The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-22

VIM. III. Cooke, Jr., Esq, OF Ashe-
vile, II. G., spent eday in our town last
week, en- route home from professional
visit to one of the Northern cities. Dir.
Cooke is a son of Hon. VIM. NJ. Cooke,
now of Kentucky, but well remembered
az an able speaker and an influential rep
resentative in Congress from a portion
of this Congressional district, in the
good old DAYS of the past Col. Cooke,
Jr., has permanently located at Ashe-
vile, where he has already attained hon
oTable position among the best lawyers
of that sectiou. He has host of friends
in East Tenn essee who viii follow his
future and hear of his success and tri-
umphs with sincere pleasure.
= Nuch of the pesch fruit Of this sec
ton was reported as killed by the cold
snap few weeks ago, but still it was
confidently asserted By farmers and
fruit raisers that good crop would be
gathered if no other backset occurred.
We have had several severe freezes since
last Wednesday, and our information is
that the destruction of the remaining
crop has been very general and thorough.
1t Is severe loss TO East Tennessee, but
there is consolation in knowing that the
same freeze that kills the fruit is propa-
eating the wheat, and promising great
er yield than has been given since 1857.
II In the House, the 18th, Mr.. McFar-
land presented the petition of Thomas
Fain, to be reimbursed for money lost
| on registered letters by an accidental fire
on the Baltimore aud Potomac railroad
in July, 1878, which was referred to the
Committee on Claims. On the 18th, the
| petition of James Lynn, and others of
| Sullivan county, for the establishment of
post route from Eingsport to Arcadia,
| in Sullivan county; which was referred
To the Committee on Post Offices and
| Post Roads. March, Is, the petition of
Jas. ID. Green, for pension, which was
referred to the committee on Invalid
Pensions.
- Our enteTprising merchants, Rowe
& Butt, will commence this week the
erection of new brick building for
| their rapidly increasing trade. The site
chosen is the vacant lot on Main street,
between Mai. J. NJ. Dickinson's resi-
dence and the block known as p.
Smiths The brick work is under the
supervision of VIM. Van Huss & Bro,
and will be pushed rapidly to compile
| ton 1t will be 224 feet front, go feet
| back and two stories high In the rear,
on first floor, model work shop, % feet
/ long, will be added, and the whole, when
completed, viii be an ornament to Main
street and an honor to Messrs. Rowe 81
Butt, whom Morristown may well be
proud of claiming as citizens.
We are glad to note the praise
worthy efforts of Rev. J. F. Goldman,
Grand Lecturer of the order of Good
Templars of Tennessee. For the past
few months he has been an active work
er in the field for this glorious cause,
and wherever the sound of his voice has
been heard proclaiming the true purpose
of Temperance, there he has met with
hearty cooperation and the standard
of the order planted. Only few weeks
ago he organized Lodge at Tate Spring
and to-day it numbers. about seventy
members. He has proved himself to be
the true champion of the order of Good
Templars of Tennessee, and we say God
speed him in this great work Of reform.
DIR r. B Owens, of this place, and
Hon. John Z. Starnes, of Hawkins, re-
turned from a somewhat protracted visit
to South Carolina last week. We learn
their trip was satisfactory.
%. c. King, Esq, one of Messy
Creeks most prominent and enterpTising
citizens, has purchased the well known
and elegant residence of Col. Curtis
Eaines, in this place, and will at once
occupy it as a, family residence The
latter gentleman, with his family, will
move into the house lately occupied by
Dir. King at Messy Greek. We trust the
exchange may be conducive to the well
fare and happiness of both parties, and
while regrettiag to lose, even Temporal
rily, as we trust il only is, so good a cit
izen as Col. Eames, we extend q hearty
greeting to Mr.. King, end welcome him
with his family to our town.