Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-03-30
Holston Male Institute.

JoNEsBoRo, Tenn, Feb. 20, 1871.
My DEAR JOHN: Your very interest
ing letter is before me. Glad to learr
that your fathers family is we'll, and thai
you spent your Christmas so merily. ]
told you of Christmas in Jonesboro. In
fact, John, Jonesboro is a liUe place-aGvt
in business and to the great interests ofthe
day. In the absence of any thing more
important allow brief description of it
Jonesboro is the oldest town in the
State--was once the Capitol. When yet
the majestic oak waved his spreading
| branches over the uncultivated soil oil
Nashville, Chattanooga and Knoxville
Jonesboro had already collected a number
of buildings and the wheels of civilization
were fast ascending the hills around her
Sitting upon one Of these, I command a
view of almost every house in town. Turn.
ing to the West see beautiful build
ing. Around this cluster many attrac-
tions Besidesits pompous structure, its
pre-eminent situation, and pillared Obser-
vatory, its fair inmates add an enchant-
ment which none but they could command
Jonesboro Female College is an establish
ed fact. More than one hundred and for
ty pupils are enrolled for this year. May
it long remain and continue to offer its ge-
NAL rays of light and knowledge to the
daughters of Tennessee.
Turning my eyes to the East | behold
another temple of learning, Holston Male
Institute. 'Tis ''play time and the mer-
ry shouts of innocent (?) boy-hood are
borne from that end of town on the gen.
tie zephyrs of the evening. This is a very
commodious building, within whose walls
more than hudred school boys labor five
days of the week and on the night of the
fifth, love to gather with the members of
the Swadlean Literary Society. there to
weigh arguments and contend manfully
for ''thc q..estion under consideration.
We have three Churches in Jonesboro
"a Presbyterian -Baptist-M e Church
South, and the foundation of an NJ E
Church, is being laid These Churches
have been greatly revived very recently,
more than sixty conversions, and nearly
as many additions to the various Churches
Within the corporation there are eight
dry-goods stores. Some of these have an
extensive trade-even more so, than many
merchants in much larger cities Jones
boro is really lice place. Here you can
buy almost every thing the appetite can
crave or the heart wish. For polite clerks
young men attentive to their O,cn bu-
sincss, we challenge comparison with any
other place. We have four Drug Stores
-one of which was tastefully repaired
last summer, and is now an ornament to
the town-four Confectionaries, two Sad
dler Shops, two Shoe shops, two Cabinet
shops, two Printing Offices, at which are
printed two excellent Newspapers-the
Herald and T.ibune and Union Flag.
We have Depot, Telegraph Office, Black
tmith shops, Saw-Mill and water power
running Immediately through tsgn suffi-
cient to move the machinery of great
manufacturing emporium. Proper ener-
gy and even moderate capital would make
Jonesboro grand centre of wealth and
influence. te7
In the centre of town stands our mas
sive Court House. 1t is a splendid build
ing High upon and just below its "bald
pate," Gas is proper you know is the four
faced Town Clock which serves to warn
the populace that sit is not all of life to
live" He is grand old sentinel and
rarely fails to cry aloud his well known
..watchword" from his lofty sentry post.
In this edi6ce about thirty administrators
of justice ''hold FORTH" and often in their
zeal for the mastery, the eloquence of their
philipics rises to such pitch that the
faithful old town clock, frightened lest the
house cannot contain it, stops for a time
and awaits the anticipated disaster.
But the clock strikes ONE and l am re-
minded that tca,p.ss .fugit. and your pa
tience can be wearied. Yet I must not
forget to tell you that we have Photograph
ic Gallery where you may have your little
image taken in the best of style-perhaps
better than any where in East Tennessee.
OF course we have grog-shops too, where
men get drunk and disgrace themselves.
These have increased recently, but if the
united efforts of ministers, lawyers, doc
tors, the good of every class and especial
ly oft ladies can avail any thing, they
must grow less Already much good has
been done. The Groceries are closed at
dark and if few secret establishments
were ferreted from their hidden apart
ments, temperance would be established
again. But l must conclude. This is
only ..bird's-eye view of Jonesboro.
Had I the time and you the patience, |
could tell you of many other advantages We
possess. But come and see us soon In the
mean time write us often We are always
glad to hear from you. Fathers family
is we'll Indeed our entire. community
enjoys almost uninterrupted health. Our
water is pure and air salubrious.
Very truly yours. ETA.
JOHN CORNERSTONE. Esq,
Tilton. Ark.
Prof. VIM. Church, 81 Bro.