Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-04-22

j. J. Hunt has cut down the embank-
ment on his property, next to the street,
and has otherwise improved the appear
ance of his place neal the mill spring.
-Elizabethton is waging was against
cruelty to animals. Last week Jacob
Black had one William Scalp before
Squire Angel, charged with maliciously
beating his COW. Scalp was bound over
to court. David Scalp was also arraign-
ed on the same charge.
Last Thursday Mr.. Jas. Cox of the
14th district brought in 4 walnut log for
r. II. DUNCAN, from P~ersinger's, two
miles east of Jonesboro, which weighed
5744 pounds. 1t took six horses to pull
the load, the weight of which, including
the wagon, was 6596 pounds.
Sacramento meeting at the Second
Presbyterian church will begin to-mor.
row friday night. Services will be
held Saturday morning at II o'clock and
at 7:20 in the evening. The usual ser
vices will be held Sunday. Rev. John
NJ. Davis. synodical missionary for Ten
nessee will assist at the meeting.
Several former pupils of he Jones
bore school have entered the Knoxville
schools and Prof. Albert Ruth, superin-
tendent of the schools, in a private letter
pays the following compliment to the
efficiency of the instruction in our school
here. He says, Il accept their reports
rithN,1f nr1actiOn aud accirp fn tho CANA
grades"
The agent for the convict ~lessees.
Kelly Adkin, came in last Monday, and
Tuesday morning four of Washington
to Coal Creek-Walker Lewis, VIM.
Nichols and James Bullen TO remain for
three years, and Henry Barley one year.
all convicted of larceny at this term of
circuit court.
Two grand excursions to Florida will
be gotten up for April 28th by the East
Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia railroad.
The price of tickets from the various
points along the line will be found in
our advertising columns. This will be
the last chance of the season. Tickets
will be good for eighteen days. The
rates are very low.
We learn through the Blountville
correspondence of the Bristol NeUS that
Rev. J.. X. Hancher, of Mill Point,
father of W. A. Hancher of Matuta, who
been for weeks very i'll, is now i'm
proving, and his friends hope will soon
be we'll. His son Joseph who came
home to attend his father in his sickness
has also been very sick.
-"Callao'' comes again with a letter
for publication. This is number three
him that has gone into the waste
first letter we told "Callao" through
these columns that communications must
signed with the name of the sender.
All newspaper require this. The name
is not necessarily for publication, but a
guarant ee of good faith.
The grand and traverse juries were
discharged last week after a session of
only six days and received their tickets"
They called on Trustee Mathes who
promptly gave them the cash for their
1t certainly speaks we'll for our
county when the jurymen can be paid so
promptly. While speaking of the jury
may note as something remarkable
that the jury cases were tried with the
regular panel. The appointments for
this term of court are spoken of on all
sides as being the best for years.
Edward Fine, a son of A. Fine OF the
Sth district, one day last week, while cut
ting briars in a field set his scythe over
and standing against a fence and started
to climb over himself. 4 rail broke and
he fell on the scythe and was badly cut, a
cash nearly twelve inches long being
made in his left side extending backward
to the shoulder blade. An older brother
who was just behind him summoned help
and the boy was carried home where
medical assistance was procured and the
wound cared for. At last accounts he
was doing well.