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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
3
A jumble of advertisements and society notes describes groceries and candies at Jacksons and Peanuta, shop and rent notices, taxes due, marriages at Watanga and Jonesboro, visits from Knoxville and Nashville, and a lively masquerade party with broad period flavor.
A passenger car on the Cran berry train caught fire from a stove just before departure Thursday morning and burned completely before firemen could extinguish it. A barn owned by J. W. Hunter was destroyed last Friday night with contents valued around $400 and no insurance. The blaze allegedly started from someone sleeping in the loft and using matches carelessly.
W G Matues begins erection of a handsome two story building on Main Street between 8 B White and J B Byrd & Co. It will be 27270 feet high, with stone foundation and pressed brick front. When finished it will house the post office. Plate glass to be used throughout.
The M G BR Club comprising Misses Carr Lannie Bid de Martha Henderson Lizzie Carr Belle Miller Willie Cox Ethel Barlow Frances Bolton and Mesdames Chas Biddle and Frank St John will host New Year’s Day at Col and Mrs Harris residence after 3 pm and evening. Friends of the hostess and club are invited. Train boarded by Ruffians at Huntdale NC on Christmas Day as natives fired through windows frightening passengers. no arrests then but to be made later.
A detailed account of a festive event with two marble statues representing princesses amid a lively crowd. The evening featured music from a string band, an elegant red velvet gown, a fine supper served by Mrs. Crowder and relations, and praise for the hostess and Miss Satlie Chandler. Also included is a Christmas note from Watauga, Tennessee, and a lengthy Recorder's Report covering finances and warrants for Johnson City from 1890 to 1900.
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