Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-12-02
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The election excitement has abatet
and our people are directing their at
tenLion to other affairs than politics
The Republicans are naturally jubilan'
over the great victory scored and the
Popocrats are correspondingly gloomy
and depressed. They have a little con
ISOLATION over the alleged election oil
Our Bob" but as it was secured BY
fraud and rascality they are not "hol
lerin" very loud over it. Our victory
was certainly one to be proud Of, and
is to be hoped that our youngest
voters, il they live to be old men, will
never again see the Inauguration OF
another Democratic President. Wheat
and winter oats never looked better at
this season of the year, and an unusu.
ally large crop was The upward
tendency OF wheat causes our farmers
to smile from ear to ear. The unusually
warm weather will likely cause the
loss of a great dealof pork, as quite a
number butchered the past few days.
The mercantile house of Il. II. Jones is
still doing q good business. They are
also buying lumber for Embreeville
aud the railroad. BY the way Embree.
vile again put fire in her furnace one
day last week, and by so doing will
give employment to a number of men
that are now lying idle. A little cut
ting affair came off in our community
one night last week. At a social given
by one Of the residents Geo. Radford
and Ebert Carol became involved in
a difficulty when Radford struck Car
roll a time or two whereupon Carroll
used a knife upon him, making a few
ugly, but not dangerous gashes. Car
roll was bound over in $500 bond TO
appear before s. S. Kirkpatrick for
trial on December 2. 1t is needless to
say the sociable came TO an abrupt ter
mination, as the little affair above
noted was not down on the program.
Married-On last Sunday, Nov. 90, at
the residence of Madison Bayless, Chas
CARRIER TO Miss Ella Bayless, Rev.
Jesse CLARK officiating. May peace,
prosperity, q long life and a large fam.
lily await them. Bill Hestilow, our
champion 'possum hunter, reports sixty
five OF the hairlesS tailed fellows caught
to date and says he is still bankering
Tor more. Dur schools all observed
the Thanksgiving proclamation of our
Uncle Gro<sS and suspended their
schools on the 26th. AS Democracy
had nothing to be thankful for the day
was not enjoyed much by them. By
the way, we have good schools in the
Fourth this winter. Prof. Watts at
Bethesda, Wallace Booth at Mayberry,
Moilie Story at Dry Creek and Lou But.
Ter at Cash Hill, all of whom are Civ
ing good satisfaction. A few of the
Cherokee Baptist Church elected Rev.
Hale as pastor for the coming year.
The result was very unsatisfactory to
a large number Of the members who
were not present. 1t is to be hoped
they will all get together and adjust
little differences that have existed
the church for tho past year or two,
and present a solid front against the
devil and his satellites. Rev. James
Bass, of the Christian Church, is hold.
.ng a series of meetings in Allentown,
Carter County. Rev. Bass is one of our
most popular ministers. Ebert Reed,
Who has been dangerously ill the past
0N
.wo months does not improve as his
trends would desire. Mrs. Levi Dunn
also been on the sick list but is
low convalescIng. Our good friend,
Nm. Ray, after a long spell of fever is
gain circulating among his many
The health OF the community |
generally, is good. Some evil disposed
having a grudge against Henry
.liller, entered his barn some time
and partially destroyed a buggy
y cutting up various parts of 1t.
on such conduct. Our road
yerseers have been putting the finish
ng touches to our various roads and
repairing for settlement with the COM
l%issioners. Rev. Jas. Bass aud Joseph
Tooth. Esq, will represent the Fourth
0 Judge Campbell and Dana Har
3 revival to come off in Jonesboro
n the End Monday. Our magistrate
lade good selections for the place as
1ey are both good and true" men
nd will act impartially with all.
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