Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-08-29

WIN. IL. Reeves Is also a native of
this county, is a farmer, a Democrat
and a Southern Methodist, and was
first elected August 1894.
District No. Eleven, Boon Creek
is a historic district; in it stands tho
Die Boone tree oil which the famous
Boone "Cilled a Bar :" in it he camped,
hunted and fought the Indians. This
district returns her two old Magistrates
Bowman and Clark.
VIM. B. Bowman was born near
where he o lives and is fifty six years
old, a Democrat and a farmer. He
was first elected in 1868, then in 1870,
1876, 1888 and again in August 1894.
The Esquire was also so unfortunate as
to have to serve a session in Bucks
Hayseed legislature along in 1891.
DIR. j. l.. Clark is q native of this
county, is a physician and a Democrat,
and was first elected in 1882 and 1888
and again in August 1894.
District No. Twelve, Buffalo Ridge
returns one old member and one new
old member-Esqires Gray and Grish.
am.
Sam II. Gray is n native of Washing
ton County, is n farmer, a Democrat
and a member of the Christian Church
and is thirty six years old, and was
first elected in 1890 to succeed Esquire
Jas. NJ. Grisham, resigned.
Jas. M. Grisham is also a native of
this county, is fifty one years old, is a
farmer, a Republican and q member
of the Christian Church.
If we are not mistaken he was an
Esquire before he moved to town along
in the latter part of the 70's. Was cleo
ted Corporation Magistrate here in 1882,
resigned in 1884 when he moved back
to his farm; was elected in District No.
Twelve, August 1888; but resigned
when he accepted a position in the
Pension Office in Knoxville in 1890.
He was elected again for a full term of
six years at the recent August election.
District No. Thirteen, Hoggarts-
sends two new members this term
Mitchell and Kincheloe.
David Mitchell is a native of this
county, is some fifty odd years old, is
a farmer and a Republican, and was
first elected August 1894.
Enos Kincheloe is a veteran from
away back, and although often a can.
didate has never held a public office.
He is a native of this county, and is
seventy years old, a Democrat and a
Baptist.
District No. Fourteen, Sweeneys-
is n of the loyal Republican districts
of the county and has sent up two new
men-Hunt and Keys.
Will II. Hunt is a native of this
noYpfp N nd 30 q -, th,,tr .,oo.. III =
a farmer, a Republican and a Method
ist, and was first elected August 1894.
Jas. B. Keys is also a native of this
county, is some thirty years old, per.
haps, and is a farmer, a Republican, a
Methodist and was first elected in Au-
gust 1894.
District No. Fifteen, Jonesboro-
elects two Republicans and two Demo-
crats-one new old member and three
entirely new members.
E. A. Shipley is the newly elected
Corporation Magistrate and has been
Esquire before. He is a native of this
county, is forty six years old, is a
farmer, and a banker, a Republican
and a Methodist, and was first elected
Magistrate in 1889 aud has served one
or two terms as Chairman of the Coun-
ty Court, then resigned and was elected
without opposition at the recent Au-
gust election.
Geo. NJ. Farnham is a native of Os-
wego, New York, and is fifty two
years old, is a farmer, a Republican
and a Presbyterian, and was first cleo
ted August 1894.
VIM. H. Correll is a native of this
county and is forty nine years old, is
engaged in the lumber business, is a
Democrat and inclines to the Baptist,
and was first elected in August 1894.
Sam 5. kirkpatrick is a native of
this town, is twenty three years old,
and will be the youngest member of the
new court, is a lawyer, a Democrat and
a Soutern Methodist, was first elected
in August 1894.
District No. Sixteen, Leesburg-al.
though usually Democratic to the
marrow bone seems to have relented O
little this time and has SEM I'D one
Republican and one Democrat
VIM. s. Squibb is a native of this
county, is thirty years old, a farmer
a teacher, a Republican and a Baptist,
and was first elected in August 1894.
j. R. Carson is also q native of this
county, is rather a young man, a
farmer, u Democrat and a Presbyterian
and was first elected August 1894.
District No. Seventeen, C%ampbells-
returns n old and one new old mem
ber-Equires Hale and Robertson.
Jas. +. Hale is a native of this coun-
ty, is fifty eight years old, is a farmer,
a Democrat, a Baptist, and was first
elected August 1888.
John G. Robertson is also q native Of
this county, is fifty five years old, q
farmer, a surveyor, a Democrat and
a Cumberland Presbyterian. He was
first elected in 1889, was not elected
in 1883, but was elected again in Aug
ust 1894.
District No. Eighteen, Limestone
was established some nine years g
and was then regarded as one of the
most reliable Democratic districts in
the county, but somehow at this last
election two stalwart Republicans-E.
b. Mitchell and j. Ii. Upton were
counted inn
E b. Mitchell is a farmer and a Re-
publican, and was first elected in Au-
gust 1894.
Going back over it we find the court
will stand twenty two Republicans and
seventeen Democrats; only fourteen
members of the old court were elected;
six men who had been members in
years gone by were elected again and
eighteen entirely new men were cleo
ted. Districts Thirteen, Fourteen, Six
teen and Eighteen will be represented
by entirely new men.
Mauks, Williams and Boon's Creek
were the only three districts that re-
turned their old Magistrates. Fines
will be represented entirely by the two
old Magistrates that dropped out in
1888.
Jonesboro will have three entirely
new, while Districts No. Two, Three,
Five, Seven, Nine and Ten will each be
represented by one entirely new menu