The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-11-17
Eighth District Notes.

Wheat is coming up in some locali-
ties.
Moore Strickland has his new barn
completed.
Arthur Hartsell, of New York, is vis-
iting relatives here again.
William Depew is having his house
repaired near Greenwood.
Taris Scott has gone to Switzerland,
Va, to work this winter.
d. b. Huffins left last Saturday for
St. Louis to see the Sights
Mrs. Peoples, who has been very i'll
with rheumatism, is no better.
There was preaching at Pleasant
View the second Sunday by the Breth-
rem.
Ralph Boring ate chicken and dump
lings with his cousin, Will Scott, last
Sunday.
Roy s. Dulaney, Of Knoxville, is
spending few weeks with homefolks
on Cherokee.
Democrats, remain steadfast TO your
principles. The old democratic rooster
is growing as loud as ever.
Roy Dulaney spent a few days with
his brothers, Foy w. and Ralph Du-
laney, at johnson City last week.
Tennessee remains democratic, there
fcre we say "Hurrah for Frazier, the
man that beat Jess Littleton for gov
ernor.
The snow of Saturday night and Sun
day furnished lots of sport to oil
classes, such as snow balling, skating
and hunting.
After spending few days with his
daughter, Mrs. Ella Malsbee, of Haw-
kins county, J. F. Swiney, returned
home last Thursday.
There will be shooting match at J.
I. Carr's on Thanksgiving Day. Ev-
erybody invited to be present and see
and hear the "shootin'."
The series of meetings which were
being conducted at Lone Oak by Rev.
James Bass, came to a close last Mon
day night. No conversions.
George A. Miller left Saturday, No
vember 5th, for the big Fair. He will
also visit his brother, Sam Miller, who
lives in Illinois. He will return in q
month.
Washington county failed to elect q
man for representative, but instead
will send Dock" Royston to exhort
the few republican members in the
woes of "tooth pulling"
Jake Carr thinks some good demo-
crat or republican ought to help him
some in his declining days. We sug-
gest that some one get Tom Watson to
send him Thanksgiving turkey.
Several Of our youg people have been
attending the series of meetings which
has been conducted at Bethel the past
few weeks. Rev. Masters, of the
Christian faith, is doing the preaching.
Mrs. W. J. Burris, who has been Sc
riously i'll for some time with cancer,
left last Tuesday for Louisville, where
she will undergo an operation. Her
many friends hope for her speedy re-
covery.
Five vice presidents have succeeded
to the presidency by the deaths Of their
superiors. Theodore Roosevelt has
the distinction OF being the only one of
them TO be elected on his own accord,
What pity
John Neal and Henry Mathes are
getting along very well with their rab-
bit industry. They are now yokeing
their rabbits to keep them from break
ing their necks while jumping the
bitches this winter.
Since our last communication two
marriages have occurred in this dis
trict., They are: Monroe Brockwell
to Miss Jennie Keen; Henry Goodman
to Miss Mollie Leach. ID. J. Fine, the
marrying Esquire of the Eighth, y
officiating,
The expected has happened as to the
result of the election; the unexpected
as to the magnitude of the victory. AS
it is, the people will have four years
more of Teddy, the peerless rough
rider" and the question naturally
arises, "Will he continue to rule with
big stick?"
CRAoKERJAoK.