Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-15
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APRIL 11.-At last writing we were
flooded with water; now we are high
and dry and the grass is green. The lit
tie blizzard Tuesday last rendered a fire
comfortable TO those who were fortunate
enough to have a little wood on hand,
but the writer, like many others, was
singing spring anthems and thinking
strongly of turning out barefoot and thus
felt bitter frost pangs.
Another candidate was around Friday
shaking hands with the Republicans OF
the 18th district; namely, VIM. 5. Bacon
of Morning Star. Will is a clever young
man of unimpeachable character and SUI
ficient business qualifications to fill the
position to which he sspires.
We hope Washington county will put
out as good a ticket as Greene has, for it
is Il stubborn fact that We must nominate
men for the various Offices who will carry
the strength of the party if we can hope
for success.
Our people should attend the primary
and see to sending up representative men.
The proxy voting is unfair and should be
discontinued.
What a capital thing hope is. We have
not talked to a single candidate out of the
AZ but what seems to think that he is the
stron gest man by several hundred votes.
Mr.. Lewis Cooper is still detained at
home by the serious illness of his wife,
DR.. Brabsen is the attending physician.
DR.. F. D. Ferguson is rapidly rising in
his profession and bids fair to be one of
our finest practitioners.
Mr.. Nathan Baines started to Hawkins
county Sunday morning to sec after some
walnut logs which he and Sewer Martin
have at the river. 1t is reported that Ia
of their logs were taken down the Missis-
sippi Valley IN the last tide.
Another one of our oldest and best citi
zens has quit the walks of men and beer
gathered to his fathers since our las
writing. VIM. Mitchell Of Haw's Cros
Poads died suddenly Thursday and hi
Ire,nains were inferred in the Fairviev
cemetery Friday.
Married at the residence of L. II. Ship
lev, ESQ, Mr.. - Murdoch, aged 81
I and Miss Esther Osborn, aged 80. TIL
exact date we did not get, but it was las
week. Squire Shipley tied the knot fo
=. the youths () and gave them a nice SUI
q per. May they live long to enjoy eac
( others smiles.
Sabbath school at Cherry Grove W;
. largely attended last Sabbath. At I'll
:, close of the session Prof. +. L. SIMPLE
made an interesting speech brim full
~eIoquence and logic. Rev. Ketron had
Z large and attentive audience at Rubus
I Chapel in the afternoon.
Rev. j. b. Walker of Greene count
Republican nominee for circuit cou
/ clerk, has promised the people of Cher
G Grove a sermon next Sunday. VIM Co
one OF our finest young villagers went
l. Elizabethton'l last Sunday.
IN If the farmers of our country general
Of would just get their eyes open lor
IN enough. to make q few calculation
or many of them would be surprised to S,
n how much money and labor has been b
slowed upon the products Of the far
at hitherto at so small a profit.
4 If we ever prosper we must begin
raise crops at less expense and that ca
re be cashed at some price. 1t would pa
Y. the most of our farmers better to raj.
it hay, wheat and livestock and buy the
corn. But the best paying crop for us
tobacco. Look at western North Caro-
ma ma and Unicoi county, Tennessee;
ot years ago how did they compare with Il
n present.
Robert Skinncll Of our county realiz,
more of of two or three acres of land
tobacco than most of our farmers do fro
~ twenty acres, and his land is getting be
ter each year.
Is there not some one ut Washingt'
H. College, Leesburg, Morning. Sta
TO Broylesvillc and other places who W
take sufficient interest in the paper
as write occasionally? INcoGNITo.