Knights Meeting Notice at National Bank Hall
Knights invited to weekly gathering every Wednesday at 7:90 oclock in the hall above the National Bank. All visiting members welcome.
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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1891
Page
3
Knights invited to weekly gathering every Wednesday at 7:90 oclock in the hall above the National Bank. All visiting members welcome.
A busy column reviews a string of small town happenings from hires and moves to depot progress, school closings, medical tips, and local ventures. It notes Andrew Jackson praise, wagon upgrades, a new harp project, house moves, a proposed incorporation vote, and a first national bank charter, with brief society and crime mentions woven through.
Work on grading Watauga Avenue continues with street line, rails, cars, and piping for water works arriving for Johnson City. An Erwin excursion included a land sale of eight lots with Johnson City buyers. Three G's route improves road speed and freight profit grows as mail routes shift via Johnson City.
The spring opening at Hart Armbrust Co attracted many visitors, showcasing fine new goods across departments including trew goods, shoes, completing goods and umbrellas. The event highlighted quality and symmetry, drawing praise for a handsome display and excellent merchandise. Meanwhile political chatter notes Blaine’s stance on Italy and a withheld despatch from Rome amid a public debate over veracity between Baron Fava and Blaine. The hotel guest list from Knoxville and surrounding areas includes numerous notable names and cities.
Names of residents visiting and returning from nearby cities including J. C. Cowan and wife returning to Bristol. J. T. Wilder from Chatuionge. A. F. Shoun registered at Piedmont. P. G. Range on an Erwin excursion. Mins Mincie Burkley visiting Jonesboro. Prof. J. T. Browning and George Speck visiting the Comer office. two dozen oxen disposed. C. C. Colline circulating among Elizabethton friends. Washington county Sunday school convention set for Jonesboro on April 30.
Reports from Johnson City and nearby towns recount Judge Pro Tem Brown's illness, Robert Burrow's return, and Trane Hamptons planning to move to Ossian. American Bible Society organizer George Savage visits Covington, Ky. News also covers the Worlds Fair push, railroad changes at East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, and a new turning table for engines in the depot area.
Amid coke strike unrest at the Frick & Co Burnsides plant in Bourrpane labor officials report resumed work with about one third staffed. Eviction noticess served to seventy nine families. Rioters arrested as the Morewood case is probed. Separate item notes a wreck on the Maryland Central near Fallstone with nine aboard, three dead. President’s Birmingham welcome preparations bustle in Alabama.
The notice urges taxpayers to settle all state and county taxes or face legal action, with receivership options through local merchants. It also advertises multiple trades and goods including Oliver Chilled Plows, Sterling Refrigerators, Studebaker wagons, and farm equipment, highlighting agents in Johnson City and Rockport. Various anecdotes and humorous snippets follow, including cultural notes and brief dialogues.
A fragment notes the City selling items at prices described as popular. Details on items, dates, or authorities are missing, but the passage emphasizes purchaser interest and pricing. Further specifics are unreadable in the text.
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