Morristown Gazette  

Morristown Gazette 

The Morristown Gazette was published in Morristown, TN. It contained news from Hamblen County, as well as the surrounding counties of Jefferson, Cocke, Grainger and Hancock. 

28 March 1883
 
 

Blackwater, TN, March 20, 1183 - Died- last Thrusday night, John Baker. Mr. Baker lived to a ripe old age, but has gone to the bourne from whence no traveler ever returns. 


Solomon Northern dug up silver and zinc ore at Sneedville a few days ago, in sinking a place for stock scales. The ore was plentiful, and the deeper the richer.


Morristown Gazette

4 July 1883
 
 

Wm. D. Trent, an old and respected citizen of this county, died on Saturday, the 23rd inst, and buried on Sunday, a large number of friends and relatives attending the funeral services. Mr. Trent, without an exception, was the wealthiest citizen of our county. His property, all nearly consisted of real estate, worth something near $50,000. 


Morristown Gazette

1 August 1883
 
 

Obit: On the 23rd of June 1883 at his home near Sneedville, in Hancock Co., Tn, at 9 o'clock a.m., William D. Trent died in about the 70th year of his age, of something like ulceration of his stomach, and was buried Sunday morning, the 25th, at his home in the presence of a large concourse of persons, who followed him to his last resting place, where the funeral rites were performed by Rev. Lloyd Davis.


Morristown Gazette

25 July 1883
 
 

Miss Martha Baker, widow of G.W. Baker, Sr. deceased, aged 69 years, died at the old home of the family on Sunday, 15th inst, and buried on 16th near this place. Mrs. Baker leaves a large and useful family of children, among them, Rev. Jesse Baker, of Mossy Creek, who is quite extensively known, and long been connected with the college at that place. She had a friend in every one who knew her.


Morristown Gazette

28 March 1883
 
 

From a gentleman just in from Stony Point, we have information of a shooting affray which occurred near that place, on last Thursday. Joe Long made an assault, our informant says, upon his two brothers, all the sons of a widow Long, and drawing a pistol shot one in the neck and the other about the side of the head. The cause of the difficulty is not known. Joe was arrested but for some cause acquited. The wounds were not of a serious nature. 


Morristown Gazette

6 Feb. 1884
 
 

A.D. Simpson has purchased the old "King Corner" at the southwest of the public square, and will erect a first class business house on the site in the spring. The building which stands there now is one of the oldest in East Tennessee, having been built nearly a century ago.


Morristown Gazette

5 Sept. 1883
 
 

Rogersville is to have a Calaboose for the accomodations of those who need temporary lodgings and cheap fare.


Morristown Gazzette

15 Aug 1883
 
 

Rogersville - Wiley Woods, while engaged in digging out the foundation of C. C. Spears' new building, found a Spanish coin bearing the date of 1797.


Morristown Gazette

11 Apr 1883
 
 

A horrible accident occurred Monday night of last week at Mooresburg in HAWKINS County. The residence of Mr. Lefler Stamps, an esteemed citizen ofthat village was destroyed by fire and his little child perished in the flames. Mr. Stamps was absent at Rogersville. The fire was first discovered by Mrs. Stamps, who was sleeping down stairs with her child. She left the child in bed and rushed up stairs to arouse her son and MIss Johnson, who occupied different rooms. This required some minutes and when the three attempted to descend they found the stairways in flames, rendering escape by it impossible. They hastily opened a window and through the aid of young Stamps the ladies were lowered a portio of the way to the ground and fell the remainder. Stamps and Miss Johnson receiving severe injuries. All efforts to save the child were futile. The room was enveloped in flames when the mother reached it, and horrow stricken she could only hear the expiring cries of the little victim. The spectacle was heart-rending when the frantic mother was taken fro the scene when the innocent perished. 


Morristown Gazette

9 May 1883
 
 

On the morning of the 3rd the dwelling and hotel of Captain L.M. Haun of Lick Creek, Greene County, were burned to the ground. Most of the household goods, hotel furnishings and provisions were consumed. 


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