The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-05-24


and go on the excursion TO Cranberry.
Uncle Jack Crumlcy went over to
North Carolina the other day his bust
ness there, to buy lumber and see if
any one wishes to marry.
well, Mrs. Brown. where did YOU
get that good cofieeg sWhy, at
Hunt & Lide'sof course! they have
the best stock Of coffee, sugar and tea
and syrup in the city"
r. B. Daniels has planted three
acres in Water melons, ON the banks
OF the beautiful Watauga, in Carter
County. Watermelon friends" viii
swarm around the venerable Riley this
season.
"Jack is that M good saw of
youm?" "You bet it's one of Hunt &
Lide's foot cross cuts, and oh, but it's
a hummer in cherry, oak or poplar,
and only cost 40 cents foot"
Messrs Berry & Hodges, builders,
have completed splendid job of
work on the new lobe block. There
are no finer workmen anywhere than
this pushing, enterprisiug and exceed
ingly popular duet.
Mrs. Sue Patterson, the friend ofour
youth and our friend yet, blessed the
elder Editor of THE COMET with a as-
ket of Strawberries as large as hen eggs
last Thursday. We cannot express
our feelings we are too full for utter
ance.
The Holston Methodist has a Price
upon its head. A good Price-Prof.
r. N. Price. The price of it for one
year is only $500 in advance, and is
cheap as dirt at that price to those
who love Methodism. Subscribe for
the Holston Methodist.
Il say carpenter Jones, where do
you buy your saws, files, hammers and
SIGH likes" "Why, | go to Hunt &
Lide for all my tools, nails &C., they
sell the Old Dominion nails and
would not use any other, they can al
ways supply YOU"
Our friends who have not paid up
their subscription will be remembered
with the warmest emotions of graft
tude and pleasure by those whom they
have contributed to make happy il
they will COMET us with that dollar
and quarter. Don't all speak at once.
Blessed is he who pays for his paper.
There will be a mass meeting Of the
4 citizens of Johnson City and vicinity
at Science Hill acadamy on wednes-
day evening May 2S, for the purpose
of organizing plan for the establish
ment of first class school in Johnson
city. This is vital to the prosperity Of
the town Rally round the banner
of Education! Come one come old!
The ladies are especially invited
Mrs. Chas. X. Lido, Miss Odom and
Mary Lide departed for Carolina on
Tuesday evening last, to he gone all
summer. Chas. is looking very much
ike the last rose of summer Heard
him gay yesterday he would give iiyt
dollars to hear his baby cry. Come
up, Chas, you may listen to "ourn" fol
nothin.
Look not upon the cucumber when
it is green. When it giveth it's colol
in the dish. For at last it biteth like
a serpent and stingeth like an adder
Who hath woe, who hath sorrow, who
hath the cholora morbus? They thai
tarry long at the cucumber, they tina
seek cucumbers and onions mixed
Joneshoro papers please copy for ben
eft Of John Allison Jr.
Martha Washington College is near
ing the close Of very pleasant anc
successful years work. We had thu
pleasure Of looking in on them, THU
week, and found everything brigh
, and cheerful. They are making W
an attractive programme for com
mencement, which includes bac
calaureate sermon by Rev. ]. S. Ken
nedy. e4+
Sullins College commencement
promises to be of unusual interes
Q this year. The college has been full
: during the year and the work wei
and truly done. The programme 10
commencement work includes ser
: mons by Revs G. d. French and w
L. Richardson and a literary addres
Q by Rev. G. G. Rankin.--Holston Meth
J, odist.
We are glad to see such men as MI
H. B. Clark buying property am
i building houses in our Midst. Nj
RI Clark is pushing his store house an,
will seon have it completed and W
learn he intends to build three or fou
/. more houses at once. No man anon
! us, has paid out more money than Nj
:, G. to our people, practical Lumbe