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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1896
Page
3
The town advertises Slater's as a Christmas hub with fresh meats and a full line of holiday goods. George R. L., B. Cook of Bristol, and many locals are noted visiting or passing through. Stores trumpet low prices, heaters, coal, and candlelit decorations while neighbors plan for Thanksgiving and Christmas events.
Hunters Gump Bros. Capt Toe Hale El Wolfe and Henry Wolfe failed to bag any game on Buffalo Mountain Monday. Knoxville visitor John Dindamood's family visit noted. Miss Lucille F. Miller to teach music in Jacksboro, Tenn. Grain and grocery ad clippings mixed with a infant funeral notice at Taylor's Chapel Carter County. DeFell Pine-Tinetone promoted by local druggist.
City council debates public lighting and votes fail to pass final reading to end lights. Facing budget gaps, a 25 cent tax proposal is floated to fund schools and city services while a mass meeting favors keeping street lights. Thanksgiving notices follow with local hunts and church services.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered names and prices with garbled phrases. No coherent event or outcome is identifiable.
A newspaper ad touts Pandy suitings at 86 lb wide and 30e per yard, strict wool 86 in wide at 300 per yard, and novelty suitings with latest styles and low prices for quality.
The Bristol venue called the musee drew growing patronage during two weeks, with visitors leaving satisfied. John G. Chatlin, an old townsman from Greeneville, Tennessee, recently in town, noted the positive reception and plans to travel to Johnson City.
Reports say Pat Mitchell was arrested in Carnegie after abducting and assaulting Ollie Eggers, five, daughter of John Begerа of Zionville NC. A mob pursued him toward Watauga County, with authorities uncertain about lawful capture. The girl remains in critical condition.
The message thanks friends for condolences and prayers after the death and burial of Edith, the Haxpracy family notes gratefulness for letters and comfort. Mrs Hunter learns of her father Wm Dyer of Sweetwater passing at 78. he was a prominent local figure and father of Wo Dyer, a police badge holder in Chattanooga.
The Ladies Cemetery Association held a charity supper at the Opera House Tuesday night from six to ten. They netted about 86 dollars with expenses under ten, most offerings donated by townspeople. Proceeds fund a fence for Love Grove cemetery and care for grounds in a previously neglected site.
Our thanks are due and tendered to our many kind friends for their kindness shown during the illness of our little child Metta. From Mr. and Mrs. Hexny Wreaurn.
The Outlook enters its twenty seventh year at 18 Astor Place New York promising a compact world progress review religious news home interests and literature with a monthly illustrated issue. Beginning with volume fifty five the publication adopts a magazine size and adds convenience and attractiveness. Annual subscription is three dollars in advance.
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