Today In Johnson City History: June 27
June 27, 1872: Hunting bees was a topic in the Herald and Tribune. According to the newspaper, âHunting bees ⦠is becoming fashionable. If you should happen to meet a gentleman in the woods, he is almost sure to tell you he is hunting bees. We suppose this is a good season to find âem.â The Herald and Tribune was, and still is, a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way in 1872. June 27, 1896: One hundred, twenty-five years ago today, the Morristown Republican alerted readers, âThe Morristown base ball (sic) boys will have to make some strenuous...