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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1893
Page
3
Brief city notes report residents visiting from nearby towns, a G A R decoration at local church and cemetery, a dime social at Hotel Carlisle, Lake Watausee picnic day, and plans to reopen Piedmont Hotel. Also mention of McNutt’s Boo Hive market sickness, Stone relocating to Unicoi City, plus several short travel and social updates.
The Board of Education yesterday re elected the existing corps of city school instructors for the coming year. The junior superintendent was also re elected, but principals were not yet decided.
The Johnson City Brass Band tours Watauga Avenue Hotel Carnegie and other spots Monday night between 9 and 10 o'clock. They deliver fine performances and the city may be proud of the creditable institution. They open Watausee Park June lot with elaborate exercises. Attend.
Judge Hart laid the first brick in a handsome three story brick building at the corner of the Square and Market. The rapid progress suggests that by early fall the city may gain another architectural ornament and attract visitors. Let the good work go on.
A small party of city residents and visiting guests from the West rode the narrow gauge for a day in the Cranberry Mountains. The group included Mrs. Cummins and Mrs. Robertson with Chicago families, Mrs. W. P. Miller, Mrs. Will Uox, Mrs. Dr. W. J. Miller, Mrs. Blackwell, Mrs. James Miller, Mrs. Harry Lyle, Miss Sue McComb of Virginia, and Miss Beatie Lyle from the city.
Jown on City Man in 1 Maj. P. W. Hinrnest has been appointed Messenger in the Pension Department at Washington. He will start work Monday.
In La Grange Georgia a special from the Atlanta Constitution reports Ex-Governor Taylor will headline at LaGrange Female College during commencement week on June 4. Pennsylvania investors visit to advance a tanning project in Johnson City and have spent about four thousand dollars on site selection and foundations as they push contracts to rapidly start the enterprise.
Mrs. R. B. Reeder, wife of a local ob, died Friday at her city home aged fifty three. A Virginia native, she was esteemed by many friends in this city and Virginia. Remains to be buried in the old city cemetery this morning at 9 30, with pallbearers J. W. Orbinley Floyd Jones J. W. Clark R. Hicks and S. I. Boring.
John Tipton, a current inmate at Jonesboro jail on mule stealing charges, is said to be wanted in North Carolina for the killing of Deputy Marshal Miller in Wilkes County. Miller pursued Tipton for a similar offense when Tipton turned and shot him dead. Tipton, a noted desperado, resisted arrest in Virginia during a former indictment, wounding Officer Ray in the foot before capture.
Yesterday’s sale by expresses drew crowds and chaos as buyers chased bundles. Several found mixed contents with medicines and odd items, while Mat Crawford scored 7 in counterfeit style bills and cash value. A 40 cent package yielded seven dollars, with others winning trinkets and a watch. The event mixed luck, humor, and risk in a bustling, raffle like atmosphere.
Prom Sullivan recounts a burned home with no occupants as Mrs. J P King visits a sick brother near Green Spring Virginia. James Shell, who attempted suicide days ago, has nearly recovered and is set for another operation, per local reports.
An accident at Watauga Boom and Lumber Company injured Chae M. Hendrix, a young employee. His apron became entangled in machinery, dragging him into the wheels. He was pulled free after minutes of struggle, badly bruised and lacerated with a dislocated left shoulder and severe facial injuries. Dr. Campbell treated him. prognosis is cautiously hopeful for recovery.
Local notes report a druggist fighting health issues, a thorough young businessman, and a Presbyterian sacramental meeting at the Bluff with two new members. Visitors from Chattanooga and Athens appear amid talks of land and capital, while farmers prep for harvest as corn growth lags. Deputy tax assessor James Bond wraps up rounds, an elderly Sullivan county pauper is laid to rest at Pleasant Grove, and city officers hint at enforcing an old Main Street hitching ordinance.
The Croft Family Orchestra from Washington College traveled to Virginia yesterday to begin a season of engagements. Led by Prof. Croft from Pennsylvania, the troupe features skilled, versatile musicians including four year old Miss Camille and Master Verdi. The company is well supported by top talent and aims for notable success.
An advertisement claims deafness from inflamed mucous surfaces of the Eustachian tube can be cured by constitutional remedies, not local treatment. It asserts nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, inviting readers to request free circulars.
Former Tennessee Governor Bob Taylor entertained a large appreciative crowd at Haynes Opera House with The Story of the Fiddle and the Bow. The narrative blends humor sentiment and pathos as an aged fiddle reveals tales from war to family life. Taylor’s singing charmed listeners and his son joined in, underscoring his ability to engage an intelligent audience.
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