Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-04-24
EAST TENNESSEE.
SULLIVAN COUNTY,

how 50 small a boy could tell So big y
story. He threatens to organize u mis-
sionary society for the benefit OF that boy.
Rev. DR.. Dixon, of Augusta, Ca, will
deliver the Annual Literary Address be-
fore the Young Ladies of Bristol Female
College, on the 18th of June.
T. I. Brown, Of bristol, shipped be.
twes.. the lat of January aud the 9th of
April, 652 ps.- ..cls of eggs, which syer-
aged 20 dozen to the %sSssrrel, or 1886
dozen in the aggregate. Tie etsrs cost
from Iol to 50 cents per dozen, or an nv.
erage 81 20 cents. S9,i2S.
GREENE COUNTY.
Maj. Gleason says that the ore beds at
Unaka Furnace, in Greene county, are
good for a thousand years to come. and
that no difficulty is had in keeping the
supply adequate to his demands. Q
The Good Templar Lodge. at Greene.
vile, proposes to hold a grand jubilee and
picnic on the 18th Of May. the a~nnisersa.
ry Of the order in this State. Neighbour.
ing lodges will be invited to participate
aud a glorious time is anticipated.
nAMBLRN COUNTY.
Mr.. G. G. Nenny, of Russellville, lost,
a few days ago, a fat boat, loaded with
about nine hundred bushels of wheat, on
Clinch river. His boat was "tied up"
and another boat attempting to land, ran
against and sunk Mr. Nenny's boat.
KNOX COUNTY.
On Sunday morning. the 18th inst, the
residence Of ESQUIRE Venters, about five
miles from Knoxville. was totally destroy.
by FIRE,
A negro woman and two children were
badly burned in Knoxville a few nights
ago. by spilling imp oil on them from a
lamp aud then taking Gre.
A new agricultural association is to be
formed at Knoxville, and R. s. Payne W.
W. Woodruff, W. r. futile, and A. J.
Kicks have been appointed u committee to
solicit subscriptions for stock.
1t was resolved by the County Court Of
Knox county at its recent session, that
each civil district in the county be declar-
ed a road district. in accordance with a
recent act of the Legislature. and that
wherever a public road is the dividing line
between civil districts, it shall be kept up
and be under the control Of the commits.
sioners of the several districts.
LoUDoN COUNTY.
One million seven hundred ard seven
ty thousand three hundred aud fifty 81 <
pounds Of grain we're shipped from the
Loudon depot. during tho month of March.
HAWKINS COUNTY.
There has been over one hundred con.
versions at the protrscted meeting at the
Presbyterian Church in Rigersvil e,
which has been in progress for the las,
few days, under the illustrations of Reys.
Bachman, Caldwell and Park.
CLAIBORNE COUNTY.
A new iron furnace has recently been
put in blast at Cumberland Gap, which
is now producing eight tons per day Of
the best cold blast charcoal iron.
McMINN COUNTY.
The County Courtof McMinn has fixed
the county tax for the current year at l5
cents on the one hundred dollars worth Of
all taxable property, aud levied an add.
tional poll-tax Of one dollar for count,
school purposes. A tax OF 35 cents On
the 800 Of taxable property had preyi-
olsly been assessed TO build a new courl
house. which was ordered to be built al
soon as practicable.
Reports from different portions of the
county represent wheat as looking well
except here and there, where it was frozel
out.
BRADLEY COUNTY.
A company has been formed to work 1
lead mine in Bradley county.
This county has received quite an ac-
c%ession Of immigrants from the Nortl
lately.
The tax in Bradley county for county
purposes has been fixed at forty cepts OF
the $500 of taxable property, and th,
school tax ut ten cents.
The East Tennessee Sunday School con,
v%ention will meet at Cleveland on Thurs.
day, the 9th day of May next. Ample
provisions will 10 made for delegate,
All Sunday Schools are earnestly recon-
mended to send delegates.
The Cleveland Banner, Of the l4tl
inst. says of the wheat crops in Bradley
The last ten days or 6ne weather ha,
made a marked Improvement in the ap
pearance of the growing wheat crop. Sou,
Of our farmers inform us that not near Al
much Of it has been winter killed as wa
anticipated a few weeks ago, and that il
their neighborhoods the prospects are goot
for a fair yield. The fields around towr
look well.
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