Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-29
DUR COUNTY COURT.
Sketches Of the Men Who Manage Our
County Affairs.

tricts in the County, together with
one extra one here in District No. Fiji.
teen, where the county capitol is loca-
ted; also one each. from the D
tions of Jonesboro and johnson City.
One of these Esquires, Osborn, the
Corporation Magistrate of johnson
City, whose term does not expire for
some time yet, was a 'hold over" the
remaining thirty eight were elected at
the recent August election.
And the following brief summary in
regard to each one, giving age, poll.
tics, occupation and church member.
ship, etc. So far as we have been able
to gather the facts, we trust will be
found quite interesting to our readers.
District No. One, Mauks-sends back
her two old members, Seaton and
Smith.
Jas. NJ. Seaton was born in the dis
trict where he now lives and is CO vars
old, is a farmer, a Democrat and a
Southern Methodist, and was first cleo
ted Esquire in 1871, and has held the
office continuously ever since, and if
he lives to serve out the term to which
he has just been elected, he will have
an unbroken period of twenty nine
years service as Magistrate-the long
est of any member of the court.
w. p. Smith was born in Pendleton
County, but came to this county when
just a boy; he is forty six years old, is
a farmer, Republican and a member
of the Lutheran Church, and was first
elected in 1884 to succeed ESQUIRE
Smith Burgner.
District No. Two, Bricker's Independ-
ent Republic--sends up one old and one
new member-Esqire Bowman and
Geo. Clark.
N. l.. Bowman, a native of Carter
County, is a farmer, a Republican and
we learn a Methodist Episcopal. He
was first elected in 1883 to succeed
Esquire s. D. Waddille.
Geo. Clark is a native of this county,
is a farmer, a Republican, a Baptist
and was first elected August, 1894.
District No. Three, McAlister's, sends
up one old and one new member
Esquire Browning and Brookins Camp.
bell.
Z. S. Browning is a native of this
county, is a farmer, a Republican, a
Methodist. at least by preference, and
was first elected in August 1882, and
this will make his thiid term.
Brookins Campbell is a native of this
county, is thirty eight years old, is a
farmer, a Democrat, the first elected in
his district since the war, and a Cum
berland Presbyterian and was first
elected August 1894.
District No. Four, Williams-returns
her two old members-Esquire Jones
and CARRIER.
Calvin R. Jones was born in Sulli-
van County and is sixty two years old,
is a farmer, a Republican, a member
of the Christian Church and was first
elected in 1892 to succeed Esquire John
7. Parker, deceased.
VIM. A. CARRIER is a farmers Republic
a and a member of the Dunkard or
Church Of the Brethren, and was first
elected in 1892, to succeed Esquire Joe
Hill, deceased.
District No. Five, Taylors-returns
one old and n new member-Esuuire
Slonaker and F. M. Sligar.
d. NJ. Slonaker is a native of Penn
sylvania, and is forty one years old, is
a farmer, a teacher, a Democrat. a
Presbyterian and was first elected Au-
gust 1883.
F. NJ. Sligar is a native of this county,
a farmer. a Democrat, a Baptist and
was first elected August 1894.
District No. Six, Embreville-returns
one old and one new member squires
Tucker and j. j. White, and for the
first time since the adoption of the new
constitution in 1870, returns two Re.
publicans.
DR.. Lucius H. Tucker is a physician,
a Republican and a Methodist, and was
first elected in 1888.
Jas. j. White is q native of this
county, is a Teacher, a Republican, q
Methodist and was first elected August
1894.
District No. Seven, Fall Branch
sends up one new old member and one
entirely new member-Dr. George r.
Duncan and Alvin l.. Morgan.
DR.. George R. Duncan is a physician,
q Democrat and a Baptist. He was first
elected in 1882 from the Fall Branch
District, and after a years service re-
signed and moved to Limestone, and
was elected from that District, but af-
ter a few years service, returned to
Fall Branch and was elected again
August 1894.
Alvin L. Morgan Is forty six years
old, is a farmer, a Republican, a Bap-
fist and was first elected August 1894.
Fines District, the Eighth-sends up
two new old members-Esquires Peo-
pies and Carr.
David F. Peoples is seventy two years
old, is a farmer, a Democrat and a
Baptist, and will be the oldest man in
the court. He was first elected Magis-
trate about 1854 and was Chairman for
a time during the war. In 1870 he was
elected to succeed Esquire John Mathes
and served six years. In 1876 he was
defeated by Esquire Boring; but in
1882 he was again elected and in Janu.
airy 1885 and again in January 1886
was elected Chairman of the County
Court. In 1883 he was defeated by
Esquire Boring, but in August 1894 he
was again elected, and il he lives un.
til Sept. 1900 he will have seen twenty
five years. service as a member of our
County Court.
Jacob 7. Carr is forty eight years old,
is a farmer, q Republican and q Bap.
fist. He was first elected in August
1879. than again IN 1900 apI u,ae do