The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-02-23

he is a member, for the purpose OF
! naming the time and place for holding
the Democratic National Convention 10
nominate Presidential ticket. The
Committee was to have met yesterday.
Now is the time to put out shrub
berry and make arrangements for now7
ers. One way to.make home happy Is
to make it beautiful. We hope to see
the people of our town make an extra
effort To- put their property, especially
their houses, in neat repair. There are
a large number Of houses that are sadly
in need of paint, and some are actually
rotting down for the want of repairs.
Every home, sabe it ever SO humble,
should be kept neat and in good repair.
= Our young friend, G. l.. Anderson,
of Whitesburg, is the canyassing agent
for well bound and handsomely illus
trated volume of over 900 pages, enti-
tied, 'sWife No. 10, or the story Of A
Life in Bondage, being a complete ex-
pose of Mormonism, and revealing the
/ sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of wo
men in Polygamy, by Ann Eliza Young,
Brigham Young's apostate wife. 1t is
no doubt an interesting volume. Mr..
Anderson will call upon the citizens of
Hamblen county with the work during
the next few weeks.
We regret to announce that j. r.
Taylor s. Co., of our town, have sold
out their entire stock of goods and pro-
pose locating in Chattanooga. We are
10th to give up such live, liberal and &C
eommodating merchants as these gentle
men have proved themselves since their
advent in our village, and we wish them
success in their new field of business.
Lupton and Shannon, two young men
of our town, have purchased the stock
of the late firm and will continue the
business at the same old stand. The
firm is composed of steady and upright
business men, and we bcspeak for them
a liberal patronage of the public.
For the last week during the time
of opening the mails at the post-office
number of unruly boys, and be it said
to their shame, some older ones too, as
semble inside and commence to smoke
foul, nauscous pipes, until all within are
nearly stifled from the dense volume is
suing therefrom. This is a public nuts !
ance and should be put an end to. There |
is no ventilation to this small room, |
which makes it the more disagreeable, |
and we trust some means will be insti- |
tuted by which this practice may be
abated. Ii nothing else will abate the |
nuisance, let the postmaster close the
front door Of his office till the mail is
ready for delivery.
Valentines day was just such day
as the boys and girls longcd form fact
it was terribly blue and the fair ones
having to remain in doors around coy
fires, could devise no better fun than in
writing valentines. 1t was not good
day for the merchants for they failed 10
order a supply of Loves Messengers.
However, there were many who impro
vised Cupid's arrows and sent them reck-
lessly from the golden quivers. One
charming young lady, whose name we
retain, uniutentionally dropped her prec-
ious treasure, aud it breathes such ten
der and noble love that We give our
readers the first few lines. lie is evil
IDENTITY destined to become poet of no
mean order!-perhaps, who knows, he
may be a second George w. ClliltIs
Hear him am holding in my hand
tiny lock of hair, wavy and golden of
a softncss rare; it is bound by ribbon
of azure blue, and blue we are told must
ever be true. I remember the night ]
sat by your side, and asked you to be
my hearts queen bride: remember the
sad sea" moan of sigh, that came from
your heart in silent reply. gave you
ring-you gave me this lock-my heart
went pit-a-pat, so did the clock, which
striking eleven, Whispered goodnight.
TO my beautiful queen biue-eyed and
bright. Many moons have come and
gone since then-You've been fattercd
ind sought by noble men; my goal of
ambition you turned to despair, and I've
nothing left but this lock of hair. To
morrow, I'm told, is Valentines day,
hen turn not in scorn from this simple
ay, but hear me once more for dear
1ity's sake, and say if I'm doomed to so
,errible fate; then meet me in the par
or as the clock strikes nine, repent your
;ruel words and be my VALENTINE.