Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-03-31
FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.
Fresh Items Of News Culled from our
Exchanges.

brlggs,, March 2.-Big Butt mountain
Is covered with snow. The fruit crop /.
endangered. "
Cowan March 1.-THE frost Friday
morning did considerable damage 10 I'M
fruit crop here. ="
Calhoun, March 27.-The neacb cro,
mere Is thought to be ruined. The thert
mometer fell to 25 above.
Tullahoma, March 27-It is tbornh,
the heavy frost yesterday morning Vas
latal 10 the peach crop in this section,
Jasper, March 27.-Heayv frosts and
ice for the past few nights have occnrrad
nut fruit is thought to be safe. SmoIl
garden vegetables suffer m
Greeneville, March 27.-On Tuesday
oie iaiSest TOBACCO sale of the season oc.
Cured here. Over 10000 und Of VIZ.
ginia tobacco was sold The tnboono
sold for nearly $1,000, some of il going sS
nigh as $40 per hundred.
Bristol: March 27.-Mrs. Mamie Lynch,
miuow OF the late Col. G. II. Lynch, who
was seriously burned a few DAYS 400
qIeu Yesterday evening at the age of 56'
this section and was a prominent citizen.
Kyle's Ford, Tenn, March GA ser.
,ouu s'ootinS ARRAY tnat may result IA
tallay occurred at Eldorado. Matt Trent
9no. oharles Brooks in the abdomen.
BROOKS can hardly recover. Details in
here. e"ihou
Nashville, March 27.-Revenue officers
returned from a raid neal Altamont in
Hruhdy County on which they DESTROYED
Two SUITS, one OF eight and the other of
one hnndred and fifty gallons capacity.
one of the stills at work.
Nashville, March 24.-Circuit .Jndge
Childress today fined Will Il. Warren
ana A. u. Ellis $50 each and Sent Ellis to
jan 1or ten days. Warren carried a
a jury in his favor for 500, which .JndSe
Childress decided had originated with
Ellis, who was a juror.
Nashville, March 27.-The frost and
freeze last night has damaged the early
run crop IN many Middle Tennessee
counties. The potato crop was alsodam.
aged. Wheat has not vet been iniurad
though the frost expected tonight. il
heavy, will injure this crop. From most
OF the Middle Tennessee counties n so.
today.
%Tullahoma, March 24.-In a personal
encounter several DAYS ago near Mini.
berry, Lincoln County, Fred Ward. II.
struck Charles Tipps on the head with .
piece OF rail f%racturing his skull. Satur-
day Iipps died. Ward was held under
Sl,OtW bond pending the result OF Tipps'
injuries. AS soon as Tipps died Ward
lied. There has been a feud between the
ward and Tipps families for some time.
Andersonville. March 27.-Oficers from
Union County passed through this place
thursday with Young Brannan, who. It
Is charged, killed a young man named
klng In the lower end of Union Comfy
ABOUT year ago. 1t seems thew were
Tor a young lady's hand. King
succeeded, when Brannan, il is alleged
waylaid King and shot him from am,
bush. Brannan was arrested on the
Cincinnati Southern road in Kentucky,
Tullahoma, March 24-At the first
meeting of the board of MAYOR and nj.
dermen in this month a resolution was
offered asking that the tax on retail
liquor dealers be reduced one third. THE
resolution passed its first reading. At
The meeting of the board Monday night
! petitlon was presented from twenty
Two OF h leading business firms of the
'lty asking mat their taxes be reduced
'ne third. This killed the liquor resolu-
South Pittsburg, March PA charter
las been granted the South Pittsburg
stove and Foundry Company. The in.
'orporators are: 4. G. Garrett, w. c.
iouston, j. G. Prigmore, r. Z. Britain
,nd William Quincy, all of this place.
,nlceTs have been elected as follows.
resident, I. G. Garrett; vice-president,
!. VI. onook; secretary and treasurer,
W. Corly. William Quincy was
iected superintendent. The plant of
Perry Stove Works has been leased
nd operations will begin at once. Stoves
nd hollow ware will be manufactured.
he start. ''" az