The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-09-12
Baxter is confined 10 his room

Martin Gump has returned from
New York.
Miss Fannie Thomas, of Bristol, is
visiting Mrs. w. j. Thomas.
John C. Campbell is in New York
buying his fall stock of goods.
Miss Cora Lee Adams has gone to
Glade Spring to attend school.
Miss Kettle Robinson, of Greene
vile, is visiting Mrs, w. A. Dickinson.
Ed Crawford, baggage agent at
Selma. Ala, is at home on a 20 day
furlough.
Capt. l.. G. Haynes, of Fayetteville,
is in the city visiting his daughter Mrs.
DR.. w. j. Miller.
Hon. G. @. Collins came down from
Elizabethton Saturday and went down
to Knoxville on business.
Misses Kate Harr and Mamie Lusk
are attending school at Holston Insti-
tute in Sullivan county.
Mr. Stephen Smith came home from
Morristown last week and is very i'll at
his residence in this place.
Miss Nellie Cole charming young
lady OF Pennsylvania is visiting the
Misses Wilson on Unaka st.
Mrs. stratton and daughter, mother
and sister of F, A. and H. H. Stratton,
returned to Chattanooga Saturday.
Misses Charmie Hamilton and Es-
telle Smith, of Bristol, were the guests
of Mrs. w. j. Thomas Sunday.
B. F. Akard and daughter, Miss
Bertha, Of Rutherford, Texas, are Wis
ting Mr.. Akard's parents in this city.
G. D. Fine left Friday for Philadel-
phia to purchase fall stock of books
and stationery. He stopped over one
day in Bristol.
DR.. R. M, Rhea and ]. Allen Smith,
OF Knoxville, were in the city last Fri
day. Both left satisfied that Johnson
City will be big town in Il lew years.
Col. W. 2. DUNCAN, OF Watauga,
was in the city Saturday looking after
his real estate interests. The Col. is
betting heavy on Johnson City's iu-
ture.
Mrs. F. A. Stratton and Miss Matte
Wilder have returned from an extend
ed visit to Boston, Nantucket, Bar
Harbor, Seabright, New York and
Washington.
Mr., G. Kirkpatrick has moved his
family from Whitesburg to johnson
City, and they are occupying Prof. D.
N. McLeod's residence on May Wheat
avenue.
Mrs. S. D. DUnavant arrived in the
city Monday. Capt. Dunavant, her
husband has contract on the TAree
C's and is making Johnson City his
headquarters.
Gen j. 7. Wilder went up to Roam
Mountain Saturday to spend Sunday
with his family, who are summering
there, and was taken sick Sunday and
confined to his bed a few days.
Capt, George MCPHERSON, the post.
master at Jonesboro, was in the city
yesterday. There are few better men
than Capt. Nc, and he makes a good
postmaster if he is Republican.
Miss Lillian Boyd, a very charming
young lady OF Sweetwater, Tenn.
came down from Bristol last Thurs
day and is spending a few days in the
city with her brother, r. S. Boyd.
Andy Patterson, OF Sullivan county
a democratic leader of the last legis
lature, is doing a successful milling
business. He will probably be thu
next Democratic candidate for con
gress against ALI Taylor.-Nashvill,
: American.
Alvah Davis has accepted a position
as stenographer with F. A. Straton
He came up from Knoxville Saturda,
; and entered upon his duties Monday
He will be remembered here by man,
OF our citizens as very promising
young man.
j. w. Hunter has returned iron
New York. He purchased a larg'
stock of fall dress goods and millinery
and if you want something nice il
that line wait and examine his stock
Due notice will be given of his open
l ing in The COMET.
j. S. Smith, the foreman at A. T
Henderson & Cos. tin shop wears tn
' "jewels" this week for fast work. H
e made three dozen 10-quart dutch buck
: cts for G. K. Lide & Co. in two hour
and half. The man that can bea