The Comet and Local Personal News At Johnson City
The Comet reports social visits and movements in Johnson City with many named residents and guests. Notables include Mabel Paige at the Opera House, John H. Bowman, I B W Reeves of Jonesboro, Hon Isaac Hurr and wife in Blountville, Miss Annie Gentry with Mrs J Gash Newport, Alfred A. Taylor with family, and others from Buchanan, Bedford City, Limestone, and Chicago. Additional items note the comet joke, Abreville furnace activity, E H Stevens returning from Connecticut, Miss E L Miller arriving to run Unicoi City hotel development, and Governor Taylor traveling to Alabama and Georgia to deliver Fiddle and the Bow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Miller
Chicago
Carnegie Hotel
Unicoi City
Robin L. Taylor
Alabama
Georgia
Fire at Jonesboro destroys Reeves stable
Tuesday morning a new stable owned by Col. T. H. Reeves in Jonesboro burned to the ground with contents valued at about $400. No insurance. Authorities suspect arson as no one had been near it with fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
T. H. Reeves
Jonesboro
Approaching Nuptials Announce Lyle Miller Wedding
Handsome invitations announce the approaching marriage of H. W. Lyle to Miss Margie Miller in the Baptist Church. The ceremony is set for December 1 at 5:15 p.m. The contracting parties are well known and the affair promises to be the season’s society event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Lyle
Margie Miller
Baptist Church
Prisoners Sentenced From Carter and Johnson Counties
Capt. Joe Turney, high sheriff of Tennessee, escorted William Fewin and Chas Williams of Carter County to the penitentiary for nine and three years for larceny, and James McQueen of Johnson County for one year on the same charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Turney
State of
Tennessee
Nashville
William Fewin
Chas Williams
Carter County
James McQueen
Johnson County
Fatal Accident Injures Mr Sam Ponder at Main Street Corner
A valuable horse belonging to Mr Sam Ponder collided with an iron hitching stake at the Main Street corner near the First National Bank and sustained injuries from which it may fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Ponder
Main SL
First National Bank
Supreme Court Session Adjourns in Knoxville
The Supreme Court for the Eastern Division of Tennessee sitting in Knoxville adjourned after several important cases. John Baynard of Hancock County, granted a new trial on appeal after being sentenced to hang by the lower court. James Wright of Hancock County had his murder conviction and life sentence affirmed by the lower court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Tenneasse
Knoxville
John Baynard
Hancock County
Lower Cour
James Wright
Name County
Charter Issued for Watauga Inn Company Hotel Plan
In the office of the secretary of the state at Nashville last Monday a charter was issued to the Watauga Inn company of Elizabethton to build a new hotel there. Propriety ownership not disclosed, but believed linked to the Co operative Town company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the State
Nashville
Watauga Inn Company
Elizabethton
Co-operative Town Company
Court Adjourns After Larceny Convictions
Judge A J Brown of Afton and Gen Tyler Campbell of Sneedville traveled via Elizabethton where they held court last week. They reported the only notable cases were two black defendants found guilty of larceny and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Brown
Afton
Gen. Tyler Campbell
Sneedville
Elizabethton
Look Out For Them Two College Boys Swindle Johnson City
The Bristol News warns of two young men working a swindle in Johnson City. They buy small items for ten cents, pass a ten dollar bill, and when change is due, swap a two for a ten, leaving merchants short a dollar. If pressed, they return a two dollar bill claiming they are college boys. One man tall in a black coat and slouch hat, the other shorter in a light overcoat and pale hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Johnson City
Bristol News Eaye
Pie applicants swarm Morristown for five post
Scribe spends Sunday in Morristown and is besieged by twelve applicants for a five position. Three seek signatures first but only a quarter of the total are visible. Robert McFarland, a former postal clerk, appears likeliest to win endorsement from local business leaders. John T. Exsary, an Internal Revenue collector candidate and state committee member, also shown as a contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morristown
Robert McFarland
A.B. Bowman
John T. Exsary
East Tennessee Citywide Election Looms After National Vote
After the national election, East Tennessee cities prepare for municipal ballots on December 17. The Democrats hold the mayor’s chair and six aldermen and expect to field Geo. B. Crouch, present board member and First National Bank cashier, as their mayoral nominee. Republicans have yet to decide their statewide slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Tennessee
Geo
Crouch
First National Bank
Rads Sick as Democrats Rally in Pall Branch
November 17 1892 Pall Branch notes show the Democratic rally in the village and surrounding country for Cleveland and Uncle Peter Turney. Mr Adams of W W Woodruff touts hardware bills and reads Comet returns. Local items include Mrs Hunt ill with laryngitis, Cort White buying Fry farm, and C B Lady elected to the Territorial Council from Grant county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Hills
Cleveland
Peter Turney
C. B. Lady
Washington County
New Mexico
Grant County
Russellville post master race and local politics amid Dem push
From Russellville, four applicants for postmaster and more in circulation. Capt. Kit Spears and supporters press for a change while Democrats urge straight ticket, with ref to W. J. Neil, John Miller and others. Local social notes include Miss Dollie Cain, Rev. Caldwell and protracted meetings, and a candy stew from Miss Ocks.
Sugar Feast Attended by Notables at Hostess Hunt
On last week many attendees including Misses Evans Cain Miller Long Casort Green way Mason Moser Evans Wile Kama Bac Wall Snapp James Donahoo and Tally joined the festivities. The night was uncomfortable but the sugar candy and hospitality made the gathering a memorable success with thanks and good wishes showered upon the host and hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Cain
Miller Long
Casort
Masdames Greenway
Mason
Moser
Wile Kama
Bac
Wall
Snapp
James
Donahoo
Tally
Election gloom and local notices from Watauga area
Watauga on November 18 1802 reports varied events from obituaries and illness to travel. Notices mention deaths of Alice Humphreys and Elizabeth Smalling pneumonia and burial details, people visiting kin in Elizabethton Cove and Mass., shipments of leather from a tannery, and multiple residents visiting or near Sullivan and Russell counties with names like Kellar Camp Humphreys Dulaney and Engelbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
David
Mary Humphreys
M.D. Mitchell
Elizabethton
Elizabeth Smalling
R. W. Smalling
H. B. Houston
Sullivan County
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
Claiming deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube mucosa, the notice advertises Maile Catarrh Cure. It asserts local applications fail, offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness case cured otherwise, and directs readers to send for a circulation from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Rochester Lamp Light Morning Glow Returns Home
An unclear fragment mentions Rochester and a lamp described as the light of the morning. The snippet hints at a homeward or return theme with catalogues or records associated with Rochester. No clear event or date is established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mabel Paige
Opera House
John H. Bowman and
I. B W. Reeves
City
Isaac Hurr
Blountville
N. B. McQarty
Buchanan, W. Va
Annie Gentry
Mrs. J. Gash
Newport
Alfred A. Taylor
John A. Mathes
Florida
J. R. Eaglesing and
Watauga
Capt
Ross Smith
Internal Revenue
State Prison
J. D. Campbell
Millbrook
Twinklings Brothers
W.A. Nelson
Frank Buford
Bedford City
Mattie Henderson
Abreville
Logan Carlisle, Esq
Washington
Co-operative Town Co
E. H. Steavene
Carnegie Street Railway
Connecticut
Mr. Barnes
Embreville Road
Tudge
A.J. Brown
Col. N.Y. Fammany
Carter
Johnson Counties
PALL
Measra, Moulton & Keen
John B. Hunt
Reg
T. M. Wells
Richmond
A. D. Wexler
Dave Spears
Grover
Russellville
Kit Spears
U. 8
John Miller
Podimaster
F. E. Patterson
Chattanooga
James Donahoo
Knoxville Journal
Dollie Cain
Rapkin’s Depot
G. G. Nenny
T. C. Cain
Geo. A. Caldwell
Mr. Kennedy
Greeneville
Presbyterian Church
W. H. Pattern
Philadelphia
Penn
Miss Ocks
Joseph Kellar
Mra. C. F. Camp
Stroudeburg
Converse
Woburn
Mass
E. H. Primmer
the Tannery Company
E.H. Plummer
Lucinda Ross
Dayton
Mrs
Teagrave
Wm. Hagg
Russell County
Ferrall
Mrs. Engelbert
Middleaboro
J. R. Engelbert
F. Carrier
Babe
John Carrier
Brooksville,Pa
M. McKany
John Merritt
Nat Dulaney
James Merritt
Here
Elizabethton Road
W.T. Johnson
Mrs. D.neese
Bam Reynolde
Eligabethton
Dr. Bell
Piney Flats
A.J. Hall
William
Bud Spears
John Masengill
Colbrough
Julian and
Lucien Lowe
Banner's Elk
Reynolds
Wife
J. B. Hess
Daisy Hess
City Shoe Store
Park Place
New York City
Altea
Queen's
Hart
Sellont Jonestown
N.C
Cameron, Milligan
Enn, White & Dameron
New York
Seaver & Sommera
Ripans
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