The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-07-18
Personal

o. G. King, Esq, is with US again
o. King! live foreveri
Our young friend, Wallace Rodgers, of
Knoxville, gave US a drop call last week.
He was en- route for Tate's.
Mrs. Pope, wife of Rev. o. G. Pope,
of the Baptist Reflector, Nashville, is in
the city, stopping at 1.-THE Virginia House
A social hop comes off at Mineral Hill
Springs, July 20. Mark Twain IL up as
floor manager. Let the world attend.
DR. T. J. Speck, who has been alb sent
at Tate Spring for few weeks, returned
last Friday, and can be consulted at his
office.
Prof. r. A. Lowry, of the Morristown
Female High School, returned home
from pleasant sojourn in Athens, last
week.
Among the many other visitors in our
town, we note the presence of Onr
promising young friend, Alderman H.
Bryan Branner, of Knoxville.
Campbell Wallace, of Atlanta, Ga,
called to see his old friend John E.
Helms. And we wouldn't add n sylla-
BILE to the announcement if the GAZETTE
wanted eight columns.
We regret to chronicle the illness of
Mrs. Geo. Il. Speck. But We are glad
to know that she is improving, and that
her disease is under the control of an at
tentiye physician.
Our sincerest thanks are rendered TO
our friend Charlie Davis, of Thorn Hill.
for his interest in the GAZETTE A few
such friends, and we would not feel the
scarcity of money.
Col. John Netherland and F. vi Full
kersOn, of ROgersville, Gen. w. c.
Kyle, Whitesburg, and Judge JAS. t.
Shields, of Beams Station, were in Town
last week, the guests of Maj. w. d.
Cannon.
Col. w. E. Gibbins and family, of
Knoxville, are quartered at Tate Spring
They will be greatly benefited no doubt
by it's famous water and in breathing
the pure and invigorating Clinch noun
tai n atmosphere.
James Browne, Esq, late of the NASH
rifle Commercial and Legal Reporter, and
family, arrived in this city Sunday last,
to visit relatives, recuperate, breathe
the pure mountain air and escape the
heat, dust and commOtiOn of the Iletrop-
oils
Mrs. George Crouch, wife of our wOr-
thy and efficient Deputy Circuit Court
Clerk, has returned from few weeks
visit to her relatives in Athens looking
decidedly improved by the trip. And
now the Squire benignantly recognizes
his neighbors again.
John Williams, IT., late of Knox
vile, now connected with Wilson &
Burns, Baltimore, seems not to be
iujuriously affected by his arduous
labors. He is looking remarkably well,
and was in fine humQr over the Success
of his trip to the BumcOmb read viii
lagos.
Charlie Sewers, of Leadvale, Is gra-
dually coming TO the front as a horney
handed granger. From forty-tw0 acres
of land he harvested and garnerei last
week 643 bushels of very superior wheat.
He has also for sale for seed purposes of
his own raising SCI bushels of winter
black oats, very superior article.
Mckinney Barton, Esq, of CHATHAM
ooga, and wife, are spending the heated
term at the "old homestead" near this
city. Mac, may your tribe increase.
z. S.-Later.-The prayer of the right
sous is efficient aud availeth much. 1T
has increased. 1t is a chubby ten pound
boy. and at this writing it is hard To tell
which is happiest, the baby, the father
ar the patriarehal Judge.
Asw go to press, this blessed Monday,
the freight comes in, and we recognize
among its passengers the familiar faces
of Coils. Geo. M. Branner, G. Powell
and j. B: H0xsie, of Knoxville; John
Yoe, Esq, of Messy Greek, and Com
missioners Shearon Ewing and Frank
Moses, from the State ut large. An ana
lysis of these heavy weights could pro-
duee but one legend, and that in the
la gu&gc of the Ledger, will be con-
tinued IN our next.
Miss Dora Darling, a witty, charming
and beautiful pupil of Branner Institute,
Messy Greek, from Southwestern Geor-
gia, is spending vacation term with her
handsome and accomplished school
mates, the Misses Sliearer, of this city.
OH @
won't you love us Dora, Darling -
If you can't love VI, try and love some
of our boys. Anything To keep yoa
with Us, and the boys from shielding,
dear, posterity Images upon
the issue.
The handsomest and most honored
young gentleman who has visited Nor
ristown this season, is Master James
Shields Cannon, son of Maj. w. ID.
who put in an. appearance for
one day only, from Clinchdale, and was
hastily withdrawn at an early hour to
escape the mercilcss onslaughts of fas-
cinated mothers and intriguing and |
little misses. Jimmy Shields |
himself well under all the circumstances. |
A veritahle chip Of the old block.