The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-10
Local and Personal
Ike Faw is at home for a few days.

Ike Faw is at home for few days.
Havi SUPP Coal Company, That's
all. Phone 292 1274-8t
Jailer Bowers was over from Jones'
boro few hours Thursday.
G. Il. Cargille made a social call in
Bristol Wednesday evening.
Elmer Beals is now in charge of the
fruit department for ii. w, Pardue.
+. w. Baum and family are now at
home in their new residence on Pine
street.
The Roam street bridge is at last pas
sable, for which we all should be
thankful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccain and son, of
Nevada, are visiting L. T. Hart and
wife on Holston avenue,
Mrs. Beckner will go to Miller's
Falls, Mass, next week, to spend the
winter with her daughter.
Mrs. Walter Harmon and Miss Leone
Waggoner, of WEIGH, w. Va, are with
Mrs. Collins for the winter.
II. ID. Gump and wife have returned
from Knoxville, where Mrs. Gump has
been in hospital for treatment.
Our long distinguished friend and
famous gardener, Alfred Gilmer, has
our thanks for supply of crisp celery,
his own production.
Lucas NJ. Meas, business manager of
the Bristol News, was in the city Fri
day to consult Mr.. M. l.. Fox, editor
in-chief of the paper.
Hugh HILL of Bristol is now with
H. w. Pardue. He is an experienced
salesman and will make valuable
man in the Pardue store.
The pure food expert of The Comet is
under lasting obligations to the ladies
of the NJ. f. Church for our annual
square meal sent to the office Thursday
Mrs. w. c. Pierce and son, Harry
of Johnson City, attended the funeral
and burial of Mrs. Pierce's brother
George Lackey, here this week.-Rog
ersville Herald.
Mrs. Z. G. Lyle came down from
Bristol last Thursday on account of the
illness of H. w. Lyle. Mr.. Lyle is
very much better this week and is inn
proving rapidly.
Mr.. Jesse G. Smith, former candi
date for trustee, is to be married OF
Christmas morning to Miss Mary
Boyd, at the home of r. M. X, Deak
ms, at Morning Star.
The Bristol Herald Courier announces
that "Kirk y Mitchell has been giver
go days in jail at Abingdon and fineC
$50 and costs for bootlegging, and two
other cases are yet to be tried.
w. J. Exum has sold the lot anC
fragments of a house on Wataug'
avenue and Oak street for the S. r
Sells home on Elm and Watauga
Mr.. Sells is rebuilding the Exum hom
and will occupy it.
Major Paul e. Devine was here from
the National Soldiers Home Tuesday
and registered at the Lynnwood. |
is said that the Major is thinking o
becoming candidate to succeed Judg
A. J. Tyler on the circuit bench whel
his time eXpires.-Elizabethton Equit,
Havi SUPP Coal Company That
all, Phone 292.
At Memorial Hall, January I, 1905
B. f. Outcalts original cartoon coined,
Buster Brown" with Master Rice,
real boy as Buster, and Jack Bell, tn
great English Animal Impersonator a
Busters dog, "Tige," assisted by fort
fun makers, mostly girls, will appea
matinee and night.
Mr.. Guy l.. Smith, mayor of John
son City, was here Tuesday ON bus
ness. Mr.. Smith is member of tn
firm of Armbrust-Smith-Parkis Co
which have stores both here and q
Johnson City. Mr.. Smith is one c
Johnson City's leading business mer
as we'll as one of her most estimabl
citizens. He is man whom the pei
pie of Johnson City delight to hone
and one WHO'S never recreant to trus
-ElizabethtOn Equity.
The Southern railway has decided |
put into use on January the new I'm
form bill of lading as recommended
the Interstate Commerce Commission
After that date it will be necessary fl
all shippers to use the same, or exa'
color and dimensions of bills ladin
except that the length may be varie
to allow individual shippers to pril
their list of articles on the same, bl
the wording of all bills lading must
the same and the individual shippir
ticket now in use will not be acceptt
or issued.