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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10

FUNERALS
MRS. EVA TAYLOR JOBE

The funeral of Mrs. Eva Taylor
lobe, who died at her home in Happy
Valley Wednesday afternoon, was con-
Quoted at her late home Friday after
noon at l O'Clock. The services were
in charge of Rev. Gilbert Glass, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
of Johnson City, and Rev. A. A. Fer
guson, of Elizabethton. The inter-
ment was made in the Taylor ceme-
terry near the home, where lies the
bodies of many of her ancestors who
helped to make Tennessee a great
commonwealth. Mrs. lobe was the
daughter of Col. N. G. Taylor and En-
cline Haynes. Col. Taylor was a
prominent planter and preacher be-
fore the Civil war, and when the war
broke out espoused the Union cause
and a reward of $4,000 was offered
by the Confederate government for
his body, and he had to hide in the
hills, and when Burnsides army
came into East Tennessee he escaped
to the Union lines and went north. He
lectured in the north together with
his son Alfred, who was called the
boy orator, being only 16 years of age,
and raised large sums for the Union
people of East Tennessee, and gave
every cent of the large amount that
was raised being over $250,000. He
left for the north and had to leave
behind his devoted wife and seven
children. but as soon as possible they
went through the lines to him and he
located near Philadelphia. AS re-
ward for his fidelity number OF
northern friends presented Mrs. ray
lor with purse of $4,000 to be used
by the family. After the war Colonel
TAYLOR served in congress for one
term. and was later appointed Com
missioner of Indian Affairs. Col. Tay-
lor,s distinguished brother-in-law,
Hon. Landon G. Haynes, the silver
tongued orator of Tennessee, was
leading advocate of the Confederacy
and was a senator from Tennessee.
Mrs. lobe lived to see her brothers
Alfred A. and Robert L. become dis
tinguished statesmen. She was the
twin sister of Mrs. Rhoda Reeves OF
Johnson City, and a few years ago
these two ladies gave a lecture, the
Real and IDEAL" in a number OF our
towns and cities, and were enthusf-
astically received by their friends.
Mrs. Reeves and Mrs. w. ]. Miller
survive her, and her surviving broth
ers are Hon. A. A. Taylor, James Tay-
lor and Hugh Taylor, is at present in
Cisco, Texas, and was unable to at
tend the funeral. She was the moth
err of 10 children, II of whom survive
her, being Dudley, Alfred. Robert
cleveland, Kenneth, Abe, Fred, Eu-
gene and Misses Pearl, Elva and Ami,
ia. Dudley Jobe is secretary anc
treasurer of the Clinchfield Coal Cor.
poration, and Alfred is a Pullman cal
conductor.
Mrs. lobe was a cultured lady, pos
sessing the charms of the old-tim'
Southern lady, which is admired the
world over.
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u. d. C. LECTURE
BY Mr.. GEO. BYRNE

Mr.. George Byne lectured last Thurs
day evening under the auspices of the
Johnson City Chapter, U. d. c., to
highly appreciative audience. The
lecture Is instructive, impressive, and
phraseG in literary style that is charm
ing. "The Spirit of the South" is its
title and the lecturer endeavers to show
that the same spirit which influenced
the Southern people to fight for ca, Sc
they believed just has successfully pre-
vailed In the South's restoi alton, though
confronted by conditions more devasting
tn an the ravages of war. Mr.. Byrne is
an accomplished gentleman of pleasing
personality and graceful platform man
ners. His tribute to Southern women is
unsurpassed.
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SOCIETY
FINE-GOODWIN

Mr.. Robert l.. Fine, of johnson
City, and Miss Mamie Goodwin, o.
Butler, were married in Knoxville
Tuesday morning. We clip the fol
lowing from the Knoxville Sentinel:
A wedding coming as surprise &c
the friends and relatives of the con
tracing parties of East Tennessee as
well as elsewhere, was solemnized
here this morning at 1880 o'clock
when Mr.. Robt. l.. Fine, of Johnson
City, and Miss Mamie Goodwin, OF
Butler, were united in marriage. By
Encouragement the couple and at
tendants met here where the ceremo-
ny was performed.
The wedding, although a quiet af-
fair, occurred at the parsonage of the
First Baptist church of this city, the
pastor, Rev. Len G. Broughton D. D.,
performing the ceremony in a most
impressive manner. The only attend
ants were Miss Effie Campbell of
Elizabethton, Tenn, a friend of the
bride, who accompanied her to Knox
vile, and Attorney Allen T. Fine, of
Jellico, who joined the party here.
The bride and groom are members
of two of East Tennessee's most
prominent families. The bride is the
pretty and accomplished daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Goodwin, of But
Ter, Tenn, and for several years has
been assistant cashier of Johnson City
bank at Butler. She is graduate of
Watauga academy. Mrs. Fine is also
very prominent in state Rebekah |.
o. o. F. circles.
Mr.. Fine halls from one of the
oldest and most influential families
in Washington county, and is the only
son of Mr.. c. w. Fine, a prosperous
farmer of the eighth civil district. For
a number of years he has been prom
inent in Tennessee as an Odd Fellow,
and during this time he has spent
some time throughout the state in
this work. At present he is grand
master of this organization in the
state and has the distinction of being
the youngest grand master under the
jurisdiction of the Sovereign Grand
lodge. He is also prominent in coun-
ty and state democratic politics. Mr..
Fine is at present representative for
the Winona Mills of New Haven, Conn
in East Tennessee.
Following a bridal trip of ten days
in southern Florida, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fine will return to Johnson City,
where they will reside.
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18TH ANNIVERSARY OF
BLOWING UP OF MAINE

Tuesday, Feb. Is, 1916, will be the
18th anniversary of the destruction
of the U. s. battleship Maine while at
anchor in the harbor at Havana, Gu
ba. Memorial exercises will be held
at the opera house, National Soldiers
Home, Tennessee, Sunday, Feb. 16, at
o'clock sharp. 266 officers and men
lost their lives in the disaster which
was the immediate cause of the Sc
verely starined relations between the
government of the United States and
Spain, which shortly afterwards re-
suited in war between these two ma
tions, lasting, including the Philip
pine instruction, nearly four years.
The old volunteer state of Tennessee
furnished some 5000 volunteers for
the war with Spain and some thous'
ands for the Philippine insurrectior,
the majority of whom were residents
of East Tennessee. ALI of the sur
vivors of the war with Spain and
their friends and relatives are cor
daily invited to attend the memorial
exercises. During the awful inter
necine struggle of the War of the Re
bellion, East Tennessee supplied more
than $4,000 soldiers for the Union
army-more soldiers than there were
voters-a record probably unparal-
elled. Each and every one of them,
their wives, widows, sons and daugh'
tiers will be cordially welcomed.
And thfe records show that the
men and boys of fighting" age who
were not enlisted in the Union Army
had espoused the cause of the South
ern Confederacy, which condition OF
affairs made the oft repeated figure OF
speech of father against son and
brother against brother" an actual
| fact among the families of East Ten
nessee. All of whom, with their
wives and sweethearts, are cordially
invited to participate in the eXer'
cises of next Sunday afternoon.
Committees representing Lieut.. IL
L. McCorkle Camp No. 2, United
Spanish War Veterans, and Dixie
Post, No. Ga, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, have been appointed and arc
industriously looking after the details
and arrangements so that pleasant
and profitable hour may be spent by
all who may favor the memorial ex
ercises by their attendance.
Remember the time-3 o'clock Sun
day, Feb. 10, 1916. !.
Remember the place, Memorial nal
National Soldiers Home, Tennessee
i Remember the Maine.
! ROBT. w. GRIFFIN,
Chairman Committee on Arrange
/ ments.
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WATAUGA AVE. PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.

Dayton A. Dobbs, Pastor.
Usual hours.)
At 1890 the pastor will preach on
1.-THE Exaltation of Jesus"
At Z Young Peoples Day will be
observed and the following program
carried out:
Hymn.
Prayer-0. X. Morgan.
Solo-Frank Dobbs.
Scripture lesson.
Sentence prayers-Junior c. Els.
Westminster Guild.
Talk, why We Observe Young
Peoples Day"-Pres. Miss Juliet
Dunn.
Reports from Junior c. Els, Earn
est Workers, Westminster Guild and
Y. p. S. C. e.
Address, &C. E."-Miss Fain.
Solo-Mrs. A. C. Akin.
Paper, THE Aim Of Our Society
Miss Ruth Bonner.
Talk, Young Peoples Work"-Dr.
Dobbs.
offering-Song and benediction.
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MICS MILDRED wETHERBY

Miss Mildred Wetherby, aged 70,
died at the home of her mother Mrs.
Henry F. Wetherby, Thursday morn
ing at about o'clock, following an
illness of several weeks. Although
expected for some time the end came
az a shock to the members of her
family. who for some days have been
AT her bedside. The deceased was a
member of st. Johns Episcopal
church and had scores of friends in
the city and elsewhere. She is sur
yiyed by her mother and the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Mrs. ]. M.
Butler. Mrs. H. H.. Suttle. Mrs. Harry
Bailey, Mrs. Emmett Painter, Mrs. j.
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THE "IMPS..

The "Imps'' had thoroughly en-
joyable meeting Monday afternoon
with Miss Hilda Evans as the charm
ing hostess at her attractive home in
the Southwest addition, After an af-
ternoon spent in chatting, sewing
and dancing, Miss Evans served de-
licious salad course to her guests,
who were: Misses Eleanor Brading,
Nellie Hunter, Agnes Rosenblatt, Mil
bred Nicholson, Gladys and Christine
Burleson, Marion and Adelaide Bow
man, Mary Gump, Martha Mahoney
and Mildred Gilbreath, Mrs. Messick,
Mrs. Frank Moses and Mrs. Blaine
Milburn.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10
ENJOYABLE LUNCHEON

Mrs. ]. o. Gilmer and Miss Jennie
Crumley were the cordial hostesses
of particularly enjoyable luncheon
Saturday at the hospitable Crumley
home on Eighth avenue, to compli-
ment the Misses Gildersleeve of New
York. The beautifully appointed ia
BILE had for central ornament a
cluster of lovely pink carnations. A
most elaborate and tempting six
course menu was served to the fol
lowing favored guests: Mrs. Glider
sleeve, Mrs. Wade, Miss Sallie Farr
Mrs. ]. P. Smith, Misses Lizzie and
Elsie Gildersleeve, Mrs. Slack, Mrs
Hickman and Mrs. Cy Lyle.
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REV. LANES z. YENABLE

Rev. James F. Venabel, aged Ga
years, died at his home here follow
ing long illness from stomach trou-
BILE. Mr.. Venable was member OF
the Baptist church, and for long pc
riod was an evangelist. He was also
florist. The deceased is survived
by a widow and two sons. G. C. and
James F. Jr. The funeral was held
at the Central Baptist church Tues
day. Interment was in Monte Vista.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10
A PROMINENT KNIGHT
OF PYTHIAS VISITOR

Mr.. A. H. Hampson, associate
grand keeper of records and seal, of
the Grand Lodge of knights of Pyth-
las of Tennessee, was here from
Nashville this week. Mr.. Hampson is
travelling over the state in the inter
est of the order and expressed HIM
self as pleased with our little city
and the fine prospects the local
knights of Pythias lodge has here. II
is the desire of the officers that full
attendance be had at the next meet
ing.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10

S. Garrett, Miss Georgia Wetherby,
Hessrs. A. G. Wetherby, Jr., R. M.
Wetherby, e. c. Wetherby and Car
rick Wetherby.
Funeral services were conducted
from st. Johns Episcopal church Fri
dial afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and will
be in charge of Rev. w. A. Jonnard.
Interment will take place in Oak Hill
cemetery.
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ROAD BOND ELECTION
IN MONROE COUNTY

Knoxville. Feb. 9.-Growing enthusi
asm for good roads in Monroe county
indicates that the $S25,OOO bond issue
will pass March l. 1t is proposed to
macadamize ninety miles of road and
build seventy-three miles of new
roads.
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DAVID BOWMAN

David Bowman, aged 3S years, died
near Austin Springs. The deceased
is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sparkling
Bowman. The remains were taken
to Greeneville where the funeral and
interment took place.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-10-19
VENIZEL LOS GOVERNMENT REC
OGNIZED BY ENTENTE ALLIES
Appearance of Serious Turn the Greek
al Hands King Constantine Extremely
Grave Character Athens Patroled by Blue JacketsAr
lery Activity in Macedonia Heavy Fighting the Somme
in Galicia and Other Battle Fronts

again took the offensive north of
the river and pushed their way
further into the village of Sally
Saillisel on the Peronne-Bapaume
road, capturing another group of
houses and repulsing a German
counter-attack.
In Galicia, northeast of Halliciz,
the stro-German forces have
begun heavy attacks ON the Rus
sian lines. Petrograd makes this
announcement, instancing the
launching of assaults in the dis
trict north of Korytniza and in the
vicinity of Bolshovtz, five miles
north of Halciz after intensive
fire.
The strong offensive opened by
Teutonic troops near the junction
of the borders of Rumania, Tran
sylvania and Bukowina has so far
been fruitless according to the
Petrograd bulletin which records
repulse by the Russians of all at
tacks.
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Thursday, October, 9th,

The correction of the registra
ton list was then completed, anc
the following names removed:
III. p. Porter, j. r. Sandlin,F
s. Strobhar, M. V. Williams, w
P. Downing, d. Massman, T. G
Wilkinson, VIC. Cassidy, William
G. Crews, John Skipper, Frank
Delrio, j. A. Hendry, PHI. Honoh
&C. Heasley, J. b. Huffman, j. B
Kimball, 7. A. Livington, N. G.
Langford, Eff. Ley, Sr., j. O'Neal
j. S. Padgett, Jim Porter, j. A.
Rentz, A. II. Strickland, r. +.
Smedley, G. s. Tippins, G. B.
Ward, j. R. Craig, HE. Anschutz,
II. M. Bass, d. N. Barco.
A petition was then filed ask
ing that the name of Hon. Leslie
Lewis be placed on the ballot in
the coming election as a candidate
for constable for the seventh JUS
tice district. The petition con-
tanned 80 signatures.
A petition containing As sigma
lures was presented asking that
the name of G. l.. Crews be placed
on the official ballot for the No
vember election, as candidate for
justice of the peace Of the Avon
Park district.
A petition containing 35 sigma
lures was presented asking that
the name of A. w. Sargent be
placed upon the official ballot at
the November election as a candi-
date for justice of the peace for
district No. IA.
A petition was presented, con-
tanning 589 signatures, asking
that the names of j. Turner But
Ter, Martin Caraballo, j. P.
Clarkson, Frank Harris, Milton H.
Mabry, Sr., and Will II. Price be
placed on the official ballot at the
November election as candidates
for the offices OF pres e, ltla! Picc-
tors.
A petition cJnra.n.ay Gli sigma
tures was present ad asking that
the name of Sidney J. Cats be
placed on the official ballot for
the November election, as a can
didate for the Office of governor of
the state of Florida.
Warrants: General, +. & I. |
Road. Special Road & Bridge Dis
trictNo. l, Special Road & Bridge
District No, 5, Punta Gorda spec
ial Road and Bridge District,
Charlotte Harbor Special Road &
Bridge District, Arcadia Drain
age District.
The board then recessed to meet
again on Wednesday, 18th inst.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-10-19

The Greek situation apparently
again has entered a critical phase
Following advices that the Enten.
tie powers had formally recognized
the provisional government set III
by former Premier Venizelos to the
island of Crete, dispatches from
Athens report a new note of can
extremely grave character" hand.
ed the Greek government by the
entente feet, causing King Con,
stantine to return hurridely to the
capital.
More than one thousand blue,
jackets from the entente warships
have occupied the railroad sta
tions at Athens and Piraeus and
various public buildings and an
urgent cabinet council is summon
ed.
Concerning the fighting in
Greek Macedonia Paris reports
the repulse by the Serbians of a
Bulgarian counter-attack in the
Cirna river region, southeast OF
Monastir and considerable artil.
lery activity. Only patrol activ-
ity has developed in the Struma
sector
Heavy fighting continues on the
Somme in France. French troops
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-10-19
Chargeable against Will

!
This job is now complete, and
all bills chargeable to the county
of DeSoto are paid.
AS changes have been made in
two instances of the route of the
road since the contract was sign
ed, both with the consent of the
contractor, who agreed to accept
change without additional COM
pensation, and both places proved
to add very materially to the
work, more than the original
would have been, | therefore rec
ommend that the above amount
of $22.44 be allowed as "a partial
compensation for the additional
work, and that the contractor and
his bondsmen be and are hereby
discharged
Respectfully submitted this 4th
day Of October, 1916.
A. B. Tucker, Overseer.
| do hereby concur and agree
with this report, and beg your in
diligence in this request as stated,
Respectfully,
R. w. WILKINS, Contractor.
BY motion carried, the bid of A..
P. Hatch for hardsurfacing on di-
vision No. /, of the Punta Gorda
special road and bridge district
at $1.55 per cubic yard delivered
on the road, was accepted, and the
attorney was instructed to prepare
contract for same.
The clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise in the Arcadia News for
bids for the construction Of wood
en- brigdes in special road and
bridge district No. 5, specifications
for which are on file in the office
of Phil Lacey, engineer Of Zolfo,
the board reserving the right to
reject any and all bids, and re-
quiring a certified check for $500
to accompany each bid.
Miss Allie Stribbling, county
home demonstration agent,appear-
ed before the board in behalf Of
an exhibit to be made by the club
girls of the county on October
18th, and requested that an appro-
priatiOn be made of $25 by the
county commissioners in this be-
half. Upon motion unanimously
adopted, her request was granted,
and warrant for $25 was order
ed to be drawn on the general
fund Of the county for that a
Moved by w. G. Welles, second
ed by w. NJ. Whitten and unani-
carried that the petitions
asking that a road survey be made
in certain parts of districts 2, 3
and 4, in the interests of a road
bond district proposed to be vot-
ed upon, and the petition of r. f.
Lewis, and others filed with the
clerk of this board on September
30th, asking that a bond election
be called in certain parts of dis
tricts 2, 3 and 4, be laid on the Ia
BILE.
Correction of the registration
list was then begun.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-10-19

Ocala Banner Porto Rico
grapefruit has reached the New
York market, and the best brands
brought as much as 1912.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-10-19

0kra is bringing good prices up
north. Peppers and eggplant viii
soon be wanted in all markets at
good prices. Several points have
been shipping. Other places will
soon have crops to move.-Fla.
Growers News.
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AS campaigner Mr.. Hughes
may not be a great success, but
as a circumnavigating song of in
ternal hate, he is a world-beater.
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Balance chargeable to Will
kins job $17470
Recapitulation:
Amount expended to COM
plete job $1745.70
Amount available to COM
plete job 1926
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Who kent Them Ont Of War;

Mr.. Wilson's contention that he
alone has kept this country out Of war
and that unless he is reelected the
nation will be plunged into war has
raised an interesting question as to
how. without Mr.. Wilson, the little
neutral nations Of Europe have been
kept out of war There is little Swift
erland, surrounded by the bclligerents,
Holland and Denmark in an almost
similar position. Sweden and Norway
in close proximity, and Spain adjoin-
ing France and with naval engage
ments taking place right off its shores
Who, or what. kept them out OF war z
How did they survive and keep the
peace without Woodrow Wilson? OF
course it might be suggested that they
have been kept out of war by the fact
that the belligerents had their hands
full and no one OF them wanted to in
crease the number of its enemies. But
that argument would apply equally to
the United States and would support
the contention Of Senator Root, that
never in the history of the United
States has it been easier to keep out
Of war than during the European con-
flict and that it is a wicked argument
because II robs Mr.. Wilson OF his only
claim to reelection.
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manufacturers and other interests
affected. as well ms the linseed oil
crushers. have during the last few
years annually raised fund of
thousands of dollars to educate and
to encourage our farmers to make
success of this crop"
Did the Wllsonian economists help
along this enterprise? No, they
sand-bagged it. Then they turned
right around and threw brick at
the linseed oil producers in the shape
Of a thirty-three per cent reduction
on their commodity, and importa-
tions of linseed oil jumped sixty per
cent during the first ten months op-
Grafton of the Democratic tariff law,
compared with the similar period un-
der the Republican rate. That was
their idea OF America first" Give
US a Republican House and Senate,
and Republican administration and
protective rates on both faxseed
and linseed oil will be restored.
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Petty MhImnerinp.

The Democratic peewce pipers harm
a lot about the telephone bills the gov
ernor pays, but they don't dare attack
the legislation the present Republican
administration Of this state and the Re-
publican legislature enacted, for they
would make pretty mess Of the cam
paign in short order II they got out on
the stump and Knocked" this legisla-
ton and other acts of Republican state
control. Lest Republicans are inclined
TO forget, we enumerate only the fol-
lowing, which are enough to shed
credit on any state, and all given TO
West Virginia by Republicans:
Abolition Of the pernicious fee sys-
stem in state offices. which has saved
the state S7S0,000; abolition OF all fees
in all county offices, saving the coun-
ties Of the state more than quarter of
million dollars year; provided for
county repositories. which now nav
interest on all county funds. while be-
fore this law was passed the interest
went into the pockets OF the sheriff;
reformed the tax laws and put on the
tax rolls almost 100000, 900 of cor.
porate property which had before
eluded taxation entirely; passed the
uniform accounting law, so that &C.
counts in all counties are now on a
uniform system; abolished a large
number of cumbersome boards and
condensed the work in the state board
OF control, which has introduced econ.
omy TO state institutions; passed the
hydro-eIectric law, wh1ca provides fol
the development of water power under
state regulation, giving safety to the