The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-02

Little Irwin Thomas is confined to
his bed with pneumonia at the home of
his grandmother on Pine street.
Robert A. Hampton, an expert lum-
Der inspector, of Erwin, spent Thurs
day night in the city on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Crouch are as
happy over their third baby, born last
week, as if it had been their first
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church will serve
lunches during the G. A. II. EncQmp-
ment.
Dan Walters was soon cured of the
western fever and has returned to Ten
nessee and bought the old John Glaze
farm near Limestone
DR.. M. M. Wagner is spending few
days in the city as the guest of Dr. @.
j. Broyles enroute from the University
of Tennessee at Nashville to Mountain
City.
The Jackson orchestra entertained
the guests at the Planters Hotel last
Thursday evening for several hours
with many choice selections of late mu-
sic.
Miss Faw Wagner of Mountain City,
came up from Knoxville Tuesday, and
is visiting Mrs. @. j. Broyles few
days enroute home.
Mrs. Hancock and children returned
to Plumb Tree, N. c., yesterday, after
spending week with Mrs, Gartner in
the city.
Mrs. w. W. Boaz, of Bristol, came
down Saturday and spent Sunday with
her son, Walter, manager of the Bris-
tol Telephone Company at this place.
20 pounds graduated sugar for 81. 90
with order for one dollars worth of
other groceries this week, only one or
der to each customer H. w. Pardue.
Hen Hoss was in from Garber's
Thursday as a witness b local court.
He is as natural as lire rnd was smok-
ing his pipe right-side-up when he left
town.
Mrs. J. A. Vines is in Knoxville this
week and has had an operation per-
formed for cancer of the breast. She
stood the operation we'll and is doing
nicely.
Just received car of stoneware, in
GLIDING crooks, all sizes, milk pans,
churns, chicken fountains, cooking
vessels, flower pots, at 81 to loo per
gallon. H. W. Pardue.
Grace, the beautiful and accomplish
ed little daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs. J.
M. Davidson, has returned from Bris-
toll, where she was a stuent in Sullins
college during the past year.
The reception given by Mrs, f D..
Galloway in honor of Mrs. M. l..
Pease and Mrs. H. P. Wyman last
week was one of the most delightful
affairs ever given in this city,
j. W. Bishop is in the city this week
among his friends. He has recently
been appointed Superintendent of
Agencies for the Volunteer State Life
Insurance Company, and has just re.
turned from trip through the south.
Fresh meats higher on account OF
scarcity of good beef cattle and the
high prices we are having to pay for
western beef, we are compelled to ad
vance our retail prices to 18c per pound
for best steaks next week. Fl. W,
Pardue.
Mrs. Robt. Fulton has arrived from
Fayetteville and is here to reside. Mr.
Fulton has been here for several weeks
getting Fairyland started and select
, ing home for his wife. 1t is one oil
Middle Tennessee's best families and
will be warmly welcomed to Johnson
City.
Major Z. H. Cooper, wife and sol
from Chicago, ILL.,, arrived in johnson
| City today, are stopping at the Planter
a Hotel. They are here to locate per
manently. Maj. Cooper is the re
nowned lecturer on American Travel
J ogues, illustrated. He will maxi
j Johnson City his headquarters, John
son City may expect something gooC
, from him in the near future.