Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-03-07

DASHES AROUND.
A runaway in California is called the
Pacific slope.
School Board meets on the last Thurs
day of March.
Travellers ~home-Washington Hote]
in this place.
Blount County on last Saturday voted
a free School tax.
Hon: W. B. Stokes passed through thi.
place Monday last on his way home from
Washington.
Rev. j. l.. Mann has suspended the
evening services, for the time being at thu
Court House.
His excellency. John z. Brown is going
the grand rounds organizing lodges Of
knights of Pythias.
Rev. T. Ell. Pearne, ID. ID. is giving lee
lures to the citizens of Knoxville on Jamai-
ca and the West India Islands.
H.. c. Lynch and Geo. F. Squibb who
have been in the South several weeks with
horses returned home on Teusday.
i Ike Rev. Mr.. Abel. a distinguished
divine of the Christian Church. is holding
evening services at the Baptist Church.
Quite q large number of pensioners
have been in town this week. They make
trade lively, at least four weeks in the
year,
Four schools in town-female school
male school-colored school and the street.
The last is we'll attended. How about
the others?
a MEMORIAL was presented to the
County Court last Monday praying that
body to levy an additional school tax at
its April Term.
Col. John Baxter has Just returned from
Washington city. We understand he is
taking an active part in organizing the
third party.
MIR. j. l.. Rundles County Register of
Sewer County, met with a severe accident
a few days, since, while hauling a saw log
to the mill which dislocation his ankle.
The snow last Saturday morning was
thirteen inches deep in this vicinity. 1t
is now gradually disappearing and we
may soon expect the balmy breezes of
spring.
Last Monday quite a large number of
persons were very drunk on the streets.
The grocery men are nc doubt laughing
over their rich harvest they reaped on
that day.
We acknowledge indebtedness for sew
eral recognitions lately from w, G.
Brownlow, United States Senator, among
which We End his speech in answer to
Congressman Beck from the Ashland Dis
trict, KY.
Wonder what President Grant would
do if he should happen to see the editori-
ais in the Tennessee Patriot against him ?
We fear he would not suffer his name to
go before the Republican Convention.
Please Mr.. Patriot don't say anything
more about him.
Many parodies nave been perpetrated
on MARY and her little lamb" This is
the latest
Mary had little corn
Upon her largest toe,
And every where that Mary went
That corn was sure to go.
The editors Of the Brownsville Bee
have been presented with a rattlesnake
skin. measuring five feet and six inches.
His snakeship was caught in q hollow tree,
wintering with a mink. Westbrook and
Buck give us your hand that this is not a
Triune sensation.
A country lass had two beaux, one a
country Jake-the other a city blood.
When country Jake visited mush and milk
crowned the evening board when city
blood came biscuit and tea. Once it hap
pened that both visited at the same time.
the country gentleman dropping in first.
The usual supper was prepared and ready
to be served when number two arrived.
1t was snatched from the table and bis
cult and tea appeared instead. When
the rival guests were seated at the table.
the country boy, who was of a religious
turn of mind was asked to say grace,
which he did in the following style:
The Lord be praised,
While | am amazed, |
To see how things have mended
Biscuit and tea.
We plainly see,
While milk and mush was Intended