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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1892
Page
4
Classified notice seeking 1,000 pounds bright feathers 10,000 pounds white goose feathers and 100,000 pounds tub washed wool for sale or barter. Local buyers contact the office with offers and terms for delivery and payment.
General information announces a July 1 departure from Vaio Depot at 7 PM for a round trip to Apeetal City Opera House for an evening show. Cars do not stop on curves and smoking is banned on the car platforms.
W D Peters was in town yesterday. Various residents including Mr Campbell, Mrs Berry, A B Bowman, Sel NM Taylor, David R Smith of Louisville, Joe Summers and wife, John Bowman, Miss Simcox, Mrs Bessie Brown Milligan, Miss Evans, Col C P Toneray, H L Cooper, Miss Mice Clark, J J Matt, E M Grant, Miss Kate Lenoir, Mrs Ad Bullock, Mrs Ed Elsom, A J Patterson, Hon A H L Pettibone, Miss Nannie Folsom, W J Danigan, Dr E B Hunter, Jordan Bristol murderer at large, Zack Jennings, W A Bradys After Dark Qo at Harmeling, Mrs R L Taylor and two daughters, Miss Retta House, Rev J G McMerrin, Attorney General Tyler Campbell, Master Willie Buchanan, Miss Mary Belle Simpson, Misses Clare and Ida West. Country watermelons plentiful. Bristol area chatter and railway scenery noted.
A large crowd gathered for the first day of exercises at Arborvite Stock Farm near Blair City, with expectations of a bigger turnout tomorrow. The notice lists school books and supplies available at low prices from Rance & Duvasey. It also notes a city work requirement for residents 18 to 45 to labor on streets or pay a $3 fee, and mentions ongoing street improvements and new land development.
Sam Went of Telford and John Hannah of Shomarton return home after visits and a death in the region. W. W. Faw, Dr. C. H. Taylor, and Ike Hurt attend annual pair and races at Arborviw Stock Farm near Blut City. James F. Crumley to wed a Johnson City woman. H. F. E. Bowman tours North Carolina with a sister from Virginia. Frank Evans returns from Unaka Springs praising Wasser Co management. Joe J. Reed to serve as secretary and treasurer of Mt. Mitchell Mica Co. Reed active in several enterprises.
The Johnson City Democrats plan a grand Bristol rally on the 34th, in grand style with Cleveland hats and ulsters. Expect 50 to 100 attendees from this place as they promise to amaze Bristol residents and paint the town red.
A long hotel register from Hotel Piedmont lists numerous arrivals with towns including Knoxville Memphis Milan Greenville Morristown Bristol Elizabethton and Louisville among others. Guests named include Dr Oh Vavter TC Kaveney Mrs Hugh Rogers and many others with scattered initials and occupations.
The Philadelphia Record cites Governor Buchanan’s public stance for free coinage and expanded credit while opponents accuse him of acting like a Democrat. Commentary contrasts his rhetoric with actions, recalling Henry Clay era and a quip about scholastic talk versus weak mind. The Hagleton Sentinel adds a quip about dog days sausage making.
Schedule issued by the South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad Company takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Sunday July 17, 1302. Details cover arrival and departure times, station stops, and service notes for the railroad line.
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