The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-05-10


Mrs. Mamie Nettleton, oFAhis city,
is constantly receiving all Kinds Of
new goods and finds no difficulty in
selling them. She received six dozen
ladies hats one week ago and found il
no trouble to sell them ALL Ladies go
and see the little merchant. Examine
her dress goods and notions laces
trimmings anything you want OF the
best quality. She started in business
with seventy-fye dollars there are a
thousand dollars worth Of goods in her
tidy little store to-day. She has new
er.had a dun nor II draft, where is
the merchant who can say as muchY
Those wanting the best quality Of
goods at best bargains, will do well
to drop in and hold short caucus
with the little merchant
The republicans Of Washington
County met in pow WOW at Jonesboro
on last Monday at high twelve, DR.
VIM. Smith, in the chair. The genial
Doctor sat comfortably in the chair
and read paper while the committee
ON delegations harmonized some little
variations. The great colored leader,
Uncle Wash Gillespie had a front seat
and taxed the energies Of a certain
white brother with continued efforts
to restrain the venerable George
Washington from yelling for the cold
ticket" Our townsman John Kilby
became alarmed on the subject OF
harmony and appealed to w. II. Tay-
lor Esquire to help harmonize the
Johnson City delegation. (He did
not know the squire was democrat
The squire replied that he would dc
all he could to keep down harmony
Sam Simerly enlightened Kilby anC
the squire was not consulted any fur
Their on harmony. James Grisham
was nominated for sheriff and John S
Mathes for trustee, and amid the yell,
of the irrepressible George Washing
ton for Grisham "and don't forge
Mathes" the convention adjourned
Our neighbor DR.. Jake France mad,
several efforts to get the floor for til,
purpose of addressing the convention
but the chair stifled debate.
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