The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-02-03
Messy CREEK.
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To the Editor Of the 8Iorristown Gazette:
Messy Greek to-day is ''Ieusl' with her
banks, the recent heavy rains having add
ed much to the usual volume of water,
but Messy Creeks tides are never high
enough to impede the operations of
the splendid new Touring Mills recently
erected by your enterprising fellow
townsman, Mr.. Curtis Eamesi nor does
it ever get so low but that the supply of
water is amply sufficient to pTopel his
machinery. Messy Greek now boasts Of
as good mill as the best, and the far
mers in the vicinity, learn, are avail
| ing themselves of its advantages. A few
| such men as Mr. Eames are needed in
every community.
This town bids fair to become the ed
vocational center of East Tennessee. The
| Female Institute, under the supervision
J of Professor Brown, now numbers about
100 and there are weekly accessiOns to
the number. The citizens are striving
to secure the location of the recently
projected Presbyterian Female College,
and if a large-hearted iberality will Sc
cure it, they expect to get It.
The Messy Greek Male College, under
the Presidency of DIR. Goforth, is in a
more ffourishing condition than ever be-
fore, and the Board of Trustees have an
agent in the field, emiEently qualified
for the task, canvassing for funds to
to erect other buildings, or purchase
some one of the handsome edif1ces re-
Gently erected by private enterprise in
the immediate vicinity of their present
location 1t was thought, few weeks
ago, that arrangements had been per
fected to purchase the large and cOmmo-
dious building, just East of the town,
known a. the John r. Branuer house,
but, owing to some misunderstanding
with the dover tenants, the purchase
was not contaminated The Trustees,
understand, desired very much to Pur-
chase this property, for several reasons,
but principally because it could be used
at once, and without the delay of build
ing, and their patronage is so great as to
almost imperatively demand more room,
consequently they were greatly disap-
pointed at the failure to conclude the
purchase. However, l learn that Major
A. J. Mountcastle, who has lately com
pFeted in fine style one of the largest, best
arranged, and most elegant houses in the
State, and contiguous to the College
property, has signified his willingness to
sell to the Trustees his house, together
with a number of acres of ground ada
cent thereto, admirably located. If this
b so. and l have no reason to doubt it,
the Trustees may congratulate them
selves that the purchase of the Branner
property was not cOnsummated. The
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lege buildings, which are sufficiently !
convenient for boarding houses and the |
like. By purchasing it they will get |
more ground; they will also get build |
ing eminently suitable for the purposes !
of College, already furnished and ready |
to be occupied. 1t is just the right dis
lance from the town and the depot, pre- |
SCENTS a magnificent view from the Rail |
road, affords an extended prospect of |
beautiful farms, attractive houses, and |
spreading groves and forests, while in |
the remote distance the undulating and |
lines and curves of many noun
tains robed in azure catch the eye and |
furnish pleasing background to land |
scape of surprising beauty and lowell /
ness Should the Trustees be so FORUM
ate as to secure this admirable property |
80 as to occupy it with the beginning of !
their next session, with the increased ia
cilities and advantages which il will give
them, predict that the attendance of
students, will exceed in number that of |
any other institution of learning in East |
Tennessee. The number of matriculates
20 far during the present Collegiate year,
am Informed, is something over 100.
Money matters in this town, as else
where, are in an unsatisfactory condi-
lion, yet l notice a considerable brisk
ness in business Considerable produce
is being shipped. Several farms have
hands, and the price Of proper
" appears to be looking up. / think /
,an begin to discern the first faint NOV
ngs of a great monetary reaction. May
It's progress be hastened!
There are several little matters of To-
cal interest to be noted, which l will re-
serve for my next, which l propose to
make rather more ''gossiPy" than this.
Yours,