The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-02-17
MOSSY CREEK.

To the Editor Of the MorrlstoWn Gazette:
When I wrote you last promised
to write you gosSipy letter-and
"now I take my pen in hand'' to re-
deem the promise but for the life of
me I can't make a good start at it,
somehow. We have many things to
gossip about, and if | were sitting by
the tngEe side wi boon companion.
I'd know how to begin, for have
done such things before, but tCriting
gossip! that's 50 gray horse of
another color" However. I'll wade
in just little, and see how it feels,
you know, before 1 make a big
plunge.
Well. to begin. You know that
genial, urbane and polite gentleman,
Col S. D. Williams, who owns the
finest place on the E. T, Va & Ga.
r. R.. and takes a real delight in
entertaining his friends in sly lie of
princely hospitality; he's married;
and he didn't ask the advice of all
his friends and relations about it.
either; but married to please him
self, and if one may Judge from the
sunny appearance of his face. he
did ft. All Mossy Creek was aston
ished, and everybody thought, as
usual, that they bad been badly
treated because they were not con-
suited, but the Col. bows and smiles,
and greets his neighbors with ineom-
parable suavity, which will soon
smooth out the wrinkles, and all will
be well May the lives of the new
ly married couple be crowned with
the fullness of many years of hap
piness ami usefulness.
Mr.. John W. Yoe. lately from
Rutledge, has recently purchased
the property Of Mr. n. S. Mccain
lass, at Messy Creek, and will be-
come a permanent citizen of the
town.
One Of the oldest and most es-
teemed citizens of this community.
Mr.. Richard Hayworth. died last
week at his residence on Messy
Creek.
The Methodist Church at this
place has recently purchased and
fitted up neat and considerable
parsonage.
The two literary societies Of Messy
Creek College, the Columbian and
Philomathen, gave a public debate
last Friday night. Question -
Should instrumental music be used
in church worship The debate
was quite interesting, and the young
disputants acquitted themselves with
great credit, displaying a degree of
talent and culture rarely equaled.
Since writing my last. learn that
DIR. Kimbrough, the agent OF the
Board of Trustees to secure funds
for the erection of additional Col
lege buildings. has returned and re-
ports that he has over $4,000 sub
scribed, and secured by bonds on
good and solvent men, and that he
has not canvassed one fourth Of the
territory. / learn that be with some
of the members of the BOaryf have
examined Maj. Mountc&stfeys prop
erty, and are highly pleased with it.
In all probability. they will purchase
Maj. Mountcastle's property. and
will occupy it before the beginning
of the next session. If so. you may
Count Messy Creek College one Of
the foremost, if not the foremost in
stitution of learning in the State.
] wonder it the election TO the
United States Senate OF the great
negotiator of the Alaskan purchase
has saything to do with the present
state Of the weather! At any rate,
we can begin to have some concep-
ton Of the rigoFs OF an Alaskan
winter.
By the way, you nsis-spell my
name. am not medicine, H I am
a mediciner. My name is net SQuills.
but Quils. Please make the cor
rection. Yours.
QrnLs.