Posted in Deaths, Newspaper Extract, tagged Broyles, Eagleton, Kidd, Ross on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the 12 Jul 1888 issue of the Tennessee Daily Journal and Journal and Tribune
July 11 -
Yesterday morning while James Broyles was at work at the top metal cornice to the new store of G.B. Ross, the scaffolding became unbalanced and he was tossed off in a violent manner. Fortunately, he was thrown on the [...]
Posted in Birthday, Newspaper Extract, tagged Badgett, Bittle, Cunningham, Huffstetler, Lawrence, Martin, McCulloch, McTeer, Patton, Post, Prather, Weaver on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maryville Times
October 18, 1906
Wednesday being the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Will A. McTeer, her daughter, Mrs. Raymond Patton and Major McTeer arranged a surprise by inviting a number of friends after prayer meeting hour. So unsuspecting was Mrs. McTeer, that she retired early being weary with the day’s duties and when the company of [...]
Posted in News, Newspaper Extract, Uncategorized, tagged Akers, Black, Boyatt, Byrne, Connor, Cowden, Crawford, Crow, Dillon, Dodson, Elmore, Goddard, Grant, Green, Griffits, Harper, Hedge, Heiskell, Jackson, Lane, Letsinger Baker, Lewis, Lloyd, Maloney, Mays, McDaniels, Miller, Odell, Pearson, Piper, Register, Reneau, Riddle, Ross, Rule, Smelcer, Smith, Taylor, Towle, Young on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the Maryville Enterprise - December 3, 1942
Mary Blount Chapter of the Eastern Star will entertain Dorothy H. Connor, Grand Worthy Matron of Tennessee, with a pot luck supper at the Masonic Temple on July 17th at 6:30 pm. The supper will be followed by initiation work at 8pm. All chapters are invited.
Mr. and Mrs. [...]
Posted in Biographical, Newspaper Extract, tagged Bradley, Chumlea, Gibson, Harper on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maryville Times – 26 Dec 1896
W.C. Chumlea, who was appointed Clerk & Master of the Chancery court the first of the week, was born in Knox County in 1845. He came to this county, July 1875. For three years after he came to Blount he clerked in the store of H.L. Bradley, which stood [...]
Posted in Marriages, Newspaper Extract, tagged Dunsmore, Swan on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maryville Times – 6 Jan 1892
Miss Alice Swan, one of the beautiful and popular young ladies of this place, and Robert Dunsmore, a young engineer of Phillipsburg, Pa., were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents, last Wednesday morning, Rev. J.K. Pace, former pastor of the Baptist Church at this place, performed [...]
Posted in Newspaper Extract, tagged Blakenship, Chumlea, Martin on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maryville Times – 6 Jan 1892
Caswell Chumlea, the nine year-old son of W.C. Chumlea, met with a very painful accident last Saturday evening. While riding a horse of Dr. J.H. Martin’s he fell from the horse, falling on his left arm dislocating it at the elbow joint and fracturing the bone. Drs. Blakenship and [...]
Posted in Newspaper Extract, Taxes, tagged Caldwell, Cooper, King, Cunningham, Lewis, Bowerman, Franklin, Taxes, Tippett, M'Camy, Keeny, Leadbetter, Liddy, Lacky, Lowry, Greenaway, Bails, Car, Cuburn, Key, Hey, M'Culloh, Wallis, Boswell, Bromley, Cast, Wauters, Weldon, Maybury, Morrison, Finley, Golliher, McCabe, Edmaston, Mark, Dennas, Boy, Debzell, Huston, Culton, Tharp, Greer, M'Curdy, Hanna, Irvin, Shaddin, Sippit, Walker, Jains, Kiching on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As published in the Knoxville Gazette - Monday, August 8, 1803
“Pursuant to an act of Congress, entitled, “An act to amend an act, entitled, ‘an act to lay and collect a direct tax within the United States,” the collector of the direct tax for the sixth collection district, including the counties of Blount, Sevier, and [...]
Posted in Deaths, Government, Newspaper Extract, tagged Hines, Pickens on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the January 22, 1901 issue of the Columbus Daily Enquirer of Columbus, GA
Fatal Accident: Deputy Sheriff in Tennessee Shot and Instantly Killed – Deputy Sheriff R.H. Hines, of Elljay, Blount county, Tennessee, was accidentally shot and instantly killed at Maryville, the county seat, at 10 o’clock last night. With his uncle, Sheriff Pickens, he [...]
