The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-11-26
Local and Personal

Mrs. G. o. Taylor, of Jonesboro, was
visiting here Sunday.
James A. Maher was down from
Roam Mountain today.
Miss Lura Bowman is visiting Mrs
T. III. Black at Chuckey.
Mrs. j. E. Hayes and children are
visiting at Elizabethton.
Mrs. j. p. Logan is visiting Miss
Bess McClanahan, at Bristol.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. S. Han
nah, Monday night, daughter.
Mrs. William Wood, of Bristol, is
visiting Mrs. Willis, in this city,
Miss Roberta Jobe, of Bristol, spent
Thanksgiving day with Johnson City
friends.
Mrs. w. d. DEFAULT, of Austin
Springs, is here visiting her son, r. D..
DeVault.
Mrs, H. S. Hoover, of indianapolis,
Ind, is visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Solsburg.
Mrs. j. B. Hale, of Boones Creek, is
sick, at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
r. A. LuslI, in this city.
Thanksgiving services were held at
the various city churches Thursday, at
W =ich the choirs rendered some excel.
lent music
The football game Thanksgiving day
between Johnson City and Greenevillt
was won by johnson City, the score
being 7 to 6.
1t has been decided by the commit
tees that the new Munsey Memorial
church will be dedicated Sunday
December Ii.
Mrs. c. +. Bell and Miss Leila Car
son have returned to their home a.
Elizabethton, after visiting Mrs. w
III. Crawford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown Spurow at
tended theMedding of Miss Annie Lei
Smith and Mr.. Henry M. Butler al
Bristol Wednesday.
f. H. Given, of Knoxville, who has
been assisting at the meeting in the
United Brethren church, this city, has
returned to his home.
The superintendent of the work or
the square celebrated Thanksgiving
day by laying the cement foundation
for the brick paving.
The ladies of the First Presbyterian
church had their annual dinner anC
bazaar in the Martin Williams build
ing, Tuesday, Nov. "a.
Misses Amy Jackson and Marths
Martin, pupils of Martha Washington
college, are guests this week of Mr.. anC
Mrs. James A. Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Honisher, who have
been here on visit to Mr.. and Mrs
J. d. Longmire, have returned to theil
home in Kansas City, Mo.
Misses Elberta lobe and Emma Lei
Weller, students Martha Washington
college, Bristol, are spending this week
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. III. Weller, or
Locust street. o
Mrs. NJ. G. Ogden returned this week
to her home at Richmond, stopping er
route at Lynchburg to visit relatives
after short stay with her parents, w
T. Mitchell and wife, in this city.
J. B. Bewley, care-taker of eX-Presi
dent Andrew Johnson's monument
was here Thanksgiving day visiting
the Soldiers Home. Mr.. Bewley say
he finds Johnson City improved grea
deal since his last visit here.
The Dosser Bros, who have stores il
Bristol and Morristown, have arranged
with DR.. A. S. n. Dobson to erect 1
store building on Main street, next t
the Crumley building. This prosper
Gus firm will open their new stor'
here next spring.
Hon. David M. Buck, the represent
alive elect from Yancy county, and
prosperous farmer from Bald Noun
tain, N. c., was distinguished visito
in the city last Saturday. Dave i
wearing his new honors gracefully, ant
is yearning to begin work as law
maker.
Mrs. r. G. Hunter had as her Thanks
giving guests: Hon. w. e. Dyer, wifi
and daughter, of Chattanooga; Mrs.
r. Browder, Mrs. III. G. Foster an
Miss Mary Dyer, of Lenoir City; Mis-
Sallie Dyer, of Knoxville, and Mis-
Rhea Hunter, at home from Virgini
institute.
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