Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-27
SOUTHWEST TODD.
News Notes Served by Wide Awake
Special Correspondent.
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gress of an entertainment, Latham
Jackson shot and MORALLY wounded
- Coleman. Participants both me-
groes. Coleman had been waiting ON
Jackson's sister several years. On
this occasion another negro was with
her, and Coleman attempted to take
her from him. She resisted and Cole
man slapped her, which made her
brother indignant, hence the shoot
ing.
Wheat threshing will commence
next week.
On the 18th prox E. d. Coburn will
speak at TUFTS store in advocacy of
the new constitution, adopted by the
late Kentucky convention.
The final arrangements for the
dance and picnic and free barbecue
at Bells cave will be completed next
week. The halls OF the cave will be
illuminated with incandescent lights.
Guides will be on hand to conduct
those who may desire to go through
the cave. An abundance of barbe-
cued meat, and all the goods thing inn
aginable will await those who may
attend.
Miss Effie Jackson, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Gus Il. Evans,
left for Nashville yesterday.
r. ID. Glover, Sebree & Evans,
Cross Wood, Henry Jackson,
Strother Banks all harvested fine
crops of wheat.
With all the combinations against
the Democratic party its future is
becoming daily brighter. ats mis-
sion is 10 strike down combines aud
trusts, which enrich the few and
imp0verish the masses and restore
the country to the honesty, to the
economy, 10 the fair play that we
had in the grand old times of Thomas
Jefferson and Jackson"
There are comparatively few ex-
Confederates asking charity. When
the war closed they did not despair,
but they went to work to rebuild and
restore their wasted and impover-
ished country. Besides cOntending
with their legitimate foe they fought
the scum of Europe and three hun
dred and fifty thousand of their own
countrymen, and to day there are as
many pensioners, and still coming,
than the South had in its entire
army.
On Sunday the 21st inst, near Bells
chapel, this county, negro man
and woman riding in buggy stopped
to get drink of water from a spring
near the roadside. When they re-
turned uney found a negro man
seated in the buggy. When re-
quested to vacate the negro in the
buggy deliberately drew his pistol,
fred and instantly killed him.
The best prospect know of for gas
in this section is Maynard q Byers'
corner, Trenton.
Under the caption of "What PEG
pie talk about" in your issue OF the
10th inst, permit me to correct
mistake. III. II. Erwin, to whom the
Monroe letter was written, was at the
time clerk of Rockingham county,
Virginia. 1t was his son, III. G. Err
win, w. II. Wright's grandfather,
who was sheriff of Chl istian county
When I'll. G. Erwin left Virginia he
settled in Tennessee and was trustee
OF Davidson county from 1912 to
1916. He afterwards came to this
portion of Kentucky and bought a
large tract of land. In politics he
was a Wing. The first church erected
in this portion of the State was
built on his land. w. III. Wright
has the stone basin that caught the
drippings of the spring that supplied
the church with water. 1t was made
in 1884, and cost SO. ii. G. Erwin
died in 1866, and is buried on the
place he settled, now owned by T..
G.. Sebree, Jr. His books and papers
have been preserved with care and
are rich legacy to those who possess
them.
In addition to the picnic and dance
on the 4th of July, at Bells cave, a
free barbecue will be given. Every
thing indicates big crowd and an
enjoyable day.
Miss May Wood, after a pleasant
visitto her sister on Spring creek, left
for her home in Christian county this
week.
Miss Allie Wood who has been Wis
iting the Misses Tut is now with her
sister on Spring creek.
II nothing breaks, tears loose or
smashes, there will be splicing in
these parts i'm the near future, of
which l will give you full particulars
hereafter.
A majority of the people in this
section are in favor of the new con-
stitution.
Col. Strother Banks harvested some
wheat that will make forty bushels
npr acre. IF all the nIantars uaro