The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-07-25

pianos and organs. Leave orders at
City Drug Store,
Mrs. Edith Wilder Scott, of Phila.
delphia, came to the city Tuesday and
is the guest of relatives.
Mrs. Robert Barnes left Wednesday
for Erwin to reside in the future. Her
friends here will regret that she has de-
clded to leave the city.
ESQ. w. b. White was up from Lo-
Gust Mount this week. He contem-
plates building few cottages on his
property in this city.
Stanley Boring took advantage of
cheap rates Monday and visited home
folks and friends. He is clerking at
Miller Brothers, Chattanooga.
L. s. Wolfe has purchased four
thoroughbred blood hounds and isl
training them. Law breakers had bet
ter hide out carefully.
Mrs. Mel Weller and daughters, En-
ma Lee and Melba, and their guests,
Mrs. John Jobe and son, Alfred, spent
Saturday at Austin Springs.
Miss Lucie Sells and Miss Lottie
Hobson, two very popular and cultur
ed young ladies from Bristol, are the
guests of Miss Jennie Crumley.
Miss Willie McKeldin, q charming
young lady, has returned to her home
in Athens, after pleasant visit with
Miss Ethel Barlow on Locust street.
DR.. j. A. Denton and M. B. Martin
have beautitied their residences on Lo-
Gust street by the free use of stone
work and granolithic walks and steps.
Miss Bessie Grant, an attractive
young belle of Athens, after visiting
her cousin, Miss Hickman, ON Wa
tauga avenue, has gone to Abingdon,
Va.
Samuel Russell, of Elizabethton, and
Miss Lula Kilby, of May Day, were
married Sunday evening at the resi-
dence of jim Kilby ON Division street.
Judge Lyle officiated.
Misses Luster, Lille, Ressie aud
Nenah Painter, Lizzie Carr, Dora Car
gille, Mabel Jackson, and Messrs.
Emmett Painter and D. A. Vines en-
ioyed horseback ride to Milligan ON
Monday evening.
The ladies Of the Watauga Avenue
Presbyterian church will entertain
with an ice cream social next Tuesday
evening at the residence of Rev. and
Mrs. Cory. Admittance 10 cents. Ev-
erybody invited.
W. 9. Harvey died at the home Of his
brother, W. S. Harvey, last Sunday
morning after long illness. He was
in his 9th year and had lived all his
life in this county, spending the last
thirty years with his brother.
Mrs. Robert Bailey has returned
from Texas and is again among her
friends in dear old Tennessee. 1t took
only few months to satisfy her with
the Lone Star State. Bob will return
as soon as walking gets good.
A party of Jonesboro people drove
over to the city Tuesday afternoon and
back by moonlight. They wire: Will
Brownlow and Miss Pearl Britton,
Mark Pritchett and Miss Clara Brown
low, Stuart Miller and Miss Nellie
Brownlow.
Mr.. Rosenblatt, of Rosenblatt & Co.,
dealers in musical instruments at
Greeneville, was in the CITY this week
taking orders for the famous McPhail
piano and took occasion to promise a
handsome musical instrument to be
given as premium at the fair.
John Davis, brother of Henry Da-
Wis, the lumberman, was badly cut in
fight that occurred on the Iron noun
tain on the 14th instant. A desperate
named Hutchins did the stabbing and
Davis is in precarious condition. DIR.
III. w. Cox, of this city dressed the
wounds.
Wednesday morning O house on Di-
vision street belonging to Frank John
son was almost totally destroyed by
fire. Insurance $3.50. Will johnson,
who was burned out few weeks ago
while occupying residence with Pur-
cell, lived in a portion of the house and
was heavy loser.
NJ +. Hickey, more Familiarity known
as TOAD, has been in the city this
week shaking hands with his friends
and fishing in his accustomed haunts
on the Watauga. He gave the Tri-
County Fair Association o case of Bru-
toms Scotch Snuff to be given as pre-
miums. Toad is one of the most sue
cessful and popular trrveling men on
the road.
David Cooper, of Greeneville, s. c.,
and Miss Bertha Lewis, were married
at the home OF the bride in this city
last Tuesday, Esq. G.. L. Lee oficiat-
ing. The attendants were Manuel
Walters and Miss Retta Henson, Roy
Whitesidp and Miss Lydia Campbell.
Miss Una .hnson presided at the or
gan a wed ing supper was served
The couple left Tuesday for Greene
vile, s. G.
M. II. Cannon is having his share
of the trials Of this life it seems. Fol.
lowing the death of q fine cow by
lightning he was frightened few
nights ago to have a bullet from Q
Winchester drop into his house, hay
ing been fred through the window
Fortunately it was spent ball, but
Mat had to have himself examined tC
see if he was not the Gar of Russif
they were trying assassinate.
Drs. Williams and Montgomery Os
- teopathic physicians, who recently 10
Gated in johnson City, successful,
treat all forms of chronic diseases, sucl
as rheumatism, asthma, nervousness
stomach troubles, kidney diseases, etc
Eighty-iiYe per cent Of such cases cal