Johnson City Local Items Highlight Community Life
The page notes miscellaneous town happenings including visits by Mrs. Slack and Mrs. Gammon, a Johnson City baseball game against Brevard, guests from Roanoke and Lexington, and trips by Dr. Carr and others. It reports on Local business charm from Imperial Flavoring Extracts to Star Restaurant, plus the Arlington Hotel opening, church and school events, labor arbitration at the Soldiers Home, and the death of Raymond Dinkle from lockjaw with services at Colby, Sullivan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Dinkle
N. Dinkle
Lockjaw
Colby
Sullivan County
Miss Sallie Nugent to Teach in Jonesville Institute
Miss Sallie Nugent returns from Charlottaville to Johnson City and will teach at the Jonesville Virginia Institute next session. The report notes local construction and a tannery accident involving a small boy and a switch engine.
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Sallie Nugent
Charlottaville
Johnson City
Jonesville, Va
Family notices and local sports recount Johnson City events
An obituary notes a death on Myrtle Street after the 85th milestone of a fire journey, with funeral at the home and burial in the family graveyard. The Brevard team toured Johnson City, winning one game 7 to 5, losing another 5 to 4, then an 11 to 0 setback, plus a Gun Club reorganization and new members led by H J Williams. An old postal order from 1856 recalls Blue Plum, Tenn., with a postmaster bowman referencing stamps and envelopes for Washington in 1858.
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Myrtle Street
Jere Moore
City
Brevard
Johnson City
T. Cecil
A. B. Bowman
Post Office
Washington
Blue Plum
Bowman
Blue Ploce
Willingta Co
Tenn
Hensssfally Ours
Joms H. Bowaan
Johnson City school bonds injunction modification approved
Complainants and the Town of Johnson City agree that the injunction may be modified to permit issuing and selling twenty five hundred dollars in bonds to add to the Columbus Powell school building and to furnish desks for two rooms in the Martha Wilder school. The order may be recorded in the Chancery Court. The city’s bid to take the bonds at par and repay within twenty years was rejected by the board.
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Columbus Powell
Martha Wilder
Chancery Court
Johnson City
City National Bank
Little Girl Exum Dies After Illness and Heat
A brief obituary notes the death of three year old Mary Exum from typhoid fever last Saturday. Funeral services were held at the home by Rev. A N Jackson and the child was buried in Oak Grove cemetery. The item also lists local militia officers announced last Tuesday and mentions new armory and khaki uniforms, followed by a humorous verse from Baltimore News.
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Mary Exum
Mary
Mra. W. J. Exum
A. N. Jackson
Oak Grove Cemetery
LeRoy Reeves
Fay Price
Q. M
W. H. Hodges
Rex Pierce
Clarence Whitlow
Jas
P. Hilton
James Martin
K. W. Browning
Claude Taylor
Edward Horner
Dimin Curtis
Martin Ford
Election Ordered for 28000 Bond Issue for City Hall
The board of mayor and alderman ordered a new election for 28000 in improvement bonds to be held September 17. A public meeting on including 20000 for a city hall adjourned due to a personal controversy between Mayor Crumley and Alderman Mathes. Several citizens spoke with evident approval for the item. Some opposed the location or urged deferring to a later election. The board later decided to seek a vote on a 24000 budget. At the latest meeting the solicitor for complainants in the injunction suit proposed an order in the W case.
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Crumley
Mathes
Swo
Ice Cream and Base Ball at Piney Flats
An Ice Cream Supper at Edgefield hosted by Sunday School ladies raised funds for Sam Torbett after his house burned. Austin Springs beat Rocky Springs 18 to 4 with DeVault pitching and Albert Hale catching. John Anderson joined the Austins and will stay, boosting their offensive strength. A second game is set for Saturday.
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Piney Flats
Rocky Springs
Rockies
Austin's
John Anderson
Austin’s
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William Silver
Sinvin & Co
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Budalo
Star Restaurant
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Childred
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W. F. Toner
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Miss Sno Gains
Sweetwater
Frank Patton
J. EB. Crouch
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G. K. Lide
He Rerson
A. Tt. Johnson
Beauvont
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Lee
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Virginia College For Young Ladies
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