Sheriff Re-Election Bid Leads Washington County Race
A list of local political announcements includes George W. Wier seeking re election as Sheriff of Washington County in the upcoming August election. Also named are Kuyce P. Broyles for County Trustee and A. M. Jarvis for Circuit Court Clerk. The page mixes campaign notices with local news, ads, and social items from Johnson City and nearby areas.
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Washington County
W. Wier
Por
J. M. Can
Kuyce PF
Broyles
A. M. Jarvis
Oliqalt
Romantic elopement at Roan Ifill ends in secrecy
A romantic marriage occurred at Roan Ifill on Theaday the Othinat when parental objections forced an elopement between E Naff and Lala Clay. Officiant J W Crumley and witnesses E S Wolfe, Mollie Akard, and Dr C J Broyles attended. The bride, daughter of Capt G L Clay, leaves for Sullivan County to teach. Excursion to Hampton planned for June 19 with a multichurch Sunday School procession and coordinated badge colors. Also contains a note on a butcher tax proposal by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen dated May 22 1886.
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Roan Ifill
Cedars
Theaday
Othinat
Mr. Gee
E. Naff
Lala Clay
J. W. Crumley
Mr. Naff
G. L. Clay
Science Hill Institute
Sullivan County
Hampton
M. E. Ghardh
Christian Church School
Presbyterian Church School
M. EB. Church
South School
Baptist Church School
W.M. Christian
For sale 250 acre Tennessee farm near Buffalo Creek
Notice offers a 250 acre farm one mile from a mill in Okolona Tennessee. The property features a brick house, large barn, orchard with 1000 bearing fruit trees, timber, water, and six to seven springs. Fenced, well cultivated, with office contact 8 M Axbrnéox Okolona Tenn.
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Buffalo Creek
Cyclone devastates Pirkitn area with widespread crop damage
A reader recalls a severe storm likened to a tornado that struck Sullivan and Carter counties in 1860, describing a westward cyclone that destroyed vegetables, ruined about thirty acres of wheat, and knocked down blooming clover, with casual notes on damages and potential sale value.
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Tenn
Tux Comer
Sullivan
Carter
Tre Comer
Thie
Harris Safety fence praised as strong extra protection
A Harris Safety fence invention by A N Harris of this county receives county rights in Washington, touted for durability against wind, flood, and being hard to blow down. The device easy to make, long lasting, and a potential major farm saving, with further information available from the inventor.
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Harris
A. N. Harris
Washington County
Herald & Tribune
Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works Notice
Fragmented OCR lists two items the first about health and vitality remedies and the second advertising machinery upgrades. It mentions hostes o men and women, appetite loss, and waning vigor, then shifts to equipment: One 80 Horsepower engine boiler and saw mill with fixtures, and One 20 Horsepower engine boiler and connections, all in good order, address Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works.
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Igor
Johnson City
For Sale Machinery at Grant Bon Plant Johnson City TN
Advertisement lists one Perkins Shingle Machine one Planer and Matcher and one Pony Planer in good running order viewable at 1Work in the factory. Fea shingle machine can’t be bent and will yield 10 to 15 000 a day. Planers sold to make room for heavier machines. Cash sale or trade for lumber. Grant and Bon Johnson City Tenn.
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Fea
Grant & Bon
Johnson City
Tenn
Market Report Corrected Weekly by Will Barr
Market report from Johnson City dated May 20 1886 presents a cleareyed weekly review of prices and trends. Despite garbled text the section notes several commodity movements and price shifts, with references to local supply and demand dynamics and ongoing market sentiment.
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Will Barr
Grand Caton Hotel Adverts NYC Transport Offer
An old city notice markets baggage and carriage hire near Grand Central Depot and Grand Caton Hotel. It promises hotel rooms set up at a chatof ons mil deiliars reduced to $1.0 and upwards per day. Includes restaurant and railroad access to all depots.
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New York City
Grand Edon
Grand Central Depot
Grand Caton
Thee
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