Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-03
GUTHRIE GOSSIP.
Items Picked Up by a Special
Correspondent.
Life as it is Lived in This Railroad Gen.
ter-The Reason Guthrie Did Not
Beat Clarksville.

Special Correspondence Leaf-Chronicle.l
GUTHRIE, Aug. 3.-Coming from
the country into town by Park ave-
nue., where one of the streets inter-
sects, on one corner stands cosy,
home-like cottage, with grass plot in
front and wonderfully luxuriant gar
den at side. Here lives veteran OF
the old Fourteenth Tennessee; a GER
tain war.scarred Colonel, with his
good wife, TRANQUILITY living their
days. When one sees the Colonel
feeding his fat cattle, or digging his
big potatoes, they are reminded Of
Victor Hugo's hero OF Waterloo,
whom he describes so graphically ia
the thickest of the battle, and after
many years is discovered in an OBJ
scure part of Paris quietly tending
his rose garden. This Colonel Of ours
has son who bears the name of
Rebel, who is one Of "those boys" we
spoke of last week. He is in business
in Memphis, and has recently been
home on visit.
There is another house next to the
ColOnel's that would never be taken
for a bachelors den." Rich Madeira
vines embellish the piazzas and win
dows where snowy pot-plants are
grouped; the Browns live there, a
family who came some months ago
from Russellville.
There are quite number of pretty
flower yards here. The taste for cult.
waiting flowers is spreading, as it is
everywhere.
Passing another certain corner one
is sure to hear the clear, sweet notes
of bird, and apt to stop and "Listen
to the Mocking Bird" that typical
national songbird of our Southland.
This especiaI specimen-an unusually
fine one-is kept in cage. on Mrs.
Lynch's portico in front of her store.
Said to be a fist class advertiser.
This reminds us that lady mer-
chants, that modern institution, are
not rare in our town. Several of our
best merchants have their wives as
assistants. Could any plan work
half so well as to make family at
fair of business? We like it, and
we like women who lend lelpin.
hand.
Guthrie has had on her most So
ciety garments lately; quite num-
Der of visitors from other towns have
been visiting friends in the town and
Acknowledgement nice parties
have been given them. The latest
was by Mrs. Jack McMurry, assisted
by her sisters, Misses Willie and
Helen Bryant. All the young folks
and some of the married ones were
very elegantly entertained. Sump-
tuous refreshments were served in
the open air.
Ell. Williams, son of Mr.. 10. Will
liams, the well known drummer, is
now home from Memphis, visiting
old friends.
John Sanders, we are sorry to
learn, leaves in few days to take up
his abode in Henderson. He will
leave many friends.
Miss Lizzie Ewing, OF Elkton, has
returned home, after pleasant visit
to Mrs. G. M. Day.
Rev. g. r. Taylor preached at the
Baptist church Sunday night.
Rev. Jerome Duncan has been car
rying on a protracted meeting at
Meadowbrook. Many of our people
have attended. We hear that Mrs.
Duncan and Ld petite Christine have
gone for first visit of the little Miss
to home people.
A bran new boy at Meriville, Will
Douglas, Jr. A proud day it is for
the Meriwethers of the noted old
family rallying point.
a splendid rain fell Monday that
was beginning to be needed.
The base ball epidemic still per-
vades the air; the knee painted
knights of the bat exhibit their
agility and ability to advantage or
disadvantage quite frequently. AT
least once week the game of the
season is to be played with this pick
or that pick. When the season is
summed up they may consider them
selves lucky IL nobody concerned has
lost any limbs, or temper, or five
dollar bills. The reason given for
the Guthries losing the game in
Clarksville was because they were
like the fellow who learned to dance
with the trunk in the room. When
the trunk was removed he lost his
bearings. There is time to retrieve
reputation.