The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-11-14

ing to us at an early day from our de-
linquent subscribers.
We ale indebted to Miss Nj. C. Snod-
dy, of Wits Foundry, for cake of
choice country cheese.
This is season of rejoicing for the
people in general-especially genuine,
old-fashioned Democrats.
A lively business has sprung up with
drug store clerks in opening boxes and
asserting almanacs for 1878.
The cold spell that has suddenly come
upon us is enough to send terror to
their souls and make country editors
yell louder than ever fer wood.
there is an upward tendency in the
matrimonial market and as Maj. Tarr
says, "a slight infiatus" may be looked |
for at almost any day.
People of this State will not suffer for
hominy this year, as there is an album
dant corn yield. 1t is a healthy and
economical dish.
There are a number of our farmers
who are not yet through sowing wheat,
we suppose on account of the recent
! rains
The average porker feels cold weather
contingencies chin music-crawls I'M
der the house to keep warm and save the
J feas from freezing.
For anything in the family grocery
and provision line, call on McNutt, in
the MurrelI building, opposite Tate s.
Co., and you can get it at living rates.
-Ss
The Sd Monday in next month our
honorable Circuit Court convenes, and
that institution will rid the docket of as
many cases as it is capable of handling.
Ducks and turkeys are as hard to find
on the market as a lost needle in a hay
stack and thanksgiving only two weeks
off Think of it 1
See advertisement of F. Stockman,
Importer of Watches and Jewelry, 81
Bond street. New Y ork. and if you want
anything in his line write for it.
We suppose they did not find the for
tune in the West they went for. At
least the crowd that passed through
town last week, from that direction, look
ed the picture of disappointment.
Sam p Wins, Jr., son of the editor
of the Athens Post, through the assistance
Of Congressman Dibbrell, has received
a position under the Doorkeeper of the
House of Representatives.
The Grigsby House has displayed its
"banner on the outer wall" The sign
is large and attractive, and if a person
fails to see it it is not Joe's fault, and
he ought to suffer for square meal.
We regret to learn of the death of
Mr.. Lowry, of McMinn county, the
father of Prof. r. A. Lowry of Morris
town Female High School. He was an
exemplary citizen and died the chris
| tian's death.
A countryman attracted large crowd
last week on the platform of Brown &
Wells store, by musical strains made
from a home made dulcimer. The mu-
sic was soft and sweet and appreciated
by those who heard it..
There is more rejoicing in a well reg
ulated printing office over one subscrib-
er who takes the paper and pays for it in
advance, than there is over ninety-and- |
| nine persons who want the paper at
dead head rates. Selah.
The cambridge Waterman has passed
into the hands of Joint Stock Compa-
ny with J. E. Dyer, as editor. The
Watcln1Gaa is a creditable country paper
| and we wish all connected with it bus
mess success.
We learn that Messrs. Folsom & Ma
gee, proprietors of the Morristown Pork
Packery, were busy the past week in ar
ranging their packing house, prepare
tory to a deadly on slaught on the por-
| cine tribe, and propose to devote more
time, pains and expense to make it a
greater success than last season.
We would feel much better were we
permitted to give the names of the kind
friends who, during the last week, re-
pIenished our larder with choice krout,
sweet and Irish potatoes, cabbage and
turnips But our lady friends, God
bless them, do not give good gifts to be
immortalized in that way.
The Chatata Seminary, situated about
eight miles east of Cleveland, Tennessee,
was destroyed by fire the night of the
9th inst All the school furniture and
fixtures, except the organ. were destroy
ed. The building was insured in the
sum of $11SS, which will not cover the
loss by several hundred dollars. 1t is
thought that it was the work of an In
cendiary.
We insert elsewhere card from Sher-
if Livingston, in reply to the commun-
ication published last week in regard to
the collection of the remnant of uncol- |
lected taxes. 1t is perhaps unfortunate
that this matter ever got in print How
ever, it has done so; both sides have
spoken, and thus the matter ends so far
as the columns of the GAZETTE are con-
cerned, except lat regular rates"
Peter r. Knott, printer, aged about
81 years, died suddenly in Knoxville on
Sunday, 4th inst, while on his way
home from seeing some relatives. He |
died with hemorrage of the lungs. The
following note, addressed TO his family,
was written on the day preceding his
death:
Let Ms. nv children. hone for better