The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-15
CLAIBORNE COUNTY.


Letter-Something of Interest
to EmigrantS-AJ Jolly set of
FelIOws-Taken to the Asylum.
TAzEwELL. Tenn, March 8, &c.
| To the Editor o. the Morristown Gazette:
As my friend of this place whose
article. appeared in this week issue
of the GAZETTE. did not give quite
as full an account Of the habits and
customs of the people here, as he
/ should. send you this. simply as
an addenda TO his article. True.
that claiborne" as his signature is.
gave quite neat and perhaps, it
may be said, fiattering description
OF Tazewell. Of her limestone pave
ments and convenient location, on
the head waters of Russell's creek.
But why did not friend &C" tell the
emigrant whom it seems his article
was designed TO instruct, something
about the society of the "capital Of
/ Claiborne county" habits of
/ the people in this quiet little burgh,
and also of the practices, customs,
&c? These are topics calcul ated to
edlfy the emigrant, as he always
wants to know something about his
neighbors; and | think friend '.Clai-
borne" should have said something
upon these points. Well. to begin
where he left off The society of
Tazewell is good. Strangers always
receive a hearty welcome among our
citizens, and are treated with a great
Iaul Of oourfao,, ouI bOe,,;t,I;4, H.,
them. True, like all other towns,
she has her share of professional
loafers. There are a number of iO!-
ly, gord-natured fellows here, who
relish friendly joke and delight to
practice them also. This class keep
up some peculiar customs, that seem
to have been handed down to them
by tradition; at least we have never
seen the custom in print. and do not
know that it is practiced elsewhere.
In order that the emigrant may
know what it is, | will explain
When any one is elected to office
here, mayor. attorney general or
any other position of honor or trust,
this good-natured crowd gather
congratulations by cutting up his /
hat. No matter how new or how
old it may be-if it is a seven dol !
lar beaver it don't make a bit Of diff /
ference-his hat must be DESTROYED. /
But as there are but few persons /
elected to these high positions. of
course hats are lost in this way, and /
on this account only by the favored /
few. Your readers may be ready [
to ask of what use can this inlorma- .
tion be to the masses. | answer. /
not much, if this was all; but it is
not only the officer elect who loses 7
his bat, bat any man who has a son 4
born unto him must submit to pre-
cisely the same treatmeut-and Won I
bet there are any number Of hats de
here in this way annually.
This is information that / consider
OF vital Importance 10 the emigrant.
and it is extremely strange that
"Uaiborne" did not give the public
this information. 1t was certainly /
not on account of his ignorance Of /
the practice by no means. lie has
in it, and submitted to il /
for too long. Now, if | haye made
4 misstatemen', "Claiborne" will I
please give the public the benefit of
his experience.
George Hyatt, the raving lunatic,
who has been creating such sensa-
lion in this and Lee county Eir-
ginia, was taken to the Lunatic Asy-
Ium this week .--F.s s-.r..-~t
But few candidates in this county I
yet. -TrE rE fH1ETE#c
Great many cases of measles. No
other news of Importance.
Truly. SEQ.