The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-17
PERSONAL MENTION
And Local News Of the Town and vi.
cinity Briefly Told.

cIhIiy brleHy TOId.
Gen. j. T, Wilder was in the city this
week.
Good envelopes at j. W. Cass' at two
cents pack.
John Simerley, of Elizabethton. was
in the city Tuesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Scalf. on
the 18th inst, boy.
William Shepherd, of Jonesboro. was
i'll the city this week.
Attorney Thomas Burrow, of the law
firm OF Burowi Bros, is in the city.
Rev. W, s. Neighbors left Monday
to attend conference at Tazewell, Va.
Hon. W. E. F. Milburn, of Greene
vile, Tenn, was in the city last Tues
day.
Have you seen those books at w.
Cass' at IA cents? He just has a few
left.
@. X. Lide and J. w. Boring spent
Wednesday at Saltville, Va, on bust
ness.
Miss Mary Carr, who has been visit
ing at Bristol, returned to the city
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. jackson and chill
dren left last Tuesday for Atlanta to be
gone week.
Col, G. A. Ross, of the Knoxville
Tribune was visiting his family in the
city Monday.
Miss Daisy Hale went to Bristol last
Fridayon visit to relatives and friends
and returned Monday.
Mrs. w. P. Brownlow, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. 7. A. Cox.
returned to Jonesboro Tuesday.
Mrs. @. H. Jennings and child re-
turned from pleasant visit to her par
ents at Hartman, Tenn, last Monday.
For blank and school books, ink,
pens, pencils, school and Office supplies
you will save money by going to J. w.
Glass;. =
A. F, Hoss left last Tuesday for Pu.
laski, Tenn, as a delegate to the Pres.
byterian synod which convenes at that
place.
The report that Golden, little child
of Henry Wilbourn, was suffering with
scarlet fever is, we are reliably inform.
ed, mistake.
Lacy Lawrence, of Greeneville, rep
resenting the Holston Building and
Loan Association, of Bristol, Tenn.
was in the city Monday.
Prof JamesT. Saunders has removed
his family to this city from st. Elmo,
Tenn. They are occupying the Bolton
residence, on Market street.
Attorneys Robert and Joseph Bur
row, Isaac Harr, w. w. Faw, H, ii
Carr and A. r. johnson are attending
supreme court at Knoxville this week
w, P, Artz, who has been foreman O
the tannery here for some time, left las
Monday for Middlesborough, KY, tx
accept the superintendency of the tan
merry at that place.
Mrs. w. A. Hunter, Miss RUB
Painter, Mrs. Williams and Miss Dor,
Cargille left this morning for Moss,
Creek to attend the convention of thu
Baptist church at that place.
j. W. Cass will sell pictures, frames
albums, easels and his entire stock o
books excepting school books a
oraa +ly roduoad ,.,.;ooa Co.. n Cow -, q IL,
to make ready for Christmas,
Rev. J. J, Rohinette, who has &C
ceptshly filled the pulpit at the M. I
, church for the past year, has been as
signed as presiding elder of the Athen
. circuit by the conference just held {
Knoxville.
Rev. J. J. Robinette has kindly cor
scented to preach at the M. e. churo
: on next Sunday, if the new paste
e should not arrive before This will
a Mr.. Robinette's farewell sermon befol
o going 70 his new charge.
|. The firm of Pierce 4 Myler has be,
4 dissolved by mutual consent, d. ]
Myler retiring, The business will
[COuhLlutN ny Ui H. L16TC6, WHO
sumes oil liabilities and will collect {
It outstanding indebtedness,
Hon. E, Dudley Duncan, the wall
e ing statesman, of Washington count
e is in the city. He looks as choice
it ever, and no doubt will want to eth
;. write novel or run for the legislatu
n next year. -Morristown Republican.
S, A barn belonging to P. H. Wofto
to was destroyed by fire Wednesday NOR
m ing about four O'clock. The hired ma
a who was sleeping in the barn, was ali
- to save the horse and buggy, but I
y other contents were destroyed. T.
y loss ID estimated at about 5000.
u insurance,
e Invitations are out announcing I
&c marriage of one of Erwin's lowell
is young ladies, Miss Ina Jobe, to S.
ey Massengill, of Bluff City. The ce
mony will occur October 20, at
err home of the BRIDES sister, Mrs. e.
Pendleton, and it is needless to say
will be conducted in her usual hap
manner, and the guests are anticipate
the event with pleasure. Erwin MI