The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-12-21
PERSONAL

WAS III tOWH thursday IlSJ-
Mrs. John zoe, Of Messy Crock,
was visiting in the city last week.
10. Mayes, the fruit tree man, has
returned for the holidays.
J. B. Rogan, an energetic young
merchant Of RogersviIle, was down
last Wednesday.
Messrs. Hugh Jarnagin and VIII
Neil, of Russellville, were down a
few hours Monday.
DR.. G. H. Berry, of Newport, and
G.. A. Harrison, of Leadvaie, attend
ed the chop at the Tate House last
Friday night
H. T. Cooper, Esq, a promising
young attorney fIhc Knoxville bar,
was in the city last Wednesday on
legal business.
w. G. Perry, of the extensive
wholesale liquor house of Rogers &
Perry, Knoxville, was up last week
in the interest of his establishment.
A very pleasant visit we had,
yesterday, from Mr.. A. i. Leinart,
who is a prosperous merchant of
Thorn Hill, and a substantial friend
Of the GAZETTE.
Geo. G. Williams, of the boss clio
thing house Of II. & f. Hartman &
Co., Baltimore, was in the city Fri
day looking after the interests of
his popular house.
T. A. Helms, son of the editor Of
this paper, an employee of the Lowe
Machine Shop and Foundry, Chat
tanooga, came up Saturday night
to enjoy the holidays
Tom J. Berry, Of Hawkins coun-
ty, better known to the readers Of
the GAZETTE under the nom de
plume "Clinch," was circulating on
our streets last week, looking as
happy as a big sun flower.
J. M. Harris, formerly a popular
attache of the Cain House, now a
resident of Alabama, was called to
this place by te egram last week,
announcing the dangerous illness of
his aunt, Mrs. Stanley.
J. r. Med. MoeIck, an intelligent
and clever representative of relia
bic Baltimore wholesale house, was
in the city last week interviewing
our merchants in regard to his lines
of goods.
J. R. Oaks, drug merchant of
Leadale was over on a business trip
last week. Santa Claus makes his
headquarters at his store, this sea
son, for the accommodation Of the
little folks Of Lcadvale.
Our iovial Tom Carmichael, of
the Western Calendar Clock Com /
pany, whose business is scattered |
promiscuously throughout the Uni
ted States and Canadas, has return
ed to his home in this place to spend |
the holidays.
W. S. Shields, Esq, was in town
Monday, overseeing the shipment
of lot of short horns and sheep,
from the Clinchdale farm, to pur-
chasers in Mississippi The ship
ment was in keeping with the char
acter of the farm.
The familiar face of our old friend,
Geo. A. McNutt, of Hawkins coun-
5y, was visible at the Cain House
asst Wednesday. He had just re-
,urned from an extended. trip to
Mexico and reports a pleasant and
profitable visit. He can tell you
What he knows about Mexico.
Master Eddie Browne, who has
spent several months in the family
# his grandfather, the editor of this
paper, started last Saturday for his
uture home, Las Vegas, New Mex
co. 1t is a long journey for a thir-
cen year old boy to undertake with
ut an acquaintance on the train he
boarded, yet when we kissed his
boyish lips goodbye at
chattanooga it was with little fear
f his not making it safely and less
hat his western manhood and use
illness would not be IN keeping
nth the bright promises Of youth. !
We take this complimentary no !
zee of Maj. Henry Heiss from the
World of the 10th. Maj. and Mrs
[. passed through orr town last
aturday, en- route to their future
ONE. We welcome them cordially: q
MAJOR HENRY HESS. /
This popular journalist has sever 4
/ his connection with our morning Il
and leaves to-day for !.
ne pure air and the mountain |,
reams of East Tennessee. Although {
e was earnestly solicited to remain q
J his post, he was compelled to de- "
inc, in order to look after his g
rming interests. His father be II
re him was an ornament Of Nash u
lie Journalism, and the Major at a n
cry early age has carved out for u
mself a position in his profession Il
cond to no man that we know Of u
Y his urbanity he endeared him u
If to every human being connected IL
ith the american, and by his en-
gy and a genius for the business, n,
, placed himself in the front rank =,
successful newspaper men. His Il
ife goes with him, and we wish r.
EN- great peace in their mountain 81
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