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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1899
Page
3
Johnson City notes include visits from Will Mill of Bristol and Rev. Jas A Lyons taking charge at the M.B. church South. Mrs. Bruner retires from millinery, telephone service expands, and a team scare near the Southern depot ends safely. Also mention of neighbors, trains, and local yard work.
Itinerant figures C L Richmond and attorney John H Bowman were seen in the city this week on business. The First Tennessee Regiment sails for San Francisco November 8 and arrives in Nashville November 25 for a reception. Sam Stone visited with his family after traveling from event ieee. Miss Dora Cargille left Wednesday for a short visit to Olurkaon. Carloads of mules and tractors passed through en route to Unaka Springs for railway extension work. Wallace McLeod left Tuesday after a Baptist gathering and Rochester Band participants met with the East Tennessee Sunday Schools convention at Morristown. Dr Johnson and Tom Commo wished well. W Sitton and J A Gargille attended.
In a brief note from the Johnson City area, the petition filed by The Banking and Trust Go. was dismissed by the Supreme Court. The report also mentions other local items including civic notices, a Thanksgiving Proclamation, and various regional briefs from Bristol and Knoxville newspapers.
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