The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-09-20
PERSONAL.

Jas L. Nalns ESD, was In town a por.
ton OF last week.
Mrs. J. A. Thomas Is visiting her sis
Yer, Mrs. It. p. Thomas, in Knoxville.
Mr.. J. +. Goodson was in town last
week hurrying up work on the new
building he 10 soon 10. occupy.
DIR. J. 4. Nelson and wife were IN
the city Saturday, registered at the
Tate House.
Mr.. Tom. johnson, the popular depot
agent at Rogersville Junction, spent
Sunday in Morristowu.
Mr.. Clyde Alexander, formerly OF
Granger county but now of lower East
Tennessee, passed through town Sun
day on a visit TO bis old homo.
w. 5. Shields, ESQ, was over Satur.
day looking after the printing o. the
premium list OF Tate Spring Fair Asso-
citation.
Mr.. Arthur c. Helms returned to his
former home, In this place, Saturday
last, from Las Vegas, New Mexico. He
reports the sunhoWer and chill crops
fiOurishing in the Mexican cline.
Col. .. G. King returned last week
from North Carolina In his usual hilari
Gus spirits and brimful OF substantial
encouragement for our railroad enter
prize.
Miss Bette Earnest, the amiable and
intelligent daughter OF Jacob Earnest
Esq, of Fullen's Depot, Tenn, spent
several days In the city last week. she
was en- route TO Ashsville TO enter the
excellent female college at that place.
Mr. A. b. Smith, of Newport, has
assumed the business management OF
the MOrrisiswn TEnes-Mr w. :. Nit
chell, former manager, having resigned
10 accept a clerkship in the store of
Myers s. Bird.
Gen. w. b. Bate, the regular Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, passed
through Morristown Sunday evening en-
route to Blountville, where he spoke
Monday. He was greeted here during
the stOppage of the train by a large
number of his enthusiastic admirers.
ii. w. Shields left Monday for the
South in the interest OF his house, and
on his return, about the first of Octo-
Der, will go TO Washington, New Jer-
Eey. Any one who intends To buy a pi-
Huo or organ will do well to have him
select an instrument in person for them.
Mrs. Elizabeth FunkhOuser, who has
resided near Leadvale, is now living at
Whitesburg, that she may care for her
mother, Mrs Williams, and also have
her children AZ school. Mrs. Williams
has had a stroke Of paralysis and is
hardly expected to recover.
NT. A. A. Banks, Of Asheville, has
been in the city for the past week stop
ping at the Tare House. He purposes
issuing business directory OF Norris
town and Is soliciting faYors of our
business men. The directory will pos
sess hrst-rate advantages as an advertis-
ing medium. Our merchants especially
should take hold Of it.
The GAZETTE received pleasant call
one day last week from Mr.. j. T. Da-
venpOT;, of Abingdon, Va, brother OF
Prof. i. j. Davenport of our town. Mr..
Id. comes 10 assist his brother in con.
ducting the male high school of this
place Of which the latter is president
He is an educated, polished gentleman,
and We welcome him among US.
The Knoxville Chronicle In referring
To the departI c from that city Of Major
"a. II. lexis, speaks in complimentary
terms as follows: Major Alonzo +. lexis,
agent Of the Quartermaster's Depart
ment left 10y yesterdays train for his
new station at AIurfreesboro. lie has
.bseu in East Tennessee for more than
three years, first operating in Washing
ton county, thsn Sullivan, then Carter,
johnson and UnIcoi, then Union and
Hawkins. For the last year he has been
stationed at Maryville, IN BiOunt coun-
~. During this period hehas examin-
ell and reported upon hundreds of
claims against the government. In his
intercourse with our citizens. his Rbili-
~ as an officer and department. rs a gen.
tIeman have been universally recOgniZ-
ed, and il is with q feeling Of regret
that We are obliged 10 chronicle his de-
pArture from our midst.