The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-10-10

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Mrs ]. s. Penn, Of Bristol, is visit
ing Mrs. @. X Lide
AT, Hoss and wife, returned last :
week from Fig, N. G.
Misses Jennie and Ella Mcneil, re-
turned to Bristol yesterday
T. W Burke has returned from Big
Stone Gap, where he has been survey
ing coal lands.
Mr. H. B. Carter, OF Asheville, N.
c., is visiting Gov R. L. Taylor at
Elizabethton
II. H. Corson, the Thompson-Hous-
ton electric light company's repre-
sentative, is in the city.
Mrs j l. Hawkins, Of Jonesboro,
spent several days in the city last
week, the guest OF Mrs. Chas. Mcneil.
JAS f. Crumley, r. Dudley Duncan
and R. S. Boyd delighted the Bristol
bellies with their presence last Sunday,
Mrs John l.. Brock has returned to
her home at Decatur, Ala, after spend
ing several weeks with Mrs. G. X. Lide.
DR.. Alexander, Hon. G. G. Collins,
Charles Toncray and Maj. Folsom
were down from Elizabetht0n yester
day.
j. W. Crumley ard SON. Eddie,
went out to Fit. Smith, Ark, to attend
the wedding of Rev e. D. Gregory
yesterday.
Misses Ada Caldwell and Maggie
Davis came down from Bristol Tues
day, and are visiting Mrs w. L, Nc
Farland.
Generals Rosser, Fields and Butler
passed through Bristol last evening on
their way to Russell county in the in
terest Of the Three C's road Courier,
Sd inst.
w. A. Sparks, the COMET foreman,
moved his family to Johnson City
from Jonesboro to-day. They occupy
the A. P. Miller residence on Watau-
ga avenue.
Mr., J. r. Mayberry, OF Chattanooga,
is in the city writing insurance. He
represents the Equitable of New York,
the ole reliable, and has written some
nice policies here.
"A. Lotspeach, a Knoxville Knight
of the grip, who is always welcome
in Johnson City, was taking orders
for groceries here yesterday. Lot"
thinks lots of Johnson City and does
not hesitate to say so.
DR.. j. G. King, a former resident of
Johnson City, is back from Dallas,
Texas, for few weeks He was very
much surprised and gratilied at the
rapid and substantial growth of the
town. The E. T., V. & G. depot is
about the only familiar and unsightly
landmark he finds, after an absence OF
three years.
]. w. Hunter, OF the firm of Hunter
& Brown, has been elected vicespre-
sident and made director 10 The Citi-
zens Bank. The selection is wise one,
as Mr. Hunter is one OF our progress
sive and reliable business men and is
widely and favorably known in this
: section. Capt. H. s. Chamberlain
President of the Roam Iron Co., and
President of the Citico Furnace Co..
}. and vice-president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Chattanooga, has also
5 been made director. The porsonne
OF the bank is all that could be de
sired, and is a sufficient guarantee tC
O depositors.
When j. w. Houtz drove out 0
y town last Thurday morning smile
lit up his ruddy countenance, and hi
moustacheos were curled so tight h,
could not hide his worries, and he look
= ed real "purty" in his new Prince AL
bert and silk tile His best friends di(
~ not know where he was bound for, bu
" surmised there was Galloway owe
in Sullivan who was waiting for him
> The Blountville correspondent in TIL
y Courier tells the rest as follows;
> "Mr. James w. Houtz, an honorabl
= young business man of Johnson City
t. has won the heart and hand of one G
Sullivan's fairest daughters, and to-da
Of he and Miss Molle E. Galloway, siste
is of our townsman, Mr.. Thomas J. Ga
If loway, were united in marriage at tn
:, brides mothers, six miles west {
y Blountville, the rites being performe
by Rev. DR.. j. I. Kincannon. Th
~ bridal party will leave at once fo
- Washington and other Eastern cite
10 Their many ardent friends extern
b. hearty congratulations"
THE COMET trusts Jim and his fa
bride will ever have occasion to +,
u member last Thursday with pleasur
be
III Hunter & Brown had their regulf
o. fall opening Tuesday as advertise,
but they were SO crowded with Gust