Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-06-23
JOHNSON CITY ITEMS.

j.. +. Toney, of Erwin, was in the city
Monday.
E. ID. Hale, of Knoxville, was in the
city Tuesday.
j. d. Faucette went down to Jones'
boro Monday,
l.. G. Angel, of Elizabethton, was in
the city Monday.
Rev. j. B. Pence, of Limestone, was
in the city Friday.
E. P. Curtis, of Butler, was among
our visitors Monday.
S, w. Hendrix was down from South
Watauga last Friday.
ii. f. Shoun, of G%reeneville, went up
the Narrow Gauge Tuesday.
j. II. Hunter and DR.. II. H. Carr have
just returned from an Eastern trip.
E. E. Bennett has the incest line of
extra fine bottled pickles in the city.
r. II. Mitchell was in the city Tues
day representing Trent Bros, of Knox
vile.
60 to E. E. Bennett, the "City Gro
ceryman, !" for nice coffee, tea, rice, SUI
gar, etc.
j. +. Summers and wife, returned
Monday afternoon on No. 2 from their
extended bridal tour.
Misses Matte and and Birdie Kin
cannon, of Bristol, were visiting in the
city the first of the week.
l. N. Beckner keeps u full line of jew
elry of every description. Call on him
when you want anything in his line.
Taylor Brown, a colored man, who
had been working in the tannery, died
Monday at IL o'clock of consumption.
j. A. Cargille, the photographer, went
out to Embreeville Monday to take a
negative of the furnace and returned
Tuesday.
Rev. P. d. Reed, of Limestone, and
James Campbell, of Telford, members
OF the County Board of Equalization
are in the city.
Does your watch need repairing? If
so, take it to l.. N. Beckner, johnson
City, who guarantees satisfaction on
work in his line.
Last Friday the Bristol ball team
crossed bats with the Johnson CITY
team, which resulted in a score of 10
to 2 in favor of johnson Cito.
MIR. and Mrs. John E. Harr and Will
Harr, cashier of the Watauga Bank,
spent u few days last week at Un.lku
and returned home Monday.
Misses Alice and Emma Bowman. of
Greek, who have been visiting re-
latives at CAREERS Mill, passed through
the city Monday en- route to then aone.
Prof. Burleson, of Milligan, " us in
The city Monday. Hereturned home in
the afternoon accompanied by his sister,
Miss Emma, who had been visiting in
the city several days.
Last night fire visited South Watau-
ga and totally destroyed the residence
OF ID. N. Reese and a considerable
amount of other property. 1t was
learned that the insurance on his house
had run out only a few days before the
fire and he had failed to renew.
Everybody knows that E. E. Bennett,
the City Groceryman," on East Main
Street, sells more goods at the lowest
than any other store in the city.
10 to him for nice dried beef and see
him slice it for you on his improved,
patented slicing machine, used exclus-
lively for that purpose. Nothing like it.
Saturday night a sad accident hap
pened in Lake Watausee. Some boysin
bathing in the lake and one Of them,
K. A. GRAPHICAL, swan out about thirty
feet when he began sinking and crying
for help. Some of the boys near by
asked him if he wanted help, and he
answered yes" The boys then went
him and tried to get him out, but all
in vain. They were forced to leave
him to ave their own lives, as he pull
ed them under two or three times. The
body was found about II o'clock that
night. Mr.. GRAPHICAL was a stranger,
his parents living in North Carolina.
His body was taken to the undertaken
and the burial was to have taken place
Sunday afternoon at 8 O'Clock, but it
was decided to have the body embalm-
in the hope of getting word to some
of his relatives. 1t became known that
he had a brother living at Roam Noun
toin and the remains were sent there
Monday morning.
Mr.. Duncan's Resignation.
Rev. CA. Duncan having resigned the
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