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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1893
Page
5
Present interest in Wady Hf and Patton ia confined to fever. Mike Nannie Lusk visits Greeneville while others travel to Austin Springs and Cloudland. Church services, postal changes, and local job moves accompany notes on residents, fires, and a $150 loss in Mrs Fain’s smokehouse.
Mr W Hi Cooney and Mrs M C Baynest were joined in marriage on Wednesday the 16th at Bristol by Rev Father Oliver. The groom embarks on a new voyage amid hopeful words as the couple begin their life together in this community.
In Wied in Cir cuit Court at Jonesboro on Wednesday Maw Dray was tried for robbing the West Bros storehouse during the night of November 23. The jury found him guilty and sentenced him to three years in the penitentiary.
To the Public. Having sold my stock of drugs and toilet articles to Dr. Preas I desire to thank the public for their patronage in the past and ask a continuance with my successor. All parties indebted to me will please come forward and settle and save costs of collections by law. Respectfully P. H. Worvorp.
Johnson City Institute opened Monday with 95 students and daily arrivals have raised enrollment to about 125 in its third session. Principal Prof. R. L. Couch is skilled and the school is gaining popularity and general satisfaction.
Miss Cora Patton entertained a small group Tuesday evening at her Buffalo Street home in honor of Misses Blanche and Alma Mac Perry of Knoxville. Guests included Lillie Morley Ida Sincox Mary McLaughlin Gertie Weiler and several others with Thos Province Frank Hart David Taylor Frank Taylor Embree Bincox and more listed among attendees.
Dr Carter will deliver a lecture on the Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln at the First M E church next Friday night August 25 at 7 30. Admission is free but a collection will be taken to defray speaker expenses. He is described as an eloquent platform speaker and audience enjoyment is promised.
Mrs J P Taylor wife of Gen James P Taylor died at her Clarkson county home after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held at the residence and the remains sent to the old family burying ground at Happy Valley Carter county for interment.
The weekly dance at Hotel Carnegie last Tuesday evening drew a good crowd in fine weather. A bevy of Jonesboro beauty added life to the affair, with guests enjoying music and lively dancing on a waxed floor as Mine Host Farr and his wife ensured guests’ comfort.
Jonesboro and Johnson City gain a new hack service by E T Anderson. Two hacks each way daily except Sunday, departing Jonesboro at 4 6 2 p m and Johnson City at 10 30 a m and 4 p m. Rides typically take one hour ten minutes and cost 25 cents each way. Tickets available at Union Depot and from George Pritebelt received via local dep and as a matter of epesidaedomiodatun the Dacka Will call av presidencen for ladies if word is eft with Mr Pritehett or the Griver
The Steve factory of Boring & Wilson is in operation after recent completion. Located at the Lor. & W.N.C. and Three O's rail junction, the erection cost about $8,000. Machinery from North Carolina handles oak stave production shipped to eastern markets. home capital owns and runs the mill, employing many workers locally and in timber cutting in the mountains.
President Wm M Graybill renews a scholarship offer to the young lady of our public schools who attains the highest grade in 1893 4. The Rogersville College, among the oldest in the South, is praised for its value and the push toward higher education. Teachers Mary Johnson and Jennie Powel were educated there, and several local girls attended last year with more planned for next session amid brighter prospects.
A group from town and nearby areas traveled to Jonesboro on Tuesday the 15th, largely returning by private conveyance in the evening. H. Anderson ran a shuttle line from Jonesboro to the city. W. K. Martin and Sheriff Bradley lingered as eastbound train No. 2 arrived, sharing pleasant acquaintances. Dr. Leab aided the excursion by inviting friends to Farnshell’s home for hospitality and business below. The hosts Mr. and Mrs. Farnshell are praised for their generosity and welcome.
John W Mackay millionaire of California underwent appendectomy Tuesday afternoon. Surgeon Dr Charles McBurney and physician Dr Arthur Townefiend attended. Mackay is resting in his son's apartment here. No danger expected and Mrs Mackay is in England informed.
Mixy Fraker eldest daughter of Wa Fraker died in the afternoon after a long illness with consumption at her Watauga avenue home. The remains will be taken to Greenecouny Friday morning for interment.
Congress has nothing to do with these prices. The list shows flour Telico fancy 00e Morristown Beat 60c Bell of Tenn 506 Granulated Sugar 14 lbs 1.00 Light down 15 lbs 1.00 Brown It Tbs 1.00 Bacon 11c Lard 119 to 12.6 Country Meal 60c per bushel at W. Burgiss’ store.
County Judge Hart has issued two days notice that assets will be pursued for the Citizens Bank defunct case. Crustee Bacon and his bondsmen are responsible for a sum over 9,000 dollars to cover the trustees balance and court expenses. The county seeks funds to pay the current circuit term costs, with creditors facing delays due to bank closures and tight money.
Across the globe financial tremors unfold as the Bank of England reduces its discount rate from 8 to 4 percent. Meanwhile Manchester and Nashville banks suspend operations, fires devastate Minneapolis, and a surge in U.S. business failures prompts concern. Also reported are naval gold shifts, a Chattanooga drowning incident, and labor promises for Pittsburgh steel with thousands to be employed soon.
Surgeon Carter of the Marina Moe hospital service confirmed a local medical authority assessment that one suspected yellow fever case in Pensacola was not yellow fever. The First National Bank of Nashville, led by Herman Justi formerly of Louisville, suspended, though said solvent on its assets. City Savings Bank of Nashville also suspended for sixty days. A meeting led by Representative Rayner of Maryland discussed repealing the Sherman act purchasing clause, with about forty members noting potential House support for the Wilson bill.
Senator Charles F Manderson of Nebraska spent a few hours in New York before heading to Asbury Park. He said Republicans in the upper house hope for a compromise on silver legislation with a 20 to 1 ratio as a basis. He noted silver advocates may accept it if mining remains profitable.
Dick Drummond accused killer of Private William Laugherty was dragged from a boarding house at 2 a.m. Thursday and hanged from a railroad trestle near Briceville. Port Anderson soldiers linked to the crime sparked widespread unrest and a miners strike over a 20 percent wage cut across thirteen Coal Creek area mines.
General Order No 5 notes the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railroad as the official route to Indianapolis for the National Encampment in Hamilton from September 4 8. The line is described as the only railroad granting the one cent per mile rate to the old Western members and their friends, with other lines expected to follow too late.
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