The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-11-19
Local and Personal

Skating at the Hyppodrome, Satur-
day, November q. Music.
John l., Davis, of Knoxville, is here
looking after his large landed interests.
James A. Maher, of Roam Mountain,
was prominent visitor in the city this
week.
The Watauga Electric Company is
extending a line to Carter's addition,
one mile,
Mrs. Steele and family are occupying
their nice new house on Holston ave
nue., west.
Mr. and Mrs. r. F. Brewer have re-
ceived new addition to their family
circle. It's boy.
Mrs. Eva Jobe and charming daugh-
ter, of Happy Valley, were in the city
Thursday shopping.
Don't forget the dinner bazaar and
cake sale at the Martin Williams build
ihSi AuSoNuJD ANONCnlDCI Ii
Col. John B. Brownlow, a prominent
real estate dealer of Knoxville, is visit
iting Hon. w. p. Brownlow at the Sol
diers' Home.
johnson City and Tusculum played
the tie game off Wednesday. First
half no score, in the second Johnson
City scored too
Mr.. and Mrs. Bellew expect to soon
be in their new cottage on Holston. 1t
will be equipped with steam heat and
electrical cook apparatus. -
Next Sunday there will be a special
service at TIVE Market street Methodist
church, in tay interest of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society.
The subject for the morning sermon
at the First Methodist church Sunday
will be "Paul's Vision The evening
sermon will be based upon Second
Kings, 18th chapter.
There is much talk that if pupils are
compelled to take one year of college or
university work before they graduate
lin the form of an eleventh grade) there
will be no tenth grade next year.
Charles Sellers who brutally assaults
ed his sister, Mrs. John Cross, at Brit
tol Monday, was reported to be from
this city. Inquiry of the public and
others here fail to identify Sellers.
What is the matter with trolley road
from Johnson City to Erwin, so that
that booming little burg can have
hourly communication with larger
place, or visa versa as Erwin grows?
Messrs. Ferd Powell, J. N. Powell,
M. j. Caples, Geo. l.. Carter and other
officials of the G., G. 0. Ry. are attend
ing the banquet at Spartanburg, S. c.,
given by the Chamber of Commerce.
After successful run of two weeks,
resulting in the conversion of thirty
five persons, the meeting at Shows
Chapel has closed. The converts will
be baptized at Roam street church Sun
day morning.
The ladies aid society of the M. f.
church will have their annual dinner
and bazaar in the basement of the
church on the corner of Main and Roam
streets on December 10. You are cor
daily invited to be present.
AT the morning service of the Chris
tan church next Sunday John T.
Brown will preach, taking for his sub
ject "Human life is too cheap The
subject for th@evening will be "Relig-
ious reformations, their origin, purpose
and progress.
Miss Mia DeArmond left last week
for Okhunka, Fla, to spend the winter
in sanitarium in the interest of her
health. DR.. Master, in charge of the
sanitarium, states that she is on the
road to rapid recovery and will soon be
sound and well.
Your attention is called to the adver-
tisement of Stokely Bros, the fruit
packers, of Newport, on the first page.
They are putting fine grade of goods
upon the market and you will be pleas
ed with their products, particularly
their extra table peaches.
Hon. Dick Barry, a recent benedict
of Unicoi county, was in the city Sat
urday for few hours on business.
Dick is still loyal democrat and is
anxious for the next presidential race
to occur believing he can carry Unicoi
for democracy, he is so happy over his
marriage.
The women are rapidly getting ready
for the church dinners and bazaars
which will follow in quiet succession
from now until the holidays. The
Presbyterian church, south, had an all
day work meeting at Mrs. Fred John
sons on Thursday, and the Wataugs
Avenue Presbyterian church specia
meeting at Mrs. Henry Gildersleeve''
the same day. Others are busy at worl
too, and no one need go hungry from
now till Christmas if they have thu