The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-16
Local and Personal.

b. +. Childress, of Roanoke, was in
the city few hours Friday.
Rev. W. M. Christian attended the
G. A. r.. reunion this week.
Sam Quinn spent last Sunday with
homefolks at Locust Mount.
W. Clifton Toney was in the city
from Erwin this week.
w. A. Roberts and r. r. Emm ert
were here from Erwin this week.
Gus Broderick was up from Jones'
boro Friday to see the carnival.
Miss Winnie Hickey, of Elk Park,
was shopping in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. Walter Haun and children are
visiting homefolks in Nashville.
Miss Mary Dyer, of Lenoir, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. h. @. Hunter.
Mrs Will A McMillin, of Creeton,
N. O., is the guest of Mrs. A. T, Hoss
Miss Wheeler and Miss Zeta Slack.
of Bristol, are guests of Mrs. Munsey
Slack
George Brown aud daughter, of
Fishery, were shopping in the city
Tuesday.
Capt. W. Fl. Nelson, of Backwoods,
was III the city this week mixing with
the veterans.
DR.. A. F. Baker, of Jellico, preach
ed an able sermon in the Baptist
church here Sunday.
James helms got one year in the
peultentary for killing DR.. earn An
derson at Gate City, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Allen and Mrs.
). 9. Abbott, of Knoxville, are visit
ing Mrs, j, j. Range.
G. b. Allen left Tuesday for north
ern trip and will return with his wife
from New York sanitarium.
Rev. j. c. Cowan, of Nashville, was
in johnson City this week enroute to
Richmond to the Confederate reunion.
Mrs. s B. White and little daugh-
ter, Mary, are attending commence
ment exercises at Iusculum this week.
Mrs G. w. Sharitz has returned
from visit to Wytheyille Va. She
was accompanied by Mrs. N. b. Rhudy
fOra short visit.
II, Nelson Campbell spent Sunday in
the city enroute from Salt Lake City
to Fit Monro, Va, to stand an exami-
nation for first lieutenant.
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. II. W. Pardue.
Editor Beauchamp came over from
Jonesboro Thursday and was chape.
roned through the Soldiers Home and
carnival by Capt Tom Pritchett.
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. p. Carrlco will
celebrate their twentieth wedding an
niversary on next Friday, May 25th.
Many friends have been invited.
Just received car of stoneware, in.
ending crooks, all sizes, milk pans,
churns, chicken fountains, cooking
vessels, flower pots, at 81 to 10c pei
gallon. ii. ". Hardue.
r. 9. Hunter and Mrs. Hunter lef
| Thursday for Richmond to attend the
, Southern Baptist Association. They
will spend day at jamestown before
returning to the city.
Fresh meats higher on account
l scarcity Of good beef cattle and th,
, high prices we are having to pay fo
western beef, we are compelled to ad
vance our retail prices to 1Sc per pount
D for best steaks next week. II. W
, Pardue,
Hon. Frank A. Stratton and Mrs
= Stratton, of Mount Vernon, Ny, cam
D to the city Thursday from Chattanoo
ga aud remained at Hotel Carnegi
! until Saturday. They are always vel
. come visitors to Johnson City an
9 many friends were delighted to Sc
3 Mrs. Stratton, this being her first visi
Q for years.
2 Gen. J. T. Wilder was promineu
3 figure at the &. A. Il. reunion thi
0 week. His address to the old vets o
= Wednesday evening was one of th
q features of the occasion. He had wit
Q him curiosity in the shape of razc
9 that had been in the Wilder famil
3 over two hundred years. The la'
. time it was used George Washingto
2 was shaved with it and in memory {
q that event it has been kept unuse
Q since. Gen. will send it to Jamestow
Y to be placed on exhibition.