Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-07-24
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The good master has been blessing lis
with very warm weather intermingled
with refreshing showers of rain. Jacob
Cochran, of Blakely Creek. saws he's
now taking the warm that he promised
himself he would take during the bliz,
zard last winter. William Shipley and
myself took q trip down in Sullivan
County week before last. We stopped
over night at the beautiful home of
Pat Steadman, M of Horse Creeks
most prosperous farmers. Mr.. Stead
man has N of the finest gardens we
have ever seen. We wish to thank Mr..
and Mrs, Steadman and the young la
dies and gentlemen of the family for
their kindness. Mrs. Nellie Hunt, Mrs.
Blannie Deakins and Mrs. Malinda
Gibson were visiting Mrs. Fleenor last
week. e. g. Xix, has got his shop
about completed and is fixing to erect
a new dwelling. j.. j. Hunts brick
yard is in full blast; they turned out
about twenty thousand brick last week.
Squire L. H. Shipley and lady paid us
us a visit not long since and brought
us q large basket of nice fruit, they
have our thanks for the same. w. A.
johnson and myself took in the meet
ing and singing at Cherry Grove Sun
day. We aimed to take dinner with
Ken, but so many were going there
that changed my notion and took
dinner with our genial friend, Samuel
ferguson. Say by connie, Sam prom.
ised to spark that girl over on the creek
Tor ME; l love'er worser a horse loves
corn. Well, | ate my weight in good
things al Mr.. F%erguson's bountiful ia
Die and then went u in the orchard
ate two times that amount of the
best apples ever a boy poked under his
shirt. 5. X. Hartman isn't so very
we'll at this writing. Mrs. +. Walker
was the guest of Mrs. S. Sylvester Fri.
day, Capt. 7. H. Easley, of Glover
Bottom, Sullivan County, took dinner
with the writer Thursday. DR.. H. Mil
Ter was circulating among the fair
danes of Fair View Sunday. Well. the
fact is, DIR. just gives 'em to know he's
the plush cushioned, brass knobed, dou-
bled geared, fully warranted, nickle
plated gold smoked stuff, with a spank.
ing conscience and a tremendous heal
thy appetite. Roe Steadman, of Easley,
Sullivan County, and myself crossed
the placid waters of the beautiful Hol-
eton River and took dinner with N.
w. Steadman, of Kingsport, Sunday
before last. Prof. James Wilcox sang
at Chalybeate Sunday night; Prof.
Uncle Fuller was called on to lead a
few stanzas; you just ought to have
seen what a dash this child did make.
We ont a dash twenty feet wide, and
we was expecting all the girls to come
around and shake hands with us over
our splendid effort, but they seemed to
be a little timld, and we being good
natured didn't press the point. Suffice
1t to say, we sang most judiciously,
snblendable with much superlarity.
We stayed all night at the beautiful
home of Prof. E. E. Shipley, recently.
Say, look here Ken, you make that
very Joe Howard to keep his nasty lip
on his face. He was causing conster.
nation in ne rank and file of small
boys, by the tremendousness of his old
chin up there Sunday. He'll cause a
mighty obstruction tween me and my
best gal yet. Keep an eye single on
that'er Jake Shipley; do that Ken.
Mrs. M. Shipley was visiting her broth
ers, Joeph Hilbert, of Jonesboro, Sun.
day. Mr.. and Mrs. John Barley, of
Limestone, were visiting John Deakins.
OF Harmony, Saturday and Sunday.
Floyd Williams, of G~reeneville, has
been visiting at w. B. Whites for a
few days. William Leach, of Luke,
was visiting W. H. Sylvester Sunday,
We were expecting a young lady of
johnson City to visit Mrs. Fleenor last
Friday, but haven It SO much as heard
of her yet. We hope she's not sick or
dead, as we've been dead gone to see
her. T. j. Bowser, VIM. Lisenberry,
and u. Walker visited the writer Fri
day. Mrs. M. Kiser and Mrs. Fleenor
visited Mrs. M. Gibson Sunday. Aunt
Becky Hysinger says she saw a June
bug in March. The croquet party at
Leab's Saturday was an interesting
success. DR.. Horn seemed to be the
most skilled player present. The old
time singing at Cherry Grove Sunday
was nice. Well. as the county is full
of music teachers and telephones, I'll
close with a hearty good wish to all.
TTNnIE EIrTrED