Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-10-29
HERALD AND TRIBUNE.
JoNEsBoRo. TENN. OCT. 30, 1885.
County Court Monday.

County Court Monday. |
-Dosser & Co. bought 400 bushels Of
peach seeds during the season.
Circuit Court commences at Erwin
Monday next. Judge Hacker presiding.
-Jonesboro bas a. fine church build
ings as any town Of it, size in the State.
Mr.. ]. M. Osborn is improving his
dwelling house by erecting an addition
thereto.
The Synod meeting at Maryville has
adjourned to meet at cambridge. Jeffer-
son county, Tenn, next year.
Mrs. S. A. Gibson. Of this place. de-
livered her interesting lecture on Corea
before the Synod at Maryville last week.
The petition to rehear the Embree-
vile property case was dismissed by the
Supreme Court Saturday last. This ends
the case.
Memorial service and erection Of
tombstones at the grave Of Reese Bayless
will take place to-day Thursday at
Cherokee church.
Col. Geo. r. Mcclellan, Deputy U.
s. Revenue Collector, has removed his
business office from the court house base
ment to room 20, Planters House.
James q. Taylor. appointed post.
master at Carter's Depot some days ago,
declined his commission, having made
arrangements to move to Florida.
Last Sunday an unfounded rumor
that a young colored boy had been killed
between here and johnson City, while
stealing a ride on a passenger train. was
current on our streets.
We would respectfully suggest to the
County Court that the clock on the Court
House needs regulating badly. As 1t is
now running it is hard to tell what time
it is without making a mathematical cal
culation.
Hon. A. II. Pettibone went to Vir.
ginia last Monday to take part in the Re-
publican campaign in Virginia. He
speaks at Appomatox G. H. to-day and
will continue on the stump till the close
of the campaign.
Oakley, the six-year-old son Of L. o.
Strain of Limestone, died last Friday Of
diphtheria. Several cases Of this dread
disease are reported from that neighbor-
hood, but so far as we have been able to
learn all are convalescent.
-On Monday Of last week Jack More
lock broke his leg while prying q walnut
log on Chimney Top mountain in Haw'
kins county. The injury was produced
by sheer strengthen the shoulders and
body, against which Mr.. Morclock rested
his lever.
For the information Of those who
took chances in the pincushion disposed
OF to assist in paying for the organ Ii
the Leesburg church, we are requested t.
say that 1875 chances we're taken at q
cents each. R. N. Dosser drew the priz
with number n. The cushion was mucl
admired at our last fair. where 1t took tn
premium.
w. E. Msthes, proprietor Of th
Planters House, has had an excellen
cabinet-sized photograph Of his hote
taken and is using It as an advertiser
card. The exterior view Of the buildin
is pleasant and inviting, but the real CT
c~ellencies of the Planters House are nc
discovered until one has sat at the table
and numbered In its comfortable beds.
The political news from Virginia |
very cheering to Republicans. Peopl
from that State passing through here IL
port that the Republican party there wa
never better organized and equipped fc
political battle. Every civil district |
the State has been thoroughly canvasset
All indications point to the election 0
John S. Wise and the entire ticket ne,
Tuesday.
-Knoxville's criminal industry NOV,
right along uninterruptedly. The 9th,
night Mrs. Samuel Jones Of that eli
went into a dark room to get medicir
for q sick child. She was knocked sci
seless by a burglar who had entered Il
room and stolen $50. II the authoriti
catch the scoundrel the proper thing
do will be to indict him for a crime
which he cannot be convicted.
The governor has appointed Ma
Campbell Brown Of Maury county, Jact
L. Thomas Of Knox county and Farm
ton B. Snipes of Madison county u II
stock sanitary comission and q pleur
pneumonia commission Of the Stat
whose duty It shall be to act under 4
orders Of the governor and examine ar
cattle in Tennessee reported to the 50
ernor as being affected with contsgio
plcuro-pneumonis diseases.
O~niciais' Fses-Intcresting Decision
the Supreme Court.
Among some recent decisions by Chi
Justice Deaderick we find the followin
which will prove Of interest to many:
A Justice Of the Peace is entitled to
cents for the first name in each subpe
for witnesses in behalf Of the State issu
by him, and 5 cents for each succeedi
name.
A Sheriff Is entitled to 10 cents |
mile for going after and returning wit
prisoner nrrested In another county, m