Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-19

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flee.
The Ripley News says that Capt.
IL. T. Hanks has been elected school
Sup't. for Lauderdale county.
Fayette county owes a debt OF
1866 "a. Only that, and nothing
more. Happy Fayette.
The Upton Record mentions the
death of Capt. j. Il. Alexander in
Covington, last week.
Prof. j. B. Jarman has been elect
ed Superintendent OF schools for
Rutherford county.
Ballew's steam saw mill, near
Clarksburg, Carroll county. was de-
stroyed by fire, March 2Sth. Loss
about $4,000.
A. ID. Norris has been elected
School Superintendent of Wilson
county, and w. l.. Sharp, Superin-
tendent Of Brady county.
Mr.. James Ellis, a well-to-do far
mer of Macon county, cut his throat
and killed himself last week. He
was nearly seventy years old.
Col. John NJ. Fleming State Su-
perintendent of Schools, has taken
up his head quarters-as the law
proYides-in Nashville.
The Union CITY Courier says that
Obion county is entirely out of
debt, and has a surplus of $500 in
cash in the Treasury Happy Obionl
The Union City Courier announ-
ces the death of Mr.. VIM. Edwards,
few miles from that city at the ad-
vanced age of los years.
The Dyersburg Gazettee says;
Professor I'll. Parks has been elected
school superintendent for Dyer
county.
McMinn county is to have a TWEEN.
ty-five thousand dollar new court
house at Athens. Not before IL was
needed.
A young man named Monte Davi
died suddenly in a ball room at Gal
latin last Saturday morning, at
o'clock, just after dancing quad
rifle.
Haywood County Court on th,
1st Monday in this month elected
Frank Taylor Register of the coun
ty, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Calvin Stevens.
A correspondent of the Pulaski
Citizen announces the death of Mrs
Rebecca Richey, in the eastern par
of Giles county, at the age Of nine
ty-eight years.
Miss Sallie Westmoreland, a daugh
ter of Fisher Westmoreland of Ma
sons depot, died at Pulaski las
week, of consumption. She was a
bout 81 years of age.
The dwelling of Il. j. Maben, o
Marshall county, together with it
contents, was destroyed by fire weel
before last, the family barely escap
ing before the building fell in.
The Presbyterian church at Frank
lin, has been so fortunate as to Sc
cure the ministerial services of ou
friend, Rev. +. A. Thompson, o
Spring Hill.
VIM. G. Ward, one of the repre-
sentatives of Shelby county in thu
present legislature, died at his hom
in Memphis last week, after a brie
illness.
The Repley News announces tn
advent, on the river of the cheerful
Buffalo Gnat. Several mules hay
yielded to his seductive blandish
ments.
Hugh L. Gordon has been electe,
school Superintendent for Maur,
county. Campbell Edmondson TO
Hawkins county, and Robt. Smith
for Trousdsle county.
The Trenton News saws: Mr.
Edith Layman, residing in Crockett
county, near Quincy, died Marcl
9Th, at the good old age of one hun
dred and fifteen years.
A. S. Currey, Esq, has been elect
ed County Superintendent of school
in Gibson county. His opponent
were Alfred Oliver, j. Nj. Coulte
and DIR. Happel.
The Trenton News says: Mr.. As
Wood, or Dyer county arrived /
that place Tuesdly Of last week
and was soon after stricken wit
paralysis, of which he was severed
i'll at the Trenton Hotel.
Brownsville, having conclude
that the narrow gauge to Holl
Springs, is too big a thing, nov
talks of extending her road to Ral
eigh, to connect with the Memphi
and Raleigh narrow gauge.
w. ID. Wilkerson-a chip Off tn
old block-wAs elected Mayor Q
Ripley, the other day, and III. I
Hanks, Z. L. Glass, w. Il. Greave:
j. w. Durham, and +. NJ. WilkiI
son, Aldermen.
Gen. Conner, the popular survey
or of Lauderdale county in his pere
CARNATIONS, has found a dogwoo
tree two inches through, CROWN
out ola poplar root six inches thro
Tough.
DIR. Hargrove has sold the Meth
odist Female College at Franklin
TO Mr.. Vaughn, OF Alabama. DI
Hargrove will take regular work a
a travelling minister in connection
with the Tennessee Conference mex
fall.
The Marshall Gazette says IN
County Count, of Marshall county
on the first Monday in is mont
ordered the issuance of the count
bonds for the construction of tn
Duck river valley railroad.
The Nashville Banner announce
the death of Mrs. Bette Martin But
terrified, wife of w. q. Butterfield
cashier of the first National Bank O
that city, and daughter of the lat
DIR. re. X. Martin, of Nashville.
The Franklin Review saws tn
residence of Rev. Jas. Plummer. tn
stationed Methodist Minister a
Franklin, was destroyed by fire OF
the 9th. The house was the prop
erty of Col. n. n. Cox.
A man named VIM. Sanders wa
arrested in Obion county last week
ON suspicion OF horse stealing. III
was riding a roam horse, withou
saddle or bride. The hcrse was u
mont six years old, marked with har
ness. Sanders gave contradictory
accounts of how he got The horse.
The Somerviue Falcon mentions
The tragic end of Miss Eliza Stew
art, of Fayette county. She was 1
daring rider, and mounted and puI
whip To a wild horse, and was going
at full speed, aud in making sud,
den turn in the road her saddle
turned and she was dashed against
a tree. She died in fifteen minutes
without speaking.