The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-09-10
PERSONAL.

Miss Sallie Bruce, of this place, we
regret to hear, is lying at the point OF
death from typhoid pneumonia,
Mrs. w. p. Carriger, accompanied by
her little son, Wesley, departed last week
for Glade Springs, Va, on visit.
Jas T. Carmichael, prominent and
wealthy citizen of Beams Station valley,
near Rutledge, we learn, ia seriously i'll
with pneumonia fever.
Capt. D. M. Parker, one of the popu.
lar conductors of the main line, is run.
ming in Capt. Taylor's absence as con-
ductor on the branch road to Wolf Creek.
Mr.. Moses B. Stevenson, formerly of
Knoxville, but for many years past u
resident Of San Antonio, Texas, is visit
ing our city, the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Geo. A it.. McNutt.
Col. A. A. Taylor, of Carter county,
was in our town last Thursday. ALT. is
one of half dozen other Republicans
who would like to put on "our Bob's"
Congressional mantle right away.
Hon. Robert Mcfarland and wife
went to Knoxville last Saturday. The
Supreme Court met there Monday, and
it is probable that Mrs. NJ will spend
the winter with the Judge.
Franc. M. Paul, Esq, proprietor of
the Knoxville Tribune, gave us pleas
ant call last Saturday. Himself aud
wife were en- route to Warm Springs,
N. c., for a brief sojourn.
Our young friend, Horace Baker, in
the absence of Capt. E. o. Tate as a
witness in the United States Court at
Knoxville, last week, was placed in
charge of the mail on the Burcombe
road.
Hon. Robt. L. Taylor, our talented
and popular representative in Congress,
spent day mixing with his friends in
this city last week. He was in excellent
health. and spoke encouragingly of the
nolitical outlook for the canvass of 1880.
Our genial friend, Robt. O.. Crouch,
of Warrensburg, was in our city few
DAYS last week, in the enjoyment of ex
eeilent health. He speaks rapturously
of the squirrel hunting and fishing faeili'
ties offered in his vicinity.
We regret to learn that Judge K. M.
Barton, of Chattanooga, is confined to
his bed, at the residence of Rev, w. II.
Smith, of this city, from a severe attack
of his chrome foe, congestion of the
stomach.
Mr.. J. II. Trimble, of the Commercial
House, went up to Taylorsville, in john
son county, last week, after his wife
who has been soiourning there several
weeks with friends and relatives. Their
return is expected sometime this week.
Our young friend, T, Ell. Carmichael,
left last Friday for Stanford, KY, to re-
sumo his business connection In that vi
cinitv. Tom is an industrious, sober
and business young man, and will win
success honestly wherever he may go.
Capt. w. j. Taylor, the polite and
popular conductor on the Cincinnati,
Cumberland Gap and Charleston rail-
road, is off on brief furlough visiting
with his little children relatives at Chat
tanooga. May they have pleasant
visit and safe return.
1t was a real pleasure to have the COM
panv of our old friend, A. B. Cummings,
of Jonesboro', in our sanctum for an
hour or more last Saturday. Gus is one
of the few typos endowed with sufficient
Intelligence to accumulate handsome
competency of this worlds goods, and
that too. like us, thank God, without
wing. He is now enjoying the evening
Of MS DAYS in riding in an elegant ph9-
ton. behind two superb mules, from one
impecunious friend to another, discant-
inc on what he knows about Earnings