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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1911

Page

5

Local notes from Watauga and nearby towns

Watauga Tennessee residents and visitors listed for a recent Saturday and Sunday. Names include J C Jaan of Bristol Mrs John Ryburn from Erwin L I Roberta from Erwin Frank Toney chief of the Magnet T A Cox in Sullivan County hunting birds M B Edwards entertained by Mrs B N Edwards etc. Many brief mentions of arrivals visits business trips and social calls with multiple locals and out-of-town visitors recorded.

John Ryburn Erwin L. I. Roberta Frank Toney The Magnet

Holiday travel and local political notes in the region

Miss Martha Wilder of Knoxville travels from Mt. Vernon to Roan Mountain to spend holidays with her sister Mrs Jamen A er. Mrs Jobin Muse and her children visit with John Alf Brewer family on Pennsylvania Ave before returning to Johnson City. Eli Warren notes Dr Massey’s rising support in Sullivan and Carter counties with expectations of victory at Greeneville and Carter County’s delegation on February 10 and 17. Miss Hildred Hunter a Martha Washington College student in Abingdon spent Thanksgiving with four fellow students from Johnson City Dryden Virginia Morristown and Greenville Texas.

Gen. Range Gray U. ©. Carry Caddo Oklo Margaret Smith Blountville B. N. Edwards M.S. Bennett Abingdon RR. Sanders Nashville Sheloarne Merguson Michigan Morrell Bristol W. L. Hammer Knoxville Hindebbie Dyer Washington le Harmon Blurslee City F E. Reynolds Elizabethton Ed Williams Caswell M. M. Yost Johnson City Hit Jones Heppy Valley Poplar Ridge Alec Shell Heart Shell Long Island City Houston Cox Martha Wilder Mt. Vernon N. Y Roan Mountain Alrs Jamen A Jobin Muse John Alf Brewer Pennsylvania Avenue Bristol Herald-Coutier Eli Warren Massey Sullivan County Greeneville Sam B. Sells Crawford Alexander Carter County Greenevalle Hildred Hunter Martha Washington College Way Asher Emmi Lee Weller Baba Litton Dryden Mary Lotspeith Morristown Tenn Gladys Anderson Greenville Texas

Jones Family Secures New Elle Stein Jewelry Store Space

Mrs. W F Jones is presented with an elle stein piece painted at the Pickard studio and sold by Wm Silver Co jewelers. The notice notes Silver securing a suitable store room for next year and ongoing jewelry department connections.

W. F. Jones Elle Stein Pickard Wm.Silver & Co. Jewelers Spee Teeret Silver

Appeal Granted in Davis vs Western Union Case

The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted an appeal from Bristol corporation court in J. I. Davis v Western Union Telegraph Co. The ruling concerns interstate delivery and a $100 statutory penalty for delayed message delivery from Chilhowie to Virginia, with Bristol office in Tennessee. Judge Kelly ruled it an in state transaction.

Bristol Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia Corporation Court of Tennessee Virginia Western Union Kelly

Also Mentioned on This Page

Watauga J. C. Jaan T. A. Cox W. LH. Cox HH. A. Brigis J. M. Byrd Broker Hi. A. Bell Lillian Christin W. J. Lacy William Daniel Tennessee Lumber and Veneer Co James Cooper Asheville William Cooper Oscar Mather Clarendon Flats Branchland W. Va Elizabeth Chapman Tdal Cardus Carduia Gardu China St. Nicholas Conner Bros. Furniture MAIN Johnson City, Tenn United States H. C. Miller Peter Kern Company H.C. Miller’s Salvation Army Dosser Bros
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