Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-01-31
STATE NEWS.

9 A company Is organizing IN Nash |
Vile, to build 100000 Union depot |
Mr.. Walter Nance of Paris, died in
Humboldt, last week. His remains
were carried TO Jackson for interment
The Doughty Manufacturing Co,
Murfreesboro, have sold out to Prev
lit, Spur & Co, Nashville, for $4,000.
Mr.. NJ Joblin, living close to Muir
freesboro, raised and sold 5000 gallons
of sorghum last year.
o. #. Brand, of Sherwood, is nege-
tiating for the establishment of a sor-
ghum sugar factory at McMinnville.
The Memphis Gas Co. has been
spending about $4,000 enlarging their
works. r4s.
Col. John Allison, the new Secreta-
~ of State, is nephew of Col. Robert
I. Chester, of Jackson. ahrsnus
The Gallatin Axe-handle and Spoke
Factory has orders to deliver 5000
worth of spokes, monthly, to parties
in Massachusetts,.
"The only Democratic paper pub
lished at the capitol of Tennessee" is
compelled to insert big advertise
ment of itself to ill up space. Sad.
A new chair factory company is
being organized in Chattanooga, and
the prospects are favorable for sufh-
cient money being secured.
The Metcalf Manufacturing Co. has
been organized in Nashville, by Edgar
Jones, NJ. A. Spur, D. H. Bailey, and
others, to deal in machinery, &c.
III. s. Fleming, of Philadelphia, has
recently started a factory in Chatta-
nooga, for making ethereal oils, ethers,
&c,
Mr.. Nathaniel Baxter has resigned
at Nashville, as Clerk of the Supreme
Court. The court has the power to
fill the vacancy.
The citizens of Dresden have signed
a petition to repeal the charter OF the
town. Seven-eights of the people
signed it.
The Cumberland Manufacturing
and Supply Co. has been organized at
Nashville, by w. E. McNellly, III. M.
Pierce, w. NJ. Cassetty, d. Church and
J. w. Parker.
The stock breeders of Tennessee
are soon to organize an association at
Nashville for mutual cooperation and
introduction of annual sales of blood
ed stock.
The Chattanooga Furnace, Chatta-
nooga, owned by the Chattanooga Iron
Co., will be refined in the spring,
when a steel hoist, a new engine, and
other improvements will be added.
A lumber firm in Chattanooga ship
ped last week 100000 feet of oak to
Liverpool, thence to be transported to
Scotland. The same firm has orders
to ship 100000 feet per month of oak
popular and walnut s7
The tax payers, my son, are at home
engaged in their respective avooa-
TONS They don't expect very much
from the direction of Nashville, and
the chances are that they will not be
largely dlsappointed.-Athens Post.
The Mt Verd cotton mills in
McAfinn county are reported in very
Aourishing condition. They have a
capacity of 800 to 1000 pounds per
day and there is ready demand for
all they produce. @
B. F. Willard & Son, Maryyille, |
whose saw mill, sash and furniture
factory was lately reported burned,
floss $4,000 will rebuild on a larger
scale, and put in more and better ma
chinery.
Mrs. Rosa Links, the diamond litter
who has figured in Nashville courts
Tor the past year. had her sentence of
three years in the penitentiary con.
firmed by the Supreme court Satur-
day.
Willingham & Co., Columbus, Ga,
previously reported as preparing to
remove their planning mill, sash and
loor factory to Chattanooga, and in
tending also to purchase new machin-
Dry, have commenced the erection of
heir new works. ..
Lebanon Herald: If the legislature
Gould rise to the height of thinking
more of the material interest Of the
people than of the future political
prospects of the members, there would
,e better prospect of the passage OF
dog law than there seems to be at
present.
The Warner Iron Company OF War
ler's Furnace in Hickman county
provides two suitable buildings in
which to teach the children of the ,
White and colored employees at the
urnace, and donates a sum sufficient
o continue the school ten months
Turing each year. .a. 8
The Barker Manufacturing Co., :
knoxville, owing to the large increase !
f their business during the past year, t
attend, as soon as the spring opens, to !
ouble their present capacity for man .
featuring cedar and white pine water
all, tobacco and candy packing pals. S
-hite oak butter-tubs, hoe, rake and I
room handles. /.
Lynnville correspondent Pulaski v
itizen: There are 500 mules fatten- C
in this locality year, % car loads
hogs and so cars of cattle besides
rain, say 10 to 20 cars OF wheat and 1
) cars of corn, 100 cars of lumber
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