The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-09
Our old townsman, w. W. Kirkpat-
rick, is among us again.

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Miss Fannie Pearce is spending a
week or two with RELATIVES" in Eliza
bethton,
The farmers ore rejoicing and smil-
ing On account of such fine growing
weather,
d. H. S, Tappan, of Boston, Mass.
was registered at Hotel Piedmont yes
terday.
Freddie Sweat, Of Bristol, is visiting
his grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. Mil
lard.
Rev. j, r. Herndon has returned
from a weeks officiating" trip to Ala
bama.
s. w. Sheriff., Of Jonesboro, was in
the city Monday attending the school
examination.
J, L. King, one of our old associates
and friends of Bristol, was welcome
visitor to our city last Friday.
Miss Hattie Shufler, of Indiana, who
has been attending school at Athens,
is the guest of Miss Belle Miller.
Miss Jodie Burleson, of Plumbtree,
n. G., who has been visiting relatives
at Erwin, has returned homo.
Mrs. II. B. Keeper has returned
from Limestone, where she spent sew
eral days visiting relatives.
Miss Lola Brown has returned from
Bristol, where she spent several days
visiting and attending CONNER cements.
Miss Lula Hunter, who has been at
tending Southwest Virginia Institute,
Bristol, the past session, is at home.
j. Crumley returned from Radford,
Va, in the interest Of the j. NJ. Buck
Lumber company last Saturday.
Misses Charlsie Keeper and Bessie
Morley have returned from pleasure
trip to Limestone.
At Belton's grocery store you can
get vegetables fresh from the DeVsult
farm daily:
Miss Dimple Shell. a very pretty
young lady of Piney Flats, is the guest
of her friend, Miss Fannie Bolton.
NJ Jackson is erecting fine venecred
brick residence on the corner of Hols-
ten avenue and Roam street
W. NJ. BeltSn, the grocer, saws he is
still in businsas at the old stand where
YOU can get nice, fresh groceries, 'vegs-
tables, etc.
Hon. A. A. Taylor says smoke will
be curling out of the furnace stack in
less than two weeks. We hope this
prediction is based upon facts.
Mrs. Geo. A. Arnold and three pref
ty children of Portland, Ore, are in
the city and viii spend the summer
here.
H. M. Evans, Of Wake Forest, N.
O., is visiting his sister, Mrs. w. T..
James, on Spring street.
Miss K ate Simcox will leave short
ly for Winston, N. G., to spend the
summer Miss Kate will be greatly
missed in society circles.
Miss Bessie Ball, after spending a
week or two with her friend, Miss AL.
manda Boucher, returned to her home
at Embreville Saturday.
Rev. ] l.. Kennedy, returned mis-
sionary from Brazil South America,
preached at the NJ. q. Church, South,
Sunday.
W. NJ. Bolton, OF the City Grocery
Store keel s eve ything you want in the
way of Groceries, provisions and fresh
vegetables. Prompt delivery.
Mr.. Brown, of Greeneville, repre-.
senting the Singer Sewing Machine
company, was here this morning look
ing after his machine trade.
Bristol papers all agree that JOnson
City is coming to the front. II that be
the case, why net celebrate the Glori-
Gus Fourth?
Harry W. Lyle has accepted situa'
ton with r. l.. and B. BruAsr, a;
chief clerk in the Racket Store. Harry
is a good salesman and will give gen
sral satisfaction.
Wonder where those five hundred
5oarders are that were going to fill
every household, nook and corner in
Johnson City? They must have kter
"carried by"