Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-03-11
March 9th, 1880.
THREADS FROM LovELACE.


THREADS FROM LOVELACE.
DEAR HERALD:-March is reaching
out into the future and borrowing
These showers are the very thing for
mud.
Would you believe it, dear reader,
we have actually had another wedding
Miss Tennessee Howard has united
herself to MIR. James Sherry. They
were married at their grandfather's,
Mr.. Geo. Whitlock. Everything
passed off lovely. One of our young
men had some trouble about his hat,
but VT will only remark that he
went back home and got his other
hat.
Mr.. James Hensley and Miss Ellen
Jones, and Nj. Geo. Hickman and
Ms Esther Hensley have left their
little playmates and embarked on the
ocean of matrimonial bliss (?) The
Oldest Of these last two couples is Just
past nineteen. All Of Washington
County, too.
MIR. A. &. Cox, has returned from
Texas. He was called there some
time since on account of the death of
his brother. And now before his re-
turn his mother is called from among
the living. We are informed that he
thinks OF returning to Texas in the
Fall, having been favorably I'M
pressed.
S. H. Moulton, who went West last
Fall, has also returned, and will per-
haps be a citizen of Lovelace.
ID. b. Fincher will remove to his
home in this place very soon. Esq.
A. II. Pierce has had his house pain
ted. The Squire is looking up.
We learn that ]. H. Hopper is no
longer connected with the Hoss and
johnson store. We are sorry to learn
this. Jchn is clever and accommo
dating, a good salesman and liked by
all.
S. M. Brandon is recovering from
his late illness.
Rev. Jno. Walker preached a very
good sermon at Lovelace yesterday
o. B. Funk, Prof. of Vocal Music,
will give an entertainment Oh We'd
nesday night at this place. lie has
taken Il thorough course in his pro-
f%ession, and is competent to give in
%struction in music. 1t is sadly needed
among us, too.
j. K. p. Hall will add about 300
fruit trees to his already large or
chard. Mr.. Hall has Il number OF
bright girls growing up, and we sur
mise he does not intend them to be
idle, especially in fruit time. How
the boys will want peaches in a short
time.
On Saturday last it was our pleas.
ure TO make a flying trip to the pleas.
ant city of Jonesboro. We make nc
mention of the mud. We noticed
quite an amount of beautiful wheat
A great deal of it has been phosphated
and seems to be rather overgrown
The people of the 14th dist. are cree.
ting a very nice school house, known
as Cathels Springs Seminary. The
building is quite commodious, and the
claim it will be the finest and best II
the county. Another school house
is being built in the 10th Dist. to be
completed in Sept, of good size ant
workmanship. The Friends ant
Christians are building a church il
partnership at the same place where
the "old Quaker Church" stood.
w enjoyed a visit to the HERALI
AND TRIBUNE sanctum very much
Among Il new acquaintance, was
that Of the DEVIL Of the office. NJ
wonder the girls have loaded him with
Valentines. He is just such a young
man as appreciates these little kind
nesses. But, young ladies', you cam
get him. We find he is spoken for
We shared the hospitality of GU
Editor to the extent of our hearts de
sire. While Col. Brownlow may
know how to run Il paper, we ar,
thoroughly convinced from expert
ence that his estimable lady can sur
pass him by far in her department
Our visit was u pleasant one and W,
shall fondly cherish its memory
Guess Mrs. Brownlow is aware of til
fact that country boys know how t.
dispose of the good things which bur
dened her table.
On our way home we called on GU
old friend Judge wv. r. White, VIII
left the ranks of bachelordom, abou
two years since to enjoy the %societ,
Of ones Greene Cos flowers. Tn
Judge has been confined to his roor
for some time. 1t is a girl and til
Judge will not be out for some tim
yet. Yours,
+, March s, 1880. JACK.