Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-06-16

JHe Capltal CITY. Ihe first is the Or |
ganization of a stock company for the |
holding of an annual State Fair. Next |
is monster industrial parade next fall,
and last, the raising of subscription |
of 100000 to be used in inducing the
establishment of manufacturing estab-
lishments in Nashville. 1t is proposed
to raise this last named fund by 800
and S2O0 subscriptions, the subscribers
to be made stockholders in the new en-
terprlses to the amounts of their sub
scrlptlons. The chances for raising the
money appear favorable. There is
practically no doubt about the organi-
zatlon of the fair company or the hold
ing OF the Industrial parade.
A statement of the disbursements of
the three hospitals for the insane has
been issued from the Comptroller's of
flee. The East Tennessee Asylum shows
an average number of patients of
800 3-l0; pay roll of 81 1882. l3; monthly
bills, S2,572.60; total S4,364. 10. West
Tennessee Asylum: Average number of
patients, $50 l-30; pay roll, 1885. rs;
bills, S2,093.34; total, S3,9S9.l 10. Cen
tral Asylum: Patients, 460 clio; pay
roll, Sl,93S.Sl; bills, $5,596.93; total,
$7,536.74.
The sales from the berry crop Just
closed at Medina, north of Jackson,
amounted to $43, l20, out of which pick
ers received about $4,000. Over sew
enty car loads of-fruit were shipped
during the season.
The Montgomery County Fair Asso-
citation has perfected plans for holding
the annual stock show at Dunbar's
Cave on August 10, IL and II. Ar
rangements have been made to make
the forthcoming the most successful
fair ever held by the association. Lib
eral premiums will be offered to induce
farmers and stock raisers to make ex-
hibits.
The wheat crop outlook in Tennessee
is gloomy indeed. Reports received at
the State Bureau of Agriculture indi-
cate that Tennessee will do well to
make even half crop. Some farmers
report to the bureau that three or four
bushels to the acre would be as much
as could be expected from many farms.
Under these conditions there is no way
to ascertain accurately the State S
probable wheat crop this year.
At a meeting of the State Board of
Charities the question of a reformatory
institution for negro girls was taken up.
Provision is now made for white girls
and boys and for negro boys, but not for
negro girls. The matter was made a
special order for the December meeting.
Mead Thrasher and Irwin Tolley, two
OF the most desperate negro prisoners
in the Tennessee penitentiary, made
their escape one night recently. Toll
ley was serving a term of five years for
counterfeiting having been convicted
in the Western Division of Tennessee.
Thrasher was sent up in 1899 from the
Eastern District of Mississippi for post
office robbery and safe-blowing, for
twenty years.
Col, Andrew Jackson has sold the old
Washington chair, the most highly
priced relic of President Jackson to
the Mt. Vernon Association for $500
This chair was willed by Gen, Wash.
ington to his family physician, DR.
Craik, and members of the Craik fami.
ly gave it to Gen. jackson.
One of the largest mortgages ever re-
corded in Roane county has been regis
tered at Kingston by the Louisville anG
Nashville railroad for $50, 100000, thai
being the approximate amount spent by
the road in railroad building in East
Tennessee. Only about three and 6
half miles Of the road pass through the
county.
George Fossold, representating the
Indiana Lumbermen's Fire Insurance
Company of indianapolis, was placed
under arrest at Nashville by direction
OF the State Insurance Department
charged with acting as agent of com
pany which had no license to do bust
) ness in Tennessee. He pleaded guilt,
and was fined $50.
: The Carroll County Teachers Insti
tute viii be held at Huntingdon begin
ming on Monday, June 26, and closins
, Saturday July |. The examination
will be held the week following, from
July to 5.
: Twenty-six persons were poisoned b,
: eating ice cream at one of the Nashville
| hotels last week. The services of 81.
, physicians were required for severa
hours to save the lives of the victims.
The Nashville Chamber of Commerce
will send strong delegation to Louis
: vile to urge the United Confederat
= Veterans to hold their reunion at Ter
nessee's capital next year.
. The ill-fated block of the retail dis
trict of Knoxville which has suffered
. loss of $1,000, 900 by fire in the pas
eight years, was the scene of a fire las
week which caused loss of $500 900.
A carload of cabbage containing 35
: crates was shipped from Dyer one da
: last week. In a short time tomatoe
y and cantaloupes will be shipped i
!, quantities.
In September Gov. Cox and the othe
State officials will visit the Lewis an
I. Clark Exposition at Portland, Oregon
e the occasion selected being Tennesse
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