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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1892
Page
3
Local Bristol items report marriages and social events including the ReevesAllen wedding in Greeneville and Lacy King nuptials, along with visits, market chatter, and holiday preparations. Mentions residents traveling to Gary City, Abingdon, and Knoxville, plus church rites and a new year outlook.
Chief of Police Geo Campbell receives Knoxville chief J J Atkins request to locate a chestnut sorrel mare that vanished from W M McMillan’s stable near Knoxville. Reward of 850 offered for recovery of horse and apprehension of thief.
Chancellor John P. Smith rendered decrees in two cases involving Watiuga Lumber Company. Stratton’s bill in the Hampton matter was dismissed as he only held conditional stock and failed to deliver to Tanac Maniplo. The other suit against Stratton sought a direct stock assignment. the court found Hampton a director and found no ground to claim ownership based on his knowledge of the company’s dealings.
The text argues for civic readiness and cooperation to strengthen the town. It urges residents to lend a helping hand, support calm administration, and avoid political factionalism that could hinder prosperity. It warns that political parties should field responsible leaders chosen by merit.
A binding of 7.00 was set by Judge HUD Harry yi F regarding an alleged attempt to abort Mika Paniie fate Matty. Eugenie Brown is named in the bond, with the bond provided as security.
The article notes Georg R Hurlburt arranging a factory on Stuart Street to manufacture farming tools including floating harrows and cultivators. He says the plant will keep him busy six months and employs diverse heads of personnel amid a push for small industries and loyalty to local workers. Also reported is the death of Mrs Sallie DeArmond on Christmas Day from peritonitis, aged in mid life, with funeral arrangements at the Baptist church and City Cemetery interment.
An obituary from Greeneville notes Col Brown a longtime resident and prominent local businessman. He died after a long illness and is survived by his widow Mrs Brown and children including Mr Bristol and Mrs Mien, with many relatives and friends offering condolences. The piece reflects on his community upbuilding efforts and the mourning of Greeneville citizens.
Thursday night at the residence of 4.5 Pippin on King Street, Postmaster J. M. Martin joined Mr William Nunpower and Miss Julia Scott in matrimony. A supper followed as friends celebrated the union with a pleasant evening.
A garbled notice reports Thomas and William Whitson two brothers in Mushu county nine months apart will be executed in Bakersville North Carolina. The page fragment also references a prior murder involving Kip Bird and a delayed capture, with unclear dates and details.
The case concerns Samuel Thomas et al receivers of the railroad through Jonesboro and the U S Mail. It cites restraining orders against local commissioners enforcing a speed ordinance and delaying mail trains. The bill alleges improper action and seeks relief on equity grounds.
City Attorney W W Faw with C Williams and Charles H Jennings draft a new Julineon charter. The present charter, created in IES, fit only 1 000 inhabitants, while current population exceeds 5 000. The proposed charter elevates city size to 1000 to 19 000 and will be submitted to the bondl at the next founders meeting on the first Wednesday in January.
Fragmented OCR text describes Whitney and a meeting along a Morristown Cumberland Gap route. The garbled content references officials, health records, and travel conditions, with unclear names and places. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the readable fragments.
Nat Hicks of Bristol received a telegram from Kentucky claiming his brother Byn Hicks was murdered there. Details were missing and the message gave little clarity. The note referenced a child eight years old and a West Tennessee origin, with confusing lines about home, relatives, and timing, leaving the true facts unclear.
A ragged ad urges readers to obtain the Blue Book listing all federal state and territorial offices with salaries and duties. It claims the new administration offers many lucrative positions and outlines examinations eligibility and application steps. The cloth bound edition costs 76 cents and is available by mail order from City, Idaho.
A garbled OCR page fragment from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper shows scattered names, places, and notices. Reads like a jumble of ads, family mentions, school notes, and local events with numerous misspellings and incomplete phrases, offering glimpses of local life and commerce.
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