The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-10-24
PERSONAL MENTION
And Local News of the Town ind vi.
cinity Briefly Told.

and Local News of the Town ind VI.
cinity Briefly Told.
Mrs, R. S. Boyd is visiting at Jones'
boro.
H. W, Weller left yesterday for At
lanta.
Good envelopes at j. W. Cass' at two
cents pack.
S. Wilson, Of Sandusky, N. c., is in
the city visiting his son, j. A. Wilson.
Have you seen those books at J. w.
Cass' at IA cents? He Just has a few
left. "a
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Baldwin, of Boone's
Creek, were in the city shopping this
week.
There will be services at the Episco-
pal Mission next Sunday evening at Z
o'clock.
Mrs. Fred Weller left yesterday for
Atlanta, where she goes to join her
husband.
Died, at Creston, N. c., October 90,
Mrs. Elizabeth Worth, mother of Mra.
@. X. Lide.
Miss Lizzie Keys, frst-class dress
maker, over Watauga bank, solicits
your patronage
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Rankin, of Knox.
vile, are visiting DIR. and Mrs. j. G.
King at their home on Cherry street.
Miss Lizzie Keys, fashionable dress
maker, over Watauga bank, will guar
antee to give you style, fit and finish
For blank and school books, ink,
pens, pencils, school and Office supplies
you will save money by going to J. w.
Glass;. .
Geo. Pritchett, the efficient manager
of the freight department of the South
ern station at this place, is taking de-
served holiday attheAtlanta exposition.
You can subscribe for any paper or
magazine at The COMET office, or
through our solicitor, Capt. G. L. Clay,
and pay the subscription price in pro-
duce.
Summers & Barton, the hardware
dealers, have added a line of cooking
and heating stoves. They will carry a
complete line in this as in oil other de-
partments.
There is more apple brandy being
made in East Tennessee this year than
has been made in twenty years. One
half the fruit crop is being turned into
brandy. -Mountaineer.
The case of the state VS. Mack Craw-
ford and Note Fair was heard Satur-
day in the supreme court, and. at the re-
quest of Attorney General Pickel, was
. reversed and remanded.
Mrs. D.B. Farnsworth, of Fl. Worth,
Texas, is visiting her sisters in this
city and Erwin. She attended the
, marriage of her sister, Miss Ina Jobe,
at Erwin yesterday.
! J. w. C&ss will sell pictures, frames,
albums, easels and his entire stock Of
books excepting school books al
greatly reduced prices for a few weeks
to make ready for Christmas.
The fifth annual convention of the
Knoxville district Christian Endeavol
= will be held at Jonesboro, Tenn, OF
a November l, 2 and 3, 1896 An inter
esting program has been arranged.
Senator Sherman's great book viii
be ready for delivery to subscriber
after November /, 1t will be sold onl,
on subscription, andG. G. Chandler, VIII
Is sole agent for the publishers in uppe
! East Tennessee, solicits subs cription
and in his absence, w. J. Exum will
q receive subscriptions at Johnson City
e johnson City amateurs are preparin,
{ to present "Fanchon, the Cricket" a
!. the opera house at an early date for tn,
= benefit of the public library. The cas-
includes some of the best talent in tn,
> city, and as it is being presented unde
the auspices of Mrs. w, p. Harris,
n rare treat is in store for theater goers
Judge John p. Smith has been hold
ing ehancery court here this week. III
J came in Saturday evening, accompanie,
+ by Mrs. Smith who is spending The weel
6 with friends here. The judges friend
e here congratulate him most heartily OF
IS winning a most amiable and culture,
v lady for his wife. Tennessee Toma
hawk.
IT F. M. George & Co., Wholesale gro
GERS, have decided to add retail de
partment, and have leased the stor
room recently occupied by the Be
, Hive for that purpose, and are now al
ranging q nice line of fresh grocerie
r, and produce, They will keep every
"a thing in their line, and hope to merit
:. share Of your patronage.
!. The state Sunday school associatio
10 will hold their tenth annual interdt
nominational convention at ChattanoC
ga Nov. 6 and 7. It will abundant
repay any Sunday school to send a de
egate at its own expense if need be. E,
cry Sunday school in the county shoul
take up this matter for themselves, on
~ see to it that they are we'll representa-,
y Prominent workers will be on the pr
u gram, and special railroad rates will |
Ia procured, For full particulars, adore
i, J. Parke Wakeley, Nashville, Tenn.
ts Ranon's Liver PHI removes tie bil
7. The Tonic Pellet tones up tbs systei