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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1903
Page
3
A garbled OCR item mentions Imperial Flavoring Extracts in Malt Ty City under THE IMPERIAL COMMERCIAL COMPANY and references THE COMET home wares. The readable text hints at a business expression or product note with company names and place but lacks coherent details or dates.
Bristol and Johnson City items cover local visits marriages business, strikes in tobacco, lighting projects, a 85th birthday, political talk, post delivery orders, a court term outcome, and a popularity contest winner with 10,788 votes for Miss Mabel Jackson.
Notice to residents of Johnson City from a former Watange Water Company employee now offering plumbing services. Promises first class workmanship at competitive prices, invites inquiries, and lists address at 260 Boone Street and phone number 120, Minnronx.
At a meeting of Watauwa Lodge No 219 LO 0 1 last Monday night it was decided to organize an encampment and sixty three charter members were secured for the higher degree. The charter has been sent for and it is expected the degree will be conferred about the 20th of this month. The lodge has a strong presence in Bristol. The East Tennessee Seblitz Bud Weider and Chattanooga Brewing Companies bid for the Soldier Home beer contract at Johnson City, but it was awarded to Chattanooga Brewing. Milton J. Rush, agent for Chattanooga, will furnish the old soldiers beer in Bristol. The contract is valuable for the winning company. .
Taken to the Orphanage, the county court and Superintendent of the Poor Sau Shields invited sixty five children to Greeneville. They left a four year old boy named Thomas Salta for care with educational and Christian surroundings until he can stand on his own. Too much can be said of the noble institution and Mrs. B. B.
On entering the grounds groups of happy children play and sing under the care of Mrs Wiley, described as a loving foster mother. The piece notes cleanliness, order, good manners, and a homelike atmosphere, then shifts to local notices including Dan McCoy’s death, former saloon business, and local civic chatter.
By virtue of law the commissioners of election in Washington County Tennessee announce an election to be opened and held in each ward of Johnson City. Details on date and polling places will follow in subsequent notices.
On October 25 1908 voters at usual locations elect one alderman for First Second and Fourth Wards for the coming term plus long and short term aldermen for the Third Ward. Officials listed include ward officers clerks treasurers judges and registrars for each ward with names such as A H Bullock Wood Hicks Duke Martin and others. The town will provide ballot boxes ballots and stationery.
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