The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-09-06

W. Lewis Smith left this morning
for Chattanooga, where he will enter
the officers training camp
Mrs. w. T. McSpadden, of Bristol
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J.
K. Simmons.
DR.. R. w. Dulaney, of Jonesboro
was in the city Yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Martin have
returned from their summer home at
Elk Park.
Fire discovered in the residence oc-
cupied by Henry Knight, an old soldier
on Willard street did damage to the
amount of about ten dollars before it
was eXtinguished by the fire company.
James Preas, of Newport News, Va,
arrived Tuesday for a brief visit to
his parents, DR.. and Mrs. J. H. Preas.
Miss Nellie Lyle who has been ill
for the past few weeks is able to sit
up. Miss Lyle's many friends will
be glad to hear that she is improving.
Miss Helen Swan is spending ten
days of her vacation in Kingsport
visiting friends.
Miss Faye Whiteside, who has been
in Baltimore for the past year taking
a course in nursing, returned to John
son City Tuesday and is being cor
daily welcomed by her hosts of friend
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Moncler who
have been the guests of Rev. and Mrs.
C. M. Emert for several days, left
for their home in Chattanooga. Mrs.
Mencler has spent a month with her
parents, and was recently joined by
Mr.. MenCler.
Mrs. Charles Y. Deadrick is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Lorena Dead
erick in Bristol.
Mr.. Paul Hughes and little daugh-
ter, Adele, are visiting relatives at
Marion and Pocahontas, Va.
Mr.. J. Buford Conner left yesterday
for Roanoke, Va, where he will spend
eight weeks in completing the Gregg
business course.
Miss Pauline Bryan left Sunday
for Dante, where she will take up her
duties as teacher in the Dante high
school.
Miss nellie Ferguson of Atlanta,
Ca, is the guest of her cousin, Miss
Una Jones at Fairview.
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Miss Katherine Hawkins left Mon
day for Marshall, N. c., where she
goes to resume her position as must
cal directories in the High School.
DR.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Ellison, of Wash
ington, D. c., are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Ellison.
Mrs. Camaline Baldricf Mrs. Sue
Bigger and daughter, Miss Lydia, who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. b. Harrison and Mr.. and Mrs.
Burr Harrison, returned to their home
in Louisville, Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Ford and Miss
Francis Erie Ford. and Mrs. H. D.
Gump, after spending a month with
Mrs. j. ]. Adams, have returned to
their home at Dallas, Texas.
Mrs. NJ. r. Sage, of Atlanta, is a
visitor in the city.
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Rev. George Green, for several
years the pastor of the Central Bap-
fist church in johnson City, where
he has done large work, rendered
his resignation Sunday morning be-
fore a large congregation, and will
with his most estimable family, leave
this week for Atlanta, where he ac-
cepts work with the Home Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist Church
His new position calls for salary
of $4,000 year and expenses, and
offers an unlimited field for his labor.
There is much regret among the
members of his large congregation
over his departure and this was evil
denced yesterday at the services, and
by words today
Mrs. s. P. Bolton has returned from
a visit to her son. Houston X. Bolton
now a resident of Hopewell, Va.