The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-04-11
THE COMET
PERSONAL MENTION
And Local News Of the Town ind vi.
ciniiy Briefly Told.

clnity Briefly Told.
Jackson's Tor low prices.
Jsckson's for fresh goods.
Jackson leads in his line
Jackson's for Western beef.
JAckson's for the best goods.
Jackson's tor best brands of -four.
Harry Gump Sundaycd in Bristol.
Mrs. WIN. Bolton is visiting Bristol
relatives.
For fine seed sweet potatoes, go to
Webb Bios.
Jas. Cummings, of Jonesboro, was
on our streets yesterday
J. A. White has cold his stock OF
groceries to ]. M. Brown.
r. w. FAIR, the Hotel Imperial
Host, is up from Knoxville.
Gold Dust flour will make the light
est, whitest and sweetest bread.
Alderman M. jackson is in Nash
vile this week to wotch the Legisla.
ture.
Senator Burch has returned from
three months jaunt through the West
with Governor Taylor.
| w. NJ. Bachmsn, of Glover Bottom,
was in the city Monday on business
and renewed for THE Comet.
F. P. Baxter and family have re.
turned to Johnson City from Greene.
vile to reside. They are welcome.
Mrs. Bmnev Burleson and son have
gone to Pikeville, KY, to reside. Mr..
burleson Is located near that place.
X. l. Bowman went over TO Watsu.
ga last Friday morning to see his sis
ter, who is very low with pneumnia
DIR. w. M. Fuqua is in the city for a
few days. He is still confident Of
locating seel plant in this vicinity
Rev. W. S Neighbors will preach ut
the M. Il. church, South, at Elizabeth
TN on the 4th Sunday of this month.
The sneak thief arrested in Bristol
last Saturday, and who gave his name
as John Crouch, Of Johnson City, was
IA imposter. "
Expert Accountant Benham. Of
Knoxville, was in the city last week
assisting Receiver Cox with his quar-.
terly statement.
Gold Dust -four is the cream oj
nest wheat grown, carefully selected
carefully cleaned, carefully milled and
is absolutely pnre.
Webo Bros, the hustling and &C
commodating ice dealers, will sell ice
'tgaln this season, cheap as ever be-
fore, after April 20.-562 2t
Mrs. 0. j. Curtis and daughter
Miss Stella, olSullivan, Ind, are visit
lcg Mrs. Curtis parents, Mr.. and Mrs
4. Cantwell, on Sixth Avenue.
Col. T. E. Matson got as far as Bris
toll Monday evening in his attempt tc
get to Radford. Va. He tried agair
Tuesday and was more successful.
Francis NJ. Smith, of Watauga Val
ley, has received notice from the com
missioner of pensions that large pen
ion has been granted him. Watauoo
Valley Ne1Os.
Mrs. Margaret Egbe1t, of Chicago
viii deliver free lecture on Health
10 the ladies of Johnson City on Fri
day, April -, at 80 p. IN. 1T tn,
Baptist church.
The Watauga Valley News SAYS Mr.
and Mrs. Hopwood will move to Nash
vile in short time. If this is tue
Milligan College will lose it's mos
faithful workers.
Summers & Barton having purchas
ed the Lide & Odom stock of hardwar,
are merging the two stocks and viii
occupy the Lide 4 Odom store room
on public square,
When Summers & Barton get thei
two stocks of hard ware into the Lid
Odom building they will have tn
4 largest stock of hardware and bes
appointed store in this section.
\ Our friend Jesse William Hum
phreyS is candidate for congratuls
I tons: He is now living with hi
ourth wife, and is rejoicing over
4 new born son, his only living chilt
Name your pizen, Bill, at oui expens,
n A new, complete and up to dot
4 hand book of information, GOVERN
4 nearly 1000 cities, towns and resort
y contained in the current Issue of tn
n Rsnd'McNnally Guide. $500 pt
q year, 40 cents per copy. 166 Adam
y street, Chicago.
d D. M. Slonaker, of this county, wi
y leave in q short time for the Yves
n MI. Glonaker is one of our best either
"a and most progressive farmers, ar
y Washington county will regret to 10,
81 him and his family, but wish for hi
q and his all the happiness and PIC
u perity possible in whatever place tht
81 locate.
81 Fred Weller and Miss CoraLeeLu
al we're married at the residence of Il
81 bride in this city "Wednesday evenir
81 at o'clock Rev D n Good officiate
al The young couple have embark
81 upon the matrimonial sea early
"a life, but not without the best wish
N of numerous friends for q peaceI
AZ and prosperous voyage in which Il
81 COMET Joins,
N Andy Correll was acquitted OF I
81 charge OF numbering his Wife verkerd