The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-09-05
Jas. A. Martin is Dublin his none,

H. H. Stratton returned Tuesday
from Rome, Ga.
W. i. Mcfarland has returned from
Grandfather Mountain.
Robert Barton and wife have re-
turned to Knoxville.
Rev.. t. Kincanon will move his
family back to Virginia.
W. M. Burrow came down from
Bristol Monday on business.
I. A. Anderson and E. G. Manning
were down from Bristol yesterday.
Mr.. Henderson, of Blountville, has
moved his family to Johnson city.
"Dud" Pendleton, the horse trader
was down from Bristol Tuesday.
M. l. Gump is in New York getting
fall styles of clothing around the waist
Miss Annie Miller left yesterday for
Centenary College, at Cleveland,
Tenn.
Frank Evans is at Gump's clothing
store while Mr.. Gump is East buying
goods.
Col. I. E. Matson will move into his
new residence on Rome Hill next
week.
G, W. spotsworth and wife, of
Washington, D. c., are at General
Wilder's.
Misses Retta Lyle and Bessie Yo-
cum left Tuesday for Rogersville Fe.
male School.
Rev. Thos. Bond, OF New York,
was the guest of Gen. Wilder several
days this week.
Rev. ]. w. Raglan and wife were the
guests of Mrs, R. A. Wood several
days this week.
Misses May Rhea and Lula Young
left Tuesday for Plumer Memorial
Female College.
Miss Nellie, daughter OF Capt. W. P.
Miller, left Tuesday for Rogersville
Female College.
Chas. P. Toncray came down from
Elizabethton yesterday to see how
railroads are built.
Mrs. W. B. Hooker left this morning
to visit homefolks at Rocky Mountain
Vineyard in Virginia.
Miss May Gookin, of Bristol, has
accepted a situation at Hoss, Hodge
q Co.'s dry goods emporium.
Capt. w. H. Nelson returned from
Milwaukee last Saturday. He reports
pleasant time. The next reunion
will be in Boston.
W. G, Mathis, OF Jonesboro, was in
the city Monday. Will is a progress
sive young man and is keeping his
eve on johnson Citv.
Prof. Russell's wife died at Messy
Creek last Saturday. The deceased
was a relative of Capt. S. 7. Harris, of
Knoxville.
Edwin S. Barker, who was hurt in
the K.C G. & L. R. R. wreck died
last week at his home in Knoxville,
making the sixth victim.
7. W. Burke, the civil engineer,
left Tuesday for Big Stone Gap to do
some work. Mr.. Burke is an expert
mining engineer, and is hustler
Col. W. P. Dunavant, manager OF
the firm of Mcdonald, Shea & Co.,
returned to the city Monday with his
wife and son from White Sulphur
Springs, Va.
Rev. Mr.. Stubblefield, of Centenary
College, Cleveland, Tenn, paeached
two excellent sermons at the M. E.
Church, South, last Sunday morning
and evening.
Mr.. Hodge has returned from New
York. He purchased large and ele'
CANT stock of goods at remarkably low
figures and Hoss, Hodge & Co.'s Gus
toners will be the beneficiaries.
Mrs. A. N. Molesworth and daugh.
ter returned from Roam Mountain
Monday. Col. Molesworth is occupy
ing the house recently owned by ]. F.
Sharp, on corner OF Myrtle and Oak
streets.
Prof. T. P. Summers, from Johnson
City Boom, reached here Monday and
will be with us several weeks. We
have only room to say that he is cor
daily Welcomed Morristown Ga
zette.
Prof. T. P. Summers has gone to
Morristown to spend a few days in
quiet. The noise and hustle Of 8
growing town was too much for him
Joe Summers and S. s. Crumley
sold their residence yesterday on Wa
tauga Avenue to Mr.. Sam Williams
of Jonashoro for 10000 cash Cash