Growing high school enrollment, newsprint costs rise, schools donating to flooded-out families and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.
The Daily Dispatch was a newspaper published in Richmond, Virginia. It is no longer in publication.
Jonesborough was spelled in that way in 1857.
âInst.â Is an abbreviation meaning âin the same monthâ so Rev. Wiley died on July 20, 1857.
July 27, 1893: The Comet published several news items from Sullivan County, including this quip: âRain is needed here to sprout news if nothing else. It is scarce.â
âJ.B. McClellan says it is a mistake about a poultry ranch being established on his farm.â
âIt requires a good spring and spring houses to keep milk sweet and butter from these âswealtryâ days.â
âPreston Wyatt, and his sister, Miss Maggie, were in jail this week, only for a short time, however, as they were the guests of their brother-in-law, Sheriff Abe McClellan.â