The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-21

War tax cuts no figure. Tobacco at
the same old price at Jackson's.
Mr., Smith, of the firm of Spencer and
Smith, made business trip to eastern
points Friday.
Mrs W. g. Cass and Mrs. Chopper,
of Greeneyille, Tenn, are visiting
relatives i'll johnson City,
Dr.. L. e. Hoss, editor of the Chris
tain Advocate, was passenger on No.
8 Friday, returning to Nashville.
7. j. Linnyille is again operating
the wood working plant known as the
Harris PlaAin: Mill, on iobe street.
Judge Curtin and M. l.. Blackley
came down from Bristol on lega! bust
ness Thursday and took in the ball
game.
John H. Bowman, Foy Dulaney, and
W. Ct. Mathes had business in Bristol
Tuesday, but got there too late in the
afternoon to attend to it.
@. W. Hodge is taking a week s
needed vacation from his duties as
deputy clerk and master, and is re-
cuperating in Greene county.
Miss frankie Mitchell was a dele
gate to the Epworth League conven-
ton at Abingdon last week. She spent
day with Bristol relatives returning
home.
VIM. r. Keys, of Mountain City,
Johnson county, Tenn, has been APP
pointed postoflice inspector and as
signed to duty in the Chattanooga dis
trict
Capt. Harrison Hendricks, of Wa
tauga, states that the private named
Hendrix killed in the battle at Santa
go was not his son, Fred. His son be-
longs to another regiment.
Rev. John r. Herndon will return
Friday afternoon from his vacation, and
will preach Sunday morning at 1890,
and deliver an address in the evening
on the Nashville convention.
Misses Gertrude Weller, Lydia and
Amanda Boucher went to Bristol Tues
day to see johnson City win the base
ball game. The party was chaperoned
by Mrs. G. H. Thomas.
Lieutenant Arnold Reeves has been
promoted to captain to succeed Captain
q. NJ. Park, Company X, 3rd Regi-
ment, resigned. Sergeant Nixon has
been commissioned to succeed Capt.
Reeve.
John j. A. Burleson, a member of
Company G, Seventh U. S. Regiment.
writes that he is rapidly recovering
from the wound received at Santiago.
He is in the hospital at Fortress Mon
roe, Virginia.
W. P. Campbell and family, Miss
Lucille Ball, of johnson City, Rev.
Russell X. Smith and Frank and Tom
Williams composed a mountain party
that left here Monday for Paint Rock
and Warm Springs -Greeneyille News.
Rev. D. S. Hearon, has been APP
pointed pastor of the Abingdon, Va,
church vice Rev. Geo. ID. French, who
has been appointed agent of the
American Bible Society. Dir. HearOn
will leave his family in Bristol for the
present.
Miss Jessie Moffett, one of Knox
ville's most popular young ladies, is
visiting Mrs. J. W. Cox, on Unaka
avenue. This is one Of the Knoxville
Moffetts that never fails to make a
chit" and score" when she comes to
Johnson City.
President Nat. w. Harris, Of the Cen
trail of Georgia, arrived in the city last
Friday in his private car from Macon.
He was accom- panied by his family and
the party left in the afternoon over the
e. u. & W. N. G. H. r.. for Elk Park,
N. c., where they will spend the re.
mainder of the summer.
Mr.. Hubert NJ. Evans friends here
will be pleased to know that he has
been rendered, and has accepted, the
chair of science at the Southwest Vir
ginia Institute at Bristol. He gradu
ated with high honors from Wake For
est college, Wake Forest, N. c., where
he was in attendance for several years
-Morristown Republican.
The postoffice at this place was en-
tered by burglars last night, the SAT,
blown open and something over 800
taken from it. The thieves took $500
worth of stamps, and five registered
letters. Two tramps were arrested nea
town this morning on suspicion of be
ing the guilty parties. There is III
positive proof against them, however
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