Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-05-19
FREE HILL.

ASo hANS SStOA . IltlII
patch and now thinks of raising Ber-
ries of his own. Speaking of our roads
reminds us of a serious neglect on the
part Of road commissioners and over.
seers as to the width of road bed. Will
mention n place among very many
on the north side of u county. A
first class much travelled road from
Flourville to johnson City going from
McCrackin' g lot to the top of Chestnut
Ridge-over a half mile, two wagons
meeting can not pass each other except
at Nat Galloway's house, and one has
to climb a bank to give way. The
Eleventh District road commissioner
should certainly widen the roadbed in
Galloway's lane. Just what would or
could be done if two wagons should
meet in the night can not be imagined.
Widen the roadbeds every one hundred
yards on all first class roads, if no
others, and the travelling public will
approve. Some wheatfelds are looking
yellow and showing signs of rust or
scab. Corn is about planted in the
Twelfth District. All quiet at Free
Hill since Saturday. Court No. / had
a litigation peculiar last Saturday be-
tween q Democrat and another gentle
man of color and the strange result
claim 81, cost $15, and appeal prayed.
Jake sued, gained his case and Jake
was taxed with the cost and is not
satisfied with the verdict. Our court
No. 2 is transacting business in North
Carolina at present. We are business
folks. Pesident Weems, of Loafer's
Glory, is about to resign, having lost
interest in the intrinsic value" of his
office. Jas. Grisham, Jr., Mr.. Vines
and others are applicants for Cedar
Creek Academy school, Misses Inez
Martin, Alice Wright and Aunie Hale
are applicants for assistants. 1t takes
three teachers and a gouger to run
Cedar Gre elk Acadamy school, and
even some patrons are not satisfied.
Our bridges across Watauga and Hol-
ston is to be accomplished at any cost.
We suggest the usual and sure way
that is appoint a committee whose
duty should be to clandestinely gather
the majority of the proper authorities
at the Planters Hotel and ''set them
up" to a mixture prepared for such bust.
ness, and trigger with some of our
friends. the enemy, and others make
drunk some way and 60 for the Hon.
orable County Govt end the Court will
OF course order our bridges. One near
the mouth of Boons Creek and the
other near the mouth of Cedar Creek.
This side of the county wants to be
progressive, you know, so NJ. F. is out
with his petition for the Eleventh Dis.
trict and Mr.. Spurgln, 1 guess, will
work for the lower bridge. Yes, we
are simply in the fight and are in favor
of bridges. These rivers are occasion.
ally muddy and up and dangerous
fording, Now don't lets hear a word
against our pet projects. The old man
Evans improves little. The wool gather
ers are calling. Loafer's Glory is dis.
cussing the Nashville Centennial, and
listening to the hum of Chef Dyer's
palmer, at j. F. Martins sawmiil.
We are proud of having first set in eff.
feet the suggestion of Judge Patterson
as to water power machinery. Free
Hill is wide awake and coming. To
return the %politeness of Jack Rabbit"
OF Texas, we will kindly invite him to
emigrate to Eastern Tennessee, where
the woodbine twineth and the honey
suckles grow, where plenty and pretty
women predominant; water pure and
cyclones unknown, and the other kind
of rabbits plentiful. DHALE.