Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-19
AND TRIBUNE.
JoNESB0RO, TENN, NOV. 10, 1885.

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A. Wilds residence.
u. H. Peoples has completed his new
stable in the upper end Of town.
-Chancery Court convenesh here next
Monday. Chancellor St. John presiding.
u. ]. Hunt has bought and is improv-
ing a neat residence near the mill spring.
The neat brick residence Of Mr.. ].
A. FEBRUARY in the West End is nearing
completion.
Everybody should attend the educa-
tional meeting at the court house to-mor.
row friday night.
"A number of u farmers In the
county have posted their lands recently
to keep the bird hunters of.
County Court Clerk Shipley issued
license to marry to Mart M. Beard and
Alice May, during the past week.
-R. M. Hopper. ESQ.,, wa elected
Justice Of the Peace, at Fall Branch last
Thursday, vice DR.. Duncan, resigned.
"A little son Of Mr.. ]. M. Barkley, Of
Jonesboro, died last week of Group, and
was buried at the cemetery Saturday the
14th.
"A valuable COW belonging to W. E.
Mathea became entangled in her halter
and was choked to death n night last
week.
TO Mr.. E. M. Mitchell Of Limestone
our thanks arc due for as fine q half
bushel Of Irish potatoes as 1t has been
our fortune to see this year.
The schedule on the railroad will be
changed next Sunday, but we were una
BILE to learn what that change will be-
We will give it to our readers next week.
The new walk-way leading from
courthouse square through Capt. Sewers
property to the depot is nearly completed.
wanting only the steps to the railroad
platform.
The Sunday sch DOL at the Baptist
Church gave an entertainment last Sun
day evening in the interest of the Bible
work Of the American Baptist Publ ca
ton Society.
Mr.. g. N. Lockhart of Bristol, Tenn,
is in this county buying horses. Mr..
Lockhart Is one Of our most successful
stock traders and our farmers are always
glad to see him.
The Quarterly meeting Of the M. E.
Church South was held in this place last
Saturday and Sunday. The presiding
elder, Rev. G. D. French, preached two
very able sermons Sunday morning and
night.
Advantage has been taken Of the
late cold snap by parties in and about
Jonesboro to prepare their winter supply
Of pork, and during the past few days
nearly a hundred hogs have been slaugh-
tered.
Mrs. j. L. M. French, wife Of q form
or pastor Of the M. E. Church South o.
this place, died at her home in Dublin,
Va, week before last. The remains wert
inferred at Wytheville, Va, Monday, thu
9Th inst.
We understand that, comm encinl
Sunday, the night train on the Z. t. V
& G.. R. R. will run through from Nor
folk to Memphis, 900 miles-the longes
distance run by %solidtrains on any sys
tenn east of the Mississippi river.
"A number of gentl emen Throughout
the county, are feeling the pulse of thu
dear people on the subject Of the county
offices at the next election. But none Of
them have authorized us to announce
their candidacy, and we withhold names
Hon. A. A. Kyle Of Rogersville
Tenn, at one time Attorney General TO
this judicial circuit, was found dead II
his bed, Monday morning last, at tn
residence Of his brother, Gen. William
C. Kyle, at Whitesburg. Mr.. Kyle re
tired Sunday night in his usual goot
health. The cause Of his death Is sup
posed to be heart disease. Mr.. Kyle wa
an old and highly respectable citizen.
The pink tea" given by the ladie
Of the Second Presbyterian church q
Music Hall Thursday evening last, wa
a success in every way. The entertain
ment consisted Of readings, recitationi
mu.ic and pink tea" The ladies VIII
had 1t in charge are deserving Of mucl
praise for their efforts to arrange an In
teresting prog ramme and for the pleasin
manner in which It was carried out.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the East Tennessee, Virginia
Georgia railroad, held in Knoxville la'
Thursday, for the purpose Of electing O.
ticers for the ensuing year, an adjourn
ment for ninety days was had, on az
count, 1t is stated. Of some Of the stool
holders failing to comply with a regul'
ton requiring q holder Of stock to adve
tise 1t in his name for a period of thr'
months before he can vote 1t.
We are reliably informed that IL
friends Of Chief Justice James W. Dea'
erick will present his name to the ne
Democratic State Convention for II
nomination for Governor. Judge Dea
erick has held the Office Of Supreme JUDI
for sixteen years, and retires from the p
sition with the friendship and good W
Of his fellow. citizens. His candidacy W
be a popular one and II nominated W
60 far toward uniting his party in d
State.
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