The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-11-29
MOSsY GREEK RIT.PLKs.


Messy Greek is doing her utmost to
keep pace with the progressive age, and
although she has no 'sCentsinnial Park 2
vet she can boast Of three of the best
graded schools in any one little hamlet
ia East Tennessee.
The grand old ship OF the Messy Greek
College is still moEing oui, on the great
ocean of letters with q marked increase
of sailors aud passengers--from illitera-
cy to erudition. Thore arr, about 200 in
regular attendance.
The Branner Female Institute bids fair
to become one Of the best Colleges in
the State. 1t is predicted there will be
over one hundred in attendance after
Christmas This does we'll for the sec
ond session.
Since the election, excitement has
abated and our little city has been par
TALLY wrapped Z" in sack -jeloth and ash
es." There is certain party that looks
considerably despondent--that is, if
face as long as an old poor horses is any
sign of dependency. Thilt's the reason
our BARRIERS charge twenty-five cents for
shaving long faced Republican and ter
cents for shaving juhilant countenanc-
ed Democrat
Young America had 'f.alico hop-up"
out in the country not long ago; but,
alas! 20. B. Joyful" EXERCISED. his de
bauchery too freely over some of the
participants in the entertainment, and
| the result was an Irishman's nose cut
nearly off by drunken reprobate.
A protracte1 meeting is in progress at
the College Chapel, at which much good
has already been done. have not heard
the number of conversions.
There has been three cal: loads of hogs
shipped from this place, destined for the
Southern markets., since last Monday
Mr. Geo. Fain. of cambridge, shipped
200 very fine hogs TO Augusta yesterday.
Mr.. Sam McCanless sent about 100 of
the porcino species to "hog heaven" last
| Monday. Some of them weighed Eve
hundred pounds. Mr.. Sam Rankin has
70 hogs that he has not slaughtered as
yet. We suppose that he is trying to
make them so adipose that one pound of
eo'p0rcity viii produce hoO pounds of
lard.
Mr.. Robert Gilmer, son of Mr. Gil
mer who is establishing wooden mills
near this place, fell from q mill-race of
considerable height doing himself great
| Injury. There were no bones broken or
limbs dislocated, but some horrible flesh
Commissions accrued from the fall. His
wounds are improving but slowly.
/ Hope he may soon be recuperated to
former active usefulness.
Mr.. Higgins, of Strawberry Plains,
who furnishes US with fab, brought in
some very nice ones this morning, among
which were a IS pound "Buffalop and a
"shovel-cat." weighing 1875 pounds We
always patronize Mr.. higgins, because
we of both sexes have almost an insatia
bic love for "good-es' of Huggin' in
ours.
There is a deal of sickness in the com
munity at present, but we have the dis
pleasure Of recording hut one recent
death in this yicinage. This death has
awe-stricken many heIlrt and put it to
lamenting. Yes, indeed, we regret tc
register the death Of the Lancet. It's flu
neral dirge is to be sing by Messrs
Frame and Dyer. We mean by this.
that Eb. Dyer and Sam Frame are GO
ing to move the Lancet Office to Dan.
bridge and start paper at that place
1t seems that Messy Greek atmosphere
is not favorable to journalism. The Ia.
dependent sbusted" by transmitting itself
into the Lancer, and the Lancet busted
on account of the OEO department. edit
ed by Sam Frame, Esq. Yes, the Oh
was SO s'phupnyn-and check full of side.
splitting leparte that it would "busth a
man to read it.
Abe. Hammond, the proprietor of the
Messy Greek 'market-house" skipped
out the other day, leaving himself in ar.
rears with the denizens. 1t will be re-
membered that there is barber shop
conducted in one department of the
market-house, and it is fair to suppose
that the barber succeeded in Shaving
down the price of beef below par, and
Abe's pecuniar embarrassment moved
him out. He has not been heard OF
since his departure, but before going he
left message requesting Mr. Owens to
send the next issue of the Lancet to him
at San Francisco. But the "next issue
will not be contaminated; therefore Abe
will not get the Messy Creek ''market
report"