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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
3
Fragmented OCR reads like a public sale notice with names Roy Dulaney Knoxville and Chas BE Oliver Knoxville. Mentions Misses Ethel and Anna Barlow, H G Hart, Stella White Embreeville, Summers Barton Parrott, and Sam O'Dell ill at home. References to Jackson's store, Pure Crystal Tea, and city shops. general city social notes and notices.
Local notices describe Pardue's business trip to Cranberry, Morristown visitors, and Greeneville guest Senator Lanons. Community updates cover real estate plans, new piano tuner in town, cemetery association meeting, visits by the Frazier and Gammon families, and a Kindle of small incidents including a fire, a marriage, and a crime note.
Sebe Galbraith’s home near Brownsboro was entered Saturday the 18th while the family was at church and robbed of valuables. He tracked the thief to Asheville where the chief of police arrested him. Galbraith led Ea. 8. J. Kirkpatrick to petition Gov. McMillin for requisition papers. Al Crabtree, who shot and killed George Baskett in Tireane County’s 10th district, was arrested in Yancey County NC last Saturday by George Bright of Greene County. Crabtree was brought to Johnson City by Bright and others, with Deputy Sheriff Rader returning Crabtree to jail after a night train. A $175 reward will go to Bright. The murder is described as Greene County’s most dastardly in years and the trial highly anticipated. Chriteman, former resident, visited and donated a four-piece silver tea set to the fair. Route for Soldiers’ Home entrances has been set by the street committee, selecting a route from the Public.
Square out Woeat Main street to Watan Reavyonne up Summer Street to the ridge and through the grove to the entrance. This will be a beautiful drive when in proper condition. The street will be 80 feet wide. Cicero was 43 years old with a native of Johnson City. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church. Oak Grove interment. Geo. W. Hardin appointed superintendent of the railroad. J. E. Lawton resigned. Hardin served 14 years with the road. J. J. Mitchell elected Colonel of the Sixth Regiment Tennessee National Guard, defeating J Perry Fyffe sixteen to fourteen in Knoxville. Ice problem to be solved by a new ice machine after season. Foundry and Machine Company to install plant. Venner Mills plant to move. veneer plant to share new southern spur track.
Walter Brown six years old son of Mr and Mrs Charles N Brows died Tuesday noon from severe burns after his clothing caught fire while playing with matches on Monday the 15th. Funeral held at residence with Rev A N Jackson and Rev S H Johnson Weidner officiating, interment Oak Grove. Change of Firm Bruner Haret and Co dissolves. R L Bruner to continue business and expand. New Cromeh block lease for a modern department store. plans include shelving similar to Miller Bros. in Chattanooga. Braver aims for Johnson City store by September. Hinson City Home New York reports plan for a soldiers home near Johnson City New York. ground breaking immediate. occupancy targeted by New Year’s Day 1904. capacity 2 500 volunteers from Union and Confederate and other wars with estimated cost 1 000 000.
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