Local notes recount floods and community updates around Johnson City
Johnson City residents share flood relief efforts and daily life details. Mentions visits by W. E. Burbage from Atlanta, Capt. Harris and Mrs Harris at home, and Prof. J. F. Templin returning to Johnson City. Library hours set for June, local businesses advertise goods, and fundraising events for Carson-Newman college occur. Also notes marriages, obituaries, and a red cow missing since May 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Templin
Johnson City
Whitesburg
Unnka Avenue
Capt
W. A. Dickinson
8. M. McCumy
This City
John Henry Sanders
Washington College
Memphis
Fires, floods and business changes in early 1900s town news
Fire in Weatherford destroyed the wholesale and retail drug house of Wellsworth Bain & Co. Loss about 7000 dollars with only 2000 insured. Akard's stake in the firm valued over 12000 dollars. Tennessee Furniture and Supply bought Reeves building on Main for 5000 dollars. will expand Market Street store this summer. May 21 flood of Watauga Valley caused widespread ruin. river rose 28 feet. Watauga Valley Lumber Co lost logs and boats worth 50,000 to 60,000 dollars. FE. H. Plummer's five story mill and machinery valued around 10,000 dollars were lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Weatherford
Lex’ As
Wailsworth
Bain & Co
Akard
Johnson City
Bon Akard
Ben
Tennessee Furniture and Supply Company
Reeves
Main Street
H.W. Pardue
Watauga Valley
Kt. Co
Watauga River
Watauga
Watauga Valley Lumber Company
FE. H. Plummer
Mountain Heroic of Disabled Valiantour Soldiers Benefit Play
May communication notes a renamed national branch in Jonson City Penn to honor disabled veterans. An Opera House benefit show on May 7 for flood victims features Dramas by Mr and Mrs Negrotto and a student-led chorus under Karl Jackson. proceeds fund Hood sufferers. Also reports the sudden death of Mrs Mollie Kite nee Hart at Gap Creek Carter County after clothes caught fire. she left a niece of Judge Hart and siblings Walter and Taylor Hart.
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Summers Jah
Pasedd
Board of Mangers
NASD
New York City
Jonson City
Penn
M.T. McMaaron
Trome Talent
Mra
J. B. Negrotto
Hone
Karl Jackson
Faraigh
Gump Bros
Mollie Kite
Hart
Gap Creek
Carter County
Campbell Vhrying Ground
Declared
H. C. Hart
Walter and
Taylor Hart
Bound to Court and Local News Tangle in 19th Century
Arrests and court bound over in Greeneville jail after copper wire theft alleged from Wa tauga Lighting and Power Co. A May wedding at John Longmire residence on Market street. civic events include library recital June 6. D. Lusk heads to Dallas for Methodist Publishing. Flood news, twin birth at nearby Cherokee farm, log rafting plans, relief aid distributed, and conference program at Tasculum College with Rev Worden and speakers.
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M.D Auiles
Bristol
H. F. Webb
DeVon
Fountainn
J. 8
Winrrton & Oo
Sprig Street
Galliher & Co
Purina
Brain Bread
Purina Mills
St. Louis
Missouri
Geo
Ki. Brown
W. M. Belton
Webb
Will
A. M. Stewart, Jr
Jones
Geo. R. Brown
W. E. Burbage
Atlanta
Mra. F. B. St. John
Sweetwater
Bt. John
Elizabethton
A. EF. Gillespie
Limestone
Pure Crystal Tee
J. B. Wirmow & Co
Spring Street
M.J. Peebles
Marbleton
T. Harris
Mrs. Harris
Watauga Avenue
Opera Gense
Sam Odell
Braner, Hurst & Co
J. B. Warriow & Co
Nap" ReMing
Bristol Courier
Tucson
Nee
W. F. Young
Jonesboro
Grove
W. J. Peebles
Jerson Buffalo
W. O. Dyer
Old Tennessee
Oklahoma
Washington County
Geo. W. Willett
J. A. Vines
Wori
E. W. Fancette
Lenoir
N. Y
Dana Harmon
Julia Smith
E. B. Smith
Greeneville
Jennie Bell
Allan Harris
New York
Southern Main Line
North Carolina
Ladies of the Baptist Old
Hoyts
Carson-Newman College Fund
Joan H. Miller
R. E. L. White
Johnson City, Tenn
A.M. Mettetal
Singer Sewing Machine
D. G. Parks
Main St
Bricke
Pees Knoxville Brick Company
Dayec
Knoxville
Tein
Main St. M. Jackson
Bright
American Chemical Go
Cheng
Salida Oneray
Alwaye
H. Layley
Watauga News
Soldiers’ Home
Opera House
Madras
Cargille’s Bargain House
Austin Springs
Mesdames Range
Wade
Ella
Gertrude Burrow
Daisy Mae Pierce
Carma McCollum
Nellie Wade
Mary and
Ola Boyd
Mary Evans
Golden Velbourd
Messrs
Garnet
Rhece
Willer
Cargille
Matson
Pierce
Slaughter
Range
Cox
Wellbourn
Lide
Bush Ford
A. N. Jackson
W. J. Bush
Mis
Alice Ford
John Longmires
Market Street
Bill
Ford
Drie Ia
Bush
Howard Williams
Cherokee
Reynolds
Chris
Ritts
Dad Tilly
Texarkana
Carlisle Hotel
Hunt
Jno
R. Lusk
Dallas
Methodist
John
Jesui
Tasculum , College, Tasculum
Tenn
Oor
James A. Worden
Philadelphia
Roy. Henry Rumor
Parckersburg
W. Va
Donald McDonald
Danville
Tuacnum
Momata
Ziegler Brothers
W. L. Douglas
LYON
Mitchell
Parry
Phaetons
Syracuse
Oliver
J.s.byrd& Co
Afston
Afton
Peeee Greeneville
T. 8
Rankin
Tue Comaurres
Ike T. Jobe
Columbus Penitentiary
Bundy
Jobe
W. N. Darby
Wellé Texch
Exum
Jobo
Dia
Lberty
United States
A. 0. Thompson
Cincinnati Enquirer
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