The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-03-05

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If you want to raise a successful crop
of peas, with little labor, plant the Tom
Thumb pea-they are bunch peas and
require no x sticking.
We return thanks to the unknown
party of young men who were SO clever
in giving us delightful serenade last
Saturday night,
Bake your feet well before the fire at
night before going to bed. 1t is a good
preventive against catching cold, and
gives the blood healthy action.
The new tollbridge over the French
Broad river, at Warm Springs, N. C.,
has been completed and was opened last
week. 1t is the property of a stock com
pany, and cost $25, 200.
Alvin Barton, Knoxville, has received
in advance of all others beautiful and
varied stock of Goods for Spring trade,
which he advertises IN another column
of this weeks paper.
Some of our citizens contemplated
having their gardens plowed this week,
and would have done SO but for the rain
which fell and made the ground too wet
for blowing.
The Lee County (Va.) Sentinel says
Mr.. William Morrison, of Cumberland
Gap, student of the Masonic School at
Rose Hill, dangerously shot himself, ac-
cidentally, recently.
Messrs. Jarnigan 81 KiDcaid have re.
moved their stock OF goods from this
place to White Pine. They are both
clever gentlemen and we bespeak for
them liberal patronage from the citi-
zens of that village and vicinity.
The Good Templars' Lodge in this
place, we understand, is now more thor
oughly organized and in a better condi-
tion in every respect than at any pre-
vious time since it has been established
-haYing the large membership Of 16C
working Templars.
The musical entertainment given at
the Court House, last Wednesday night,
by the Brown travelling troupe, realized
fraction over two dollars. The aver
age Morristownian did not turn out and
invest his % cents on the occasion, but
will save it until peanuts are parched OF
the band begins to play when the ele
phant wobbles in.
Rev. J. W. Bachman, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church OF Chattan-
ooga, formerly of Rogersville, was the
recipient of a donation party by mem
bers of his congregation recently. The
contributions amounted to over $500. A
purse of $SS cash was among the gifts.
Mrs. Colson, wife Of DR.. COlsOn, OF
Dresden, Texas, gave her sick little
daughter an old pistol, and the child
tried to snap it. The mother took the
pistol and playfully putting the muzzle
to the child's head said, 4" will shoot, "
pulled the trigger and the ball entered
the child's head, killing her instantly.
The charter of the Knoxville Foun-
dry and Machine Company, of Knox
Vile, was registered in the Secretary Of
States office at Nashville last week. L..
Fl. Rogan, ]. B. Kelly, Peter Staub, w.
II. McCaferty, w. N. DeGroat, ". l..
McCatferty and Davis Tilman Jr, are
the incorpOrators.
A Washington correspondent Of the
Knoxville Chronicle, speaking of Post
master General Keys zeal for the ap-
pointment of Ken. Wheeler as successor
of Judge Andrews, peroraLes thusly ;
"Judge Key is becoming to be regard
ed as one of the best Republicans in the
Cabinet. He refuses of late to appoint
Democrats to office, as am told"
The Chyoniels announces the discovery
of ochre on the farm of Mr.. JAS John
son, near Trundle's X Roads, in Sewer
county, in almost inexhaustible quanti-
ties. Ochre is a species of clay contain
ing iron, and its common eolors are yel-
low and red The mineral is extensive
ly used by painters, and is very valua-
BILE. Mr. Johnsons specimens are said
to be equal to the finest French ochre.
Rev. DIR. VIM. Mack, of Columbia,
died recently while on visit to his son
in South Carolina. Dr. Mack sustained
an exalted character both as a minister
and for his moral and intellectual stand
ing. In our boyhood he was the belov-
ed pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church at Knoxville, which he relin-
quished to accept a call from Column
bia church where he has ever since re-
sided and where his remains how rest.
At Knoxville, on the 21st, William
Rogers was shot by Andrew Mcfarland,
both colored. The fight grew out of an
allee ed insult to one of their sweethearts |
Rogers died last Thursday and coron-
sr's jury was summoned to report upon
The death. who brought in verdict that
deceased came to his death from pis
ol shot fired by Andy Mcfarland, and |
he same was maliciously done" Nc
Farland gave bail in $4,000 for his APP
,earance at the next term Of the CIimi-
lal Court.
The match pigeon shooting by the
Knoxville Sporting Association, last
week, resulted in the first prize, hand
ONE dinner set, valued at $85, being
borne off by Mr.. Frank Armstrong. Mr.
frank McClung, second prize, %2oI Nh
j. B. Dow, third prize; Mr. e. s. Mo-
Jung, fourth prize. Had we been pro-
emit we would have scared up the finest
at at Herbert Halls and wagered il
hat either - SDottn or " Bullfrog Sam"