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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
3
A fragmented directory lists various churches and pastors including HL Puno Alas WhlOoste Wits Mata Streat Bay W Jaimes Rolineot and Pastorii. It notes midweek meetings, prayer services, sermons, and Sunday preaching hours across several congregations with scattered addresses and times.
Classified notice combines several vacancies and solicitations: a traveling salesman with $250,000 capital item and annual salary, a “Heetclass” bonds offer with 32,1000, 00 required. a hy 1 8 Taylor seek a girl for general household work in San Angelo Texas. and a few first class table boarders with furnished rooms on Walton Street tabled by Mrs W Biraners Johnson City.
Bids will be accepted for county property including Jul, Jackson and Glaze bridges over the next thirty days. Names listed include S Kirkpatrick G B Clark G W Simpson. A court clerk candidate announces he opposes the Bertun primary election. Another candidate, W R Dunaxey, runs for County Court Clerk, subject to Republican primary. Tf nominated and elected, duties will be performed to best ability by W I Wises.
A crowded Memorial Day at the Soldiers Home is reported with local visits from Bristol figures and a string of attendees. The column lists many residents and visitors along with shop and business updates, church notices, and social happenings in Bristol and nearby towns.
Roanoke World notes Rev W. Neighbors preached the annual baccalaureate sermon at Virginia College an engaging address. The item also extends sympathy to Mr W E Upgrove over his son s death in New York after pneumonia. Bristol King College exercises highlight John Ambrose Wood of Johnson City delivering the oration.
In Washington County Tennessee Ed H West files a bill against E D Morrell and others. Morrell is a non resident of Tennessee. He must appear before the first Monday in July 1906 to plead answer or demur. If not, the bill may be confessed as to him and set for hearing ex parte. The order is published in the Comet for four weeks. Dated May 5th 1900. R A Sumner, D C and M
Election commissioners in Washington county announce a June fifth election in Johnson City to decide issuing seventeen thousand five hundred dollars of Public School Improvement Bonds and ten thousand dollars of Street Improvement Bonds for twenty years at five percent interest. Ballots will offer School Expenditures vs Bonds and Street Expenditures vs Bonds with detailed itemized estimates for school and street work including new buildings, paving, and utilities.
J Newton Harwood declares as an independent candidate for Register of Washington County. He criticizes Hon J Will Shepherd and Mr Vines over loyalty to the Republican ticket, pledges to serve if elected, and promises to full public duties including $200 yearly to the county's public schools. He asks voters to support him regardless of party.
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