Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-12-10


Wild geese are destroying wheat
along the streams.
Mr.. James H. Dosser has butchered
175 hogs during the past week.
Watch the columns of the H. & 7.
for advertisements Of holiday goods.
The annual meeting of Rhea Lodge
for the election of officers occurs Monday,
Dec. 81.
The Sunday schools are beginning
to make arrangements for their Christmas
celebrations
Don't forget the Washington county
Teachers Institute at Morning Star Fri
day and Saturday.
%-Chancery court adjourned Wednes'
day, Dec. 2. Our report Of cases dispos-
ed of is crowded out this week.
The young men OF the school have
organized a debating society. A good
move. Society meets every Friday.
The improvements on the M. E..
Church South have been completed and
services will be conducted there as usual
hereafter.
Five hundred German carp minnows
were received at the express Office last
Saturday for Washington and Greene
county waters.
County court convened in monthly
session Monday. Very little business
presented itself for the consideration of
that worshipful body.
There will be a meeting of the Grand
Army Post on the 10th day of December.
A dispensation has been received au-
thorizing the muster in of all soldiers
who may be present IN that day.
MIR. ]. A. FEBRUARY has nearly COM
pleted his handsome residence opposite
that of Judge Hacker. The West End
is rapidly becoming the most fashionable
and desirable quarter Of the town.
The marriage Of Isaac N. Walters to
Fannie E. Scott, both Of the Eighth dis.
trict, was solemnized on the 3D. inst. by
Rev. w. II. Cox. Miss Scott is a daugh.
ter of David Scott Of the above district.
Saturday night last some of the citi-
zens of the Eighth district met at Green.
wood to discuss the subject Of dividing
the district" There were only a few
present and no conclusion was reached.
Mr.. Hugh Kirkpatrick shot a beauti'
full half grown gray fox in the neighbor
hood Of Akin Crawford's Thanksgiving
day. Capt. Deaderick is said to have
bagged eight tame ducks on the sam,
day.
The dealers in liquors of johnson
City have filed a bill ~enjoining the opera
ton of the ordinance recently passed by
the city council requiring their places Of
business to be closed from dark to day
light.
On Saturday, Dec. s, there was a salt
at the residence of John Longmire, de-
ceased, of Cherokee. The property sold
by d. w. f. Peoples consisted Of house
hold furniture, farm implements, pro
ducts, etc.
There are only two prisoners confined
in the county Jail. Sheriff Willet ha
been very indulgent in the way of accept
ing bond, and quite a number indicted a
the last sitting Of the grand jury are en-
joying this happy provision of the law.
"A correspondent of the New Yorl
Tribune from Roam mountain locate
1.-The worst hotel in Tennessee at Johnso,
City, and further describes that place a
one that ''has never yet been worried int
any exertion by the spirit of order O
cleanliness"
The entertainment to be given by tn
teachers and pupils of the graded school
announced last week, will take place
Music Hall, Dec. %. Further particular
will be found in another column.
should receive q hearty support from OF
citizens as the object is a worthy ont
and the prospects for a delightful eve
ing's entertainment are good.
The revival recently held at Spec
well by Jesse J.. Newcomb of Cincinnati
closed Dec. /. While visiting relativ,
at that place Mr.. Newcomb was prevaile
upon to hold the meeting, the outcom
of which was, that a great deal Of int
est was manifested and four persons We
received into the M. Z. Church Sout
and two Joined the NJ. E: Church.
AT the meeting of the Education
Society at the court house Monday nigl
the committee appointed to prepare a /
gal document to be submitted to office
Of the Taxing District, relating to Il
making over of the school property TO
made q report which was approved al
committee authorized to lay same befo
said officers and report result of COME
ence at meeting at same place Saturdt
next.
-Heege's Comedy Company pcrforl
cd in Music Hall last Thursday night
a fair sized audience, Tho pranks
"Peok's had boy" made the first not al
were fairly represented, The three 9th
ao~ts-takon from Mark Twain's "To
eawyer''--were of tho serlo.comic ordt
pnd tho better part of the play. It
only part offering opportunity for fiji
acting-the charaster OF 'Iusher Stubb
was we'll taken by Gus. ]. Heege. Ar
Lacrqix as the villain was good.
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