Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-15
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was rainy and cooler, with heavy and
damaging rains in some sections, but
generally beneficial to late growing
crops, especially to late corn, which
shows material improvement in pros
pective yield. Early corn is maturing
well and is good average crop; much
OF 1t has been cut and shocked, Cotton
Is opening, in some places prematurely;
some rnst is reported, also some she'd
ding, the abnormal stalk growth result
ing from the rains about opening time,
causing q corresponding lessening of
fruitage. Therefore, the yield prom
ises to be rather light. Reports from
tobacco sections indicate favorable con-
dltlons; cutting is still in progress and
most OF the early crop is housed and be-
ing cured: some damage by worms is
reported, but, as rule, the crop is very
good. Quantities of good hay and fod-
der were saved during the first part of
the week, but there was considerable
damage later by rainy weather. Late
crops are all in good condition of growth.
The rains put the soil in fine condition
for blowing, and this work is progress
ing very favorably, along with other
preparations for the fall seedlings"
1t is semi-oficially announced that
the Tennessee Central Railroad has
been leased for a term of ninety~nine
years to the Southern Railway and
Illinois Central, and that those roads
will enter Nashville by that route with
In three months. Under the terms of
the deal the Illinois Central is to take
over the branch of the Tennessee Cen
trail from Nashville to Hopkinsvlle,
KY, and the Southern is to take the
main line and branches east from Nash
vile to Hartman junction. BY &C
curing the Tennessee Central the Hi
nols Central gets an outlet to the
Southeast and the Southern invades ex-
elusive territory of the Louisville and
Nashville. The Tennessee Central
road was completed last year. The
Main line, which is to 90 to the South
thern, is l65 miles, and the Hopkins
vile line, which goes to the Illinois
Central, is S. miles. The Southern
also gets 45 miles of branches.
The State Board of Equalization fin
ished its work on the bank cases, at
Nashville, few days ago, the feature
of the meeting being the opinion of At
torney-General Gates, given at the re-
quest of the board, which, it is under
stood, will be followed by the equalizers
Gen. Gates stated that the assessor had
done what was required of him in max
ing assessments at what he considered
market value, the dividend for two
years past and the undivided surplus
The Attorney said that inasmuch as
none of the banks which had made APP
peals had shown that they were assessed
at more than their actual cash value,
he did not think it was in the province
of the board to reduce the assessment.
Nick Charlton, a young man of Oak
Grove, near GAINESVILLE, killed large
aquatic bird in pond. The bird was
of a grayish-blue color, had very long
neck with a tuft of feathers on its head,
long green-black legs, wings dark with
yellowish color and breast of yellowish-
gray. 1t measured from tip to tip of
wing G6 inches and from tip of bill to
toes CT inches. Its neck was 20 inches
long, its legs Is inches and its bill
inches. 1t was, according to the best
information at hand, a variety of heron.
w. j. Eddings, county humane officer
OF Hamilton county, is after the ne
groes who are operating hack lines in
Chattanooga in opposition to the street
railways on account of the Jim Crow
law 1t is charged that the negroes are
working old, wornout animals from
early morning until late at night and
are only half feeding them. Com
plants have become so numerous that
the humane officer has decided to pros
ecute those interested in the company
operating the hacks.
The proposed new railroad which is
to be constructed from Pond, in Dick
son county, through Dickson and Wayne
counties to Florence, Ala, where it will
connect with the Southern, and to
Charlotte and across the Cumberland
river to point on the Tennessee Cen
trial, near the mouth of Harpelh river,
is said to be a sure 60. The road will
go through a rich section of country.
Sufficient funds have been provided
for continuing the work of quarantine
in Tennessee until frost. At meeting
OF the State Board of Health at Nash
vile it was agreed that the calling OF
an extra session of the legislature
would be unnecessary, upon the state
ment from the Comptroller that ar
rangements could be made to supply
funds to the amount of $1,000. This
with $1,000 already on hand, would be
sufficient to carry the quarantine ovel
until frost.
Crops in Haywood county have dete
riorated within the last two weeks
both in cotton and corn, Cotton seem!
to be at standstill as to growth, nj
blooms nor squares being made. 1t il
opening some on uplands, The corr
crop has been found TO be not so good a.
was at first thought.
The mule sale at Trenton last weel
attracted many stockmen and much in
terest prevailed. Many sales were eff
fected and the prices were good mule
less than one year old bringing from So
to 500. Stock raising is one of tn,
leading industries of Gibson coun
ty, and an increase in the interest ant
prices is clearly manifested.
The case of the State against Taylo
and Lee Chandler, charged with thu
,nurder of Hardy Walton of Bolivar