The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-04-11
LoeuI Notes 0ssa Klfher Ne,esl
Plans Plent5sof vegetables.
April showers are numerous.


Plans plenty Of vegetables
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April showers are numerous.
The roads are muddy and the streams
are FE4eIllipE III
The hog and chicken cholera remedies
VIII soon be IN season.
The lockwood is now in bloom,s and
clothed with its ToveIiest suit. -. u
Albkinds of country produce is scarce
just now, and greatly in demand. a1 y.
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Mrs rs laura Jackson, of Knoxville,
has returned home to take charge of
shannon q Cos millinery department.
No further Developments this week
from the money cave" Keep hunting
boys, there are millions in il.
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VIM. Holt was before Esq. Donaldson
last Monday, on the charge of retailing
liquor without licenses and was acquit1
ted. - 1075 G3.s95s sI5Isia y
an 1ar.
Mr.. Jay brown, of the popular firm of
Brown & Wells, left last week for the
East, to add a new stock to Internationally
large stock of goods.
The Seven Springs Iron and Alum
Mass still holds itself superior to all
other blood purifiers put together. Try
bottle
Nearly every little mud hole in the
State has brass band But Morristown
with population of 1900, or 1000. can
not sustain one .Toobad.
We understand the matrimonial war
is about to tackle the town again, and
the probability is a surrender will be
made by two, or three braves soon.
The nights are awful dark, and those
who5Visit their sssweethearts's are forced
to do it by the light of Il torch, or Ian
tern, or postpone the job day light.
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A negro by the name of Anderson
Taylor, was sent from here to Dand-
rige Jail last Friday, for stealing flour
(some 80 sacks from the Morristown
mills. aff7sH- 4a -a f..-.-s-
Kiss me quick and let me 90, as the
young lady said to hersweetheart, when
she espied her dear papa coming around
the corner with big stick in his hand
and deep frown on his face.
We cannot see why we shall not have
good peach crop this year, provided
no more cold snaps, or % inch SHOWS
happen upon it and destroy the now
well developed and fresh-looking bios
SONS. % 100 $3.50 eE
The editor of this paper, the Chief
Clerk of the Senate of the recently adj
journed session of the Tennessee Legis-
lature, returned to the Capital on last
Sunday mornings train, to resume du-
ties in windingup the Senate journal.
The County Court of Hambien conn
ty, at the April term, fixed the following
rate of taxation for the year: State, 10c;
school, 10c; county, Ice; Jail, Zoe; paup-
cr, Zoe, school, 10c; railroad, 15c; max
ing total tax of zoe. 1-''
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The Worshipfu1 County Court at its
ifst term ordered. the purchase of the lot
in The rear of Masonic Hall, for the pur-
pose Of having erected upon it sub
stantial brick building. to be used for
Jail purposes. We understand the con-
tract for building will soon be let out.
Our genial and good-looking young
friend, NJ. S. Shannon, left last Saturday
on visit to his home in Washington
county. Mel is a good fellow; NE
like him, and so do the girs, but we
must keep an eye open, or we might lose
him, as there are some pretty girls in
Washington county. Be gentle to him
young ladies.
Persons visiting Knoxville should not
fail to visit the news depot of Mr. f. E.
McArthur's, corner Gay and Clinch
streets. He keeps theflatest periodicals
and literary publications of the day, be-
sides a full stock of school books, blank
books, stationery, base ball and croquet
goods. He is clever and will give you
good bargains Look out for sad !"
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We are requested TO announce that
the young men of Morristuwn meet over
Shannon & Co.'S Store next Thursday
night for the purpose of organizing
company. This is a sensible
step boys, All the prominent towns in
the State have military companies, and
why not Morristown? 1t will be both
instructive and amusing, and as essential
here as elsewhere
5. II, Goprlcy, litil Z in the 18th civil
district Of Greene county, near Swiney's
Mil, killed a bearon the-3d instant in a
hand-to-paw encounter A number of
men were engaged at the place in log
relling To the surprise Of all the bear,
A wild, ferocious looking beast ,esudden- |
y made his appearance, approaching d. |
rectly toward themen, who scattered in |
Nil directions. When near Mr.. Gourley |
i atten ptedto climb over fence Hav-
ing an axe in his hands he run up and /
struck the bear tremendous blow on