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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1903
Page
3
A mixture of personal visits, health updates, and community notices from Greeneville and Johnson City areas. Includes visits from Win Silver & Co watchmakers, schooling and church gatherings, travel updates, business changes, and a call to send Santa letters to the newspaper for publication next week.
Ward and Friberg visit Miss Hazel Shoun of Greeneville Tennessee departs for Johnson City after a Bristol visit to spend time with her married sister. Col H DeArmond receives a commission dated 1903 appointing him aide de camp with captain rank on Brig Gen J F Horne’s staff. The Watenga Avenue Presbyterian Church hosts its annual turkey dinner and fair with abundant hospitality. D E Dinkle dies at about 70 after rheumatic illness with burial in Sullivan County. Notice to creditors: estate of John Howard deceased requires filed accounts and settlements.
Earnest and Traynor sell for leas. The Good Roads Meeting was held last Saturday in the Opera House with J. I. Brading as chairman. Mayor Crumley gave a welcome address while Col. R. W. Richardson of the National Good Roads Association spoke on the hour’s topic. He engaged the audience with ease and held attention throughout. Following him Mr M. A. Hayes of the Southern spoke briefly on industry and road concerns.
A keynote convention praised national road aid and formed the Washington County Good Roads Association with E B Bilnworth president Jas A Summers secretary and FF Mountcastle treasurer. An evening lecture by M C Eldridge highlighted road building in Europe and the U S. George Allen of Virginia faced bond issues and correspondence from Prospect and Johnson City.
The Board of Trade meets to authorize a public subscription to raise 1000 for erecting a Brownlow Fountain on Public Square. A committee of ways and means named with solicitors at the post office and Soldiers' Home to collect funds. Subscriptions capped at 10 per person, with any amount up to 10 accepted and acknowledged publicly.
Tarnest and Traynor well for leas. After 10 years Mr Haney of Geneva Ohio had the Yilos for 40 years. Doctors and dollars failed. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured him permanently. Useful for burns bruises sprains lacerations eczema tetter saltrheum and all skin diseases. Look for DeWitt on the package. others are counterfeit. Sold by H C Miller druggist.
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