The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-07-21
Local and PERSONAL

?. NJ. Ward and son, o. Z. Ward,
were in Bristol this week.
Miss Fauna Eaton is visiting home
folks at StafIordsville, Va, for a few
weeks.
Let Wood has returned from st.
Louis Via Cincinnati and the Elk's re.
union.
The Southern Methodist Sunday
school will picnic OF Unicoi next Thurs
day,
J. r. Whisman was in Bristol last
Thursday on business.
S. M. Arnell returned from Wash
ington Tuesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Swingle
last week, adaughter.
Mrs. +. B. st. John and children
are at Austin's Springs for month.
J. A. Parsons and children will spend
a week at Elk Park.
Charlie Nuchols has returned from
business visit to Knoxville.
MIS-. Joe =. Summers and children
are ut Roam Mountain during the heat
ed term.
W, w. Bemine is building a dwell
ing on the corner of Roam street and
Holston avenue.
Miss Katherine Hawkins, of Jones'
boro, is visiting relatives and friends
in Johnson City.
Mrs, j. II. Loyal and daughter, OF
Knoxville, are visiting Mrs. G, W.
Sitton.
Hon. Robt. Burrow has been down
from Bristol several days this week
taking dispositions in the Parish case.
Gen. DeArmond has returned from O
business trip up the Narrow Gauge.
Floyd Jones has recovered from his
recent indisposition and able TO be at
his place of business.
II. H. Dyer has been appointed cleo
tion commissioner by the governor in
place of NJ. II. Cannon, resigned.
The Unaka Lumber Company has
purchased the Baldwin farm on Boones
Greek and have put saw mill there to
cut the timber on the place.
Mrs. J. W. Cass and Mrs. G. l..
Smith have returned from q visit to
homefolks at Rogersville.
Miss Mae Jones, of Roanoke, is the
guest of relatives in the city and will
visit here several weeks.
L. Armbrust, Ed. Houston, G. s.
Burton, W. 0. Dyer, W. H. Yates and
Tot Miller are in Cincinnati this week
attending the Elk's reunion.
Mrs. s. A. Byrd and little daughter
have returned from a short visit to st
Simon's island off the coast from
Brunswick, Ga.
Miss Lillian Rhudy, Of Grayson
county, Va, is the guest this week oil
Mrs. Sharitz. She has been visiting
her uncle at Elizabethton for several
weeks.
II. W. Pardue is running the only
wide open grocery store in the city.
His new front is no front at all when
it's open.
Mrs. G.. S. Carmack and little daugl
ter and son, of Fl Worth, Texas, ar
rived in the city Thursday eve ming to
be the guests of Mrs. Carrie Gilmer
for few weeks.
Officers of johnson City Encamp
ment, No. 81, have been elected fol
the ensuing year as follows: G.. L
Artz, G. p; H. @. Beasley, II. p; w
A. Lewis, Warden; DIR. W. Il. Ken
nedy, Cor. Sec. ID. A. Vines, Treas.
r. L. Fine, financial secretary.
L. G. Boyd, of Forbes, N. G., was il
the city Thursday on business. Mr.
Boyd is large timber owner in Yam
cy county and is keeping several mill
at work cutting lumber for the mar
bet. He reads The COMET regularly
A. P. Lynch. dealer in clothing, etc
filed petition in bankruptcy Monday
The liabilities are about 80, 600 and as
sets about "a, 000 A. r. johnson wss
appointed trustee aud will sell the
stock as soon as the inventory is com
pleted.
E. G. Baldwin has let the contraC
for modern dwelling for himself t,
]. d. Weaver & Sons. The buildln.
is being erected on Watauga avenu,
next to L. ID. Gump and will be tw
stories high and elegantly finished i
hardwood. 1t will be the handsomes
house erected so far this seasan in job
son City and will cost $4,000.
Guy, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs
w. c. ReMine, died Thursday morn
ing after an illness of several weeks
Funeral services were conducted at tn
home Friday morning by Rev. J. T
Jones and the remains were laid to rel
in Oak Hill. The sorrowing parent
have the sympathy OF many friends i
their bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. Wofford wi
chaperone merry party OF young pee
pie on trip to Linville. The part
will leave Saturday morning on IL
train for Roam Mountain and driv
from that point to Linville and othe
points of interest, Those IN the mart
are NJ. 7. Gump aud Miss Sadie Jaffi
7. L. Earnest aud Mrs. Nena Crowdt
Jas. A. Summers and Miss Alice Moul
castle and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. T. Wo
ford. They will be absent about tw
weeks.