The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-07-19
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- Lookout now for candidates and be
careful in your selections.
His many friends will hear with
pleasure the convalescence of Col. j. nj
/ Bewley. Although yet sorely afflicted,
he is much improved and is able to see
friends.
= He has the sscadsir J. P. Dickin-
son wishes to inform the farmers and
everybody else that he has lot of cash
on hand which he wishes to dispose of
| for WHEAT and country produce.
= Business is now looking up, and the
merchants of our town are wearing more
pleasant faces. For the past few days
there has been quite a crowd, and a good
trade is anticipated.
- Mckinney Barton, Esq, of Chat
| tanoOga, is spending Il few weeks of the
heated term at the cool and delightful
residence of his father, Hon. r. NJ. Bar
ton, near this place.
= An infant child of Bob. Carter,
colored, living in the vicinity of Loves
| blacksmith shop, died Saturday from
| some complaint unknown to us, and was
buried in Bethel graveyard Sunday eve
ming.
Tom Russell, of the firm of Merritt
81 Co., is receiving wheat, and will COM
mence work next week. He is a favor
tie of every one, and the farmers can do
no better than bring their wheat to his
| mill
= The Athens Post states the Lenoir
| Brothers recently lost seven head of
mules, all dying within a few hours of
each other. Supposed to have been
caused by eating green clover.
= Chancery Court, Hon. III. G. Smith
presiding, convened last Monday. We
understand the docket is light, and but
few members of the bar, save the local
ones, put in an appearance. We will
publish an abstract of the business trans
acted next week.
= The Secretary of War was forced
to decline the proposition of the O'Con-
ner ZOuaveS, of Knoxville, to do duty
against the Indians, upon the grounds
that there is at present no authority of
law for accepting their offer.
A colored preacher, in translating
to his hearers the sentence, 1.-THE harvest
is over, the season is ended, and thy soul
is not saved" put it, ''De corn has been
cribbed, dere amt any more work, and
de debbil is still foolin' wild dis commun-
ity."
- The proprietors of the Chattanooga
Times offers for sale the material and
good will of that establishment. The
CleceLdnd Banner considerably and APP
propriately remarks, "here's a chance
for some poor printer to make a spoon
or spoil a horn"
A brilliant meteor was visible here on
Saturday night and another on Sunday
night. That of Saturday night was near
the zenith, shooting downward. 1t was
most beautiful, equal to the best of Mr..
Denning's Roman Candles.-KtngstOn
East IenneSSeGR.
= We are again placed under obliga-
tions to our kind friend, Mrs. Dan Pur-
key, for lot of the finest and most de
licious peaches we have had the pleasure
of tasting this season. Mrs. T. is an
estimable lady, and is ever thoughtful
of the editors happiness.
= Theo. A. Salvo, jeweler and watch
maker, seems to be doing a good bust
ness. "By their works we shall know
them" is perhaps the cause of his doing
as we'll as he does. He is a first class
workman. and deserves the public pat
ronage.
= We are requested to announce that
there will be a Basket Meeting at Cool
Springs, II miles South of Whitesburg,
August 20th-3d Sunday. Three ser
mons-at 81 O'clock, a. m, ~, M, and
p. m. Several ministers are invited.
= Sol has not for the past week been
neglectful in discharge of his duties
His rays have penetrated everywhere,
and the warmest days of the season has |
been the consequence. We sympathiZe |
with our farming friends in their labors, |
and hope they will be abundantly re-
munerated.
= Mr.. William Russell, a middle aged |
Al n
sell, Esq, of this place, died at the resi- |
denee of the latter at o'clock Friday
evening last, from consumption. His |
were inferred in Liberty Hill |
graveyard. Rev. W. II. Smith ottlciat-
ed
= Messrs. Rowe & Butt are s busy as
bees. They do a large business, and
have long been cramped for room. Their
new brick store room and shop
will soon be finished and ready to receive
them. MOrristown should have more
such enterprising gentlemen; and the
many vacant lots on Main street should
have just such an ornament as the build
ing erected by Rowe q Butt.
- We learn that Mr. Foster, from
Johnson county, was drowned In Clinch
river, about four miles below Kineaid's
ferry, last Wednesday. We have only
the information that Foster and another
man were crossing the river In canoe
when he fell overheard and sunk. His
body had not been recovered up to last
morning.
We hear good deal of complaint
among the citizens in the vicinity of the
Steam Mill in regard to the very often
'iFe odoF arising from the "cleanings
Of the mill which have been Thrown out
side. The authorities of our town should
OOk into this matter, and see that it is
or disinfected in some way.
It is simply awful at times, and is likely
o create disease this warm weather
-- Capt. John N. BROOKS, the popular
md etfioioRt Secretary and Treasurer of
he Frankland Fire Insurance Company
# Knoxville visited our town last week
Fhe FARMLAND has steadily grown In
popular favor as its officers and direc-
Ors are composed of the most solid and
eliable business men of Knoxville.
iapt. u. is the fit manager of such an :
Institution. Possessed of superior bust ,
ess habits, lie has with them an energy ,
nd discrimination OF EurRqse fiat :
noWs no such word as fail-either COM
leFoially or politically.
= James M. Meek, Esq, of Now Mark {
t, was in town last Saturday. As our
eaders will discover from an announce
lent in to-day's paper, he is a candidate
Or Circuit Judge and came to see his J
bends He looks like en- old ex-Con- 6
I'd, and says he does not intend issuing :
lrcqlars, descriptive but Yili lot tAe :
eople see him. All right; but he for {
cts there is Rose among them, who, if / !
yhibited would sqrpass them all in I
eauty and usefulness, aud with Swan 5
ike) Meek(nessl they viii FGtiEe with :
leiF usual dignity, and give US some 9
ling we need-a Rose without thoF9s on =
he bench of this Circuit =
- We are pleased to see that Cover :
DR. Porter has appointed our esteemed :,
ield, Col, j. G. Rose of Morristown, 4
al the vacancy ACCUSTOMED by the g