Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-12-30
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10 eDuaIy spent christmas win
his family in this place.
81 for good wheat in exchange for
goods at Geo. G. Mottern's.
Harry Dent and wife, of Embree.
vile, were in town last week.
Miss Kate Dosser has returned from
a few weeks visit to Knoxville.
Geo. G. Mottern has greatly increased
his stock of shoes. Call and see.
The Baptist Sunday School had their
Christmas treat last Sunday morning.
Mrs. NJ. L. Peoples and children are
spending the holidays in New Orleans.
Mrs. Phinney, mother of H. R. Phin-
ney, is visiting him during the holi.
days.
We learn that the outlok for the
Jonesboro Cotton Mills starting again
is good. iia
Miss Minnie May is at home from
Southwest Va. Institute to spend the
holidays.
Mrs. David Simpson, of Knoxville,
is visiting DR.. Panhorst's family for a
few days.
Macintoshes, gloves and underwear,
we have them, Hoss & Mccall, up to
Date" Clothiers.
A. B. Hunt, one OF the leading mer.
chants of Pulaski, Va, spent Christ.
mas in this place.
Miss Orrie Peery, Of Glade Springs,
Va, is visiting her brother, Rev. ]. B.
Peery, of this place.
Christmas passed off quietly in Jones.
boro, with the exception of the pop.
ping OF fire crackers.
j. NJ. Fink is confined to his bed with
a pretty severe attack of grip. We hope
he will soon be out again.
Miss Maud Crockett came up from
Greeneville to spend Christmas with
her homfolks in this place.
If your watch is out of order take
it to H. II. MCPHERSON he will do your
work right and guarantee it.
The Methodist Sunday School enjoy
ed a nice treat in the way of a supper
last Monday evening in the Church.
Miss May Snodgrass, of Milligan,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs
G. NJ. Dulauey, left Sunday for home,
accompanied by Mrs. Dulaney.
Misses Dora and Virginia French,
daughters of Rev. Geo. d. French, Of
Abingdon, Va, are guests of Judge s.
j. Kirkpatrick family this week.
Dick Leah left yesterday for Texas
to visit relatives, and may probably
extend his trip to Oklahoma. He ex.
poets to be away about thirty days.
The Second Presbyterian Sunday
School gave their Christmas entertain
ment last Thursday evening. They
had a Christmas tree and Santa Claus.
Mrs. Minnie Kirkland, nee Kirkpat.
rick, is spending the Christmas holt
days with homefolks in this place. She
will return to New Orleans in about ten
days.
Wanted-Energetic, pushing men to
solicit insurance for the Farmers Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Company of Ten
nessee. The most liberal commissions
are paid-write the company for par
ticulars, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Geo. G. Mottern wants his customers
and the people generally to accept his
thanks for the very liberal trade ex-
tended to him during the holidays. His
trade was the largest he has ever had, |
and he can still be found at the old
stand.
Monday will be County Court day,
and no doubt a great many people will
be in town. Do not forget that the
Herald and Tribune is still doing bust
ness at the old stand, and that it will
afford us a great deal of pleasure to see
our friends and to receipt for oil sub.
scriptions that are paid in.
A quiet wedding took place last
Thursday evening at the residence of
Mrs. Mary Middleton, south of town.
The contracting parties we're Miss
Georgia Middleton and Geo. Rankin.
The newly married couple left Friday
morning on the early train for Mos
helm, the home Of the bride.
The entertainment given by the
school last Wednesday evening was
greeted by a large audience and was a.
ucces in every respect. Each pupil
that participated acquitted themselves
with great honor. Mrs. Park deserves
credit for the way in which she
has trained her music pupils.
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We understand that Deaderick &
Epps have bought OF Dosser Bros. the
frame building on Main Street, next
to R. NJ. Mays business house, and
will In the near future tear it away
and erect a two story building. The
story of which will be for business
purposes and the second for offices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Dickerson, of
Allisonia. w., were in Jonesboro a
few hours last Wednesday. They have
about concluded to purchase the county
farm near Christie and become resi-
dents of our county. They are such
people as we need in our county, and
.espeak for them a kindly welcome
when they cast their lot among our