The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-25


College Wednesday, after a short stay
at BuilteSs.
Buster Doyle at HippOdrome Friday |
night, February 26. Admission Is, 25,
80. Tickets on sale at City Drug Store |
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blevins are re-
ceiving the congratulations of friends
of the recent arrival of bouncing boy.
Geo. l.. Carter returned to NewYorlI |
on Monday, after his return to the city
on last Saturday, He will return about
Friday.
Mrs. Sarah Woodruff and four child
rem, of Bluffton, Ind, are visiting the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. Woodruff
on Spring street.
Mrs. John Franklin Clark, who has
been quite ill for some weeks, is report
ed gradually improving, much to the
qualification of her friends.
Mrs. Jas. NJ. Gaunt and little daugh-
ter are unfortunately ill with scarlet
fever. Latest reports say both are rap
idly recovering, rs the form was not
bad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. l.. Carter and son
James returned home Saturday after
noon on special train. Mr.. Carter is
much improved in health, we are glad
to note.
Rev. M. p. Carico is reported in the
Tuesday edition of the Herald-Courier
as having preached strong sermon on
Sunday observance and the closing of
business houses on the Sabbath. DR..
Carico is an able minister.
DIR. j. c. King has had the old black
smith shop removed from his corner,
Main and Roam, which has adorned il
many, many years. The doctor propos-
es to erect on this lot some nice little
store buildings this spring.
The Southern Express Company is
having an addition built to their office.
The business has become so large that
more room is needed, so the "Ln space
on the right is being walled in for an
other room. $. H. Pouder has the
contract.
A swell dance was given at Hotel
Carnegie on last Friday night by the
civil engineers of the c., G. & o. and
the younger set of johnson City. More
than forty couples were present, and
many from Jonesboro and Bristol were
present. Refreshments were furnished
by Miss Jessie Snapp, manager of the
hotel.
Miss Nellie Snyder, a representative
of the Womans' Home Missionary So
ciety of the NJ. +. church, from Illino-
is, will deliver a lecture at the M. Z.
church on next Sunday morning, at
the regular service hour, on the subject
of home missions. Miss Snyder is a
woman of national reputation and is
said to be very interesting talker.
Officers Wilson and Hilton made a
raid Sunday night on bunch of dusky
denizens located in the old shed back
of the new Johnson City Laundry
shooting craps, the negro's national
game, and landed seven behind the
bars, and Monday morning Recorder
Ellsworth put the fines to them, Sc
curing $105 for the city's exchequer.
An interesting lecture on illumina-
ton was given by M. G. Whitman,
Illuminating engineer, in the parlors
of the Planters Hotel, Tuesday O. m.
He was assisted by AMI Smith, man.
agcr for the Watauga Electric Compa-
ny. Mr.. Whitman was advertising
Tungsten lamps. His talk was both
interesting and instructive. Quite a
large crowd was in attendance.
B. Fabian, the new produce dealer,
is buying and shipping a lot of poultry
and eggs. Large shipments are made
by express daily to New York. He is
building up a big business by square
dealing with the farmers, and any one
who has fowls and eggs for sale should
see him before making SALE He is To-
Gated at No. 200 West Main street His
phone No is 4i7. Call him up.
A small blaze occurred by the eXplo-
sion of n plumbers gasoline stove at
the home of s. r. Roberts, on Holston
avenue, shortly after noon Wednesday.
A plumbor was working on a sink in
the kitchen when the explosion occur
red. Some damage was done by burn
ing the room, but no one was hurt by
the explosion. The blaze was extin-
guished before the fire laddies arrived.
e. T. Hart and Miss Bateman, who
have been east buying goods, returned
Monday. A much larger and better
stock than ever bought by this enter
prising firm was purchased on this
trip. Their new shoe department has
?! been fitted up and stocked with new
goods. The front of this store on Pub
Tic Square has been painted white In
, the main store a ladies' waiting room
} will be fitted up and chairs will replace
the stools now in use along the coun-
tiers. A handsome new front is to be
put in with large plate glass show
windows.
: Little Miss Marjorie Bittle, 2l4 Buff
falo street, celebrated her sixth birth.
day Monday afternoolL the 22d, from
three to five, by entertaining number
: of her little friends. Those invited
J were: Elma and Robert Strain, Mildred
| and Earnest Buchanan, Sabria and
Ernie Cooper, Hayward and Ruth
Williams, Joe and Kathleen Landrett
!, and Erwin Thomas. Ice cream anC
cake shaped into little hatchets were
: served and little card board hatchetS
decorated with cherry and tied will
red, white and blue baby ribbons wer,
given each one as a mn anento of the oc
/, casion. "
Senator Sells ana Representative,
= Burbage came home Monday for few
! days recreation during the weeks hol
! iday of the legislature, which recon
= venes on Saturday. Representative
u Burbage has introduced bill in tn,
Legislature requiring the Southern Rail