Married: Prof. C.C. Ferguson, of Pikeville, and Miss Cornelie Devaney, of Sheffield (now Pennine-EC), Tennessee, were married at the home of the bride in Sheffield, yesterday at 4:30 p.m. A party consisting of G.B. McGee, Poke Ferguson, Frank Ferguson and Miss Fannie Ferguson, of Pikeville were present.

W.G. Allen and his partners must have fallen on hard times as there's more than one notice of them being sued and/or their property being sold for money owed. One by M.J. O'Brien and three by J.S. Reeves & Co.

Tully R Comick, Jr was suing Ezekiel Shott for money owed.

Notice All persons having claims against the estate of John H. Ferguson, deceased, should come forward and file their claims. I.W. Holt, Adm.

M.J. O'Brien was bringing suit against Yarber & Cathy et als.

Order for Election:

July term of County Court, 1888, State of Tennessee, Rhea County. On motion of Jesse P. Thompson, a Justice of the Peace of this Court, it is ordered by the Court that an election be held to ascertain if the people of Rhea County desire the county seat to be removed from Washington, and if so to what place or town in said County of Rhea they desire the county seat to be removed. The Sheriff is directed to hold said election on the first Tuesday in November next at the same time and place appointed by law for holding Election for Governor, members of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, and for Presidential Electors to represent and cast the electoral vote of Tennessee for President of the United States of America. The sheriff of Rhea County will give at least thirty days notice of said election in each of the public newspapers published in Rhea County, of the time, place and purpose of said election hereby ordered. And each voter who desires the county seat removed from Washington, the present site, shall have written or printed on his ticket the place or town to which he desires the county seat removed. And each voter who is opposed to the county seat being removed shall have written or printed on his ticket, "No removal," and the sheriff will make due return of said election as required by law in such cases.

J.T. Howard, County Court Clerk

The election will be held on Tuesday, 6th day of Nov. 1888
W.M. Brown, Sheriff of Rhea County

W.L. Birchfield was the first man to cross the new iron bridge with a team. This bridge will stand for generations as a monument to the enterprise of our present Board of city council.

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For Congress, Creed F. Bates
For State Senator, John C. Myers
For the Legislature, S.I. Yarnell

W.A. Yarber will move to Ten Mile.

All the leading brands of Perfumery at Bicknell & Johnson's.

D.W. Racliff, of Crittenden, Ky., was in the city on Monday.

Mc.D. Smith's new sign advertises his grocery business nicely.

W.A. Yarber is visiting friends in the Northern part of the State.

Col. V.C. Allen went to Decatur on Monday to attend Circuit Court.

The citizens of the southside have occasion to feel proud of their new church.

4 plugs 9 in. tobacco for 25c. Mc.D. Smith

Thos. S. King and M.M. Henderson, of Chattanooga, were in the city on Monday.

Mr. Gollahar's new residence, just completed, is occupied by J.J. Alley, the shoemaker.

John M. Howard's new residence south of the post office will soon be ready for occupation.

I.W. Holt, Esq., owns the interest that belonged to S.M. Fulton, of the firm of Fulton & Co.

Mr. Clements and his son, George, of Meigs County, are visiting the family of Dr. A.C. Blevins.

Why didn't Mrs. Warren put her fine oil painting on exhibition at the late Tennessee Valley Fair?

The enterprising firm of Messrs. Hammel Bros. have opened a branch clothing emporium at Athens, Tenn.

John McCoy, boss of the coke ovens, is not expected to survive a spell of fever which he contracted some time ago.

What a nuisance the hogs and cows that run at large at night and all the time are to everybody, except the owners thereof.

Farmers from thirty miles away fetch produce, such as chickens, onions, cheese, honey, butter, etc., to the Dayton marker.

Mr. and Mrs. Creg and Miss Hartley, late guests of P.M. England's family, returned to their home at Ridgedale last Saturday.

The Hiwassee Baptist Church adjourned it's meeting at Washington to meet at the same place on the fourth Saturday in August 1889.

Glass of all sizes can be purchased from us at living prices cut to any size or of all regular sizes. Bicknell & Johnston.

There have been a great many complaints of rheumatic pains hereabout in the last two or three weeks. J.L. Thomas was one of the latest victims.

The seating capacity of the new M.E. Church is 800. Mrs. John Parrott, the pastor's wife, drove the last and finishing nail into the interior of the structure.

Mr. G.G. Brown, a prospector from New Mexico, having carefully investigated the resources of this valley, is now in Sequachee Valley inquiring into it's resources.

W.H. Huffaker, J.G. Allen and W.B. Allen left for the Cincinnati Expo., last night. Huffaker will fetch us a souvenir of his visit to the Expo. Don't forget it, Huffy.

Charles Huls has moved into the Donaldson property on Spring street, his wife having recovered the use of her wrist which, it was feared rheumatism had permanently disabled.

In consequence of the dedication of the M.E. Church South next Sunday morning, there will be an omission of religious services at the rest of the churches at the usual morning hour.

Miss Lucy Hammel, sister of the Messrs. Hammel, of this city, arrived from Melhouse, Germany, last Tuesday and is the guest of her brother A. Hammel, Esq., on Spring Street.

Miss Agnes Leggate arrived from England last week, and will make her home with the family of her uncle, George Leggate, the miller. George is a jolly Englishman and a capital miller.

All those who attended the Tennessee Valley Fair were well pleased with it and spoke of it in high terms of praise. It is said to have surpassed every previous affair of the sort held in Rhea county.

Mr. John Adlard, of Pemberton, Ohio, father of Mrs. George Leggate, is visiting his daughter and Miss Agnes Leggate who has just arrived from England. Miss Agnes left Liverpool October 3d and arrived at New York, October 15.

Logan Rector is now a permanent resident of Dayton. He is an obliging clerk in J.D. Burkhalter's Clothing House. His family moved down from Spring City last week and are occupying G.G. Arnold's home on Fourth Avenue.

D.E. Mead, train master of the Queen & Crescent route says that the night telegraph office at the Dayton depot will not be closed and transferred to Evensville, or to any other station. This station is of too much importance to be dispossessed of a night telegraph operator.

Mr. George Deitz has return home. After a few days of rest he will take a trip across the continent and try life awhile at Los Angeles, Cal. George is determined to know for himself more about the climatology of the U.S. than can be learned through the ordinary avenues of information.

Mr. and Mrs. Gardenhire returned to their home in this city a week ago today. The Colonel looks well. The cool, refreshing midsummer breezes of the Pacific have given a new elasticity to his step, bronzed his complexion and touched with the fire and flame of the Wild West the light in his eyes.

The Catholics of this city are a determined, enterprising body of people in pushing good works to a successful conclusion. Without the aid of outside help or of donations of charity, they all move in concerted action, each bearing his or her burden cheerfully, and in this way the great Catholic church has extended its dominion in the earth. The other day the Catholics bought a lot, and now a church edifice is going up on it. Hardly anyone knew that they intended to build this fall.

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Independent Creed F. Bates Club
From the number of circulars scattered broadcast in this county and throughout this congressional district, it appears that some of the colored voters have made up their minds to sever their connection

Robeson--Montgomery Almon Robeson and David Montgomery engaged in a joint discussion of the political issues of the day on last Friday night......................

Mr. Spivey's Generous contribution Mr. Holliday Spivey has already been a generous subscriber to the building fund of the M.E. Church, but notwithstanding his previous donation, he has proposed to complete at his own individual expense the entire tower of the M.E. Church. It will be begun at once and the spire will stand eighty feet high from the foundation. He is a generous giver.... .....................

Work of the Ladies' Aid Society The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.E. church, South, had done it's duty gracefully and religiously in supplying the new church, which will be dedicated next Sunday morning, with a new church organ, elegant chairs for the altar and pulpit, carpeting for the entire floor, chandeliers, upholstery, and so. This part of the work of dedicating a temple to the worship of the Supreme Being falls to the lot of woman,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

These items were unavoidably crowded out of the local columns last week, namely, that relating to the preliminary trial of the Hawkins girls before Squire Benson and the hearing of the difficulty between Policeman Doughty and C.P. Carpenter. The former were bound over to the Dayton Law Court in the sum of $250; the latter case was heard on its merits and the mayor adjudge the litigants guilty and fined them each $2 and costs. In this case, Mr. Carpenter had Policeman Doughty arrested on a State warrant, charging him with assault and battery, at the time the latter undertook to arrest Mr. C. a few days ago. Mr. Doughty waived an examination and his case went over to the D.L.C. At the proper time we shall have more to say regarding the first mentioned case.

Mr. J.A. Mitchell, of Chattanooga, and Miss Minnie Ragsdale, a granddaughter of Mr. D.C. McMillen, of this city, were married last Thursday at the residence of Mr. W.C. Gardenhire, where Mr. McMillen has been living for some time. Dr. McFerrin, pastor of the Centenary M.E. Church of Chattanooga, married the couple according to the marriage ceremony of the M.E. church. A number of invited friends and acquaintances from Chattanooga were present. The bridal party went to Cincinnati.

A debating society has been organized at the Third Ward School Rooms. To the e\debating society many of the most prominent of our public men owe the impulse that started them forward on their career. It is a fine training school for those who desire to become ready public speakers........... .................

There has not been in thirty years so prosperous times as there are in the present Presidential campaign year. Some of our business men tell us that because of the crowded state of the manufactories their orders go begging to be filled. Mr. A.G. Slawson says that he has been compelled to wait 60 days to get orders filled for goods in his line. Right on the eve of the Presidential election, business is booming.

Landseer cannot put on canvass the rare tints that crown the trees of the forest. Was anything ever more beautiful? How delicately the soft tints shade into each other. There are all the colors of the rainbow, and all the infinite shades of gold, of purple, of silver, of cardinal, and so on, which no pen can describe. Some of the patches of color look as if the skin of a tiger, with its rich markings, had been spread over the wood.

Mr. T.F. Richardson, the Democratic workingman, will address the citizens of Dayton next Saturday night at the Tenth District Democratic Club rooms. Come out and hear him.

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Murray-Case
The discussion on Monday night between the Hon. W.T. Murray and Col. Case was listened to by a fair and somewhat critical audience. The truth is that the tariff has been discussed to such length in this campaign, that those who listen have become decidedly critical. ...............................

Too much praise cannot be given to the president, general superintendent, and all other officers of the Fair, for their untiring efforts to please the large crowd in attendance. Especial (sic) praise is due the efforts of Messrs. Morgan Clack and Geo. Johnson, the efficient secretaries, for their faithful work. We learn that the Fair was a financial success as well as every other way. The weather was delightful.

Master Masons
Next meeting Oct. 24. G.C. McKenzie, W.M., A.P. Haggard, Secretary.

Babe McJunkins, the night fireman on the engine Glasgow, of the D.C. & I. Co., and Miss Winnie Wilkey were married at the home of the bride's parents in this city, a few days ago.

Trustees of the Dayton Masonic College will meet on the 27th, Jno. H. Parrott, Chair.

Fashionable Millinery and Notions at the Ladies' Bazaar, Main St., North End. Grand opening in ten or fifteen days.

Miss Alice Waterhouse, of Washington, was in the city on Wednesday.