The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-01-23

Show at Knoxville. He tells about
a HoEstienI ?]rooster, which was
the largest he ever saw. 1t was
whopper.
One of our exchanges is becoming
skeptical: "The scriptures" it says,
"tell us a man is dust. Now dust
settles, but many of our subscribers
don't settle" There is something
wrong somewhere sure. -Ex.
C. N. Simmons has added to his
list of Fire Insurance Companies the
old German American of New York.
This company has a cash capitol of
one million dollals-.nd a net sur
Plus, over all liabilities o: two million
and four hundred thousand dollars.
On account of the unfavorabelness
of the evening the clocutionary en-
tertainment Of Miss Berthe X. Shipley
was not largely attended. This young
lady has talent in this line of work
and with more experience and cult
walton will undoubtedly make a name
for herself.
In the suit OF Lewis VS. DR.. c. B.
Lord, Tuesday, before Esqs. Morton
and Singleton, judgement was lender-
ed in favor of the plaintiff for $50 and
all costs. The case in a nut shell is
this Sol. Kennedy, who is employed
by DR.. Lord, placed the bed of a
wagon outside the doctors fence
The Lewis boy, with others, was
playing around this bed when it fell
and broke the leg of the Lewis boy.
Saturday Sheriff Walker brought
Jas. Strange over from Knoxville and
placed him in Jail until Monday
morning when he gave bond to APP
pear before Esq. Morton, Wednesday.
He forged the name Of his tather-in-
law, Mark Byerly, to a note for over
two hundred dollars and sold the
mote to l.. M. Kidd. He came in
Wednesday and compromised the
matter by paying the amount of the
note.
The Board Of Directors of Mary.
vile College met the 10Th. In al.
dition to the usual routine Of bust
ness they conferred the degree o.
A. Nj. upon Rev. Sam A. Caldwell
They also decided that each wear
one of the professors should spent
one term in some institution O
higher learning in the North
Their salary to contiue as usual
This is certainly a commenddblt
move and will result in better worl
Prof. Wilson is the first TO go ant
is now at the Chicago University.
County Supt, Walker informs IL
, that on Saturday Feb. I, 1896 at I:3c
P. M. there will be an Educationa
. Meeting in The Court House a
MarYville. That day is set apart t
adopt text books on Physiology AM
Hygiene as the law requires. So it
necessary for everys director in tn
county to be present. There will b
, several speeches made on that da
relative to education and we earnestl
desire all who are interested alon
this line to come out and let us hav
: a Grand Educational Rally.
Judge Clark, of the United State
district court has stirred up veritabl
hornets nest by calling for the resig
nation of nearly every U. S. Commi.
sloner in the state except one fc
each county, and not more than tw
or three for the larger counties
Against the plea that political bias
at the root of the order, the judge,
is said, simply means to lessen eA
penses, and his friends point out tn;
Sin Monroe county two democra,
were dropped and a republican re
: tanned. In Johnson county it was tn
the same, also in Hawkins. |
t Blount county there were two con
: missioners Hon. ]. w. Culton, dem
e crat, and Col Will A. McTeer, r,
y publican. They both live at Mar,
vile and have made excellent con
miSsioners. Col McTeer has had Il
office eighteen years. Mr.. Cutie
u has served only about one. The TO
mer was dropped and the latter r
. tanned. There could not possibly
u kick against this. Col. McTe
. has had the honor long enough al
:. should be willing to give others
= chance" The republican alluded
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