The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-31
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Mrs. Lewis Jones does not improve.

Brownlow Vines was visiting home
folks Sunday.
As Easter is near athandwe are sure
to have "norther,
J. H, Goodman's smiling face was
seen at "Mamma" Teaches Sunday.
Garden making is the order of the
day now, especially with the women
folk. .r 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Carr and little
daughter were visiting homefolks Sun.
day.
Mrs. Rhoda Johnson has had as her
guest the past few days her sister from
Bristol.
Messrs. Walter, Arthur and Evillie
Carr were calling on Sam Patterson
Sunday.
Rev. Andy Vines preached very
interesting sermon at Bells school |
house Sunday.
Mrs. Anne Clemens, of Three
Springs, Tenn, is visiting her sick
mother, Mrs. Lewis Jones.
Boys, why not have your parties
some pretty nights? Saturday night
was a very bad night, wasn't it?
Jno. Price and family will move in
to the Joseph Lyle house near the EN-
breville junction in few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barlow, OF Hairtown,
was visiting Mrs. Barlow's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Patterson Sun
day.
There will be preaching at Antioch
church Saturday at O'Clock and also
Sunday at 10 by Rev. J. r. Cox. Ev-
erybody invited.
Two large smiles were seen ascend
ing from the corners of A. j. McMac-
kin's mouth last Wednesday, It's an
other girl of the usual size-10 pounds.
Miss Kettle Anderson, on account of
a severe case of neuralgia, returned 10
her home last week. She had been
staying with her sick sister, Mrs. Della
Sliger.
The revival at Eden conducted by
Rev. Matney is still in progress at this
writing. There is good attendance,
good behavior and may much good
be done toward the salvation of souls.
Mrs. Mollie Poarch has sold her farm
to Mr.. Davenport, an old veteran Of
the Johnson City Mountain Branch
Home. 1t is not known to the writer
just where Mrs. Poarch will locate but
it is hoped she will not go great dis
lance.
| We are informed that Che Snatch
ers" will hold convention at DOZEN
ups April 9th, for the purpose of Sc
Letting the "purtiest and hottest" man
or boy as delegate to the "Great and
Only" convention which will convene
at Springtown, May end, 1904. All the
high priests, the scribes, the elders and
the apostles of Washington county's
"unterrifed" will be on hand. There
will be an experience meeting after
which the doors will be opened for
k''jinners" and all fit subjects and peni-
tents will be brought forward and re-
ceived into full fellowship, and while
the congregation stands and sings "We
want to go home til morning" Griz-
ely bear. the chief priest, will pour on
the precious ointment to make the pen
itents clean, after which he will apply
the Amounting oil'' to make them pre-
vail in spirit and strong in in faith.
Dead-shot Dave, who has been long on
: the mourn ers bench, will be received
t into full fellowship. Handsome Harry
. aed Silver Bill are now mourning over
, long life CT political sin and are plead
t ing to be taken in as full-hedged mem
: bers, but it is thought best to take
$ them on suspicion. Glad Hand
= will attend to the ordinance of Bap,
I tism, while Bad Heart and Sardine i'm
console the mourners. Then they'll
> all sing "Hot Times and adjourn.
Success to THE COMET and the many
: readers, is the wish of SUSAN