Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-03-31
FREE HILL.

A correspondent signed Jno. which
L suppose could be transposed into Ion
tells the readers of the Herald and
Tribune where and what Flourville is.
That lie right Jon, when a place like
that is unknown it is best to advertise
1t. Got mills &C." Why Jon. Cedar
Greek can beat that. We have three
grlst mills. three saw mills, five black
smith shops, two stores, three post.
offices, six old bachelors, seven widow.
ers, SIX widows and manageable girls
ana boys too numerous to mention.
Jon you had better study yonr enumer
alton table if you want to blow your
backwoods places. Why ask me when
the S-C's railroad will be built to Spnr
GIN 8 depot. Do you not know that
Mckinley is President and that means
prosperity from Dan to Bersheba, yes
even for free silver Flourville. Jon
as a Republican faith is what Won
want-but, excuse me, you live in
Rockingham, meantime when you hear
the bell or whistle look out for the
Train, she is coming. Our County
Court suppose are going to bridge
something even If it Is oppressive To
the tax payer. There may be a recon.
ing In a few years in which the tar
paying voter will be boss of the situa.
ton, and eomething may happen. If
we are not most wofully mistaken
there is much bridging needed in this
county not only rivers and creeks. but
numerous mudholes and quicksands.
Loafer's Glory exqgerator said in going
TO Johnson City the other day he saw
a nat moving about on a quicksand.
he waded in to save such q nice hat
and found a mans head In it and he
said just let him alone there was a
good horse under him. Our County
Court should send old McAdam to this
side OF the county to fix our roads as
soon as he is done helping Deakins
and Hunt on the Fall Branch road near
Locust Mount. McAdam, we have
heard, was the first to discover that
rock was good to make roads. We
might go on and fix Free Hill roads.
but McAdam may have his method
patented and we might infringe. Meat
rogues have been abroad in the Twelfth
District. Uncle Fuller tells us in a
recent number of our county paper
that he thinks Greece is the oply nation
under the canopy of heaven that shows
6y her actions that she believes IN the
Christian religion. Well that is a rich
and if true would be worth
publication We admire the philan.
thropic bravery Of 30 small a nation "a
Greece, hut Uncle Fuller you are sadly
mistaken if you think the founder Of
the Christian religion was belligerept.
l see nothing in the conduct of Greece
TO lncite their pure Christian shirt.
Put on Jour specks and reread your
New Testament. Phelim thinks he
cause Chucky is muddy it should he
bridged at certain fords. If being
muddy is a sensible excuse we wonld
have plenty of bridges on the Watauga
and H%olston; what a reason for having
the tax paying people oppressed. The
north and west side may not be an
led into the measure of BRIDGE
building. Old Samuel Deysult died
on the goth and was buried at Buffalo
Ridge the 9th. The revival at DongIas
Shed, carried on by a union of forces
is said to have poured oil ON the
troubled waters and restored many
prodigals and lost sheep. 1t was badIy
needed there and will prove glorious II
permanent; we hope the good work
may last, but time and trials only will
prove where the haywood and stubble
ehects are. Old William Mohlar ia
'erlouly sick with a strange affection.
u o has enlarged his store house.
A union Sunday School organized at
1edar Greek Academy the 21st inst,
elected F. w. Devault Superin-
,endent, E. 7. Wine Secretary and n
'orps Oh teachers. DHALE.