Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-08
CARRIERS MILLS.
ABSOLUTELY PURE

h excessive rains Of late have
caused much damage by washing corn
heids and causing oats to sprout and
rot in the shock. Some wheat is also
in shock. Corn is booming and pros.
poets good for an abundant crop. Rev.
Harold, of Greene County, preached in
the Cherokee Baptist Church on Satur.
day and Sunday last TO good audiences.
samuel Jarvis, a young man employed
by DR.. j. IL. Jones, fell dead while cut.
ting oats n day last week, and was
buried at Union the following day. Mr..
JerVls has many friends here who
deeply deplore his untimely end. Bob
feoples also fell from a load of oats and
broke an arm on the same day, Mr..
Peoples is doing as well as could be ex-
pected under the circumstances, Also
on the same day lightning struck and
Killed a COW belonging to VIM. Miller.
James Hoss is much delighted at the
arrival OF q bouncing boy at his house.
infant child of r. NJ. Young is danger.
ously Ill aud not expected to recoyer.
George Walker, who is EMPLOYED as
blacksmith at Embreville, is down with
fever at the residence of his sister in
law, Mis-. Ancey Walker. The crosstie
business here and at Hoss' Mill has
been a source of considerable revenue
TO many OF our people. Sheriff Pritch-
EFT passed through our place last
Saturday on his way to Embreville.
The Sheriff is a hustler, but he will
have to get a hump on himself if he
comes in 900 votes of getting the persim.
mon this time. If we had to have a
Democratic Sheriff this time Jim would
suit us as well or q little better than
any n else, but our county is Repub.
llcan and the people are becoming
aroused and this being a Presidential
year and also u Republican year, the
Democratic party is not going to be al
lowed to bask on the sunny side of
Easy Street and go in with a whoop,
but on the contrary they will be routed
from President down even TO School
director, when we have a majority.
they would as we'll understand this at
once and for all. We have as good
candidates out for county officers as
they dare have and why should they
not be elected? We have a few dis.
gruntled soreheads here, but happily
their influence doesn't amount to any.
thing and most OF them are talking for
Doodle anyway. Would to God that
both parties would ignore all worthless
"'cusses" and give them to understand
that they are not needed in directing
the affairs of our county or country at
large. Let Us all go to work and roll
up the largest majority for our county
candidates at the August election we
have ever had, and thereby pave the
way Tor the more important election in
November when we propose to wrest
from Democracy all the offices, both
State and national. The calling of the
district election for magistrate in the
Eighth District did not pan out as ex-
pected by the parties who were hopeful
to play a trick. The Republicans were
up to snuff and succeeded in electing
j. W. Boreing by a handsome majority
in place of d. W. +. Peoples, deceased.
This was a good selection, and Mr..
Boreipg should feel proud of his victory
under such adverse circumstances. The
hum of the steam threshers are now
heard in our midst. A goodly portion
of the loyal Fourth went to town Mon.
day to hear Gov. Evans speak. The
Governor will again be elected and
that by a majority so pronounced that
Democracy will not attempt to steal it
from him. The county infirmary is
nearing completion and is going to be
a dandy. We fail to hear of a single
malcontent III regard to Mr.. Brown
lows nomination in this section. All
have accepted the situation and will
60 to work in his behalf. PAELIM.