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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1888

Page

3

Nails and notices crowd Johnson City page

Low price hardware from OK Lide and Co and Kirkpatrick Co draws shoppers. J J Adama and daughter visit relatives in Glade Springs Va and plan to return home. Hood’s Sarsaparilla praised. Ayer’s Pills advertised. Charity concert at Jobo’s Opera House to aid the destitute. local society meetings and church notices. Depot agent Hickey resigns. Patton appointed livery stable man. Anaka Springs property not sold. June opening planned. Community notices include sales, hardware, groceries, and local letters.

J.J. Weiler Gol. Huger Jemeshora Alf Hickey Bluff City M. Patton Kirkpatrick & Co

Carter's Depot and Johnson City grow into one town

Carter's village known as Carter's Depot is rapidly expanding with rail and streetcar plans. A coke furnace is to be built by Teegarden and Finney. a $60,000 road from Carter's to Elk Mines is funded. investors like Rosser, St John, and Hendrix push toward merging Johnson City and Carter's. The area features limestone quarries, a railroad, ferry, hotels, and a growing population, with notable local figures and aging historic ties.

Carter's Village Carter's Depot Johnson City Carter's Grand Watauga River Carter Teegarden and Finney Chicago Ste Atlantic, Tennessee & Western Railway Carter County Elk Mines Carolina System of Railroads Ivegarden and Finney General Rosser C.C. & C. Railway Blaine G. W. St.John Cloudland Hotel Tennessee North Carolina Watauga General Sevier Governor Taylor E. T Va. & Ga Solomon Hendrix Sol Solomon H. Hendrix Tenn Cavarly Andersonville Eoumerator Promtor Theity Virginia Reese D.N. Reese Carswell

Real Estate Transfers In Hurst Area Report

Real estate transfers include T. and Hurst to R. S. Boyd with an $1,800 price in the Maloney Evans and Hurst addition. Boyd to T. B. Murat shows an inter. eat in the Cramley and Hart addition priced at 00. The 8.T. Harris farm sold to the O. C. and O. railroad company.

Evans, Hurst & Boyd T. E. Hurst R. 8. Boyd J. J. Evans Hurst R.S, Boyd Maloney, Evans & Hurst Boyd T. B. Murat Cramley & Hart

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