The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-09-27

TOURNAMENT Dali OF the Greene county
Tournament Association, win come off
at Lanes Hall, Greenevilie, on Friday
next. 1t is hoped Morristown and Ham
blen county will be represented on the
occasion
= Lots of fun at the Courthouse last
Saturday! Maj. Pettibone, Republican,
told why he wouldn't swallow Yard
ley. He big niggeri-eat muchl-got
kinky hair!-smen badi--O-o-o-o-oh
bail won't lay on stomach!
= Remember Saturday, October 9TH,
is the day that ''old John Robinson is
billed for Morristown. Come and see
the greatest show travelling on the
American continent His admittance
fee for grown folks has been reduced to
so cents-ehildren 20 cents.
- Some thirty years since a family
by the name of Webs settled in Hawkins
county. There were four girls, and in
the course of time these four girls mar
ried four brothers by the name of Prices
| These four women, who are living to-
day, well and hearty, have ffty-four
boy-children, who are all living and the
grown ones will weigh 200 pounds EACH
Over so cages of animals, among
which can be found the rhinoceros or
Unicorn of Holy Writ" the Gland, the
yak, the gnu, or horned horse, the three
horned and three eyed sacred bovine,
and many other rare species with John
Robinson's big show.
= Mrs. Cain and Mrs. Russell have
opened a new Millinery establishment
on Main street, in the room rear of Sal
vo's shop, for the accommodation of the
| people of Morristown and vicinity
These ladies need no words of recon-
mendation from us, as they are too well
known; suffice to say that they will ex-
ecute all work in their line with prompt
ness and in the latest ARTISTIC style. Give
them trial and convince yourself.
We had the exquisite pleasure of a
call last Saturday from Miss Ida MagilI,
Miss Cordie Rice, Miss Lollie Walker,
Miss Annie Tomlinson, Miss Annie Cox
and Miss Emma Walker, of the Masonic
Female Institute of this place, accom-
panied by their worthy professor, Mr..
r A. Lowry. They came to see the
curiosities of the "arts preservative of
arts
= 1t will be remember that on Mon
day next, Hons I'll. FL. Ingersoll and A.
A. Taylor, district Electors, are to adj
dress the people at Morristown. These
gentlemen are both sprightly and well
Informed, and above all, they are alike
honest and honorable gentlemen, and as
to talent, each worthy of the others
steel Come out and hear one of the
ablest discussions of the campaign.
A gentleman residing in the neigh
borhood of Springdale, Claiborne coun-
ty writes: "Mr. G. B. Shultz and w. I'll.
Starnes and families, recently passed
through Springdale, Texas bound. They
left many warm friends behind who re-
greet their departure but wish them un-
measured happiness and success i'm their
far-of homes in the great West. They
hope soon to send their subscriptions for
the GAZETTE "
= The Hon. F. B. Ragland was nom
mated by the Senatorial Convention at
Ripley, on the eleventh instant, to rep
resent LauderGale, Haywood and Dyer
counties in the next Senate. Mr.. Rag
land was Senator from that district in
the last General Assembly, and was one
tho n .caft,l IN an I.aro
of the Senate. Probably no man COM
manded more entirely the respect of that
body than did he, and his denomination
does credit to the intelligence of his con-
stituency.
= John l.. Moses, Esq, OF Knox coun
ty, from unanimous solicitation of the
people, accepts and announces his name
in connection of the candidacy for Joint
Representative from Anderson and Knox
counties. A purer or more upright man
could not be found in the State than Mr..
Moses. He is eminently qualified for
the office, and If elected, viii make a
faithful and honest officer to the entire
satisfaction of the people of the counties
whom he represents.
- The Messy Greek Independent has
recently been purchased by our young
friend, Capt. Ed. i. Owens, who has
been assisting Mr.. Peck in the editorial
management of the paper for the last
month or so. Mr.. Owens says the title
will be changed next week from the In
dependent to the Lancet. He shows the
right colors at his masthead, and de-
serves to reap rich harvest of patron
age The Independent is much improved.
since the change, and oaght to be sus-
tanned by the good old people of Jeffer-
son.
- Quick tanning Our townsman.
John G. Burts, exhibited in our Office
several sides OF leather recently tanned
by hmm by Peters Patent Process. The
tanning, we were assured by q gentle
man who was cognizant Of the facts,
was begun and completed within fifteen
days. So far as we were able to Judge
the leather was No. in qnality-was
soft and pliahle, and finished in the
highest style of the art. This new pro-
cess is destined to revolutionize the
vhala hueiness of tanning