The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-08-08
PERSONAL MENTION
And LEGAL News OF The Town and vi.
ciMIIY Briefly Told.

Capt. Reeves, of Jonesboro, was in
the city yesterday.
j. e. Miller, OF Atlanta, Ga, is in the
city visiting homefolks.
Il. p. Baxter made flying visit to
Greeneville last Monday.
DR.. w. NJ. Fuqua has returned from
a business trip to Atlanta, Ga.
Hon. II. II. Carr made professional
visit to Knoxville last Saturday.
Subscribers who promised to bring us
wood are now at liberty to do so.
Attorney w. W. Faw is at Knoxville
attending the chancery court of appeals |
Receiver j. l. Cox, of the First Ma
tional Bank, was in the city last Tues |
day. |
Lawrence Tabor, formerly OF this city,
now residing at Bellbuckle, Tenn, is in
the city.
Prof. j. B. Mcmillan and wife are in
the city, the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
j. p. Lyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Boyd have returned
from a pleasant visit to Sweetwater and
Jonesboro,
Capt. and Mrs. A. N. Wordsworth left
yesterday to visit the different springs
in Virginia.
Mr.. A. E. Davis, our former towns
man, was in the city this week shaking
hands with friends.
Miss Eva Smith, OF Bristol, is visiting
Miss Dora Range at her beautiful home
one mile east of the city.
Mrs. Chas. Hodges, of Bristol, is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Harris, at their
home on East Market street.
Mrs. Frank Dosser and children, of
JonesborO, were in the city enroute home
from Unaka Springs the first of this
week.
Mrs. Love, OF Sweetwater, Tenn, who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. f.
Il. St, John, returned to her home yes
tcrday.
Miss Bessie HoSkins and Miss Moffett,
who have been visiting Mrs. DR.. Cox, re-
turned to their home at Knoxville last
Monday.
Mrs. Milton B. Ochs, of Chattanooga,
was in the city last Tuesday, en- route
home after months visit at Unaka
Springs.
Miss Sallie Dyer, of Sweetwater, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. r. C.
Hunter, returned to her home last
Tuesday.
MISS Mary Bayless, OF the Racket
Store, who has been spending her vaca-
ton at Rose Hill, Va, returned to her
work Monday.
Rev. John Wilds, of New York, ar
rived in the city last Friday and is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. William Wilson, on
Watauga avenue.
Eugene Earnest, who has been clerk
ing in the st. Lawrence hotel at Bristol
for some time, has resigned and return
ed to johnson City.
Senator Isham &. Harris was In the
city yesterday en- route to Elizabethton
to attend meeting of the Town Com
pany at that place,
Rev. w. M. Vines was called to
Greeneville by telegram last Wednes-
day to preach the funeral of child of
Prof. Rogers at that place.
Miss F'rona Wagner, accompanied by
her two nephews, George and Joe, re-
turned Tuesday evening from an ex-
tended visit to friends in johnson City,
Tenn.-Mountain City Tomahawk.
Messrs. Eugene Horton, ]. S, Ladew
and G. Hoyt, Of New York, officials OF
the United States Leather Co., arrived
in the city last Friday on an inspection
tour. They will visit all their interests
in this section.
Two cousins named Greer, glven-names
unknown, living at Cut Laurel, near the
North Carolina line, engaged in cut
ting scrape last Saturday, and one i.
dead and the other badly cut. TIL,
trouble arose over the mistreatment O
one of the Greer's children. Elizabeth
v ton News.
The game of base ball last Friday
i Greeneville VS.. johnson City, would un
doubleday have resulted in victory TO
: the home team had the game been fin
Z ished. The Johnson City hoys quit tn
B game on aceaunt OF the unmercifu
4 "guying" from the small boys present
This "guylng" is carried to the extrem
= by our boys here on such occasions an
D. is shameful and dsoredit to all VIII
Q participate in it.-=Grceneville News.
Y Rev. DIR. 7, G. Carter and Presidin
D Elder ID. j. Nelson, of the United Brett
z rem church, are conducting protracte
* meeting In the Lusk school building, o
Y Roam street and Watauga avenue. TIL
x United Brethren have arranged to pu
"a chase this building and establish
. church in this city, and this meeting
Y being held to introduce their faith, as
"a were, and to secure converts. They al
q meeting with quite d good deal Of el
= couragement
q The members Of Camp Good Luck
z picnIcked at the Rock House Tuesda
% Since their organization, which ws
q effected while on q camping trip to IL
Y mountains this summer, they have ha
B one continual round Of pleasure. Fac
q member takes their turn In entertainir
Y the campers" as they call themselve
b The members are Mr., and Mrs. Harl
. W. Lyle, chaperones; Misses Eva Wi
z son, Nena Chandler, Nettie Shortridg
x Laura Brooks, Florence Harris; Messr
. Louis Gump, James Peirie, Geo. Woffo1
z and I. E. Hurst,
D Cards are out for the marriage of =
x Paul White Kirkpatrick, form
z Jonesboro boy, but now OF Nashvill
y to Miss Vesta Jane Pennington, daug
e ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Pc
q nington, of Rennington's Gap, Va, I
2 the 4th day Of August. of course SUI
i an announcement will be OF interest
q our people because Paul was born a
q raised here and Is son of Judge S.
% Kirknntrlck ono Of the fnramhSt La