The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-01-09
PERSONAL MENTION
And Local News of the Town and vi
cinity Briefly Told.

UNITY bi tOil tVlus
Ex-Sheriff j. I. Hawkins was in the
city yesterday.
Born, to Professor and Mrs. j. f.
Templin on the Sth inst, girl.
w. 0. Dyer and wife returned few
days ago from two weeks visit to'rel-
atives in Sullivan county.
Misses Ada and Estelle Caldwell of
Bristol, are visiting Mrs. w. l.. McFar-
land on Watauga avenue.
N. p. Brewer has at his barber shop
shaving machine, which for nicely
and dizziness, can't be beat. Go try it.
WI. Burgess is having the front of
his store repainted. He don't ''paint
things red" but uses jet black color.
Miss Issie Briscoe, who has been the
guest of the Misses Wood for a week,
returned to her home in Bristol Satur-
day.
w. H. Cooney, optician, who for the
last eight or nine months has been i'll
Virginia, returned from Roanoke awhile
back.
j. W. Goforth may have to be pulled
from under his shop, which, at present,
has decidedly italic lean. Look out,
John.
Miss Hattie Cooper, Of Johnson City,
is the guest of her brother, Mr.. O. T.
Cooper, of this city. -Morristown Re-
publican.
Rufus G.. Bayless, who has been in
johnson City for the last year, return
ed to his home at Friendville, Blount
county, last week.
Mrs. P. H. Wofford and two children,
who were visiting Mr.. Wofford's father,
Il. H. Seneker, returned to johnson
City Friday. Courier.
Fred Weller and Charley Matthews
have returned from Atlanta, whel they
were employed as motormen by the
electric light company of that city dur
ing the exposition.
Since New Years day business
throughout the city has been unusually
quiet vet the weather made those com
PEELED to be on the streets assume a
business gait. Oh, it was cold.
Congressman w. G. Anderson was
ON our streets last Tuesday, passing
through from Johnson and other coun-
ties up that way, where he had been
testing his strength for the next tilt.
T. Paul Sparks, compositor on the
Bristol News, accompanied by his
charming wife, arrived in the city last
Sunday. They are visiting their father,
Uncle Billy Sparks, on Maple street.
Some time lately Miles Greenlee and
Hiram Bledsoe, colored, superseded
Sim Greenlee in the restaurant bust
ness, and on Tuesday they were super
seeded in the same business by Richard
Emmett, also colored. How things dc
change,
The "Yankee Doodle and Dixie
quartette will render popular songs al
"The Fiddle and the Bow" lecture Oh
Saturday night. Let every one who is
interested in the success of the John
son City College and Normal Institute
attend this lecture. The admission is
only twenty-five cents, and the entire
proceeds will be for the benefit of thu
college.
Squire S. 2. Martin, Charlie Taylo
and James Britton, all of Jonesboro
spent few days last week in the city
} on business, OF course, which was at
tended to- The latter gentleman, on
stylish and esteemed friend, Jim, wa
con pleasure bent" also, and spen
ninety-nine -hundredths Of his tim
swapping smiles with one of johnson
: City's handsome young ladies.
g A revival meeting at Princeton
K schoolhouse, 3miles from JohnsonCity
q which was conducted by Rev d. N
Good, Presbyterian Sunday schoo
missionary, closed Monday night. TIL
meetings resulted in about fourtee
conversions as we'll as some others rt
turning to the Lord who had wandere
off in sin by neglecting duty. Fly
y have already united with the Secon
o Presbyterian church in johnson City
: There were number of others man
tested desire to seek Christ. A nun
Der of Christians were spiritually quicl
Is ened and we hope much more good wi
vet be accomplished in that communit,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Cardwell ente
tanned number of friends last Thur
J. day evening at their home on Unal
a avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Cardwell ha'
~ only been married short time, an
G. this was theirsfirst entertainment, bl
,, Mrs. Cardwell made a charming hos