The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-29
9otat aetts aud other atws.

far South as Columbus, Ga.
! The Chattanooga Times has changed
from morning to an evening daily.
( Quarterly Court begins in our towr
rext Monday, and considerable business
is on the docket. f. -
! Mr.. L. P. -Spcck LEFT our burg las
"Wednesday for the eastern cities, to lay
in his spring and summer goods.
= Confound the man who so kindly
Belknapped our umbrella. May he
never be appointed Secretary of War.
= Our young Artist, A. G. Stuart, il
| producing some of the finest specimens
of work in his line we have ever seen. p
- Col. Yandes, with his family, of St
Paul. Minnesota, have been the guests
for the past week of Jos. Brown. Esq,
of our town.
We regret to learn from passengers
on MONDAYS western bound train that
Judge Z. E. Gnlenwaters was laying
dangerously i'll at Elizabethton- p. S.
Since the greater part of our edition has
been worked off we learn that Judge G
died Monday evening of pneumonia and
pleurisy. We make the announcement
with sincere regret.
We are requested to announce that
Rev. A. j. Greer will preach at Econo-
my neSk Sunday afternoon, at 81 o'clock.
-AI01nvited to attend.
, "A Debating Society was organized
at Union School House, in this county.
last Saturday night, and will meet once
a week during the summer months.
Sail in, boys, it viii do you no harm.
Morristowne merchants are feeling
sanguine of a lively trade for the spring
season, and several are now in the East
ern markets laying in supplies of new
and choice goods
we have had the pleasure of wei
coming to our town Mr.. Wells, gentle
man from Connecticut, who has become
associated as one of their Of Brown,
CroweH & Co., merchants of this place.
s Three prisoners, by the names of
Willis Greene, Hiram McLain and Madi-
SON Heiton, broke jaif-in GreehevilIc ON
the night of the 17th.inst. The Sheriff
offers reward of go each for their de-
livery in his hands So E-xzs s.asaaysssas
Suns eclipse was partially Wis.
lille at this place last Saturday after
noon. Smoked glass was in demand. for
a time, but. the sun being oyetcast with
clouds except at brief intervals, render
ed the eclipse difficult of clear percep-
ton.
About 12 O'clock Monday night,
the goth, a considerable shock was felt
in this town by many of our citizens.
We were awakened at our residence by
the Gathering of the windows and shak-
ing of dishes, the whole being kind of
rnmbling noise, resembling an earth
quake passing over. 81 a. Is 4
The GreenevilIe TJnion and Anseriean
has lately Changed hands, Messrs. Sewer
and Baker Withdrawing and Dir. Brin-
iAstooI assuming charge as proprietor
and publisher We trust tina; under the
of the present owner its
columns may continue to flow with that
same degree of interest in local and gen.
eraI news as has heretofore been the
case. Es8ff1 4 all
: -sFarmerA coming in town infoI n us
that the fruit chop is not so totally de-
.troyed as was supposed last week. The
buds of peach trees more backward IN
putting forth, have been examined and
found greer, and apples, Cherries, ounce
and other varieties of fruit reveal no
very serious damage by the late cold
snap. Should even airtkis crop fail, we
have blackberTies and wild strawberries
10 fall back on; so keep a stiff upper lip
and make the best ofFwhat now seews q
great misfortune. x - 49, - -
- Our town has been somewhat ex-
srcised of late by night providers. We
hear that the smOke-house of DIR. CARR |
ger was burgIariously entered a few
rights ago andsseVeral hams taken there
,herefrom; also that some hawk thief
bounced down on a number of chickens |
IN the yard of Jas. Thompson, Esq, our |
worthy Trustec. Abonta handful of |
,frd shot fired at these thieves would |
lelp the country and perhaps put a |
Iuietus to such tricks.
&c G God morning, Mr. Davis; we've
,alled as usual for tile marriage licences.
:. That's right, sir-zglad seeyou-have |
scat Can offer you nothing tonic in |
,ffects, except you class Tate Spring wa
er in that category. You see, proceed
d the handsome clerk ssthe time has
,een, sir, when it done my heart good
o receive cypress in manner betting (
heir calling, but, sir, have become Y
emperate, and as / keep my Monday
light YigiIs, the strains of sacred music
Omcs through my window as sweet and
oft as an KsO1ian harp. Yes, sirs the
iood TempIars' Hall is just over the
Vay. and nTv office is well situated In
aspect to good company" We admired
he handsomely furnished office OF our
,ounty Court Clerk together with his
hoice chromos and many other attrae-
ions, and promising tO'eall agaia, tore
s away
- The Nashville Commercial ord Legat
reporter, published by las. Browne,
Tos II sk3S, South Market street, Nash
ilfe, Tenn, entered upon the eighth
ear of its existence on the I'd inst, and
yhich we find in the Loudon Times:
There are very Few. papers published in
he South. so well adapted 10 the me-
hanical. farming and legal interests OF
he countTy. 1t is an invaluable auxil-
lry An a lawyers ofiice, seontaining all
he dScislons OF the Supreme Court cor
Getty reported, and handsomely print
- &c, hasskind words for the farmers
nd mechanics, and the very best select
4 stories Cor she kyeHng falsks of the
ousehold. IL Is always pleasant and
visitor to our Sanctum, and +
sesrensa it @AnEfes0f me reRg seaE ann
afst V brous bf our excllanS Ill y. y
IKE pleasure in commencing IL as
TgFghE efrgeHFEa15 and llhsFaI patron
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