Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-07-08
OUR ~NEIGHBORS.

itcpuDIcdn, July 4,
Near Chatata, on last Monday Frank
Martin was driving a moving machine,
the team ran away and threw him from
his seat in front of the cutter bar, his
left arm was cut entirely off and other
serious injuries inflicted.
The Greeneville District Conference
NJ. L. Church, will convene at Fall
Branch, Tenn, July 2Sth, at 10 o'clock
a. m. Opening scrmon by Rev, T. s..
Walker.
The East Tennessee Tobacco Manu-.
featuring Company have commenced
manufacturing fine cut smoking tobacco.
Memorial service, in honor Of Mrs.
Fannie L. Strain, will be held in tho NJ.
L. Church, Limestone, Sunday morning,
July 18th inst, at IL o'clock. Sermon
by Rev. j. $. Petty.
Much interest is being taken among
our colored friends wei the proposed
High School in this place. We are told
the colored people will meet the first
payment themselves by the Goth Of July.
The enterprise should succeed and we
believe it will, w thr best cplored fami-
lies are interested in 1t. That n good
colored institution Is much needed here,
no n will deny. We believe too, that
the white friends will help in the matter.
The school will be under the auspices Of
the A. NJ. E. Zion Church but its doors
will be open to all the colored youth of
any church. After the first payment a
general appeal will be made.
Democrat. July /.
A little seven-year-old son Of J. Sim.
merly, living near Holston College, in
Blount county, fell Off a fence q few days
ago and broke its arm. Lock-jaw set In,
and he died before any of his friends
could get TO him.
Died, at his home. in the 18Th district
Of this county, on last Tuesday, Mr.. Mar
tin Clandenon, aged 80 years. lie leaves
q wife and two children.
A little negro boy while bathing in the
mill pond at Athens last week, had one
of his big toes amputated by a swapping
turtle. 1t is said that the ponds around
Grceneville are full of swapping turtles.
Bessie, infant daughter Of Joseph and
Florence Dobson, aged about fiftecr
months, died on last Thursday morning
and was buried in Oak Grove cemetery
on Friday evening. Funeral services
were held in the Southern Methods
church, conducted by Rev. S. A. Collie.
Mr.. ]. A. Kiscr, of Caney Branch, me
with what might have been a serious &C
cident, on last Saturday. While fordinl
the river his mule got its fore feet fas
in some rocks and in %endcavoring to fret
itself would almost go under water. |
at last got loose, but not until 1t had givel
Mr.. Kiser several duckings and scared
him very badly. Jim says he thought HI
was gone.
We sympathize with the farmers Oh
Lick Creek. It is said that the corn
crops on the bottom land, in many places
on the creek, will be almost a total fail
ure.
Married, at the residence of the BRIDE
mother, near Tusculum, on Thursday
cath ult., Mr.. Jas. T. Brown and Miss
Minnie Morrow, Rev. j.. G. Ritter oflciat
ing. These arc two clever young people.
and we wish for them all the pleasures
to be derived from long and well spen,
lives.
Bulletin, july {.
The wheat harvest is nearly all over IL
this county, and the yield, from presen
indications, is not very satisfactory, ex
cept In u few favored sections. II /
feared the crop will be greatly damaged
by the continued rains. The outlook l
encouraging to those who arc engaged II
the raising Of the valuable cereal, cithe
as to the quality of the incoming crop o
the price likely to be obtained for II.
The prisoners recently escaped fror
the Jail at this place IRE still at large.
johnson City.
Comet. July !.
Mr.. Peter Slagle, one Of the oldest an