The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-05-23
PERSONAL.

Prof. T. J. Davenport, principal Of
Morristown Male High School, will
spend only few weeks Of his vacation
away from this vicinity. He left foI
his old home in Virginia Monday.
Rev. James Atkins, President of Ashe.
vile Female College, passed down the
road last Saturday to Messy Creek. He
reports things in Buncombe still i'm
proving. The school of which he has
charge is in fourishing condition.
Mai. w. A. Jones, civil engineer of
the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chi
cago railroad, who has been confined to
his room several days with infiammato-
ry rheumatism, was sufficiently conval-
escent to start on business trip to Ken
tuc&y Tuesday.
We are glad to welcome back to his
old position in the house of GOOdson &
Blair, our handsome young friend and
popular salesman, Mr.. N. r. Read, who
has been with relatives in Knoxville
since the death of his mother, a few
weeks since. Now is confluence fully
restored, and trade actively begins.
JonesbOrO' Herald and Tribune. Hon.
8. j. Kirkpatrick returned from Jack
son last Saturday night He was met
at the train by Mathes' Band which dis
coursed some sweet music in honor of
his recent appointment az one of the
Judges of the new referee court, for the
eastern division of Tennessee
Rev. James L. Kennedy, of the Hol-
ston Conference Methodist EpiscOpal
Church, South. and a missionarv 70
Brazil. is on a visit home and was mar
ried to Miss Jennie Wallace of Knox
county, on the 10Th. Mr.. Kennedy
passed through this city with his bride
on brief trip TO see relations in North
Carolina. They will sail for Brazil
June 9th.
Rev. j. G.. McFerrin, of Tusculum.
Greene county, assisted the pastor, Rev.
w. II. Smith, at the sacramental meet
ing at the Presbyterian church, COM
nenced last Friday night, filling the
pulpit Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing. We are gratified to learn that he
will soon become a permanent citizen
of our town, having completed arrange
ments to take charge or the next session |
of the Aorristown Female School, of |
the prospects and Importance of which |
we will speak more at length hereafter.
Capt. FL. G. Lynch, of Knoxville, IA
nous throughout L alf a dozen States as
proprietor of Lynch Bros calendar
clock, the most popular time keeper ev-
er put before the people, passed through
Horristown, last Saturday, returning
from the upper cOuRties, where he pur-
chased five of the smallest, most SYM
formed and handsomest Indi.
AN ponies ever exhibited in this place.
They attracted the general attention of
horse fanciers. Ii is the Captains inten.
ton to take the ponies to his place in
Knox county and breed them To a Shet-
land poney. May this prospective &C
cretisn prove valuable to the proprietor
and supply long felt want in the com
Ex-Mayor A.. lei. Gregg, who has been
absent since the first of March in the
interest OF the great agricultural imple-
nents mandatory he represents in the
south, returned home Saturday night.
During bis absence he has visited Mis-
sissippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Car
oliras, disposing of ity-one car loads Of
his popular and incompatible agricul-
Eural machines. He speaks in the most
enthusiastic language of the agricultur-
Al and general business prospect that
met his observation and characterized
Tho main feature of every locality visit
I'd. Never has he witnessed a more
prosperous and progressive
panorama of successful industry than
greeted his eyes everywh ere on the trip.
And from the Carolinas he brings the
most cheering assurances of the healthy
'tatus of our Carolina, Cumberland GAP
Ind Chicago railroad project. The fact
If its prompt completion is beyond the
now of peradventure. So
note it be.