The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-10-09

The boys have commenced laying up
their nickles for the show
Early dug Irish potatoes rot on the
farmers hands.
Knoxville shipped 100, 900 pounds of
dried fruit last week.
The drought Is excessive as well as
extensive. Farmers dislike to pillow
when the ground is so very dry.
DToves of horses, mules, cattle and
sheep are passing through our town en-
route to other markets.
Our citizens now have opportunities
of purchasing good fat beef and pork
almost every morning.
Justices State Warrants and General
GAZETTE ofiee,-80 cents per quire.
If you wish an article which in word
is excellent use Greenhalges SOC Hair
Restorer, sold by all druggist.
The families of E. o. Tate and DR..
Mccall, from Mineral Hill Springs, are
occupying the premises of r. N. Price
fora residence.
Knoxville Chronicle: We understand
from private letter received in this
city, yesterday, that Judge A. W. How
ard, of Greeneville, had been stricken
with paralysis.
A correspondent writing US from
Thorn Hill, the day Taylor and Petit
bone spoke there, says: "Hamblen's IA
vorite son, Maj T. e. Cain was amongst
US to day and everybody seemed glad to
see him. Tally one for Tom"
The Postmaster General has establish
ed a new Posto flee four miles from
Morristown, on Chestnut Hill, in Ham
blen county, named it Chestnut Bloom,
and appointed w. ]. Rippetoe, Postmas-
ter. 1t will go into operation In about
two weeks. ARA
Turkies 'gobble" up the beautiful to-
bacco worm. Guinea hens also des-
troy them. And they are better work
ers in the tobacco patches than human
hands, for they can see every one of the
creatures, as they pass along under the
broad-leaves. So, keep them at work.
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We owe the WorshipfulD. W. G. Davis
an apology for net sooner announcing
that his fellow-citizens, irrespective of
party, elected him justice of the peace
for the Morristown district several weeks
ago. That he will make an intelligent
and efficient magistrate no one will ques-
tIon who knows Clint.
The contribution sent by the proprie-
tor and guests of Mineral Hill Springs,
to the yellow fever sufferers at Port Glib
son, Miss, noticed few weeks ago, has
been acknowledged in a letter full of
gratitude written by Rev. D. A. Planck,
of Port Gibson, to Rev. J. d. MoClin-
took, at Tate Spring.
The life of John A. Murrel, accused
at one time of stealing negroes, is be-
ing published as serial story in the
Newport Reporter. 1t is the intention of
the enterprising publisher, we learn, to
follow this with "Jack Sheppard, the
jolly Highwayman." He scorns to offer
his patrons anything as indifferent to
their tastes as a virtueus chrome.
Capt. W. F. FaTris, of Austin, Texas,
is visiting relatives in this county, and
is now the guest of his cousin, Col. j.
NJ. Bewley, of this town. Capt. Farris
is native of Hawkins county, but has
been a resident for the last ten years of
Texas, where he now holds the honora-
BILE and lucrative office of Clerk of the
Court of Appeals. We hope his visit
will be enjoyed and prolonged to the la
test possible day.
He is all in grin, and promises more
lifelike pictures in future than he has
ever before executed-good as they have
been. 1t is boy, and upon the scales.
at first appearance, pulled down twelve
pounds, which-considering the haste
and indifference generally practised in
the getting up of first specimens of this
SORTS very creditable to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ambrose G. Stewart, of this town.
We are informed that report has
gained circulation in the country that
there have been two cases of yellow fe-
yer in Morristown We say in behalf of
the town, and upon the best authority,
that the.rumor is entirely false. 1t is
wicked to attempt to poison the public
mind by the circulation of false rumors
of this sort. MorrIstown is in healthy
condition and has been during the whole
time of the terrible scourge elsewhere.
We are gratified to receive this note
from our friend Jim Neal, whose serious
illness we mentioned last week. While
at his coEvalescence, we advise
him to go slow and let business slide for
the present, else he may make a slide ne
some friend to write his obit-
uary. We don't want that kind of matter:
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
The "old reliable bill poster will be |
out IN few days in spite of the ''yaller
fever" so-called. ]. L. NEAL.
We learn from the american that n |
case of importance to the travelling pub
lie was decided last Thursday, in the
Circuit Court, at Nashville. 1t was the
case of Ralph Church, formerly of Knox
Vile, against the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad Company, Church was a trav
cling agent for a firm North, and visited
Tenn. When he was ready