The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-03-22
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s Johnson CITY needs payements.

ar J. II. Mongle, OF this city, is
quite sick at his home.
Mr. Montgomery Hoss has recently
Fold number of building lots.
The Baptist church and the N. E.
sslsurcll have both received their new
bells.
Morley and Bloomsr have received
large orders for bread The bakery is
a success.
Shepard N. Anderson and Isaac II.
Anderson gave us pleasant call
yevtA'day.
W. +. Msthes, the popular clerk of
She Circuit Court of Washington
County vas in town yesterday.
Mrs. NelscA, widow Of the late p. +.
c. Nelson, il lying very i'll at her homs
in this place.
Ben Lyle, living mile west of town,
lost ten sheep, killed by dogs, one
night last week.
Mat L, Clifford is going to build O
handsome dwelling house in johnson
City. What docs that mean Mat?
Hehf ~ "a 5
Z. i. McNees gave us a pleasant
call. II every body were clever
and honest as Eli this world would
be worth living in.
r.. CsHunter is preparing to build
residence for himself Hurry up Bob,
we want you and your excellent wife
for neighbors-
On last Saturday evening one of our
merchants Abe Dalton colored, had
small rumpus with some, white gem
tlemen. Nobody killed.
Col. VIM. ID. Haynes, of Blountyille,
has been confined to his room for sew
eral weeks with sprained ankle. We
learn he is improving slowly.
The prospectus of the New York
Sun, to he found in another column, is
mighty good reading, and the Sun is
one OF the greatest newspapers in the
/, world. 4e
y
& Dick Hughes came into our sanctum
Yesterday, laughed. said nothing-cut
ap-devis thought he was crasy--we
(5lind out it was aboy-Let the battle
Nd on.
80 Our friend w. c. Maupin passed by
this morning, looking into space,
smiling from ear TO ear, speaking 10
nobody ity Z gsl We congratu-
sksiglgIAsA !,
Mr. Freak Evans the jolly young
Ehglishman, connected with the Tan
merry company in this city, is one of
tho supporters of TIE COMET. Long
may he wave.
Miss Minnie Berkeley left yesterday
onNs visitto her home at Limestone.
"Finnie" will be greatly missed by her
many frieptls in this place, even for so
short time.
Hon. John Allison, one Of the most
prominent democrats Of this end Of the
state, is spoken of for one of Tennes-
sees delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton.
What has become OF the democratic
executive committeef The conyen.
tipn to appoint delegates to the ma
Aonai convention ought not TO be
held laterithan may the 10th.
Miss Latham, travelling agent of the
"Sunny South spent Tuesday in
johnson City. With her smiles and
arguments she obtained a number Of
subscribers.
Our worthy townsman, Hon. +. C
Reeves, was on our streets one or two
days this week. Eb is the prince Of
good follows, an able lawyer. and q
valuable citizen.
Our esteemed friend R. c. Hunter
has been very active in behalf Of TIL
COMET for which he has our mos
grateful thanks. Bob is one OF ou
best business young men.
Mrs. Mary Taylor, widow Of Davit
Taylor, who has boen confined to he
bed for long time in a helpless con
dition, is now very low, having grow
worse in the past few days.
r. s. Patty o. this place is maxim,
4 the emigrant business lively. Rufe i
an active, energetic, wide awake Rail
road man. Persons wishing to &
west will do well to correspond will
him.
John McInturff one of the oldes
citizens of unicoi County, died at hi
home ashort time ago. lie was neal
~ IS years old. He left eight Chi
x drcnn He was good citizen and
, hard working man all hislife.
Old winter will soon pillow his hea
in the lap Of spring and die. Burs
ing buds, songs of mellew-throate