The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-08-01
PeonIe Talked OF.

rlhHh piultuIl y Nv HOliiV W. " ~"
days.
Miss Lucy Sells has returned to
Bristol
"Brouthers" Crumley has returned
to Huntingdon, Tenn.
Rev. John Boring the evangelist,
left Friday evening foryirginia.
Mrs. j, G. Cowan went up to Bristol
this morning on delayed No. A.
Mrs. J. A. Caldwell went up to Bris.
toll last week to spend a few days.
S. B. Boyd, of Boyd, Allen & Co.,
Knoxville, was in the city Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Lyle is spending a few
weeks with Mrs. Seneker in Bristol.
After doing Bristol for two weeks
"Burr" Willard has returned to the
city.
G. w. Rhea, of Cranberry, Texas, is
in the city visiting his brother, w. R.
Rhea.
Walter Henderson came up from
Knoxville and Sundayed with home
folks.
Misses Maude and Estelle Caldwell,
OF Bristol, are visiting at ]. A. Cald-
wells.
Bruce Bushong left Tuesday after
spending several days in the city with
relatives.
Mrs. Jas, A. Holston, wife of the ed
itor of the Rogersville Herald, is visit
ing in the city.
Miss Hattie Vance returned to Bris-
tol last week, after six weeks visit in
Johnson City.
Miss Tuggie Parker, of Ozark, Ala,
is summering in the city. She is
boarding at L. G. Berry's.
Charlie B. Cook got lost in Mem
phis, or at least it appears so from his
communication in the Courier.
w. P. Roller is still looking after
that Bristol postofice. He was down
to see "Little ALI" last Saturday.
Oliver Burleson has been reelected
chief OF police and Bob Remine will
assist him in keeping the peace.
Miss Matte Barkley, of Limestone
passed through the city Monday on
her way home from Roam Mountain
Geo. c. Osborne, the old reliable
fertilizer agent, is smilingly talking
the chest goods" to the farmers this
week.
Rev. John French, of Jonesboro
r filled the pulpit at the M. E. Church
South, last Sunday morning and even
ing.
County Court Clerk Leah and Trus
tee Mathes came over from the CAPT
toll last week and sperta day in tn
Queen City.
? Col. A. j. Patterson, old Sullivan
! representative, was in the city Satul
day and went up to Cranberry t
spend Sunday.
r Mrs. Stratton and Miss Stratton, {
Chattanooga, mother and sister OF on
townsmen, F. A. and H. H. Strattor
q are in the city.
: Jas. 0. Shelbourne attended tn
a marriage at Wytheville last week this
II Rutledge King, of Bristol, expected t
figure in-but didn't.
It Jack Faw came down from Brist'
Saturday to go to Elizabethton
work for "the bonds" but got left an
% spent the day in the city.
j. Rev. w. NJ. Christian and Presidir
& Elder T. B. Russell attended the di
e. trict conference of the M. E. Churc
" at Mountain City last week.
The Pierce Brothers have just cor
il pleted a new piece of cornice work f
m G. C. Harris. The Johnson City T
of and Stove Company were the co
~ tractors
10 Mrs. Carrie Lyle and her son, Miltc
Lyle, left Tuesday morning for the
st home in St. Louis, Mo-, after spendil
AZ a few months with relatives in Johnsc
III City and vicinity.
Ki John L. Summers returned from
as trip to Tate's and Galbraith's Sprin
he last Friday. There were blonde a.
brunette scalps at his belt, but
st shan't tell how many.
IS S. L. Harris, of Knoxville, is in t
lit city. He brought Charlie Lide har
at some but peculiar present. 1t wa
ait duplicate of one of his strongest f
nix lures from the vegetable world.
Mr.. Mccormick has resigned as s
ia perintendent OF the Presbyterian 81
is day School. He has accepted pC
on ton with the L. & N. people and v
Ear move his family to Big Stone Gap.
OF Mr.. L. T. Dempsey and wife
w. Tuesday for their home in Marsh
lr- Texas, after spending week W
lie friends and relatives in this secti
of Mr.. Dempsey called at THE COMET
will fee and renewed. Says he can't