The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-09-07
COMING
The Butterfly
Skirt. Watch
the Butterfly.

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Hart and Houston fall opening.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will meet with Mrs. W. b. Johnson
next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
Mrs. Frank Taylor and little daugh-
ter, Mary Lee, are guests of Mrs. John
r. Herndon at Glade Spring, Va.
The Box Bay Silks are COM
ing. Have you heard about
them?
Mrs. Willie Gray and little daughter
Juanita have returned to Knoxville al
ter pleasant visit to homefolks in this
city.
Bishop Z. Z. Hoss has returned from
an extended trip through Brazil for
the purpose of looking over the mis-
sion fields
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cass and little
daughter, of johnson City, spent Sun
day in Bristol with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Gates. Herald.
E. J. yaught is spending this week
in johnson county among his home
folks and friends and incidently making
his political fence "hoss high and pig
tight"
Several of the soldiers at Tracy City
are being allowed to go homh in order
to hold their jobs. There are still
about 300 soldiers in camp and the
miners are being good.
The Comet has secured the services
of Mr.. George McNelley of Alexandra,
Tenn, printer of ability. This adj
dition to our force will make it posi-
BILE to do all kinds of job printing upon
short notice.
Our old friend Strickland of the
loyal 9Th district, left two Ox-pippin
apples on our desk that were immense.
They measured 143 and Is inches
around and are weighed 20 and the
other 26 ounces.
After very successful spring season
and few days sojourn in the city,
Taylor Hart left this week for Chicago
to get up spring line of Selby shoes
and to attend the salemens' annual
banquet Sept. 5.
James A. Maher has returned to
Johnsed City to reside. Mr.. Haher
brought his family from RCan Noun
tain Tuesday and they are occupying
brick cottage on Second avenue near
New street. Jahnson City will be glad
to know this most estimable family has
come back to stay.
Have you heard about the
Butterfly Skirt?
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Stratton are
spending September at the Summit
House on Mount Washington, N. e..
| Mr.. Stratton has sent us copy of
! Among the Clouds, paper printed
twice daily, $500 feet above the sea. II
is the only newspaper in the world
, printed upon the summit OF noun
tain.
Mr.. Scruggs, of the Banks Grocery
Co., of Memphis, passed through the
city last week to Join his family at Elk
Park. This is Mr.. Scruggs' first visit
: to East Tennessee since he refugeed at
7 Austin Springs in 1878. He visited the
springs this trip and paid his respects
to Builtless en- route
/ Mrs. 7. A. Faw is quite seriously i'll
. as result of fall she received sew
: eral days ago. She fell Through a eel
lar door six feet to brick paved floor
and seems to have been injured inter
nally. She is "a years of age and does
not recover as rapidly as her friends
would like her to.
A. P. Hughes is spending several
: days in the city with his family. Mr.
Hughes is travelling for st. Louis
house but may conclude to take hand
! in politics later on. He will make the
race for foterial representative from
Washington and Unicoi counties anc
: will give his opponent hot race if ht
) does not win.
Frank Mountcastle Summers is the
: interesting guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas
A. Summers, on Watauga avenue
since last Wednesday. Here's con
) gratulations, Jim, upon the magnifi
cent foundation you are laying for {
I happy home. Our motto, the more thu
merrier, is suggested for your consid
! Grafton with full confidence that it will
I please.
y Miss Edith Gerhert, the attractiv,
: sister of Mrs. J. p. Metzger, lef
). Wednesday for Indianapolis. Sh
3 goes to enter the conservatory of mu
Z: sic to continue the cultivation of he
3 line in this profession. Her departure
s takes the music out of many hearts
e and one especially is full of dischord
!. We have advised him to be of goo,
> cheer as you can never tell what da,
!. may bring forth.