Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-07-15

Try some Of Britton's big bargains
in clothing, shoes, hats, etc.
Judge Kirkpatrick and wife returned
to Un"ka Springs last Saturday.
guarantee every watch and piece
OF Jewelry | repair. H. H. Mcpherson.
Try a can Of Hopkins Steamed HON.
my (Hulled Corn. 1t is delicious. m4
The continued rains are playing
havoc with the melon crop in this sec.
ton.
Take advantage of the special dis
count sale on clothing at A. c. Brit.
tons.
Miss Minnie May spent a few DAYS
during the last week with Bristol
friends.
The gardens in and around Jonesboro
suffered greatly from last Wednesdays
rain and wind.
In Mems drawers and thin under.
wear you find the goods you want at
Hoss & McCall's.
Mrs. w. G. Archer and children. of
Atlanta. are visiting relatives and
friends in this place.
If you want to buy good A Grade
buggies 60 to R. NJ. Duncan. A. Grade
ouggies guaranteed two years.
Miss Lizzie Burson, an afrablo young
lady from Bristol, is visiting her cous.
ms the Misses Pritchett, of this place.
H. H. Mcpherson went down to
Clark Springs Monday after his wife
who has been spending some time
there.
Our clothing is up to date. We
bought it for cash and can sell YOU a
suit cheaper than anybody Hoss G.
Mccall.
The latest news from Esq. James f.
hale Is encouraging, the prospect for
his recovery being much better than
one week ago.
Bruce Smith was down from John.
son City last week. Bruce has Just re.
covered from II spell of sickness and ia
looking rather pale.
Or. Leah reports that the storm last
week bowed down MANY trees near
Locust Mount that never were blown
down before. Strange indeed.
Rev. Geo. Stuart and family of Cleye.
land and W. b. SuIlins and family of
Knoxville, passed through here last
week en- route to Unaka Springs, where
they will spend a few weeks.
Miss Elizabeth Reeves has returned
from Winston, N. c., where che spent
several weeks with her sister, Mrs. AL.
len. Miss Lizzie's many friends here
are glad to see her looking 80 we'll.
Chucky River was on a high last
week, and it is not strange at all, as we
had enough rain last week for an en-.
tire month, and as the ground was al.
ready full of water, it ran off quite
fast.
N. b. Remine came down from Bris.
toll Sunday morning and took dinner
with the family of the Business Mana.
ger of this paper. Nap has very much
the looks of a well settled and consented
Benedict.
A. b. Simpson and wife, OF Hutche.
son, Kansas, are visiting relatives and
friends in this place. bud" as he is
familiarly called, is a former citizen of
this county, but has been West for
several years. He is a conductor on
the Santa Fee system.
Mrs. Margaret helms, aunt of L. H.
Patton, who has made her home with
the latter for several years, died Sun.
day afternoon. She was about IS years
old. Her remains were taken to Fall
Branch for interment Monday. Mrs.
helms was the last member of two FAM
lilies and a sister of Col. S. K. N. Pat
ton.
We understand that County Court
has made an appropriation for road
making. 1t is to be hoped it is a fact,
for surely no worse condition could be
imagined than hat in which our roads
are at present. There is no reasonable
excuse for such a condition in this
county, where first class material is so
abundant, labor so plenty and a good
rock crusher to do the work.
Two certain young men visited some
certain young ladies at their suburban
home n evening last week. The
young men arrived just in time to see
the young ladies in their milking cos
tune, but they soon returned and after
having donned their evening costume
thew again appeared on the scene and
offered suitable apologies for their sud-
den disappearance.