Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-02-10
February 10th.
Have you got a cold.

n now long peIore we can
get a mess of greens?
Several horse buyers were in town
last week.
A large crowd of people were in
town last Monday.
Horse swapping seems to be the
order Of the lay in Jonesboro.
Winfield s. Mitchell, of the Knox.
vile Dispatch, paid us ~apleasant call
last week.
Harms, the Marble Hall murderer
was sentenced last week by Judge
Hacker to be hung Friday, April LIST.
1t takes a about a four-horse
team to pull a one-horse load over
our roads now.
John Allison Jr. and F. W. Bar
neat retnrned from Nashville last
week.
Mrs. Ben. Cash and Mrs Jno. 8.
Mathes are still confined to their
rooms.
Don't fail to read the advertise
ment of Storris, Harrison & Co.,
gainesville, o.
The yard around the depot IN town
is pretty nearly filled up with lumber,
walnut logs, slaves &c. ready for
shipment.
Our town was made quite lively
last Monday evening IN consequence
of teasing old Abner. One or two
arrssts followed.
February has borrowed more than
half of It's weather from March, from
The way the wind has been blowing
this week.
NJ. S. Mahoney has some very fine
soap, the best in the market, which
he is selling EXTREMITY cheap, we
know it is good for VS. have tried it,
R ". Isaac Emory, the great Sun
day School worker, was in town this
week looking after the interest of the
8. 8. work along the line of rail
road.
County Court met last Monday.
judge Shelby T. Shipl"y Sr. in the
chair. About the usual routine of
business was transacted.
Rev. J. w. Mann, P. F.. will hold
his first Quarterly Meeting for
Greeneville District, at the NJ. E.
Church at this place on SATURDAY. and
Sunday. Jan. 18th and 18th. Servi-
ces on Saturday at II o'clock.
Hon. Jno. F. Grisham returned
from Nashville last Saturday for a 10
days recess. Fuller voted for May
nard every time in the late u. 8.
Senatorial election. Republicans
should feel proud of him.
Esq. VIM. B. Seaton, formerly of
Horse Creek, Greene Co., has moved
to town, occupying n portion of the
Widow Browns property. The
Squire is a good citizen. and we well
come him into our midst.
There is now a lottery in nearly
every store In town. We hope
those that have none will fix mp
as soon as possible, for the
convenience of the town.
There will be a new steam saw
mill erected near Nj. Harvey Chases'
this week. Some two or three hun
drsd good-sized logs are nowson the
yard awaiting the saw. W. hope it
may be a success.
w. Odell. will close his school
at Leesbufg. Friday the 11th inst.
We are glad to know that the school
has been successful. The patrons are
well pleased. Mr.. Odell has acquit-
ted himself in such a way as to have
the praise Of everybody.
Nj. C. g. Slower and family left
last week for Dallas, Texas, which
place they propose to make their
home in the future. They were accom-
panied by some two or three young
men of this county. VIZ wish them
Iuecess in the Lone Star Sta te.
NEXT Monday is st. Valentine day,
and we presume there will be a good
number used in town. We hope 20
girl will send our devil one, for we
don't bslisv. he could survive the
affects of it.
Hal. Slemons hitched his dog to
his sled in town one day last weeas
with the intention of making him
pull it home. The dog got frightened
n struck a bee line over Deadericks
hill, but the sled didn't keep up,it was
scattered here and there for yer sc
yards. Hal. should never tie another
sled to his dogs tail, that Is II M
eyer wants the sled for future USE