Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-02

ioI Peds' LeLCuce nope SO anyway.
The wise in such matters
think we have a chance of o little
genuine pleasant weather between
now and next winter.
"A great scarcity of butter in
town for the last two weeks, al
most any kind would find ready
sale the present time,
I'VE have received several
communications, private and for
publication, regarding the Dem
ocratic Executive Committee.
They will be attended to in due
time.
If you should be q delegate to
the Republican Convention to
meet in Cincinnati, June 14th,
you will be delighted to hear that
the hotel keepers of Cincinnati
have decided to charge you only
$500 a day for a third floor
room.
Main street was visited by
four %diminutive Italians Friday,
who discoursed sweet music on the
harp and violin. They were char
tered by the young men Friday
night and p dance improvised at
Lanes Hall, which proved to be a
very pleasant affair,
Mr.. Jas. Mercy, of Boston,
Mass, arrived in town last week
aud las spent the intervening time
in reviving old re~cOllections and
looking up the friends Of his boy
hood. Twenty years ago his father,
Rev. - MOrey, was pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church at this place.
An old fellow in Ohio left his
favorite editor II legacy of $4,000,
as some compensation for the infor-
nation and pleasure he had
gained from his paper. Reader,
you needn't leave lis that much Z;
just be sure your little bill is set
tied before you die, and We will
look for nothing more.
Some very disgraceful conduct
was INDUCED in by several youths
On Main street, last Saturday. The
parties we're dealt with after Il man
ner. We hope u officers will see
that nothing of the kind occur
again, especially on a public day,
when there are so many strangers
in town.
The Sunny South offers as a
premium to. the getter up Of a
club of forty subscribers a round
trip ticket to the Centennial. The
Sammy South is a brilliant period
ical and takes well everywhere, II
you want particulars write to
John II. Seals, Proprietor, Atlanta,
Ga.
We hear it rumorel about that
Greeneville is billed for another
political paper. We have long been
impressed with the idea that a few
more fools should start papers here.
A fool and his possessions can dis
solve partnership ut this point after
short experience in the newspaper
business with remarkable Ease aud
CELEBRITY.
Greene county is bound to be
in the lead. She now has a band,
(musical) composed Of eighty
members; some of their instru-
ments are very primitive, but AS
we have never heard them per
form we cannot 90 into details at
present but hope TO give our read
ers u fuller account IN 4 short
time.
We again give space to matter
relative to the Johnson City deaf
negro case. We presume there
will be no more To say about 1t,
though we will publish any further
explanations which Mayor Swiugle
or his fellow tOwnsmen have to
make. Beyond that, however, we
must decline to give space to dis
cussion OF the matter.
The time for the meeting OF
the County Grange has been chang
ed to the Sd Wednesday in each
month. 1t is hoped that there will
be large attendance Of the members
Of the Order generally who are in
tcresLed IN the erection OF a Grange
store and hall. The delegate TO
the State Grange will make his re-
port ut the next meeting and it will
be an interesting time generally
for the Patrons.
Knoxville Is to have a new
daily paper, which IS to make lts
appearance on the 18th inst. Col.
John NJ. Fleming and Sam. Nc
Kinney are editors and proprietors
with q. fl. Bonar as local and bus
mess manager. They make a
strong team altogether, and will,we
think, lift Knoxyillee journalism
several pegs higher than it has
ever yet been. We wish them sue
cess IN their venture.
The Knoxville Press and Her
aid says of the popular pastor OF
the NJ. Il. Church, who has been to
Knoxville on a visit to his friends,
';AIr. Petty was for two years pas
tor Of the Vi. L. Church here, and
was regarded by all who had the
pleasure to know him as an able,
sincere and devoted Christian min
lister. He is always welcome to
the hearts and homes Of his former