Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-12-23
OUR NEIeHBoRs.
johnson city.

Comet, Dec. 10.
A mass meeting was held In the City
Hall last Friday night to adopt some plan
of procedure to secure the building of the
Charleston. Cincinnati and Chicago rail
road through johnson City. A large ma
jority of taxpayers and business men
were represented. The meeting was call
ed to order by Mayor Dickinson. VIM.
Harr was made secretary. and Mayor
Dickinson was made permanent chair
man with authority to call a meeting any
time. A motion was made by G. X. Lide,
to take the sense Of the house in regard
to the corporation Of johnson City issui.
ing bonds to the amount of fifty thousand
dollars, and taking that amount Of stock
in the road. Speeches were made by
several Of our leading men, and the mat
ter was thoroughly discussed before the
vote was taken. When the question was
put to the house there was not q dissent
ing voice-the house voting to a man In
favor Of the motion. A committee of
five was appointed to solicit subscriptions
from the citizens Of johnson City, and
the property owners along the proposed
route in Washington county.
1t is thought not improbable that IN
amount equal to johnson City's donation
may be raised from this source. A COM
mittee of three was appointed to draft
the proceedings Of the meeting and send
a copy TO the officers Of the @. G. G. com
pany by Gen. Wilder and Col. Matson.
Johnson City Is at least aroused, and the
people are alive to the advantages to be
derived from the building of this road,
and will do all in their power to secure it
through johnson City. We trust there
will be no abatement in the interest al
ready manifested.
Mr.. James T. Carter, o popular young
railroad clerk, was married to Miss Lula
Dobbins, at her home on Richards street
last Thursday evening, the ceremony be.
ing performed by Rev. H, w. Bays. AT
ter an informal reception the happy cou-
pie drove to the groom's home on Walnut
street, which place they will make their
home. The bride is an excellent young
lady and Mr.. Carter is to be congratulate.
ed on getting so lovely q young lady for
a Wife,-KnOJpiM Tribune.
Mr.. Carter Is a relative of Gen. Jack
son, of Jonesboro, Tenn, and has many
friends in East Tennessee who join The
Comet in congratulations.
Carter's Depot correspondence: Died
here on Sunday Dec. 9th, Alexander S.
Bowers, aged about "a years. He leaves
a young wife. Owing to the inclemenI
weather he was not buried until the 9Th
He came here only q short time ago from
Stoney creek TO act as teamster for E. II
Plummer and had only driven a few day.
when he was attacked by typhoid fevel
which ended his career. - Died, abou
two miles north of here this a. M, VIM
Feathers, jr., aged about SO years; hi
leaves a widow about 2 years younger
besides q large family Of children, grand
children and great grand children. I'm
Gle Billy, as he was Familiarity called BY
everybody was an old landmark known
for miles around. He win be bntied a
Poplar Grove church in Sullivan county
Tuesday, 18th instant.
Col. G. W. Charlton, of Knoxville, |
in the city. He is preparing his biennia
report to the Legislature, and will writ
an article on the growth Of johnson City