Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-05
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The Rogersville Rerier, after trying
Independent journalism for a few weeks,
has announced itself as a Democratic pa
per.
We understand that Mr.. Nelson Ev-
ans, Of johnson City, intends to purchase
a farm neal Morristown, and move his
here.-Morristoun Gazette.
A little son of John F. McCorkle's,
about three years old, fell into a large
kettle of boiling water last Saturday even
ing and was so badly burned that he died
in a few hours.-TdylorseiMe Tomahark,
Oct. 80.
AT the request Of his superior officer
Capt. J.. w Jett rendered his resignation
as Deputy Collector. We understand
that Mr.. Van Edmohdson, Of Glade
Spring, has been appointed as his sue
cessor.-Bristol Courier.
Esquire Cooley, q worthy member Of
County Court, while in the act Of making
a fire early the morning Of the 18th inst,
at his home in Sneedville, fell and was
dead. before his wife could each him
Supposed to be heart disease. -RogersriM
Repieu. ttBs
Tuesday Of last week, between II
and 10 noon, the large barn and livery
stable belonging to Captain Tomlinson,
proprietor Of Tate Spring, was consumed
by fire, entailing a loss of about $4,000,
which was partly covered by Insurance.
Morristoun Gazette, Noe. 4th.
AT Its last meeting the Watauga Bap.
tist Association declared a non-fellowship
with all churches that suffer their mem
bers to convey or sell to any distiller,
fruit. corn or any other material for dis
tillatiop. And yet the price of apple
brandy is unchanged and the quantity Is
not lessened.
We are informed that the Union sol
diers Of this county propose to establish O
Grand Army Post at this place. This
county furnished over 1000 soldiers, and
we believe every soldier ought to join it
They will organize temporarily on Mon
day of Circuit Court -ElzabethtOn Noun
taineer.
-Amerchant of this town, speaking
of the shipment of apples, mentioned al
instance Of an apple grower who hand
picked hislfruit and wrapped each sepa
rately in tissue paper, then packed solidl,
in barrels and realized $500 a barre
from all he had for sale. Isn'tthat wort
t~rying'-Horristo,on Pilot.
The ravages of that terrible disease
hog cholera, in our county this year, SUI
pass the favages of that disease for man
years past. No sure cure, it seems, ca
| be found for the disease, and some of on
, hograisers simply turn their hogs out
. die, when the disorder once gets anon
1 them.-EHza5eth,on Mountaineer.
t "A ~1J.year-old son Of Mr.. Joseph A
bright. near War Gap, this county, m
with a horrible death one day last weel
by having his head crushed in q Cal
? mill, He was supposed to have bct
standing near the mill and as the swet
came around hiS head was caught b
tween the framexnd mfil-zcrayaiHg II
skull and killing him instantly, Roger
: riM Rerew.
. The johnson City Foundry and NJ
. chine Shops will soon be finished. TT
. large iron furnace is being lined wi
u frc.proof brick, and when that is do
: the> company will be ready to go
!" moulding. The machine departing
y is already completed. The. machine
: with which it is equipped i: of the late
- and most approved patterns and &C
b thousands of dollars. Comet.
II Gen. A. Pardec Jr., President, al
', F. A. Conley, Geo. Richards, II. Fir
stone, Jno. r. Fell C. G. Blake and j.
W Wise, directors Of the L. T. e. W. N.
u r. r., went up TO Cranberry last Frid
81 and returned Sunday night. We hear
rumored that their presence here at Il
time is'to investigate and discuss qu'
q tons Of great importance to Johns
In City. The building of aroad from he
i to the Virginia coal fields, and the err
=, ton of a mammoth iron furnace at Il
ho place are not beyond the range of pos
to bilities. But we wait awhile for furtl
=. development. Comet
,s- Rev. w. G. Garden, the preacher