The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-03
SPURGIN.

Another year has passed into his
tory and a new year is upon is. The
year 1894, with its joys and sorrows,
successes and disappointments, has
run its course and 1895, with all our
hopes for the future, has taken its
place. What will it bring? Who can
tell? 1t is merciful dispensation OF |
Providence that what is before us is
unknown. Gould we know in ad. |
vance Of the joys that avail! US, our
pleasures would be stale before they
reach us; and could we lift the veil
that hides from us the sorrows and
disappointments that await us, what a
life OF misery would be our lot! Then
let us welcome the smiling stranger,
resolving to do our best, and hoping
for success and prosperity, and when
its 365 days have sped away, even if
all our anticipations have not been
realized if some of our iondest hopes
have met disappointment and if some
OF our dearest friends have been taken
from us, there will be much in its his
tory that we can recall with pleasure,
and 1t will have left something in the
life of each of us that will be pleasant
and helpful to us while we live. Wei
come New Year!. Winter has been
on the program for several days.
With the thermometer at zero, it has
been quite pleasant to sit by the fire.
49,. Uncle Oscar johnson, an old col.
ored citizen of this place, has been
quite sick for several weeks, aud is but
little or no better yet. :. William Dill
low and his daughter in law, Mrs.
Alic. Dlllow, are both very low with
consumption. BERTHE Shipley, OF
Cantrell, was visiting his uncle, P. H.
Boring, of this place, last week. We
have an idea that be put in part OF
his time hunting flowers, or any way
we rather think he saw and was SC en-
by Little Pansy.". Christmas has
been rather tame affair out here
Messrs E. E. Martin and James L
DEFAULT, and Misses Inez Martin anG
Ollie DEFAULT went to Luke Christmas
day to attend the wedding of their
cousin, Miss Blannie Hunt, of that
place, who was married to James
Deakins, of Morning Star. They re.
port an enjoyable time, despite the
disagreeable weather that prevailed.
49,, Samuel DeVault, of this place, re-
ceived letter yesterday announcing
the death, at Leesburg, Of his nephew,
Rev, J. Baker DEFAULT, on Saturday,
December 20. People of this neigh
borhood will remember Rev. DEFAULT
as young man who taught school at
Jedar Greek Academy in 1880. He
had many friends in this community
who will be grieved to hear OF his
death and who will share in sympathy
with his bereaved relatives. Miss Ollie
and James L. DEFAULT, of this place
will attend the funeral today i.
Messrs. e. E. Martin, John Hail and
Abel Dyer and Misses Inez
and Bessie Martin, of Free Hill
spent last Friday evening calling al
Mr. Fred Defaults Mrs S. H. Gray
presented the squire with handsome
Christmas gift in the shape of {
bouncing baby girl. The squire i;
now singing: another little girl i,
now her papa's Joy, but when yol
bring the third, 0, Doctor, leave ,
J toy. A letter from DR.. ]. E. Ship
ley, who is at Nashville attending tn
medical department of the Tennessee
: University, informs us that he ha
. been quite unwell since he has beef
there, but is able to keep up with tn
' lectures. The doctors many friend
t will be sorry to learn that he is NO
: we'll, but hope that he will recover an
be able to complete the course. w
spent this morning visiting at Ceda
3 Greek Academy, taught by DR.. II. Y
= Easley, principal, and M. A. M. Barnt
;. and Miss Moll;s F. Hale, assistant
!. the school is in a fourishing conditio
Q and speaks well for the faculty.
January l. TATTLER.