Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-11-14

I days in the CITY the first of the week. +
Judge Scales and family are maxim:
arrangements to leave next week for Flor
ida, where they will spend the winter.
The friends Of Mr. ]. B. Bartee, of tn,
Eighth district, sympathize with him il
the loss Of his little daughter, Catherine.
Charlie c. Smith, Jr., and Thos. f. Me
r eynolCs have been announced as the
u.hers for the Methodist church the mex
yeT.
We are glad to announce that Mrs
! Northington, of the Northington House
who has been. quite i'll, is thought to be
better.
! Mr.. =. -. Rice, of SheIbyville, KY.
| spent Saturday night and Sunday in the
city. Some attraction at the Fowlkes
house.
Mrs 7. ]. Duncan and son, z. B. Dun
can, came down from Pulaski to attend
I Jerome and Miss Sarah's marriage and visit
friends.
Mrs Dunlap and daughter, Miss Sadie,
and son, Matt, left for Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, Wednesday, perhaps to spend the
winter.
Capt. r. L. Cobb OF Little Rock, arrived
in the city Monday on visit to relatives.
Capt. Bob has a host of friends here who are
always glad to see him.
The Paris Post notices the presence of
Messrs. Richard and Hart Caldwell and
John Clements in that place, attending the
marriage of Mr.. Lamb and Miss Caldwell, of
Paris, last week.
Mrs &. F. Cunningham, who has been
quite I'll, was visited by her father, A. ].
Alternately, and his brother, DIR. c. e. Aber-
nathy, of Pulaski, last week.
Misses Price Carrot and Annie Ryan,
two charming young ladies from RUSSELL
vile, spent Tuesday in the city. They Wis
tied at Mr.. A. A. Johnson's.
DIR. ]. c. Covlngton, eminently known
in the dental procession, of Metropolis, Ill,
has been here this week prospecting with a
view to locating in our growing city.
DIR. C. ]. Northington, of Lafayette, is
visiting his brother in Wyoming Territory.
His friends did not know of his intended
visit until he had reach fireplace.
Mr. VIM. Wilson, OF Jackson, Tenn,
died at that place on the 5th inst His re-
mains were brought to the home of his
mother, Mrs. Eliza Steger, of Longview,
KY.
Springfield Record Attorney General
Burney, of GAINESVILLE was in this city
Saturiay.-Mr. ]. r. oldham, one of Clarks-
vilIe's famous tobacco men was in the city
Saturday.
nial Of
trict No l, came to town Thursday wearing
his great coat. overshoes and neck furs.
Uncle Billy saw him and at once hoisted
the cold wave flag.
Rev. r. ]. Craig, now pastor of SpIing-
field church, was circulating around New
Providence this week. He officiated in the
pleasing ceremony solemnizing the rites of
matrimony for Miss Sallie Brunty.
Ex-senator Bailey, accompanied by his
son, DR.. Will Bailey, went to Louisville
this week to consult a specialist in regard
to his chronic affection. There is n sinesre
desire expressed by every one that he may
find speedy restoration.
Mr.. Rufus Smith, of the sOuthside. who
was a town boy when his father was the
popular Mayor of the city, and mine host
of the franklin House, has returned to
the city, taking a position as salesman in
Mr.. Rosenfeld's store, where he would be
glad for his friends to buy their goods. Give
Ruf. a chance.
MIR. Ed. Pearce, our popular Telegraph
man, returned Wednesday evening with
his lovely bride; they have taken rooms
with his sister-in-Iaw, Mrs. Lou Pearce, on
Maine street, where the groom and bride
/ oil
reception given by Mrs. Pearce. 4 large
! company of friends had gathered to enjoy
theevening, and extend the happy couple
| hearty congratulations.
| Capt. Frank Phillips, of the Pensacola
/ Advance-Gazette, after an absence of three
| years, returned this week TO pay visit to
his old home and friends, and never was an
! old citizens return more heartily well
/ coined by everybody. 1t actualiy~took him
/ half day to get from Caldwell's stable to
the CHRONICLE Office, and so thoroughly
was he shaken up" by his friends that the
poor man was Timber as rag. AS he
/ dropped into chair we observed him
/ weeping, and thinking hand or an arm
had been dislocatcd, we offered TO call o.
physician. ''No,' he said. II will get over
that, but had known how much the peo-
4
/ could have left here" AS soon as Frank
recovered breath and got settled down, we
| tapped him on the state Of the country, ano.
he turned loose on Pensacola, her charming;
scenery, big pine trees, saw mills, persim-
mons, figs, etc, in the most approved Flor
ida dialect. We stopped him II minute to
remark that we would be ready to go in a
! month. He got second start and directly
! struck "sea breeze" and when he began
| TO describe the happy sensation created by
the breeze striking ones face, condensing
and forming great cakes Of salt, we said,
"stop, Frank; hold mp, old Eel. That's just
the place we have been looking for, and we
are going with You tomorrow, but don't
| tell that to another soul; If you do this
country will be depopulated I'm "a hours. II
there is anything in this world that our
| people want, and want bad, it is free salt /;
and we want the aerial kind, fresh" There
is no mistake about IL, every body was glad
, to see Capt. Frank and happy to know that
success has attended his untirirg energy
and enterprise. He is the best informed and
most interesting man we have met from the
! land of oranges.