The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-01-05

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Congress re-assembles to-day.
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Fuel is in better demand now than
SOld 4 t-oesi.,-a- [e2a- i---" y
NomOre leap year privileges, girls,
or four years. a.r il g-o.z sai la..
From what we learn, some of the
boys We're quite lively Christmas
eve might, - Bah.
q" The year is gone, and with it
many. a glorious throng of happy
dreams"
lee is now being gathered in large
quantities from the ponds about
town and presents a good thickness.
Morristown merchants all brag on
the holiday trade. They sold large
quantities of goods and got the cash
for them. sG .ee ..
We return thanks to those clever
hearted gentlemen, Messrs. Rogers
q Perry, Knoxville, for a jug label
ed "salt water" last week, evidently
fresh out Of Salt river.
The holidays being over, the Nor
ristOwn Male High School resumed
its duties on last Monday. Now,
boys, steady pull to the close OF
the term.
The time Occupied by the average
man in buying a full suit of clothes
is just One-fourth the time occupied
by the average woman in buying a
single pair Of stockings.
A special from Washington of the
29th ult., says the census office has
nearly completed the first count OF
the tas.ulatiOn of the United States
which SHOWS an aggregate of nearly
fifty one millions. I'll. ~...
One consoling thought came to us
during the bitter cold nights last
week-althOugh the weathor was
severe on us, it surely had the
"deadwood' on the miserable mos
quito and fly. a--, s2.
Clarksyillc .Gbraaicle; Some kegs
Of powder were exploded on Thurs
day, the 23d inst, in the drug store
of NJ. Ryau, at Erin. Mr.. Ryan was
in the store and is injured beyond
all hopes Of recovery.
1t is inconvenient, and annoying
and all that, but what is more beau
tiful than the fresh fallen fleece
which floats doYRWard from the
sky to wrap the earth in a coverhd
of down! .... ...-... ....
D. NJ. Coffman, Esq, a prominent
lawyer of Kingston, ROane county,
while en- route to lockwood on pro-
fessional business, one night recent
ly, was stopped by three men few
miles from Kingston and nelieVed OF
all che money he had with him, S28.
Commence the new year by do
ing something that will benefit you
throughout the yearly subscrib-
ing for a good family newspaper.
The MoRRIsToWN GAZETTE will be
sent to any address one year, post
age prepaid, for 81 in advance.
n. Ryan, adrpggist9 fErin, Tenn,
was horribly damaged by a powder
on the 25d. He was pour
ing powder from a Reg with a light
ed cigar in his mouth Three kegs
the house was demolished
and several persons injured.
phe GAZETTE acknowledges its
grateful thanks to Mrs. Margaret
Rohr, of Bristol, for the annual
Christmas-box containing a large
dressed turkey and a quantity of
choice celery. She is queen among
good-hearted women and may her
voyage in life be long and happy.
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A letter from our old friend, V. J.
Crowell, formerly connected with the
Press and Herald, of Knoxville, in
forms us that he eontemplates visit
ng East Tennessee during the APP
preaching spring. He has many
friends here who will greet him
He ia engaged in an ex-
.ensive Pennsylvania nursery.
According to the Port Jervis
Union, a little girIin the family of
Hiram Buekwood, of Deposit, who
Ost her voice during q seYere illness
'even years ago hadlthe measles re-
GENTLY, and since recovering from
hat disease has regained her speech.
f some people that we happen to
know could only lose their voice
md then never have the measles!
4 neg Kesk!y papeF, called the
4reeneUWe Herald, has reached Us
rom Greeneville, Tenn, Of which |
d. TalGy, is editor and proprietor
t is Republican in politics, neatly |
printed from new material and is |
lied with varied amount of inter
sting local and selected matter. We
id it to our exchange list with
leasuFe and hope a Xs8r hence its
dit9r's financial tale-y may be as
oHEishing no it is now.
The sketch of the authoress of
beautiful snow published in the
knoxville Tribune of last Friday in
ne way of a communication; over
le name Rfs certain individual, is an
lter6sting BIT Of history, Xtsr9 cleY-
rly written, We remember of