Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-04-18

Go to Miss Murphy and buy a nice
hammock for S1,25, formerly 80.
The next term of the johnson City
Law Court commences Monday week.
If you want a good watch and chain
for a little money go to H. H. McPer-
son.
Loaded with impurities, your blood
needs cleansing with Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla.
Patton and Drummer are continually
receiving new goods. Call and see
them.
Rev. James I. Cooter, President of
Washington College, was in town Sat-
urday.
Come and see our point'd, Irlande
and Normandy Valenc ennes lans at
R. NJ. Mays.
Mrs. 7. D. Cox, of johnson City, was
with friends and relatives in Jonesboro
last Saturday.
1t is reported that Sam Bowman, of
Johnson City, will be a candidate for
County Court Clerk.
Robert Haine, of the 14th District, is
a candidate for the nomination for
Register on the 2Sth inst
Will Phillips, of Blountville, was in
town Monday and spent the night with
j.. A. T. Bacon and family.
We publish this week the names of
the new Congressional Committee sent
us by Chairman c. G. Taylor.
Miss Birdie Morris left Monday for
Greeneville. after several days visit
with home folks in the Eighth District.
The closing exercises of the Fall
Branch Graded School, one OF the best
schools in the county, takes place next
Friday.
You must see to appreciate our new
line of organizes, batistes, percals,
ginghams, dotted muslins, challies etc.,
at R. NJ. Mays
There is a grand meeting going on at
the Johnson City NJ. E. Church South,
conducted by the Blacksmith Preacher,
Rev. Mr.. Baines, of Jasper, Tenn.
The Democrats seem to be anxious
for George Stuart to run as an indie
pendent candidate for Sheriff, but of
course would not vote for him If he
did.
Steven Broyles and wife, both blind,
gave a musical concert in Temperance
Hall Saturday night, and a sacred song
service in the Baptist Church Sunday
afternoon.
Rev. j. Cowan, Pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of johnson City,
rendered his resignation as Pastor last
Sunday, tie take effect when approved
by the Presbytery.
By order of the County Court a new
hitching rack has been built around
the court house Square. 1t is a good
one, and will be appreciated by
friends from the country.
1t would be worth while tor the Ia
dies to bear in mind that if they take a
gentle course of Ayers Sarsaparilla in
the spring, they will have no trouble
with "prlcklv heat, ''hives," ''sties,"
"boils'' or 'black heads" when sum-
mel comes. Prevention is better than
cure.
Rev. w. R. Russell, general agent
of the Nelson Merry School, at Messy
Creek, is in town soliciting funds to aid
the College. He will preach at the
colored Baptist Church tonight, and
we hope our Baptist people especially,
white and colored will respond to his
call for a liberal donation.
Rev. B. B. Bigler has been secured
to serve as pastor of the Second Pres
byterian Church of this place. He
will. it is understood, move his family
to this place from Indiana, within a
few weeks, and become one of us. We
trust his work among our people may
be fraught with great good.
The Home Concert Company, COM
posed of Greeneville talent, gave an
entertainment last Friday night in
Temperance Hall, to one of the largest
audiences ever present in the hall.
The performance is we'll spoken of by
those present, and especially the must
cal portion, which was really meritor-
ious and highly creditable to the young
men comprising the troupe. The only
drawback was the enforced absence or
Prof. Rhodes, who il at home sick.
Come again boys, and you will meet
with a hearty reception.
The residence of Joseph Archer living
two miles north of Jonesboro was de-
stroyed by fire last Thursday. Mr..
Archer had gone from home to hunt a
squirrel for a sick n~eigRbor, his wife
and M child had come to town, two
other children had gone to their grand
fathers, and two were left at home, the
Oldest about eleven yeaIs old. The
chimney was made of sticks and mud
and 1t is thought a spark lodged there
and caused the fire. He had all his
provisions in the house, even his har-
ness and grain, all of which was lost.
DR.. N. N. Warlick's announcement