Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-06-17
THE NEWS.

Inc west Tennessee Baptist Scnday
School Convention will meet at Tren-
ton June "a.
The Manchester Times says that
crops of all kinds will show up well in
Coffee County this year.
The members of the Baptist Church
are contemplating the erection of a
new house of worship in Bolivar.
There will he a good peach crop in
the vicinity of Cookeville, says the
Press, but apples are nearly a total
failure.
Mrs. Hans Martin, who shot herself
with suicidal intent at Chattanooga,
died Thursday afternoon from her
wounds.
A falling curling iron struck Mrs.
Chas. Palmer, of Maryville, in the ave,
inficting what is thought to be a fatal
injury.
Farmers below the mountains are
harvesting their wheat, which they
find to be of an excellent quality
Ducktown Gazette.
The people at Manchester are at last
taking steps to properly care for the
graves of the Confederate dead in the
cemetery at that place.
The grape crop is rotting rapidly in
this locality, due, it is thought, to pro-
tracted wet season of the past few
weeks. camden Chronicle.
Trenton interest in the bicycle bust
ness is still increasing. There are now
something like thirty wheels in this
town.-Trenton Herald Democrat.
AT Chattanooga, June g., in an alter.
cation over a debt, Joseph Simpson
was stabbed in the back by Deputy
United States Marshal Joseph Ander.
son.
Capt. s, P. Evans, former United
States Marshal for East Tennessee
well known throughout Tennessee
died suddenly at Knoxville on the
night of May 80.
The price of eggs has certainly gone
down to low water mark in this mar.
ket. Three cents per dozen is not very
encouraging when you depend mainly
on this product for pin monaghan
den Chronicle.
In the Criminal Court at Knoxville,
June 3, Sam Jenkins was convicted of
the murder of Ellen beats and was
sentenced to thirteen years in the peni-
Tertiary. A motion for "a new trial
was entered.
Rutherford, Tenn, June 12.-The
wheat yield is very inferior this year in
Gibson County. 1t was damaged by the
army worms and later by the rust. 1t
is thought that there will be only one
third of a crop.
Fire broke out in the laundry room
of the Reed House, Chattanooga, at
$50 P. M, June 4, which threatened
disastrous results, but the prompt &C.
ton of the fire department reduced the
damages to $1,000.
Profs. w. H. Ross, OF Stewart County
and r. P. Kirk, of North Carolina, will
serve in the capacity of associate prin-
cipals of Houston College. They will
assume control of the school with the
term beginning in August.-Erwin
News.
On Thursday of last week j. A. Mat
thews lost a mule, which at the time of
her death vas 80 years old. The mule
was purchased by Mr.. Matthews in
1871, and was four years old at the
time. She did valuable service until
the day on which she was taken sick
Bolivar Bulletin.
oliver Springs is to have q new depot.
The site has been donated by the Oil
yer Springs Land Company, and the
railroad officials have given assurance
that the building will be a model OF
convenience, comfort and elegance.
You deserve it, divers. Our congratu.
~lations.
The north bound passenger train on
the Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis Railway, while passing over the
track between the Slate Roofing com
pany's plant and the Chicamauga
Foundry company's premises, struck a
named John Evans, q resident of
South Pittsburg, and inflicted injuries
from which he died in a short time.
Goshen, Ind, June 13.-In a rear end
collision, which occurred late last night
a few miles east of here on the Lake
Shore Road, John Elliott, brakeman,
was killed and four persons were slight
ly injured. The collision was caused
by a freight train breaking in two, the
rear section of which was run into by
the passenger train.
Middlesboro, KY, June 12.-Johu s.
Turner shot and killed his cousin, Green
at the Half Way House today.
Green 3 brother, Sam Turner, was killed
the same place ten days ago. ALI
he parties are connected with the fa-
nous Turner family::of the Harlin-Tur-
Ter feud. Fifteen of the family have !
lied by violence.
New York June 13,-The Commercial {
Advertiser that Lenora
Cockerill, widow of the late Col. John