The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-02-06
GREENEV1LLE NOTES.
THE OLD TOWN AOVING-HER
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GREENEvILLE, Jan. 81, 1884.
To the Editor Of The Morristown Gazette:
Somebody once made the assertion
that "the world does move" That re-
mark has, long since. become trite, and
perhaps I ought not to use it. But
will paraphrase it, and say that Greene
Vile does move: she gives forth signs
of life, by motion, which is very en-
couraging. The occasion of it is the
instigation of the Stephens Brothers,
who propose to seek new quarters for
their wooden mill, which is on small
stream some five or six miles from our
court house. They are the same men
to whom your citizens made handsome
offer to come to your town and erect
mill for the manufacture of wooden
goods. Their landed Interests are in
this county, and they prefer to come
here rather than to go to Morristown.
So our citizens actually entertained
their proposition to come here, and held
public meeting, some two weeks ago,
and organized BOARD of Enterprise, !"
which looks-not only to, but beyond,
the proposition of-the Stephens Bro
theirs. They have offered to pay them
sum of money TO come here-and they
are coming-and are now casting about
to secure the erection of a merchant
Touring mill, and hear that hosiery
mill or mandatory may be established
here. We already have two or three
wagon manufacturers, and are soon to
have another.
We have three newspapers in this
town-the Neo Era the most venerable;
in fact there is not much else of it but
venerableness-the Democrat and the
Herald. Besides these printing shops"
Spencer & Brown have large job prin-
terry and stereotyping establishment
connected with their regular business
of manufacturing druggists" which
runs four presses-three of them by
steam-and employs five hands. They
employ, altogether, as many as thirty
five men, boys and females. If you
don't believe that things move in the
"pillery," you just come and peep in
again. dare you to do it :!
John r. Brown s. Co., the principal
business firm here, are moving their
goods into their new store, which stands
on the famous Cutler lot-one of the
old, historical places in our town. They
have been as much as six months build
ing it. Connected with the store is
tannery and boot and shoe shop. They
employ SEINE nine or ten hands-or.
rather, men-in these two establish
ments.
We have plenty of blacksmiths, two
cabinet makers, a big school besides
lots of other things.
I'll. V. Isevier, a "native," has been
sojourning some months in old Jones
boro, as editor of the Herald and 1rib-
une. He has lately moved his family
hack again, into the house on the old
McGaughey corner, another landmark
Henry has made lively paper of the
III. and T. 1t is understood that he is
to be employed on the Knoxville Chron-
icEe as editor. Some ono may ask, Whal
is the Herald and Tribune to do for an
edit6rG Don't you fear; there is one
Of the heaviest and clearest brains left
there in East Tennessee. If Walter P.
Brownlow would only apply himself he
can make as famous an editor as did his
uncle, w. G. Brownlow. Perhaps he
will conclude to do it.
j. II. Robinson, President of our
Board of Enterprise, has called meet
ing for Monday noon next, sharp-coun-
ty court day-for the purpose of enthus-
ing the ROSTERS from the bucolic dis
tric:s, and interesting them in our man
ufacturing enterprises. They have a
big interest in the growth of Greene
vile, much larger than it will be posi-
bic to convince some OF. them by the
mere exercise of wind power. j. s. W.