The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-08-06
Local Notes and other 1vgios.

Local Notes and Other 1V6i0s
The streets were alive Monday with
our rural friends,
= Printed tickets for election Thursday
can be obtained at this office.
The ten-pin alley in this place is do
ing lively night business.
Frst-class printing at low rates at the
GAZETTE job printing office.
Mr. w. A. McNutt, of Cowan, Nc
Chung & Co., has been spending the
last few days with US.
A child of Nancy Morelock, colored,
died on the premises of Mr. Dan Briscoe,
past Wednesday. Aged about 4 years
Mr. S. L. Lowry, of Dalton, Ga, is
| acting as salesman with Earnest & Bris-
coe. He arrived in our town last week.
We understand there are several fam
lilies in Russellville and vicinity who are
actively engaged in boarding Memphis
refugees. .n. ..-
Safford's Geology of Tennessee places
the elevation of Memphis at 245 feet;
Knoxville 900; Morristown 1888; Greene
vile 1851.
The largest crowd of country people
that we have seen in Morristown for
many day was present las. Monday at
tending Circuit Court.
The Knoxville Reds now claim to be
the champion base ball nine of the South.
They beat everything at the Atlanta,
Ga, Base, Ball Tournament recently.
/ Our young friend, Simpson Cornick,
of Knoxville, gave US pleasant call
last week, en- route home from q visit
) to the mountains of North Carolina.
/, The soaking showers of last week per-
formed good moistening service. The
earth was softened and saturated all the
way down to the bottom roots of vege-
tation. ..
The Lodge of Good Templars in this
place now numbers 1875. 1t is one. Of the
most enthusiastic temperance bodies in
the State, and is doing good work in
Hamblen county.
Some men are captivated bya woman's
laugh, just as some men predict pleas
ant day, because the sun shines out
clear for a moment. They forget the
chance for squalls.
Athens Post: Mr.. James Glass, of the
18th district, and over 80 years of age,
was immersed IN the Eastanalla few
days ago by Rev. G. W, Coleman, and
received into the NJ. E. Church.
Circuit Court convened last Monday,
Judge Rose presiding. There are a
number of important cases on the dock
ct which will receive the attention Of
the Court. We will give its transac-
tiOns in our next issue
Cleveland Herald: Capt. J. E. Raht,
of this place, has presented to the Col
lege farm, at Knoxville, thoroughbred
short-hOrn bull, Leopold. Leopold is
beautiful red, six months old, and is
remarkably large and handsome.
A letter from Judge Mcfarland, of
the Supreme Court, states that the call
ing of that Court at Nashville for the
examination of the Davidson County
Trusteeship case, has been left to the de-
cision of Chief Justice Deaderick.
Our young friend, Jas. Harris, for
merly an attache of the Cain House, left
last week for Calhoun, Ca, to accept a
position in the hotel at that place. Jim
is an honest, enterprIsing, clever young
man, and we hope he will do well wher-
ever he goes.
We understand that the colored man,
Anthony King, who was knocked in the
head with an axe by his fellow-workman
Ben Steadman, in the rock quarry near
Plains last week, is still |
alive, but no hopes seem yet to be enter
tanned for his recovery.
Mr.. William B. Astor, at tile head of
a New York and Boston company, has
offered Georgia 81 $50, 900 for the Macon
and Brunswick railroad. If they can
buy this road it is said they will put on
1 line of steamships at Brunswick, Ca,
plying TO South America, ". w.. ...L q.
Maj G. A. Nee, of Bradley county,
turns out to be the champion wheat
grower. According to the Cleveland
Banner, he threshed 529i bushels from
fifteen acres of land, making 35 bushels
20 the acre. His entire crop this season
aggregated 1900 bushels.
Newport Reporter: The house of Mrs.
Polly Stuart, of the ID District of Cooke
county, was burned on the night OF the
10Th inst, together with many Of her
goods, which left her without any meat
II food 1t is thought that the house
ook fire from an old chimney.
We noticed Capt Frank Taylor, Jr.,
If RusselIvilIe, last Monday, aecompa-
lied by two or three countrymon, driv-
ng into town fine body of sheep and
n excellent looking COW. They were
brought in for sale at the stock show,
which holds here every court term.