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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1900
Page
3
Local items report Bristol visitors Mrs. John Hobson and Judge Curtin and new arrivals Beverly Hawkins and bride, plus smallpox rumor and a river bridge iron arriving. Frank Ponder and others mourn Frankie Ponder. Millinery sale, fire department fundraiser, and a Washington County Game Birds reward. County Court convened, salaries set, road duties adjusted, notaries appointed, and Limestone bridge dispute noted.
A fragmented ad copy touts early sale opportunities with items bought before price increases. It lists prices like 5e 60 54c and 10 with a call to come early, claiming stock will not last.
Reports fix on A B Smalling who vanished after visiting Bristol last weekend. He is from Watauga, brother of Andy Smalling. State smallpox claims amount to over $5 000, a special levy of 10 cents for 1900 to cover costs. Widespread concern grows that he may have been foully treated or wandered to a remote, snowbound place.
From Watauga Tennessee January 1. W E Reese and wife spent Christmas with homefolks but Mrs Reese became ill and cannot yet return to Johnson City. The Watauga Valley Lumber Company resumed operations last week but some machinery failed causing a temporary shutdown. Mrs D Welch returned home after visiting friends in Virginia. Johnson City was represented in Watauga by three young ladies Misses Josie Lusk Birdie Lusk and Birdie Remine visiting Misa Ethel Reese. A three year old son was mentioned in the household news.
The Bristol Courier reports court motions freeing individuals from road duty and poll tax for terms up to two years, appointing a tax levy committee, and authorizing licenses and relaxations. It also covers smallpox claim discussions, physician bill disputes, and local church and school notices with weather and holiday notes.
The Atlanta Constitution offers a $3 000 cash prize contest for January February and March 1900. Readers sending a yearly subscription plus correct estimates of New Orleans cotton receipts for Sept 1 1899 to April 1900 stand to win. Prizes include $1 000 for exact January receipt estimate and additional sums for February and March. Other prizes total $1 600. The paper supplies past four years port figures to aid estimates and notes possible shipping adjustments due to New Orleans quarantine and legal actions.
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