Johnson City Press from Johnson City, Tennessee • 9

JOHNSON CITY PRESS-CHRONICLE I Page 9 FJLXZ25 Vcujiiiei manur snop ran oh water power bariy pnotograpner captured turn-otthe-century city life I (Bditor't Not The article on early lit East Tennessee carried on tt 094 were written by students at Science Hill Hi9h School Tney were tn oroduct ot Nelli McNeil Tennessee literature class oroiect for which tne students had to interview their relatives collecting oral history I i JT a By MARK BLACK Phptography was an unusual hobby for an East Tennessean around the turn of the century In 1921 Skip Mitchell grandfather of Science Hill High School student Mark Black was looking through a magazine when he saw an ad for a Conley camera He ordered it and a tripod for $12 He then began to experiment with his camera and soon was able to use it well enough to a clientele and start a part-time business Later Mitchell built a darkroom on the back of his house which was located where the Liberty Bell com- By PAM ADAMS The beautiful forests of the Appalachian Mountains made wood-working and cabinet-making a natural profession of the early settlers Pam Adams maternal great-great-grandfather was a cabinet maker who owned a wood working shop on Dry Creek Flavious Jocephus Simmons born in 1835 oper- ated a shop "which ran on water power alqgg with his brother-in-law Thomas Rowe Some of the furniture made by Jocephus is still in the possession of his descendants A walnut and cherry washstand crafted by Jocephus and held together with pegs is one of the family prized heirlooms Another ofJocephus creations which remains in the family is -a cherry and walnut clock made in 1880 The works are wooden and a Cur--ner and Ives print is framed in its bottom door As a child Jocephus had developed a lame foot known as "white swelling after a friend accidentally stepped on it while the boy was sitting by a pond Family lore says that this lame foot kept him from fighting in the War Between 'the States and probably was also the reason he became a cabinet maker Jocephus moved to Carter County from Craig County Va about 1870 With him came his wife Mary Williams Simmons their four children his mother Mary Kesler Simmons one brother and ne sister He and his wife later had three more children They are buried in the Pattons-Simmons cemetery Carter County piex now stands People made appointments week-ends for -portraits Some families came to his house and he photographed them on his front porch At other times he got into his-T-model Ford and went to-the customers home Mitchell maintained his part-time job as a photographer recording people and their life and times in Johnson City until 1937 when his interest in carpentry took him other directions His descendants have a sizeable collection of his photographs today Although most of the people in the pictures are unknown the photographs show life as it once was Johnson City UK fc 1 This family portrait by early Johnson City photographer Skip Mitchell included the pet rabbit Castor oil most popular home remedy survey says Honor rolls north toon me center johnson cwy Tennessee 262-1161 hours mon fn 8 30-S 30 sat 1000-300 few rfefevAry since 123 Posing in their Suhday best Mitchell about 1915 Garland Thayer dean of Washington College Academy has announced the schools honor rolls for the sixth six weeks of the 1980-81 school year Those students named to the Dean's List had grades of A minus or above First honor roll students have an average of A minus with only one grade as low as while the second honor roll students had an average of with only one grade as low as minus HEADMASTERS LIST: Rich Counts Carol Fischer Chris Painter Glenn Stone FIRST HONOR ROLL: Laurelyn Douglas Scott Lefsky Lauren Stone SECOND HONOR ROLL: Arthur Acklie Mike Grimsley Meridith Guegold Jan Hickerson Sandy Ramsey Bhan Roberson By BILLY HUBBARD People living in East Tennessee who were bom in the early days of this century have not always lived near doctors Many East Tennesseans from necessity have developed their own treatments for ailments and have passed their practices down through the generations The most popular treatment found by a Science Hill High School English class making a survey recently was the use of castor oil for stomach ailments Area residents from days past even had cures for the common cold They made hot poultices for the chest They also had a mixture of kerosene and sugar to dnnk for a cold and sore throat Whiskey and cherry bark was combined to clear the throat and prevent coughing Chills were treated by home remedies also Tonics such as Hashs Chill Tonic Grove's Chill Tonic and quinine were administered A common illness of the past was worms Mountain people around Johnson City had two cures for worms A sick person could take a slow cure by drinking molasses or the quick cure of turpentine and sugar Other old remedies worked but with un-pleasantnes Vinegar was rubbed on the skin for sunburn and snuff juice was ap- plied to bee stings Even with many doctors practicing modem medicine and a medical school located Johnson City today many residents still use home remedies learned from family and neighbors and will no doubt pass these cures on to future generations PEPSI DR PEPPER 7-UP MOUNTAIN DEW SHANNON VIEW GROCERY GRAY TEKN JiOCX CKVJiCJi QladCtj Presents JPastor -JRm auzeCC Pastor Reg Layzell is presently Pastor Emeritus of Glad Tidings Church Marysville Calif Prior to pastoring in California he founded and pastored Glad Tidings Missionary Temple in Vancouver British Columbia Canada Pastor Layzell has a rich heritage in the things of God dating back to the 1948 Sasketchewan-North Battleford Revival where the Holy Spirit was poured out upon Gods people in a mighty unprecedented way Join usJiere at ROCK CHURCH for these special services andheJouched and met by God Prayer for healing of the sickVach night Route 8 Greenwood Drive Jonesboro Tennessee 6 Miles past ETSU For Information Call 753-21 86 T'or Spccta 'Time of JHtmsfcny June 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