Supplemental Registration Across Johnson City Wards
A supplemental registration will be held in the various wards of Johnson City at the usual places on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
3
Local Fair News and Community Appointments Recap
Community notices recount visitors and travelers including Rob Dyer welcoming a daughter, J.T. Cecil returning from New York, Rev. J. C. Cowan visiting, and Mrs. J. A. Powell's Wytheville trip. Appearances by Gov. and regional figures. fair entries praised, best half bushel onions and canned peaches noted.
Patterson Headlines Johnson City Speech Draws Hectic Crowd
Gov. Matoolny R. Patterson spoke at the Hippodrome Tuesday night before an estimated 1 000 to 2 000 attendees including many ladies. He was greeted by democrats at the depot and escorted to the Arlington Hotel before addressing prominent local politicians and supporters. The governor lauded women and departed for Chattanooga after a speech likely to be remembered in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matoolny R. Patterson
Johnson City
Hippodrome
Arlington Hotel
Col. M. W. Connolly
Memphis
R.A. Shiffer
Nashville
W. N. Walker
B. J Baxter
Jonesboro
J. L. Humphrey
AH. H. Carr
M. Jackson
H. H. Dyer
C. H. Lyle
J. J. Baxter
Patterson
Lena Barton
Tennessee
Chattanooga
New Building Planned for Johnson City Bank
H. Shipley, former cashier of Ute Washington Trust and Savings Bank and current vice president and cashier of the Bank of Commerce in Johnson City, visited this city. He noted Johnson City's rapid growth and said the bank, though only months old, already holds large deposits and plans a new, handsome bank building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. &. Shipley
Ute Washington Trust and Savings Bank
Bank of Commerce
Johnson City
Mr. Shipley
Bristol Herald-Courter
Cranberry Excursion Route Draws Ministers and Delegates
Last Saturday afternoon Superintendent Hardin ran an excursion train to Cranberry for Methodist conference ministers and delegates. He offered a nominal 50 cent round trip rate and many took the chance to view picturesque America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin
Cranberry
Methodist Conference
America
Charter Granted to Conkling Educational Society
The secretary of state granted a charter to the Conkling Educational Society in Washington county. Officers listed include C. F. Carson H. C. Jackson A. Dillon J. H. Wilson J. Humphrey and thirteen others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of State
Conkling Educational Society
Washington County
C.F. Carson
H. C. Jackson
A. Dillon
J. H. Wilson
J. &. Humphrey
Will Dedicatory Service Set for Crossville Church
Rev. 8. B. Vaught will preach the dedicatory sermon of the new Methodist church at Crossville on next Sunday October 18. Rev. J. W. Schuler will assist in the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Vaught
New Methodist Church
Crossville
J. W. Schuler
Bishop Coffee
Philadelphia
A. M. E. Zion
First Baptist Church
Water Rente Due December 31 1908 From Watauga Co
Water charges for the quarter are due by October 15 at the Watauga Water Co office on Spring Street. A service discontinuation will occur after that date without further notice. Local notices reference farm fertilizer tests and fair prize prompts in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga Water Co
Spring Street
Water Rente Notice From Watanga Water Co
Water rent for the quarter ending in appears unpaid. If not paid on or before October 15, service will be discontinued without further notice. Watanga Water Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Watanga Water Co
Local residents and travelers visit Jonesboro
Miss Gertrude Collette heads to Kentucky to teach this winter. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Slemmons of Montana, formerly Jonesboro, were in town. John Whitson of Brummitts North Carolina visited the show. Mrs. Mary Dosser, Miss Lillian Dosser and Alice Slemmons were in town. Mrs. E. D. Jobe and daughter from Happy Valley stayed with friends. Ten pounds of coffee for the Bath jar preserves announced at Hippodrome. Mrs. Katie Wade and daughter plan move to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Slemmons
Montana
Jonesboro
John Whitson
Brummitts
N. C
Mary Dosser
Lillian Dosser
Alice Slemmons
E. D. Jobe
Happy Valley
Frien
Hippodrome
Chattanooga
Armet
Dr. Start
Marbleton
Red Band Snuff Ad and Local Notices Mix in Burnished Page
An assortment of local notes and an advertisement touts Red Band Pure Scotch snuff as a top quality product. The page mentions Capt W H Nelson visiting from a mountain mansion, Mr and Mrs Alaxi Smith in Washington, and various political and civic items including a straw vote on the train showing 46 for Bryan and Ab Taft, plus school fund allocations for 1907 1908 and a Republican rally by J R Gardner in Brewin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TC. Lewis
West
Louisville
Knoxville
Bryan
Taft
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