Notable Local Weather and Social Snippets At Unaka Springs
Sunday visits and comings go on in Johnson City and nearby towns. Notable names include John Hart Geo A Rows Frank Yakeley and many more visiting Bristol Knoxville Roan Mountain and Elizabethton. The report notes a single daily E T W N C train since month start and local events from church socials to lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sefton
Roan Mountain
Miss Maude Kincaid
Bristol
Foy W. Dulaney
John S. Cox
Local Notes and Dying Woman on Seventh and Shelby
Mrs J B Hash died at her home on Seventh and Shelby the past night from typhoid fever. Funeral arrangements were not announced at press time. Bert Crawford now handles Western Union lightning services in town after W M Patton left for Washington. Dr Sam Miller of Johnson City plans to arrange for ex Governor Taylor to speak on Fool's Paradise, likely not before October. W M Patten and family left for Washington DC where he takes a Western Union post. First National Bank of Jonce Loro reports July figures with 50 872 47 in available funds and total resources of 186 867 87, a strong showing amid hard times.
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J. B. Hash
Shelby Eheele
Courier
Sam Miller
Johnson City
Govenor Taylor
First National Bank
Jonceloro
Mall Robbery Case In Lynchburg Bristol Route
Post office inspectors arrest R.8. Burton a clerk on the Lynchburg and Bristol railway post office for robbing the mail on the Lynchburg Virginia and Bristol Tennessee route.
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Burton
Lynchburg and
Bristol
Lynchburg
Bristol, Tenn
Change of Schedule for Local Trains
Knoxville report says trains No 1 and No 2 will shift schedules next Sunday. No 1 westbound will reach Johnson City around 7 00 AM and No 2 eastbound at 7 30 PM.
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Knoxville
Nesr
Johnson City
Change of Firm in Local Trading House
T. E., Hurst & Co, longtime traders, have sold their stock in general merchandise and goodwill to J. B. Crandall. The business will continue at the old location for the time being.
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T. E., Hurst & Co
J. 8
Crandall
New Brokerage Firm Opens In Harris Building
A New Business, The T. E. Hurst Brokerage Co., has been established and is now doing business in the Harris building on West Main street. Headed by T. E. Hurt, the firm will handle wholesale meats lard flour and related goods as agent for Louisville Packing Co and Morristown Mills.
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T. E. Hurst Brokerage Co
Harria
Weat Main Street
Louisville Packing Co
Louisville
Morristown Mille
Morristown
Tenn
Mrs Harris of Cherokee Died at Unaka Springs
Mrs Edna Harris relict of A N Harris longtime Cherokee County resident died at Unaka Springs last Monday at an advanced age. Burial was in the family ground on Cherokee Tuesday. She was mother of Hon Nat Harris of Macon Georgia and Mia Sam Luttrell formerly of Jonesboro. The Comey joins friends in sympathy for the bereaved.
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Edna Harris
A. N. Harris
Cherokee
Unaka Springs
Nat Harris
Macon
Mia
Sam Luttrell
Jonesboro
Tue Comey
New Pension Board Named for Local Examiners
The territory appoints a three physician board of examining surgeons. Dr. E. B. Miller Sr of Cleveland, Dr. Paul W. Kirkpatrick of Jonesboro, and Dr. R. Patton of Telfords comprise the new slate. They are praised by the Herald & Tribune for starting work to build a “roll of honor” for Cleveland’s pension list.
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The
Herald & Tribune
E. 8. Miller
Paul W. Kirkpatrick
Jonesboro
R. Patton
Telfords
Cleveland
Silver Question Settled Price List For Groceries
Scarcity of silver prompts price list offering bacon at 110 lard at 11c Arbuckle s coffee 25¢ 14 pounds brown sugar 1.00 18 pounds granulated sugar 1.00 Tellico flour 600 Morristown Beat 650 and Belle of Ten nnesace flour for 50 cents a week by W I Buroises.
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Arbuckle
Tellico
Morristown
Buroises
Murder at Elizabethton shocks town on farm road
Dr C N Wilcox shot and mortally wounded Charley Jenkins on a road near Elizabethton. Jenkins died Saturday morning after three 38 caliber shots were fired. Wilcox was arrested and jailed awaiting the next court term amid rumors of jealousy over cattle and concerns about his sanity due to morphine use.
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Elizabethton
C. N. Wilcox
Charley Jenkins
Wilcox
Jenkins
Afternoon at Lake Watausee Luncheon Joyride
Mrs Jas A Martin and Miss Jennie Crumley hosted a pleasant luncheon at Lake Watausee last Friday evening. Guests enjoyed croquet tennis boat riding and a good meal with invited friends including Miss Blair Bessie Johnson Mildred Smith Annie Gentry Kate Martin Mattie Henderson Ballio Faw Nina Chandler Florence Eva Wilson and Messrs J W Crumley B Duiley Duncan W W Kirkpatrick F D Love F B S1 John 88 Crum ley B F Childress Lon McIntyre.
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F. D. Love
F. B
St Lawrence Hotel Fire Destroys Bristol Landmark
A roof fire at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday gutted the St. Lawrence Hotel at Front and Cumberland in Bristol Tennessee after three hours of firefighting. The frame building, once worth about $10,000 with $5,000 insured, is nearly a total loss. Two or three firemen sustained minor injuries.
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Bristol
St. Lawrence
Lawrence
Cumberland Streets
Tenn
New Wheat Winter Five Proves High Yield in Indiana Seed
Good Wheat J B Range of Watauga tried a red wheat named Winter Five bought from Evans of Indianapolis It yielded 45 bushels per acre after sowing 12 acres and applying 200 pounds of fertilizer per acre He believes one acre could have reached 50 bushels Range will offer seed to neighbors at a nominal price.
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J.B. Range
Watauga
Evans
Indianapolis
Range
He Picked His Man In Workplace Confrontation
Tuesday workers on the effects line showed a stir when Tom Lytton threw a pick at Nelson Hunt striking him in the head and causing a painful wound. Lytton, a Black man, was arrested and arraigned before Recorder Carr.
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Tom Lytton
Nelson Hunt
Lytton
Carr
Rumor Moves Prison Sites in Middle Tennessee
A Nashville rumor places the main penitentiary site between Decherd and Winchester in Franklin county with the coal mining prison planned for Brushy Mountain in Morgan county.
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Nashville
Decherd
Winchester
Franklin County
Brushy Mountain
Morgan County
Rock Bottom Prices Offer From Local Grocer
M. Jackson runs a quiet shop offering rock bottom prices on groceries and related goods. He is attentive to customer needs and promises low prices on a wide range of items.
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M. Jackson
In Memoriam Maggie Hughes Mangle Died in Arcadia Tenn
Obituary note from Sullivan County Tenn dated June 25 1893 for Maggie Hughes Mangle wife of John A Mangle daughter of Col J J Hughes longtime ruling elder at Blountville Presbyterian Church and Bristol aunt of J R Anderson Bristol. Church memorial praises her devout mission work and leadership of the First Presbyterian Children’s Mission Band. Resolution by First Presbyterian Church Ladies Aid and Missionary Society lauds her virtues and consoles her husband and child.
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Arcadia
Sullivan County
Tenn
Maggie Hughes Mongle
John A. Mongle
Johnson Guy
J.J. Hughes
Blountville Presbyterian Church
J. R. Anderson
Bristol
First Presbyterian Church
A. F. Hoss
McCows
J. C, Cowan
Hood's Sareaparilla Guarantees Satisfaction to Consumers
An advertisement proclaims satisfaction guaranteed for Hood's Sareaparilla with a claim of one hundred doses per bottle and asserts no other product matches this guarantee.
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Hood
Special Meeting by Y P S C B at Christian Church
A special program by the Young People's Christian Movement will be held at the Christian Church Sunday August 6 at 745 PM. The event aims to educate on the movement and its work in training youth for church duties. The gathering invites all, especially supporters, promising both entertainment and instruction.
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Christian Church
Dear Harrison Dont Talk Dont Talk Dont Talk
Ex President Harrison faces scrutiny over daily interviews and rude remarks. The piece contrasts his statements with the dignified tone of ex President Cleveland, noting political missteps and misstatements amid a public peril. The Philadelphia Times references Quays sealed note advising restraint.
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Harrison
Quay
Beaver
Senate
Cleveland
Philadelphia ‘Times
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John Hart
Geo. A. Rows
Frank Yakeley
Chicago
D. J. Tine
Dayton Hunter
Browning
Mra. P. Hf. Walford
B. J. Baxter
W-P. Dungan
B. F. Swingle
Garber’s Mills
City
H. 0. Webb
Island Mills
David Sullins
M. E. Church
Booth
C. B. Jennings
New York Life
Middle Tennessee
Dr. E. 8. Miller, Jr
Amanda and
Lizzie Biedleman
Beidleman’s Mills
Dora Webb
Lula Hamilton
Abingdon, Va
George B. Hamilton
Watauga Avenue
R. L. Patton
Pension Examining Board
Mrs. Sulling
Cleveland, Tenn
Sexton
W. G. Mathes
Richmond
Barch
H. B. Wilson
Will Wilson
Chattanooga
Mrs
J. 8. Wilson
Unaka
Oak Streets
Gov. Taylor
Fool's Paradise
Hotel Carnegie
Willie Campbell
New Orleans
Samuel Hunt
Jan, Hunt
Bert Crawford
Western Union Co
W. M. Patton
Washington
Bert
W. M. Patten
Washington, D. C
Patten
Fiest
Mall Robery
Kava Harris
the New Pension Board
Dr. Wilcox
Lake Watausee
Prise
Atock
S Suile
Dulaney & Taggart
J. E. Brading
Congress
Carlisle
Burvard’s Bay
New York Clearinghouse
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