The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-06-10

Mrs. Eli Anderson was down from
Piney Flats last Saturday, shopping.
Miss Rose, of Knoxville has been
spending the week with Mrs. Weller on
Spring street.
Miss Jessie Moifet and Mamie Hos
kins, of Knoxville, are visiting Miss
Hoskins sister, Mrs. DR.. j. w. Cox.
DIR. Walter Miller has returned from
Philadelphia where he went us state
delegate to the meeting of the American
Medical Association. 4
Mrs. Gov. Taylor and children ar
rived in the city last Thursday, and will
spend portion Of the summer months
at their elegant home.
Mr.. w. A. Sparks went to Jonesboro
Sunday to attend the funeral of his
Mrs. Flemming, which
took place Monday.
Rev. Daniel F. Bowman, of Knob
Creek passed through the city last Sat
urday en- route to Frederick, Md, to
attend the annual meeting of Dunkards.
Misses Grace Kitrell and Ella Mulky
returned from Asheville last night
where they haveybeen attending school
for the past ten months.
Geo. Brown has just completed his
bath room at Hotel Brown, and is pre-
pared to serve the public with hot and
cold baths at 20 cents.
Miss Annie Gentry, one of johnson
City's popular and beautiful society
ladies, is the guest of Miss Anna Faw
on Alabam street. Bristol News, 9Th.
Miss Lula Rice, of Mendoza, Va,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs
E. FL, Campbell, for three weeks re-
turned home yesterday. She enjoyed
her visit very much.
Mrs. DIR. S. A. Bowman was called to
Greene county Monday on account of
the severe illness Of her mother, Mrs.
W. G. Broyles Of Cedar Creek. Mrs.
Broyles is reported as being better.
The X. of p. Lodge enjoyed an ice
cream and strawberry supper at George
Browns restaurant last Friday night.
The members, their wives, children and
invited guests partook of the delicious
refreshments.
The confederate veterans will meet in
their hall in the Faw block Monday
night at z o'clock to make further ar
rangements about attending the con-
federate day at the centennial They
aim to leave here on the 21st.
S. T. Brading and wife have return
ed from Gallipolis, Ohio. Mrs. Bra
ding was called there some weeks ago
on account of the death of her mother
and Mr.. Brading went after her Thurs
day.
The ball game advertised between
johnson City and Rogersville will not
be played. The Rogersvill team writes
that it will be impossible for it to get
here at this time but will come in later
All the buildings unroofed by the
storm have about been repaired. The
last one is the Truslow building occu-
pied by Gump & Mathes, produce deal
ers and it will be completed in a.day
or so.
Nelson Campbell, son of our worthy
townsman, John Campbell, has accept
ed position with the Union News Co.,
and began "butching" on Ross Smith
train Tuesday. He is O handsome
young lad and ought to induce the
travelling public to buy his wares.
The Ladies Cemetery Association
gave an ice cream and strawberry festi
val in the opera house last Friday after
noon and night. The weather was very
inclement and the attendance was
necessarily small, but about $40 was
taken in.
Gov. Taylor has appointed Mr.. Lee
G. Smith coal oil inspector for Bristol
Mr.. G, j. White has been filing out tn,
term of J. G. Bondurant, deceased
which time expires July list next, wher
Mr. Smith will assume the duties of thu
office.
J. P. Price, a we'll to do farmer, dice
Monday at his home two miles south O
this city. His remains were buried
Tuesday by the G. A. r., of which b,
was prominent member, having served
as commander of the S. X. N. Pattol
Post of this city.
The young people of the city enjoyed
O very delightful evening Wednesday
June 8, at the residence of Mrs. ThaC
| A. Cox. The party was given in homo
/ of Miss Clara Brownlow, daughter O
Hon W. p. Brownlow.
Mrs. G.. f. Campbell and childre
returned Saturday from visit to rela
tives in Greene county. She was az
companied by her sister, Miss Mollit
wiz will spend week or two visitin
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Bolton an
daughter, Miss Make, returned HON
to Bristol Monday, They attended tb
nge-Bolton wedding last week an
. spent few days visiting relatives
! the city,
James Fl. Rawding and Miss Maggi
. Wilborn were married by Squire Gum
y at his Office Monday evening. M
Rawding is a young Hshman, of Norri
Tenn, and his bride is from Ola
II county.
g Rev. D. N. Good has returned from
three weeks sojourn in Hawkins coul
y ty. He is Sunday school missional
) for the Presbyterian church, and 0
ganized a number of Sunday schools
n Greene and Hawkins counties.
The following party, composed
l. our best people, will attend the cente
NAL today Mr.. and Mrs. 7. V. NJ
INo1un I A larnilla and dan nhte