The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-08-18

We want money, and our friends
who owe US are the ones we want
it of. Came up and settle.
Goods at bottom prices at
SURGUINE, JOHNSTON & Co
Mr.. Coon Denton of the upper
part of the country is favorable
mentioned as candidate for State
Senator in this District.
AT the Republican Congression-
al Convention which met at Knox
vile Tuesday last, 'Hon. j. NJ.
Thornburg was renominated for
Congress and Judge L. G. Houk
was nominated for Elector.
We buy Onions, Irish potatoes,
chickens, butter, eggs, bees, wax,
DC. SURGUINE, JOHNSTON 4 Co.
Ice Cream Saloon in the Ocoee
House.
How is it Bradley county was
not represented in the recent
Democratic convention. The
"Banner" man must do better
than that.
MAREIED.-At Athens on Aug.
10th, by Rev. j. &. Hyden, Mr..
JOSEPH LUsK aBd Miss FLORENCE
CARTER, both OF this city.
Thirteen persons undertook to
cross a pond at Whitehall, N. Y.
in a small row boat, but when
about three rods from shore a
squall struck the boat and cap
sized it, drowning ten out of the
thirteen.
Agents for the best Sorghum
Mills, d Evaporators, come buy Of
SURGUINE, JOHNSTON d Co.
Mr.. Albert Stalker, of Indiana.
has been visiting our town and
neighborhood for a few days past.
He is prospecting preparatory to
buying q farm and going into the
stock-raising BUSINESS. We need
10000 such men,
We learn that the Grange High
Scool at Mouse Creek has opened
its fall term with prosperous indi-
cations-may edHcqtion prosper
everywhere.
Elder |. R. Chestnut, formerly
of McMinn Co., died at Gaines
vile, Texas, recently. He was
a native Of McMinn, and support
ed an excellent character.
A colored woman named Ra-
chael Collins, was sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary re-
Gently by the Jefferson county
circuit court, for infanticide.
The Virginia and Tennessee
Border Fair, will take place Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday,
September rs, u & %. The
rules and premium list are pub
lished. All premiums paid in
cash.
The Knox county Teachers In
stitute convened at Powell's Sta
ton Aug. 9th. The Institute was
a success, as they all are. Can't
our Bradley county teachers re-
vive our Institute!
The law firm of Chattanooga, of
which d. G. Trewhitt was a mem
Der, is dissolved by mutual con
sent of the parties.
The Republicans ofLoudon and
Monroe counties met in joint
convention on the 10th inst, and
nominated w. L. Brown. of Mon
roe for Representative in the
State Legislature.
We want our Polk county breth.
rel to bestir themselves and meet
to nominate the man we are to
support for Representative in the
State Legislature.
The Hon. James II. Thomas, of
Columbia, died at the residence
of his son, A. S. Thomas, in Fay
etteville, Aug. 4th. He was in
Congress in 1S46-4S.59 and served
in the Provisional Congress of
the Confederacy. He was a mem
Der eff the Episcopal Church.
A reward of $4,000 is offered by
Gov. Porter for the re-arrest Of
Hard Hampton who escaped
from the Grtndy county Jail.
He is charged with the murder
of q Swiss named Baner.
A little old remarked
to her mamma on going To- bed:
~ am not afraid Of the dark"
"No, Of course you are not" re-
piled her mamma, "for it can't
hurt YOU" "But, mamma, | was a
little afraid once whenl went into
the pantry in the dark to get a
cooky." "What were You afraid
or" asked her mamma. II was
afraid | couldn't find the cookies"