The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-10
PERSONALS

! Mrs. Vint Thomas, Mrs. Sarai
Thomas and Miss Annie Patton have
issued invitations to a reception Sat
urday in honor of the Bachelor Girls
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j. W. Redwine left here the frs
of the week for Washington, D. c.
where he has accepted position il
one of Washington's laundries. Mr.
Redwine has thorough knowledge Of
the business, having held similar po'
sitions in some of the largest laun-
dries throughout the country. His
last work in that line being with the
Johnson City Steam Laundry, where
he served a term of three years. His
family will join him in a short time
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Esquire Carr of the Eighth dis
trict was in Johnson City this week.
The Esquire is a member of the
county court and has been such for
number of years. He is an advo-
cate of a system of pike roads such
as only can be built by bond issue.
Esq. Carr expressed himself as be-
ing in favor of a bond issue.
Jas. A. Parson, proprietor of the
Hub, who has been in the Eastern
market the past several days, has re-
turned after purchasing a complete
line of gents furnishings for spring
and summer trade. Mr.. Parson makes
regular trips to the East and keeps
himself posted on the latest styles
and fabrics for his select trade.
Horace Hitch and Ralph Mercy
nolds, of Maryville, spent Tuesday
night in the city en- route to Kings
port with a view of locating there if
conditions are such as has been rep
resented to them. Our best wishes
follow them wherever they go and
we predict for them successful ca
reer.
c. E. Cox, a prominent citizen of
Jonesboro, was a business visitor
here yesterday.
Stuart Renfro, of Elizabethton, was
a business visitor here yesterday.
DIR. R. L. Patton, of Telford, was
here yesterday.
c. A. Williams left here yesterday
on business trip to Saltville, Va.
The Childs Rescue Association will
meet Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
Mrs. R. M. Duncan, of Jonesboro,
was in the city on Tuesday of this
week.
A. C. Moore left here Wednesday
on business trip to Indian Springs.
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Miss Kate Kirkpatrick was the
guest of friends in Bristol on We'd
nesday of this week.
j. G.. Weinberg of the New York
House has returned from
where he has been stock
ing up for the spring and summer
trade.
w. C. Allen, a prominent citizen of
Mountain City, was here yesterday.
w. M. Thompson was looking after
his interests at Bristol and Mountain
City the first of the week
DR.. T. B. Hughes, a prominent
physician of Alton, was business
visitor here Wednesday.
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W. H. Wright, merchant of Lime
stone Cove, passed through here yes
terday en- route to Kingsport on
business mission.
Judge P. @. Miller attended circuit
court at Jonesboro yesterday.
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J. E. Brading, of the Brading-Mar-
shall lumber company, was bust
ness visitor in Maryville the first of
the week.
w. M. Netherland was in Greene
vile yesterday on business.
w. J. Hunter made a business trip
to Jefferson City or Wednesday of
this week.
Attorney Isaac Harr attended cir
cult court in Jonesboro this week.
w. S. Whiting, one of the South's
most extensive lumber dealers, was
here on business the first of the
week.
j. w. Franklin, one of our enter
prising citizens, returned Monday
from a business trip to Talbot and