The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-03-02
Local Notes and Other NetCs.
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Farmers in this county were busy
last week putting in their oats.
The President has prohibited the
sale ofintoxicating liquor at military
posts and stations.
A man by the name of Loving
died suddenly last week in the vicin-
ity Of Mulberry Grove, Hawkins
county, we are informed.
For the first time in the history of
Fayette county, says the Somerville
Reporter, coIored men are serving
on juries
Atlanta, Chattanooga and Indian
apolis were constituted ports of en-
try in bills passed by the lower
house of Congress.
The Masonic dinner at Blount-
vile, Tenn, on the 22d was a grand
affair and enjoyed by many persons
besides members Of the fraternity.
They are talking of cotton fac
tory in Knoxville. There has been,
occasionally, talk of wooden mill
here, but so far it is only talk, we
are sorry to say.
An alarm of fire about s o'clock
last Wednesday night created quite
a sensation throughout the town. 1t
was caused by the burning out of
chimney at the Cain House.
B. R. Mckenzie, the founder of
the Nashville Wing, forty years ago,
and a pioneer newspaper publisher
of Nashville, died near that city last
Thursday at the age of II.
Street bills are out for the third
entertainment at the court house to-
night Tuesday, by the Morristown
Dramatic Club The drama to be
presented is entitled "AbOve the
Clouds" and is represented as a
hrst-rate play.
If the beauties of our delicious
climate were only generally known
thousands of people would be flock
ing to East Tennessee from all parts
of the country. The weather which
we are enjoying at present is sim
ply too awfully delightful for any
thing.
A colored woman was before May
or Gregg last week for assaulting
and whipping another female of the
dusky tribe, and was mulcted Sl0.75
which amount viii go a good
ways toward lining up and putting
the town in a sanitary condition
this summer.
A curious and highly reprehen-
sible custom is said to obtain in
Cincinnati. The Commercial of that
city says it is now allowable for
young men in that city to introduce
themselves to girls found in public
places, and to attend upon them for
the evening.
An unprecedented hegira Of emil
grants from Cooke and Jefferson
counties took place Tuesday of last
week. Upwards of one hundred
persons took the western bound train
that night, from our depot, for the
West, principally for Missouri and
Texas.
On Tuesday night of last week
an clubhouse on the premises of
Richard Smith, near Springfield
was discovered on fire. The fire
called the entire family to the place,
during which time burglars entered
the residence and purloined a bureau
drawer containing 81 900.
Intelligent and well informed
farmers of this vicinity tell us that
the wheat crop prospect around
them is the poorest that has been
presented at this season for years.
About the usual acreage was put in,
but the heavy freezes and sudden
thaws of the winter have greatly
damaged the crop,
We have information that during
the last week Capt J. G. Hodges, Of
our town, has effected sales of no
less than ten separate tracts of land,
ranging from 30 to so acres each at
prices ranging from SO to IS per
acre, and that he has also a number
of other tracts under contract. This
looks like the beginning of a boom
in real estate in little Hamblen.
We have received the first num-
Der of a new Republican paper just
started at Greeneville, by John r.
Self, called the GreeHeUiLe Herald.
1t is a neatly printed little sheet,
vivacious and fresh in its tone, and
looks healthy enough to grow in
size. By the way, Joe Bean was
recently inquiring of us, for friend,
if we knew of an opening anywhere
for a new paper. We had forgotten
Greeneville is always
open. She has much of Knoxville's |
q long felt want, we infer.
A circular letter from Mr., James !
Browne, publisher of the Daily !
Herald, Nashville, notifies us that he |
the publications of the
decisions of the Supreme Court of
on the 23d instant, and |
will publish at least one column !
daily, which in the course of twelve |
months will embrace fully two thirds I
Of all the decisions rendered by the |
Court In addition to this new and |
valuable feature, the Herald is fair
y abreast Of the times in the publ
cation Of the latest news, home and |