The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-01
Local Notes and Other Ne,os.

Local Notes and Other Neaos.
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Green apples coming in by the wagon
load.
County Superintendent Sherwood was
in to see us last Monday.
Read the advertisement of the Nash /
vile Banner, the best evening daily in |
the State.
A goodly number of the Morris
townians are at Mineral Hill. They |
know where to find luxury and real en-
joyment. r,-.
Our kind and pretty little friend, Miss
Matte Briscoe, has the EDITORS thanks
for basket full of the incest crab-apples
of the season.
The farmer that brings us the first
bushel of new wheat will get the first
and best notice. Don't all come at once,
but try and be the first.
Make room for posterity We take
pleasure in chronicling an addition to
the family of John NJ. Hill, Nashville,
late of this place, July 1S, of nine
pound girl.
All the officers and train men on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad have doned uniforms. consist
ing of Navy blue suits, brass buttons,
and badges denoting position.
ESQ. VIM Howell, below town, thresh-
ed from one acre last week, twenty-five
bushels of wheat The largest yield to
the acre we have recorded this season,
and this is from the Chairman of our
County Court A good example, Esq.
Our fair and accomplished contribu-
tor, Miss Eva Williams, is at Mineral
Hill, and will spend the heated term at
that delightful place. We have the pro-
mise of a weekly letter from her. One
of her characteristic and charming epis-
ties is published elsewhere to-day.
We regret the departure from among
us of our gentlemanly young friend
VIM. Gilmore. He has formerly been
clerking for Messrs. Specks, but of late
for Earnest Sc Briscoe, for over year.
His health became so deranged that
physicians advised him to quit his
present business and go to the country.
Rev. J. N S. Huffaker, of Morristown
has been spending a few days in Rhea
Springs, and preached in the Methodist
Church last Sabbath. Mr.. III. has attain
ed considerable reputation as a writer
and speaker He is sojOurning in cur
midst in the interest of a Patent Flood
Fence, which we think an excellent in
vention. -Sulpb1T Springs NeaoS.
Col. J. B. Killebrew, Commissioner of
Agriculture, Statistics and Mines, Nash
vile, REQUESTS us to ask those persons
who are thrashing wheat in Hamblen
and adjoining counties to report TO him
weekly as follows LIST, owners of the
crop; I'd, number of acres of each crop;
Sd, number of bushels of each crop
threshed to date present season; and 4th,
number of bushels above or below pre-
vious estimates of each crop.
Mr. J F. Austin, of Beams Station,
showed us a sample of wheat last week,
of a new variety, which is called the
Golden Straw. 1t is very fine and is
said to have yielded as high as sixty-ive
bushels 20 the acre. 1t was first discov-
cred growing in Bradley county, Tenn.
Mr. Austin has purchased peck of the
seed and proposes to give it a test. 1t is
the variety of seed now being intrOduc-
ed by Capt Blount. A specimen can be
seen at the shop of Mr.. Salvo.
The centennial was the chief attrac
ton to birds of passage last year, but
this season there seems to be desire to
find some cool watering place, with
rest and recreation. The consequence
is happily appreciated by our neighbor-
ing watering places. Tate Spring has
one hundred and fifty guests, and the
register at Mineral Hill shows daily
increase at that delightful place. Near
y four hundred visitors are reported at
Warm Springs, N. c.
Hop at Mineral Hill
We are requested to announce to call
the world and his brother" that there
will be grand hop at Mineral Hill to-
night "Wednesday, 1st,) to which Mr..
Tate, the whole-souled proprietor, ex-
tends cordial invitation to all, Hacks
will convey sll who are DESTROYS of at
tending from this place, and return, free
of charge Good music will be on hand
good fare in abundance, and net the
least attraction is Capt, Jos. Jaques, of
Knoxville, who is billed to " lead" the
colillon.
New Advertisements.
J. A. Carriger, Esq, will sell at auo-
ton, at the Courthouse in Morristown,
August 20, 1877, carriage and harness.
For description, see advertisement.
We call the attention of our readers,
and especially those who desire notions,
dry goods, &c, to the advertisement of
Tully r. Cornick, Jr., in to-day's paper,
The entire stock of goods belonging to
the late firm of J. W. Parmelee s. Co.,
Knoxville, is to be sold at auction, COM
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