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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1888
Page
3
Readable items show sick captains and pastors, new depot plans, and a flood of local commerce. Bets on hardware, queenware, fabrics, stoves, and mantles fill Campbell Martin and Kirkpatrick stores as residents buy, sell, and travel with telegraph and messenger services.
Rye and Patty promote Wisconsin Central line ads while J P Crumley and J A Mathes return from New York with groceries for Johnson City Wholesale Grocery Co. Edward's Tract offers Elm Street cottage for sale or rent. J A Martin seeks millions of feet of poplar and walnut lumber at top market prices as Knoxville lumber trade booms.
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