The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-07-19

East Tennessee Press Association
met at Knoxville Thursday July 18th,
1884.
The Calaboose is very popular
summer resort. Lord Mayor Harr
Policeman Keys master of
Ceremonies. Lodging free. Euro
pean plan.
Saws! Saws! Saws!!l Crosscut and
hand. Hunt & LIDE.
Some of our subscribers complain
that their paper does not come on time.
Last week we delayed the issue of the
paper in order 10 give the news from
Chicago. We shall make every effort
to have our subscribers receive their
paper regularly.
Every day or two there is an excur-
sion to Cranberry. How delightful, or
us the ladies say, how exquisitely nice
it is to ride serenely through the
mountain region, along the raging
Doe, breathing the purest air of heaven
and viewing scenery, oh! scenery that
words 60 begging to describe.
Have you seen the brass kettles at
HUNT Il LIDE's.
Robt. J. Lusk has q large brick kiln
fred, and hopes TO have it burned by
Saturday night. Rev. Wiley NJ. Chris
tan will commence burning his kiln
next monday, and will if he has no
bad luck, burn two hundred and fifty
thousand brick.
Last Friday night there was moon
light leap year picnic at the City
Hotel by lamp light. There were
thirteen couple present. Some OF the
boys liked ice cream SO we'll that they
took two saucers. Leap year only
comes every four years. Take OPP
portunity by the forelock. He has no
hair on the back of his head.
Waldron Grass Blades. HUNT &
LIDE.
One OF Johnson City's greatest
needs during this hot weather is a
good bath house, with first class &C
comodations, nothing adds so much to
health and happiness, as good water
not sprinkled with brandy, and the
man who will put up first class bath
room, will reap golden harvest, and
receive the blessings OF all good citizens
OF Johnson City.
One of the very best female colleges
in all this country is Sullins College
Bristol, Tenn. The course of instruc
ton is very thorough, and diplom,
from Sullins College means something
The President, Rev. ID. S. licaron is ,
gentleman of excellent qualities boil
of head and heart. We call specia
attention to the advertisement o
Sulling College, which is printed il
| annthar cnlumn
Mdrried.-At the residence Of til,
brides father, near Catoosa Springs
Ga, on the 18th of July, 1884, bp Rev
q. +. Lotion, assisted by J. W. Rob
ertsOn, Rev. f. 3. Robertson, OF Ba
kersville. n. c., to Miss Georgia Bel
The happy couple arrived in GU
town last Thurtday evening, and wer
given a reception at Mr.. 7. A. Faw'l
They left Friday for Bakersvil,
where the Rev. Mr.. Robertson is st:
ton preacher.
After Sunday School on last Sabbath
our good friend Scott Taylor conclude
to visit the White Rookie, on the Blu
falo Mountain, and see if the whortlc
berries were plenty and ripe. TIL
tramp was long one, but Scott mad
it all right and was warmly welcome
when he got in hundred yards of til
rocks, by large rattlesnake, VIII
wanted to get his fangs fastened
SCOTS feet. The battle W,
short and sweet, and Scott left hi
dead and brought back rattIes an
says he was a big one sure.
We are preparing to have cuts f
our paper. We want a picture
Judge Hacker playing the mormon
ca to the Jonesboro convention. "
want q cut Of Judge Butler riding tv
horses in the political circus. v
Y want a cut OF Tom Reeves holding 3
@ olive branch. we want cut OF "tl
}. dark bosses who were waiting to
called. and so on ad libitum. Loo
out, THE COMET is going to pilot
graph. Our camera is turned upt
the Republican bosses. We may tai
> the cap off at any moment. BE sti
hi Marshall VIM. Keys hotel, the cal
boose, has lately been well patroniz
\ by lovers of bug juice" A fellow WI
wants to get drunk on "kill me quic
liquor and paint Johnson City red c.
do soft he has eight dollars to spare, b
= we would advise him to first get used
Y being handcuffed, and bring sor
y, bed clothes with him rs the calaboc