Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-12-17
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cidert last week at the Foundry and Ma
chine Shops, He had climbed up a lad
der to oil the shafting, and the floor being
oily and slick the ladder slipped and he
was thrown with great violence upon a
pile of iron and his back and hip terribly
bruised, though no bones were broken.
He is now able to be out on %crutches.-
johnson City Comet.
The severe wind Of Tuesday week
raised the tin roofing and broke II in two
or three places on the Presbyterian
church. 1t also tore oil a considerable
square of the Greeneville Academy roof.
The roof Of the wooden mills was also
damaged. -GreeneriM Democrat.
A National Bank at this place in the
near future is now a fixed fact, the CAPT
tai stock of $50, 900 has all been subscrib-
ed and authority for its organization re-
ceived from the Treasury Department.
On Saturday last a meeting was held at
the office of Mcfarland & Dickson, when
it was resolved to call a general meeting
of stockholders, to be held at the Opera
House on January 4, 1886, at which time
subscriptions are to be paid and the or
~ganization completed. -Morriaovn Ga.
zette.
There has not been a postal card at the
Knoxville postofice, for overtwo months,
and the waiting has become m%onotonous.
A good supply has been ordered some
time but so far, nothing has been heard
from the department. A wag suggested
hat perhaps the government was just
keeping them back in order to force the
public to buy stamps, and thus increase
the revenue.-Knorrib Journal.
Pane correspondent Greeneville Demo
crat: We are informed that A. ]. Harmon
died at his home in this county and was
buried at Mosheim on Sunday, 9th ult.
by the Odd Fellows, of which order he
was a worthy member.
Jeroldstown correspondence Greene
vile Democrat: Mr.. r. C. Rector. a citi
zen of this district, died at his residence
on the Both ult. Heleaves a wife and foul
children and q large number of friends
Mr.. w. F. Bennett buried an infant child
in the cemetery at this place last Saturday
The Elizabethton correspondent of the
Knoxville Chronicle contributed the fol
lowing items in his letter dated 10 inst:
Two cases of men distilling were triet
before Commissioner w. j. FOLSOM yes
terday. The parties were named Honey
cult, Of Roane Mountain. Both were &C
quilted.
A very dangerous slide" occurred OIL
the narrow guage railroad yesterday
The two regular trains from johnson
City have not been running further thai
Hampton, n small station six miles abov,
Elizabethton. The track in the gorg
for several hundred yards was obstructe'
by the falling rocks and dirt, and it will
take several days to remove the obstruc
ton.
Captain Pleasant Williams of Wataug
received a pension Of about $1,000 o
Monday. Dsmps KitS also, Of this VI
cinity, was the happy recipient of a $50
pension. Both worthy citizens.
From the Goodson Democrat Of lit
, inst: The indications are that the presen
=, will be the last issue of the Goodso
Democrat.
Whether the material will be sold to
L%ynchburg publisher and editor who
DESTROYS of engaging in the newspap'
: business at this place; or whether the mi
terial will be rented to a Bristol printe
: or whether it will be leased to a lon
talked Of joint stock organization cor
posed Of some twenty gentlemen wi
were prominent in the recent independe
movement; or whether the material wi
s pass into the hands of other parties, "
know not, but we do know that If cont
y ued in use here the name Of the pap
will be changed and other importa
r changes made.
r The Goodson Democrat has suspendt
and the material moved to some point
e Pennsylvania. Mr.. Kinsloe left on 81
Y urday night.-Bristol Ne@s, Dec. Is.