The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-17

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Local Notes and other Ne,cs.
Frying chickens are plentiful, and.
selling at 10 cents.
Judge Rose is holding court in Sewer
county, this week.
Pure ice-cold soda water at the Cain
House-only cents glass.
The good times the papers have been
talking of is roasting-ear times.
Blackberries are being damned in
large quantities by our citizens.
Tennessee Bonds closed in New York,
Friday, at SO for old and "a for new.
Bristol has determined to hold anoth-
er Fair the coming fall, the Premium
List of which will be issued at an early
day.
To avoid sunstroke carry fresh cab
bage or other large leaf in your hat. 1t
is better than an umbrella and ever so
much handler.
There will be a total eclipse of the
sun on the Goth inst. On the 1st proxi-
mo Judge Rose will totally eclipse Col.
j. Munroe Meek for the Judgeship of
this circuit.
We are pleased to learn that there are
now about one hundred and twenty
five guests at Tate Springs and some
thirty-five or forty at Mineral Hill
and still they come.
Hon. John L. t. Sneed, and wife,
with two neices, Miss Carrie Watkins
and Miss Cora Ashe, passed through the
city, Friday last en- route for that cool
and delicious retreat, Mineral Hill
Springs.
On Tuesday, 9th inst, the Federal
Court at Knoxville sent twenty-six
transgressors up the spout. Judge Bax-
ter gave notice, that, in the future he
will send every violator of the internal
revenue laws to the State penitentiary.
Out of one hundred and sixty-two APP
plicants for admission to West Point
Academy in the recent examination
only sixty passed. Six of these appf-
cants were from Tennessee and three
were admitted-two of them being from
East Tennessee.
The Chancery Court, Judge Smith
presiding, commenced a session at the
Court House last Monday morning.
Among the members of the bar, we no
tice James T. Shields, Theodore Rogan,
John W. Voc, William S. Kyle, John
K. Shields and j. T. Couch.
The indefatigable proprietor of the
Cain House added another attraction to
his well-known hotel last week, by
placing in the Office, firstclass soda
water fountain. 1t is kept well charged
with carbonic acid and produces a cool
and splendid refreshment. 1t is con
Quoted by Master Willie Kenner. Go
and cool yourself off with glass.
On Monday last nine Federal prison.
ers cut hole through the floor of the
Morristown Jail and made good their es-
cap to the woods. Neither the Sheriff
nor his Deputy was in the vicinity, at
the time, but good boy was, who gave
the alarm, pursuit was made and seven
of the "birds" were captured and re-
turned to their cage" The names of
the two men who are at large as we go
to press are Carver and Follett.
Hon. VIM. V. DeaGerick, of Sullivan
county, candidate for Chancellor of this
District, is mixing with his numerous
friends in this place for few days. He
is making host of friends all over the
District, and with the hundreds he had
to commence with, his prospects look
bright for victory in August. He is
the man for the place, and if elected
will not only do justice TO the honorable
position, but to every man, woman and
child in the whole District. You can
not cast your vote for better man.
Honorable Charles r. Vance, of Sui
Ivan county, was in town on Monday
last, and honored the GAZETTE office
with a call. 1t is we'll known that he
has Congressional aspirations, and it is
expected that he will place himself fair
ly and squarely in the hands of the Dem
ocratic Convention which is called to
meet at Jonesboro' on the 21st instant.
If nominated, he will make a gallant
race, with an if-T the Republicans put
against him candidate worthy of his
steel. ae- -.La -.
]. j. Burnett, of Cooke county, an
nounces himself, in our columns, can
didate for Congress from the first Con-
pressional District In a Circular before
us he claims to be a farmer, and lays
stress upon the fact that there are less |
than twenty farmers in the House of |
consisting of nearly 300 |
members. He also claims to be Dem
Ocrat, and desires to run as such, and |
proposes to submit his claims to the
Democratic Convention with an if, viz /:
If it is unpacked, and fairly conducted.
We again call attention to the fact |
that all publications of personal char
lcter, all calls upon persons to become |
candidates and responses thereto, all |
intended to advance
other, and all matters relating to local