The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-06-14


accompanied by his son, Walter, went
down to Tate Springs to spend few
weeks.
Our esteemed young friend, Joe
Summers, of Moorsburg, Hawkins Co,
is visiting friends and relatives in
Johnson City
See our good Rio Coffee. pounds
for 500 ~ HUNT & LrDE
Two OF old Sullivans stanch Demo
Gratis and substantial citizens, John
Wolfe and his son Robert, honored
The COMET with their presence Thurs
day morning.
McElreth's Standard Dramatic Com
pany gathered in the--not the golden
but the silver sheayes last week.
Three nights. Full houses each night.
Talk about your theatre going people,
Johnson City goes. We like to laugh,
and MAC" can make you "cackle, by
hen"
Blainee BADGE nance, alice samee.
Bleat Glantee, Clonklin, Arthur.
Alice heap mad. New Yorkee Times
no helpee Blainee. Logan heapee
smart. No gitee alice blead, takee
halfee loafee, Newspapers kickee,
pinchee, slapee Blainee. Dlemoclats
heap glad, Wing LEE.
There has been much dispute on
the question as to how Powell Clayton
got that empty sleeve. 1t is certain
the sleeve is empty-or as the China
man would say "Lempty is lie sleevee,
armee's gone" The latest explana-
ton is that it was lost in an Arkansaw
gambling saloon after the war.
Chas. X. Lide is going to house
keeping. Nothing like it Charles.
The most independent way to live in
the world-if you keep your wife's
pocket-book full of money like we do
but then Charles is not an editor
and hasn't the opportunities to make
big money that we have. Well every
body can't be rich.
Good stock of Tobacco.
HUNT & LIDE.
We favor the election of Hon. Isham
G. Harris for permanent chairman OF
the State Democratic Convention
Our reasons will be appreciated with.
out enumeration by all good Demo
Gratis. He will preside with ability
and his presence in the convention
thus made conspicuous will cheer and
enthuse and inspire to good works
| -Rnorpille Tribune.
We second the motion.
X. l.. Hickey & Co., is the style o
the new firm at II. B. Clark's new
building, A new firm, a new house,
new stock OF groceries We don
know who the company is, or are, bu
we do know that r. l.. Hickey is a
pushing and go ahead Il boy as eve
cut cheese or opened Darrell of sll
gar. THE COMET bows and says gro
Ger, grow sir. We hope you'll grow
sir.
Rev. Sam Willard of our city, show
cd us some of the finest wheat TIL
world. ever saw, this week, raised OF
his farm, mile north Of Johnson City
The Mediterranean hibrid cannot b
beaten except by the "Landreth,
This is unquestionably the best whea
! we ever saw, many heads measurin
!, seven inches in length. Mr.. Millar
Z says it stands thick and will make
!. heavy yield.
8 Best brands Cross Out Saws.
HUNT & LIDR.
Up among the mountains whose tn
;, rhododendrons bloom and the sparl
:. ling fountains gush where the shat
q ows fall from peaks six thousand fet
= high, where thousand rivulets flo
through NOISY dells Oh, what a r.
|. treat from the heat and hustle an
M mosquitoes, and malaria, and politi,
q of the outside world. Take the Ma
i row Gauge at johnson City.
IA pounds of Sugar for one dolls
10 at HUNT & LIDE's.
n At Emory and Henry, Rev. R.
y Waterhouse was awarded the Rober
It son; ID. S. Henkla, the Mathematical
w. A. Read, the DISCLAIMERS al
Readers. In the Calliopean Scott
Fl. P. Worries, received the Debater'
P. l. Kane, the Declaimer's; J. F. Ca
:, ter, the Improvement. r. Sande
/. took the Hermesian Debater's. -Br,
toll Caurier.
For Sale--A SPLENDID farm co
n tanning 105 acres, well watered and
a good condition, provided with goo
~ buildings and in an excellent neig
a borhood, in the Sd Civil District
\ Unicoi County adjoining the farms
John Anderson ESD, VIM. Pagan,