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March 7, 1872: The Herald and Tribune reported news about Flag Pond Seminary “W.E. Tilson in writing us about this school says: ‘The Trustees of Flag Pond Seminary have again
March 6, 1898: The Chattanooga Sunday Times reported that the smallpox epidemic was getting better in Jonesboro. With a Jonesboro dateline, readers learned, ââThere is a marked improvement in the smallpox scare affliction in upper East Tennessee, so that the quarantine has been raised.â
âJonesboroâ was spelled that way in 1898.
There was not a daily newspaper published in Johnson City in 1898. The Comet was Johnson Cityâs newspaper at that time, and it was published on a weekly basis.
March 6, 1909: The Bristol Herald Courier, with a dateline of Johnson City, reported on recent activity at Munsey Memorial Church. âThe concrete floor in the basement of Munsey Memorial church (sic) has been completed and the room will soon be ready for the library and school equipment. Arrangements for purchasing all supplies are being looked into by Rev. S.B. Vaught, who will have absolute charge of all of it. A set of rules and by-laws governing the Munsey club (
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March 4, 1886: The Comet reported, âCol. S.H. Yocum moved last Monday to the residence recently purchased from Capt. S.T. Harris. Capt. Harris will move to Knoxville in a short time.â
March 4, 1892: âJudge Hart and Col. Chase made a flying trip to Jonesboro yesterday,â according to The Comet.
The newspaper also reported, âRev. T.B. Russell returned yesterday from a trip down the road.â
Jonesboro was spelled that way at the time.
March 4, 1899: The Knoxville Sentinel reported news from Upper East Tennessee. With a dateline of Johnson City, readers noted, âThe Embreeville furnace is again in blast, after being blamed for a few days during the extreme cold weather last week.â