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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
3
Imperial Flavoring Extracts and Wat Sinven Co promote eye care services with lighting tips and in store testing. Wu Sinvan & Co advertise proper illumination, expert eye examinations, and affordable spectacles. William Silver, watchmaker and engraver, provides personal attention and warrantied work.
Johnson City barber Russell and Hamach announce staffing updates with H A Smith joining the front chair at the Phillips building. Charley Longley moves to a new shop space and runs a cigar stand. Local figures, visits, accidents, and civic notes fill a bustling week in Johnson City.
Miss Lena Quinn died Friday around seven o'clock at No 7 Fourth Street NB after nearly a year of illness. Survived by three sisters and three brothers, she was a well known milliner in the city. Funeral held yesterday at St Andrew's Catholic Church with large attendance, burial at St Andrew's Cemetery after rites. She formerly ran the millinery department at Hart and Houston's and was widely known in Johnson City and Roanoke. General regret followed the announcement.
East Saturday Bristol Athleticw came to Johnson City with a pocket full of goose ogee and made the locals a present off, while they managed to get 7 men across the rubber. The locals furnished the umpire but failed to sup port him. This 1 the first time Johnson City baseball club was ever shutout. The eggs seemed to be wholesome, however, and the boya were benefitted by the feast and entered the contest with the Brevard team in good form and put up three of the boat games this season. The Brevard team had not been beaten this season and Monday's game looked like they were going to contione the winning gait. In a closely fought contest, anybody's game from start to finish, the visitors put the winning ran over the plate in the 9th after two men were out. The score by innings: Johnson City 202100220 9 Brevard 083021111 1 10 Tuesday a different story was told. The record of winnings was broken and the visitors barely saved the humiliation of a shut out. The locale put up a great game while the visitors were indulging in an off day. The game was too one-sided to be interesting, but it was a pleasure to see the work of Johnson City's infield. Noth ing on the earth escaped. This is how the score looked: Johnson City 000875 002 15 Brevard F0000K001 2 Wednesday both teams were determined and, as anticipated, a great game resulted. It was a hard fought battle and was witnessed by a large crowd of
Enthusiastic fans witnessed a high scoring game as Johnson City posted a 0.90194 line and Burleson delivered stellar pitching. Cooper starred at first base and in the batter’s box while Rogan’s bat featured two doubles and two singles. Harris pitched well for the visitors.
M I Gammon's coal yard in Johnson City is the site for buying old scrap iron including mowing machines castings steel wrought iron copper brass rubber boots and shoes and any iron or cast items. The Birmingham Car and Foundry Co offers the highest cash market price and urges residents to bring in their scrap for cash.
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