The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-13


Foundry, are preparing to erect neat |
and substantial church at that place, |
we learn.
A special term of the Circuit Court is
is in session this week, with Judge Rose
on the bench. This, we suppose, is to
clean off the Civil docket, thus reaching |
the State docket at the commencement
of the next regular term in April.
Morristown is healthy place for
newspapers. Only one mercantile
firm in the town has advertised to the
amount of fsrty dollars in the last two
years. Won't somebody please start an
other journal here.
DR.. C. P. Duncan's family medicines,
advertised elsewhere in to-day's paper,
are rapidly increasing in popular favor.
Those who have tested them for the va
rious diseases to which they apply agree
as to their excellence.
In the case of MarthaJ. Cline VS.. Henry
Soldwell, of Galesburg, ILL.,, for 81 900
damages, mentioned last week, the jury
brought in a verdict for the defendant.
The defense claimed that it was a pure
case of black mail, and the jury so found.
J. r. Self, of the Greeneville Journal,
is said to be organizing a stock compa-
ny for the purpose of publishing a news
paper at that place. What's the use of
stock company with his name? The
enterprise is bound to be Selfsustaining.
A slight change has been made in the
schedule of the Z. t., Va. & Ga. RR.
The eastern-bound passenger arrives at
this place now III o'clock-thirty min
utes earlier Also deviation of few
minutes in the arrival of freight trains.
Prof Tice predicted the heaviest snow
storm of the year on or about the 18th of
March, and the coolest portion of the
year from March 1st to the close of the
year. Thursday, the 9TH was a balmy
spring day, and the month so far has
been quite pleasant.
A certain young man, writing to fe.
him the local news, and she sent him
copy of the GAZETTE containing letter
of J. S. W., remarking that the news
was already written to her hand. Our
correspondent. likes to make himself use
full.
Hon. Allen S. Tate, of Rutledge, is
stopping at the Grigsby House. 1t is
rumored he is candidate for an import
ant judicial position. For five dollars,
! cash, we will tell the public what Office
he particularly wants, say he is very
competent to ill it, that he is clever
gentleman, and many other nice words.
Rev. II. p. Waugh for two weeks past
has been conducting very interesting
revival meeting at Liberty Hill, in the
vicinity of MOrristown. On Saturday
last there had been forty-five professions
and twenty-five accessions to the church.
There were still many penitents at the
altar, and we trust much good will be
! accomplished before the meeting closes.
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| We have received the annual report
of DIR. s. B. Boyd, City Physician and
Register of Vital Statistics of the city
of Knoxville, for the year 1877 The
| total number of deaths in the city and
suburbs is shown to have been 1856; Sc
white and 80 colored, SO males and 102
| females. There were 80 deaths from
consumption, and % from pneumonia.
During the year there were 377 births.
The announcement of Mr.. Sam. b.
Noe, for Register of Hamblen county,
appears to-day. Mr.. Noe has filled the
office with much efficiency during the
last eight or ten months, having been
appointed since the last election. He
is a firm and consistent member of the
Republican party, and no doubt viii get
its hearty support. Besides being well
qualified for the Office, he is a popular
and an accommodating gentleman.
We are greedy for news from every
district in this or the adjacent counties.
s'Why didn't you mention such and such
a thing that occurred in my district?"
say friends occasionally. Because"
we reply, 1--WE had no knowledge of the
fact. It is impossible for an editor to
find out everything that transpires i'm his
county" We have but little assistance
in getting up local news and hence it is
frequently rather meagre. Our friends
could aid US much and their assistance
would be appreciated by US and our
readers very highly.
A subscriber remarked recently: :"
shall be compelled to stop the GAZETTE.
My neighbors seem to think it belongs
TO them. They borrow it before have
read it, and either return it soiled and
torn, or don't bring it back at all'' We
suggested that the subscriber borrow a
few beef steaks, loaves of bread, cups
of coffee, pair of boots. and dollar
or two occasionally, from the borrowers
and see if they would appreciate the
joke. He thought of trying it.
Abingdon Standard. The cid man who
passed through here q short time ago
with a performing bear, we hear, was
murdered in Tennessee, the other day.
for his money He had but little about
| him, except a certificate of deposit from
a Lynchburg bank IF 81 600 sewed up
| in his clothing. He lived long enough
after being lett for dead, to tell Of his
money and to leave il to his brother. He
1 wished the bear killed as no one, he
said, could manage it but himself. The
boys here have not forgotten s. Arle
marche-marshl'' or Kiss me, bar. =
The same old man, with his bear.