Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-11-04
OUR NEIaHBoRs.
johnson city.

johnson City.
Enterprise, Oct. Is.
Its a great mistake, in our humble
opinion, our large land owners make in
holding their property at such high pri.
ces, when they could sell at reasonable
prices and thus cause our town to grow
faster-which would of course increase
the value of the remainder of their prop. |
erty.
A frightful runaway occurred on the
hill near Esq. Joe Bowman's on the
Tuesday of last week. 1t appears that
Mr.. Chas. Counts was hauling sorghum
cane with H. G. Longs team, and load.
ed too heavy. Tor above the bed) and just
as he started down the said hill the cane
slipped forward, striking the horses,
which caused them to take fright and
run at a fearful rate to the foot Of the
hill, where they collided with a plank
fence knocking down q dozen pannels.
and q sharp plank penetrated the bowels
OF q very fine mare killing her instantly.
Mr.. Counts was severely bruised up and
the wagon was literally demolished. The
loss falls very heavy on Mr.. Long.
Comet, Oct. %.
Mr.. Woodward, editor of the Labor
Globe In Knoxville organized the knights
of Labor in johnson City last Monday
night. About 80 names were. enrolled.
A base ball nine consisting of four. Of
the old Reds went out to Milligan
last Monday and defeated the Milligan
team by a score of 10 to 10. This closes
the base ball season for this year.
Mrs. R. ]. Rankin left last Thursday
for Knoxville. Mr.. Rankin has accepted
a position with IN insurance company
in that place and they will make Knox
vile their future home.
The City Hotel has been sold to q Mr..
Wiler, Of Ohio. w. A. Dickinson, the
former proprietor. will continue in charge
for some time. Mr.. Wiler will raise the
building two or three feet and make
other improvements at an early day.
Mr.. Alfred Barnes died at his home
near Cartcr's last Tuesday night from an
injury received on the 18th inst. near
Coal Creek, Tenn. He was employed
by the E. L. V. & G.. II. r. Company as
a freight train brakeman and while
standing In q coal car and leaning around
to get the number of a COR In the real
was struck In the back of the head by
bridge fracturing his skull. When fount
he was lying in the car insensible ant
never regained consciousness. He wa
taken home on Wednesday and only live
nine days from the day he was hnri
The saddest part Of 1t Is he had made hi
arrangements to stop of on the Goth an
spend a few days with homefolks. II
came home on the Goth to leave 1t n
more alive.
Greenevilie.
Democrat, oct. Is.
The steam saw mill owned by Ii
: Smith Bros, which has been at work @
' Maj. A. Noel's farm, 2 miles south
: town, fol, some time, was burned OF Ia
Thursday night. Only n temporary she
: had been erected over the mill and G.
CINE, which was consumed, About rs,
: feet Of lumber, one half Of which b
: longed to Maj. Noel, was burned. TT
wood work Of the mill was burned. ~
y engine, 1t Is thought, is not badly dal
J. aged. The total loss Is not far fro
81, 1000. This boys are re fitting the m
y ind hope to resume saving In a few day
i. Home correspondence: There Is a 50
4 afras log at Collects mill from Ed y
chefs farm In Washington county, th
measures three feet and four inches Gle
" of the bark, or 81 feet wi III bark, and
d counting the rings at the top Of the
n It Is found to DO 1888 years old.
'@ Here and There.
Bristol News, Nova.
nj Miss Nesbit Richardson was terri
cd burned yesterday morning at the "
M dence Of her parents, near Col. Jno.
4 Kings. Her dress caught from an Of
fireplace, and was burned entirely
Of before the flames could DO extinguish
At. Five other members Of the family W
nd severely burn Cd in trying to put out
an flames. Her injuries. though very }
Tor are not thought 70 be dangerous.
cd BlountviIlc le,tcr:..At the Sacramer
he meeting at the Presbyterian Chu
de Sunday last. Rev. Mr.. Converse M
an the announcement that he would perh
i dissolve his connection with the Chu
here the first Sabbath Ia Nov. as he
expecting . esll from 0a.--A 4
he child Of David Fond, near Lawson,