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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1892
Page
3
Digest from an early Tennessee paper noting debates over county funding and progress in rail and locomotive tests. Mentions Baldwin locomotive tests on the East Tennessee line and Greeneville grade ascent, plus various medical and public notices and brief anecdotes.
Embreaville sees rapid population growth and joy as the wife of Rafig Whitehorn gives birth to triplet boys and a daughter. Mr Whitehorn, a known mechanic, provides for the expanding family. all are reported in good health and spirits.
A long Texas letter from Jun 18 1602 extols Texas wheat fields and growth, contrasts Texas and Tennessee migration, notes high land prices near railroads, drought affecting yields, and praises Texas hustle and exhibits while lamenting Tennessee’s geography. It ends with affection for native hills and a salute to the state.
In Maysville Kentucky on June 25 Feat Hood is arrested after allegedly begging for funds to bury Stephen Nutter then diverting the money to paint the town. The report quotes Hood and notes public contempt for the act and shows a plea for forgiveness. A wife of Mt Olivet scribe elopes with an embattled sheriff and regrets the action seeking reconciliation though unlikely. Justice Bradley of the US Supreme Court is reported gravely ill in Washington with life expectancy under a day.
Conemusa Ohio January 25 The Grand Jury split along party lines on indicting Senator Sherman and several lieutenants with five for indictment and seven against.
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