The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-12-22
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PERSONALS AND sCINTILLArIONS
Whal YVnr Friends and Acquaintances
are Doing.
Christmas is drawing near.

Col. W. A. Dickinson is back from
a trip to Virginia.
F. D Massengill of Bluff City, spent
Sunday in the city.
NJ, J. Reams, OF the East Tennessee
road, was in town Monday.
A man shows his littleness by the
small exceptions he takes.
Bud Hyams, of Bakersville, N. c., is
visiting relatives in the city.
S.H. L. Cooper of Jonesboro is at
tending court here this week
Judge John P. Smith is holding
chancery court here this week.
Thos. f. Teegarden Is back from a
trip to Atlanta and Cincinnati.
Only few more days until the
merry christmas tide will roll around
Miss Mary Carr is at home from
Sullins College, Bristol, to spend the
holidays.
The English Kitchen will occupy
the rooms recently made vacant by
VIM. Patton.
Misses Nellie Taggart and Emma
Coleman will spend the holidays in
Chattanooga.
VIM. E. Letcher, of White Store,
Sullivan county, was buying holiday
goods here Friday.
] B. Cox and family will go over to
Gate City, Va, Thursday to spend
Christmas with relatives.
Gallagher was sentenced to l year
in the penitentiary, by the circuit
court in Jonesboro Thursday.
Thos Dillow, we'll known farmer
from near Fordtown, was making
holiday purchases here Friday.
Sheriff Love of Unicoi county, and
J. A. McNab, of Erwin, were taking
in the sights of Johnson City Monday.
Miss Ella Sexton, of Knoxville, is
the guest of her brother, w. M. Sex.
ton, proprietor of the Piedmont Hotel.
Robt Lyle, a brother of Capt. AL
bert Lyle, Of this city, is on a visit to
his old home homo here from Ogden,
Utah.
Sam ". Leach has new baker
rom Bristol, and is now prepared to
ill all orders for Bread and Cakes in
dispatch.
Miss Carriger, after spending sew.
cral days with friends in the city, re-
turned to her home in Elizabethton
Saturday.
Miss Georgia Jarnagin, of Morris
town, who is attending the convention
here, spent Saturday with Bluff City
friends
Ward & Friberg are out glass in
their front door, caused by two boys
scuffling, when one pushed the other
through it,
What has become OF our correspond
ents at Morristown, Russellville, Fal
Branch and Watauga? Let us hear
from you.
Mrs. r. J. Patterson, who spent thu
past week with relatives and friends
here, returned to her home in Jones'
boro Saturday.
Passenger trains run through Johu
son City at the rate of 25 miles al
hour, but the little town Of Jonesbor(
wants the speed reduced to Is mile
per hour.
The freight depots otthe E. T. v
G., and the E. I. & w. N. G. R'y, pre-
scented busy scene yesterday. Owe
Is cars OF freight were received an,
forwarded,
The report that ex.Mayor Ike I
Jobe is candidate for internal rex
enua collector is erroneous, as Nj
Jobe is not an applicant for any offic
under Cleveland.
Hon. w. u. Welcker, who ran on tn
Democratic ticket for Congress in th
Second district, and was defeated b
4 John G. Houk, is attending CHANGER
court here this week.
Miss Meta Chandler is at HON
from Martha Washington College, A
ingdon, Va, to spend the holiday
much to the delight OF her man
friends and admirers here.
Cooper 4 Shafer are building IL
foundation for new dwelling on w
tauga Avenue, near Oak street. III