The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-11-26

Winter seems to be Hymen's first
lieutenant. AS the days grow colder
he marriages increase.
Bill lowry, the fisherman, had his
light arm broken one day last week by |
he falling Of a stick of wood on it.
For the benefit of the Juveniles we
will say that Christmas comes on Thurs
lay this year.
Two covered wagons occupied with
movers passed through town eastward
asst Saturday. They doubtless had been
w est to look at the country.
You cannot be too careful about your
fires. The coming wiRter, it is thought,
will be one of unusual severity, and it
is an awful thing in winter to be render
ed homeless.
The front of J. H. Tate & Co.'S store
on the corner of Main and Henry streets
is undergoing the painters brush and
when finished will improve the looks of
the building very materially
From a card in the Sweetwater Demo-
crat, we learn that the renowned SGCGnt,
Prof Tice, is engaged to deliver
course of ten lectures to the students OF
College sometime this winter.
When a washerwoman sends home your |
clothing, your shirt bosom and cuffs may |
be as timber as an old handkerchief, |
but when you come to rOugh-edged |
collar, you will find 1t stlH enough 10 |
saw your head off.
Orange buds will blossom again this
week we are told. This time it will be |
in the neighborhood of the GAZETTE. |
1t is getting all around us, and we begin |
to feel " like one who treads alone some |
banquet hall deserted"
The principal of new educational
institution in Granger county sends us
his printed prospectus and inquiries If
we will publish it in the GAZETTE gra-
tuitously Certainly we will, if he pro-
poses to teach his school free of charge.
He can answer on postal card.
Corn Is reported in this market scarce
at 40 cents per bushel. 1t is predicted
bv MANY that it will be worth 70 cents
next spring, if not before. Hence most
of our farmers who are able are no
doubt holding up their corn for the
prospective boom.
Mr.. Ed. Brown, of Clinton, formerly
an engineer and conductor on the Rog-
ersville and Jefferson railroad, whose
child died recently from tn e effects OF
injuries received from a passing engine
on the Knoxville and Ohio road, has
brought a damage suit against that
company for $4,000.
City Marshal Morris says he has not
known things to be so fiat in police
pickings for many months as they are
at present. He hasn't made single ar
rest for nearly two weeks. jim thinks
it is awful dull, and he pines for show
or something to shake his rural cousins
up and make matters little lively.
Tomorrow Thursday having been
designated by the President of the Uni
ted States and the Governor of this State
as day for public thanksgiving and
PRAYER, His Honor, Mayor Mitchell, by
a proclamation elsewhere published, re-
quests an observance of the day by our
people. Services, we learn, will be
held In the Methodist and Presbyterian
| churches.
Our thanks are due Maj. T. G.. Cain,
| the inimitable, big-hearted proprietor
of the Cain House, for a gallon of his
large, juicy, plump, delicious, fresh
| Norfolk oysters. Tom knows how to
! bring the tears of gratitude to fellows
eyes as we'll as the water to his mouth.
| He has plenty more of the same sort
on hand and is prepared to supply the
MOrristown custom during the season.
/
We have sent a number of postal cards
out in the last few weeks requesting, in
| a polite and modest way, delinquents
| to remit the amount of their arrearages.
| While we have heard favOrably from a
! few, and to them we are very thankful,
| the majority are yet unheard from. we
hope those who have not yet complied
with the postal request will do so i'm
| mediately, and save both themselves
and us further annoyance.
Sam Carson, the negro hostler at
| Gains livery stable, was severely kick
| ed bv a mule last Monday evening,
| breaking the arm above the elbow and
otherwise painfully injuring him. IT
you don't want to aOGSte yourself never
! look into loaded cannon when there's
| fire near the tube. And if you would
retain your head, ribs, arms, legs, etc,
keep at least twenty yards from mules
! hind quarters.
We heartily sympathize with Uncle
! jim Neal of this place in the loss OF his
two fine hogs last week. They disap-
peared one evening from the lot In
which they were confined and all efforts
| to find or hear of them thus far have
been nnavailing. The two hogs were
probably worth $18 Quite a serious
| loss. We are requested 10 state Oy
| Jim that liberal reward will be paid
| for their return and no questions asked.
The last number of the Louisville
| Christian Observer contains the valedic-
tory of Rev. Jos. B. Converse, one OF
it's editors. He withdraws to accept a
call from the Holston and Knoxville
Presbyteries to do evangelical work in
East Tennessee. Many of our readers
are personally acquainted with Mr..
| Converse, and will be glad to learn that
he has consented to cast his lot among
them.
The election for municipal officers in
| Chattanooga came off last Thursday,
and resulted in the election of III. F.
| Temple, the citizens candidate for May
or. over Col J. G.. Stanton, greenback-
er. Mr.. Temple was nominated by the
Democratic caucus, but declined the
nomination on account of having pre-
viOusly accepted the nomination on the
citizens ticket. Among the list of the
Aldermen elected we are pleased to see
the name of r. NJ. Barton, Jr., former
ly of this place, from the First Ward.
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