The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-12-03
Washington College.

Wednc sday afternoon.
D. W. Williams, of the Greeneville
Building and Loan Association, was at
the college Friday.
Thomas Upton, one of our most en-
terprising citizens, removed his family
to Nashville short time since.
II V. Williams, of Horse Greek, a
brother of j. Clark W., OF last years
graduating class, moved into the col
lege Monday,
Miss Grace Bayiess, now Of Broylts-
willie, WAS at Old Salem Sunday Of last
week.
Misses "Coot" and jim Bailey, of
Nolachucky, passed by the college
the first OF the week, en- route To John
sou City.
j, M. Moagold, one Of our students
lett the college during the week TO ac-
cept u position us Postal Clerk on the
+. nv. d G,
Frank f. Mcclure, one of our most
studious young students has been con
fAed at home this week with sickness.
Cyrus Smith, formerly OF these re-
gions, has, on his return from the
West, been stopping at the college for
few days.
John Miller, one Of Greene countys
most prosperous tanners, was at the
college u few minutes Wednesday.
Miss Matte Rankin, of our English
Department, was the guest of Mrs
Azor Miller, Of Limestone, Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Pres. II. r. Christie, of the Business
College, has just received from his
stationers at Knoxville about so sets
GOO volumes) of business ledgers and
journals to be used by his students in
the study OF bookkeeping.
Misses Middleton, of Jonesboro, were
at the college Thursday and Thursday
night.
A number Of our students Thursday
sought their several homes in order tc
enjoy the toothsome pleasures of the
proverbial turkey.
Messrs. Love and Taylor, of Johnson
City, were in attendance at the thanks
giving social Thursday evening.
j. L HUMPHREYS, of the East Ten
nessee, Medicine Co., was among u,
lately.
A spelling Bee at Oak Ridge Semi
nary, under the judicious management
of its most enterprising Principal, 5
d. McCraken, was attended by few
of our students.
DR.. S. B. Morelock, of Pilot Hill, at
tended Thanksgiving services at Oh
Salem Thursday.
Miss Matte Brown, of May Day
formerly one OF our most accomplishe
students, was among the visitors t
our college Thursday.
G. S. Taylor, once OF our place, nov
a thriving young dentist of Embret
vile was visiting us recently.
9. F, Armentrout, of Matu'a, wa
over Thursday night.
VIM. c. Waddel, student of til
college, while sporting Thursday 0
dangling rope used by some repa
Yorkmen on ladies building, receive
apainful sprain or bruise in his lie
arm, caused by the ope breakin
while suspended several feet above Il
ground. The injury was compar
lively slight however, and he is ia
recovering.
Interesting AID well attende
Thanksgiving services were conductt
by President Cooter and Dr. Willoug
by Thursday. The exercises were
most entertaining character, beil
interspersed with song, breathii
sentiments Of both devotion and p
uiotism The services being OPEN
by the reading of the 9ovh and 147
Psalms. Rev. Cooter selected as
text the Goth verse OF the latter de-
ing with it in plain and instruct
manner, demonstrating the fact tn
for our present prosperity and e
lghtenment, from us as a people
cessant thanks are due the all-wi
Director and Ruler of both men a.
nations, for as was shown us in t
text: Gle hath not dealt So with a
nation"
A series OF devotional services WI
begun at Old Salem Friday by Rev.
A. Gilmore, Of Knoxville, a minister
; whom an introduction is useless
being eminently connected with t
Synod and more or less kno'
throughout the State, and his int
ductory sermons from the texts
Rev, iii, 20 and Exodus xxi, 26, w
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