Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-04-18
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April Showers not abundant.
The woman q~uestion-what did she have
on.
Old Maids abhor dates but are fond OF
pairs.
Emigration to the West is not so lively
this Spring.
Quite a number of strangers in town du
ring the week.
Mr.. VIM. Cotrman, of Knoxville, is
visiting Jonesboro'.
Rev. n. q. Taylor, OF Athens, visited
our town recently.
Train: began running on the new
schedule last Monday.
We hear of two recent cases of dclirium
tremens i'll our county.
There were two night sessions of the
Circuit Court last week.
How can they weigh cells with scales
when cells rave no scales.
The Knoxville Press and Herald has n
JonesboTo' correspondent.
Mr.. j. L. Lampson returned from New
York last Saturday evening.
Workman nave lately repaired the
Freight platform ofthe Depot.
Three Washington County fat men re-
turned from Knoxville yesterday.
A young 1ady's connundrum. Who is
| our favoite Roman hero ?-Mar-i-us.
Knoxville is hopefully recovering from
c~onvulsive ecstasies over Olive Logan.
The health of Major James BrittoH, of
G~reenevillc, we are glad to learn is i'm
proving.
We have talked with a number of our
! country friends who are in favor of Il tax
on dogs.
A double headed calf will be amongthe
curiosities exhibited at u Fair mex Fall
-6ittiueS!
Ben. Mathes says the wheat prospects
in the neiGhborhood of Freedom are very
encouraging.
A Farmers Club was organized at
Cedar Hill, last Monday evening, with
eight members.
Several Democratic papers have de-
clared.for Cheatham for Governor. Weave
in Boys in Grey"
''Fifty cents fine for hitching here" is
the warning to the public displayed on
the Hay Scales shed.
Miss Ada l.. Fletcher, returned to her
| home I'm Carter County Tuesday morning
after a visit ofItwo weeks.
One or two parties have SHIPPED corn to
this place from the West, much cheaper
than it can be bought here.
Samuel W%hitehorn, a printer, was in
our office on Monday. The ague is ma
king n GnOS1 out OF Hill ldSt.
For the week ending the 18th, twenty
three postal orders were sold at the Jones'
borough office representing S733,3S.
A large quantity of land has been con-
demned for taxes by the Circuit Court
covering the years of '6S-'69-70-T.
Jas. A. West Esq. has returned from
sway down South in Dixie" where he
has been on a h~orse-driving expedition.
AS our Brass Band play several pieces
splendIdly we can't tell why they do not
give our citizens a serenade occasionally.
The beginning sentence of the Tribune'S
description of the Liberal Mass Meeting
i'm New York occupies one-third of a col
umn.
Some one says the lion and lamb may
lie down together in this world but when
the lion gets up it will be hard to md
the lamb.
Johnson City is talking of building al
air line Railroad to Norfolk. She had bet
ter complete her connection with the Mir
eral Home first.
A young lady writing to a gentleman
friend at this place, in speaking of her i'll
health, lucidly remarks 'sThe organiZa-
| ton of my concratic anagosity is. at pres
ent. below par"
kant see what women wants any more
ssriohts''f for, she beat the first man born
into the world out ola ded sure thing, and
! she kan beat the last one with the same
kards-[Billings.
Gen. Malone. Of the Virginia and Ten
nessee Air Line Railroad, refuses to car
ry the goods of the Southern Express
Company over his line lie runs an Ex-
press of his own.
S. d. Mitchell & Co., rave purchased
the valuablc farm of NJ. NJ. Bashor, Esq,
together with his mill property near
Broylesville. for ten thousand and six
hundred dollars.
We notice the shade trees, IN front of
the Court House ARE freshly Scared pealed
and hacked. These acts are in violation
of a plain corporation ordinance. A few
arrests and fines will cause men M boys
to keep their knives in their pockets or TO
provide themselves with other kinds
of whiting material.