The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-12
PERSONAL MENTION
And Local News Of the Town and Vi
cinity Briefly Told.

I c. BIar went 20 Kentucky last
Tuesday on business trip.
Mayor Nat Slmerlg, of Allentown,
wasin the city last Monday.
Go to J. w. Cass' for school books,
pencils, ink, pens, tablets, etc.
John Naf, of J0nesboru, IL in The
Guy visiting bis son, Geo, E, Naf
W. w, Kirkpatrick has returned
from II business trip to Knoxville.
j !. Cox, receiver Of the FIRST Ma
tlOnal bank, was in the city this week
Mrs. Peter Miller is visiting friends
and relatives at EIizabethtUn this week.
Mrs. OF Baird and little daughter
left yesterday Tor their home In Viz
ginia. ...,<.
Rev. Geo. d. French attended the
confederate reunion last Thursday in
this city.
DR.. n. Il. Hyder came down from
Carter to swell the reunion crowd last
Thursday.
II you want the best goods for the
least money go ito j. W. Cass, the
bookseller.
DIR. e. E Hoss, of Nashville, was il
the city last Thursday, enloute to
Unaka Springs.
Mrs. w. P. Cooper and children left
last Monday on visit to homefolks in
Hawkins county.
S. A. Gump, of Bristol, is visiting
Mr.. aud Mis-. y. Gump at their home
on Watauga avenue.
The colored school opened last Mon
day. The enrolment was 140, all IT,
crease over last year.
Miss Carrie Heuser left last Monday
for Max Meadows, Va, where she will
teach school this year.
Col. G. II, Nimson, superintendent
of the E. 4. & w. N. .. X. r., left last
Tuesday for Philadelphia.
i. d. Gump returned from New York
lass Friday, where he bought an i'm
mense line Of clothing, etc.
Mrs. j. S. Penn, after short visit to
her sister, Mrs. G, K. Lide, left for her
home in Bristol last Tuesday.
w. P.Harris, who has been in Brook
Ign, N. Y, for some time, returned to
his home in this city Tuesday.
@. W. Seaver, left lost Tuesday for
Louisville on business trip, and will
take in the G. A. R. encampment.
Hugh Hoskins, of Knoxville, who
has been visiting Capt. S. 7. Harris
left for his home the first of the week
Mrs. and Miss Rogan, of Baltimore
who have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Robt. Wood, returned to their home
Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Hodges and son, lie
land, left for Bristol last Monday sfter
an extended visit to her sister, Mrs G
&c. Harris.
Mrs. S. ]. Stratton, who has beer
visiting her son, f. A. Stratton, re
turned TO her home in Chattanooga
last Tuesday.
Malried-September /, at Hicks
vile, Va, Miss Jennie Hicks, OF John
son City, Tenn, and Sidney Gross
of Bland county, Va.
Judge R. M. Barton, pr, of Chatta
nooga, one OF the justices of our nev
chancery court 81 appeals, was in tn
city last Saturday.
Miss Hunter, from near .Staunton
in the Valley of Virginia, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. W. P. Miller, and othe
relatives in this city.
A. NJ. Mettetal was in the city las
Thursday. Having recently monkey
ed with mule, he felt he was entitle
, to celebrate with the veterans. =
!. M. 1. Gump, justice of the peace an
notary public, has moved his Office [
the room formerly occupied by Rhea
SeehOrn Il Co., on Market street.
Capt. w. H. Nelson, OF Backwood'
was in the city this week making hi
arrangements to attend the G. A, I
encampmen. at Louisville next weel
"Gen. Hood" Naff and Worley Mi
lard enjoyed the day immensely las
Thursday, but they never took thei
eyes off the major for fear of an acc
dent.
Miss Lucille Ball, OF Chattanooga
who has been visiting MIR. and Mr.
. G A. Reeves at their home two milt
west of this place, left for her HON
Wednesday.
!, Squire d w. f. Peoples, of Jone
} boro, the oldest member of the count
court, was in the city last Thursda
and made The COMET a pleasant an
profitable visit
Mis- Laura Brooks, a charmir
young lady of Bristol, returned to ht
home last Monday alter spending son
time with Mrs. @. w. Carr at hi