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

among us ike shattered oak, h0Aty
with age and acornless.
Johnson city was well represented
in the Sunday Schoul convention at
Greenville, among the number were
j. A. Cargille, Wiley M. Christian, j.
w. Crumley and sister, Miss Jennie,
Mrs. II. H. Crouch, Miss Ella Well
borne, Miss Wiley, and DR.. j. G. King.
Judge White, OF Fall Branch, spent
a day or so in our little city this week.
lie reports peace and plenty in the
region of the chimneytop and democ-
rocy thriving. Judge White expects
to put out large tobacco crop this
year. He has tried it and found it
very PORTABLE,
Geo. w. St. John one of Washing
ton county's houriest takers dropped
i'll and took dollar and quarters
worth of the The COMET this week.
The man that refuses to provide his
family with st. Johns flour and the
COMETS flowers is worse than an inf
del. Course heis.
Croquet has made its appearance in
johnson City. A good many are suf-
fering with it. 1t is not yet an epe-
demic, We are informed by good
physicians that there is only one rem
edy for the malady, and that is a good
wife and ten children. There is no
hope for "Shang."
What is more pitiful than to hear a
great big six-footer quarreling with a
seven year old boy over a game OF
marbles. We hear it every day. Yes
terday two got fightin' mad because
the urchin wanted to take "round-
ance." No wonder some people are
for protective tariff.
There are ten men in Johnson City
who, standing on each others heads,
would make a pyramid nearly sixty.
two feet high, with the boot and shoe
man the "bottom rail-" and the furni
ture man the rider" and the pyramid
would taper from four feet in diana
ter at the base to darning needle al
the top.
The editor Of the Enterprise nee(
not put himself to the trouble of send
ing to the land of flowers for any kin(
of information as man who is so par
ticularly Sharp as to slide round OF
his ears over a Jest would greatly b,
benefited by convcrsing with any o
| his brother ignoramuscs Call arounC
and see us. Respectfully,
FLORIDA CRACKER.
Mrs. Clay Beasley' of Shell Greek
made short visit among her friend
in J. c., this week, Ell Wolf prescn.
ed her with nice busting brush, an,
Will Rhea gave her broom. Ola,
Beasley ought TO sue them both TO
damages, for arming his wife witt
broom sticks and brush handle
against the peace and dignity Of Iii
head.
Mat II, Cannon, the tobacco evan
gehst, spent Thursday in johnson
City. Mat, has recently joined til
! happy band OF married mon and weal
I very broad smile all over his goo
: looking mouth. Never mind, old f.
low, what IS that old saying abor
| "tother side of your mouths" MI
\ says she cried when he left he
That's the way 1t is Mat, after awhi
you'll do the weepin
We were present last Tuesday at Mi
Parker's millinery opening at HuntC
& Christians and was delighted wit
the many nice trimmed goods on exl
bition, fine hats were plenty all gotte
h up in the height of style, u large nun
i Der OF Ladies were present and mar
r and loud EXPLANATIONS Of the fair on
as they inspected the goods. Mi
l. Parker, won golden opinions fro
It all on Tuesday last,
r The Jonesboro District Oonferen
e will convene in the Methodist ChurC
South in johnson city Thursd,
r. morning the 10Th at 8 o'clock. Ope
n ing sermon at IL o'clock by Rev. Il.
y Moore. Business sessions and divil
d services each day through the wee
Citizens are cordially invited to
tend both.
:. L. L. III. CARLocK P. z.
n Limestone Tenn. May. 10th 1884.
w One day last week man was arre
ed ON Boons Creek for being t
sweet on stand Of bees. He actual
= persuaded the bees to elope with hi
= He was guarded by J. nj. Crouch
= the house OF Squire Clark, there
- answer the charge Of abduction Of t
" innocent bees. But no sooner did t
gallant Crouch turn his head thap t
70 prisoner went humming away Ii
g. the little busy bee. The astonish
g guard started in hot persuit, but t
O. father Of the flying freeman leveled
ed rifle and persuaded Crouch to
beegoaes be bygone. Crouch look
a into the muzzle of that rifle and (