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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
7
Walter J. Hunter, cashier of The Peoples Bank in Elizabethton Tennessee, carried his burning daughter Miss Hildreth as they passed through the city on their way home from Baltimore where she had been attending school for the holidays.
Gonn A. Fine of New York, long ill at the Arlington Hotel for a month, has recovered enough to be taken to his parents’ home near the city. Fine, a former merchant here, left town in 1801 when prospects were bright.
Rev. B. Vaught urges all members to attend next Sunday morning for a Jubilee service at Munsey Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South. A special sermon and music will feature the celebration of the church dedication with no collections.
Washington and Tusculum College trustees meet Saturday in Greeneville to consider buying the Hotel Chin esing in the city and converting it into a college possibly moving Washington College there. The deal faces a hitch with Chicago parties wanting a sanitarium, while local banks want to dispose of the property.
A collection of mixed handwritten requests from youngsters in the Eighth district, asking Santa Claus for dolls, a teddy bear, candy, a wagon or wheelbarrow, a cradle and other toys, plus gloves, a ball, oranges, candy and fruits. The letters express trust Santa will fulfill their wishes this Christmas.
Two women found a baby beneath a pillow in an old field near the road to Austin Springs in Carnegie. Health officer suspects the child died about two days earlier and could hardly determine its color. No clues located.
The Brading Marshall Lumber Company is incorporated with capital stock of £50,000. Incorporators listed include J. E. Brading C. L. Marshall Browder A. D. Marshall and T. A. Cox. The report also mentions Yee and Coal Company.
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