Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-07-11

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promise of Il beautiful day, such as it
proved to be. Early in the morning
men, women and children commenced
to throng the streets of our little burg.
AT o O'Clock at the tap of the drum
the Jonesboro band started in double
column for Dossers' woodland, a mile
west of town. On arrival there with
those who followed from the town
there were found quite u crowd of PEG.
pie, all talking and seeming to really
intend to forget the cares of farm,
! household, shop and store for a day Of
solid pleasure.
A stage was arranged in the grove
about two hundred yards from the
main road leading to Telford. 1t was
upon this that the orators of the day
stood and gave vent to the words of
patriotism and eloquence. The speak
ers of the day were: Rev. King, of
Indian Territory, who is visiting rela-
tives in our town; Rev. Jas. A.Cootcr,
President of Washington College; S.
IL. Anderson, our popular liveryman,
and JUICE Newton Hacker. The
speeches were all good and well fitted
to the oc occasion. Judge Hacker gave a
brief history of the origin of our indie.
pendence and a general scope of our
present perilous political condition and
closed by assuming the roll of q
prophet. Judge seemed to think that
within the next fifty years women
would be allowed the universal of right
of suffrage and on this he based the
hopes of our more glorious future. rhe
speech was marked by earnestness and
force, so characteristic of the man.
The audience was highly favored
and pleased by the recitations of Misses
May Dobson and Hodges. Both rem
dered their pieces well and well meri-
ted the applause they received. The
dinner of the day was a pronounced
success, there being an abundance for
everybody, If women can vote and
manage State affairs as we'll as the
good women of the county had their
dinners prepared we might say amen
to the prophecy of Judge Hacker.
Only n thing occurred to mar the
pleasure of the day. Just as the din.
ner was spread and the people we're
seated and stationed around the table,
a young man by the name of Will
Brown, who had previously imbibed too
much of the overjoyful, having mount
ed his horse. attempted to charge over
a table where were seated men, women
and children, and but for the fact that
he gave a drunken yell he would doubt
less have seriously injured some one
before they could have gotten out of
the way. But by the time the horse
had reached the edge of the table
strong hands bent on defending the
helpless ones had the bride reins well
in hand. Several ladies narrowly
escaped the horses feet. But as good
luck would have it no n was hurt.
Brown was soon pulled from his horse
and had it not been that others inter.
fered he would have received rough
treatment. But he any way had i'll
luck. Sheriff Hawkins, Deputy John
Cochran and Esq. Charles Reeves were
all present at the table. He was soon
under arrest and Esq. Reeves pulled
from his pocket an old letter from his
girl finding one sheet she failed to
write on, drew up a warrent, and he
with the officer with the offender in
hand retired a few yards to the friendly
shadow of a tree which the Esq. Sc.
lected as his temporary office. The
preliminary trial was over in a few
minutes and Brown was bound over to
court under a bond of $500. He being
unable to give bond was sent to Jail to
sober up and repent at leisure and TO
await the decision of Circuit Court in
August. We hear good men say he
shall have the full extent of law.
The rest of the day passed off well
and all went home satisfied with the
days pleasure.
Col. T. H. Reeves did his part well
as Marshal of the day.
If we have failed to mention any one
taking public part we ask pard II for
we have procured all the names we
could,