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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1899
Page
3
A broad local column reports travel notes, visits, and public notices from Johnson City, Bristol, and surrounding towns. Movements include residents visiting kin in Gate City and Bristol, school plans in Knoxville, and business interests in New York. A fatal rural incident, rail work, and civic updates punctuate the page.
The Virginia and Southwestern railway receives two heavy locomotives Nos Wand 31 from Baldwin locomotive works. They arrive Tuesday night at the Norfolk and Western yard and are designed for coal ore and limestone hauling for the Virginia Trou, Coal and Coke Company.
In Johnson City the East Tennessee Telephone Co plans a new exchange after securing ordinance approval. Local social and business notes mention Miss Kate Simpson returning to Mossy Creek, Mrs. Patterson visiting Greeneville, and Hawkins Bros moving stock. Ex Governor Taylor tours the Pacific coast and Ex Pastor Atkins visits Morris town while Miss Ada Lingenfelter arrives in Bristol. The paper also covers a Royal Arcanum council planning and a court case on timber land damages.
Report describes a raid on the Pitt Presbyterian church area near the Manse with Mr Heridon and Mr Horndon involved. Respondents say they submitted to a medieval style pounding using bacon flour sugar and other foods as weapons. They vow to be law abiding and resist only by no more than necessary. Delinquent tax redemption deadlines loom as county court actions proceed against properties sold to force tax collection.
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