Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-11
The Oldest Paper.
1902.

This paper the Clarksville CHRONICLE
isthe Oldest newspaper in Tennessee
1t was established in this place in tn
year 1909 and has never changed h
name.
we havea neatly framed copy il
our editorial room which is dated jam
airy 2lst 1918. This old copy contain,
four pages OF five columns each, the
columns being seventeen inches long.
The first article on the first page is
headed thus: "A Field OF Battle, (" and
the article goes on to say: In the great
battle OF Waterloo, Col. Ponsonby. a
British Officer Of great merit was des-
perately wounded, and was to Thought
have been killed." This story fills
three columns.
Next column headed: 18th con.
gress," House Of Representatives, De.
cemeer 18th 1917. Treasury Depart.
ment. 1t contains IAN estimate If
appropriations to the service for the
year lSls,amounting to $lO.e25.lsl.6o.
The speaker also presented to the
House report from the Department Of
state on the petitions Of sundry citizens
OF the District OF Detroit. in the Ter
rltory OF Michigan, respecting losses in
1872 by the British, which was referred
to select committee, and ordered 10
be printed"
The fourth page contains " Extract Of
Letter from Margarita dated the 18th
Oct" Estray notice signed by A.
Cheatham Ran. Caldwell e. Lairds
Boots & Shoe advertisements. A runa.
way nego advertised by James HOPKINS
New Orleans, and giving c. HIP. Mari
OF Montgomery county as reference.
sherifi's sale. by A. Cheatham of Robert
son county, John H. & r. Poston adver. |
Use to sell Merchandise and buy tobacco. |
Nathan Peoples advertises for sale
1914 acres OF land and stone still house
On Yellow creek. Almanacs for 1918
or sale at this Office. P. ID. Martin nd.
'ertlses $50 lost and Samual Vance adj
'ertises dry goods for sale.
the editorial page is filled with con.
tressional proceedings, and articles on
South America-again," and aAmeri-
an Navy"
The third, what we now call the local
age, contains column and half on
'nio paper currency, and "A Destruc.
we Fire at st Johns, New Foundland F"
hen follows the names OF the Quorum
INCH constitutes the county court for
'ls: Henry H. Bryan, VIM E. viii.
ms, Sterling Neblett, Thomas and
Iephen, Cooke Esqrs." Then a LONG
oltuary Of "Bennet Searcy Esq, Judge
the Fifth Judicial circuit" A list OF
tiers remaining in the Post Office.
egroes for sale, Private Entertain. m
ent, at the Sign OF the Bell, by Buck
q Williams, Charlotte Tennessee. and
advertisement to "Pay the Printers. -
AIS last item reads as fresh, however
II we had written it to-day and
d some subscribers now act as if this
9 1881 :
Nhata world of memories this old
Yer calls zap. What changes in men : "A a
nds and customs. What inventions, iii
! what progress in the las fifty years NJ
en- Napoleon, the greatest of all, was ~
ng-the man OF whom Victor lingo M
I"His brain is the cube OF human
ius." Then Andrew Jackson was
ne, and the man, whoever he was ~
} then edited the CHRONICLE might II
stood on the bank Of the Cumber. M
!, or looked out Of the office window
seen Jackson and his men ON the
8 as they passed GAINESVILLE on their U
to win the great victory Of the Bib IS
anuary at New Orleans.
e intend presenting the framed copv
'e CHRONICLE to the Tennessee His. Pie,
al Society and ask that it be placed - ne.
ne State Libary, in the capitol Van
70 II can be seen by all visitors and FAC
reserved among other relics which
The good old days Of long ago.
mrs. -. - /.