Commercial Club Holds Large Meeting and Plans Banquet
The Commercial Club met Monday with many members present. New members PS Gore and T PL Noone were admitted. The advertising committee will arrange promotions in eastern trade publications. A banquet for railroad officials is set for next Wednesday with about 200 plates and Gen J T Wilder among speakers. W B Brownlow will preside. The group discussed roads but made no action plan, and will seek an ordinance to curb hogs and stock in the city. A water committee report is awaited. The club will meet next Monday for final banquet directions.
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Commercial Clit
Gore
Altielals
J.T. Wilder
Johnson City
W. B. Brownlow
Rity Council
Water Committee
Evans to Lead New Johnson City Grocery Venture
R. H. Evans, formerly of the Evans Brown Company, has purchased H. W. Pardue’s large Johnson City grocery business. He plans to move April 26 with Hugh M. Hill to run the store, a venture costing about $15,000 and among East Tennessee’s largest groceries.
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R. H. Evans
Evans. Brown Company
H. W. Pardue
Johnson City
Mr. Hivans
Gerald-Courier
Hugh M. Hil
Bristol
Pardue
Evans
East Tennessee
Histol Herald-Courier
Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church Service and Meeting
After services next Sunday at 10 45 there will be special music and decorations at Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church. At 7 p m the theme will be The Emmaus Way and a congregational meeting will follow the morning services.
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Emmaus Way
Local Social Notes Highlight Bristol and Abingdon Visits
H 3B Mercereau returns from eastern trip while Will Doke visits his father. Several residents and guests travel from Bristol, Greeneville, Limestone, Jonesboro, and Johnson City for visits, shopping, and family gatherings. Col. Henry DeArmond plans a balloon ascent with Smith Greater Shows next week. The 8th district schools close after a successful year and local events include a Greenwood debate and Easter display at The Fort and Houston Store. Summers Parrott Hardware promotes a carload of orders for wagons and carriages.
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Milk Mabel Ffyde
New York
Geo. R. Hurlbut
Washington
Allan Hurlbut
Col
Henry DeArmond
Greenwood
Fort and Houston
Tennessee Sunday School Convention in Nashville Next Week
The Tennessee Sunday-school Association holds its annual convention in Nashville on Tuesday through Thursday, June 1 2 0. Dr Franklin Moe Fifresh will represent the International Association. The program is being prepared and will be published soon. For information contact Josh Carthel, general secretary, Tennessee Sunday school Association, Room 51, Noc Bldg, Nashville Tenn. A hoax ads note a $100 reward and a claim about Catarrh cures with Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
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Tennessee Sunday-school Association
Nashville
International Association
Franklin Moe Fifresh
Teacher Haining
Josh Carthel
Tennessee Sunday School Association
Noc Bldg
Tenn
Woman Tackles Negro Desperado To Save Officer
Bristol April report notes Mrs Wicks wrestled a pistol from a negro desperado who aimed at Town Marshal Dan Calloway In Erwin Tenn the wounded officer remains alive but has slim chances of recovery The incident led to the capture and jailing of the suspect amid local tensions and possible lynching fears
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Bristol
Wicks
Will Chambers
Dan Calloway
Erwin
Tenn
Smith Greater Shows Bring Big Carnival to Base Ball Park
The Smith Greater Shows will exhibit here next week at Base Ball Park for Confederate Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy benefit. Veterans run the door, the show features a trained animal act and promises clean, moral entertainment from an organization serving the best city elements. Mr. Smith is general manager.
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Knoxville
Tenn
W. A. Dickinson
Henry Damond
Johnson City
WP. Chandler
Smith Greater
Base Ball Park
Confederate Veterans
Daughters of the Confederacy
Smith
Railway Conductors Organize in Johnson City
Last Saturday night conductors on railroads entering Johnson City formed a division of the Order of Railway Conductors with twenty five charter members. After the meeting they dined at the Ulopit and elected officers including Thompson Goodin LeMauk Johnson Wade Markwood and Titles.
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Johnson City
Owtet
Ulopit
Thompson
C. TE. Goodin
AWC
le M. Mauk
C A Johnson
Local National Guard Company Praised After Inspection
Co. F. N. G. 8th District was inspected Friday night by Capt. Chas. B. Rogan of Nashville, retired officer. Capt. W. H. Hodge led the company, deemed one of the state’s crack units, meeting a high standard. Rogan expressed strong compliments and praised the trainees. Rogan was a guest of Capt. Hodge during the visit.
Veterans in Homes Report March Members and Vacancies
National Military homes release tri month data showing Dayton Pacific Leavenworth Hampton Danville Togus Milwaukee and Johnson City with present and absent counts and total residents. Report notes remaining empty beds and Corporal B J Wolfert bitten by a squirrel seeks transfer to Johnson City unit due to hydrophobia fears.
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National Military Homes
Dayton
Pacific
Leavenworth
Hampton
Danville
T. A.P
Togus
T. Alp
Milwaukee
T. A.d
Resent
Tal Py de
Johnson City
T.A. P
West Danville
Marion
B. J. Wolfert
Chicago
Pasteur Institute
Wolfert
Kan
Times
Old Soldier Dead at 71 Uncle Bill Morefield Dies
The community mourns 71 year old Uncle Bill Morefield who died last Friday at his home in the Eighth district. A longtime county resident and former Federal soldier, he was buried in the old Carr cemetery.
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Bill” Morefield
Eighth District
Old Carr
Woman's Relief Corps Organized in Patton Post Territory
The Woman's Relief Corps was installed Tuesday as an auxiliary to Patton Post, GATL, the only corps of its kind among wives and daughters of Soldiers' Home members. Officers sworn in include President Elizabeth Crater and Sr Vice N Saulsbury. Next meeting set for April 1 with growing local interest and applicants from Johnson City.
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Woman’s Relief Corps
Patton Post
Gatl
United States
Ruble
Rachel Marshall
E. W. Pentecost
Oticer
Chattanooga
Elizabeth M. Crateer
N. Saulsbury
Alice Rudolph
Julia Clinton
Chaphin—arm
Maniy Saylor
Alice Saulsbury
Lizzie Dyer
Beasin Whalen
Sarah Roninger
Lydia PL Orendorf
Johnson City
Crateer
Telephone Line Nears City Connecting Cherokee and Menbreville
Jackson and associates are constructing the Cherokee and Menbreville telephone line from Embreville to Johnson City and will connect with the city exchange in a short time.
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HO. Jackson and Associates
Menbreville
Embreville
Johinson City
City Exchange
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Boones Creek
Nat Kirkpatrick
W. J. Taylor
Taylor
Lone Star State
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Is. A. Hodge
ED. Jobe
Happy Valley
Rithel Smith
Jonesboro
Therhome
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Mrs. Beeler
Jeffxon City
Mrs. Cox
Blut City
Carl Anderson
Soldiers’ Home
Dell Smith
Harris
Abingdon
Unaka Avenue
Mr. Vinetis
Harris Mit. Co
Roxie Self
Bessie Maloney
Telford
J. M. Gaunt
Bank of Commerce
Kentucky
Fred H. Parkis
J. W. Riley
Elizabethton
Pauline Arnold
Nellie Miller
Limestone
Dosser
Una V. Templin
Tot Wheeler
Sullins College
E. M. Crateer
W. B.C
Harriman
N.C
John T. Brown
Christian Church
Mrs. Brown
South Carolina
Rev. Brown
J. Rred Johnson
Gee. L. Carter and
Bert Edwards
Hillsville, Va
Carter
James Wilkinson
Wm. Judkins Hewitt
John B. Gordon
J. A. Ruble
Red Cross
Dosser Bros
State Sunday School Convention
Hall
Sian
Toledo
Desperado
Hhrough
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Woman's Relief Corps Organized
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