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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1909
Page
3
A fragmented timetable lists Northounh Lan, Ar Jonson City, Marion Dpr, Bostic Dpr and Seaboard Air Line routes with arrival and departure times through Charlotte, Monroe, Marion and Wilmington. The OCR shows multiple abbreviations and place names across lines, indicating a historic railroad schedule card.
Wanted male help across WaWanills to southwest Arkansas Louisiana Texas and Mexico including bookkeepers clerks superintendents managers yardmen and commissaries must furnish three references and 50 cents for POLAR EXPenne. Also wool dress goods samples and instructions mailed with exclusive territory and profits claimed. Also sealed proposals for repairs supplies due August 24 2000 at Mountain Branch Tennessee to Paul B. Dving Treasurer.
Court notices non residents Henry Steele Receiver W G Colson Q M Golson and Katherine Colson must appear by first Monday in September 1909 in Johnson City Court House to defend petition or risk ex parte judgment. publication ordered for four consecutive weeks in Johnson City newspaper. accompanying local society items note visitors and residencies in Tennessee and surrounding states.
Real estate ad lists farms for sale in large or small tracts and truck gardens near the city. Advertisement from W A Kite & Co located at No 127 Spring Street. 8-H.
The qualified voters of the First and Second Precincts of the Ninth civil district including Johnson City and of the 5th civil district including Jonesboro are notified that General Registration books open Monday August 9 1909 and close Thursday night August 19 1909 to register all legal voters for the next two years. In Johnson City 1st precinct the books are at the Court House Spring street under Registrars Jobs Lawkh Gok W Swingle. In 2nd precinct the 9th district books are at the White Elephant Hoone and Market street and supervised by Registrars. In the 14th district Jonesboro books will be at the town and overseen by Aiken Cochran.
Local briefs report births in the area including Jas F. Cromley and Miss Marion Friberg, with a parade of visitors and travelers such as Sen. and Mrs. Sells, Mrs. Rabin of Knoxville and Miss Grace Boring. Names include J. P. Young, Mrs. N. M. Lon, Rev. T. P. Burnam, J. A. Muse, and Dr. W. S. Neighbors among others visiting Bristol city and nearby towns.
A string of social notes lists Little Nellie Manning of Birmingham visiting her aunt Mrs. Chas. Orr and several local residents and guests returning from trips to Knoxville Johnson City Bristol Roanoke and Jonesville. Recovering Dr Eugene Deaderick hosts near Ed Rogan while Mrs John W Cure and two children from Roanoke visit Sixth Avenue.
McDonald Construction Co of which Mr Devereaux is superintendent will finish the Model Mill elevator and smoke stack this week. The 110 foot stack rises at ten feet per day and will be turned over with the elevator. The patented forma elevators use five tubular columns linked to fifty feet high and include a large basement for grain handling and cooling with grain shoots feeding the mill. Reinforcing steel rods strengthen the concrete.
Dr T W Whitlock died about one oclock Thursday morning at his Unaka Springs summer home after a lingering illness. The remains were shipped to Jonesboro for burial. He spent summers at Unaka Springs and winters in Florida for his health, known and respected by many in Erwin and beyond.
A large contingent of Johnson City Biks attended Edgar Seneker's funeral in Bristol after his death in North Dakota last week. The Johnson City pall-bearers included Capt. P.S. Range W. B. Coon A. D. McAnally J. B. Colon E. L. McLeod and Capt. W. W. Markwood. The pall-bearers were Robert Smith M. P. Hickey Charles G. Hannah and J. S. Miller.
The Airdome Stock Co continues to draw large crowds with high class shows. This week they present the four act pastoral play The Squire's Darling on Thursday Friday and Saturday. A live pig is to be caught on stage Saturday night.
An advert for Summers Parrot Hardware Company touts Anchor and Lion brands as high quality durable vehicles at unbeatable prices. The store promises a varied assortment of buggies surry plattons and carriages always on hand.
The Commercial Club president appointed KE J Young CG Williams and J B Brad ing as delegates to the Good Roads convention to be held in Asheville October 4 and 7.
John W. T Davis departed Tuesday for Brown's Station New York to join Winston Co Contractors on a new New York City reservoir project that will take seven to ten years to complete Baxter Taylor and family from Atoka Washington visit Gen Jones Taylor resumes work at Chucky Valley plats ton Baxter applauds hometown friends and extends congratulations on birth of his first son The funeral for Miss Pearl Trevins was held Monday at Roan Street Baptist Church conducted by Pastor T G Davis with interment in Oak Hill cemetery
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