The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-06-23

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A. J. NEFF SONS, Publishers.
2ARYVHLk TENNESSEE
CURRENT TOPICS.
PALESTINE is thronged with travellers this
year.
THs season Of college oommencements b
upon US.
LONDON has . larger population than
Scotland.
BEEcHER expects to give forty lectures
In England.
Mr.. BEEcHER is going to Europe on lee.
turing tour.
DoNKE carts are tho latest craze in
Washington.
ANEW YORK firm sells boots for dogs
with sore feet.
AAxwELL's lawyer addressed the jury for
over seven hours.
HERR MosT Is to work In the blacksmith
shop at Sing Sing
In some places in Arizona there has been
no rain for three years.
The Pasteur fund now exceeds 1000 900
francs, and still grows.
Mr.. PARNELL has two sets Of secretaries
one set to work at night.
IT is said that John Kelly died worth
million and a half dOllars
A JERSEY heifer died at Milton Junction,
Wis, from chewing tobacco.
MANY farmers in Illinois are now sowing
salt on their fields to kill chinch bugs.
A NEW post-onice has been named Fol.
som in honor Of the Presidents bride.
u. 8. SENATOR ALDRrcH has been re-
elected by the Rhode Island Legislature.
IT is stated that upwards of ninehundred
women own and manage farms in Iowa.
A WOODEN dish mandatory at Man
celona, Mich, ships carload of dishes .
day.
In Eastern Oregon among the mountains
the snow is so deep yet that teams can not
travel.
The American Bible Society printed dur
ing the last year !, 437, 40 Bibles ar New
Testaments.
A STREAToR Oil firm has sold over 600
pounds Of putty since the recent storms in
that vicinity.
volunteers have been found in the pawn.
shops of Montreal.
A TROY man recently went to the circuA
and wished to enter at half price because
he had but one eye
The early-closing movement on Satur-
day IL meeting with almost general adop-
ton in New York City.
The Providence Dairy Company, Of
Rhode Island, made 1,75O,0O0 pounds Of
bogus butter last year.
CHARLEY AND JAMES CuLBERTsoN, Of Van
dalia, NO., killed 5000 field mice while
blowing 100 acres Of ground.
The largest church in Washington is said
to be that OF tho colored Methodists. II
seats 800 people and cost $4,000.
ALVIN CLARK's bill for the great object
glass of the Lick telescope will be about
$4,000. The glass will weigh $50 pounds.
The acreage of wheat in Eastern Wash
ington II said to be wonderful. In many
districts the increase ID fully 100 per cont
DELAwARs peach growers are fright
ened over the appearance Of now worm.
As usual, they fear the failure Of the peach
crop
A WELL bored On the grounds Of the
chemical works ct Buffalo reached an
ample supply Of gas at depth Of on thou
sand feet.
HERR Most is said to be morose and de-
spondent Seen through the squares of q
cell grating, life il certain to look pretty
checkered.
An Aurora, Dakota, newly hedged jus.
tice has hung out gorgeous sign announc
Ing the fact that hs twill marry people q
30 cents . couple"
JOSEPH DION, the renowned billiard
player. now an utter mental wreck in the
Bloomingdale asylum, New York, is rapidly
soaring the grave.
The great monument Of Victor Emman
nsl ct Turin, costing 500, 900, has beer
erected by King Humbert entirely ct hi
own private expense.
TIE United States ship Powhattan hal
been condemned and her officers and crew
have deserted her. She will b kept q
Brooklyn for a store ship.
A WASHINGTON special to the Boston
Globe says that the handsome Congress
man Lefevro has captured the heart Of Mis-
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland.
CHARLEY Seringlsr, . little boy Of Ad
AIMS, Cal, was hanged BY his playmates
but gentleman passing by cut him dowr
just before life was extinct.
Ex-GovERNoRs CURTIN, Of Pennsylvania
Kirkwoed, of Iowa; Ramsey, of Minnesota
and Spragus, Of Rhode Island, are the only
s'war governors" now living.
THE casting Of wrought iron. q process
that win, If successful, engage great atten
tion, il said to have been introduced il
New York By Swedish inventor.
GERMAN infantry regiments are bein,
drilled in bicycle riding. A brigade of vel
drilled soldiers charging the foe upon thei
iron horses would b pretty sight
SINCE tho first announcement Of Presi
dent Cleveland's intended marriage, Ssna
tor Jones has ceased to be an object Q
national interest He is still in Detroit.
FRENCH women consider carrots as
specific for the complexion. Carrot SOU
without meatstock, eaten with brown brea'
h q favorits prescription for clearing tn
skin.