The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-05-12
SOUTH WATAUGA.

SOUTH WATAUGA, May IL, 1892.
J. A. Mongle is here measuring and
loading lumber.
Charles Woford and ]. NJ. Buck
were here today looking over the burnt
and burning lumber.
John w. Williams, of Allentown,
representing ]. Leopold & Co., of Bal
timore, was here yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Brown, OF Roar
ing Spring, Greene county, are here
on a visit to Mrs. Browns brother,J. G
Robertson.
Geo. l.. D. Smith, our former Sun
day school Superintendent, whose
business keeps him in Sullivan coun
ty, is here today circulating among
friends.
Thomas M.Murray, of Stoney Creek,
who was raised and until lately has
lived here, is here on business. He
is well pleased with his elegant home,
to which he has lately moved.
G. F. Camp is in the mountains
looking after his timber interests, but
his family witnessed the burning OF
the lumber yard from the porch of
their residence, distant only about so
yards.
Engelbert Tanner, who has been on
visit to his brother-inlaw, J. r. En-
gelbert, left for Lykens, Pa, where, his
wife is staying, on No. 4, last Sunday
He proposes to return to Tennessee
soon
B. B. Atwood, Supervisor Of the
Eastern Division Of the Il. t., Va. &
Ga. R'y,, came in last night and has
spent today looking over the switches,
sidetracks, &c, around and above this
place.
Rev. John B. Cole, who has been
living at Llano, Tex, for about eight
: wears, is here on visit to relatives.
, He preached an interesting sermon
sunday night to large and attentive
P congregation, his subject being "The
: Good Samaritan"
] Thomas Glover died at the residence
# his brother, Zebedee,at 4 u, M, May
D 7th. He was buried in the private
cemetry of David FouSt at 10a m.
d Thursday His sNo wives had. d.preced
i ed him 10 the spirit land and HI
D caves one small sou to mourn his loss
l. A short service was held at the.grav,
s by J. B. Hess.
s ]. r.. Headrix & Co, on the 1st 0
February, 1892, offered dress patterl
n TO the lady bringing the most eggs t.
II lheir store by the 1st of May. !
r resulted in a victory for Mrs. l. T. Wi
liams, with 110: dozen. Miss Betti
% Davis was close second, with 1917
n, dozen. Mrs. J. H. Smallipg came in
Of close third, while several other ladie
10 were close contestants.
Is The main lumber yard of the Wa
te tauga Boom and Lumber Co. was di'
&c covered to be on fire at one o'cloc
this morning. The fire was about tn
IL centre of the yard aud spread rapid,
e- famed by stiff western breeze. Th
II whistles at the sawnill and tanner
ey sounded an alarm and the people cam
lg for miles around to fight the fire an
,ic save what lumber they could. The
worked unhinchingly to that end, an
ty saved quite lot o. lumber, and shor
ne ly after daylight tie fire was checke
he after having burrc' over about 2 acr
'o' and consuming about 100000 feet
lumber and manA thousand laths.
re The houses Of George Garner and
at r. Hendrix wrre in imminent DANCE
lin and their household goods were ca
lp- ried out on the hill. but the wind W
las favorable and they were saved
lis The lumber was partially insure
The fire is supposed to be the work
no an incendiary, though it is mystel
err and no one is suspected.