The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-31
MORRISTOWN NEWS.
Some Romantic Weddings and other
Interesting Items.

interesting IJtHiSs
MoRRIsTowN, TENN, Dec 30th, 1891.
Circuit court is in ,ession here this
week, with Judge Hicks presiding, and
Attorney General John P. Rogers rep
resenting the State. There are seve-
raj very important cases to be tried,
one of which is charge of murder
against one Jno Smith for the killing
of VIM. Gray, in a quarrel over wo-
man in a tough locality, known as the
"rocks", near here sometime last sum-
mer. The do,k ket is also full of other
cases.
A party OF young people spent a
very enjoyable evening at the home OF
DR.. and Mrs. w. ]. Davis, on second
North street. Monday night last.
Two very romantic weddings have
taken place right here in Morristown,
The first of which was on Saturday
Dec 10Th, when Mr.. Henry Loop, one
of our best known and most popular
young men vas married III the parlor
of the Cain House. 1t WAS this way,
Miss Jes Carter, the lovely and charm
ing daughter Of Capt, R. H. Carter, of
Greenville, was in the city doing SOM
shopping, she intended to return home
in the after Don on passenger train
No. 2, which was due here at | 40 p,
m, accordingly she and Mr. Loop re-
paired to the parlor at the Cain House,
and in a few moments Rev. Oscar
Haywood, pastor Of the Fr.t Baptist
church here, made his appearance upon
the scene and in few moments made
them man and wife, they then come
down and Mrs Loop, nee Miss Carter
took the train for Greeneyile. No
one being the wiser until day or two
ago except Col. NJ. G. Thurman, wife
and daughter, Judge j, B. Dennis and
wife, E. l.. JOhns,n, Miss Mary
Lula Mayse and The oMET cores
pondent, who is not in the habit Of
keeping secrets, but as be was asked
t keep it for a few days, he has man
aged to do so.
Willie the gay festivities Of the holi-
da,s have been in their full blast, Gu
pid also has been getting in his work.
Last night a party was'given at the
residence OF DR.. and Mrs. w. j. DAVIS
at the corner of Second North and
Hill streets, and among those present
was w. A, Gri, shy and Mis- Lucy
, Goodson, while all were busy setting
, around the fire talking and having q
gay time, Mr. Grigshy and Miss Good
| son, went out presumably for walk
| bat instead carriage was waiting just
outside the gate, and into this they
: stepped and were driven rapidly to the
residence of Re-. Il. p. Summers, a.
, the corner of Second North street anC
o Maiden Lane. Here in his usua
. happy styl he soon pronounced then
+ man and wife, they then came out. go
), in the carriage and drove back t.
h DIR. Davis where the news soon go
o out that they were married, they
+ then proceeded to Mr.. Grigsby'
! home at the corner of Third Soutl
O and Henry street Mr.. Grigsby, th,
groom, is the proprietor of a ssationer,
n and confectionery establishment, ais
q the elegant oyster parlor at the corne
, of Main and Henry Streets, and is ais
II one Of our best known young socet
W men, is well known here and through
il out East Tennessee, while the bride
10 Miss Goodson, is a charming youn
d lady, the daughter # NJ A. Coco
90 sou, OF the firm OF Go dsun & Legg.
" The Uncle Josh Sprudh, Co. in
le Yankee Farmer" is billed in the o.
,e err House here tonight, an on FIR
Il. day night, Jan 1st, ExGov. "Bob
in Taylor will deliver his lecture on 9TH
r. Fiddle and the Bow" to an already a
III sured large house.
< There was wreck on the E. 4.
ed & 6. Railway, four miles west of Bri