May 25, 1866: The East Tennessee Union Flag reported, âSome thieves went to the residence of Dr. Murray in this county and stole his horses, but they were so hotly pressed and closely shot at that they abandoned the stock. This is the kind of a reception to give all thieves.â
The East Tennessee Union Flag was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way on the masthead of the newspaper. In some other parts of that paper, the town was spelled Jonesboro.
May 25, 1892: The Comet alerted readers âA fine shawl was found by George R. Brown at the corner of Boone street (sic) and Watauga avenue (sic). The owner can obtain the shawl by calling at Comet office and paying for this advertisement.â
May 24, 1867: The East Tennessee Union Flag ran a classified advertisement for Sam Kirkpatrick. âI loaned a friend two volumes of âYoungs Night Thoughtsâ one year ago. My said friend will return them if he knows himself for I have forgotten who he is.â The advertisement was signed, âSam. J. Kirkpatrick.â
The East Tennessee Union Flag was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way on the masthead. Inside of the newspaper, however, the city was spelled that way; it was also spelled as Jonesboro.
May 24, 1888: The Comet reported, âOur farmer friends tell us the frost last week did a good deal of damage to gardens and also hurt wheat in some sections badly. There will be some peaches around the mountains and in sheltered localities and the apple crop will be short. Oats and clover look badly on account of the drough (sic) that began early in the spring.â
May 23, 1872: The Herald and Tribune reported sad news regarding the death of a small child. âOn last Saturday morning in this place, of brain fever, little Michael, son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Shaver, in the fourth year of his age.â
Brain fever was very likely meningitis.
The Herald and Tribune was, and still is, a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way in 1872.
May 23, 1901: In a continuation of a story from the previous day, The Knoxville Sentinel reported on area flood damage. With a Johnson City dateline, readers learned, âThis is the eastern terminal of the Knoxville division of the Southern Railway company for the present. Superintendent C.L Ewing and other officials of the road reached here Wednesday and spent the day planning to accommodate traffic. As the river is now too high, no mail or passengers are being transferred. Two large barges are being built here and will be taken to Watauga this afternoon and placed in the river and u
Jonesboro was spelled that way in 1890.
May 22, 1901: With a Johnson City dateline, The Knoxville Sentinel reported news about recent flood damage. âThe Watauga, Chucky and Doe rivers (sic) are higher than ever known before. The Watauga river (sic) is seven feet higher than it was in 1867. The bridges at Watauga, Embreeville, Elizabethton, Chestoa, and other places are gone. At least fifty houses have been washed out of Elizabethton.â
âAll save (sic) mills and lumber yards along these rivers are gone. The lumber mill at Watauga and the Wilder mill at Chestoa are destroyed.
âA train of loaded cars had been put upon the Watauga bridge and fifteen cars were lost.