Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-07-12
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.

Rogersville Herald: Col. w. P. Gill.
enwaters left Saturday for Tazewell,
where he goes to attend the Circuit
Court in the interest of Asa 10. les and
Others. He will go from there to Gate
City, Virginia, to attend Court and
help to prosecute John Dougherty, who
killed Bishop some time ago, just a.
cross the Virginia line from Bostic 3
distillery.
Sommerville Reporter and Falcon:
Reports from various parts of the coun-
ty indicate that the corn has beeu
damaged by drouth.
johnson City Staff: Prof. C. E. Dill
worth of Jonesboro, and Master New
man Carol of Bristol, visited their rel
alive and w. A. Sparks, this week.
They left yesterday for Fish Spring,
where they will spend several days.
Erwin Magnet: w. A. Nelson, of
Limestone, spent a few days this week
in Erwin, going to Unaka Springs af-
terward.
Bristol Courier: Mrs. Frank L. Form
she'll, of Jonesboro, passed through
the city yesterday on her return home
after a pleasant visit to relatives at
Marion, Va.
Knoxville Journal: If the farmers of
the United States voted for a change
last fall, as many of them doubtless
did, they have it. If they are pleased
with it, that is their business. They
find the price of wheat lower than it
has been in nearly forty years, while
the purchasing power of the money
they get has not increased in any re-
spect.
Rogersville Star: A story is told on
one of our Hawkins County school
teachers in one of the rural districts,
who having an inordinate dread of
contagious diseases, n day last win
ter, sent home a little girl because he
had heard her mother was alarmingly
sick. The next day the little girl came
softly up to the school house door, with
one finger in her mouth and her little
hat swinging carelessly by her side.
said to the teacher: "We'se got a lit
tie baby over to our house, and ma
NINA told me to tell you that it wasn't
catchin' to you" The teacher stam-
mered, and blushed and finally told
the little child to take her seat in the
room.
Tomahawk: Miss Glen Hale, of
Flourville, Tenn, came up Saturday
to spend a few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. j. R. II. Smith, of Shouns Cross
Roads, and friends in Mountain City.
Greeneville Republican: At the resi-.
dence of the father of the bride, j. X.
P. Hall, on the evening of the 4th inst,
Rev. R. NJ. Murrell, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of this city, was
married to Miss Dora X. Hall, Rev.
Harrison, of Glade Spring, Virginia,
officiating. The married twain lett
yesterday for IN extended visit to the
County of Sullivan, where resides the
family of the groom and a large circle
of relatives of both parties. A multi
tude of friends send good wishes and
prayers for success and happiness to
follow the handsome couple through
life.
Athens Athenian: Pie sick Ten
nesseans. That seems to be the pros
pective state of health of all applicants
for Office from this State, as it is given
out that no more appointments of
consequence will be made prior to the
meeting of Congress. Grover has
locked the pantry door and gone to the
sea side to fish, hunt and battle, while
hungry applicants will stay behind to
cut bait.
johnson City Comet: When John
son City does get tired paying
thing for nothing, ''sumppin's gwine
to drap," and the holders of bonds
issued to secure the building of ''shops ,
had better stand from under.
THE TENNESSEE office seekers who
hurried back to Washington the other
day on the superstition that more pie
was about to be dispensed are now in
deep disgust with all mankind in gen.
aral and the President in m