The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-12-31
Local and Personal

Foy w. Dulaney is having built two
cottages ON Hamilton street.
w. w. Below has moved into his
new home on Holston avenue.
Fleming Miller is building a seven
room house on Myrtle avenue.
c. n. Brown is having modern
cottage erected on Myrtle avenue to
rent.
Mrs. |. A. Bittle and children are
visiting relatives in Athens, Tenn, this
week,
Mai. Paul f. Divine is having built
a handsome dwelling in the Garter adj
>ditiOn.
Mrs. r. d. Default left Monday to
spend week with her parents in Sa-
lem, Va.
Misses Alice and Eva Carr entertain
ed few friends at cards Wednesday
afternoon
w. r. Pouder came in from Embre-
vile, little late, but in time for the
Masonic banquet.
A. Taylor Hart, the popular "Selz y
shoe drummer, came home Thursday
to spend the holidays.
George O'Brien and wife managed to
get here from the Carter county line
for the Masonic banquet.
Mrs. Edna A. Default left this week
to spend the winter with her son, CIV.
DeVault, in Umatilla, Fla.
Mr.. Charles WofIord of Nashville
spent the holidays with his brothers,
George and Paul Wofford.
Mrs. A. j. Patterson, of Greeneville,
and Mrs. Fornie Boyd, of Knoxville,
spent Monday in the city.
Tom Dyer, of the City Barber Shop,
is building a modern eight-rOom dwell
ing on East Myrtle avenue,
We are glad to learn that Mrs. w.
f. Brewer is now able TO be up, after
her long and trying illness.
Miss Sadie Ward entertained We'd
nesday afternoon in honor of Miss
Whelan, of Weston, w. Va,
Miss Mae Noe, stenographer for the
ID. II. Willard Co., spent the holidays
with her parents in Morristown.
Mrs. Nj. NJ. Ward and Miss Marion
Friberg will receive on New Years af-
ternoon in honor of Miss Whelan.
r. E. Bailey and wife came in from
Boones Creek to attend the Masonic
installation and remained for the ban
quet.
H. W. Pardue has sold his Buffalo
street restaurant to two brothers from
Kingsport, who will take charge Janu-
airy |.
NJ. l.. Fox and wife returned Mon
day to the city, after an extended trip
south, taking in Meridian and New
Orleans.
T. A. Trent, formerly connected with
the C., G. Il o. Ry., but now with the
Seaboard, was visitor to the city
Monday.
Mr.. w. H. Gildersleeve came to the
city last week to spend the holidays
with his parents, Col. and Mrs H.
GildersleeVe
Frank Burbage will act as secretary
of the Water company, in the absence
of his brother George, who goes to the
legislature this week.
Walter J. Hunter has commenced
the erection of handsome seven-room
| cottage on his lots, corner of Unaka
avenue and Boone streets.
Watch the columns of The Comet
for the latest news and happenings in
and around our city. We will cover
the field like the rays of light.
Mrs. G. B. Evans and little son,
Louis, of Greensburg, Ind, are visiting
Mrs. Charlotte Kennedy and DR.. w. a.
Kennedy, her mother and brother, on
West Walnut street
Johnnie Bowman, the popular meat
cutter at J. B. Worley's, was married
to Miss Mary Hammer Christmas eve,
but he didn't take bridal tour, just
kept on cutting meat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. A. Crystal, parents
of Mrs. AMI Smith, arrived from
Washington City last week to spend
the winter. Mr.. Crystal will likely
purchase home here.
J. J. Conner left Wednesday of las
week to join his wife and babies, who
are visiting Mrs. Connor's mother il
Spring Hill, Tenn. They will all re
turn together after the holidays.