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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1893
Page
5
A bustling update from Johnson City lists A. T. Kurris visiting Bristol, W. P. Rutledge from Vance's Tank, Dr. M. P. Peebles from Marbleton, and J. P. Smith in Johnson City. Residents tour the World's Fair, postmaster George McPherson visits, and street grading proceeds on the west side. Local officials, merchants, and out-of-town guests fill the page with travel, appointments, and weekly notices.
Public schools opened Monday under favorable auspices. About 20 percent of scholars enrolled at Colum bus Powell building end 215 at the Martha Wilder. All the choice fruits of the season can be found at 8 W Leach.
Sam l D Jackson, a Mountain City resident, died Friday evening and was buried Sunday evening. He was a son of the late Gen A E Jackson of Jonesboro. Mrs Vance of Bristol is one of his daughters. He had been in poor health for some time.
Deputy Sheriff Hickey arrested Dudley Campbell at Elizabethton and brought him to Johnson City. Campbell is wanted in Williamsburg Kentucky for murder, with a $500 reward. Kentucky parties failed to fund transport, so he was released.
Leach's store at 8 W Leach showcases a vast candy selection with endless variety, promising the best sweets in the city. Locals flock to sample treats and discover new favorites in a wide array of flavors and brands.
A dying dog in an ordinary car drew a crowd on the public square Tuesday afternoon when an extraordinary dose of poison appeared to be administered. The dog belonged to Bill Correll who watched the suffering among the spectators. the cruel act left the crowd hoping the culprit would not repeat such cruelty.
Local youths near C E B Lyle’s farm found a crippled buzzard with a small sheep bell around its neck in a corn patch. They captured it to remove the bell then released the bird. The bell’s clapper is worn thin from constant ringing. It’s uncertain if this was the famed belled buzzard but the bell remains a curiosity with Mr. Lyle keeping the bell.
Last week the Unicoi Iron company paid out more than 25000 to settle all indebtedness and resume operations under favorable conditions. About 12000 was deposited in Johnson City banks, easing the circulating medium and easing the situation. Rumor says the firm may lease Carnegie Iron Company’s furnace to convert ore into pig iron, though unverified. This resumption is seen as a hopeful sign for better times.
To The Public. Having sold my stock of drugs and toilet articles to Dr. Preas I thank the public for their past patronage and ask continued support with my successor. All indebted to me please settle and sue costs of collections by law. P H Worrono. Having sold our stock of hardware to Lyle and Summers we urge immediate settlement as we cannot pay debts until due. The conditions require we enforce collections and hope for prompt payment. Our former customers will receive good treatment from our successors ATAU Sraver Sumners.
Dr C H Taylor visits Johnson City and rents a room at Mrs R A Wood to serve friends and others from Saturday morning through next Wednesday. He has a strong local reputation for quality care at reasonable prices. Today's mail features The Nut Shell, a guide to the World’s Fair with maps and exhibits, authored by two experienced writers after 18 months of on site inspection. It costs 25 cents from A J Burton, Room 74, 21 Quincy Street, Chicago.
An Evening Hotel Carnegie featured Mr and Mrs Farr as top entertainers in Johnson City. The event included dancing, music and whist with guests Col and Mrs Harris Mrs James Mr and Mrs Ware Mr and Mrs Lawton from New York Mr and Mrs Jackson Mr and Mrs Friberg and several others. Attendees listed include Anna Lou Blshr Allen Mattin Rogersville Sallia Chandler Nettia Short ridge Florence McIntyre Jessica McIntyre Florence Harris Cornelia Chandler Florence Wilson and more.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous heirs, estates, guardians, and executors connected to Campbell Crumley, Jones, Crumley, and related families. The item names dozens of individuals, guardians, and trusts, often with initials for middle names, reflecting a broad roster of heirs and property interests in a legal/public notice format. The text implies a probate or succession catalog with entities such as the Watauga Bank, various Campbell and Crumley family lines, and multiple executors or administrators.
The parties are warned suit will be started to enforce liens by sale of property with no redemption. Court costs accrue with each step. Taxes should be settled before suit. Suit will proceed on all unpaid taxes after thirty days. Tax payments accepted as of Sept 26, 1809, after which cash only per board order. Rent Burrow City Attorney.
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