Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-01

the depot where Drs. Whitlock and
Hoss looked after his injuries which
proved to be slight. Let this learn him
a lesson, We are glad he escaped so
we'll.
Campbell and Brown are running 30
hard that they are covered with sweat
and foam, Be cool gentlemen you
may be windbroken when the race is
over; but Tyler Campbell is at com
parative forty leagues ahead. The
Judge is too fat to run we'll in August.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church South
will give an Ice Cream Festival on the
College grounds, on Friday evening,
August 3. A series of ~steropticon views
will be given, consisting of comic views
statuary etc. Every body invited, Adj
mission, including ice cream and cake,
20 cents; children 10 cents.
Last Sunday morning Rev. Jasper
Howell, pastor of the Baptist Church
rendered his resignation to take effect
August 90. Mr.. Howell contemplates
completing his education at Wake For
est College, where he was a student
previous to his coming to Jonesboro.
He has done a good work in our COM
munity and will carry with him the
best wishes of our people. The resig-
nation was accepted with deep regret.
Specimens of the handwork of Cap
tain Mcpherson in the way fishing
rods are quite numerous in our town,
and each and all of them are excellent.
but the GROWING piece of all is n he
recently completed for our friend John
Ii. Bowman. 1t is a three piece, betha-
bara wood rod, German silver mount
ing, silk wrapped, and certainly the
most beautiful handmade rod we ever
had the pleasure of handling. To John
it will be a thing of beauty and we
trust, a joy for years.
Last Sunday was what might be
called a remarkable day at the Second
Presbyterian Church in this place;
there were three Presbyterian ministers
present. Rev. Jas. G.. Mason, Rev.
John 7. Wilds and Rev. Ed. G. Mason
all three of them natives of Jones
boro and reared here in our midst, and
their parents are now living here, with
the exception of Rev. Jas. G. Mason's
mother. Mr.. Wilds filled the pulpit,
assisted by Rev. j.. G. Mason, and one
of the hymns used in the worship was
composed by DR.. David Nelson, who
lived here many years ago and who
married here, and who joined the
Presbyterian Church here and began
his ministry here. DR.. Jas. G. Mason
is now pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in Metuchen, N. j.; Mr.. Wilds
is pastor of a church in New York, and
Ed Mason is preaching out from Knox
Vile.
One of the most pleasant social
events of the season was a social given
Tuesday evening by Misses Mona and
Stella Pritchett in honor OF Sam Bur
son, of Bristol, a cousin, who has been
visiting the family. The Misses Pritch-
EFT proved themselves thoroughly equal
to the occasion in seeing that all pres
ent should have a pleasant time. The
following persons were present: Misses
Jessie kirkpatrick, Lizzie Reeve, Kate
Deaderick, Nell Hoss, Kate w. Muir
ray, Lucy Deaderick, Ida Peoples,
Maggie Robertson, of Fincastle, Va,
Mary Hoss, of Nashville, Cary Van
Dyke, of Chattanooga, Messrs. John
Bowman and E. Dudley Duncan, of
Johnson City, Arthur Simpson, James
Fain, George Hacker, DR.. Hoss, Sam
Burson, Eugene Shipley, Opie Warlick,
Will G. Brownlow and Ed Wiley, of
Emry and Henry College. The party
remained until near midnight when
they with light and joyous hearts left
for their homes feeling it was well to
have been there. May such occasions
often return and the giver be ever
happy.