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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1908

Page

2

Local and Personal News From Johnson City Wedding Pace

A long list of items from Johnson City notes calls and visits, a Pennsylvan ia trip, local trades from Watauga Avenue, and a Southern railway departure. The centerpiece recounts the May wedding of Miss Nell Carr to Mr. William Withers, celebrated at a Southern Methodist church with family and friends in attendance. The bride, daughter of Dr and Mrs H A arr, wore champagne messaline and carried roses. Nell Carr acted as bridesmaid. wedding music featured Mrs Sam Carr and Mrs Sam T Millard. The ceremony proceeded with Mendelssohn’s wedding march and the couple departed for Washington and New York after the reception at the church. The article closes with warm wishes for their future.

Bouthern William Withers Helen Kate Carr 8. B. Vaught de. B. G. Waterhouse Mia H. A Thin City Nell Carr Liberty Mra Belew Mossra Will Miller Liz Wood Punt Cart J. J McLanghlie Chapman Be*lew Miss Hayward Sam Carr Sam T. Millard Mendelsohn Max Down Miss Gaunt Ralph Carr Southern Washington New York H. Belew Bristol James Hurt John Battimore Azewell, Va Austin Belew Lynchburg Chapman Belew Clintwood R. G. Waterhouse Emory Johnson City God

Wyantied Tale Hoarders Wanted Boarders Readied

A few family boarders are sought at a reasonable rate. Apply to Men Fan nie Crumley, Kiug Street. Also offers hotel style boarders with furnished rooms in a convenient location near the business part of the city. Mus £ 1) W. Syanurs, 117 Walnut tract.

Fannie Crumley Kiug Street W. Syanurs Walnut Tract

Notice of stock certificate renewal loss East Tennensee and Western North Carolina RR

Administrators Boswen and Hanter state under oath they lost certificate number 71 for two shares issued May 2 1482 to A Jobe on East Tennensee and Western North Carolina Railroad. An application is made for renewal dated March 24 1008 before notary W P Dangau.

Ewat Tennesave and Western North Caroling Railroad Company BE. Boswen

Renewal application for lost stock certificate No 56

J J McConnie administrator swears loss of certificate No 56 for one share of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad stock issued September 13 1841 in the name Landon Carter. Application filed in Carter County Tennessee March 18 1008 before T J Willan Seasy Public.

State of Tennessee Carter County J.J. McGorkle East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company Landon Carter J. McConnie TJ. Willan Seasy State of Kansas Colton County John Bayes John Bayless Tullor Lebo Kannas

Notice of stock certificate renewals and bids from 1908

The document records loss and renewal claims for stock certificates of multiple railroad companies including Bath Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad and East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad. A notary public certifies sworn statements by John Bayless. Separate public notices solicit sealed proposals from the National Soldiers Home treasurer for subsistence, household, capital, farm, repairs, current expenses, and clothing supplies with specified bid deadlines in 1908.

Mountain Branch National Soldiers Home

Local Society Notes and Legal Verdict Report

Mrs. , Hawking and daughters, Minsos Frances and Katherine, visited in the city yesterday as guests of Mrs. Chas McNeil. Chancellor Haynes rendered a judgment for $12.40 in Galloway-Pease Co. vs Yonka Lumber Co. Mark Hannah bought five Mats on Unake avenue and plans a residence. correspondence from Abingdon notes Misa Lucile Scott hosting F F V s for Misa Mabel Gildessonvey of Johnson City. Miss Marion Friberg returned from Knonville for Laura Banman and J S Hall wedding. hosted Miss Rathbone with 600 guests.

Hawking Frances Katherine Jonesboro Chas, McNeil Haynes Galloway-Pease Co Yonka Lumber Co Marion Friberg Knonville Laura Banman J.S. Hall Jeanette Rathbone Miss Rathbone Misa Friberg

Appointments and ventures mark Johnson City scene

R Gardner appointed deputy clerk and master at Johnson City by A L Shipley after qualification at Electric Park corner Fourth Avenue and North Main. Buford Mathes and Charlie Weaver step down after years. A summer vaudeville and amusements planned. David D Myler dies aged about 52 on Second Avenue after lingering illness. Funeral by Rev J Lem Keevil at Oak Hill. EJ Vaught sells Tennessee Furniture stock. J G Sterchi of Knoxville buys at 70 cents on the dollar for 10,187 89, reopening May 1 with Frank Henderson as manager. Stock to be sold at cost in sixty days. Sterchi’s Knoxville firm to benefit Johnson City mercantile growth.

R. Gardner J. R. Gardner Johnson City A. L. Shipley Mr. Gardner Buford Mathes Charlie Weaver Fourth Avenue North Main Street Carnegie David D, Myler Second Avenue J. Lem Keevil Oak Hill A. Sterchy EJ. Vaught Tennessee Furniture and Supply Company J. G. Sterchi Knoxville Vaught Frank Henderson Sterchi Ite Mercantile France Vauban Lille-la-Guillerme Caen Dieppe SAS J. E Smalling Farm McMakin Aey Banders Stable Free Hill East Tennessee Tennessee

Death of B B Garst and Walter Gray

B B Garst died Saturday after a long illness with cancer of the stomach. He was about 40 and a Christian church member. Rev J Lem Keevil preached the funeral Monday afternoon and the remains were interred by the Maccabees. Walter Gray, 12, son of James Gray, died last Friday after blood poisoning from a light ankle scratch a week earlier. Interment took place at Boones Creek.

B. B. Garst Christian Church J. Lem Keevil Maccabees Walter Gray Jame Gray Boones Creek

Corner Stone Laying at New M E Church Begun

Plans are under way to lay the corner stone of the new M E Church south of town on May 0 with Rev B Vaught aiming to have Bishop Hows present. The Masons and other orders will participate along with several ministers including Rev Richardson of Knoxville and Dr Price of Morristown to preach in the week before the ceremony. The church, one of the finest in the region, will be ready for dedication by mid August.

M. BE. Church South B. Vaught EB. B. Hows Frank Richardson Knoxville BR. N. Price Morristown

Keevil Resigns from Johnson City Church To Lead Sherman Pastorship

Rev J L Keevil resigns as pastor of the Christian church in Johnson City after nearly five years of service. He will assume the pastorate of the Pirot Christian church in Sherman Texas. A congregational committee led by J M Ganat W Price and J B Crouch prepared resolutions of regret.

J. Lem Keevil Christian Church of Johnson City Pirot Christian Church Sherman Texas Janet Christian Church Jonson City J. M. Ganat W. Price J.B. Crouch

Original Poems and Rhymes by William Yancey Erwin Arrives

William Yancey Erwin, author of Original Poems Rhymes and Acreatica, called at our sanctum and presented a copy to the editor. The Tennessee native, educated in Nashville and now a Lexington Ky resident, showcases themes of love religion nature wit humor romance heroism and tragedy. The Keller Publishing Co Evansville Ind issued the silk bound volume. Erwin and his wife tour the south and will stay several days in our city.

William Yancey Erwin Erwin Tennessee Chicamanga Nashville Lexington Keller Publishing Co Evansville Ind South

Spartanburg Plans to Welcome the Carolina Clinch Ohio Line

Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce directors approve a banquet feature to celebrate the Carolina Clinch field and Ohio railroad entering Spartanburg. Officials of the railroad will be invited, aiming for an elaborate city event. banquet date to be fixed and plans soon reported. Nearby Georgia politics feature governors pledging to Anti-saloon League demands, with pro prohibition rhetoric affecting party lines amid Democratic Party tensions. Chattanooga Times notes Dr. King’s New Life Pills promoted by Miles’ Nervine as a remedy.

Spartanburg 8. C Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad

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