The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-09

p. G.. Range will build q new home
on Undka avenue and move his family
back here from Cranberry.
f. A. Stratton was a passenger on
the vestibule Saturday enroute from
New York to points south.
Miss Leole Martin, after an absence
of over year from this city is visiting
Mrs. j, @. King on Market street.
@. D., CLARK, ]. NJ. Curtis, W. L.
Clark, W. S. Perry and J. Fl. Lewis
attended the Hoo-Hoo banquet in Bris-
toll last week.
d. A. Patton and family expect to
leave in few weeks for Texas, where
they will probably locate if they like
the country.
The Board of Managers of the Sol
diers' Home arrived in the city Friday
on a tour of inspection and remained
until Sunday.
90 pounds graduated sugar for 90
with order for one dollars worth of
other groceries this week, only one or
der to each customer. H. W. Pardue.
Prof. j. R. Lowry and Rev. J. T.
Cooter will leave Tuesday for Column
bus, Ohio, to be present at the Presby-
terian assembly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harper, of Knoxville,
have located in this city and are house
keeping in Prof. Lowry's property on
Holston avenue.
John Hess was called to Middlesboro
today in answer to a telegram inform
ing him of the expected death of his
brother, Charlie.
Mesdames Jim Cox and Ben Brob-
son, came up from Limestone today
and are guests of Mrs. Smith Bird on
Watauga avenue.
U. s. Archer and T. L. Earnest have
returned from trip to Columbia, S G.
to look over the property of the Unaka
Lumber Company there.
C. N. Estes and family moved this
week from the McCartt property on
Buffalo St.,tO the new cottage on Wa
tagua Ave. and Market St
Mr.. and Mrs. Young have returned
from Arizona and will remain in Ten
nessee awhile. They are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Bowman.
Plans are being prepared for "a, 900
parsonage for the Southern Methodist
Church to be built on the lot near the
Broyles residence The ladies of tho
church will build it.
just received car of stoneware, in
Guiding crooks, all sizes, milk pans,
churus, chicken fountains, cooking
vessels, flower pots, at 81 to 10c per
gallon. II. W. Pardue.
Chas. II. Jennings, of Atlanta, was
in the city this week on business. He
is growing few gray hairs, but looks
natural and his friends were glad to
see him.
Miss Lou Moore and brother, Con
ley, Of Bristol, and Miss Eula Scott, OF
Meadow View, Va, spent Sunday in
the city, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T..
Whisman, on Locust street,.
The Kingsport Land Co. held an i'm
portant meeting in johnson City las
Tuesday. Among other business
transacted it was agreed to sell the s.
& W. a right of way for $4,000.
Mrs. Geo. @. Sells came down from
Bristol TO attend the reception given b.
Mrs. S. r. Sells last Saturday after
moon. She will come to Johnson City
to reside as soon as her husband Cal
find a suitable home.
John r. Lusk, wife and baby, cam
up from Flintstone, Ga, Wednesday
and remained in the city q day will
relatives enroute to Big Stone Gap
Mi. Lusk having been transferred t.
that point by the U. s. Leather Co.
Saturday morning Mrs. W. p. Harri
entertained in honor of her guest, Mrs
Walker, of st. Louis. The affair wa
elaborate and perfect in every delai
and was largely attended. Mrs. Walk
er left Monday for visit to Nashville
Fresh meats higher on account O
scarcity of good beef cattle and tn
high prices we are having to pay TO
western beef, we are compelled to ad
vance our retail prices to lSc per poun
for best steaks next week. H. "
Pardue.
Last Thursday afternoon Mrs. S. 4
Sells received at her Watauga avenu
home assisted by her sisters, Mise
Hayward. Misses Lena Barton an
, Sadie Ward presided at the punch bow
and Mesdames U. S. Archer and F. T
4 st John assisted in serving the daint
Refreshments.
= Mrs. w. M. Phillips and children, I
$ Blountville, are visiting Mr.. and Mr.
n r. G. Phillips. VIM. Phillips is met
Il cutter at Pardues. He will retu1
J. with hiskife and children to be pre-
l. ent next Monday at the home of h
r father, N, j, Phillips, who will eel
brate his 7oth birthday.
The Hoston Electric Company hi
been organized by l.. S, Jones al
Geo w Keys Both are expert ele
tricians and gre bound to make su
d cess Mr.. Sones has been with Il
h Watauga Lighting Co. in all capaciti
II fer II wears and resigned the first
a the month to enter business for hi
y self
& Miss Elizabeth Carr entertained Il
n 9th grade pupils OF her room at Scien
II Hill at her residence last Saturd
II evening. The evening was pleasant