The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-03-04
Local and Personal

Miss Lena Barton is improving from
her recent illness.
Atty. H. B. Shelton was down from
Bristol on Monday.
Hon. Lee +. Miller was visitor to
the city Wednesday.
George White, of Alton, is visiting
relatives in Carnegie this week.
Harry Gump and family are expect
ed back from Florida this week.
Harry Parrot is in Florida fishing,
but to hear him tell it he is catching
fish.
1t is stated that DIR. Denton and wife
are vending their way back TO Sunny
Tennessee.
p. NJ. Ward and Miss Maud Lusk
are in the eastern markets purchasing
for the Bee Hive.
Miss Katherine Vaught has as her
guest this week Miss Margaret Atkins
of AsheVille, n. Z.
DIR. J. j. Robinette delivered an in
teresting talk to the High School pupils
on Monday morning.
The mother of J. r. Stephenson and
Miss Dorothy Doane left for Chicago
Wednesday afternoon.
DR.. Lewis Riddell, of Memphis, is
delivering series of lectures at Mill
gan College this week.
Hon. Dale Stuart and wife, of Rus
sell county, Va, are visiting Attorney
Walter A. Roberts and wife.
J. w. Cass has become interested in
the EXum Furniture Co. and has been
elected secretary and treasurer.
Little Miss Margaret Lyle, who has
been confined at home with measles, is
reported as recovering rapidly,
Hon. "Bob' Gardner will deliver the
literary address al Oakland Seminary
in Greene county Oh March 26.
Mrs. Eva Jobe and daughter and
Miss Ryan were in Johnson City We'd
nesday EN- route TO Washington.
Mrs. r. A. Lusl< has been with her
mother at Free Hill this week on ac-
count of the illness of the latter.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. u. w. Snapp,
last Saturday afternoon, daughter,
and Fancy is as proud as peacock.
Messrs. Oaks & Hall, managers for
the Pedigo store, have arrived and are
busily engaged in opening their stock.
The oil tank of the Carolina, Clinch-
field & Ohio Railway burned last Sat
urday night about midnight. No other
damage.
Rev. John T. Brown has gone to
Charleston, S. g., to conduct series of
revival services. He was accompanied
ny Mrs. Brown,
w. l.. Thomas has returned from the
eastern markets. Bill said he bought
big stock this trip, with plenty of
style for everybody.
Mrs. M. J. Brandon and little daugh
ter, Jessie, who have been visiting Mrs
Amos Whitlock, have returned to their
home in Fall Branch.
r. G.. Staples, who was so danger
ously i'll with pneumonia in Bluff
City, is now able to be out, and was in
johnson City this week.
Rev. G. G. Hounshell returned mis-
sionary from Korea, will preach on
next Sunday morning and night at the
Munsey Memorial church.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of Munsey Memorial church
will meet with Mrs. G. l.. Marshall on
Friday afternoon at o'clock.
CarlWhitlock succeeds Virgil Slaugh-
ter, resigned as boOkkeeper at the Wa
tauga Electric Co. Carl is all right
and accompany is to be congratulated
upon securing him,
Rev. j. w. Rogan filled the pulpit
for Rev. Vaught ut Munsey church,
while Dr. Vaught took DR.. Rogan's
place at the First Presbyterian church
ON Sunday night last.
Jno. d. Cox and w. p. Delhi estab
lshed branch store at Fordtown last
week, and put Messrs. Charles and
Perry Miller in charge, they having
taken stock in the business.
J. r. Whisman, j. A, Parsons, Frank
Taylor, George Hannah, Robert De
Vault and Mrs Default have returned
after weeks buying trip in the east
of spring and summer goods.
Hon. A. A. Taylor has written d,
new lecture, "The Passing of Tn,
Sword,o which he will deliver at Mil
ligan College Saturday night. This
will be his first appearance in his new
lecture.