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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
3
A few table boarders wanted at a reasonable rate. Apply to Mes Crumley, King Street, Waster. Desirable location convenient to the business part of the city.
Administrators Ki. B. Horan and F. E. B. Harter swear to the loss of Certificate No. 71 for two shares of the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad stock once issued to A. Jobe. The filing requests renewal of the lost certificate dated May 26, 1842 and sworn March 24, 1908.
Notice records multiple claims for renewal of stock certificates for the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company and lost certificates. Names include London Carter J.J. McConnix Landon Carter Jon Bayless and John Bayless with dates in 1881 1883 and 1908 sworn statements by notaries and administrators. Also sealed proposals by Mountain Branch National Soldier Home for subsistence and supplies with treasurer Pari B. Divien overseeing bidding clear deadlines in May 1908.
The document notes the renewal of Certificate No. 38 for one share of stock in the Roat Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company dated August 18, 1881, with A. J. P. Hoss as administrator of Tennessee, Washington County, and A. F. Hoss sworn as witnesses. A second loss claim concerns Certificate No. 88 issued August 18, 1881 in Montgomery Hoss’s name, requesting renewal. sworn statements dated May 4, 1908 by A. F. Hoss, administrator, and Gro. T. Worrobzy.
A garbled local page lists visitors and residents with Atlan ta Park City and Cincinnati ties. Notables include Rev Jere A Moore from Atlanta and Capt LeRoy Reeves returning from Park City. Church events, repairs, and ads for hardware, shoes, and medicines fill the column.
The Commercial Club's Committee on Entertainment hosts a large banquet at Hotel Carnegie on Monday night May 18. W. H. Martin manages, promising a full menu and treats for 75 cents per member. Secretary J. C. Lewis urges RSVPs by Friday to help plan. Ministers and editors invited at no cost.
New equipment arriving prompts Watauga Electric Co to unload duplicate dynamo generators to work with recently installed powerful generators. The plant will be revolutionized as large generators directly compete with engines. Old line shaft to be discarded. only belt from fly wheels to generators remains.
Christian Endeavor Field Day Sunday May 17 features two youth services. Vice President J W Eastman of Tennessee Christian Endeavor will attend. A 3:00 conference at the Christian church invites all city societies, then a 7:30 city wide inspection at the First Presbyterian church. Eastman, a Chattanooga lawyer, will speak.
The First M. E. church ladies plan a Thursday luncheon in the church basement featuring sandwiches strawberry shortcake ice cream strawberries and cake. Home soldiers received pensions last Thursday and many took furloughs departing while a carload of Hampton Home veterans arrived Wednesday to fill vacancies. A printing error earlier misstated the selection of Mr F S Henderson as manager and is corrected.
The Daughters of the Confederacy led by Dr. T O Deleon of Mobile launch a memorial appeal for the author of Maryland My Maryland and others to aid the widow and children of James B Randall the author of warm air furnaces who died recently. They seek voluntary subscriptions of any size and will publicly acknowledge contributions via The Comet.
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