The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-22

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Greene, did us the honor to to call in
our sanetum yesterday and pledge
themselves to stand by TIE COMET.
An old constable once went up ON
Chuckey river and arrested yiolator
Of the law. On the way to Jonesboro
the prisoner escaped from him. He
wrote ON the back of the warrant this
return: "Cotch him but got away"
The other day colored man, while
at work in the tannery, fell head fore
most into large vat full Of lime water,
used for taking the hair off beef hides.
Better look out, Col. Yocum, we'll
have another Tewksberry case OF tan
ming human hides!
c. K. Lide has removed his family
from Jonesboro to johnson City. We
are delighted with this arrangement,
as we always are when good people
come among us. Excellent people
make excellent towns and excellent
towns are the pride of the country.
Ebert Shipley the worthy clerk Of
the County Court of Washington,
greeted THE COMETS Tayl-Eb has a
farm near Jonesboro, and says he
would like to raise sheep but the dogs
won't let him. He killed sneaking
sheep killer few days since, and serv-
ed him right.
| Died, at the residence Of her master,
thomas N Swingle, an old black hen
called Patty, aged Is years, she had
| lived an upright life and raised about,
40 families. She was cut down in the
prime of henhood like the grass of the
field. Peace to her ashes.
| Another Car LOoted.-Night before
last some sneak thieves broke open a
freight car, in front of the depot, and
supplied themselves with loot. 1t is
not yet known how much they got
as the car was full of goods. One COT
, fee sack was found woll nigh emptied.
Col. o. G. King, of Morristown,
started to Washington Tuesday night.
to aid in presenting the claims of our
Tennessee rivers before the House
: Committee ON rivers and Harbors
No man in East Tennessee is doing
. more to develope the resources and
: promate the interests OF this section OF
, the country than Col. King.
A new board of commissioners fol-
( the city were elected last Saturday
= They are all good men and we hope
q they will do their duty with out feal
. or favor. The board consists of Isaac
Harr Esq, Wiley M.Christian and J. G
King. Let us have good sidewalk
. good streets and good order.
e The wife of one of the editors o
e The COMET paid us very interestin,
call yesterday, and during the charm
ling conversation called for some shekle
which she didn't get, owing to circum
. stances over which We had no control
: All sympathizing friends will pleas
! subscribe for TIE COMET.
II The tannery company have wood
= en- pipe about inches in diamete
/ running from the head of Jobe'
d Spring to the tannery, about hal
3 mile distant. A slick sucker te
inches long entered it at the Sprin
" and landed in vat day or so ago
Q. A mullet made tho trip the day b,
,r fore.
80 Hrr Bro. & Barnes have mad
things lively this week at their tobat
st co warehouse. They sold sc,
le eral large lots of tobacco, some OF
s. bringing as high as $75. per hundre
l. lbs. Several crops average $50 pr
hundred, round. There lie no reaso
why johnson City should not becom
~ tobacco center.
A. DR.. H. Fl. Carr, who has once repr
"a sented Washington county in I'll
legislature of Tennessee. and who d
serves still higher honors, both for h
20 ability as lawyer, and his charact,
- as gentleman, is one OF THE COMET
:. staunchest supporters. With sue
u men at our back, we are independei
Of the world, tho flesh,. and the dew
y George Mills yoangman who live
" near Bristol, and who worked for M
!" il. Adams at this place last summe
was in the coal mine at Pocahonta
Va, at the time of the terrible expl
er sion. He perishes with 1853 others al
IE is now sealed in his burning gray
'st The awfullness Of the catastrophe ca
ur hardly be realized.
knights Of Hoaor.--Rev. w. C. Ca
id den, Grand Chaplain of the Knigh
or of Honor, will give public lecture
NJ Limestone, Tennessee, Thursda
VIA March 9th, at 7 o'clock P. NJ. TT
lecture will set forth the great prin,
Piles and merits Of the Knights
~ Honor. An invitation is extended
=. 10 the public to attend.
D.. III. ILL.,. M. H.. -. L.,