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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1887
Page
3
A dense jumble of items from a Tennessee newspaper page, including trades, personal news, church events, promotions, and local business notes. Mentions Oliver Chill Plows, McFarland’s drugs, Henderson & Pierce hardware, Elizabethton and Bristol area references, and community happenings like socials, marriages, and rail news.
An aged trade listing for Oliver Chilled Plows Hill Side Plows and other hardware appears with prices not stated. It urges inquiries to Henry Lyle about a corn planter for timely planting.
Advert says E B Clark booms goods at unheard of low cash prices with close margins and no credit. It boasts a large stock of general merchandise and urges customers to call when in need. Produce accepted, but wording is unclear on terms and dates.
The advertisement promotes a steam circular saw mill by G W Verner in Johnson City Tennessee and extols A M A McFarland as a reliable enablement house. It also offers free trial of Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and announces a March 16 1887 chancery sale of a house and lot in Johnson City with six month credit, lien and note security.
In the Chancery Court at Sonesboro Washington Do Tennessee a sale under decree from the November term 1886 will occur Saturday March 20 1887 at the City Hall Johnson City. The tract lies in the 5th civil district adjoiningBer linda Jones containing one acre more or less. It was conveyed by deed from W W Gilmer and wife to Fannie A Cecil and is described in the record and decree. Sale on six months credit with note and approved security, interest from sale with lien until paid. February 21 1887 A B Bowmas C M By W F Youss D C M
The annual meeting of stockholders of the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company will be held at the company's Johnson City office in Washington County Tennessee on Wednesday March 6 1887 between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. to elect a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and to consider other business as may arise. Jown 8 Wise, Secretary.
A promotional notice extols nature and health, asserting Green's Angual Flower cures disease. It links bile disorders and digestive ills to a wide range of symptoms and promises three doses will prove the remedy, with sample bottles offered for sale.
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