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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1886
Page
3
Greeneville readers see a flood of shop notices and notices about coal yards, plows, dry goods, and household goods. Vendors like J. W. Hunter & Bro, O. K. Lide, Campbell & Crumley offer groceries, paints, wagons, and fabrics while W. J. Thomas and Dickey & Anderson advertise heavy discounts. Community happenings include church repairs, a church dedication, baptisms, and two excursions to Cranberry for missions with special trains.
Johnson City Reds defeat Blountville 15 to 8 in a high spirited baseball game. Lyle pitched well and Patton stood firm behind the plate while Gookin and Dulaney starred for the visitors. Reds announce plans to play Liebér’s of Knoxville and challenge clubs between Knoxville and Johnson City.
Fourty or more laborers are wanted to haul lumber from W M Younce mill to Wik Park Depot about seven miles in Mitchell County North Carolina. Compensation offered is five dollars per thousand feet.
For sale 1 Perkins Shingle Machine 1 Planer and Mather 1 Pony Planer all in good running order. Also land sale notice from Washington county Circuit Court terms listing sale of tract of 71 acres in cbgil district adjoining several neighbors. Sale to highest bidder in court house door Jonesboro date in August 189% terms cash and costs.
The Circuit Court of Washington County Tennessee will auction land on August day 1886 at the court house in Jonesboro to satisfy a judgment against Jacob H. France. The tract lies in the 4th Civil District on Sinking Creek near Wm Ninery and J R Franci s, about seven acres. Sale is to the highest bidder with cash in hand and costs paid. A separate sale under a prior decree will occur August 28 1886 for about fifty acres in the 11th district near Daniel Snyder and James Hodges, on six months credit with security and lien until paid. Also referenced are notices of public sale and related costs.
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