Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-02
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jackson, December 26.-This section
was visited by a snow storm this morn
ing, the first of the season,
Jackson, December 28.-Robert r.
Wilkerson, son of j. R. Wilkerson, this
city, was u over and instantly killed
at Mounds, ILL.,, by a switch engine
about9 O'Clock this morning. Deceased
was about seventeen years old and was
highly esteemed by the officials and
co-laborers of the Illinois Central Rail.
way. The remains will arrive here
this evening and be inferred tomorrow.
Memphis, December ga child was
born to Mrs. Alfred Monroe, of this
city, yesterday forenoon. At $3.50
O'Clock in the afternoon another child,
three years of age, was burned to
death in sight of Mrs. Monroe, who
was helpless to render aid. The awful
sight completely Frustrated the mother
and she is at the point of death,
Nashville, December 26.-The first
heavy snow of the winter commenced
falling this morning, preceded by q
rain, and the snow continued to fall to
a late hour. Reports from points in
Middle Tennessee show the snow storm
to be general. Thermometer is falling
rapidly and at 10 M. shows 81 degrees
above zero.
Memphis, Dec. 26.-Three inches of
snow fell in portions of Tennessee and
Arkansas today, the temperature fall
ing 10 degrees during the last twenty
four hours, the thermometer reading
20 at Z O'Clock tonight. Another fall
of 10 degrees is predicted.
Wartburg, Dec. 26.-News has just
reached Wartburg of a terrible trag.
edy that occurred yesterday evening
about fifteen miles northeast of here on
New River, near the Morgan County
line, in which Frank Goodman was
killed outright by Dick Dougherty
Dave Dougherty vas shot through the
bowels with a shotgun by Jerry Bunch;
a mar whose name was not learned was
shot through the arm.
Wartburg, Dec. 26.-On Saturday
last at the residence of James McPeters,
on Flat Fork, about six miles east of
Wartburg, while McPeter and others
were preparing for Christmas and cele.
brating the event by shooting off their
pistols, McPeters became angry at one
of the company and made an effort to
draw his pistol, when he was prevented
by his wife, who was near by. Later
he succeeded in drawing his pistol,
when it was accidentally discharged,
shooting himself in the abdomen.
Wartrace, December 26.-Mrs. Lizzie
Cleveland, who a year ago was married
to Jesse Cleveland at Wartrace, died
recently at Spartanburg, S. G. Mr..
and Mrs. Cleveland have many warm
friends in this town.
The barn and contents of Jacob Boro.
man, living in North Cleveland, was
destroyed by fire last night; the stock
consisting of a horse and two COWS
were saved. The origin of the fire is
not know.
GAINESVILLE, Dec. 2S.-Henry Collins,
a young man living on the Rollins
farm, near Hampton Station, thi ,
county, met with a terrible death while
celebrating Christmas, while shooting
an old rusty single barrelled shotgun.
He put a double handful of powder in
the old weapon, rammed it tight and
pulled the trigger. The gun exploded,
causing fatal injury. He died in two
hours. Deceased was 10 years old.
His parents live in Logan County, KY.
GAINESVILLE, December 29.-Mrs. D. B.
Wood had her clothing ignited yester-
day evening while standing in front of
the CRATE at the family residence on
Madison Street, and had it not been
for the timely assistance of Frank
Wenzler, who boards there, she would
have in all probabilities turned to
death.
Memphis, Dec. 2S.-The cold wave
that struck this section Wednesday
has been especially severe. Tonight
the thermometer registers zero. Much
suffering is reported here and from the
surrounding country, among man and
beast. Several herds of cattle are re-
ported frozen to death in the eastern
part of Arkansas. In this city the
bum" room at the police station is
crowded every night. No serious de-.
lay of trains.
Chattanooga, Dec. 28.-The Cincin.
natl Southern Railway depot at Harri.
man burned last night. 1t was con-
sidered one of the neatest structures
of the kind on the road, but the loss is
only 81 500.
Paris, Dec. 27.-Mrs. j. T. Iron, wife
of DR.. Jno. 7. Iron, editor of the Post
Intelligencer, died at her home near
Paris Wednesday evening. Funeral
from Methodist Church in Paris this
evening at 2 O'Clock.
Knoxville, Dec. ga three year
old child of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Boyee
fell in the fire yesterday afternoon
and received burns from which it died
today.
Knoxville, Dec. 30.-John N. Ben.