The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-04-04
PERSONAE.

Judge Robert Mcfarland, I'VE regre
TO say, is still confined TO his room.
Pryor Yoe, Esq. of Messy Greek
was welcome visitor Monday.
Senator Sherwood, we learn, returned
from Nashville Saturday evening"
Miss Emma Mcfarland, who has beer
i'll, we are glad>to note, is convalescent
Miss Bonnie Minis, charming Lead.
vale belle, is visiting her sister, Mrs
Anderson, of this place.. ss-s-zsss,-zs-ra-a
Messrs. r. Mcfarland, Jr., and A. G.
Helms made flying trip to our neigh
boring village, Knoxville, Monday, -
Mr.. VIM. Lones, of the lever end OF
Hamblen, spent portion of Saturday
aHd Sunday in Morristown.-
Among those of our valued patrons
who visited US Monday, were Jehn
Laurence, Esq of Talbott's, and Capt.
w. z. Nichols, OF White Pine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Sewers and
two children, of Leadvale, were guests
of Mrs, @. ID. Merritt portion Of last
week.
Turner A. Helms, student of Good
mans Besiness College, Knoxville, is
here On a brief visit to his fathers fam
lily.
Gen. w. c. Kyle, of Whitesburgh,
gave US q welcome call Saturday, en-
larglng eur depleted purse with several
golden ducats.
Miss Florence Alexander, of Rogers
vile, and Miss Alice Anderson, of Scott
county, Va, are the charming guests Of
Mrs. Maj Geo. W. Folsom, near the
city.
Col. John M. Fleming, one of the
NEST learned lawyers and recognized as
the most cultured, pungent and compe-
tent journalist of the State, is profess
ionally attending our Circuit Court.
Miss Fanny May Witt, the rolicking,
luminous charmer of the Alabama press
gang, visited eur city last week and
met with success in soliciting sub
scIiPtions and 'paralyzing' the boys.
Rev. g. w. Simpson, pastor of the NJ
E. church, South, at Athens, spent Q
few days with friends here, last week,
en- route to visit his mother at Jones'
boro.
Rev. Philip Rohr, of Bristol, spent =
few days in this place last week. Althe'
in painful physical aff1iction, he bears
it with Christian fortitude, patiently
waiting for the end.
Miss Minnie Rayl, an interesting
young lady of the vicinity of RUSSELL
willie, stopped over in the city last Sat-
urday, en- route home from q visit to
Messy Creek, and is the guest OF Mrs.
J. N. Hill.
s Mr.. J. N. Hill, recently and for ma
by years previous, q popular and sue
eessful merchant of Granger county,
has purchased q half Interest in the dry
goods establishment of Bewley & Riggs
and has permanently located in this
town, his family occupying the Jas. p.
Carriger house in the eastern end. Mr..
Hill is gentleman of whose citizenship
our town may be proud.
Representatives Samsell and Jarvis
spent Sunday at the Tate House, the
waters scpa ating them from theirhOmes
being impossible. We are Informed
that Mr.. Samsell detailed an interview
be had with Governor Bate IN present.
ing the papers of distinguished DEM
ocratic constituent for place as one of
the railroad commissioners When the
name of the applicant was mentioned
the Governor cut Dick off at the knees,
as it were, by impatiently raising his
hands aud exclaiming my God -
and - and and - and more
than hundred others from East Ten
nessce want the same placel / am ut
terly disguised ct her greed 70 Dick
didn't stop to inquire how many places
under his administration were filed by
East Tennesseans. The disgust express
ed ought te have been mutual.