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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1899

Page

3

Johnson City Graduates Noted For Fine Commencement

A long list of graduates is announced with diplomas presented by Hon. S. C. Williams. The article praises Prof. B. Brown and staff, notes Keep Quiet addresses, and lists top honors and several local visitors and events surrounding the commencement. Accidents and community notices follow, including local hires and upcoming public events.

C. Williams Lillie Painter Mamie Novella Hickey Mattie Josephine Bullock Ada Riou Darden Lucy Lena Ponder Mary Loola Martin Rho

Mrs George EB Naif to Teach Three Month School

Notice announces Mrs George EB Naif will conduct a three month school in the Columnus Powell building starting Wednesday May 1st. First and second grades will be taught. An advertisement extols Sarsaparilla as a remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia.

George EB. Naif Columnus Powell

Accident Ends in Neck Wound After Farm Pistol Play

A pistol discharge at Kirkyalick farms near the city wounded a boy named Boucher in the neck. Gilliam, Doute, and Boucher were handling the firearm, believing it unloaded, when it discharged striking the right side and exiting the opposite side. Medical aid was summoned and the injured boy is under careful care at home, with doctors Mallor, Brow, and others attending.

Boucher Kirkyalick Deute Bus Hichardeon Ry Pernaniler Gilliam Thin City Maller

Tri County Fair Plans Under Way In East Tennessee

Jolson City to host another Muir fair as Tri-County Association reorganizes. John H. Banwin elected president with W A Dickinsau as vice president and F B St John secretary. T T Earnest named treasurer. Track upgrades underway with funds and labor for a Fourth of July event. No date fixed. notice to follow. Local social announced at Mrs Jas Browns on June 1, 1809 to benefit First Presbyterian church.

Jolson City Tri-County Ha Boon John H. Banwin W. A. Dickinsau F. B. St. John

New Enterprise Bread Delivery Starts In City

New Enterprise by George B. Brown launches a bread and pastry delivery wagon offering free samples to all city areas. D Gettys & Co. of Knoxville begin demolishing the old Flist National Bank building with a large crew, increasing as progress continues. J B Cox moves his family to a nearby farm for the summer, presenting his new country home. The Jonesboro Dramatic Company will stage The Witch's Secret at Jobo's Opera House tomorrow. Admission 15 25 and 35 cents. W K Martin named city ganger for Chattanooga by Collector Tyler at 1200 salary, departing for new post. Southern Railway announces discounted round trips to Asheville for the Southern Students Conference and YWCA Convention June 16-27. Sale of the Narrow Gauge to the George L Carter syndicate reportedly consummated though details unclear. Survey of Elizabethton to Johnson City road postponed. deal believed under discussion. Numerous summer resorts along Southern Railway routes highlighted with a new Summer Homes and Resorts folder by A Benescoter. Rev Dr Caldwell returns from rusticating on the Narrow Gauge.

Watauga Notes recounts local moves and social events

Col C A Carrier and family depart for Hickory N C to run a hotel. A wedding unites George Bange and Mollie Shell with Barney Thompson officiating. Local mischief includes a fight over a stone injury to Gillespie. Notes on coffee ads, travel, and residents like J G DeArmond leaving for New York.

Col. C. A. Carrier Mlizalhton Mickory N.C George Bange Mollie Shell A. P. Shell Barney Thompson Elizabethton

Pointed Paragraphs on Gossip, Kindness, and Wits

A collection of aphorisms on gossip, ingratitude, fear of bad luck, and human nature. It comments on how gossip thrives on idle curiosity, kindness fading, superstition about thirteen, and people who wait for work rather than act. The tone is witty and cautionary with social observations.

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