Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-04-07

o Drotler uranam IN his issue on April
., 1872, gives the notice of the meeting OF
inc STOCKHOLDERS OF the Il. T. u Va. X. r.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
~"Pursuant to previous notice Il large
n respectable number of the citizens
OF Washington and other counties of n.
tennessee met at the Courthouse i'm
Jonesboro on Wednesday, the eth of
April, 1852, for the purpose of holding n
meeting OF the stockholders of the +.
i. " Va. X. r., to vote on their accen-
lance or rejection of the acts of the late
Legislature a%ffording aid to said road :
and, also, for the purpose of Joining in
the festivities incident to the occasion
OF giving a public dinner to our senator.
Jas, w. Deaderick, Esq, and our Repre-,
sentatlves, Major b, Campbell and Col.
g.. w. Telford and others of the late Iey-
islature, who aided in the passage of
said acts.
The meeting convened in the Circuit
court room of the Courthouse, and after
the people had settled and were called
to order, on motion OF Col. A. w, Taylor.
OF Garter, Thomas A. r. Nelson, of Jones.
noro, was called to the chair, and John
j.. McLin and A. g.. Graham appointed
Secretaries.
mir. Blair, in behalf of the Committee
OF Arrangements, appointed at a previ-
Gus meeting, reported that the public
dlnner was prepared in the County
Court room, n that the Representa-
uves in the late Legislature, the Presi-
dent n Directors of the Board. the
Shief Engineer and his assistants, the
PRESIDENT and Secretaries of the meet
ing n strangers With as many of the
stockholders as could be accommodated
Win room, were cordially invited to be
present
"On motion of s. TaW. Lucky il was
resolved that the thanks OF the citizens
OF washington County are due, and are
nerepy rendered to those members of
the Legislature out OF WASHINGTON
county, who aided I'm the acts of hat
Dody In favor of our works of internal
improvement. DR.. Cunningham present.
ed the following resolution, which had
oeen unanimously passed by the Board
OF directors, and which on motion was
adopted by this meeting, to-wit:
'"Gen. A. r.. Jackson, the able, ener
getic and untiring agent of the Board of
Directors of the L. n. & Va. r. X. Go. to
the late Legislature. Faithfully has he
fulhlled his important mission, and met
the highest expectations of the board,
TO him belongs the credit of originating
the S3OO,OOO bridge bill and of powerfully
cooperating in the State bill. His name
should be enrolled with the best friends
OF the road. A grateful company can
cease to honor him. May his health,
impaired in Il cause, be speedily re-
James w. Deaderick, Esq, our Sena-
tor, was then introduced to the meeting
and addressed it at length, setting forth
the action OF the late Legislature upon
the subject of common school, the home
stead, an elective Judiciary and internal
improvements. y
major b. Campbell next addressed the
n went more into the details
OF the Leading movements in the late
both for and against our
road. Col. Telford then addressed the
assembly in handsome manner, return
his thanks to his constituents for
ms election, and excusing himself from
delivering u lengthy address on account
1i the speeches which had preceded
nm and the lateness of the hour.
SA%IsSERrA,
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