Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-01-13
FROM THE STATE AT LARGE.
Fresh Items of News CulIed from our
Exchanges.

~Tullahoma, Jan. S.-Vaughn Hart.
man who was shot a week ago by Milt
Card, died last night at 8 clock near
Quebeck.
Nashville, Jan. AT a meeting of
the Centennial Executive Committee
today Oct. Z was set apart as Kings
Mountain Day."
South Pittshurg, Jan. 6.-The County
Court of Marion County. has appro.
priated 1900 for an exhibit at the Ten.
nessee Centennial Exposition.
Knoxville, Jan. S.-Wm. Sunny, a
negro laborer formerly of Nashville,
fell from a moving freight train here
early this morning and was instantly
killed.
Lawrenceburg, Jan. S.-The stock.
holders of the Lawrence Bank & Trust
Company met at the company's build.
ing yesterday, declared at 6 per cent.
semi annual dividend.
Messy Creek, Jan. REV. Chute,
of Massachusetts, put five of his chill.
dren into Carson and Newman College
and his wife and himself will go as
missionaries to India. New students
arrive daily since the holidays.
South Pittsburg, Jan. THE regu.
lar January term of the County Court
adjourned yesterday afternoon after
three days sitting. An appropriation
OF $1,000 for an exhibit at the Centen-
NAL was passed after a hot fight.
Tullahoma, Jan. 6.-Milton Card,
who shot Vaughn Hartman near DOYLE
on Saturday afternoon, had his prelim.
mary trial yesterday and was bound
over to court in the sun of SO. 900. He
gave bond and was released from Gus.
tody.
Bristol, Jan. cit has been revealed
here that DR.. VIM. A. Dulaney. repre-.
senting Sullivan County in the Lower
House OF the State Legislature. was
secretly married on December 90 to
Miss Blanche Marsh, a popular young
lady of Blountville.
Knoxville, Jan. William and
John Garner, suspected of burning
sam McGammon's barn neal Mary.
vile several months ago, were tried at
that place today. The defendants made
no effort to prove their innocence and
were bound over to court.
Memphis, Jan. Civilian Carter.
aged ~, found his house on fire near
Germantown, last night. He ran in to
get some money he had there. This
morning his charred corpse was found
In the ashes, surrounded by the black
ened silver he had tried To save.
GAINESVILLE, Jan. S.-William Beard,
of District No. II, this county, has
been placed in Jail here to await trial
charged with threatening to kill j. B.
torshee and members of his family.
who live in District II, as the result of
a difficulty growing out of some family
trouble.
Messy Creek, Jan. 8.-Guy, the ten
year old son of Mrs. P. F. Yoe, who
conducts the Messy Creek hotel, fell
under the cars of a freight train here
this afternoon and his right leg was
crushed from the knee down. Physi.
clans have amputated the leg. The boy
will recover
Clarksville, Jan. S.-'Squire E. S.
VIM, aged 70 years, a we'll known ex.
member of the Montgomery County
Court, is dead, as the result of an at
tack of pneumonia. He leaves a wife
and several children. He was a mem.
Der of the Christian Church, and was
generally respected.
Emmett Melvin was shot by Geo.
Mains, near Rhea's Forge, last Satur.
day night, and after twenty four hours
of intense suffering died from the eff
fects of the wound. The ball entered
near the naval, but the physicians,
Drs. Rhea and Donnelly, were unable
to locate it.-Tomahawk.
Nashville, Jan. 9.-The State Board
Of Education met here today and-de.
cided to establish a normal training
school at Hiwassee College, Monroe
County, to open in September, 1897.
Frank NJ. Smith was elected principal,
and Thos. II. Paine, G. S. Douglas, and
S. G. Gilbreath were chosen to prepare
a of study.
Nashville, Jan. Gas a result of the
miners strike at Tracy City, the mines
have been shut down and the mules re
moved by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad Company to Birmingham for
use there. The shut down throws FIVE
hundred men out of employment, and
will cause much suffering, 1t is the re.
suit of action taken both by the COM
pany and miners.
Knoxville, Jan. &C. ]. Gooding, a
leading druggist of Knoxville, assigned
tonight. His liabilities are 81, 1908 70;
estimated assets, S12. 600. w. s. Shields
is made trustee. The City National
Bank is preferred creditor for "a, 161 "A.
The assignments aformality by which
Mr.. Gooding hopes to wind up his bust
ness and retire.
jackson, Jan. Cone morning in
November a dog appeared in the yard
of l.. F. McHaney, near Crucifer, Hen
derson County, dragging the arm of q
man. A search revealed the remains
of a white man ear the road in the
bottom close by. About two weeks