The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-08-25
Local and Personal,

Rev. w. Z, Crouch has been visiting
homefolks in this city this week.
Miss Daisy Pierce has returned from
a camping trip at Austin Spring.
Nat Hyder and wife have returned
from short visit to Washington.
Mrs w Il Granger has returned from
visit to no 8 efolks at Knoxville.
Frank Taylor is in the eastern mar
ket purchasing fall and winter stock.
l.. D. Gump left Sunday for the
east to buy clothing for Gump Bros.
Mrs. Frank Taylor and baby are Wis
iting Mrs. Herndon at Glade Spring,
Miss Dell Crouch, of Washington,
d. c., is the guest of Miss Nora Range
Mrs. Matte Butte, of Milledgeville,
Ga, is the guest Of Mrs, M. A. Bar
ton.
Rev, A. N. jackson and children,
AIMEE and Eugene, are visiting Knox
vile relatives
Miss Dora Cook, of Mt. Airy, N. c.,
is assisting her brother, Il. j. Cook, in
his closing out sale.
r. L. Bruner and son Lyle came
up from Knoxville Saturday to spend
Sunday in the city.
Mrs. Lettie Russell and daughter,
Mrs. Dudley, Of Atlanta, are visiting
relatives in tie city,
q. W. Sharitz, the popular proprie-
tor of the Sharitz Hotel took in the
show at Bristol Wednesday.
Walter and Lucille Martin went up
to Bluff City Saturday afternoon to re-
main week with relatives.
Courtney Cox of Free Hill will 60
to st. Louis next week to spend cou-
pie OF weeks at the great fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brickman OF George
town, s. O., are visiting Mrs. Brick
mans mother. Mrs. q. W. Keys.
Prof. Tom Crouch has been elected
principal of Columbus Powell school
in place of j. G. Johnson, resigned.
John +. Lyle has moved his family
from the city to the Ralph Lyle resi-
dence on Walnut street near his store.
W. G. Mathes, Joe A. Wilson, NJ.
B. Martin and ]. G. Curtis represent
ed Johnson City in Knoxville this
week.
John l.. Summers, Washington, is
spending his vacation in East Tennes-
see. He is the guest this week of his
brothers in this city.
J. G. Unkefer and family and Mrs
Bostwic and sons Will go to Minerva,
Ohio, next Monday. Regrets of man Y
friends go with them.
Rev. John r. Gass, of Silver City,
New Mexico, will preach at the Wa
tauga Avenue Presbyterian church next
Sabbath at 1915 q. m.
Mr.. r. Q. Brock of Chattanooga,
who has been the guest of Phil. Pierce,
left Wednesday for Cleveland where
he will spend several weeks.
Will Boring and Tom Crouch have
the thanks of The Comet for fine mp
land watermelon, the best yet. It
won't last all season, however.
A granolithic sidewalk will be laid
on West Main street from the bridge
to Summer street, and will make de-
cided improvement in that section.
VIM. Dickey and wife, of Brook
bridge, Pa, Mesdames f. X. Brown
and Dr. Maxwell, eli Pittsburg, Pa. +,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Dick
ey.
Recorder Pouder fined q man named
Hammet $50 Tuesday for selling liquor
and stase warrant was sworn for the
same offense. Verify, the way of the
transgressor is hard.
Judge Rogers declined to set asid G
the Judgment of $4,000 obtained
against the Il. r. & w. N. G. railroad
in the Smalling case and the case goes
to the supreme court.
Contractor Horneck has begun wort
on the streets leading from Boone to
the north entrance of the Soldiers
Home. 1t will require about three
months to complete the contract.
T. E. Hurst has returned from Wis
it to Greeneville. Since returning
from Unaka Springs he is very much
improved in health and his friends are
J pleased to see him looking so well.
Contractor l.. L. Duke is doing O
nice job macadamizing West MAR
| from the railroad to Summer street. Ht
is an experienced road builder and ont
of the most reliable contractors in thii
section.
John Scott received painful injury
at the Exum Furniture Co.'s plant las
Tuesday and had to have several crush
ed bones taken out of his right hand
DR.. Broyles performed the surgical op
Grafton.
Exercising good Judgment Trustee
Jackson has re-appointed J. r. G
Lewis deputy for this city. Roby is {
careful, painstaking officer and his re
appointment will give universal salts
faction.
Prof. Arthur L. Won Deck has beer
the guest of his father law, Charlie
Orr, for several days. He left witt
his wife Tuesday night for Kinston
N. c., to join the Osman-Hoyt Stool
Company.
J. N. Christie and G. w. Stricklan
Of johnson City, and Jno. e. Whit
of the county, we're added to the Ten
nessee pension roll last week by th
pension board and will draw $50 yea
from June LIST, 1904.