A woman plagued by a goat, a visit from Gov. Rye, out of town visitors practicing their onomatopoeias and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.
July 8, 1886: The Comet carried a variety of news items of local interest. Among them were: âA young lady in the city while out walking the other evening was attacked by a Willie Goat and took refuge on a fence where she remained until Willie took her off.â
âA large stationary engine and sawmill is being transferred to the Narrow Gauge road (sic) from the Pennsylvania Lumber Co. They have bought a large tract of land and are erecting a saw mill and factory near White Rock, Tenn.
âMrs. R.C. Hunter, W. A. Jones, John A. Russell and Messrs. Chas. Fine and Will Helton, were babtized (sic) last Sunday morning by Rev. E. Allison in Brush Creek, just about town.â