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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1907
Page
3
Local notice announces a meeting at 7:10 p.m. on Wednesday at Ravine Park. Speakers Rev. Toa Ravine and Jarrin Avontin are listed among attendees.
An OCR fragment shows Jackson J H Swan from Bristol Tuesday promotion about low prices for fresh meat. It mentions Knoxville visits, church notes, a Dr Pahrney teething syrup, and various Kellogg related names and ads. The text is garbled with many misreads and scattered personal notices.
Legal notice in Johnson City TN requires defendants Hickey et al to appear on April 9 before the chancery judge to answer a petition, with four weeks of public notice in the Johnson City Comet. The page also reports multiple local social events including weddings, moves, and visits around Washington County and Bristol, with several marriages and local business notices.
Brick famine grips supply with ideal bricks touted as neater than stone and cheaper than premium brick. Local firm offers artificial stone items like porch columns capstones lintels and ranolithic work. Also notes a tragedy of a four year old girl dying from a grain of corn lodging in the windpipe after attempt to seek city cooperation.
Help wanted notices offer a few first class table boarders at a reasonable rate. Apply to Mrs Bunnie Crumley on King Street. Desirable location near business district. Also mentions rooms available at a lively firm and attractive rates from W W Sanna and others.
Rhode Island Keds lists available Rhode Island for Cockerels and pallets for disposal at reasonable prices. The old Star Home at Erwin Tennessee has been thoroughly refurnished from garret to cellar with a free sample room and best fare. Cordial invitation extended by Ammons, Proprietor.
Hon. W. J. Bryan Comling will deliver his Jenture The Prince of Peace in the city’s Christian church on April 11 under Christian and Baptist church auspices. He will be appropriately entertained during his stay.
A sequence of local concerns includes a prohibition case where Deputy Marbal Boltor and investigators report more than twenty tipplers awaiting trial as authorities challenge public access to whiskey. A railroad injunction in Washington county was dissolved after bond posted, and the case proceeds on merits.
Lillis Davis was killed with a 4 by 6 inch revolver in East Hill cemetery near Bristol. Ack Hale was arrested amid allegations of assault and jealousy with witnesses claiming Hale forced whiskey on her and fired a shot in a buggy dash. An inquest found criminal assault and scandal lingers as Hale faces murder and assault charges.
A Bristol Tennessee company organizes under the charter of a Virginia real estate venture with offices in Bristol. The owners jury in Johnson City returns a verdict linking the Davis case to Hale, claiming Hale shot the woman in the cemetery. Telegram from Cy Lyle reports a pardon visit for Jere Davis and W D Scruggs is noted in Nashville.
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