Society Notes Mix City Guests in Bristol and Johnson City
A crowded column lists residents and visitors from Oliver Springs, Johnson City, Knoxville, and Roane Mountain. People stay with relatives, attend events, and travel to New York, Washington, and Long Island for visits and business. Neighborhoods include West Point Tennessee and Holston Avenue as hosts for short stays and social gatherings.
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Frank Gillespie
Unaka Springs
New York
Washington, D. C
Knoxville Journal and Tribune
Secret wedding of Maj. O K Marshall and Miss Carrie Dempsey
Maj. O K Marshall, treasurer of Mountain Branch National Soldiers' Home, and Miss Carrie Dempsey were married in Jonesboro on a Sunday. The ceremony was led by Rev. Crawford and the couple now reside on the soldiers' home reservation. News of the marriage leaked this morning after a period of secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj
0. K. Marshall
Mountain Branch National Soldiers’ Home
Carrie Dempsey
JM. ‘Dempsey
Moresair
Jonesboro
Crawford
Soldiers’ Home
Miss Georgia Weatherby Honored At Dinner Event
Miss Georgia Weatherby, just back from Knoxville after a successful school year, was honored with a seven course dinner Tuesday evening hosted by Mr. Lee Harr and Miss Mary Nelle Tosser. The Harr residence featured flowers and a formal dining room with handpainted place cards naming guests including Eleanor Exum, Lester Harr, Gladys Ring, Arthur Moss, Marion Bowman, Kirk Ring, Eleanor Bowman, Wrank St. John, Mary Nelle Doss er, Ralph Preas, Lee Harr, and Weatherby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Weatherby
Knoxville
Lee Harr
Mary Nelle Tosser
Harr
Eleanor Exum
Lester Harr
Gladys Ring
Arthur Moss
Marion Bowman
Kirk Ring
Eleanor Bowman
Wrank St. John
Mary Nelle Dosser
Ralph Preas
Al Fresco Bridge Dinner Honors Guests in Jonesboro
Mrs Sammuel Boden Laird hosted an alfresco bridge dinner on the rear lawn lit by electric bulbs to honor Mrs Gillespie of Knoxville and Mrs Shambers of Eckman West Virginia. Dinner at 730 featured tables with sweet peas followed by auction bridge with Mrs Geo Thomas top scorer receiving a leather bound bridge set. Attendees included Miss Hacker Miss Thomas Messrs Sam Kirkpatrick Geo Thomas Charles Hoss Dr Fred Stuart and Mesdames Sam Kirkpatrick Lawrence Meems Geo Thomas Walter Chambers John Bowman.
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Jonesboro
Sammuel Boden Laird
Alfresco
Gillespie
Knoxville
Shambers
Eckman
W. Va
Geo. Thomas
Hacker
Thomas
Sam Kirkpatrick
Geo
Charles Hoss
Fred Stuart
Mesdames
Lawrence Meems
Walter Chambers
John Bowman
Widow Awarded 600 for Death of Husband in Tennessee Case
At the Washington county quarterly court in Jonesboro the widow of John Lockner was granted 50 dollars to be paid in yearly installments of 100 dollars for her husband’s death caused by a dynamite explosion while employed on a road crew near Fall Branch. The court empowered the workhouse commission to condemn rights of way for public roads on the county’s west side. J Hawkins elected coroner. Jail committee to seek bids up to 400 dollars for water works and jail repairs. C Menler of Nashville spoke about building an insane asylum for Washington County.
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Jonesboro
Washington County
John Lockner
Fall Branch
Workhouse Commission
J. Hawkins
C. Menler
Nashville
County court forms committee to investigate ring
The court appointed a committee to make investigation along this ring and report to the next term of court.
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Ington County
Farmers' Annual Picnic at Lonsburg Aug 11
County farmers hold annual picnic four miles west of this place on August 11 featuring barbecue and public speaking. Prominent speakers include L. M. Rhodes and Dr. H. A. Morgan. A large crowd is expected with much good anticipated from the meeting.
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Lonsburg
L. M. Rhodes
H. A. Morgan
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