Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-04-22

Cooking Stove.
Mathes & February have hands en-
gagged preparing to make brick near
Col. Reeves's old grist mill. They
intend making some two or three
hundred thousand.
A trial package of "BLAcK.DRAUGHT"
free of charge at
For sale by John S, Matnes.
Summer fights opened up lively at
Johnson City last Saturday. We learn
that there were about fourteen fights
in twelve minutes and a half ON that
day. Pretty fair opening.
We are requested to announce that
the Limestone School, taught by Mr..
L. H. Patton, will close on Thursday,
the Doth inst. A good time is an
ticipated.
The ,Jonesboro' Nursery will be
prepared, this Fall, to furnish a large
Assortment of Fruit Trees. Orders
may be left with Eli Marshall, Rhea-
town, or Z. l. Deaderick, Jonesboro,
Tenn. April 22d 1880.
Ladies Ties, Ruffs, Collars, Cuffs,
Trimmings. Scarfs, Ribbons, Hats,
Bonnets etc. etc, fresh from the
market just received and for sale
cheap at Mrs. Barretts' Millinery
Store.
We are glad to see that our young
friend, Mr.. John Patterson, a Jones
boro boy, has been promoted to the
position of engineer on the E. Il. Va.
&. GA. r. r.
The Democrats had u side-show en-
tcrtainment at the Court House last
Monday, which they style a County
Convention. There was no business
transacted.
Among the many cases disposed
of during the present term of court.
is the ease of F. White, VS.. Salts
and White, charged with burning
complanints barn. The jury returned
a verdict Of not guilty.
I, The negro who stole some goods
from Dosser & Smith some time ago,
an account of which was published in
this paper at the time, gets Il free
ride to Nashville, not to return until
he serves some Is months in the PEN
itentimry.
We call special attention to the
advertisement Of Mr.. j. II. Naff, to be
found in another column. Mr.. Natf
is IN honest workman, and we hope
he may get an abundance of work to
do.
Jennie Corner, while making a
curve at HOSES grade, last Monday,
blew out'the cylinder head and jerked
the bumper out of two cabooses. Had
it not been for the timeley services
Of Belle keencr, the whole train
would have been a wreck.
Mr.. james Kirkpatrick, Il popular
drummer of /. Whitchill 4 Co., Bal
timorc, committed suicide at the
Atkin House, Knoxville, last Friday
morning by shooting himself through
his head.
Do not be deceived. and do not fail
to see or correspond with H. G. Re-
mine, Limestone, Tenn. before pur-
chasing Monuments or Tombstones.
He can furnish you any kind of fine
Marble or Granite. He will sell at
the cheap rates for ten days yet from
this date. April 18th, 1880.
The people ask that the county
bridge be repaired. The county
court says that the responsibility rests
upon the railroad company. IL this
company is not willing to spend few
dollars IN repairing this dangerous
bridge, then the citizens whose life
and property is in danger by crossing
it, should raise a private subscription
and repair it themselves.
The annual meeting of the Mississ-
ippi Valley Cotton Planters Associa-
ton will be held at Vickbsurg in May.
Several thousand invitation will be is
sued to planters and business
men throughou Arkansas, Tennessee,
Louisiana and Mississippi, and one
half fare rates will be secured from
all transportation lines for those at
tending.
Don't forget that Messrs Larrance
u Cole are agents for the Springfield
Pitts Thrcshing Machine, the best in
the world. They are also agents for
the sale Of McCormick's Reapers,
Mowers and Droppers, which are the
very best. Call on or address
them at Jonesboro, Tenn.
In another place will be found the
call Of the Chairman for a Republican
Convention, to meet at the Court
House in this place on the LIST Mon.
day in May, for the purpose of nom,
mating IL candidate for Sheriff and
Trustee. Republicans in the different
districts throughout the County
should give this matter attention
Let us have a good Convention and
nominate good men, and success is
ce,toin