The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-24

| Col. John III. Fleming is becoming
popular in West Tennessee as the COM
ing candidate for Governor from East
Tennessee.
Mrs. Mary Read has improved the
front of her residence on Main street by
having the old portico torn away and
new and handsome one erected.
Miss Belle Moore, late of Rogersville
Female College, will hereafter be asso-
| ciated with Prof. Summers in the man.
agcment of the Morristown Female High
School.
Pleasant Smith, a resident of District
No. in this county, followed to the
grave, on Sunday last, the remains of
his infant daughter, julia Belle, who
died on Saturday, of the brain fever.
Capt. Harry NJ. Aiken has resigned
as Clerk of the U. S. Circuit Court at
Knoxville, and Mr.. Andrew R. HumeS,
son of Thos. w. Humes, President of
East Tennessee University, was appoint
ed by Judge Baxter to fill his place.
On Saturday last the citizens of Tur-
ley's Mills, held pic mic for which great
preparations were made. We are pleas
ed to learn that it was numerously at
tended and that, considering the extreme
heat, the people enjoyed themselves
hugely.
There is nothing like good health,
and to insure it during this warm
weather, we would advise our friends
to go to Mineral Hill Springs There
you can defy the hot weather, eat a
bushel and be happy during your whole
stay.
! Election only one week from to-mor-
row-Thursday. The never failing old
steamer, ''up the spout" will be ready
for departure up salt river early Friday
morning following the election. Round
trip tickets-good far two years-at
greatly reduced rates.
"she's awfully stuck up of late" re-
marked young lady the other day in
the presence of two gallant young men.
"Who?" eagerly asked one of the young
gallants. tWhy, Madame Mercury"
replied the Young lady with much sim
plicity. The young gallants Immediate
~ wilted.
We wouldn't be surprised tn see
Whitesburg and all her inhabitants ii nat
ing down this way at any minute now
Judging from the last Times Its whole
local department was usurped by squibs
about the intense heat, au1 what john
Smith, Bin Jones and others said they
were going to do if it became any
warmer.
& So far as reported, there was only one
son-stroke in MorriStown last week, aud
strange to say, it occurred in the shade
of a wood shed. The boy had been !
to the pond, you know, and failed to
get his hair dryed before the old man
discovered it. 1t wasn't fatal, however,
but startled the neighbors C considerably
He was stroke several times severely
Col. J. Nj. Bewley, the Democratic
candidate for County Court Clerk of this
county, has, for the last three weeks, |
been canvassing the county on horse
back often walking two or three miles !
to place where it was inconvenient to
go with a horse. Talk about a man
weighing 275 pounds, riding for three |
weeks through weather 1870 degrees hot |
not wanting an office. 1t Is sublimely |
ridiculous.
The cheering ~ news comes over the |
cable that large numbers of immigrants
will arrive in America during the sum-
mer months. Now, it is all very nice
to speak OF America as the land of |
plenty and to welcome everybody to /
our shores, but wouldn't it be little bet
ter to. find work for our thousands of |
unemployed men before we help down
any more unfortunates from the gang
planks of the emigrant ships
On Friday night last, Maj. Tomlinson,
at Tate Spring, gave hop" which was
largely and eagerly participated in by
all the young people and some of those
who wear the gray" where the black
Maugre the very hard times, which have
grown harder and Harder, never were
the visitors at the favorite resorts at Tate
Spring and Mineral Hill Springs treat
ed with more attention or better accom-
modations for their comfort.
THE largest sale of real estate we have
lately heard of in this vicinity took
place last week. w. J. Hacker, cele-
brated Prussian physician, late of I'LL
nois, purchased the Mineral Hill Springs
property, in Granger county, of Joseph
Brown. DR.. Hacker also purchased of
Wheeler Mead the John Brown proper
ty in this village. He will use the latter
as an Infrmary, and the Min
eral Hill Springs place will be used as a
branch. He is to take possession of
both pieces of property on the first day
of September next.
OUR FEMALE SCHOOL.
This excellent Institution viii reopen
on the first Monday of September. Prof
Lowry retires to take charge of our
Male School, and Miss Belle Moore
takes his place in the Female School
We feel that the Principal, Prof
Summers, could not have made better
selection. This young lady, born and
reared in our midst has enjoyed oppor-
Eunitieg and possesses qualifications of