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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
3
Fire broke out in the roof of W. J. Exum residence on Wootunga Avenue Monday morning and was extinguished with damage to the roof and interior. Fire department efforts saved the building. cause and extent of the damage were not clearly determined.
Stafford buys all stock of Staifhiad-Cylaney Isar awe Co and dissolves the corporation while continuing the business under his own name and brand. The move preserves the existing customers and ongoing insurance services.
The Carolina, Ulinehutd and Ohio railway changes the summer timetable. Train No 6 southbound now leaves at 6 47 pm instead of 4 pm. Train No 4 northbound arrives at 6 05 pm. Other trains unchanged. A car load of feed products from J Barton Triple Ment Porch & Seed Co is noted.
Last Sunday across several churches featured high quality music. Presbyterian solos by Leone Worner and Mrs DA Vines praised, Viney Memorial Methodist choir performed with A O Alcin and Harry Rowe Bhei selections, Christian church band under Earl Jackson drew attention, Methodist organist Mary Lyle offered America and To a Wild Rose. Baptist choir presented many selections including J A Bailifie and Appalachian quartet. Episcopal service held at Munsey Memorial with Dr Osborne. Next Sunday evening expect more music at Baptist church.
The Stattes Aid Society of Hatebureh hosts an ice cream supper at the First Methodist church on Tuesday evening. Women serve sherbert and cake after a double baseball game, with dainty refreshments attracting many attendees.
Two state election board members could have appointed two county board members Col BG Reeves and AJ Bowen have been appointed for this county The last member will be appointed by the state board member when necessary
Bristol date May 24 H. Crown, 44, was sentenced in the circuit court at Brountville to fourteen years’ imprisonment for the murder of William W. South. He shot South last July following a dispute over settling an account.
Eli Anderson, age 82, longtime Sullivan County resident and farmer, died last Thursday at his Piney Kia home from heart failure. He was a mason, Presbyterian church member, and is survived by three married children. Burial at New Bethel with Masonic honors. W. J. Barton Implement Feed & Seed Co. distributed Deering and Champion mowers.
The MODEL MILL COMPANY urges readers to use high grade Vesta flour for bread. It promises white light tasty loaves and broad family appeal, stressing advantages in baking quality and family satisfaction.
Bob Martin returned home on No. 41. Dr T B Russell visited the city on business last Saturday. Rss Marah Boovles came back from college in Bpartansburg. Misa Guy Shounix attends the Federation of Clubs in Memphis. Crawford Alexander traveled from Elizabethton on Tuesday with the crowd. Miss Katheryn Weston returned from a relatives visit in Johesboro. Dr A B N Dobson was in Lapel for a few hours from Limes tone. Johnson City plays baseball on Sundays and little on Tuesday. Mrs Madaling Henneth returned to Bristol after a pleasant visit with Mrs J Norment Powell. Rain fell Tuesday evening as if on a stove. Geo M Hardin spent Pasar in Knoxville with daughter Mary at the University of Tennessee. Joseph Febuary and son Dr F Febuary of Jonesboro attended exercises at the Soldiers Home here Tuesday May. GT Lee left Sunday for Virginia to visit his mother and will accompany his daughter home from school. J J Hubert and family came from Jonesboro Tuesday for Decoration Day at the Soldiers Home. Dr and Mrs John P Lamb returned from Nashville where Dr Lamb attended a state dental association meeting.
Morristown defeats Johnson City 11 to 4 in a May 20 game, highlighted by Graham’s walks and Sherrill’s two bagger, with Grubb making a one handed catch. The two-game set ends with Morristown leading 1-1. attendance around 150, umpire Donoghue.
Prof Jon Ervin appointed by the State Board of Public Instruction for the Institute for Color Exteriors in Johnson City. Locals greet Captain Coy and wife returning from Mexico, in Salvation Army work here. James A Martin and wife in Washington for daughter's college commencement at Which their daughter Martha Allen graduates this year. Several residents attend events in Knoxville and Mayo Clinic. A mishap on a street car injures a passerby near West Side school. Local alumni return from Tusculum. Pearl Lyle back from Mayo and recovering well after an operation. Doctors and spouses travel to Charlotte for Southern Railway surgeons meeting. James Warren and wife visit to Baldiers' Home decorations. James M Gaunt attends Tennesseeshire Bankers Association in Nashville. H B Jones elected East Tennessee VP. Authors Club to meet June 6 with Dr Ingersoll lecture on Our Own Belles Lettres. Old fashioned meeting planned at Mount Zion church on third Sunday in June with communal dinner.
Last week the Tusculum branch of Washington and Tusculum College held commencement exercises before a crowd in the thousands. Eight graduates delivered declamations, Senator KR L Taylor spoke on Our Country for about an hour, and the event closed with a Tusculum versus Maryville college baseball game, Maryville winning the earlier clash The report notes heavy morning traffic to the four mile distance from Greeneville and a favorable reception of Taylor’s address.
A Baptist Sunday school convention for upper East Tennessee meets Friday at 7 80 p m in Central Baptist Church and continues through Sunday. Prominent Sunday school workers will attend and present an instructive program.
Bray chops a long drive and Scurry contributes two safeties as Morristown overcomes wet field conditions to edge Johnson City. Williams holds the opposition with steady pitching while Shaw accents the highlight with a long homer, and several players log multiple hits in a tense contest.
Mrs Bessie Lyle widow of Tate Hen Lyle died Wednesday morning at her home after a brief pneumonia illness. A longtime resident near Johnson City she belonged to First Presbyterian Church and was sister to Mrs Rue Miller. Survived by sons Frank McGorkle and H H Lyle, funeral at the Presbyterian Church with Rev John Lise Allison, burial beside husband on the Lyle plantation. Pallbearers were nephews Joe Lyle Earl Miller John Miller Rob Lyle Mack Hunter Will Burton.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold a gathering at Munsey Memorial Church on Saturday June Sed at 8 o'clock in the afternoon. The program includes prayer by Rev H. B. Vaught, performances by The Appalachian Quartet, a saloon? misread, address by Hon J Norment Powell, remarks by Rev H. B. Vaught, bestowal of crosses of honor, and a cemetery decoration visit after.
Jonesboro column lists commencement guests and local visitors including Mrs A N Venable of Knoxville and Miss Pid Anderson of Arcadia. Mentions funeral of Minnie Kirkland in New Orleans and returning Miss Virginia Cox from Florida. Notes Smart Set gathering and advice against internal medicines, recommending a local liniment.
i Fla stop through train service operates daily between Dante Virginia and points north and south via the Clinchfield Route. The line reserves the right to vary times without notice. patrons should consult an agent for accurate schedules. Charles T. Mandel, Trav Pass Agent. J Campion, VP Traffic, Johnson City Tennessee.
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