The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-08-23

Sweetwater Friday
The city authorities are improving
the streets.
Bachelors hall in Harris new build
ing is quiet and hot.
An addition to the planning mill il
building.
There is new dude an town. 1t is
believed that he is directly from Dude
vile.
A. S, Gump & Co. has just received
a large stock Of the latest style in
stiff hats.
Ben Webb, from Sullivan, is paint
ing Rev. Mr.. Milliard's new house.
Summer goods selling at cost at A.
s. Gumps.
A new front is building to King
block.
We call attention to the ad sof the
Knoxville Tribune, an excellent Dem
ocratic paper, and one of the newsiest
sheets in the State.
Court at JOnesboro this week. THE
COMET found several friends there
Monday. Come on gentlemen, we
will have your names down if we have
to buy new book.
Mrs. Robert Hunter, Of the city, and
Miss Crouch, of Blooms Greek, made
our Office pleasant call, Tuesday.
Enough heat in johnson City this
week to have cooked the Greedy party
on an iceburg.
Several subscribers complain that
they do not get their papers. We
mail all the papers on Friday and can
not account for this complaint.
James Martin, agent forS.M. Win
ches ter, Chattanooga, called, Wednes-
day.
Rev. j. b. Jones, will preach at the
Baptist Church, this city, on next
Sunday afternoon. Everybody in
vited.
What is to be thought OF man who
reads his neighbours paper?
Seven men were taken by Marsha
Key for drunkenness Saturday night
A good deal of shooting at night in
Johnson City. The persons doing il
may well be careful, for such breaches
of the law will not be tolerated.
-Four young ladies and gentlemen
of our city, went out to farmer Patty
honse and enjoyed party given tC
Miss Nelia Briscoe, who has been on &
visit to friends in the city.
Mrs. Alex. Lyle, accompanied by
her son, Milton, of ST. Louis, Mo-, ar,
visiting relatives in johnson City anC
vicinity. Milt made our office pleas
ant call last Wednesday.
l,095,337 pounds of freight unloadod
at Johnson City this week. There il
a great deal of work Mt this depot, per
haps more than at any other depo
between Knoxville and Bristol. tn,
agent here ought to he paid u gooC
salary.
Sugar, coffee, tea, rice and soda, a
Sellers & Scalfs.
' A few evenings ago, Mrs. w. A
i. Jones presented her husband with ,
very fine boy-a ton FOUNDER, Dom
ocrat, wonderful fellow and CHI
Of the old block. We welcome him Il
. our social circle and hope ne will fee
at home, Long may he wavel
+ Capt. w. P. Kelly, section boss OIL
the E. I. V. & G. r. r., has been re
inforced | y a 10 pound boy baby, tn
captain says he will buy provisions b
t the car load this Winter, and that hei
happy. 4s 4
!, Miss Emma Taylor, eldest daughte
Of the Tayl of THE GOMEZ present
her compliments to her old friend an
u kinsman, J. o. Morrell, of Unicoi, an
thanks him for the beautiful dress pr
= sented to her by him this weel
"Tousin Joe is very tind."
a. Miss Rhoda Haynes, OF Blountvill
spent two weeks with her friends an
RS kindred, in Washington and Carte
and returned to her home last Wedn
s, day, charmed with the good looks
d her kin, especially the Tayl of TIL
CoMET-excuse our blushing.
~ A. A. Taylor spoke last Monds
n night in Jobe's Hall to large crow
is .of American citizens. Mr.. Taylt
dealt in facts and figures concernir
at the late unpleasantness at Jonesbor
Guess Pet will be around "bineby."
" A Literary club was organized
- the house of Mr.. Crumley Tuesd'
{, night. II is believed the club will
~ u success. Its aim is to promote soci
" refinement, and literary culture, viii