The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-10-03
Personal.

Hon. E. O. Tate, of Mineral Hill, was
ntown last week.
Our judicial veteran, A. Donaldson,
Esq, returned on Friday from pleasant
visit to Cumberland Gap.
Our vis-a-vis neighbor, Dan. Briscoe,
is absent East to replenish his always
large stock OF goods. -
Carson s. Evans, Dentists of this city
appear in a card in this issue, and ask
for share of the public patronage.
Mr.. d. Pence left Saturday last for
the Eastern cities to purchase winter
supplies for his customers. During his
absence, our affable young friends, Jas.
Riggs and Johnnie Branscon, will pre-
side over the store. Give them call.
The live and popular firm J. Brown
s. Son, Carriage Builders of this place
took the first premium on a top buggy
at the Greenville Fair last week.
Herd Lones, Esq, wife, and Mrs. Mar
cissa Whiteside, of ArbOrvite Grove,
Hamblen county, were in town last Sat-
urday.
Rogers & Perry, Successors to W. A.
B. Hill,) Wholesale Liquor Dealers,
Knoxville, have a card in to-day's GA
zETTE, which attention is directed to.
Rev. B. G. Maynard, of the Goodson
Baptist Church, Bristol, is spending a
few weeks of recreation in this vicinity.
He is one of the most talented and
| promising young men in the ministry.
Mr. NJ. S. Shannon, of the wide
awake firm of Shannon s. Co., of this
place, went up the road last Saturday
evening to attend the Jonesboro' Fair.
We commend him to the care of the
young ladies of Washington county.
Our young friend, r. J. Wilson, for
some years a resident of this place, but
at present holding responsible position
| in the Railroad office at Chattanooga, is
spending furlough with old friends
here, trying to recuperate his overtaxed
health. We are glad to say he is already
exhibiting the benefits derived by the
change.
/ Our young friend, James Rowe, takes
leave of his friends here tomorrow
having determined to make his future
home in Dallas, Texas. MorristOwn can
lily afford to lose young men of his ex
emplary morals and industrious habits
We commend him to our friends in Dali
las as valuable acquisition TO the mum
Der of industrious, worthy young men
they already have.
We are glad to see on our streets the
familiar face of our popular fellow
townsman and friend, Thos. FL. Evans
Esq, who has been absent for severa
months, introducing Barnes 81 Yocom'
Patent Tanning Process, with headquart
ers at Asheville, N. G. We learn hi
stay with us will be brief, as his bust
ness demands his presence soon at Ashe
vile. While regretting his absence, hi
friends rejoice in his prospective sue
cess, and endorse him as gentleman de
serving fortunes best favors.
We are pleased to announce the fac
that DR.. G. B. Evans, late graduate o
the Cincinnati Medical College, of Ohio
has been appointed Examining Surgeon
for the Pension Department at thi
place. This no doubt will prove goot
appointment, and will be a great con
venience to the invalid pensioners VIII
are required to undergo an examination
before being paid, and also for thos
applying for original, or increase pen
sions.
There is daily increase of Indication
that the Administration is very doubt
full of success in Ohio. Grosvenor spok
very despondingly of Republican pros
poets, and said it seemed impossible t.
get any enthusiasm into the canvass
Contrary to the usual custom of Cabine
officers, Secretary Sherman says he in
tends to go home to vote, which ind
Gates his belief that the Republicans viii
need every vote they can get.
The trouble at Philipopolis appears tt
be that the Turks have arrested and
threatened with death John E. Guescho1
RriffSb c.1hiact