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Mr. Ep.:—Perhaps a few locals from this part would be of some inter est to your readers; what will be said at ths writing will be but little, as there has been nothing very recently transpired which is of much import ance. The extreme cold weather has caused business to be very dull, many of the farmers have loat their green apples, canned fruit, irish potatoes and many other things on account of the colds. The roads are very bad. But little work has been done in the way of farming in the community. A.C. Longmire recently sold his farm of 34 acres to Mr. Jerry Cox, who was formerly a citizen of this district, but who had been in Texas for about four years, he has returned and expects to to make this his home for the future, Esq. Thomas Scott, a juror to the Fed eral Court at Knoxville returned home the 22nd inst. Be ready, J. T. Carr, Esq, tax anseesor for the th district, will be around to assess your taxes; he has commenced the work. The young folke have had a fine time recently. On Friday eve the 15th inst, there was a social party given at the residence of Mr. A. H. Broyles; also one at the residence of Mrs. Edna Harris, on the 21st, and by the way, the above parties have our hearty thanks and best wishes for their many acts of kindness and hospitality on the occasions. The evening were spent very pleasantly, music was fur nished on the organ and piano, an abundance of fancy candies including home manufacture was served; the guests present were; Miss Laura Walter, Miss Allice Hunter, Miss Kate Murray, Miss Edna Harris, Miss Jen nie Harris, Misses Willie and Mattie Broyles, of Cherokee, also Mina Alice Long, of Austin Springs, and Mite ‘Mary Lyle, of Green Meadows, Mr. D. B. Simpson, Mr. A. N. Harris, Mr. D. Mullins Simpson, Mr. N. B. Peo ples, Mr. Isaac Murray, Mr. Dudley Peoples, Mr. Robert Harris, Mr. T. Jefferson Peoples and Jno. A. Dove. Respectfully, Jan. 27th, 1886. Sepscrinen. Hon. Henry Watterson is seriously il liant Success Batons, Md. January 25.—The “Charity Ball held tonight at the Academy of Mosic was the most no table social event of the season, and attained especial interest from the presence of President Cleveland and a distinguished party, who came over from Washington. The wealth and bounty of Baltimore were out in full fined, and many of the toilets worn were the handsomest ever displayed in the e. The Academy was elab orately decorated and presented a brilliant appearance when, at about, 10:50, the Presidential party put in an appearance. The presehent was ac compnied by Col. and Mrs. Lamont, Miss Endicott, Miss Vilas, Mrs. Mar shall Wilden, Miss Wilson, Col. Cas sidy and Senator vod Mrs. Gorman. On their arrival a peo session one form ed, headed by President Cleveland and Mrs. Ridgely Goodwin, and march ed through the main entrance into the ball room, of which a circuit was made. The party was greeted with ‘cheers. President Cleveland was carted to the box of Mr. Charles D. Fisher, where he was introduced to Mayor Hodges and numerous ladies and gentlemen. Lynch was served in the concert hox, and the distin guished guests returned to Washing ton shortly after midnight. The ball was a brilliant success in every way, ‘and a handsome sum was realized, which wll be devoted to the Society for the “Infection of Children. . A New Radish has just been intro duced to American Gardeners, which, if possessed of the paints claimed for it, and we have no reason to doubt it, every gardener in the United States will want to try. The introducers ex ercised their wsual care before recom mending it, distributing small quan tities of eood among the leading gar deners of Rochester in the spring of 1584, that they might assured of ite rotiting the good qyuities exhibited in the first experiice The Floral Guide saga of this Relish, which is named *Wick's” Ear, Scarlet Globe Radish, that the unanimous testi mony of those who tried it is that it is the earlicat witd host variety for fore ing, and in color, also, the landsom est, mild Ti tavor, orig and jucy, able to stand a great amount of heat without becoming pithy, and will iPrevent, excellent Rudish for garden culture. If on readers want to learn nora of this new Rudish, we would dvise then to send 10 cents to James Vink, Sordiman, Horlastey, NY, for weapons the valuable Flom Quide. The mind may be dednerel from j Hipdetantes Thine wonderful ay welline beantifel work, iF ver 150 jaees oof Tislenetive vending about Flavors witd Mountahtes, with a thot fearal ibvtre in, Cows O, danny 27—Both Juuties to Chia eenutoral enattiot have ovened wiponaetenen at thee ykoswibyil then are that after the difficulty fang Ser miijvatest pon the penen with enery basis for all concermed, Hews courwes at both parties will ibe hettiemunuw night or Friday wording, at which the progress made will be reported, and it is not prov ide that anything will be done in the sprate until 4 orlock on Friday. There are thirty cases of small-pox in San Antonio, Texas. The KE. T. V. Ga. tunnel is now open and trains are passing through. Washington and Baltimore had about four inches of snow on Sunday. Hunters and trappers report twen ty-five feet of snow in the Rocky mountains. Congressman Rankin, of Wisconsin, has at last fallen before the sickle, af ter a brave fight. M. De Leasups says he does not ex pect to die until he has sailed through the Panama canal. Samuel J. Tilden has been sub ponaed as a witness in a suit institu ted against him in New York. The volcano at Cotopaxi, Mexico, is in eruption. The hot stone emitted can be seen twenty miles distant. Nashville is enjoying the advantage of a big cut-rate on freight from New York. The figure is less than the rate to Louisville. At Moody's Saturday meeting Cy rus H. McCormick supscribed $100-1 000 for building and supporting small churches in Chicago. Paul Boynton’s curiosities, presents, c., gathered while swimming around the world, were sold at auction in New York Saturday. , ‘The senate committee on territories has decided to recommend the admis sion of Washington Ter., adding to it the handle end of Idaho. ‘The president has appointed Sena tor Isham G. Harris one of the board of assay commissioners, which meets in Philadelphia, February 10th. Mrs. Gen. Grant has received her first portion of the profits on the Gen eral’s memoirs, consisting of a check for $250,000. It is thought her full share will be near $700,000. New York, Jan. 23.—The situa tion in regard to the reorganization scheme in the E. T., Va. Ga. railroad is unchanged. The Brice and Thomas and Robinson and Seney interest are working in harmony. Wasnixoton, Jan. 24-Representa tive Joseph Rankin, of Manitowoc, Wis., died at his residence in this city this afternoon of Bright's disease of the kidneys. He served in the Un ion army three years, was elected to the Forty-eighth Congress as a Dem ocrat, and was re-elected to the Forty- ninth Congress.
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