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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1896
Page
5
Fragmented ad slate shows notices of new advertisements and delinquent accounts. Mentions include BATRA 280 Mat Marker and Tavis Abecis 14. Wreath appears as a stray line amid the garbled text.
Chancery court this week. cherrished items note Hammocks at a. WW, Cass’ cheap. Hob Taylor at Sla ter’s cafe. City of Tackwou’n hosts a chilly night order of hawlage. Del hata insights, a Gallon Rio coffee Al Fackson’s, Chives & Saihorn’s Moola, and Ruval Ootlee gt Tiek won’s feature. June 10 state university commnnvenank exercises. Rev G Carter visits White Pine for a lecture. Visitors to the Nashville centennial return. croquet at J. W. Cass’ cheaper in town. coffee pitches by Chase & Sanborn. druggists urged to stock. Delinquent tax list expands the week’s six-page cover. Military company forming. about fifty named. Mrs. Anice Hurst leaves Whitesburg for home. For rent: House on Watauga Avenue near Roan Street. Rain from St Louis storm lingered with lightning, no wind. Johnson City Fishing Club offers $25 reward for dynamiters or poachers. Gov Taylor’s family away at Late Spring. he will join later. Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder with Riddle & Ellsworth’s Goat Bust Flour offer. Rev Dr W M Weekly to preach Friday–Sunday at Lusk’s Solouthouse and Sunday at Southern Methodist Church. Mrs WT Leach, 24, dies near this place. left a four-year-old daughter.
Dr Browne at the Piedmont Hotel is commended for improving eye care and patient satisfaction. He will stay until next Wednesday, with a June appointment set for Elizabethown noting free examinations and advice. A report notes two white twelve year old boys stealing chickens in broad daylight and fleeing with the birds.
The board of education met yesterday and elected principals N. V. Easley W. K. Solgier and J. A. Johnson. Teachers named include Misses Mattie Johnston Kate Simpson Laura King Helen Patterson Clara Cloyd Nora Gunningham Sallie Chandler Rhoda Campbell and Mr Leroy Reaves. For colored school principal Mr Wolfe and teachers Misses Johansson Floyd. One vacancy in colored school to be filled.
After a past fire halted operations, the Leading factory has completed rebuilding and resumed last Monday under new owners Exum and Boring. The plant runs at full capacity with improved quality attracting steady demand for refined output. A Boring Brow axe handle factory also restarted last Monday, employing about twenty workers.
Stockholders of the Jonesboro Banking and Trust Company met Tuesday and elected officers and a board of directors for the ensuing year. J D Cox of Jonesboro was elected president, W C Kenyon of Johnson City vice president, H Kirkpatrick cashier, T J Peoples assistant cashier of the Jonesboro office, and Tate Lu Earnest cashier of the Johnson City branch. W C Kenyon, S J Bruner and S Williams were named directors. The Johnson City office will be run by W C Kenyon and Tate L Barnett cashier and opens on dine 11th.
Emory and Henry College announces a June schedule with events from June 6 to 10. Activities include trustees meetings, Williams medal declamation, baccalaureate sermon by Rev. W. G. Starr, memorial services, and the Calliopean and Ernesian Society celebrations. Notable speakers include Capt. C. E. Vawter and Hon. John Goode with a Memorial Association entertainment by the Taylor Brothers.
A special Washington City delegation train, en route to Nashville for the Tennessee centennial, passed through at noon Sunday. The party included members of Congress, correspondents, and Marine guards, with rumors of President Cleveland aboard, which proved false as passengers and the crowd settled for a handshake with The Joke. The Nashville press corps led by Leland Rankin of the Nashville Banner traveled with wives and sisters, while a Dixieland tune was played during water stop.
The Ladies' Aid Boviety of the First Presbyterian plan a two day show featuring chrysanthemums and other flowers. Prizes will be awarded for best potted plants and cut flowers, with proceeds donated to the church. Non-members may compete if they donate half their sale proceeds. Details from Mrs. Win Crawford, Miss Sophia Sparks, or Mrs. J D Touette, via Pastor Rev Jno Ry Herndon.
The United Brethren church dedication at Watauga drew more attendees than capacity, with Rev. T. C. Carter of Chattanooga delivering the sermon and Rev. D. D. Nelson, presiding elder, participating. Notables from other denominations contributed, leaving the church debt free. Music by a Green County chorus enhanced the day, described as a big day all round. Judge Smith convened court Monday with several cases, including W.K. Martin vs C. H. Wolfe, verdict for the defendant and a stock-related matter involving Mrs. Elmendorf and Hirst National Bank.
Columbus broker Chas B Hood certifies Dr Kings New Discovery has no equal for coughs and lungen ailments. We Wayne Indiana customer claims it cured a lingering cough while praising its reliability. Baldwinsville Mason man endorses the remedy as superior to doctors. Chicago resident keeps it at hand to prevent croup and notes instant relief. Trial bottles available at McFarland Co. store.
An advertisement promotes Prof G W Randolph in Nashville Tennessee from June 5 to 25 promising stutter cure and a permanent value school in Memphis. It touts his methods, appeals for loans secured by property, and lists druggists McParland Co as distributors. It cites public endorsement by the Christian Advocate and notes travel to see Gov. and local stutterers seeking treatment.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chopped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with a price of 45 cents per box offered by Farland & Co.
A large crowd attended the Sabbath dedication of the United Brethren church. Rev. T. G. Carter preached the morning sermon, and a fundraising collection raised $150 to secure debt-free pews. Evening services featured Roy Carter. Locals added visits, repairs at the depot and sawmill incidents, including injuries at a mill and a fatal diphtheria case for Abe ve’s child.
A well-traveled gentleman visits homes across the country and always finds Dr Hart's Great Relief. He asserts the remedy is reliable and quickly becomes a popular favorite wherever tried.
Beginning Monday June 1 the Johnson City and Carnegie Street Railway announces regular service through the month with late cars for events. If June receipts cover expenses cars run. if not service ends June 30. Free lake concerts Thursdays by the Johnson City Brass Band and special rates for church events. George Brown to sell ice cream and lemonade at the pavilion to attract visitors. Report any car or etiquette problems to the manager. Also notes on saving money and a Building and Loan promotion by Magnetic Building and Loan Association. Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder advertised as top quality.
A long inventory of Johnson City properties in Washington County shows numerous parcels and deeds. J J Ford appears as owner on West Main and Market streets with multiple lots, blocks, and acreages. other owners include Hunt, Hunter, Hopple, Galloway, and Carnegie Land and Improvement Company, with references to volumes and pages in the county records and Jonesboro register.
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