The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-04-19
SEEN AND HEARD.
Personal and Other Items That Have
Present Interest.

Az the New 1OrK haCkeb 0tOIe'
Col. Abe Fulkerson, OF Bristol, is in
the city today.
J.W. Waynick, Of Bristol, was in
the city Tuesday.
Mrs. Taylor, of Bristol, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Paul Wofiord.
Wilbur Matthews spent Sunday with
home folks at Bluff City,
Berney Burleson went up to Bristol
Monday in the interest OF The COMET.
T. L. Anderson, representing the
Knoxville Jonrnal, is in the city this
week
Mrs. J. E. Crandall and Mrs. S. H.
Mllard were visiting in Bristol yes,
terday.
D. ], Wheeler came up from his
home at Alton Tuesday. Dave is much
improved in health.
Chas. st. John and John Isaac Cox,
passed through the city Tuesday, en-
route to the convention at Nashville.
The old Buckeye Mower is "still in
the ring" and will remain there as
long as Capt. Henry Lyle stays on the
trail.
A fellow from the Watanga River
was on the streets yesterday with a
blue catfish which weighed fifteen
pounds.
There is another new grocery house
in town. This time it is N. E. Wolfe
& Co. and occupies the old Wolfe
stand on Main street.
The Standard Oil Company has
torn down its old oil house on the
East Tennessee road near the foundry
and is building larger one on the
same spot.
Dl. ]. A. Denton has returned from
a few months sojourn in the Old Do
minion and opened again his elegant
dental parlors at his old stand in the
Eagle. building.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. K. Lide had the
misfortune to lose their last infant
1t only lived day or so and was
buried Tuesday. 1t weighed only one
and half pounds.
w. w. DeVault, a prominent candi.
date for representative, was in from
Watauga river Tuesday. Mr.. DeVault
is gaining ground every day, and 1t
begins to look as if ne would get the
nomination.
j. J. Brown and daughter, Miss Mat
tie, We're in from May Day Monday.
Bliss Matte is a bright and talented
young lady aud a student of Washing
ton College, from which she will grad
nate in May.
The Holstou Presbytery of the
Sonthetn Presbyterian church is in
session at Morristown. Rev. J. G.
Cowau went down today. lobe Hoss
was selected as elder to represent the
church here.
George Mountcastle, of Lexington,
n. c., paid his brother, Frank, of Lake
Nv atausec, short visit the first of the
week. MIR. Mountcastle is cashier of
t3o Lexington bank, and was society
-,der when he used to live in Johnson
e ".
yill Baum and family have moved
H 5altville, Va. We regret to lose
X estimable family. Mr.. Baum
machinist employed by the
q ndry and leader of the Johnson
" " band. We wish them much luck
aA4 happiness in their new home.
Owing to the fact that the hands Of
the paper wished to knock off from
work today on account of the show,
we issued today's paper yesterday,
and, consequently, we were forced to
leave out one or two interesting COM
munlcations, which we're received too
late.
The Women's Missionary Society of
the M. e. Church, South, met in
Greeneville last Saturday. The repre-
senatives from here were Mrs. Will
Harr, Mrs. Geo. e. Naff, Miss Jennie
Leseur and Miss Nan Martin. Rev.
w. S. Neighbors preached for them
Sunday.
DIR. N. N. Warlick, of Jonesboro, is
an applicant before the convention for
the nomination of representative to
the legislature. The doctor is a strong
Democrat, an able man and popular
one. Edward, what think you of this,
your first adversary, the formidable
one that he is?
The mother and brother of J. P.
Hopple, the popular cashier of the
First National bank, are down from
Philadelphia visiting him. Mr.. Hop
ole has been out OF the bank few