Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-05-20

lis, Mimi, Monday to attend the annual
meeting of the Presbyterian General As
sembly, which assemblies at that place on
May %
Interest in the meeting at the Bap-
list church continues undated. Several
conversions have already been reported.
Good houses attend regularly and much
good may be anticipated.
VIM. Cloyd, the man who was so
badly cut up on the railroad last Thurs
day morning, died at 5 o'clock p. m.
Tuesday of Inflammation of the brain SUI
p~erinduced by the injuries received.
Joe Tacle's communication from
Boon's Creek, dated 9th inst, did not
reach us until the nth, of course the
items have already appeared in the II and
T. Try again, Joe" Write only on
one side of the paper.
Mr.. Martin, representing the publish
ing house of P. F. Caller, sold over 200
books in Jonesboro last week, in two
days. The intelligent reading public of
this place will compare favorably with
any town of its size in the south.
Many farmers are furrowing out and
planting their corn the second time.
Some attribute its failure to come up to
one cause, others to another. All agree
as to the vigilance of the cut worm in
their effoit to destroy it, after it gets to
growing.
On Thursday night, the 18th inst,
VIM. r. Byerly of Telford and Miss Sal
lie Z. Bayless, daughter of Mr.. Jas. Bay
less of zeal Brownsboro, were joined in
wedlock at the residence of the brides
father, Rev. Mr.. Hodgeof Johnson City
officiating.
The four young girls for whom Mr..
Shipley secured such a large pension, was
in town Monday, viewing for the first
time 'the sights of a great city," Meth
or of them, although the oldest is about
20 years of age, had ever before seen a
locomotive or train of cars.
Base Rail players in the Southern
League are playing better ball this sea-
son than those of any other association.
In a recent game at Nashville between
that club and the Macons the locals were
in bat AZ times, made IA runs, - base
hits with a total of 10; 81 p%utouts, % as,
sists, struck out 10 men, made only one
error and that to q great measure excusa-
Bile.
Mrs. Carrie Moore, wife Of Mr.. W.
A. j. Moore, and daughter of Adam
Formwalt, died in Knoxville on the 18th
of pneumonia, aged "a years. She leaves
a husband, two children and many rela'
tives to lament her death. Mr.. Moore
was formerly q rerident of Fall Branch,
this county, and his many friends here
deeply sympathize with him in his be
reavement.
Hon. S. j. Kirkpatrick has In his
possession an immense tooth found in q
swampy place on the farm of MIR. Johr
Cox, living about II miles west of Jones
boro. The tooth is seven inches long
measures four inches across the face
which is deeply serrated, weighs q
pounds, and is well preserved. We un
derstand that Judge Kirkpatrick design
sending the tooth to the Smithsonian ms
titute at Washington.
The annual m before Scienc
Hill Institute, johnson City, was preach
ed last Sunday in the City Hall by tn
Rev. G. G. Rankin, d. d., pastor of Cen
tenary NJ. E. Church South, Chattanoog
Tenn. The hall was filed to its utmos
capacity with people anxious to hear tn
eloquent divine. The sermon was we
prepared, profound in thought, logical
arrangement, chaste in expression, an
powerful in delivery. Indeed, it wa
thought to be one Of the finest sermon
ever delivered in johnson City.
uC otGOuu NOluillC VI tnC iCioOut
Memoirs of U. s. Grant contains his az
count Of his first meeting with Stanton
his assumption of the command at Cha
tanooga, the famous battle there, the OF
e~rations on the Mississippi, the compaig
on the Potomac, the capture of Peter
burg, the negotiations at Appomatto'
the march to Washington and the end
the war. The county is now being cal
vasscd for this great work of a great SCI
eral. This work should be in every
brary in the county.
Our attention has been called durin
the past week, to u sad affection whiC
has fallen on the family of Mr.. PatriC
Quinn, of Hendricks creek. The mint
of both his wife and daughter have lat
ly become so impaired that they are da
gerous to both themselves and others ne
essitating their confinement. Waship
ton county has its full quota at the il
sane asylum and the unfortunates ha'
been brought cssJonosboro and Temporal
lily lodged in the county Jail, pendlr
some action of the authorities to provi,
more suitable place. Mr.. Guinn.is
poor man and not able to provide for the
himself.
Our order department is q success
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