Jan. 17, 1889: G.B. Horton, Henry Gildersleeve, and Eugene Horton had, as of January 1, 1889, formed a co-partnership with the name of Horton, Gildersleeve & Co. The business would âcontinue the business heretofore conducted by Horton, Yocum & Co., as the âWataugaâ Tanneryâ, according to The Comet.
Jan. 17, 1900: The Knoxville Sentinel, with a dateline of Johnson City, reported, âGeo. T. Williams, of Milligan, Tenn., and J.C. Kingsley, of Greeneville, Tenn., are at the Greenwood Hotel.â
Jan. 17, 1903: The Chattanooga News reported very tragic news, with a dateline of Johnson City. âWhile a number of men were at work in the sewerage ditch at the Soldiersâ Home yesterday afternoon the banks caved in on them, and one man, Sam Grooms, of North Carolina, was killed, and two others, J.J. Stenson and Charles Leonard, were badly injured. The ditch was about 12 feet deep and two feet wide, and the ground thawing caused several tons of dirt to slip in
Jan. 16, 1890: The Comet advised readers, âStudy the history of current events; make careful comparisons of the fluctuations in price, in demand and in supply, in order to guide your own operations.â
Jan. 16, 1902: The Comet opined, âIf Rev. R.J. Cooke does not soon take back what he said about the Daughters of the Confederacy inspiring anarchy there wonât be enough left of him to make a good roast.â
Jan. 16, 1914: The Chattanooga Daily Times reported on a tragic fire in Johnson City.
ââBiltless,â the handsome home of Col. Cy H. Lyle, editor of the Johnson City Comet, was completely destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon. The house was built fourteen years ago, and cost $20,000. Malcolm Lyle, a young son of Mr. Lyle, put some shucks on the fire in the sitting room and sparks from these fell on the roof. The furniture was saved. Only $2,500 insurance was carried on the property.â
Jan. 14, 1886: The Comet informed readers “Messrs. Wade Rutledge and Smalling, East Tennessee cattle kings, passed through the city yesterday on their way home in Sullivan county (sic). They
Jan. 12, 1888: The Comet reported, âThe Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works are crowded with work. They are at work on a large lot of bridge castings for the C.C. & C. railroad and an order for car wheels from Pulaski City, VA.â
Jan. 12, 1893: The Austin Weekly Statesman, a newspaper in Austin, Texas, carried a remarkable story with a dateline of Johnson City, Tenn., and a date of January 4.â Last night a mob of 500 masked men entered the jail at Bakersville, N.C., and took Calvin Snipes, who murdered Isaac Osborne, a prominent citizen of Mitchell county (sic), in a dense forest about half a mile away and lynched him. Eleven of the sheriffâs posse were killed in their efforts to defend the prisoner. About twenty-five of the mob were killed, and among the dead and wounded are some (of) the most prominent men in the county. The facts which led up to the terrible affair are as follows: Aaron Wiseman and Calvin Snipes were partners in an illicit distillery in Mitc
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