The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-09-08
Eighth District Notes.

j. p. Dulaney, who has been suffer
ing with indigestion, is conyalescing.
Your scribe broke bread with his
pal, Barney Huffine, last Sunday.
Esq. D. J, Fine and sister, Miss Nan
ME, worshipped at Jonesboro last Sun
day.
The drouth which was threatened
last week was broken Sunday by q
good rain.
Sam Scott, of the Soldiers Home, is
visiting Esq. d. j. Fine, ON Cherokee,
for few days.
Miss Fannie Carr is at home after a
short visit to her sister, Mrs. John
Cain, of Bristol
Miss Margaret Range, of Watauga,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. P, Dula.
ney, on Cherokee.
Mrs. Henry Mathes and two chill
dren spent few days with relatives at
Piney Flats last week.
Misses Roxie and Viola Walter and
Belle Weems, all start to school at
Jonesboro to-day, (Monday.)
Mrs. j. e. Simmerman, Mrs. w. r.
Fine and Miss Maggie Simmerman are
visiting relatives on Stony Greek.
Some of our soldier boys who have
been on duty in the Philippines for
the past three years are expected home
soon.
The last quarterly meeting to be con-
Quoted on the Jonesboro charge will
be held at Eden on Saturday and Sun
day, Sept. 94-25.
Married, last Sunday, at the home of
Esq. D. j. Fine, Edgar White to Miss
Bessie Seaton, of johnson City. We
wish them life of peace and happi-
ness.
E. e. Scott, proprietor of store at
Scottsburg, and who has been danger
ouslyi i'll with appendicitis, is slowly
improving to the delight of his many
friends.
A number of our people attended the
district meeting of the German Bap-
tist Brethren which was conducted at
New Hope, and all report good and
interesting meeting.
Rev. G.. W. Matney filed his last
regular appointment at Eden last Sun
day, us the conference year is almost
at hand. Owing to inclement weather
his congregation was limited. He
preached at Mckinley in the after
noon.
September is here; the time for the
gathering of the crops of 1904 is at
hand. 1t may be confidently stated
that such crop all round has never
been made in this district for several
years. The main crops of corn and
wheat were splendid; oats were very
good and there was a large crop of hay,
millet, ETC., and yet all these good
crops were not due to a Republican ad-
ministration, either.
Teachers have at last been seleced tC
teach the schools in this district and
the schools will all begin on the first
Monday in October. The following
list of teachers have been selected fol
the various schools: At Greenwood
Miss Maude Keebler, principal; Miss
Nita Britton, assistant. At Matison'i
Institute Miss Bertha Walter, prin
cipal; Miss Hattie Vines, assistant. A
Union-Mrs. r. E. Jones. At Water
loo Prof. Robert Hilbert At Hun
ter-Miss Lena Peters. The last nam
ed school was, by the new law, throw
out last year, but afterward a meeting
was held by the patrons Of that school
and it was decided that they woul
have school, law or no law.
The Eighth district was honored las
week by the presence Of two Of the Re
publican candidates for representative
Messrs. Hammer and Burbage. Han
, mer delivered fine sermon on MOI
, day night last and the way he brougE
q the lukewarm republicans to the mourn
i ers' bench was pity. He struck thel
, right and left and with his "Hammel
ing" came convictions. Then, on th
following Wednesday night came tn
:. undaunted Burbage, who exhorted I'll
h mourners whom Hammer had left III
d der conviction, to vote for him as th
9 Republican Israel of Washington coul
" ty. The speeches were full OF orator
4 and enthusiasm was at high pitcl
II Both the "boys" seem to be confdel
Il of going to Nashville and no doul
y they may some time, but it will not
to the legislature in 1904, for the der
ocrats are going to nominate ms
=. who will knock the socks off Of Roy
ton, Burbage, the Hammer, Willar
Nat Hyder, the colored candidate, al
the whole shooting match.
CRACKERJAcK.