The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-09
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opposed to repudiating the State debt.
Agents Wanted to sell Campaign
Badges. Address S. p. ANGEL, Knox
vile, Tenn.
= The District Conference of the M.
E. Church, South, meets at this place
on Thursday, the 18th inst.
= Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Atkins & Gredig, Dealers in
Stoves and Tinware, Messy Creek, Tenn.
% Dollars. = First-class Sewing
Machines for Twenty-Five Dollars, com
plete with stand and table. Oil, Needles
and Attachments for any Machine.
| Goods sent by mail. S. z. ANGEL,
Knoxville, Tenn.
The corn crop throughout Greene
county promises to be one of the largest
we have had for number of years.
Greeneoille L1tez1sgencer.
- Our devil remarked on election day
that he could tell Rose man as quick
as his eyes spied him, from the pleasant
smiles displayed on his face.
= Election day passed off most re-
markahly quiet, without the least ripple
to disturb the equanimity of the intelH-
gent voter.
"A Tilden club, composed entirely of
Union soldiers, has been formed at
Springfield, Ill. Many of them were
formerly active Republicans.
= The frogs, katydids and crickets of
Frog Hollow keep the inhabitants of
that portion of town supplied nightly
with their peculiar but not melodious
strains of music.
-" joni J c." your contribution on
the Fourth Of July at ST. Clair, is very
good, and worthy of publication, but as
it is rather too old, and as our space is
limited to matter of more Importance,
we trust this apology will be sufficient.
"A correspondent of the Clinton
Dispatch writes that the educational in
terest in Campbell county is increasing
largely; that recently at the Teachers
Institute held at Jacksboro', flaming
speeches were made, and everything
done to further the cause of education.
We hope to see the same steps taken in
Hamblen.
We learn from the Greeneville In
telJigencer that James Morrill,, of Sullivan
county, whom we mentioned in our last
issue as having cut his throat with a
razor died last week. 1t is thought by
his physician that the wound would
have healed had not the brain disease
proven fatal
: Capt. Ed. L. Owens, formerly of
Greeneville, S. c., and who has been
sojourning in our town for some two
or three weeks, has recently associated |
himself with the Messy Creek Lndepend-
ent. Mr.. Owens is an educated gentle
man and qualified business man, and |
will doubtless put new vigor in the pa
per. Success to you Ed.
= We are glad to welcome back to the
editorial chain gang our old friend In
gram, who succeeds Doak in the Clarks-
vile Tobacco Leaf He and his partner,
Riley are making useful and excellent
paper and we extend to them a cordial
greeting.
= Cousin John c. Burts received a
very respectable vote at the courthouse
last Thursday for Magistrate 1t is due
to the name and fame of Cousin John to
say that he was not a candidate, nor was
he aware of the use his friends and
neighbors had taken with his name I'M
i'll the poles closed. Knowing him as
we do, however, we are sure that he
eherishes the profoundest gratitude for
heir unexpected and spontaneous ex-
preston of confidence.
Our readers may look out next week
ior the letters of acceptance of Tilden
md Hendricks. They are just the
hing everybody wants. They are
sweet morsel for honest and liberal
minded men to roll under their tongues.
they are the pure milk and honey the
1oor bleeding country needs, and will
stand the test of honesty and reform till
he earth is shaken from foundation to
We ask our readers to
cad every line of them, and weigh their
words of wisdom as intelligent people
should.
- The last number of Ha1per's Weekly
ried very hard to be smart, and bur
esque Uncle Sammy Tilden as being a
reckless and smashing rider giving
pretty forcib1e sketch of the same.
lis reckless riding qualities viii be dis
played in November, when he will ride
,ver the Radical party in such s,aas1s-
ldg manner that they will be convinced
hat he has drawn the sap fairly from
hem, and that there is no health,
trength or rest in their weary and
bones. He will indeed prove
n excellent rider.
= We call attention to the adver tise-
nent of some of the books published by
Iessrs. J. H. Butler s. Co. The publ I
atoms of this first class house are to be
ound in nearly all the schools of the
ountry and have superior merits
Iitche1's Biographies are more largely
sed than any other series, and are well
nown for their excellent maps and gen
raj correctness. The New American
leaders are being rapidly introduced on
ccount of their superiority and cheap
ess. We advise teachers and school
Ulcers to examine the books of J. H
utler s. Co., before adopting books for
he schools. They can be procured at
ne store of L. F. s. G. E. Speck, Nor :
stown.
- AS mean a trick as we ever heard !
f, and one that none but low-down, \
nprincipled person would stoop to COM {
lit, was perpetrated on election day by I
re enemies of Mr.. John B. Jones, in
rder to defeat his election for Sheriff
seems that the plan was made the S
light before the election, when num- +