Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-03-02
Simon Bohannan died last
week and was buried Friday.

The front of the new building
on Main street is hbout finished.
1t is an ornament 70 the town.
"A new patent wheat fan was
the centre of attraction on Main
street for several days last week.
The johnson Guards talk of
recognizing, choosing new officers
and possibly changing their name,
This is fearful weather on the
fellows who wear ulster ~overcoats
as an ornamental part of their
gear.
-Rebecca Jones, the old crazy
woman, SO long a familiar face to
the people Of the town, died last
week.
Prof Lang opened his dancing
school Monday night in Lanes
Hall. He il making a fair start at
it.
-Four Oranges will meet at
Willoughby's school house, Sathr-
day, to consider the subject Of the
Grange Building.
Read w. S. Whites announce
ment for Sheriff, at the head of
:his column. AS these retire, let
Others come forward.
"A hog fight furnished amuse-
ment for the folks on Main street,
yesterday morning. 1t was 4 hog
gish affair throughout.
On the advent of q harper
and two fddlers, last Friday, the
devotees of T%erpischore got up a
hop for that night.
The old man is Just now max
ing remarks about gardening time
and the boys view the tools with
feelings akin to desperation.
S. e, Snapp & Co. and Culver
& Co. have consolidated their bus.
mess and opened in the ground
floor of Masonic building.
j. G. Smith & Co., OF Knox.
vile, have made a monument fol-
Judge Sam MilIigan's grave, which
will be up this week.
oh, horrors! they say that
knee pants are really coming into
style again. Woe to this thir
shanked, splay-leggcd generation.
Nan. Chandler and Kit. Bry
ant, two women of disreputablt
character, we're placed in Jail Tues
day to serve out their fines.
There was some lively dodg
ing on tie street Tuesday morning
The miuions of the law were shak
writs in the faces of almost all they
met.
Hon. VIM. Mcfarland passed
down the road last Sunday night
having heeu ~telegraphel to attenC
the dying bed Of his sister, Mrs
Turley.
Mr.. II. Presnell, Of Jonesboro'
desires us to state to the publ,
that he has taken editorial charge
of the Tennessee Journal of Edu
cation.
Joe Field, long confined to BIZ
bed by rheumatism, was out on thu
streets Tuesday, looking like a ghos
but funny rs ever. Glad to SCI
you picking up, Joe.
The wife Of James .Burnet
died last week of pneumonia. Sh'
had exhausted herself attending
to her sick children before she wa'
taken with the fever.
The Joncsboro Journal hai
been enlarged to it's old size, sever
columns to the page. 1t has be
come one of the best local papers
in the State.
A man by the name of McLair
was brought into town and iailel
Tuesday. He had burglarized 1
store across the country to tai
west.
His many friends will regre.
to learn of tho serious illness o
Mr.. Charles Marsh, who has beer
confined to his bed for some days
1t is thought he is improving
Some Of the boys have gotter
themselves into a troublesome lit
tie scrape by preventing the ares
OF one of their number last week
Don't buck ag'in the law, boys. /
can jerk you up wherever you go.
The Ladies' Fair on lastThurs
day night was n perfect success II
n%ancially and otherwise. We hop'
il will not be the last aud wisl
them the same success in future al
crowned their efforts on this occa
sion.
Our reighbor the Nep Era
we learn, is to put on a new dress
of type and otherwise prepare fol
action. As it will find itself be
tween two fires, it may expect som'
lively engagements during thu
year.
MIR. J. C. Lane has put hin
IN a sign that all may know th'
"Lane House is prepared to tak'
the stranger in and give hin
plenty to eat and accommodation
in keeping Herewith, at the loves
prices.