Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1883-11-15

A workman who was mailing
slate tiles on the roof of new couf'
house at Lebanon, fell forty feet
to the ground and never broke
bone.
Murfreesboro News: The fftl
ward takes the biscuit for hay'
ing the smallest amount OF per
sonal prof. er y. According to Il
tax book the citizens of that ware
own only $3.50 worth of personally
Geo. Forshee, of Messy Greek
has ii chair ITO years old. The
posts are worn off up TO the frs
round. 1t was the property o
David AshmOre.
Mr.. Joel Johnson has sold his
farm, near Messy Creek to Mr.
Wood, of Morristown. Tenn, fol
SO. 600. Mr.. Johnson has bought
aud will move to Messy Greek.
The cambridge News says: The
two year old son of 6. W. Hill,
Esq, fell into a fire last Saturday
and was badly burned. 1t is
thought he will rec0veri as he was
better at last account.
In East Tennessee there are s.
127,725 acres of land; in Middle
Tennessee, 1922, 966, and in West
Tennessee 6,799, 71S, making alto
tai of %, 1S6,57S acres.
The lockwood Republican says:
There is nocolor line in lockwood.
On Monday last II colored breth-
rem had a Grand March, and their
procession was headed by the
Redwood Cornet Band.
The Clarksville Chronicle says:
We hear that ten cents has been
offered for several crops Of tobacco
loose in Robinson county, and for
a crop of fine leaf eleven cents had
been refused. The highest that
we have heard offered in this coun-
ty is seven and cight'cents.
The Hickman Pioneer says that
Prof. Stafford states oil has been
oozing on Pine River in Lincoln
county for many years. Here
tofofe oil prospectors have Teen
kept away by the lack Of trans
pOrtation
The Athens Post says: If one
half the people reported coming to
East Tennessee ito settle" ever
get here, the whole territory, from
the high hills of Carter To the wa
ters of Chattanooga creek, will be
as densely populous as the densest
areas of Japan or China.
Mr.. w. w. Jones, of Ohio, will
start his factory for the manufac-
fture OF polished wood bowls, at
Dyersburg,bS the first of January.
He has bought Il site on tue bank
of the Tiyerand has gone to Ohio
for his machinery.
Sparta Expositor says: From
the proceedings OF the meeting OF
the committee, in the paper, it will
be sect tho Baptist High School
was located at Doyle's Station, in
this county. We congratulate the
people OF that vicinity. as we'll as
the whole county. in securing SO
desirable an institution Of learn
ing.
The Memphis avalanche says:
If each landilolder in West Ten
or more land would give Oneshalf
in forty acre tracts to actual set
tiers, his remaining half would be
worth double the present value OF
the whole. 1t is easy enough to
people IL waste places if you go
to work the right way to do it.
The Someryille Falcon says: 4
little colorci girl about five Oh
six years old was burned to death
on w. H. Edentou's place about
ten days ago. She was left alone
in the house, her clothing caught
fire and before assistance reached
her she was so badly burned as to
cause her death. 4 similar ecci
dent happened to a little girl on
the place of Henry McCulley col
ored, a few days ago.
Cleveland Herald: When A.
J. McWhirter was appointed Com
missioner of Agriculture for the
state this paper with Others con-
demned the appointment. Since
then, however, Maj. McWhirter
has been very active and is doing
the Seate good service and the
Herald is free to admit its mistake.
It is rumored that Deputy U. S.
Marshal, John FL. Rooney, of Sum-
ner county, has met the fate OF
jim Davis. though il Is probable
that the report has grown out OF
of the fact that q few days since
RoDey was fred upon near South
Tunnel, in Sumner county, by un-
known parties, one shooting the
lapel of his coat and wounding his
horse in the shoulder.
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle says:
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Henry
Freech and Mrs Randle Gilbert
started in a buggy to visit Mrs
Wilcox, who lives about a hall
mile back Of the University. They
had reached an old field near the
house when some lOose-horses came
running by, frightening the horse
they were driving and caused him
to run away, throwing both ladies
out AMI seriously injuring them
At the time the accident occurred
no u saw them, and when founC
they were lying on the ground ap.
parently dead.
If you are tired taking the large old-fash
toned gripping pills try Carter's Little Live
Fills and take some comfort. y man can
stand everything. One pill n dose.
Judge AIcEarland's Condition..
Winchester News,
Mr.. J. r. Beasley has just re
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