Garth was prepared to be helpful in what he referred to with fastidious distaste as this unfortunate Johnston affair, which would not, he said more than once, have ever come about if Mrs. Meeker had only seen fit to consult Mr. Hohlbein or him about it.

A petition bearing the signatures of more than 1,700 Johnston taxpayers was presented to the town council last night as what is hoped will be the first step in obtaining a home rule charter for the town.

Several signers affixed their names, it was learned, after being told that no tax increase would be possible without consent of the General Assembly and that a provision could be included in the charter to have the town take over the Johnston Sanitary District sewer system.

John Pezza, 69, of 734 Hartford Avenue, Providence, complained of shoulder pains after an accident in which a car he was driving collided with a car driven by Antonio Giorgio, 25, of 12 DeSoto St., Providence, on Greenville Avenue and Cherry Hill Road in Johnston yesterday.

Mr. Pezza was taken to a nearby Johnston physician, Dr. Allan A. DiSimone, who treated him.

Mr. Parrillo was given first aid at Johnston Hose 1.

Thomas Lincoln's new wife was the widow Sarah Bush Johnston, the mother of three children.

Davis believed the loss of Johnston " was the turning point of our fate ".

Johnston was born in Washington, Kentucky, the youngest son of Dr. John and Abigail Harris Johnston.

Although Albert Johnston was born in Kentucky, he lived much of his life in Texas, which he considered his home.

Johnston was assigned to posts in New York and Missouri and served in the Black Hawk War in 1832 as chief of staff to Bvt.

One month later, Johnston was promoted to major and the position of aide-de-camp to General Sam Houston.

Gen. Felix Huston, challenging each other for the command of the Texas Army ; Johnston refused to fire on Huston and lost the position after he was wounded in the pelvis.

Johnston was to provide the defense of the Texas border against Mexican invasion, and in 1839 conducted a campaign against Indians in northern Texas.

Johnston remained on his plantation after the war until he was appointed by President Taylor to the U. S. Army as a major and was made a paymaster in December 1849.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Johnston was the commander of the U. S. Army Department of the Pacific in California.

On September 10, 1861, Johnston was assigned to command the huge area of the Confederacy west of the Allegheny Mountains, except for coastal areas.

Johnston's initial call upon the governors for more men did not result in many immediate recruits but Johnston had another, even bigger, problem since his force was seriously short of arms and ammunition even for the troops he had.

Beauregard, who was supposed to attract recruits because of his victories early in the war and give Johnston a competent subordinate.

Within a few minutes, Johnston was observed by his staff to be nearly fainting off his horse.

Johnston was the highest-ranking casualty of the war on either side, and his death was a strong blow to the morale of the Confederacy.

Johnston was initially buried in New Orleans.

Often these films were adaptations of classic historic novels published by well-known authors such as Alexandre Dumas, Rafael Sabatini, Baroness Emma Orczy, Sir Walter Scott, Johnston McCulley, and Edmond Rostand.

He was the son of well-known parents: his father, James Iredell, was a statesman and U. S. Supreme Court justice, and his mother was the sister of former Governor Samuel Johnston.

" Johnston described how corporations were paying less in taxes, even as individuals were paying more, with even well-known companies like Colgate-Palmolive, Compaq Computer and United Parcel Service engaging in " what the courts called shams.

After an education at the high school and the University of Edinburgh he was apprenticed to an engraver ; and in 1826 joined his brother ( who would become Sir William Johnston, Lord Provost of Edinburgh ) in a printing and engraving business, forming the well-known cartographical firm of W. and A. K. Johnston.

The well-known ballad about him, " Roddy McCorley ", was written at the time of the 1898 commemorations for the 1798 Rebellion by Anna Johnston who used the pen name Ethna Carbery ( 1866 – 1902 ).

During the session, Johnston met many of the Convention ’ s prominent figures, including future governors Charles N. Haskell, William H. Murray and Robert L. Williams.

Determined to impeach Johnston for neglect of his duties by the end of 1927, the Legislative leaders met in special session under a newly adopted initiative proposition.

He worked as a Nashville session musician, often for producer Bob Johnston, including playing electric bass on three Bob Dylan albums during 1969 and 1970, and on recordings by Leonard Cohen.

During the duo's period of highest popularity, Tennille also worked as a session singer ( most frequently partnered with The Beach Boys ' Bruce Johnston ), performing as a backing vocalist on three Elton John albums including Caribou, Blue Moves, and 21 at 33 ( some vocally arranged by Dragon ) and most notably on the hit track " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me ".

A long established tradition is the interviewing of a special guest during the Saturday lunch break, on one occasion this led to Brian Johnston chatting with actor Bill Pertwee for 90 minutes as rain delayed the start of the afternoon session.

Larson had continued her session singing career accruing credits on releases by Tom Johnston, Linda Ronstadt ( Mad Love ), Graham Nash, John Stewart, Albert Hammond and Rita Coolidge.

By the time of The Doobie Brothers 1976 album Takin ' It to the Streets founding member Tom Johnston had effectively left the band and he was replaced by former Steely Dan session man Michael McDonald, whose distinctive voice helped to propel the group to even greater success.

Prior to the Second World War, Johnston was a slow-medium and left arm orthodox spin bowler, but during a practice session, he bowled a quicker ball to Jack Ryder a former Australian captain and Test batsman, who was now a Victorian and national selector.

However, he was seen as insensitive at times ; Bill Johnston took offence when Johnson attempted to rouse him during a practise session: " Just cos you are one of the old blokes in the side doesn't mean you don't have to bloody well put in you know.

During the first session of the Legislature during 1929, the House brought official impeachment charges against Governor Johnston.

* June 27 – Bruce Johnston, American musician ( The Beach Boys )

** Daniel Johnston, American outsider musician

* Tom Johnston ( musician ) ( born 1948 ), US musician, co-founder of The Doobie Brothers

Tom Johnston ( born Charles Thomas Johnston, August 15, 1948, Visalia, California ) is an American musician.

According to Lacey in a radio interview from the UK ( BBC Radio 1 with Zane Lowe ), the title The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me is taken from a conversation he had with his friend about the musician Daniel Johnston, who has bipolar disorder.

Cheung plays Emily Wang, a former video jockey, who has been in a tempestuous relationship with Lee Hauser ( played by James Johnston of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ), a rock musician, for several years.

Circulatory System is a psychedelic rock musical ensemble formed by musician / painter Will Cullen Hart, and featuring Derek Almstead, Suzanne Allison, Peter Erchick, John Fernandes, Charlie Johnston, and Heather McIntosh.

* Jim Johnston ( musician ), member of the Bristol band Monk & Canatella