The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-04-07

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Local Notes and Other NesCs. |
DaffodiIs are blooming.
cart Craio" is all the rage.
Eggs are retailing at sc per dozen.
Butter continues very scarce.
Farmers were farming last week in
earnest.
The jail at Newport contains II pris-
oners.
E. G. Shannon, the Clothier, comes to
the front again to-day.
w. P. Carriger claims the boss nickel
cigar in town. Try one.
Mathis & Noe shipped 40 coops of
chickens South last Friday.
Hon. J. E. Bailey will accept our
thanks for late public documents.
Didn't old Boreas "git up and DUST
with a lively blow Saturday night? Re
sult-more tin lifted.
1t is quite easy to breakfast in bed II
you will be satisfied with a few rolls
and turnover.
"Swap- horse alley" attracted the usu-
al attention and did an active business
Monday.
Mr.. 7. B. Bingham, when he sees this,
will please HE him unite our Captains
office and hear something concern
ing himself.
Circuit Court is in session, Judge Jas.
G. Rose and Attorney General Tate
officiating. A gsodly number of coun-
trymen were on hand Monday,
The Fayetteville Express, representing
the Democratic sentiment of Lincoln
county, has hsisted the name of Samuel
J. Tilden, of New York, for President.
| Mr.. J. A. Newton, supervisor of the
census for this district, has established
his headquarters in the custom house at
Knoxville. Applicants should address
at that place.
! The brick work on the new addition
! of the Cain House was commenced last
week, and is rapidly progressing. Mr..
/ Cain says three weeks more will see the
completion of the masOns' work, if the
weather is favorable.
! The best evidence we nave as to spring
being upon us is that our legal friend,
Sam Shields, was observed without his
overcoat last week. Whenever Sam
leaves his overcoat off, you can gamble
on it's being pretty warm.
The following marriage licenses were
! issued during the latter part of March:
! Chas. F. Flowers and Geneva Minich.
Nathan II. Myers and Florence Court
ney.
VIM It. Courtney and Sallie E. Lane.
! Jay G. Brown and S. Allie Proctor.
The Rogersville Spectator comes to
our table with new head rather an
tique letter instead of the former mod
ern text. The change does not evince
good taste. Change it back, boys, or
get more Caucasian-looking letter.
Mr.. Edward R. Clark, a prominent
| citizen of Knoxville and the father-in-
law of Rev. E. E. Hoss, President of
Martha Washington College, was killed
on the 9th ult. by being crushed in the
timbers of his saw mill which was
blown down by storm of wind. A man
was killed by the falling Of a tree in Sc
| vier county caused by the same storm
| We are requested to say that there
will be meeting of the Hamblen COun-
| ty Bible Society held at the Methodist
church next Sunday, at II o'clock. Rev.
Geo. S. Savage, agent for the American
! Bible Society, is expected to be present
and deliver an address on the occasion.
All friends of the bible cause are cor
daily invited to be present at the meet
| ing.
! The product of the recently opened
| iron ore mine, in the neighborhood OF
| Wits Foundry, on the BuncOmbe line
of railroad, is rapidly finding market.
A contract for 100 car loads for the
lockwood Iron Factory is being carried
out by the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad at the rate of two car
loads day.
Make visit to Knoxville, if for moth
| ing more than to see the great house of
McNulty & George. 1t is perfectly
wonderful the amount Of shoes, hats
and millinery they have. Trimmed
hats for ladies by the thousand, trimmed
by young ladies in the house. All these
things, besides a hundred thou
sand dollars in dry goods. Of course ne
other house in the State can sell as low
as McNulty & George.
The negro boy, Chas. Patton, whom
we mentioned last week as having been
placed i'll Jail on charge Of larceny,
made his escape by some unknown
means one day last week and was at
large for about "a hours. A reward of
| SO was promptly offered by Sheriff