Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-08-18
August 18th.
Hot as blazes +,

August 18th.
Hot as blazes
Beans are getting more plentiful
Our farmers are blowing. prepare
tory to sowing wheat.
A large crowd was in town las
Monday.
Hon. A. II. Pettibone, of Greene.
vile, was IN town one day last week
Henry Crawfords faithful work
horse, Rove has got the distemper.
There is Il great deal of sickness
prevailing in THIS oountv a present.
Fl. G. Renine, = Limestone, Tenn.
gave u a pleasant cali last Tuesday
Several Jonesboroites attended the
Association at Erwin last week.
Several lawyers from a distance are
attending Cir3uit Court in Jonesboro
this week.
Waternielons are in abundance on
the streets of Jcnesboro, and are
being sold very reasonable.
We are informed that the corn
crop of Washington county bids fair
to be an average yield.
A series of meetings are being
held in the NJ. e. Church South at
this place.
Mr.. Eli Warren. the popular and
efficient Clerk and Master of Bristol,
was ii &C see us last Wednesday.
We are informed that there were
more watermelons raisedin Washing
ton county this season than was ever
before known.
We notice that the county has
bought a large new chair for the
Judge to sit in when holding court.
1t wasn't bought before it was
NEEDED.
Rev. JUS. Atkins Jr, formerly pas
tor Of Sae NJ. f Church, S)uth. ut
this place, was IN J~onesboro last week
and preached to his old congregation
on last Sunday.
The funeral of Mr.. jacob Perkins.
who died some months since, Will be
preached at Cherokee Seminary, on
the 24th inst; BY Rev. j. w. Mann.
Col, Reeves and family, who have
been spending several days at their
old home in this place, returned to
Knoxville last Monday morning
WANrED-Three bushels of nice
cucumbers, suitable for pickles, for
which the highest market price in
cash viii be paid. Apply at this
Office:
Our young people seem to enjoy
target shooting very much, judging
from the crowd that participates in
the amusement near the Court House
in this place.
Capt. 10. Mahoney. will please ac-
capt our thanks for a lot Of nice ap-
pies. We are also under special OBJ
legations to Mr.. Calvin R. Jones for
a basket OF fine tomatoes.
Wm. II urls, (colored) of Johnson
City, was detected last Monday night
stealing brcon FROM Harr, Bros, of
that place. H wls promptly ares
fed, and broUr' this place last
Tuesday, and io5ga4 la a3l.
Judge Hacker commenced his re-
fval at this place last Monday. His
charge to the grand jury certainly
sounded to US like he meant business
ON the first floor.
During the terrific storm that
passed over this and Unlcoi county
last Saturday, a fine mule belong
inc to a Mr.. Teadaway. was struck by
lightning, at Erwin, and instantly
killed.
Mr.. T. J. Baasiy, of Brownsboro.
while on his way from Jonesooro to
his hone last Friday, was accidentally
run over by lis four horse team in
hicting several painful wounds on hi
person. We hope that ne may 500
The Herald and Tribune's represen
tative wishes to return his spec1a
thanks to Capt. Nelson McLaughli
and family, for the kindness an
co 1r5esy shown him while in Unlco
county last week.
A very heavy storm of thunde
and lightning, wind and rain passe
over this vicinity last Saturday eve
ming. A large amount of damag
was done by blowing down fences
u%prooting trees, etc.
Now that we have been blesse
with some refreshing showers of rail-
and everything seems to be GROWN