The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-06
Washington PARTY.
Seventy in Number Ar
rive at Elizabeth
ton.
SDeech by Hon. RObt. P POrter--.TO'
davis PrOgramme.-.Th Visitors
Pleased With the Town.

Early yesterday morning aparty Of
seventy arrived in the city from Wash
mgton City en- route to the site of the
Cooperative Town Company at Eliz-
sbethton. They we're mostly stock
holders and agents Of the company
who came down in order that they
might see something of the great work
that is being done in the South, and
they we're agreeably surprised to see
tbe large amount OF work that has al
ready been accomplished at Elizabeth
ton. Those in the party were:
DIP. Parr, jr., general agent for the
Town Company .,azirss W. Adams
secretary, r. e. i. Smith, assistont
secretary; Warder Voorhees,, Of the real
estate firm of Yerhees & Co.;;C. r.. r
McBlair, the company's agent in
Washington G. E. Weller, Fort Payne
n. Y; W. 0. Nelson, Baltimore; Geo.
N. Burdick and wife, R. /. Jno. H.
Voorhees,, Washington Chas. G. Biggs,
Herald and Torch Publishing Co.,
Hagerstown; Judge Rice, of the Min
ing and Engineering Journal; Geo. NJ.
Baker, Stanford, Conn; B. E. Estes
and party, Keene Valley, N, Y.;P. H.
Nifflen and party, Keyser, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, Washington |;
Mrs. DR.. Jane Teagardner, Waynes-
burgh, Pa; Mrs. G. Losing Tilden,
New York G. E. Adams and wife,
New York Ex-Congressman Good
rich, Of New York. !.
The first days exercises began yes
terday with an open air concert by
CrOuCh's Band, of Knoxville, after
which the handsome new building
! which is to be the home of the Watau-
ga Valley News, was dedicated by Hon.
Robt, P. Porter, Pr sident Of the Com
pany, in brief speech. He recited,
with good effect, an ode to the News,
which was taken from the Atlanta
Constitution and reads like the follow
ing
he pitched his white tent In the wilds,
Far frOm1he human "set;"
And with faith just like childs
He said: "rll get there yet" n
heput himup case oftype.
Ahandpress and "stick,',
And there, where screamed the owl and
Suipe
He made the letters "click."
They wondered what he wasabont
When in the woods they found him;
But when he go. his paper out
They built town around him,
After the dedication exercises the
visitors were driven all over the com
pany'S property and shown the many
Charming sights Of the wonderful Wa
@uSa Valley. The days Amusement
wound up with a farce in one act las
night entitled, "Thank Goodness, tht
Table is Spread" The characters anC
those who took them were Mr.. Har-
wood, (Harford's father-in-law) Mr.
fortner Sheen, of Elizabethton Mrs
Horwood( (Harfor's mother-in-law) Mis-
lde, OF Boston; Henry Hartford, D
Preston Parr, Of Elizabe' hton; Jessi
Hartford, (his wife) Miss Adams, 0
Maryland; James, (Harford's servant
Mr.. Portner Sheen, Of Elizabethton
Lucy, "a servant) Miss Woolums,
Knoxville.
The play was well presented, an
every actor was an artist in his or be
line, The house was brought dow
several times by Mr. Robert Morri
In his clog dances; also by Mr.. Lo
: A. Shrekers in "a Johnson Cit
? Share" The performance was we
attended, and neat little sum wf
realized for the benefit of the Publ
Library
Alter this an elegant supper WI
served in the second story Of the New
building under the auspices Of the !
d'es' and the proceeds were donate
10 the Episcopal Mission. This close
'ne programme for yesterday.
The first thing on the progfamn
Ior this morning will be a a"drag" al
d 'oS race, concert by the band al
grand german tonight, which will
participated in by couples from Br'
VOL knoxville, Elizabethton and job