Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-09-23
PERSONAL.

business trip to Knoxville.
Mrs. Carrie Davis. whose sickness we
mentioned week before last, has recover
ed Der health.
Judge A. J. Brown is holding his first
court this week, at Sneedville, Hancock
county.
Fred. Devault after an absence of six
weeks returned to Jonesboro Monday,
looking none the worse for his visit. He
put in the time in the neighborhood of
Little Chucky.
l.. II. Akin and son and David T.
Wilds started Thursday morning last for
San Diego, Cal. Mr.. Akin went to take
q position in a large mercantile establish,
ment there and Mr.. Wilds is on a pros
p%ecting tour.
Rev. James Converse filled his regular
engagement at the First Presbyterian
church Sunday morning and evening, de
livering two excellent sermons
Alex. Mathes comes back from his
three weeks s%ojourn at Clark's Springs
looking hale and hearty.
W. H. Cox and family left for Phila.
delphia, Pa, Tuesday night. Mrs. Cox
and children will spend the winter in that
city. and Mr.. Cox intends to soon take
his usual southern business trip.
Charles Munsey is in Cranberry, N. G.,
taking charge Of the telegraph office at
that place during the absence of the reg.
ular operator.
Nathan Peoples, lately with Capt. Sc
vier, at the Washington House, has ac-
copied the position of postal clerk at the
Jonesboro office made vacant by the re-
tirement of l. II. Akin.
W. K. 5. munsey leaves to-day for
California, where he expects to make his
home. We understand that he goes to
take a position in a large mercantile house
at Los Angeles.
Miss Ida May Sparks is visiting friends
at Conkling, and Chucky Valley.
Mrs. Kate Frenger, who has been stop.
ping with her friend, Mrs. j. A. T. Ba-
con, left yesterday for Lexington, KY,
where she will join her husband, Rev.
Geo. r. Frenger. of the NJ. E. church.
Miss Mary Odum and Mrs. Rankin of
johnson City, spent a day or two last
week with the family of Judge Brown.
Miss Pearl Maxey of Knoxville, is Wis
ting relatives in Jonesboro and vicinity.
Miss Ida Patton of johnson City, was
in town last week, the guest of Miss Anna
FEBRUARY.
Miss Mamie Rhea, of Ringgold, Ga.
has been visiting in town and county for
a week or so. For several years she
was a resident of this town. During her
visit here she was the guest Of Miss Sue
Deaderick.
Miss Kate Deaderick leaves tomorrow
friday for La Grange, Ga, to take
charge of the vocal music department al
the college at that place. Miss Deaderick
will visit q few days in Knoxville.
Misses Cora Brown. Middia Hall and
Mary Kitzmiller, start Monday for La
Grange, Ga, to pursue a course of study
in the college at that place.
Miss Nellie Lampson has charge Of the
instruction in music and English litera-
ture at Plummer Female Institute,
Wytheville, Va, for which place she left
last week to take up her duties for the
winter.
Jonesboro lost one of its popular
young ladies for this winter, in the depar.
ture Monday night of Miss Mamie Fain
for Wesley, Mass, where she will enter
upon a course of study in the famous
college at that place. During her residence
in Wesley. Miss Mamie will be a me@ber
Der of the family of Rev. P, D. Cowan,
formerly pastof of the Second Presbyte
rian church at this place.
Miss Formwalt of Knoxville, who ha
/ been spending the summer at Lovelace
) en- route for home spent Tuesday will
Mrs. Jos. II. Crouch of Jonesboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Lampson, Mrs. Ju
liza Ermon and Master Larned Ermol
and Miss Lizzie Brinkman, all Of New
Orleans, are guests of the Planters
: House. O.
J Miss Mollie Dohan of New Orleans
. spent Tuesday with friends at the Plant
: ers' House. Miss Dohan left for Bristo
! on the evening train.
II. j. Bentley of Titusville. Pa, and
Il. Landbender of Union City, spent
!. day in town this week. These gentle
men are looking after the interests in thi
section of a large lumber company.
|, Mrs. Mary Turner and Miss Ami
9 Powers, who have been spending the he
months with the family of John
! Mathes, started for their home in Mobil,
Ala, Wednesday morning.
Maj. J. B. Wagner of Mountain Cit,
. took supper in Jonesboro Tuesday nigh
He was accompanied by Ike T. Jobc Q
i johnson City.
AL. Desser now occupico the handsom
residence Of Chas. i. Dosscr in III
western part of town.
Miss Esther Lyons and Miss Eliz
- Cochran Of Leesburg, started for Il
"Lone STAR state, Wednesday morning
v IT IL Crouch now nrasidoa ovor n