Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-01-21
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
. \. FEBRUARY disd Thursday last.

~-in-law of Mr., John Wilburn. was
buried Tuesday last,
The oldest inhabitant saws il was A
little colder than the "cold Saturday"
in lS35-ncarly ffty.one years ago.
Harriet Gibson, a colored woman
aged about thirty years, died Sunday
morning and was inferred Monday after.
noon.
In writing for a change of address Of
your paper don't forget to give the form,
cr postoflice AS well as the one where You
want it sent.
the name of Jeroldstown has been
substituted for that of Clear Creek in the
postoflicc in our county known by the
latter name.
The father OF Rev. j. II. Jennings,
of this VI. L. circuit, died last Tuesday
morning at the residence of his son some
four or five miles from Joncsboro.
We have been requested to announce
that there will be a public meeting at the
court house tomorrow friday night
for the purpose of organizing a Board of
Enterprise.
A new post Office called Nellie" has
been established, on the Ioncsboro and
Hendricks Creek route, between Clara
and Dougless Shed. Julius A. Stafford
is the postmaster.
The Bycrlcy's, of near Telford,
charged with larceny of goods from John
Ferguson of Brownsboro, were tried
Monday before Squire Z. s.. Browning Of
the 3D. district and honorahly acquitted.
Newton Bragg who took n registered
letter from the mail bag, between Jones.
boro and Fall Branch, last November has
had his trial and been sentenced to two
years in the reform school at Washington.
We learn that the saloon keepers Of
Johnson City have decided not to take
out licenses for the coming year, on ac-
count of the heavy tax imposed and the
early closing enactment of that places
council.
Mrs. Jacob Bacon, niece of Mr.. J. ID.
Cox of Joncsboro, died on the night of
the 18th inst, at her home at Keebler's
Cross Roads and was inferred Wednesday
following at the Boon's Creek church
cemetery.
The number of prisoners and wit
ncsscs ut the present term of the Federal
court nj Knoxville is gaeatly in excess of
amy court for several years, This Is CON
irary to expectations under the new adj
ministratiOn.
Get the genuine work of [. 5. Grant,
his Personal Memoirs, and read it.
Patriotism and truth are prominent feat
urcs of the work. To the old soldiers Of
both sides nothing is so satisfactory, in
tercsting and profitable.
Mrs. Louisa Rankin, rclict of Chas.
Rankin, sister Of Mr.. John Devault and
mother-in law of Clerk ard Master A. b..
y Bowman, died at her residence at Home,
Tenn, Jan, Is, and was buried on the
following day.
The costs adjudged against the State
at the last term of the circuit court have
all been paid in. Clerk Mathcs is ready to
settle and requests those Interested to
walk up to the captains Office and re-
ceipt for their wealth.
Ties have been distributed along the
railroad below town preparatory to rcplac.
ing the old ones, which are in bad shape.
Tons of broken rock are also piled on
each side Of the track to be used as bal.
last. The company is rapidly making its
road bed one of the best in the country.
The Blountville correspondent of the
Bristol C0Wrter says, the plupcr account
Of Sullivan county is very burdensome,
being over $4,000 last year; and he wants
to know why Washington and Grccne's
account was only about half that amount,
especially in Greene county which is n
much larger county than Sullivan.
An outgoing freight train from
Chattanooga, on the East Tenn. r. r.,
Wnlnn, Inv n;rlt bnl nn 4, DoY ~,
narrow gauge engine, the smoke stack OF
which pulled down a portion of the roof
of the tunnel under Missionary Ridge.
Fourteen cars were caught in the debris,
leaving the front and rear of the train
clear. Fortunately no one was killed or
injured. The accident has intcrfcrcd with
traffic greatly. The track was cleared
Monday.
"A special telegram to the Knoxville
JORrRdi frora New York, says: that it is
now conceded that the Seeney party will
favor the reorganization of the +. r., V.
x G., on the plan arranged by the other
consol holders. This insures harmony in
the board of directors. In the face of a
generally weak stock market, on Satur-
day, over one hundred thousand dollars
Of the consols of the L. T., V. & G. rail
road were bought at advanced prices. 1t
is intended TO reduce the bonded debt
about thirty per cent. and this fact gives
strength to the ~Consols.
AT the Baptist church last Friday
night the recently elected officers of Rhea
Lodge No. 4; T. and \. VI. were publicly
installed with the appropriate and i'm.
pressivc ceremonies peculiar to that or