Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archiveArchive Home
The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 5

The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 5

Location:
Clarksville, Tennessee
Issue Date:
Page:
5
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

DAILY TEN1J.I OCTOBER 19; 1915. lii) 0 mm It! IFFE AT SPECIAL SALE PRICES are killed in the bud, Flinn, of the N. O. S. Railroad, from Paris to Memphis, has been In attendance on our Circuit Court this Dan Gold has prized and delivered to Messrs.

Kendrick, Hambaugh of the Central Warehouse, sixteen hogBheads of his new tobacco crop. We Jearn that E. G. TJunlavy ha bought the iriterent of Johri'M, Smith in the store of Orgain Snilth on the South Side of the river. On Wednesday night last Ed" Whitfield, son of J.

P. Y. Whitfield, was united in matrimony, to Miss Alice daughter of G. A. Roth.

D. Klncannob has, by a unitedrvote To. have'yourBelf perfectly fitted CASH STORE. HERE THEY" ARE '-V $2,000 Worth of High styles, as well as satisfied as to quality and prices, you must see tar cloaks and suits at these special sale prices, as it has always been, our custom never to carry over any suits nor cloaks from one season to You are assured that nothing but the latest models In both lines are being shown. Call and see what saving there Is for you! $10.00 Cloaks, Special, Sale price T.V.

7.50 $12.50 Cloaks, Special Sale price 9:75 I $15.00 Cloaks and Coat Suits; price 12.50 $18.50 Cloaks and Coat Suits, price 15.00 $20.00 Cloaks and Coat Suits, price 16.00 Cloaks and Coat price v. 18.50 $25.00 Cloaks and Coat Suits; price 20.00 EXTRA SPECIAL 50 Ladies and Misses' Rain Coats in sample gtr- ments at one-third off of regular prices. RemarkableTricesV 7n; vv; Comprising the following styles and sizes. 7 Note our prices are 20 to 25 per cent under regular prices. -Smith's Axminstery size 9x12.

$25.00. A $19.00 Smith's Saxony, size value' $22.00 v. 7, 17.00 Smith's Colonial Velvet, size, 9x12, value $25. 19.00 Smith's Falisade Velvet, size tfxiz. value szu.

io.uu Smith's Velvet, size' 9x12, value $16.50 Smith's. Nepperhan, size value $17.50 77 Smith's Manorsize 9x12, value $13.50 Tapestry Brussels, size 9x12, value $12.50 Victor Tapestry, ize 9x12, value $10.00 Smith's Axminster; size 36x72, value $4,00. -U Royal AxminsterVsize 36x72, value $3.50 Colonial Velvet, size 27x54, value $2.50 m. HE ApiOTLli Alpine size 27x52, value $2.00 1.25 Smith's Axminster, $3.00 2.10 Royal Axminster, size 27x54, value 7. 1.75 Colonial Velvet, size 27x54, value" $2.50 r.

1.75 AGENTS FOR MeCALL throuV Every rug shown here is offered at a money saving price. The rugs advertised are entirely new stock. of th cidentr i in Busrev and Automobile Robes, the finest lot you We Want Yeur pound yu ever saw, all prices up to fho WE ALSO CARRY A FULL LINE OF thefr .1 w-w 7 (ju We handle from 7 if is 4 i tag. arsjj mad 't In hb, L- And ciin supply you with ANY THING" 7cu want in that lino. QUALITY and P.WCE Guaranteed.

W.E. Beach 8c Co. -of the Deluge' Fire Coinpany and the Hook arid Xadder Company, elected Chief of the pre' Department for' the city of We 'have no doubt of this being the -very best selection that could have been made. Mr. J.fR.

Richardson, lately with Walter McComb of this city, if off, for Texas, where he expects to locate. '7 Dr. T. D. Johnson; Jeft this city for New on on his way back to Cairo, where will again enter pn his duties as staff surgeon in the army jf the Khedive.

February 2, 1877. We regret to learn of the serious illness of Mr. John G. Johnson, of the Montgomery Mills in this county! "News has been received of the death of Allen Greenfield in New Orleans, on the 24th Mr. Greenfield wea a native of this county, and been prominently connected with the tobacco trade of this place.

He was a brother in-law of Mr. Allen Johnson. Mr: hen G. Faxon stepped into what he was a closet at the Northern Bank Thursday' and fell down a flight of steps into the cellar, fifteen feet below. Dr.

McReynolds was called in and sewed up a bad. gash in his cheek. He was taken, to the home of his brother, John where he is reported to be doing well. We. congratulate Gauchat, the watchmaker, upon having secured the seryfces of At the same time we will misJoe at the postofflce, Where he has gained a reputation among air business men as steady.

Intelligent and obliging assistant His place at the postofflce is supplied by, Elmer Green. 7-7' 77 rATfr February' 1877. 7 The Mayor had the prisoners con fined in the calaboose cleaning the streets -this week. This is far better than keeping them penned up, as by I 11 1 14 iiiKaura U1HV UL I prftfltand not of expense ta he cityj as of old useful as well as oroa-, mental. vr 77 ic Glpson Erwin, son of our well known citizen of the same name, has received the appointment of cadet at the National Military Academy at West Point.

Gip is a fine looking boy for a soldier and will do credit to the 7 Mr. Wm. N. Osborne has accepted a position as salesman in the grocery house of Walter McComb Co. Dock' Riclcman, who was Sentenced to be hung for the murder of Thornton 1 Hoskins, a few week agOr has been granted a-new trial by the Supreme Court.

"Oh! ye poor man, look up nd live eggs only 12 1-2 cents per dozen and butter 10 to 15 cents per pound. Ycu bet we'll take 'em In. 7- G. B. Wilson has resigned his position as School Commissioner of this District February 17, )877.

Distinguished arrival at the Franklin House It is a boy! I. waswpB represented atjthe Mardi Gras celebration at Memphis last Tuesday 7 Godey's Lady's Book for March Jies upon our table repiete with good thin trs. tin iaue fashion Dlates. chaste romance and pure literature. -Class meeting will be beld at the residence of 1 R.

H. Pickering on Greenwood Avenue next Tuesday night. 7- Mr. Caleb Lovell has opened a cabinet shop on First Street near the Tobacco Exchange. 1 It Is with regret that we flote the death of James M.

Lewis, at his residence "near Cumberland City, In Stewart County. On Saturday, March 1Q, Peter loi Cleric a and Commissioner, will sell the Trice's Landing Warehouse property. This is good "proper-; ty and those interested in purchasing' real estate would do- well to attend this i Rev. J. W.

Hanner, preached to a'very large' audience at the Methodist Church last Sunday. 1 The sermon was one of hia ablest. I There, is a man living on I Creek, in that part of. Houston Coun-' ty which was a portion of thlsr who has twenty-seven brothers-in-law. 1 He has Teen married three times and looks as happy as a big sunflower.

We cannot say we envy his lot, though we admire his grit 1 Married, February 14, at, the Residence of the bride's father by Rev.R. J. Craig, Mr7E. I Brewer anJ Miss Tennie ,7. February 24, .1877.

Wm. L. Allen, aged 84. years, a prominent citizen of the countyj is dead 77, March- 3, 1877. We are requested to.

announce that the ladles of Methodist Church will have aTcandy Btew at the "residence of Mr. C. S. Daniel, on Friday night, March 9. Tickets.

25 cents. Messrs. Stark Lyon, "of Todd County, brought to town 1,200 dozen eggs on Wednesday last They made a profit on them at 8 1-2 cents. Dr. John A.

Gholson and family have arrived from Stanton, West Ten nessee. The Doctor will resume practice on the South Side, near Orgain's store. PRIZES AWARDED TO CANNING CLUB GIRLS Names of Those Who Carried Off Trophies in the" Exhibit Last Week. During Trade Week the merchants substantially recognized, lbs splendid worrdf the'Monfgomery County Girls'" Tomato whose "work Is pro-nounced by cotapetent judges to be as good or better than any of its kind in the State. 7 Prizes were awarded as tollows: First prize for best $6 Gladys Hogan, Bethlehem.

7f ecori'd prize, best diBplay, small bar- rel Beauty Flour Elizabeth Hogan, Third prize, bestT display, $3 Mary Anna -Farley, Ringgold. 7.,, Fourth''prlz6, best display, $2 Alice Faubion, Palmyra, Route 2: 7 First prize, 'tomatoes, 1 $2 Hazel Comperry, San go. Second prize on tomatoes, $1.50 Mary Atkins, New Providence, Third prize, yellow tomatoes, $1-Geneva Stacey Center Grove. First prize, peaches, $2-r-Ellzabeth Hogan, Bethlehem. Second prize, peaches, $1.50 Galdys Hogan, Bethlehem.

Third prize, peaches, $1 Mildred iBo'rt' Jordan Springs. First prize, preserves, $2 Mary An- na Farley, Ringgold. Second prize, preserves, Shelton, Sango. $1 Ruby First prize beans, $2 Gladys Hogan, Bethlehem. Second prize, beans, $1 Lillian Walker, Bethlehem.

First prize, beets, $2 Ruth Russ, Hampton Station." Second prize, $l-i-EHzabejth Hogan, First prize, pears, $1 Elizabeth Hogan, Bethlehem. First prize, "apples; $1 Louise Burton, Hickory Point. First prize, pickle, $1 Estefle Nor ris, Ringgold. First prize, cherries, $1 Alice Tau-Tjlon, Palmyra, Route 2. First prize, okra $1 Lillian Walker, Bethlehem.

i 7 First prize, Jelly, $1 Iris Comperry, Sango7 j. First prize, tomato catsup, $1 Elizabeth Hogan. Bethlehem. First plums, $1 Alice Faubion, PalmyraffflKit 2. First prize, peppers, $1 Eddie Pow-ers, Bethlehem.

First; prize, $1 Hazel OLD STAND REMODELED) J. uneai, as KHAKT Exclusive Call Cumberland 348, 11 bi' in the most becoming colors f-i itinAH ft rn nn nothing but Coal Dealers. 7J; Hoine 129 506. 120 130 LUMP, NUT, LUMP, NUT. done by two yoiyig gfrla whabaVe only, been tn' the jGirl'Tomsio Club oc: year they are 'truly remafit i Vie.

The county 'has secured a i' nent exhabit of the Qirls' Club work' which' will bplac: i of the Irierchani's stow windl? 7 exhibit Is composed bttl7- Gladys' or Elisabeth It1 7 Florida Press Assoc! no strong, drinks at I Macon-Atlantic N'avl. will improve the Oct: Grade Ruga at. the follow- 12.50 12.75 10.50 9.00 7.00 3.25 2.90 1.75 SIZES. of Quality- which will soon be end.jve hoDe. A gorge of ice floating down from Nashville on- Tuesday, night struck a flat boat at Searcy's ferry add ank, it, with a valuable cargo of machinery.

The gorge gave some trouble' and alarm here without doing any serious damage, but down at Palmyra it was arrested and caused a rise of six inches in' half anhour. On Wednesday night it got loose and caused a fall of four feet, which left the wharf-boat aground. on the 3rd inst, at the home of Mrs. Q. C.

Atkinson in Memphis, by Rev. S. B. Surratt, Capt. Robert L.

Cobb, of XUtte Rock, and Miss Jennie of Christian County, January 1877. Col. Jas. B. Bailey was yesterday elected to the United States Senate defeating Key; Whitthorne and Bate.

Mr. H. A. Current has moved his chair factory to the corner of First and Commerce Streets. During the year 1876 there were issued by the County Court Clerk of this county 316 marriage licenses.

In the month of December alone there were 67 issued. 7 store of Corban Collier at Oorbandale, was broken open on the night of the 9th inst, and ji lot' of watches, clothing, etc.r stolen. The thief has been arrested and is now ill jail. 7:7 new bell manufactured by Van-duren. Cincinnati, and weighing 2,790 pounds, has been received for the Presbyterian Church.

A dispatch from St. Paul announces that Lieut Frank D-. -Baldwin, with three companies of U. S. troops, struck Sitting Bull's camp on Red Wa ter and defeated, him, with the Joss of all his sixty mules and ponies.

1 7 14, iat his home in this county, Mr. Wiley (Work) L. Taylor, aged about 45 years. The Eddyyille" passed' down Thursday and will lay over for the regular time, there will be three packets. In the Cairo and Nashvjlle trade" this season, Eddyville, iflman and C.

W. Anderson, all at Nashville. The Silverthorne will again enter the Evansville and Nashville trade.v-The Matt Gracey will ron in the coast trade again during the tobacco reason, between the" mouth of Harpeth and Cnmberland Iron Works. We have hot learned wh ether" Capt. Searcey will run the Silver Springs or not this season.

3 January 27, 1877." Senator Bailey left for Washington Thursday night7 He was elected TJ. S. Senator on Friday of last week on the 73rd ballot Mr. John R. reports that the peaches and cherries in Ms rfchard (SE(D).

FdDIHiT is. INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND LOANS FRONT ROOM, FIRST FLOOR "HOME TELEPHONE-BUILDING, THIRD STREET. ALL The Shop LOOKING BACK TO VANISHED YEARS Interesting Reminiscences Gleaned From Files of This Newspaper. CLARKSVILLE 38 YEARS AGO Present Day Readers Will Not Fall to Be Interested in These Old Having a- few spare minutes recently, a member of the' Leaf-Chronicle staff devoted them to delving into 'some old flies of the Leaf-Chronicle, lie selected a period dating tack thirty eight years and culled from the columns of the Chronicle of that period the subjoined hews paragraphs, which, present-day readers no doubt will find interesting as affording a faithful chronicle of the daily life of the people of Clarksville at a period since which such Varied changes have taken place: January 6, 1877. The Bank of Clarksville has declared a semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent.

TJie store house of Messrs. Tanay Whitfield, of New Providence, was burned last Tuesday Loss between $6,000 and Insurance, Mr. John S. Neblett, formerly with J. Crusman, has "accepted a situa tion as salesmaii with Keesee Northington.

7 CUMB.PHONE HOME PHONE is the time to buy coal and save money. TENNESSEE COAL is the best coal sold in It is a discp pointment to buy a load of lump coal and bsfare it is used up find it is mostly slack. COAL will not slack, but will remain LUMP COAL until used. NTT We Handle TENNESSEE TENNESSEE KENTUCKY KENTUCCY HivA us a trial. Richardson CO.

7 7 7 Coal Oealers. 7 Telephones Cumb200 -Home 415 V--' V- 1 T(DTME PUEOGS 1 Mr, Rudolph Shelton has accepted a situation as express messenger with 7-Mr. MilleMWShfsl Rudolph is 1 an energetic young man and is atten-y Ut to business. are sorry to learn that our coal dealers have been out of coal for several days. They are making every effort In their power to supply the de-v4 mand, but have failed to get trtdis-' portatlon.

The Building Loan Association will loan to Its members on Wednesday, January 10, two thousand dol- lars. t- Reports from air parts of the couta-'- try show a severity of cold almost un-'7 1 precedented. The Cumberland is frozen across at- this city, the" first time stnce 18S6, and navigation lndef: i. inltely suspended. -We are having tb9 We desire to say that we are not having a formal opening, but wish to extend, to our many friends in Clarksville and surrounding country a cordial invitation to visit us fn our NEW STORE.

Assuring you the most for your I remain very Comperry, Sango, The little girl, Gladys Hogan, winning first prize on beat display, afld her sister, Eiizabetli Hogan, winning second prize on display, are Jenanta on Mrs. Sue Rainey't farm at Eetblehem, Gladys Is only 14 years old and Elizabeth 13." All -t2naing Club display at the court bouse uill remember their, exhibits on the rail and on "first' table, which caused so many favorable comments and' were greatly admired by all who saw them. SeveraV out-of-town visitors pro-nounoed them the finest they had seen in the State. Their exhibits would have been splendid if done by women, but when we remember that they were I PP; (EE J. E.

ELDER'S (COMPLETELY finest sleighing we have ever 'known In. this latitude. -J'- 'Si' January 13, 1877. The repeated -succession of, intense cold, heavy snow storms and rapid thaws have stimulated the Cumber land River to some fantastic freafcs. it.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

About The Leaf-Chronicle Archive

Pages Available:
1,141,846
Years Available:
1884-2024