The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-05-23
GLEANLNGS FROM GREENE
VILE

GREENEYILLE, TENN, May 10, 1888.
: To the Editor Of The Morristown Gazette
Some things of interest are transpir
0 ing in Greeneville, which purpose t.
inform your readers of, with ysur very
gracious permission. so
The good people here are tolerably
well acquainted with the whistles of
the railway engines, for they are treat
ed with them about fifteen times each
twenty-four hours. The other day they
were fairly startled with the sbrill
whistle of little engine which has
lately been erected in the pillery-(don't
let your compositor max it read pillory)
I-ef Messrs- SpencerdBrown, which they
have introduced into their building for
the purpose of propelllng their Gordon
printing press.
Didn't know they had a printing
press?" Yes, they have, and have
enough to keep it running from morn
ing till night, and wsrk waiting for
weeks.
Henry B. Baker is one of our oldest
merchants, being upwards of seventy |
two years old. He has been longer |
continuously in business here than any |
other man. Through nearly all his life |
he has enjoyed good health and a viger-
Gus constitution. Lately, however, he
has been afflicted with dyspepsia, and
is now quite feeble. He is p. M. de lure.
while Lewis F. Self is his assistant, and
z. M. de fGeto, and has been upwards of
ten years, or all the time Mr.. Baker has
held the commission. Some time since
j. c. Hawkins, one of Mr.. Bakers
bondsmen, died, and new bond was
required. So Mr.. Baker concluded, as
he was in feeble health, he would re-
sign, which he did, and recommended ,
his faithful assistant for his successor.
In consequence, Mr.. Self has been ap-
pointed, and sent on his bond. Mr..
Self was p. M. four years during the
Andy Johnson regime, and had to give
place to Grant man. 1t seems to me, o
and to great many other of our citi-
lens that this 10 the best appointment d
hat could have been made.
Our Jail, which was burned down C.
more than year ago, is being replaced n
1y another, almost completed, built en-
irely of stone and iron. 1t will hold
EN-. We have seven or eight prisoners
boarding in the Jonesboro', MOrristown
nd Knoxville jails.
1t is fact. that, while the village of "
ireeneville has seven church edifices lie
elonging to the white population,
here is but one resident pastor, Rev tn
ir. Robinett, of the NJ. f. Church. at
he old school Presbyterians gave a al
all to Rev. Mr.. Cote of Jefferson cour. ju
Y, at the session last Wednesday night
Ir. Coile OBLIGATED on Sunday last, as
sted by the Rev. Mr.. Alexander, late
Washington College, and years ago ST.
pastor of the church. lei
1t is understood that the Cumberland de
resbyterians are about to call a yOung
ian as pastor, in which case all our
.sident pastors will be young men ~
ute young. IN
There is slight prospect that the r
piscopal folks will soon attempt to re-
i've their church. 1t was. at one time,
leading church here. but it went down
ears ago, for want of sufficient num- ~
er OF male members. If it rises, it will -
ave to rely upon outside aid, to some
rtent, at least. -
The old business firm of J. r. Brown
Co. are about to raze to the ground
e walls of an old brick building and
'ect In its place new brick house for
cir ever increasing business. This
I'M manufacture boots and shoes, and =
We constant work to several shoe
akers. They also own a tannery.
might write more, but l fear if | r.
}, you will say as the other editor did Ar
ter eating square meal" ne :"
ON for any more matter" :.
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