The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-05-10
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i : See advertisement of Kirkpatricks
Old Reliable Wooden Mills.
= Tip Maze, Revenue Collector for
Hamblen county, makes another appeal
to delinquent tax payers to-day.
= R0ebuck, a beautiful and valuable
blooded horse belonging to Gen. Mabry,
died one day last week.
= Gov. Seymour is out with letter
announcing his purpose not to accept a
nomination for President even if tender
ed to him.
Congress has agreed to adjourn from
Tuesday the 9th to Friday the 18th in
order to accept the invitation to attend
the opening of the Observation-Disclosures
= The Democracy of old Knox, at
their County Convention last week ex-
pressed decided preference for Gov. T.
A. Hendricks, of Indiana, as the man of
their choice for President.
We regret to learn that Robert Ma
gee, son of George Kagee, living three
miles from this place. was found Mon
day evening dead near his fathers resi-
dence. He was subject to epileptic fits.
= The West Point Cadet from the
First District has again been rejected BY
the academic board after examination
This is the third or fourth young man
who has failed to secure the position.
= The Printing Committee of the
House, having concluded that they can
not impeach the Public Printer, Clapp,
an officer of the Senate, it is said, will
have him indicted for irregularities.
-Twenty-seven thousand seven hun
dred shade trees are now growing in
the streets of Washington, nineteen
thousand of which have been planted
within the last three years. And pos
terity will rise up and bless the planters
= His many friends will be pleased to
learn that Mr.. j. R. Taylor has renewed
his interest in the prosperity of Morris
town by purchasing an interest in the
dry goods and grocery store of s. NJ.
Shannon. See advertisement.
The third quarterly meeting for the
Morristown circuit, H. E. Church, will
be held at Economy the first Saturday
and Sunday in June next, being the Sd
and 4th days of that month, by the Pre-
siding Elder and Rev. A. j. Greer, Pas
tor in charge.
- Clever testified before the Naval
Committee about indirectly hearing that
Mrs. Robson got $50, 600 present for
inducing her husband to transfer the
naval funds abroad from Barring Bros. to
Jay Cook, McCullock & Co. And Mrs.
Belknap quieted with $4,000!
= Washington county has fixed upon |
DR.. VIM. K. Sewer to prepare a history |
of that county for the entertainment of /
the public this centennial 4th of July. |
1t could not have selected more COM
petent gentleman, nor one able to pre-
pare more interesting address.
"A mob at Antioch, Cal, May 2,
burned down the Chinese portion of the |
town to keep the boys of the community
from being corrupted by the Chinese
The Chinaman were warned in
time to leave the day before the burning.
= Bristow ought to be a good man.
His father was an Old School Baptist
his mother a Methodist Ben. himself
Presbyterian, while Episcopalians, Dis.
ciples and United Brethren are among
lis near relatives. But his mulish dis
position prevents availability in Presi-
lential race.
- Said to have occurred Sunday at
-: Brother, why don't you ask
he stranger to pray ?" Because" re-
,rovingly observed the deacon, "this
int no place for practical jokes. That
taking in subscribers"
s very good
= Mr.. Thomas E. Oldham announces
himself in the Knoxville papers candi. J
ate for Sheriff of Knox county, subject .
o the will or convention of his party J
If all the Democratic aspirants to the |
osition-and there isn't an inefficient
ne on the list-Mr. Oldham is the re-
ognized peer of the best in every requi- I
lite qualification for the Office.
= Seven workhouse convicts, confined i
a the Knoxville Jail, succeeded in es- !
apipg from that institution in broad day t
ght last Friday. Five of them were Y
captured. If it wasn't for that bless T
d old Jail and the invincible" food r
harp the Knoxville papers would be Q
lockingly dull, Notwithstanding the
resence Of an organ grinder.
-Messrs. Geo. FL. Smiths Co., jewel
rs, of Knoxville, have new announce
lent TO day. Mr.. Smith is thoroughly
equainted with the jewelry business c
nd is always ready to show and price Il
Gods to his friends. His stock consists
watches, clocks of every variety and p
rice, fine gold and plated goods in the c
ne of chains, pins, ladies necklaces, r.
raceletts, sets, watches and chains, a
harms, table ware, gold pens and pen 81
lis, cups and an endless variety of p
.welry notions When you go to Knox 81
lie don't fail to enquire for G.. III. a
NTH, and take look through his new
oOds. See ad. in another column.
One night last week the meat-house :"
one of our best citizens was felonious-
entered and $40 or $15 worth of meat .,
i'd butter stolen. The perpetrators are
the mercy of good man, but he owes
to the community to prevent further 81
nlawful acts by Furnishing the trans
ressors in this.
- We have received a programme of Y
lie East Tennessee Sunday School Con- y
sntiOn to be held at Athens on the 18th q
Id 10Th of this month. The Rev. w.
Harrison, of Knoxville, will &eIiver p
lie annual address before the Conven- -
on the first night. The ChiIdren's Ju- =
lee will be held the second night. Fv-
y school is entitled to send one dele =.
tie for each fifty members or fractional ..
lrt thereof, up to one hundred and fifty;
1t no school is entitled to send more
an three. It is earnestly desired by al
e executive committee that every ga
hool in East Tennessee shall be repre- n.
nted. The Railroads extend the cour-
sy of excursion fare to delegates. We
,pe good delegation from this section b,
i'll attend. 10
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