The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-09-13
.BARRACK TALES
Pegleg Brown is sojourning with us
till his papers and pension arrives.


discharged and will go to California.
Leroy schoby, of Co. A, goes to
Cincinnati on three months fur
Tough.
No man can acquire popularity I'M
til he takes few lessons in the art
of keeping his mouth shut.
John Whalen, formerly of D Co.
who has been in New York State for
a year or so returned here today.
Joe Johnson, of Co. C, will leave
Saturday on 80 days furlough for
Baltimore to visit relatives and friends
Ed M. Miles will be three month in
the CITY of Magnificent Distances"
where he will walk miles for exercise.
Billy Watson, with rings on his
fingers and balls on his toes, goes
East tomorrow. Here's to you; Bill!
Joe Hines, Ed Sullivan and Tom
Catfish Whitaker. of E company,
leave Saturday on 9O-day furloughs.
Tom Mitchell, deep water mariner,
will set sail as soon as he can raise
the wind pension day for Chesapeake
Bay.
George Weight and Hank Rowe
have taken out their papers, and will
make homestead entry for land in
Arkansas.
Joel A. Pratt, formerly clerk at the
Post Fund Store. returned from long
furlough, in ancient Knoxville Joel
is native of the Badger State.
Charley Howard of B Co., is very
busy these days regulating and re-
pairing chronometers and Ingersol
watches for members going on leave.
These comrades of Co. c, took out
discharges today: Jas. Callahan to
Los Angeles; VIM. Goldsboro to Mobile
and Joseph Paulding to Philadelphia.
Capt Charles H. Babb, late E. End
Pa. Cav, dropped in from the land Of
flowers and alligators and has been
readmitted- headquarters are in
Co. F.
Capt, Eaton, of e Co.. returned Tues
day from an enjoyable outing to his
old home city, Toledo, /Ohio, and
points in Michigan and islands on the
lakes.
Jonathan Tallman left camp on fur
Tough for Terre Haute, Ind, to visit
his children, and into the condition
and standing of the present city gov
eminent.
Col. Summers, of e Co., goes Sat
urday on furlough to Kentucky oil
fields, where he is financially interest
ed. Like Col Sellers, he says there's
millions in it,"
The following members of E COM
pany have taken out discharges: John
Stonburner, James Campbell, w. H.
Smith and Anthony Tufts.
The following veterans of d Co. hav
AIKEN out three-months furloughs
!. S. Palmer to Washington D. c.;
John l.. Chastain to Knoxville; Frank
smith and iona Trowbridge to Florida
Lucien b. Scott, E 141st N. Y. Inf,
Ifter long absence from Tennessee,
las returned. Lucien was promoted
o second lieutenant for bravery on
he battlefield of spottsplyania Court
louise.
Jim Rogers, of d Co., leaves this
veek for Brooklyn. N. Y. He intends
D work awhile at his trade of sail
laking at the navy yard. The finest
ssortment of best wishes and prayers
, take with him we have in stock.
Thomas F. O'Brien has taken his t
Ischarge and with his wife will go q
, Philadelphia to reside with their
rown children who are married.
heir many friends are sorry to part a
it'll them. but wish them a happy v
Iture.
Albert Carter. an old landmark
no operated laundry for number 0
years in a Johnson city suburb In h
position to steam launderies,
rived in camp from Fort Wayne. |
mere eggs sell at 40 cents a dozen Il
d bacon clean out Of sight. "