Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-03
Quorum court Monday.

Quorum court Monday.
Decoration day was not observed in
Jonesboro.
johnson City took a back seat Satur-
day on the base ball ground.
1t is the opinion of some Of our farm
ers that the wheat crop will be damaged
considerably this year from rust.
-Marriage licenses we're issued on May
20 to Hiram Hughes to Martha j. Carr;
and on June 2 Geo. E. Clark to Matte E.
Ferguson.
j. E. Gibbs matchmaker and jeweler
still has quarters in A. t. Dosser's store
and may be found in the corner room of
the Desser block.
Col. T. II. Reeves andD. w. F. Peo-
Piles went to Messy Greek Wednesday
morning to the commencement of Carson
College. Col. Reeves is to deliver the
annual address.
H. J. W., of Messy Creek neglected
to sign his full name to his communica-
ton. Communication received too late
for last issue and consequently news of
little use for this week.
w, S. Thompson of Chucky Valley
was brought before U. s. Commissioner
W. G. Mathes Tuesday on charge Of vio-
lation of the revenue laws. He was dis.
charged because Of insufficient proof of
the charges.
The man Burdette charged with horse
stealing, mentioned in our last issue, was
captured at Bristol one day last week and
now languishes in the Jail at that place
awaiting a requisition to bring him to
Greeneville.
Correspondents should remembe-
that when their letters arrive too late for
publication, that many of their items are
worthless for the following weeks paper.
Communications must be received at our
office not later than Wednesday morn
ing
= Mr.. George Anderson desires us 10
give notice through the columns of the
HERALD M TRIBUNE that he will lee
ture at Harmony Baptist church at four
o'clock on the afternoon of Friday June
a., and on the night of Saturday the 9th
inst. at Colts Cross Roads, Sullivan
county.
"A. p. Warterfield, Secretary of the
State Temperance Alliance, gave an en-.
teltaining and interesting lecture at the
Methodi church Friday night last to a
good audience, in the interest of the pro-
posed prohibitory amendment to the State
constitution. He is good talker and han.
dies his subject well.
Mr.. Thos. Grills has recovered his
little dog Jack" which was stolen some
time since. He found him eighteen miles
from Jonesboro on the Holston river.
The dog had run away from the party
who took him off and had secured good
treatment where he was by the voluntary
performance of some of the many tricks
which he had been trained to do.
"A. T. Dosser has vacated one of the
room in the building, which he occupies
for his clothing and mems furnishing
goods establishment, 10 make room for
the bank. Mr.. Dosser has refltted his
store in q most convenient manner, which
allows of q better arrangement of his
stock, and his store now presents one of
the neatest interiors in East Tennessee.
In "Our Neighbors' columns will be
found an account Of an accident to Mr.. F.
II. Austin of Austin's Springs which
states that he was doing well at last ac-
counts" 1t will be q shock to his friends
to learn that the injuries proved fatal,
causing his death Sunday morning last.
Mr.. Austin was thought q great deal Of
here and his relatives have the sympa.
thies of all who knew him.
The Unaka Springs hotel was opened
for the season Monday. Mr.. A. V. Dead.
erick has greatly improved his place since
last year and will soon have one of the
finest places in that section Of the country
to while away the summer hours. The
location of the hotel is high and dry ant
in the heart of some of the widest ant
~grandcst mountain scenery in East Ten
nessec. Seventy five yards from the hous,
is one of the finest ~chalybeate springs il
the country. The river near by afford,
fine fishing and the forest primeval' ex
cellent hunting. The formal opening
will take place on June 10, when the pub
lie are invited TO be present. On this &C
casion there will be a grand ball, q
which the proprietor would be pleased
to see his numerous friends. +.
An itlnerant, In the person Of M. Fe
rcrl. dropped into Jonesboro Friday even
ing last and afforded u good deal o.
amusement to quite a crowd. He unfold
ed his fourpod and proceeded TO lay on
before us the educational proclivities Of
Cleveland, Blaine ''Bcecher'' ant
the Sunday school chillun." A large
eyed admiring crowd Of nickelless boy,
500 had him surrounded, and when th,
little white nous got into the harness
and pulled his disabled companion home
ina hack, Fcrcri solicited o little volun
iary compensation for past favors as vel
as for a further continuation Of the same