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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1887
Page
3
Local shop signs and notices flood the page with sales phrases. Will Patton offers oysters and candies while Ciitaman the Jeweler sells watches and jewelry. Miss Linnie Haun travels to Lebanon Indiana for school. Kirkpatrick & Co advertise bargains and quality goods with multiple local firms selling hardware, paints, and dry goods.
Advertisements show R.K. Lide & Co offering 600 Watauga Valley axes 5000 pounds charcou tron 800 kegs nails and other hardware at low prices. The Washington House sale at public outcry failed with highest bid 2600. hotel to be run by Wm. M. Boyd and Frank Britton. Local notices recount staff changes, new goods arrivals, and civic updates including a fire damaging the Jonesboro depot and Dr. J. W. Cox returning to Johnson City.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church plans an entertainment at Jobe's Hall. Paints from C.K. Side & Co. offer ready mixed paint. A sorrel mare owned by J. B. Shelborne of Morristown, Tenn has strayed. Morristown land sale advertised by Frierian Real Estate Co. 180 town lots to be auctioned. Arthur Love to perform at Jobe's Opera House. Kirkpatrick & Co. promotes affordable cloaks jackets and boots. Maj Weitzel to provide supper at Piedmont House. Kirkpatrick & Co. touts cheap shoes hats and caps.
By order of sale from the Circuit Court for Washington county Tennessee at the August term 1887 the sheriff will sell December 17 1487 at public auction in the Jonesboro court house for cash the undivided interest of 8 T Booker in a tract in the 5th Civil District of Davidson county adjoining Dosser McClow Pord Reed and others containing three hundred fifty acres. The sale satisfies a judgment Stein Marshall obtained against Ella A Simpson 8 T Booher and BR Hartsell dated February 27 and includes costs and ad costs unless debt and costs are paid. Gao W Witter Sheriff. This Nov 8 1887.
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