The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-08-31
PERSONAL.

, 4CldtINCS III OIdtlLSCI COuuC)
! Our faithful friend and successfi
! agent, Charlie Johnson, of Gibson
: Station, Va, is in the city.
Col. J. NJ Bewley has returne
from a visit to Knox and BlouI
counties.
Mrs. Ada McCulIa and Mrs. Bet
tie Whitlock, of Knoxville, spent
day with friends in this place las
week.
Col. VIM. M. Lowry and wife, O
Atlanta, Ga, returned from Warn
Springs on Wednesday, en- route t
White Cliff.
Miss Lizzie Luttrell, who has beer
in Knoxville for several months, i.
visiting her fathers family in this
place, and will remain two weeks.
Henry Baker, Esq, and wife, Of
Greeneville, spent a portion Of last
week IN our town, the guests of their
daughter, Mrs. Judge r. Mcfarland.
Dr. James A. Summers, of Sher-
man, Texas, reached this place on
the morning of the 18th, and is now
with his family at Mooresburg.
Mrs. S. e. V. Helms left Thurs
day last on a visit to her sister, Miss
Mary E. VanMeter, in Marion, Va,
who, we regret to hear, is PROSTATE
with an attack of fever.
A. J. Thomas, Esq, the accom-
plished young editor of the Newport
Sentinel, spent a portion of Satur-
day in our town and gave us a well
come call
Mrs. T. G.. Cain, who has recently
been very seriously i'll at Mineral
Hill Springs, we are gratifed to hear,
is almost entirely restored to her
usual good health.
Alex Hynds, Esq, a well-known
member of the cambridge bar, was
at the Cain House Sunday night, en-
route home from attending the Bap-
fist Association at Cedar Greek.
DR.. J. NJ. HARRISON, Of Cumber-
land Gap, a long tried and valued
friend Of the GAZETTE, gave us
welcome call Monday, en- route to
Salem, n. c., whittier he goes to
place a daughter in school.
Ex-senator Bailey returned last
Wednesday from Tate spring, much
improved in health by his sojourn
there. He left the same day for
Warm Springs, N. c., accompanied
by Mrs. Bailey.
Miss Angie, only daughter of w.
G. Wester, Esq, and Miss Cordie,
daughter of Rev. John II. Carmich-
ael, all of Granger county, passed
through our town last week en- route
to school at Bristol-on-the-Line.
Jos. r. Harrison, Esq, one Of
Jefferson county's most thrifty and
agricultural men, was in
town Monday, making preparations
to send his two daughters, Misses
Katie and Jennie, to our female |
school during the ensuing year.
D. Pence visited Jonesboro last |
week and from the crowded condi-
ion of the hotels and streets con-
graduated himself on having struck
he County Fair or a circus day for
lis visit. He was disguised to hear
hatonly murder trial was on hands.
Foster Whiteside, Esq, who has
lad his headquarters at Tate spring
Turing the summer, in the interest
f Cain & Whiteside's hack line, was
ne of the visiting brothers in atten-
ance at the Methodist church last
and will remain several
avs in our town.
Our friend, Selden Nelson. of 10.
IcTeers clothing house, Knoxville,
anne up Saturday night and made
flying visit into the rural precincts
f Cooke county Sunday. We don't
now, but rather suspect there is a
damsel connected with
hese flying visits of Sells.
Our handsome young friend, Sam
ack, of Newport, was an honored =.
.uest of our sauctum for an indei-
lite period one day last week. On
1T that the sands of Sans present
lanner of living are nearly run out,
nd that Sam. Adie has been wear
ng Grape over his heart for week,
n memory of calico forever lost to
i'm.
Ourindustrious and popularyoung
riend, Mr.. Horace Baker, is tenn
'ora4y absent, having accepted a
,osition for the season with Messrs.
arnold & Biggs, in the management
f their fruit drying and canning
at New Market. We
earn that about seventy persons are
in the business, u q that
Iew Market is lively, busy place,
ust now. The proprietors of the
ryer are paying the highest prices
or fruit y
Rev. J. B. Converse, Evangelist
or East Tennessee, spent Wednes-
lay in our town, en- route to the ses-
ion of Holston Presbytery that met
t Strawberry Plains last Thursday,
nd made our sanctum a welcome
-isit. fit meets the approval of
he Synods interested, he expects to
.ccept the pastorate of the Blount-
lille church in the near future. And
hat happening, we beg to congratu-
ate the Blountville church in .secur-
ng the services of an able, accom-
christian pastor.
Mr.. Robert Craighead and Geo.
Washington, Esq, of Knoxville, gave
ur sanctum a welcome call Tuesday
f last week. They were en- route
o Jefferson county. The fact that so
neck and bland-like a gentleman as
Japt. Washington accompanies one
S emphatic in his turbulent demon
tratiohs as Mr.. Craighead is a sufl-
lent guaranty to many anxious
riends that prudence and discretion.
7ilI, to some extent, mark the conduct
f the couDle in their perigrinations.