The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-09-04

Mrs. II. @. L. Richmond and chill
dren of Gate City, Va, are visiting
Mrs, j. b. Cox,
Mrs. w. l.. James and brother, Prof.
Hubert Evans, are visiting in Morris
town this week.
Miss Lane of Shelbyville is q delight.
full guest at the Second avenue home OF
Mrs. Il, Armbrust.
Mrs. J. p. Taylor of Chuckey Valley
has been spending the week with Mrs.
Henry Lyle in this city.
The oyster season has arrived and
they "are on" G.. Fred Artz. It's n
boy and was born Tuesday,
o. G. Sanberg, of Knoxville, has ac-
cepted a position as bookkeeper with
the Cranberry Furnace Co.
Prof. j. +. Templin will teach school
again this winter at Limestone and has
moved his family there for the term.
George Brown is now serving oysters
in any style at his old reliable restau-
rant, opposite union passenger station.
j. Walter Cargile has leased the
opera house for the season of 1902 3
and is now booking a number of at
fractions.
Wanted-To purchase a small, unim-
proved farm, convenient to Johnson
City; must be cheap. Arnell & Arnell,
Attorneys, Hart building. ct
Mrs. f. A. Stratton and Wilder came
down from Roam Mountain Saturday
and will remain in the city a week be-
fore going to her New York home.
Mrs. Thos. Curtin of Bristol and
Mrs. q. +. st. John of Knoxville have
been guests at the Watauga avenue
home of Mrs. Jas. A. Martin this week.
On account of numerous happenings
in and around the city this summer,
when Will johnson goes back to Mid
die Tennessee there's going to be helen
camp.
Frank Taylor has returned from the
eastern markets and has purchased q
splendid stock of fall goods that he will
tell you all about, for his tongue knows
no restraints.
There will be union temperance
service at the First NJ. T.. Church,
South, Sunday at 1880 p. m. Sermon
by Rev. s. II. Johnson, pastor of the
Baptist church.
7. N. Willingham, of Macon, Ga,
came to the city this week to visit his
wife, who has been spending the heat
ed term in johnson City as the guest
of Mrs. J. Nj. Brown.
w. G. Lee has moved the Drummers
Home to the Carr building on Boone
street, known as the White Elephant,
and is comfortably established there.
See his notice elsewhere.
You ought to have electric lights in
your residence. The Watauga Light
ing and Power Co. will make you some
interesting figures and convince you
that good light is cheapest.
Jacob Black, tenant on the farm of
Mrs. W. Il. Range, has brought to this
Office the largest radish we ever heard
Of. 1t weighs 81 pounds and is 10 inches
tall and inches in diameter.
o. NJ. Digger Of Greeneville passed
drought the city en- route to Unaka
Springs Friday. He is editor of the
Greeneville Democrat and is red hot
advocate for candidate for congress.
Reynolds Il Hanover of Greenfield,
Ind, have the contract for the electric
wiring of the hospital group of build
ings at the Soldiers Home, and Mr..
Vauover is here to commence the work.
W. J. Spotswood of Washington City
has been spending a week at Roam
Mountain and passed through the city
Saturday en- route home. He is a rela-
tive of Mrs. +. A. Stratton and is quite
well known in this city.
J. B. Worley has purchased an in
terest in the firm of Harmon e Mercer,
wholesale grocers. Mr.. Mercer retires.
Mr.. Morley is an experienced grocer
and has been with M. /. Gump since
retiring from the retail business.