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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1895

Page

1

Sheriff’s Sale in Washington County Tennessee

In the circuit court at Jonesboro Washington County Tennessee J M Williamson A J Miller and Reeve n Baxter vs Miller two renditions to sheriff proceed to sale March on courthouse door Jonesboro final bid for what land lying in eighteenth district of Washington County Tennessee bounded by stars containing ninety five acres and homestead rights reserved, judgments against Miller for money and costs will be paid from sale proceeds.

Circuit Court Washington County Tennesse J. AL. Williams J. Miller Reeven & Baxter Miller Court House Jonesboro Tenn Fardale Kirkpatrick Washington Countys Ely Reaver & Baxter Anleas

Land Sale Notice in Washington County Tennessee

Admin J. Stout of estate of N Stout seeks sale of Abe Burgner held land in the First Civil District of Knox? Weeksington county Tennessee. Sale will occur at the courthouse in Jonesboro on the fourth day of March 1895 to the highest bidder for cash, all right title and interest of Abe Burgner in described tract near Sarah Copp and Harvey Richimieon line, containing about 27-24 acres more or less, subject to homestead and prior lien of $128.95 plus costs. Sheriff J S Putunser to conduct sale. notice printed by The Gomer.

Washington County Tennesseu J. Stout Abe Burgner Court House Jonesboro Tonner Luke Weekington Tennessee Sarah Coppy Sarah B. Copp Harvey Richimieon Sandy Fader Q J. Stout N. Stout Aly Bargner W. P. Binks Tenneson Abe Burguer Puttouser Prnter

Tennessee Centennial Notes and Knoxville Edition Plans

The eastern women of Tennessee promote a large centennial edition of the Knoxville Tribune to benefit the women’s work. It will feature unreleased letters and Andrew Jackson stories, with substantial advertising from Knoxville business houses. Counties will display resources at the Centennial Exposition in Nashville, attracting Homeseekers and manufacturers to boost state wealth and progress.

Bstate Knoxville Tribem Woman's Department Knoxville Andrew Jackson Ceccaemee Nashville Davidson County Leity Tennessee

Exposition notes and civic letters amid Atlanta items

The article lists Cotton States and International Exposition plans with five hundred workers on the grounds and a ship charter to Jamaica. It notes a monument design by Bradford L. Gilbert for Piedmont Park, plus letters inviting major cities to send representations. It also reports Prohibitionista state ticket, a New York labor letter reply, and remarks on John Hugg and Lica V. Lipp engagements with satirical verse lines.

Bradford L. Gilbert Piedmont Park Allantis Collier Philadelphia Chicago

Grayson county tragedy linked to mother and two children

Reports from Grayson county Virginia describe a residence fire that killed two young children and involved a mother accused of locking them inside the home before it burned. A magistrate bound the mother over for grand jury action as the community awaits further word.

Grayson County Henry Lesler Hart Grayson Chilhowie Brixtol Courier

Senator Bate's Kaklux Fee Revealed in Bank Deposit

Ben Bate recalls a curious relic from the postwar period a bag of silver given as a fee after defending a client charged as a kaklux. He says the coins may have been worth around 75 to 105 dollars and were deposited in a Nashville bank as a special deposit and not seen since possibly containing more valuable coins.

Ben Bate Kaklux Bether Nashville Washington Star

Kentucky Judge Charges Jury in Fragmented Rhetoric

A Kentucky judge instructed a jury with a rambling comparison of belief and verdicts, while a faded ad for Ramon’s Liver Pills promotes health remedies. The note mentions President Cleveland and a judge named A B Montgomery in a distant trial context.

Ramon Tunis

Wild Negroes Indignation Meeting At Big Bethel

A mass meeting at Atlanta's Big Bethel Church devolved from memorializing Frederick Douglass into a fiery protest against whites. Speakers urged defiance, with calls for revenge and Jim Crow, social equality, and threats of further action.

Atlanta Big Bethel Frederick Douglass Proctor Douglas Kt. M. Cheeks Big Bethel Church North Carolina Douglass Firal Washington Lee Carter Friendship Baptisl Church Frederick Morris Douglass Supreme Court Frederick Douglas Jesus Christ

Furnace Delayed by Freight Rates and River Route Plan

Arrangements to put the Embreville Iron furnace into operation on April 1 are postponed as freight rates on the Southern Railway between Embreville and Bristol prove unaffordable. W P Brownlow spoke in Knoxville to seek workable rates, but the offered figures are steep, delaying production. A river route along the river from Embreville to Erwin is proposed to connect with various roads and relink shipments via Bristol with reduced construction. A Johnson City to Bristol traveler remains confident the project will proceed. Also reported are a surgical operation by Dr Than and Dr Hatfold, and a striking case of Myra Simmons whose scalp was partially removed and reattached after a knot tightened over years, with a full recovery anticipated.

Dixon Joseph Dixon Crucible Co Jorney City Joseph ' Dixon Crucible Co Jersey City N. J Pe Runa Pe Rusna Perwna Embreville Southern Bristol W. P. Brownlow Knoxville Baltimore New York Erwin Bowman's Farm Johnnsson City Elizabethton N,&w Wesr Than Elizabeth Hatfold Leachtown Myra Simmons Standing Stone

Stamping Patterns Offerings From Boston Publishers

Readers are invited to send to the Home publishers in Boston for a set of stamping patterns. Patterns measure various sizes for embroidery or painting with 91 distinct designs and two alphabets. A sixteen page paper costing ten cents for postage and material is offered for three months, with a free illustrated premium list to advertisers. The note adds that wage disputes on the Southern railway have been settled with employees accepting the proposed schedules.

Boston Masa Southern Railway

Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Claims Proprietor Oversees Prep

An old advertisement asserts no other Sarsaparilla matches Hood's for thorough quality, emphasizing the Proprietor personally supervises every preparation detail.

Don’t forget the spring care for plants and glass

The note advises keeping pianos clean and atmosphere moist with thorough spraying. Warns against sudden temperature changes and urges ready glass to replace broken panes. Recommends old remedies like water for red spider, tobacco tea for aphids, lime water for soil worms. Emphasizes sunny, cool, and shaded spots for bloom, with ample water and light for buds.

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