The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-20


John l.. Meek was up from Knoxville
Monday to vaccinate those here who
have the western fever.
The friends of j. Adams will regret
to learn that he is still confined to his
room and is very sick man.
After a short visit to relatives in this
city Mrs. Issie Mcclellan and two chill
dren have returned to Bristol.
Burson Love jumped from the top of
moving box car Mt the furnace last
Friday night and sprained his ankle.
Mayor James A. Summers and W. b.
Johnson will go to Knoxville Friday to
see Richard Mansfield in "Beaucaire. !"
Ed Lewis was brushed off the side of
a car in the furnace yards one night
last week and has been laid up for sew
eral days.
Ben. Il. Swingle has been visiting
relatives in the city for several days,
returning from Greeneville to his home
at May Day.
MONEY TO LOAN on improved
city property. Apply to the johnson
City Abstract Co. Office over Burners
Department store.
Sam Boring has sold his residence on
Market street to W. L. Wilson and has
moved into the Akard property recent
ly purchased by G. V. Burnett,
G.. Haun and wife, of Frankfort, Ind,
have moved to johnson City and will
reside here. They have purchased the
property of W. s. Mitchell, on Hamil-
ton street.
Col. William s. Kyle, the swiftest
insurance man on foot, has been in the
city several days this week, but he
hasn't said word up to the time THE
COMET goes to press.
Harry d. Gump, senior member OF
the firm of Gump Bros, will leave the
first of the coming week for eastern
markets to purchase the spring stock
for this popular clothing house.
While co0sting last Saturday evening
Miss Mary Hardy came in contact with
a stump en- route and is now nursing
an injured foot. 1t is not fact, as
stated in our contemporary, that the
stump was coasting.
Three hundred and thrty-two fami-
lies are buying coal and wood from us,
for which we are grateful, and so are
they. Come along the rest of you and
make it unanimous, and you, too, will
find that 1000 pounds make ton al
City Coal Co.'S.
p. s. Mcclure, the Optician from
Knoxville, is now at the Drummers
Hotel in johnson City, and will be here
for one week. Call on him at his office
at the old Greenwood Hotel and have
Spectacles or Eye Glasses scientifically
fitted to your eyes while he is here.
L. T. Hart left last Friday for New
York to purchase the spring and sum
mer stock for The Hart & Houston
Store. Nothing that is new and styl-
ish will escape his trained eye and fash
ions devotees in this city may expect
to find all the late creations at this pop
ular store this season.
Miss Sallie Barrette, special favor,
lite in johnson City society, visited the
Misses Carr several days last week er
route from the east to her home al
Charleston, Tenn. She was one of the
most popular guests at the entertain
ment given at Hotel Carlisle last weel
by NJ. |. Gump. She left Saturday fol-
her home.
Rev. John r. Herndon and Mrs
Herndon left last Saturday for Glad,
Spring, Va, to reside. Mr.. Herndo1
has accepted a call to the pastorate o
Old Glad Presbyterian church there
and will also preach at Seven Springs
He is an able preacher and the congre
cations of the two churches are to b,
congratulated.