The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-08-02


The tacky party at the residence of
Miss Francis Cotton Thursday night
was delightful affair.
Guy Shoun, one of the most popular
statesmen at Bruner, Hurst & Co. s has
returned to his home at Greenville.
Misses Perry. of Knoxville society,
relatives of Mrs. H, ID. Gump, are the
guests this week of Miss Linnie Ham,
in Garter county.
Mrs. S. N. Barker, of Sullins College,
was in the city Monday the guest of
Miss Laura King and looking after the
interests of the college.
DR.. o. H. Kirkpatrick, of Mckinney,
Tex, brother of S. j. and DIR. Jas.
Kirkpatrick, was in town Tuesday
visiting friends and relatives.
Services at First Baptist church Sun
day morning and evening. Morning
subject: "rhe Living Christ. Eve
ming subject; Small Things"
The families of H. W. Weller, Mrs.
E. j. Weller and Fred Weller and Mr..
and Mrs. J. G. Bu.r is are rusticating
in the mountains near Huntdale, N. G.
The St Louis Button Co., of st.
Louis, Mo-, are headquarters for cam
paign buttons. They are supplying a
photo campaign button in various sizes
Mt extremely low prices.
Hon. Robt. Burrow is at Bristol rep
resenting the city of Bristol in the suit
against the s. A. & o. bondholders.
Judge John X. Shields is sitting as
special chancellor in the case.
J. B. Cox has purchased from DR.. j.
H. Preas the tract of land known as
the Caruthers farm. 1t contains 112
acres and adjoins his residence proper
ty. The price paid was $4,000 cash.
Prof. S. g. Brown has been elected
principal of the graded schools at j ones
boro and has accepted. This action
stops the fight in our board and per-
haps avades law suit. Just who will
be selected to fill the vacancy is not
known at this time
The children playing around Built
less yesterday morning were attracted
by the numerous carriages passing by
the lake and one Of them called the at
tention of the others to the 'street
marade." Upon investigation we found
it was only Col. Gildersleeve's family
going to Austin Springs to picnic,
Last Sunday was orphanage day a.
the NJ. e. Church, Sonth, and collec
ton was taken up at Sunday school fol
the orphanage at Greeneville. The
collection amounted to $38 60, and O
this amount the infant class taught by
J. b. Cox gave $3.50. This collection
is very popular one, and is taken III
every 9TH Sunday.
Our old friend, Hon. ALT Taylor, i
trotting in good company these times
He left Tuesday to lecture before tn,
Chatauqua at Wathena, Kan, Angus
3rd. He speaks at 1 o'clock, and i
followed at 3 o'clock by joint discus
sion of Expansion by the distingu
| lSHCu COnBf6SbmeH, 'JOuObuHu OOlll
yer, of Iowa, and Champ CLARK, Q
Missouri On the 18th of August MI
Taylor will lecture before the CHATEAU
qua at Boulder, Colo. We suppose
that we were going to get rid of one re
publican vote, bnt on investigation
was found that Mr.. Taylor had paire
with Mr. Rice, his democratic MAI
ager.
, L. Armbrust and Mrs. Armbru'
have returned from a visit to Mr.. Arm
brust's home in Canada. While ava
they visited Cincinnati, CLEVELAND
Buffalo, Niagara Falls and from ther
went to Niagara on the Lake At thi
/, place they We're given o surprise party
While visiting relatives the first con
= ms of Mr.. Armbrust began to drop il
] and soon the house was full. Whe
counted it was found that there wei
SO present, and there were still othel
who could not get there, These wei
all on the mothers side of the hous
There were rs all told on this side
the household, and about so on Il
fathers side. Both of Mr.. Armbrust
grandfathers are alive, one is 81 an
the other 90 years of age, and enioyir
good health for persons ut that az
Before returning they visited Toront
and Hamilton, and are much please