The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-09-01
Local and Personal.
Mrs. ]. L. Moore is on the sick list.

Bert Pouder was at campmeeting
Sunday.
Marvin Weaver is at st, Louis see
ing the big fair.
Earl Jackson has returned from
Richmond, Va.
City Attorney d. A. Vines is piking
at the st. Louis fair.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Gilmer,
Friday morning, son.
Miss Ruth Lyle is the guest of Miss
Bessie Burrow in Bristol.
Miss Josephine Lusk was the guest
OF Bristol friends last Sunday.
Mrs. W. J. Graham of Greeneville,
s. c., is visiting Mrs. A. b. Bowman.
Horace Miller aud Miss Painter
drove to Sulphur Springs last Sunday.
Mrs. 7. A. r. Nelson and little
daughter, Mary, are visiting Mrs. A.
M. Stuart.
Mrs, Sweet and Miss Sweet have re-
turned to Bristol after a pleasadt visit
in this city.
Superintendent Meek, Of the South
ern Railway, was in the city for few
hours today.
The family Of DR.. Robinson moved
to their house on the Soldiers Home
grounds Monday.
Tate Earnest, Jr., left on the vesti-
bule Wednesday for Atlanta, where he
will enter school.
Since last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Carr have been cultivating the ac-
quaintance of son.
Mrs. Ethel Cochran, one of Bristol's
most charming matrons, is the gu est
OF Mrs. M. W. Dickey.
Mrs. Amanda ReMine and daug liter,
Miss Birdie, returned Tuesday from q
visit to Bristol relatives.
The Misses Field have returned to
their home in North Carolina, after an
enjoyable visit in this city.
The train carrying the troops to Ma
nassas will pass through Johnaon City
at 80 Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. W. E. Default, of Jonesboro,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. W.
BraZwell, on Harris Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. W. Dickey enter
tanned Thursday evening in honor Of
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Dickey.
DIR. j. p. Metzger was called to
Pennsylvania Wednesday on account
OF the sudden death of his father.
The Sunday School of the Church of
Christ picnicked at Watauga Point on
Tuesday and passed an enjoyable day.
Summer EGGPLANT is very danger.
ous disorder of babies. DR.. Fahrney e
Teething Syrup prevents and cures it.
Miss Lizzie ellis, the attractive
daughter of Hon. w. T. Gillis, of Kit
tyton. is visiting relatives near Harri-
man.
Logan Lineberry of Asheville, N.
c., has accepted position with the
Patton Drug Co. and is drink mixer
proper.
The residence of Il. J. Spurgin, col.
on Mechanics street, was burned Sat
urday night. Loss fully covered by
insurance.
The kind the babies like. DIR. Fair
ney's Teething Syrup. Once used no
thing else will take its place. No mar
cotics in it.
John Dosser, the polite soda water
dispenser at Patton's, will go to Knox.
vile to work for the Chapman, White,
Lyons Co.
The W. G. II. U. will meet will
Mrs. @. L. Marshall, on Locust street
Tuesday afternoon, September 6, a.
2:3O o'clock.
Misses Helena and Louise Thomas
are spending two weeks visiting rela
tives at Johnson City and Happy Val
ley. Courier.
The government will build a resi-
dence at the fish hatchery fer the su
perintentent. The contract will b
awarded soon.
! BY mistake of the reporter the name
of Mrs. George Jewell and Mrs. Gallo
way were omitted from the receptio
to Mrs. Unkefer last week.
Mrs. James M. Gaunt has returned
from an extended trip to Kentucky
Mr.. Gaunt went out to meet her an,
they returned via st. Louis.
Geo. W. Hardin and Mrs. Hardi
have as their gaests at their olegan
home on Watauga avenue. Mr.. an
Mrs. Jas. Hardin, of West Virginia.
Mrs. M. G. Warren and daughter, {
Emory, Va, and Miss Wood, OF Bait
more, have returned to their homes q
ter pleasant visit to relatives hete.
F. P. Baxter is back at his store q
ter a serious spell of sickness. He
offering some splendid bargains. Sc
his fine stock Of lamps and china war
The many friends Of ;. Mortime
Jr., in this city will be pleased to hes
that he has been promoted to Generi
Manager of the W. M. Ritter Lumb
Co.
Misses Nellie Wade, Of Johnson Gil
and Clara Kidd left yesterday fC
Jonesyille, Va, where they will atten