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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1907
Page
3
A dense page lists church notices from St Job's Episcopal and First Methodist in Bristol and Johnson City, with services, meetings, and preaching times. Also appears are lost and missing policy notices, a factory move to Johnson City, personnel changes, and a new wholesale dry goods company forming with local and Knoxville ties.
Classified notice listing several rental options and services. Includes Warranted boarders at a reasonable rate, Mrs. Franie Crumley’s address, five room halls for rent, various product ads, a railway ticket sale notice, and merchants offering goods and services. Contains multiple names and locations such as Walnut street King street Olive street Poplar street and Knoxville Tennessee. Some items reference Dr Kings New Safe Pills and other products with generic claims.
An item notes Mina Lale and likely Martin family and daughter Mina Lale as guests of Mr and Mrs W H Martin at Carnegie Hotel in Johnson City. A moving event and entertainment program at Minnehaha Arts Theatre is advertised with showtimes Saturday at 4 10 and 7 10 p.m.
The city’s many friends learn of Miss Byrd Rhea’s marriage to W. M. Cantrell, a civil engineer with the 8, & W. The ceremony took place Thursday at Maj. Geo. D. Taylor’s home, performed by Rev. J. A. Moore.
Mise Mary Cromley and Karl Whit Hock were married Sunday before Christmas by Rev. J. L. Keevil at the parsonage. The bride is the daughter of the late H. B. Crowley and the groom is a stenographer with the WJ. Exam Lomb r Co. They ran away, but have been forgiven.
J B Hews Denis, aged 77, died tonight after a long illness at his Buffalo street home. A longtime Southern Methodist Church member, he was remembered as a good man. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon conducted by Rev M P Carrico, with interment at Oak Hill.
The East Tennessee Mining and Development Company purchased 40 tons of machinery, 16 sent to Fall Branch, including an air compressor 7000 pounds capacity for air drills, a 150 horse power boiler, and a 160 horn power tandem compound engine among other items. Andrew Carnegie donated $1,000 to the Christian Church organ fund, enabling a lattice pipe organ to be installed, the best between Roanoke and Knoxville. Thursday at 2 o'clock a wedding at the bride’s sister’s home united Miss Charne McGhee Thompson and Milton Bolston with Rev. T. M. Lowery officiating. few witnesses. Mr and Mrs Bolton plan to reside in Gate City. Milton is S. P. Bolton’s son, friends toast his good fortune.
Dinie Minstrels bring the Danny Dixie Minstrela to the opera Louse Moka on Friday January 4. Promises the most expensive colossal ensemble of coloroil players with clever comedians and top acts including Cotton Pickers Band, Dixie College Rangers, Campbell Bros, and Benny Jones. Buck dance contest with prizes. tickets at H Miller's drug store.
The January McClure's presents a robust forest tale where a trapper captures a lynx and turns it into an ally to help fight a wolf pack. A vivid backwoods narrative blends out-of-doors adventure with keen naturalist detail, reflecting Roberts’s frontier lore and Cooper-like echoes.
The Bristol Courier reports ta in Knoxville based Tobnaon City's firm gains J C Love as partner joining Cowan McClung & Company with Thad A Cox and R C Staples of Johnson City. Officers for the cemetery association are elected and a cautionary note warns merchants about advertising schemes once used by Marcus Strauss, urging careful reading of the Courier to avoid loss and promote subscription benefits.
The notice lists St John s Episcopal Church Wit UK with rector. It schedules Tuesday evening services for the circumcision 7 30 pm and vestry meeting 8 pm Friday 2 pm Ladies' Guild at Mrs Millachs business of Imence Litany and Address 7 00 pm Choir Practice 7 30 pm Sunday January 6 Epiphany 9 15 am Sunday School 10 30 am sermon and mid communion for the last Sunday in the month plus moral maxims attributed to the Chicago Tribune and other commentary about generosity happiness and social virtue from a period press. The piece also cites Gov elect Patterson January 5 inauguration plans in Nashville with cabinet appointments and senate elections, referencing Gov Cox and ex Gov Taylor.
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