Local merchants tout new stock and services in Jonesboro
Win Silver & Co expand to Main Street offering eye testing and perfected spectacles with lighting tips from Orange Lighting and Power. William Silver and partners promote watches, jewelry, and musical instruments as Willian Silver expert watchmaker. Community notices mention socials, carnivals, and a mass meeting opposing a bond issue May 11 at the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm, Silver & Co
Orange Lighting and Power Co
Piano tuning orders at local shops in Dolmaon City and Greeneville
If your piano needs tuning leave your orders at the jewelry store of Win. Silver & Co. in Dolmaon City or write Rosenblatt Piano Co. in Greeneville, Tennessee. The ad urges customers to place tuning requests with these firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win. Silver & Co
Dolmaon City
Rosenblatt Piano Co
Greeneville, Tenn
Anti Bond Melling Meeting At Opera House
A meeting promoting anti bond measures is announced for Monday night May 11 at the opera house Sperches by cit zens to hear the truth. George Hendrix, son of H. Hendrix, was struck by a passenger train No 15 near Watanya last Wednesday morning while crossing between cars. He remains unconscious Thursday afternoon. Frank B Williams, magistrate of the 6th district, died at his home near Milligat Sunday morning after two weeks of pneumonia fever. He was about 52 and leaves a seriously ill wife and several children. His funeral was at the family cemetery near Lishoma with Gap Creek Lodge No. 71 I O C F members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Margaret Rowan
Knoxville
Miss Smith
E.T. Hart
Holston Avenue
Wits
Thane
George Hendrix
HH. Hendrix
Watanya
Baily
Frank &. Willams
Vrink B. Williams
Milligat
Mr. Williams
Lishoma
Gap Creek
Wa Tannery to Open Near Watauga Tenn Soon
L B Moutton manager of the Wa tat Tannery at Watauga Tennessee says work is proceeding and the plant should be operational in sixty to ninety days. A new modern leach house with an air pumping system will be installed. Boston capitalists recently located the tannery promising to revive Watauga and spur regional growth. The piece also notes a social feature titled The Social Side with remarks on hospitality and local entertainment during a recent Heptum feast and a reception for Mrs R D Wilson on Wednesday.
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L. B. Moutton
Watat
Watauga
Tenn
Boston
R. D. Wilson
Johnson City to Lose Early Home for Street Extension
A house dating to the 1840s will be razed as part of extending the new street from Spring to Buffalo. The Jobe house front logs, now weathered, will yield land for future business fronts on both sides. The claimant, born there, asserts he is the first white child born in the area.
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Johnson City
Pipton Tobe
Bpring
Buffalo
Jobe
the Jobe
T. B. Russell
Myrtle Street
Reception at a Johnson City home and local theater notes
The Johnson City society reports a refined reception with electric moonlight drama, club colors in orange and white, and a strong receiving committee. It praises a visiting East Tennessee theater company for high class performances, scenic effects, and a May 12 return engagement. A charity baseball game between Confederate veterans and the Fat men at the park drew a large crowd, ending in a 5 run total draw, with donors supporting Camp Gordon veterans and planning for the New Orleans reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Livna
W. P. Harris
Chas
Porkina
Mra
R. D. Wilson
Laura E. Thornburgh
Watford
A. N. Molesworth
Bt. John
P. M. Ward
Bolton
C. Williama
Anna Kennedy
Kern
Johnson City
Jonesboro
Capt
Bill Dickinson
Eli McNees
Ed. Rogan
Trwin Lewis
Marshall McCamey
Henry DeArmond
R. 8. Hicks
Hugh Kirkpatrick
Jno. H. Bowman
Casey Burnett
Diamond
Election Notice for Johnson City Bond Issue May 26 1903
Election commissioners announce a May 26 1903 vote in four wards of Johnson City Tennessee on issuing 25000 public improvement bonds for twenty years at five percent. Ballots will read For Bonds or No Bonds with detailed expenditure estimates attached to a 1903 city budget spread on record.
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American Graphophone Company
Eowanp
D. Eastox
E. 0. Rockwood
State of
Tennessee
Jonson City
Washington County
Johnson City
United States
Pease
Board of Payee and Allermen
Ounessee
Stheeth
Mouytali
Tve
Town vows major street works and school funding plan
The proposal details widening and grading Scone Street to West Main Street near the Presbyterian church, with a 3400 anticipated expenditure. If the project cannot proceed, 8400 is allocated for repairing macadamized streets, plus 400 surplus reallocations. Additional items cover Watagua Avenue grading, a wooden bridge on Brush Creek, Unaka Avenue grading, and extensive repairs on numerous streets including West Market, East Market, Roan, East Main, and others. Funds also address curb and gutter work, sidewalk construction, a brick addition to Columbus Powell School, desks for rooms, and heating systems for four public schools. Bonds would run 20 years at 3 percent. A separate notice seeks a Washington County manager applicant.
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Walnut Street
Buffalo Street
West Main Street
Summer Street
Lamont Street
Main
Pal- Ne Sauare
Brush Creek
Johnson City Traction Company
Mountain Branch
N. Hy
West Market Street
Presbyterian Church
Watauga Avenue
West Main Stine
Wataguu Avenue
Boone Street
Weat Main
Hoone
Watauga
West Market
Fordalley
Public Square
East Market
Roan
Holston
East Main
Carlisle Hotel
Division
Carlisle
Roan Street
Rysure and Gutters
York Sidmwadks
W. Bpo
Board of Mayor
al- Jermon
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Columbus Powell
Martha Wilder
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Lehr-Williams Comedy Co
Gump's
Star Restaurant
William Silver & Co
Gold Dust Four
Lenges
Sinven & Co
Watanga Lighting and Power Co
Wa Siver & Co
Main Street
W. G. F. Rosenblatt
Cincinnati
Beau
Win. Silver & Go
Onur
Willian Silver
Wat Singen & Co
Sam Crumley
Baltimore
Lee House
Lebr- Williams Company
Love House
J. O. Brown
M. Back
Allan
Fairview Avenue
New Street
Misses Butler
Joe Taylor
Miss Love
Sweetwater
St. John
Hugh F. Webb
Frank Evans Haa
Thin City
Johuann City
Anil
Hugh Webb
Joe Burge
Marquise
K. P. Jones
Lehr-Williams Company
B. Keefanger
Lena Barton
Portsmouth
Armour
Swift
John C. Core
Lebr-Williams Company
N. W. Smith
Dole Fate
Mra. A. ‘I’, Dosser
Ponder
Somo Sala
State Federation of Women's Clubs
John SG
Morristown Gazette
Jefferson City
Cumberland Telephone Company
Will Griffin
R. J. Hickey
Griffin
Singer
Sayenvat
SR Repeat :Co
Imperial
Drine
Preston
Patton Drug Company
Corresonds
Ward & Friberg
Daton
Johnson City Powder Company
Winchester Leader
Winchester Repeater
F. H. Gillian
The
Dickinson
Pop" Armstrong
Fuller Campbell
Aaron
New Orleans
Dany Gordon
Martin Gump
Thad Cox
BR. L. Broner
Gapt. Henderson
Camp Gordon
W. C. Lem
Corner Buffalo Street
Meankin Mills
Lockport, N.Y
Publis Square
Wunaka Avenue
Unaka Avenue
Nowatroot
Yok Addition
Columaus Powell Weilding
Ano. W. Winnerr
Kan. A. Cox
Tae. A. Vienna
Commissta
Tors
Indy
Thos
J. Cooper
Newto
Caxton
Chicago
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