The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-12-01
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A revival is in progress at the Col
ored Church. Pine wood torches in de-
mand.
The State Superintendent calls lust
lily for the scholastic population of the
county of Granger.
Capt. Tomlinsou, of this county,
shipped several car loads of very fine
hogs Atlantaward last week.
/ - Jehu Morris and John Smith are re-
ceiving turkeys by the drove, More than
four hundred viii be in camp by to-mor-
row night.
= Rev, r, N Prices family removed
from this place TO Knoxville last Thurs
day Mrs Shields will occupy Mr..
| Prices house,
Hon. r, Mcfarland, of the Su-
prone Court, has been spending few
days with his family in this place He
returns to Jackson.
= Kirby, it wasn't your put; George
Critehett . can't reich it;' and you have
mt had that much money since you left
Boyd's dam! Damf you'aye!
Miss Berry, one of Bristol-on-the-
lines fairest daughters, has been spend
ing a few days with the family of Maj.
Geo. w. Folsom, of our town.
- Bob Kirkpatrick, in his letter from
Texas, in another column, advises his
friends in Hamblen county to come to
Texas, Wed as lief advise them to go
and drown themselves
-" Do you know that young lady ?"
asked new conner yesterday of John
Smith. " Know her / should think
so Every body knows her Her dad
dy's got three hundred hogs, and sells
turkeys by the car load ~
- The editor would tender his sincere
thanks to the members of " the Morris
town String Band" for the delightful
music they honored him and his neigh
bors with, last Saturday night. The
selections were favorite airs, and their
execution admirable %1any thanks
j M. Pettigrew, Esq, distinguish
is on visit to his father and relatives in
this vicinity. His achievements in the
fields, with gun and dog, have struck our
Nimrods with admiration and respect,
city man though he be. We hope his
sOjourn may be pleasant and protracted.
"A charter was recently granted to
Geo. Brown, w. w. Woodruff, Thomas
Steers, J. w. Gaut and r. NJ McClung,
of Knoxville, under the name of the
Knoxville and Cincinnati Southern Rail-,
road Company, for the purpose of build
ing a road from Knoxville to intersect
the Cincinnati Southern near where it
crosses the Emory river at section III.
And now we feel disappointed and
sad again |! "A Friend" in Sundays
Press and Herald, makes the announce
ment that 4" the unpleasantRess between
the Mayor and the Tax Collector of
Knoxville, that might have resulted in
trouble, has been amicably adjusted. "
So it is for future times to Rolve the per-
picking problem of what result would
follow the collision of an irrepEessible |
object with an immovable bodyl Alas!
why will g friends" persist in sticking |
their noses in places where angels never |
tread when science is to be calculated
= Edwin Mooney, one of the employ |
ees of Carrington's show, who has been |
in prison since last summer, upon q |
charge of "robbing" % Mr.. Garrett |
Lane of $t0o, on a little game known as |
{" three-card-monte, gave bail on Satur- !
day last, and departed in search of the |
show, for the purpose of procuring evil
dence to be used on his trial. We I'M
derstand his friends in Pennsylvania fur
nished funds which were deposited as
eOllaterals to secure his bondsmen. This
case will be tried during our
next Circuit Court, which conveDes the
Sd Monday of December,
= It is strange low mems tastes differ
about simple things Charlie Sewers,
for instance, started out in a canoe on
The French Broad river, yesterday week,
and in less than half n day, brought in
eighteen of the finest wild Mallards that
many a day. Had it been Jimmy Cowan
1r r. S. Payne the probability is not
more than third of this number would
nave reached our town, as they hunt on
y ducks. Charlie takes brakes as well
Is ducks in his bag, for which we thank
lin, else our thanksgiving dinner had
Jeen less inviting than it was.
- Capt. John N. Brooks, at the urg-
mt solicitation of the Firemen and many
,ther of his friends, has announced his
lame as candidate for Mayor of Knox
lille Capt. Brooks is an active, public
pirited and popular gentleman, and
f elected will make a good Mayor, if
mercy and honesty of purpose can win
UGH fame. A mass meeting of the citi-
ems ot Knoxville was advertised to take
lace last night, for the purpose of nom.
mating a non-partfzan ticket of good and
ficient men for the offices of Mayor and
aldermen. The call is signed by the
est men of both parties In tire city, and
ought to prove a success. But Knox
illc is too far from Morristown for prac
ical good sense always to be observed in
municipal or other elections.
- Thanksgiving day was generally OBJ
crved in this place, the merchants, with
My few EXCEPTIONS closing their bu-
mess houses. Sumptuous dinners in
rhich goose and gobbler shared no little
art seemed TO be the paramount object
f ALL Thanks to our kind friend, Char
e Sewers, we were enabled to enjoy the
ich flavor of two very she wild Mallard
ucks. Religious services were held in :
be forenoon at the Methodist church,
sev. Mr.. Carroll officiating. The day