The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-12-29

holidays, especially by those live ana
energetic merchants, DR.. Magee, J. H.
Taylor & Co., S. G. Jarnagin and M.
Dickinson. We are nes the only ones
who observed this mark of hberality on
the part of these merchants, and we feel
assured that they reaped the benefit re-
sulting therefFom, which all business
men most assuredly do by judicious adj
vertising.
We were shown few days ago, and
had practical illustration OF its utii-
ity, a model of newly invented ana
patented Water Gate. The inventor Is
our ingenious young townsman, Edward
C. Huffaker, and his Patent bears
date the 9th instant Farmers having
need of water gates on their farms viii
be interested in this Improvement, and
viii hardly fail TO introduce it. We
think its usefulness and superiority
to the old fashioned gate, that succambs
to every freshet, and has to be repaired,
will be apparent.
The Nashville BuHetin is entitled to
an apology from us, and. we make, it with
pleasure. Inadvertently, we have neg
lected to place it on our exchange list,
but we do so now, and hope long to see
its pleasant face among our exchanges.
Though an organ of Republicanism, its
editor is a gentleman, and we believe
far above bribery and corruption, which
is saying good deal for one of that par
tV. but not too much, we think, for Mr..
Cobb. He is a cobb with the corn on,
and, of its kind. good corn at that.
- Christmas day was observed in a
ouict manner on our streets and, with
the exception of the stores being kept
open. the day wore the appearance of
Sunday. Such ahlusements as are usu-
ally participated IN by the boys were
practised, ad nauseam, throughout the
village, but We heard of no accident re-
sulting tIierefrom AT night, the old six
poundcr was drawn out, and for many
hours belched forth its. laundering vol
leys. Altogether, the day was dull on
our. streets, and, after Church services,
those who had families no doubt gather
ed their little ones at home and celebrat-
ed the day in domestic manner
= The editor of that excellent county
paper at Union, the SatHirar L0Ildmdrt',
has met our associate beyond perad-
venture. Go up, Poats, and crack wal
nuts, jokes, or anything else you cable
to with the "soger boy" who sends you
| this invitation In his last paper: . The
Hawkins county editor of the MoRRIs-
TOWN GAZETTE is chuck full of poetry
and he can grind it out by the yard.
| Wonder if, he wouldn't like to have an
egg-nog this morning.? Come up, Poats,
that's a familiar name with us. We
used to crack walnuts with fellow
named Poats-and We'll make the roller
mould full of the delicious drink. -
= Fortunately ii maybe we are not the
sone of our name whose province it is to
more critically elucidate and explain.the
mysteries and meanings of scripturai
texts. We are lead to this confession by
reading in recent number of brother
Popc's Baptist Reflector his comments on
the Christian Taaer's notice Of the first
number of the Reflector; He says Z" Why,
brother Butler, we were raised on the
Inder, and should we ever be clothed
with royal dignity and powers, the man
aging editor OF this good old paper shall
be made our chief Butler, and one of its
corresponding editors our chief Btker. =
Now VIZ, should not mind. being anyho-
dy's 'ichief butler;" but the other place,
according. to our recollection, of scrip
ture, is not SO desirable. If we have not
entirely forgotten our old Sunday School
lessons, Pharaohs ''ehief baker = had
his head ineontinently sliced from his
shoulders! saa nsgFsgssf e-a aa5sesss
Last Wednesday afternoon, at 3
o'clock, in the Presbyterian church, in
this place, Rev.1N. Keff, Smith, of lack
SON, Tenn; was married to. Miss Emma
Barton, daughter of Judge II, NJ. Bar
ton. o The attendants were Miss Jennie
Mcfarland and NJ Kinney Barton, Miss
Florence Kidwell and DIR. .BIalOney. Miss
Eva Mcfarland and Tom Baker, Miss
Lille Rogan and Ed. Smith Miss Emma
Smith and j. nj. Barton. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. w. II. Smith,
after which the bridal party, together
with number of invited guests, repair
ed to the residence of the former where
sumptuoiis collation. was spread. and
partaken Of by all present. While wait
ing at the Turley House for the train,
the Morristown Brass Band greeted them
with strains of soft and sweet music.
Tie happy couple took the 8 o'clock
train east, on their bridal tour. .'-32
~ When we say that our sincere ac-
acknowledgements and grateful thanks are
due our kind relative and too partial
friend, Mrs. Margaret Rohr, of Bristol,
Va, for her kind remembrance of the
GAZETTE circle Christmas day, we but
poorly express the real sentiments Of our
hearts, more especially when on remoy-
ing the lid of the box our eyes rested
upon the beautiful hexicon shaped basket
cake, trimmed with such faultless and
delicafe'taste as atoHce proved theimas
kera c0nn0isseuE IN the art. We are an q
equal 80 flIestasik1 of giving even n faint
dcscFiption9of the beauty of design and
elegance of execution displayed In the
trimming and decoration, especially the
bird, nest and eggs and the handle sur
passed any specimen Of this kind Of. art
we ever saw before. Suffice to say, the
Editors Basket Cake was a gem in ap-
pearance, faultless in the bake and deli.
cious to the taste-to the truth of which
g the pets can Yonch, with all earnest-
ness. ,rs -s4 Am ~ss.s
IL. g. Howell, an attache of Car
rington's show who was arrested on the
occasion of its exhibition here last SUM
mer, charged with swindling Nh, Garrett