The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-05-10
All Around Town.

New lot of CONNECTIONS at Magee's.
A nice stock of ready-made clothing al
Folsom & Taylor's.
Capt Jas Wright, of Mooresburg, was
in our sanctum. last week.
How TO make fortune---Use printers
ink, and attend to your business.
Look out for counterfeit money. Rogues
are putting it in circulation in many ofthe
neighboring town and cities.
Medical sages have decided, after many
years of argument, that it is unhealthy for
two persons to sleep together.
Hon. JEFF Davis and family were pas
sengers on the Eastern bound train, on
Thursday last.
We regret to chronicle the departure of
our young friend, John Smith, who left
our town last week for Texas.
w. T. Gill & Brother are offering great
bargains in readymade clothing, hats,
boots, shoes, etc. They mean business"
Our clever old friend Russell Wyatt,
who, by the way, IS one of the best farmers
in upper East Tennessee, dropped in TO
see US few days ago.
The license of two of the barrooms in
Morristown having expired, the proprietors
thereof have ''closed DOORS and quit the
business. We have only four left, now.
We learn from private letter received
from Greeneville, that the mountains north
of that place were covered with snow on
last Sunday morning.
A settled thing is said to be cup of
coffee. We almost wish about five hun
dred and ninety of our bills against
delinquent Subscribers we've coffee; for
then possibly they would be settled
The work Of laying fish bar iron on both
ends of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Road has been commenced, from
McNillan's east and Ebenezer Station
south.
We we're pleased to take b. the hand
our worthy and much respected co;emyo-
rary Of the Abingdon yirgiaan. Rev
George Barr, who paid our office a visit
on Monday morning last
Mr. VIM. A. Morgan. Secretary Of the
Warm Springs Manufacturing Colony,
gave rs call last week. We learned from
him that the prospects ior the successful !
brilding up Of this great enterprise, at an
early day, are quite promising.
There is to be some changes made /
in the schedule of the mail trains on the
E. T., Va. & Ga. r. R., in few DAYS. so
We learn from parties who profess to know.
We have not learned the extent Of the
change.
Most folks who were deceived by the
mild Spring weather into taking down
heir stoves, and in discarding their winter
~oolen> for Lighter garments, found album
LIANT reason last Saturday 10 repent N, ir
Iaste. The weather was unusually cold
or the season.
Capt. Henry Helm, of the French
Broad steamer Mary Kate passed through
dorristown few days ago. en- route Tor
.eadTale, the head OF navigation for h.,
raft. Capt. Helm reports business as be
ng quite lively with the Mary Kate. Long
nay she float.
Maj r. {. McCalla. who has been en-
ragged for some time in the civil engineers
department. of the Alabama & Chattanooga
is on a visit tc bis family in this
-icinity. The Major, re are pleased to
iote, is in the enjoymen, of most excel
ent health.
The excursion and picnic of the
olored people over the "Buncombe'
abroad, to Big Creek, on last Saturday,
vas quite a success. The colored Brass
Sand. from Knoxville, was "along," and
its part well. We learn that
he affair passed off pleasantly and to the
ujoyment of all who participated.