Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-06
In TWO STATES.
Items of Interest In Tennessee
and Kentucky.
Something That.wil Interest the Readers
of the Great Clarksville To-
bacco District.

The College of Bishops of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, met
yesterday at Nashville and com.
pleted its plan of Episcopal vista.
tion. The Tennessee Conference will
be held at Tulip street church, Nash
vile, October 10, and Bishop Gallo
way will preside.
Joseph Frost, who is in Jail at
Nashville charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, at
Memphis, cut his throat yesterday
and is now in critical condition.
The weapon used was a common
pocket-knife.
The Nashville Banner has a tabu-
lated estimate of the gubernatorial
strength of the two candidates. The
estimate made by Buchanan's men
gives Buchanan 256l votes, and
Turney 1873. The estimate made by
the Turney men, gives Turney 2l4a
and Buchanan 1864. This applies to
the twenty'six counties that have
called their conventions.
The Hopkinsville New Era says:
The committee appointed by the Of
tieers of the Baptist church to select
site for the proposed new church
building, after a careful investigation,
made their report last night at the
business meeting, recommending the
purchase of Mr.. w. Il. Radford's lot
on South Main street. The report was
not adopted, action being postponed
to Wednesday night. Three members
were added to the committee. y n
The Ladies Confederate Memorial
Association is increasing in member
ship every day. The projectors of
this laudable movement are con.
stantly in receipt of letters of encour-
agement from ladies in every section
of the county, expressing hearty SYM
pathy with the objects and aims of
the association and desiring to be en-
rolled as members. The list now
numbers more than sixty ladies.
There is probability that Nc
Gehee Bros, of Clarksville, will open
dry goods store in this city at an
early date. A first rate house for the
business is now being erected on
Main street, and should they fully
decide to come among us they will
make business hum. They are all ex-
cellent business men and never allow
moss to accumulate on their backs.
Hopkinsville will extend a hearty
welcome South -Kentuckion.
The following items are taken from
the Cadiz Telephone:
The marriage of Mr.. Felix X.
Grasty and Miss Lucy ID. White will
take place at the Baptist church,
Cadiz, on Tuesday morning, the 18th
instant, at six o'clock. This happy
event will doubtless be witnessed by
a large number of their relatives and
friends throughout the county who
are expected to be present. After the
ceremony, which will be performed
by Elder j. s. Cheek, pastor, the
happy couple will leave for short
trip. Mr. Frank Luton, OF
Golden Pond neigLborhood, died at
his home last week. In his death the
county and community have suffered
A loss Of one of whom it can be truly
said, his life was noble example Of
true manhood.
A Memphis exchange, referring to
he fiure OF tho Grand Lodge
knights of Pythias to draw on that
,ity for grand lodge officer, re-
marks "rhe Memphis Knights feel
hat they were sighted somewhat.
There are more knights here, some
hing over 1900 in all, than in any
,ity in the State, and of excellent
material too, but in the distribution
If officers Memphis was overlooked
Pshaw! Look at Clarks-
vile. Why she didn't get smell.
No use, then, for Memphis to kick.