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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1909

Page

3

For Sale and Local Notices in Johnson City Page

A jumble of classified ads offers Standard Computing bargains and loans, farm tracts for sale, property listings, and local business promotions. Community notes mention sick residents, visits, Confederate reunion travel, and a baby camel promotion tied to the Mighty Haag Railroad Shows in Johnson City.

Ally Trek Gardens W. A. Kite & Co Spring Street Aly W.oa . Kite & Co Spring Roltimer Main Street Ee Bani Slaughter Summers-Parrott Hardware Co America General Lee Mighty Haag Johnson City

Notable Local Notices and Advertisements Jump Amid Street Wreckage

Rev T Fi Utterbeck to preach at First Provan arate no next Sunday. Win Buver Co displays claywood vases and jardeniers. J B Roithner repairs watches clocks jewelry at 210 Main St. Mrs J Norment Powell sent to Minnesota sanitarium by Dr W J Miller with Mr Powell. Dr Len G Broughton to lecture Down In The Dumps at the Hippodrome Wednesday night June 23. Brick building opposite We Arle ington on West Main wrecked Monday to clear path for new hotel by J W Pardue. Construction progressing rapidly.

T. Fi. Utterbeck Arate Win, Buver & Co J. B. Roithner No. 210 Main Street Len G. Broughton Hippodrome Broughton South We Arleington West Main Street J. W. Pardue

Mysterious drowning at Lost Cove fishing trip

A large search party of about 100 men has dragged the Nolachucky River near the Tennessee North Carolina line for days seeking Randolph Kent a 22 year old railroad employee who vanished while fishing at Lost Cove Kent is related to John Skelton Williams of Richmond and a Virgin ia supreme court figure and the incident remains unexplained.

Nolachucky River Lost Cove Tennessee-North Carolina State Line Randolph Kent Carolina,Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad Kent John Skelton Williams Richmond John Harris Supreme Court of Virginia

Hardware Dealers Meet Speaker Plans In Pittsburg

J A Summer attends the National Hardware Dealers annual meeting in Pittsburg to speak at the banquet. Guests visit from Kentucky Texas and local residents entertain and travel plans include an Asheville excursion with round trip fare. Exciting talks from Jack Russell and a noted salesman style headline the city’s summer notes.

J. A. Summer Pittsburg National Hardware Dealers

Cotton mill visitors entertain Johnson City party

A group of fifty cotton mill men from Augusta Charleston Greeneville Wilmington and Charleston N C arrived in Johnson City Friday evening. Chaperones included Col J C Hemplille W E Gougales R Ross and J H Wynders along with C&O officials M J Caples and J J Campion. They toured the Soldiers Home and Cranege Howl, enjoyed the line of the C&O, and returned after two hours aboard a baggage car.

Augusta Charleston Greeneville N. C Wilmington Johnson City Cotion Kings Col. J. C. Hemplille Charleston News and Courier W. E. Gougales Columbia State Inor K R. Ross Charlotte Observer John H. Wynders Clinchfield Coal Corporation M. J. Caples C. ©. & O. Railway J.J. Campion Carnege Howl

Johnson City Post Office Raises Salaries

Under the annual readjustment of salaries of the postmasters Johnson City is raised from 2600 to 32700 while Jonesboro drops from 1800 to 1700.

Johnson City Jonesboro

Delightful Dance At Hotel Carnegie Honors Four Guests

A Tuesday night event at Hotel Carnegie featured a lively dance in honor of Misses Opie Pierce and Mannie Perkina of Kentucky, Nora Groves of Texas, and Hazel Shawn of Greeneville. Music was provided by the Jackson orchestra.

Hotel Carnegie Opie Pierce Mannie Perkina Kentucky Nora Groves Texas Hazel Shawn Greeneville Jackson Orchestra

Limestone mass meeting forms board of trade leadership

Citizens in Limestone and nearby held a mass meeting electing Dr J Ff Arnold as president J H Tipton as treasurer and A Bovell as secretary with C S Campbell as assistant secretary. Committees to carry forward the work were appointed. J J Paul assigns to creditors with about 1500 in liabilities and 50 cent on the dollar expected. Paul had a year long local business. C C & O route plans shift to Spartanburg and beyond toward Laurens August and Port Royal with C W likely to be used to Columbia.

Limestone and Vicinity Board of Trade J. Ff. Arnold J. H. Tipton A. Bovell C.S. Campbell J. J. Paul RE. J. Vaught Mr. Paul Spartanburg Laurens Port Royal No& L Columbia Newberry 8. C Herald and News

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