The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-07-14
County Correspondence
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EIGHTH DISTRICT.

line weather the past week mas been |
very unfavorable to farmers in many
respects, especially for hauling in
wheat, cutting grass, etc.
Corn is making a vigorous growth
and should the season continue to be
good an extra good corn crop may be
expected.
Wheat harvest for 1904 came to an
end in this district last week, James
P. Scott cutting the last The first
wheat to be harvested in this district
in 1904 was harvested by R. A. Fine
on Cherokee, Friday, June 18th.
Berry picking and Jam making are
two subjects that are agitating the
minds Of our women folks at this writ
ing.
After spending very pleasant visit
with relatives at Bristol, Susan, the
gifted writer of your paper, has return
ed home. No wonder then that Byrd
wore such an angelic smile on the 4th,
at Jonesboro- her return accounts for
all that. Selah
Walter Leach, who has been in Ohio
and Pennsylvania for the past two
years, is here to spend. some time with
relatives and friends.
J. W. Chandler, prominent bust
ness man of Lukafatah, Indian Terri
tory. is the popular guest Of Esq. d.
j. Fine on Cherokee for few days.
We lesrn that Mr.. Chandler IS here
looking after personal interests.
Since our last communication to
your paper death has visited our dis
r trict and removed from our midst two
! persons, as follows: Miss Eliza Scott,
who had been sufferer from consump-
t ton, died July list, at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. W. r. Fine. She was the
} oldest child of A. L. Scott, of this dis
trict. Funeral services were conduct
ed at the home Saturday evening by
Rev. w. ]. Shelburn, of Unicoi City,
assisted by Rev. G. W. Matney, of
. Telford. The services were very i'm
} pressive and were we'll attended by
| the deceased's many friends and rela-
q tives. After the funeral the remains
were carried to the cemetery and laid
} to rest to await the resurrection morn
9 ing.
=, Also on the morning of the same day
death claimed as it's victim Miss Eth
ell Shell, Oldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Shell. She had been help
less invalid for some time and her
death was not unexpected. She was
buried Saturday morning following in
Speedwell cemetery. The bereaved
family have the sympathy of the peo-
pie in general.
. There was preaching at Pleasant
View the end Sunday by the Brethren.
Mrs. Ella Molsbee and children, of
Hawkins county, after spending the
past month with relatives in this dis
trict, returned home last Friday.
John McMackin says nothing can be
done right in this world nor in the
world to come without price.
. Rev. J. B. Cox filled his regular APP
pointment at Antioch the end Sunda v.
,, Miss Sallie Hamlin, of Holcombe,
N. c., and Miss Edith Dulaney, of
Cherokee, were visiting Miss Daisy
Thornburg Tuesday.
The many friends of Mrs. Ida Clark
(nee) Dulaney, will learn with regret
of her death which occurred near John
son City last Wednesday morning, Ju.
ly 9th. She was daughter of Jesse
+ Dulaney, of this district. The follow
, ing day her remains were carried to
her fathers home where burial servi c-
es were conducted by Rev. S. J. Bow
, man, assisted by d. III. Bowman. A
J large crowd of the deceas eds relatives
and friends were present to pay the
last sad rites to the departed loved
one. After the funeral the remains
were laid to rest in the family cemete-
ry. The deceased leaves husband
and three small children to mourn her
loss, besides a large concourse of rela-
tives and friends.
George Johnson, who has been at
Radford, Va, for the past four months
in the employ of an electri street car
company, returned home last Sunday
and will spend some time with rela-
tives.
j. W. Thornburg and Rev. SUIT
phin, of Greeneyille. left Wednesday
for an extended missionary trip in Vir-
ginia.
Candidates are Smelling the woods
right and left, here and everywhere.
All say they are going to win, but we
believe that some are going to meet de-
feat.
After "Uncle Ian" Patton got scar.