Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1883-11-22

bug. We do not blame him, for it
is an eleven-pounder and arrived
last Sunday night.
Col. Geo. Osborne received a
telegram Monday evening that his
mother had died after a short
illness at her daughters home in
Gallatin, Tennessee. Mr.. Osborne
left Immediately for Atlanta, Ga,
where she will be inferred.
Says the Taylorsville Reporter:
1T seems as if every town, big or
little, in the whole country wants
to give venerable Jonesboro a
kick. We are of the opinion that
Jonesboro's two big newspapers,
if nothing else, lift her above the
common country town."
We notice in several Of our ex>
changes the statement that a new
democratic paper OIL the joint stock
order will soon be started at johns
son City.
STRAYED!
On Sunday, Noy. 18th, a Red
Heifer two years old (past); in good
order, horns rather short and crook
ed. A reasonable reward will lie
paid for her delivery to or informa-
ton that will lead to her recovery.
w. G.. MATHEs.
Col. Richard Austin, Assis-
tant DOorkeeper of the House of
Representatives, Washington, C
companied by Mrs. Austin and the
baby, spent Saturday, Sunday
and Monday in town, the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Brownlow.
Mr.. Henry Dillow, of Ford
town, was in to see us Monday
and whacked up the cash for his
own and E. j. Easley's subscrlp-
ton at Kindrick's Greek, over in
sister Sullivan. We like these
Sullivan republicans; they are
solid in sentiment and cash ev-
cry time:
"A defestiye fue caused Ia fire at
Morristown Sunday night which
destroyed the two story frame bull
ding occupied by Myers & Bird,
with all their stock. A two story
frame building adjoining on the
west was also burned. The Lookout
Bank and the Masonic Lodge were
damaged several hundred dollars.
All the drummers caught on
the road by the cold snap had left
their overcoats at the other end
of their territory. They thawed
out sufficiently to talk before get
ting away from town. The wealth
er that freezes a drummer's chin Oft
at the roots hasn't come yet.
THAN EVER
d. Will S. II. Anderson sell all kinds
of GOODS for CASH. Try him,
-Messrs. Luttrell & Wheeler,
proprietors of the Washington
College Foundry, PUBLISH an adj
vertisement in this weeks issue, to
,rhich we direct the attention OF
our readers. These gentleman are
now manufacturing all kinds OF
ware on the very shortest notice,
and in the very best manner, and
propose to sell at rocksbottom prices
for cash. We hope all that need
in the foundry line will
give them their patronage, for they
propose to give bargains.
We publish in vi Greeneville
extracts a statement of the illness
of Frank, only son of DR.. VIM. +.
and Mrs. Anna Fowler, who re-
Gently moved from their old home
in Greeneyille and located in
Nashville. From n notice in the
World we learn the poor
boy succumbed to his disease and
lied on the 10th, at $50 p. m. The
many friends of DR. and Mrs.
all over East Tennessee
will feel a deep grief at their great
bereavement.
The time will come when live
human labor will haye an equal
stake with ~pulseless capital in the
Of its skill, and the ar
,icle on our fourth page on Em-
oloyers and the Employed points
1ut The unmistakable direction OF
its coming. Money IS a good
hing to have but there must be a
INIT put on its capacity to buy. 1t
must cease to buy labor as it has als
ready ceased to own it.
John Squlbb was in town
tuesday and told us that he expec>
ed to start for Boone, n. g., yes
,erday with 1900 feet of Star light
ming rods on his wagon. He sold
sights of evaporators during the
fruit season, scattering them all
over the county, AMI now that the
season is past he mounts his wagon
and starts out to save the country
from lightning. The rod has all
seasons for its own. and those who
the most scientific rod, put up
by N who knows his business
thoroughly, and who will treat all
customers with fairness should let
John Squibb put up the rods for
He represents no bloated
monopoly, but goes out on his own
hook, to play a lone hand against
the board, and he will win-and
.on,t Won forget it!