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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
3
A jumble of political candidate announcements for Circuit Court Clerk and Legislature, farm and business ads, hiring needs, grocery and meat ads, household goods, and upcoming church and public notices. Mentions Watauga Light, Johnson City firms, and community events including a Carnegie Mission address and a Spring library appeal.
Brick Plante Adams Broa Paynes Co plant west of the city near the Soldiers Home will supply bricks for government work and others. East Tennessee Brick Co moves nearby. J P Lyle Co awaits weather to start. M H Campbell Co to make handmade bricks on the old yard by Hotel Carnegie. Discussion of Seaboard Air Line and Virginia & Southwestern Railway involving Bristol context. Mr. Carter denies Seaboard involvement. Bristol Courier notes new lumber firm J N Jones & Co and overhaul efforts by Bristol Telephone Co. reports from Watauga with local names and small-town notices, including a death and community events.
G F Preston of Knox ville has purchased the stock and goodwill of I B Bolton’s operation. He has taken charge, plans improvements, and expects to move his family here soon to occupy a new cottage on Wataughs avenue. Preston is an experienced druggist formerly with Park Davis & Co Detroit and long heads a Knoxville store.
State Treasurer Folk releases quarterly report for period ending March 31. Receipts total 1 446 754 28 dollars while disbursements amount to 922 561 58 dollars leaving a net balance of 685 462 42 dollars. Of disbursements 310 989 04 goes to sinking fund used to retire state bonds. The first 1 000 000 of state securities to be wiped out by mid month. A large floading debt paid off in period.
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