The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-10-04
Local Notes and Other Neses.


- Since the cold weather has set in
the matrimonial market" is looking up
= We are coming, father Samuel j.
t., with a nations tongue to praisel
- Three hundred troops have been or
dered South. For what?
- e. A Warmer, of Big Greek, Cooke
county, young man of % years. weighs
214 pounds.
= The Messy Greek fair opens on the
10Th inst. Every one who can should
attend it.
= We learn the Branner Institute, at
Messy Creek, has opened its fall session
with most fattering prospects.
= The music of the festive mosquito
has ceased-caused from the sudden
cold spell
= The Democrats of Hamblen talk of
raising Tilden and Hendricks flag staff
an an early day, Do, by all means.
= Many of the colored people of this
county are disguised and don't like the
Randolph resolutions worth cent.
= The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad will be held at
Knoxville, October 18th, 1876.
= The County Court, last Monday,
elected James E. Thompson County
Trustee in place of - Nugent, who
declined to accept the office; and Sam.
B. Noe, Register, in place of Philip
Moser, resigned.
= The Jonesboro' Herald and Tribune
states that few nights since, the dogs
killed eleven out of flock of thirteen
sheep.
= The Republicans of this county are
in a tremendous stew. They don't
know how to get around the Yardley
question. It's ri,achiaag their toes might
lily. But swallow him they must
Brigadier General 'Jack-Frost' paid
us a flying but thin visit last Thursday
morning. Guess he came to inspect the
! tobacco crop.
"A gentleman of Cleveland, Ohio,
has $1O,OOO to say that r. B. Hayes will
not carry that State, and another ten
thousand dollars that he will not be
President in November.
E. d. Dougherty, Esq, of Haw-
/ kins county, was awarded the premium
for the best colored marble at the Cen
tennial Exposition. Bully for Hawkins
= Messrs Ingersoll and Taylor meas
ured horns at Panther Springs last Sat
urday. The contest was heated and in
teresting, but it is said Major Ingersoll
completely threw his competitor into
the shade in point of argument.
= Those expecting to attend Robin
sons great show will remember that he
shows here next Saturday. Bring along
surplus funds to subscribe TO the
GAZETTE, or to pay up your arrearagcs
if you be a subscriber and owe anything
We need a good shower of rain
badly. The cry comes from every quar-
| ter of the town that the wells ard els
terms are failing. A good healthy show
er just now would be thankfully receiv-
ed by our people.
= Errata In our last issue, in the
first line of the article headed Corpora
ton Business" the Intelligent compos-
itor' instead oE saying ''the following is
a settlement" as he should, put it 'the
following is stcttement'' which is wrong.
Also it should read "50T' coupons re-
deemed at So each, instead of 1907"
= Over one-half of the colored popu-
lation of Savannah, Georgia, are de-
pending upon the charity of the whites,
who kindly see that their sick are taken
care of and their wants supplied during
the terrible seourge the city is under
going.
We learn with profound sorrow, of
the death of Burris Wilmeth, son of our
merchant, w. NJ. Wilmeth, who died
in Kentucky two weeks ago, were he
was visiting relatives. Especially is the
news of his death received with deep re-
greet by his young acquaintances of the
town.
= Major L. A. Gratz, a prominent
German lawyer of Knoxville, has recent
ly left that city for the Ohio State, where
he will begin an active canvass in be-
half of Tilden and Hendricks. His adj
dresses through the Buckeye State will
be delivered in German.
= The Bristol Courier says their fair
has been a success in some respects, in
others it has fallen below the two pre-
vious exhibitions. That the stock ex-
hibition was very good ;but the display of
farm products was very slim. Also, the
ladies, for the first time, have failed to
do credit to themselves. Don't despair,
brother Slack, 'try, try againP'
= The Greeneville IltteHigencer wants
to know if Morristown intends to have
the proposed barbecue. which was al
luded to in our last issue, at this point,
and if so to make the same known, as
Greene county will send down full
delegation on the occasion. We leave
the question with our enterprising Dem
ocratic friends to answer.
- Capt Taylor informs US that he
will run an excursion train from this
PLACE to Big Greek and return next Sum
day for the convenience of those who
may wish to attend the meeting of the
General Association at Big Greek. Pas
sengers will be carried for half fare, and
we hope our people will fill the cars and
encourage the Captain in his laudable
hle effort to accommodate the people
along his line of road.
= II the members of the Tilden and
Hendricks Club do not pay quick and
prompt attention concerning their pres
enee on meeting nights, we fear the
Club will prove ''fizzle," and thereby
necessitate some hungry member of the
opposite club to preach its funeral SER
mon In behalf of the life of the Club,