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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1892
Page
3
J E Reeves visited town Thursday and many locals share visits, travels, and chatter. Notes highlight bank robbery rumors, railroad chatter, local editors, school leaders, and trips to Chattanooga Knoxville and Bristol with social and business tidbits.
The M E Church South society of 34 members met Friday evening at Will Hart's residence. It formed an organization, set a program for the next meeting to face Dr Miller, and urged Johnson City youth to read valuable books and prepare for literary exercises. Fire at Telford destroys Bayless grocery and two houses. about $4,000 loss with no insurance.
Sylvan N. Taylor son of the condemned Taft Hall is suing J. Lee Greeor in Wise County circuit court for 10 000 damages over a reflected portrayal of his father. The case arises after Hall, slated for execution at Wise Court House, was identified in Memphis. Locals doubt the suit will prosper. Taylor's family includes his wife, sister to the widow of Policeman Hilton, and daughter of Col L H N Taylor, long a Wise County lawyer now in Have ward Kentucky.
A vintage advertorial piece touts B B B as a universal skin healer. It lists conditions from boils and impetigo to herpes and tumors and promises extraordinary cures with testimonials. Readers are urged to request a book from Be B. Co in Atlanta, Ga.
Last week Herbert Gilliam, a city youth, stole five dollars from Mrs. Jones in Elizabethton while visiting friends C. C. Jones and family. He was arrested after returning home and taken back to Elizabethton, where he remains in jail.
A large crowd of men and boys gathered last Thursday night for an old fashioned Democratic feast in a building adjoining Wofford’s drug store. Turkey and pickles were served along with blackberry wine provided by Gabe Harris. The event aroused gratitude for the hospitality and provision.
Chief Police Geo Campbell reports a letter from Chief Keefe of Jacksonville Florida stating Homer Keys, wanted locally for multiple break-ins and linked to a bank robbery, is jailed there. His release is due today and the city will not pay to fetch him, preferring he stay away from Johnson City.
Advertises a claim that deafness arises from an inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube caused by catarrh. States nine cases of deafness are due to catarrh and promises cure with Hall's Catarrh Cure. Offers $100 for any case cured that is not resolved, directs to send for a free circulation, mentions F J Cheney Co Toledo and druggists at 70.
An 8 A and O special train with two cars, including Richmond and Danville private car No 1 and 5 A and O official car No 51, will travel today over the B E N O road. John C Clyde and Col John C Haskell will ride. The venture signals a possible shift in control as the B E N O is under receivership, with Bristol hoping for capital to stabilize operations and extend Asheville, potentially tripling the road’s value upon completion.
The 1495 Almanac of the Divers announces introduction of a world famous medicine with detailed calendar, astronomical calculations, and humorous reading matter. Published by The Hostetter Company of Pittsburgh, Pa, it is produced by a large workforce and distributed widely at no charge through country dealers.
The report recounts a Texas cattle theft fugitive named Hayes captured in Hawkins county after a chase from Mooresburg. Deputy Rowan confronted him in a post office, handcuffs dropped, Hayes tried to draw, and Rowan fatally shot him. Earlier, Houston Kelly, colored, was hanged in Rogersville on November 10. A brewing feud between Lawson and Neel led to Neel firing five shots, killing Lawson, and Neel surrendering to Sheriff Herd in Needville.
Thomas Johnson reports a severe cold and cough misinterpreted as consumption. After two weeks of using Symphyx and Dr Hart's pills to keep his bowels open, he claims a dramatic recovery and feelings of being nearly raised from the dead.
Smith Wilson of Stoney Creek, an experienced hunter, killed a bear weighing over four hundred pounds during a mountain outing in Carter County last week. Local reports note the mountains hold many bears.
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