Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-08
RESPONDER
CAREERS MILLS.

April. 5.-Owing to the neglect of a
friend to deliver my communication last
week the CARRIERS Mills department OF
the HERALD AND TRIBUNE was blank.
Major Bird Brown, who has been lying
at the point of death for quite a while,
died at the residence of his son, j. j.
Brown, on the Gath of March and was
buried the following day in the family
cemetery near his late residence. Uncle
Bird was we'll and favorably known by a
large circle of people. He lived to a good
old age (s6 years., and was the Oldest per
SON in our district, except Mrs, Booth,
mother of Joseph Booth, ESQ, who is
said to be "a years of age.
The school at Union, taught by Hilbert
and wife, closed on the Goth with public
exercises which were we learn very en-
tertaining and instructive to the large
number in attendance.
The school at Bethesda, taught by Mr..
Watts, also closed on the same night.
The exercises were most excellent, and it
would afford us much pleasure to give a
detailed account of it; but lest ] should
fail to give all justice / will just say, all
acquitted themselves honorably and come
up to the highest expectations of their
friends. The large and c|ommodious
house was crowded to its utmost capaci-
ty and good order prevailed. We noticed
during the evening quite a number of
candidates mixing and mingling with the
dear people" and presenting their many
reasons why they should receive the
nomination at the coming convention.
Among those present we will mention G.
r. Jones, w. S. Bacon, Albert Bacon, ID.
P. O'Brien, J. II. Peoples, +. 7. Watts
and perhaps others whose names we can
not now recall. The writer hereof is a
personal friend of them all and can cheer
fully support any of them, but let me tell
you boys, along about the first of May
the ghosts of some of you will be running
around groaning with the bilious collie.
L. Nj. Leach has sold his farm to A. j.
Shupe of Unicoi county and has bought
and moved to the Reed farm near here.
II. p. Hathaway, our genial English
man has returned from a few weeks visit
to Iowa. Would be glad if Mr.. Hathaway
| would remain permanently with us.
W. F. Simpson paid Knoxville a flying
! visit last week.
Mrs. Leonard who has been dangerous
l ly i'll for some time is slowly improving.
. The fish pond of Noah Eutsler wa
| again washed out last week. 1t will b.
remembered that Mr.. Eutsler met with
similar misfortune a few months ago, ant
after much trouble and expense succeed
g ed in capturing his fish a few miles allow
New Orleans, brought them back an,
| replaced them in his pond. Now to hav
Z to undergo that laborious and expensiv
journey again is truly heartrending! MI
Eutsler has the sincere sympathy of tn
entire community in his sad misfortune
~ and he can rest assured that any info
. nation as to the whereabouts of his fs
that can be given by our good poop
IL will be most cheerfully given him.
o. One of our fair young ladies WI
y thrown from her horse in the deep fol
u near HOSES saw mill on returning fro
I the exhibition at Bethesda. 1t is needles
~ to say she was much frightened, but c
y capped without bodily injury. She is I
., be congratulated on her escape from VIII
III might have been a serious matter.
PHELIM.