.
Knoxville claims a population
of 23,750, and according to the
Chronicle of Sunday about two
thirds of this number are fixing TO
build new houses.
Jonesboro Tribune: Che word is
current, among farmers and fruit
growers, that the cold weather has
almost entirely destroyed the peach
buds, in East Tennessee. Washing
ton county not excepted.
Fayetteville Observer Notwith-
standing the great number of hogs
that have been shipped from this
place since the advent of cold
weather, the porcine tribe in Lin
coin county are not few but wax
numerous.
The Murfreesboro Machine
Works have been unloading their
very fine machinery, consisting Of
lathes, planners, drills, etc. When
they get their projected works in
full blast. they will be able to do
all kinds of iron work on short no.
tice.
Union City Our Country: We
hear it rumored that a National
Bank will shortly be organized and
put in operation at this place. We
sincerely hope that the rumor is
correct, for the growing business of
the town demands more banking
facilities than we now have.
The Maury Democrat gives the
following as the current quotations
at Columbia for four to seven-year
old choice, fat mules: Fourteen to
144 hands, 500 to Sis; 143 to 15
hands, $115 to $125; Is to log hands,
1925 to $40; 154 to Is hands, $140
to $175.
Athens Post: The report that
the fruit prospect has been destroy.
ed is probably an exageration.
The buds on some trees are dam
aged, but the injury to this time is
not general enough to prevent a
fair yield. We are speakning of
our own immediate section, of
course.
Union City Our Country: Mr..
Jerry Shank, an active, steady
young mechanic of Miamisburg,
Ohio, is here looking for location
to start wood pump mandatory.
We trust Mr.. Shank will find a
location to suit, and. will become a
permanent citizen of Obion Coun-
y.
Our Country: We learn that
Mr.. Jacob Peftiey, of Miamisburg,
Ohio, a fine business man with |
lmple capital, contemplates coming
o Union City, to engage in the
and farming implement
business. Mr.. Peff1ey will receive
hearty welcome from our people,
md will find big field for his bus |
ness.
Gallatin Tennesseean The mu-
icipal authorities of this city have |
lad erected and completed a sys-
EN- of Telephone Fire Alarm. |
telephone boxes have been put up
n convenient places throughout
he town, and connected with the
1ork-house, where the fire engine
J kept. This insures quick alarm
4 case of fire.
Tullahoma Guardian: We are
lad to report a much better out
,ok for wheat in our section of the
tate. Farmers of Coffee, Frank
n, Moore and Bedford all agree
lat it is now doing well. 1t seems
} be the general opinion that the
each crop is ''nipped l. the bnd,v
} to speak. This is the usual
The peach is not q
lccessful crop in this latitude.