Tolliver Housewright and wife, aged respectively 82 and 83 were ticketed yesterday by C M Baker, to Texas, in the city of Wiley. A Journal reporter learned some interesting facts from the old gentleman while he and his wife were … Continue reading →
David Williams, a wealthy farmer of Grainger county, was killed yesterday morning at Dutch Valley, a small station on the K C G & L road, by passenger train No. 53 from Middleborough. Williams had flagged the train and was … Continue reading →
Robert Meek, a Grainger county farmer, was killed yesterday while driving his wagon home from Morristown. His team became frightened and ran away, Mr. Meek being dragged about three hundred yards. He was dead when found. The deceased was a … Continue reading →
Cal Thomas, who was struck on the head with a stone by Jim Banks, near Dutch post-office, in Grainger county, three weeks ago, died last night at his boarding house on Common Alley. The quarrel came up over a pocket … Continue reading →
Died February 18, 1891, at Dandridge, Tenn., Mrs. Mary J Bowen, widow of Reece Bowen, of Grainger county, Tenn., aged 72 years and 7 months. Deceased had been a consistent member of the Baptist church for over fifty years. Knoxville … Continue reading →
About 7 o’clock this morning, some persons who were on their way from Tate Springs, in Grainger County, to Morristown, discovered the dead body of a man lying by the roadside on Boatman’s ridge, about a mile from the springs. … Continue reading →
The soon to be completed Morristown & Cumberland Gap railroad will provide a boom not only to the terminus at Morristown in Hamblen County, Tenn., but is small towns and hamlets along its route. The road will also provide a … Continue reading →
Daniel Beeler, sentenced to be hanged, November 20th, in Grainger county for the murder of Sheriff Greenlee of that county, was seen at the jail last night by a Journal reporter. By conversing with Beeler the following was learned. Beeler … Continue reading →
Today marks a new era in the history of Grainger county. Dirt was broken for the Morristown and Cumberland Gap railroad which starts at Morristown and intersects with the Knoxville and Cumberland Gap and Louisville railroad at Luttrell. Early this … Continue reading →
The unexpected and sad news that R F Galyon had died suddenly at his home 425 S Ninth street, in West Knoxville, became current on the streets yesterday morning. At his usual time of arising, Mr. Galyon got up. He … Continue reading →
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