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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
2
A collage of notices and comments from Tennessee papers references Comet Cy H Lyle owner and publisher, a memorial day address invitation, and satirical quips about judges, breweries, distilleries, and fashion. It cites reactions from the Commercial Appeal and Chattanooga Times on prohibition and local public figures.
Nashville American notes in a legislative gossip column that Hon. R. L. Jones state superintendent of public instruction is frequently mentioned as a potential Democratic nominee for governor in 1910. Friends say he may be presented to voters and could become a strong candidate. He was appointed by Gov. Patterson and later renamed for the province, with Hamilton county backing strong in his region.
A special Master service is set for next Sunday at Munsey Memorial church at 2 PM. St. Omer Commandery from Bristol will attend in full uniform, joined by local Knight Templars, with Dr. W H Osborne rector of St Johns Episcopal church delivering the sermon.
The celebrated hero of many wars married Mary Miller at Backwoods in Carter county last Wednesday. A small ceremony in the mountain home, attended by a few friends, sealed his capture by Cupid and his passage into domestic life.
The Antiseptic Barber Shop is being renewed with a steel ceiling, bath tubes with showers, lavatories at each chair, and hot and cold water. Will Reynolds promises first class white barbers and a high grade parlor experience.
Summers Parrott Hardware Co. plans a five story wholesale warehouse on a 107 by 150 foot lot bought from the Unaka Corporation, located in front of the Brading and Marshall shed at Ashe and Cherry streets and Buffalo street.
Johnson City city schools adjourned Wednesday afternoon until Monday to allow teachers to attend the East Tennessee Teachers Meeting at Park City high school in Knoxville. A large turnout is expected as a fine program has been prepared.
The transport Thomas left San Francisco on Monday carrying 700 men of the Twelfth Cavalry from Fort Oglethorpe Georgia under Col Dodd and Lt L W Cassis. The voyage was accompanied by Col Dodd's wife.
Capt. M. Lunay and his son have leased four limestone quarries from John Stout on the C C and O. They will immediately operate a lime manufacturing plant with capacity to meet local demand.
Fragmentary wire service text mentions Guinea fowl or related event, with garbled names and codes. Unable to determine specific people, organizations, dates, or location from the unreadable OCR.
John I Bond of Kingsport Tenn was forced at gunpoint by two highwaymen who robbed him of 400 cash a bank certificate for 700 and negotiable notes then bound him with ropes and dumped him in a woodland area before escaping He cut free called Bristol for bloodhounds and said the assailants were strangers and had been seen loitering weeks earlier near a bridge crew on the C U G railway.
James Wilkinson, about seventy five, a noted Carroll county farmer, died at his home in Hillsville Virginia after weeks of illness. Survived by wife who died two years ago and daughter Mrs. Carter of Johnson City and grandson James Wilkinson Jr. of Macon Ga. Funeral at Hillsville this afternoon with burial in Hillsville Cemetery. relatives from Bristol and nearby areas will attend.
Mrs. John Boring, Mrs. A. M. Scott, Mrs. David Hunter, and Mrs. Grover Crumley of Johnson City are noted visitors and relatives. Daisy Crump, a domestic science teacher at Harold McCormick College, visited in Johnson City. A large group including James A. Holston and several Pierce and Smith family members attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary O. Pierce in Elizabethton last Saturday.
The City Council approved on second reading a gas franchise for T. A. and G. C. Sells to operate a gas plant. Second reading ordinances defined duties of the commission to be elected by the board and a water supply proposal favored municipal ownership with a gravity plant using Indian Creek water and a reservoir for pressure.
The April term of the county court was held Monday and Tuesday with routine work. The 1909 tax levy has not been made. Dr J F Ammold resigned as county physician and was re elected after salary rose from 450 to 600. Hon H H Dyer joined the 9th district equalization board. Smallpox expenses for the next quarter totaled about 1000.
Governor Patterson appoints Lem Banks of Memphis Gen W H Washington of Nashville and Judge H H Ingersoll of Knoxville as commissioners to promote uniform laws on marriage and divorce insolvency descent and distribution of property and related legal topics under the recent act. Fire damaged several dwellings including a Fulton street home of F W Dulaney and a Unaka Corporation property near Harris Mfg Co. A small Elmo street dwelling burned midweek. Senator G R Selix of Johnson City promotes a bill to bar clubs and social groups from distributing or storing liquor for members.
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