Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-02-15
AROUND

mo Credit is the motto of our mer
chants.
The Jonesboro' Jail now contains two
prisoners.
a paying Observation-Disclosures in
the HERALD AND TRIBUNE.
Gen. w. b. Stokes was a passenger OIL
the Saturdays evening train.
Cooke county has two county courts
each claiming to be legitimate.
The latest street sensation q
scratch" of Juvenile amendments.
The revival at Elizabethton is still in
progress, and increasing in interest.
Let the vices of another be your Stun
bling-block IN the way of imitation.
Rosersville manifests no disposition to
rebuild her Depot house. The Reporter
is wrathy.
Flour and meal exceedingly scarce in
this market, on account of low water and
cold weather.
Something never heard ola candidate
for office who was not strongly solicited by
his numerous friends.
In one day, during the recent s.cold
snap" a man in this county shot and kill
ed n~inety-two rabbits.
"Emasculated synonym is the latest
elimination from the Intellectual Iabarato-
ry of Charles Sumner.
Two hundred and fifty United States
soldiers passed this place on Monday
morning for the South.
Maj. +. w. Herndon returned home
last Saturday from a h~orse-driving expe-
dition to South Carolina.
Exciting and enjoyable-the Senatorial
race. Six candidates on the track and
Easley the foremost mag"
The Washington county fat man is in
creasing in flesh. though he is still able
to attend to his official duties.
A young lady in Jonesboro' was nearly
Rugged to death the other day. This for
chilly illustrates ''the power of the press"
What ought to be done with a man who
will make shoes out of another mans
leather and then sell them for villainous
whisky?
A fight on the Railroad last Friday
night. The rock battery in full play. A
woman slightly injured. Parties arrested
and discharged.
A good thing for the bad boys of Jones'
boro'-a public whipping post as it
seems from their conduct, they receive no
correction at home.
1t is said some of our girls sleep with
their corsets on. If they have to be
squeezed, they are going to be, if it takes
machinery to DO it.
We are sorry to learn that Lit. Isaac
Branscom is disabled by a severe catarrh
on his right hand. He is unable to at
tend to bis duties.
A physician called at a drugstore and
inquired for a pharmacpGia. Sir" said
the apothecary, Il know of no such a
farmer in these parts"
Our friend, Jim" Boyd, says that bed
steads are in demand. Our rapidly
lengthening record of marriage license
corroborates the statement.
a Massachusetts paper says Ben But
Ter is the coming man" 1t is comforta-
bic to know that if 10 comes through
Jonesboro' we are snort Of sitcer q
Ben Butler will run for Governor of
Massachusetts, next fall. He is going to
start an organ in Boston, to be called the
GVoGc. \ more appropriate title would
be siiccr spoons.
A Washington writer felicitates his
readers with this poetic sparkle;
Zone by one the green leaves wither,
One by one, the roses pine,
Ono nv one thp Pension AGENTS
Steal the funds, and then resign"
a man was fined $25 for cursing a
Michigan court. If every man had been
fined that amount who cursed a court We
orce had in Tennessee the aggregate sum
would have been sufficient to have paid
the State debt.
A Tennessee editor acknowledges the
gift of a peck of potatoes, and says:''lt is
such kindnesses as these that bring tears to
our eyes. One peck of potatoes makes
the world akin. We have trusted IN
| Providence, and this is our reward"
An office in a certain county of Ken
lucky now goes a-begging. We know
counties in Tennessee where candidates
grow spontaneously, and car loads can be
furnished on short notice. We have re-
tired all our school JunderS. Send over
your orders.
Our friend, John B. Shipley, has been
appointed Deputy Revenue Collector, and
assigned to Districts Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4.
A good appointment. Judgments are
resting against the county which must be
paid. and John will collect the taxes,
without fear, favor or partiality" to meet
the same. Look out for him and have
the '~'spOndvlic."
A short time ago, whilst the passenger
train was brcakfasting at this place, a fine
shawl was stolen from one of the cars. 1t
was found, by officer Peer and G. w. Ar
genbright, in the hands of a party who
said he knew it was stolen and he was
keeping it for the owner. The story is
improbable. The shawl was taken out of
his possession and forwarded to the owner.
At or about the same time, an over
coat was stolen in the same way, that has
not vet been found. A number of rail-
road lanterns rave been taken from the
cars lately. There is a set of young
scamps, constantly providing the neighbor-
hood of the Hotel and Depot who board
and ransack every train and suspicion
points strongly to them as the thieves.
Be on the alert, officers.
OBITUARY.
Died on the 10th December. 1871, Mt
Nilburnto Tenn, Miss CYNTHIA d.
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