Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-05-05
JOHNSON CITY ITEMS.

Hon. A. A. Taylor was in the city
last week.
j. A. Smith, of Knoxville, was in
the city Monday.
S. NJ. Taylor, of Bristol, was in the
city last Saturday,
DIR. Carr went down to Knoxville last
Friday on business.
S. G. House, of Knoxville, was on
our streets Monday.
DIR. j. F. Arnold, of Limestone, was
in the city last week.
DR.. S. B. Wood was down from Roam
Mountain last Saturday.
j. A. Loop, of Virginia, was s .opping
at the Piedmont last friday.
w. L. Carter, of Elizabethton, was
in the city n day last week.
Capt. Nelson, of Backwoods, was in
the city Monday talking politics.
The excursion to Embreeville Sun
day was a success, a large crowd going.
Hon. G. G. Collins, Republican elector
for the first district, was in the city
Monday.
Col. c. G. Spears, of Rogersville, was
up in the mountains last week looking
after moonshiners.
Miss Minnie May, of Jonesboro, was
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Campbell
the latter part of the past week.
A. P. Harkins went down to Knox
vile to accept a position as news agent
with the Union News Company.
Mrs. G. A. Henser and daughter,
Miss Carrie, of Cranberry, were in the
city Monday stopping at the Piedmont.
Il. N. Beckner keeps a full line OF
jewelry of every description. Call on
him when you want anything In his
line.
w. o. Banner, of the firm of ]. l..
Evans & Co., was called to his home ut
Elk Park Monday on account of the
death of his mother.
A. P. Harkins and sisters, Ida and
Dehlia, went down to Telfords last
Saturday and returned Sunday accom-
panied by Miss Gertie Hilbert.
Nat Humphreys, of this city, so it is
said, whipped his wife very severely
last Monday morning. He proposed
that she make the fire that morning,
but she declined and Nat administered
a severe beauting. A warrant was is
sued for his arrest, but he had skipped.
Hon. A. A.. Taylor, Judge Fl. c. Hart,
j. A. Mathes and P. H. Pouder left the
city Monday for Nashville, where they
60 to attend the Republican Conven-
ton which met in that city yesterday,
to nominate a candidate for Governor
and select delegates to the National
Convention.
The joyful wedding bells can still be
heard. Last Friday afternoon, at 2
o'clock. there was married at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Retta Clark, one mile
west of the city, NJ. F. Wagner, of Sui
livan County, to Miss Barbara Bowman,
of Knob Creek, Judge Hart officiating.
A nice dinner was served by Mrs. Clark.
Also, last Saturday, at 2 o'clock, at the
home of w. A. Myers, James Baines
was married to Miss Ellen B. Altman,
Rev. Jones, of Erwin, officiating. The
parties were English people, from EN-
breeville.
The stockholders of the Connecticut
Land Company and the johnson City
& Carnegie Street Railroad Company
were in the city last week making ar
engagements for certain improvements
that will be of great benefit to u pros
porous little city. One of the principal
movements of the Company is the ar
rangements for building a lake on the
land of the Connecticut Company, to
be called Lake Watausee, and will COW
er about six acres of ground. The wa
ter for the lake will be furnished by
large springs near by. The street car
line will be extended to the lake, and
fishing grounds, boats and everything
to accommodate the people will be ar
ranged.
Does your watch need repairing2 If
so, take 1t to |. N. Beckner, johnson
City, who guarantees satisfaction on all
work in HIS linz