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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1899
Page
3
Local news from Bristol, Virginia, covering medical ads for Grove’s Tonic, store promotions, and community notices. Includes visits, births, deaths, family news, spring weather, a public Easter service, military movements, and plans for a Wild West show engagement in Bristol on April 27.
The Panpie family extends heartfelt thanks to neighbors for kindness during their infant Viola Panpie's illness and death. Harvey resigns as manager of the Democratic Ways and Means Committee and is replaced by Sam B. Cook of Missouri.
An Easter egg rolling event will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at the Bowron residence on Boone and Pair View streets. All children are invited with a small admission of five cents, under the auspices of the Library Association. Bristol discusses giving Capt. Sam Pulkerson’s company a hearty reception on its return home, praising the boys and urging a warm, festive welcome to boost patriotism and chivalry.
A four year old girl on West Clinch avenue cut her bangs to change her appearance, explaining she wanted to look like Our Bob Taylor. The mystery of the change unsettled her mother as the girl’s disfigured look drew concern.
Ex Governor Robert Taylor drew a packed house with his new lecture Love Laughter and Song on Monday night. The audience savored his refined thoughts on love and the natural humor of laughter, praising the gifted Tennessean’s style and its uplifting tone.
From Watauga Tennessee dated March 28 1899 residents report continued rain and high river blocking fords. talk grows of building a bridge to aid trade and travel while local tradesman Alfred Gourley reports good commerce. the Fourth Tennessee sails for duty and will be mustered out soon.
Walter W Faw a prominent Johnson City lawyer with Lebanon Law School roots leaves with his family for Franklin Tennessee The move draws heartfelt tributes from the local bar and community including his wife Mattie Kernan and daughter Ethel Aiken The scene notes his future law work in Middle Tennessee and a farm project Also mentioned are James A Martin and H D P Wyman expanding a dimension stock operation with new machinery to boost export and local demand
Main Offices will be in Bristol as the Virginian and Southwestern Railway Company and the Virginian Iron, Coat and Coke Company consolidate with the South Atlantic and Ohio and Bristol and Elizabethton railroads. George J. Carter, president, will move to Bristol. Capital of the two firms set at 10 million dollars. The old Bristol and Elizabethton road to be extended to Johnson County iron ore fields with surveys along the Watauga river valley. The line will supply Bristol’s blast furnace.
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