The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-05-02

DIR. Geo. II. Berry has been sick for
several days.
Mrs. A. ], Barnes has been quite sick
for several days.
The way Ike Jobe went for that
Chronicle man, was u caution.
Paints, oil, leadand glass at
Lide & Smiths.
Clerk and Master Bowman has an
important notice of a land sale in
this issue Of THE COMET.
Send subscriptions by postal note,
money order or registered letter, at
our risk.
Our old friend ]. B. Love is very i'll
with pneumonia, at his home near
this place. We hope he will soon be
out.
Miss Ella Crumley, Of Newport, re-
turned home Wednesday morning,
after spending several weeks in John
son City.
Miss Kate Wilds, charming young
lady from Jonesboro, came up
Wednesday afternoon to spend few
days with Miss Mary 0dom.
Jim Erwin was the first victim. He
is good fellow, but he had to go. If
Jim couldn't stay how can those other
fellows hope to remain?
]. NJ. Martin, the popular young
lumber dealer, went up. to Elk Park
Wednesday morning to remain two or
three days.
Judge S. J. kirkpatrick came up
from Jonesbero Monday evening on
legal business, and returned the same
evening OIL the s o'clock freight
Ugh! Press Crouch, big Injin! Got
Jim Erwins scalp. Crouch heap glad!
Erwin heap sick!
"One by one the roses fall"
But few citizens of Johnson City
have renewed their subscriptions. We
shall expect them to come around
this week with the "bueksheach."
A good deal of THE COMET has been
made up OF patent matter for some
time. We only use little of it this
week and expect to do away with it
entirely after our next issue.
Dr. f. ). Miller has returned from
an extended trip to Memphis and
New Orleans. He was delegate to
the Grand Lodge OF Knights OF Honor
which met in the former city.
A representative Of THE COMET will
Gallon all the business men in Johnson
City next week. We hope you will be
ready to give usa large advertisement.
1t will pay you. Try it.
Our printers have given us a better
print than usual this week. When we
do away with the stereotyped matter
altogetherthe improvement will be still
greater.
Dave Clifford was in town last
Thursday for the first time in many
weeks. He has been rendered a posi-
ton as depot agent at Marshall N. C.
and will accept. THE COMET will go
with him.
Miss Katie Oakley returned last
Wednesday to her home in Jonesboro
from Nashville where she hAs been
attending Wards Seminary. Miss
Katie look as sweet as a peach and
bright as a morning in May.
Attorney General Fain and family
and w. S. Anderson, Circuit Court
Clerk Of Sullivan, passed up the
road Thursday eveningto their home
at Blountyille. They had just re
turned from the New Orleans Expo
sition.
We send THE COMET this week tc
number Of persons who lave not
received it before for some time
They were cut off suddenly but mo-
without remedy. The backsliders may
return aud we will be glad to receive
them.
No place like Lide & Smiths fo
Coffee and Sugar
Married.-At the residence of tn,
brides father in johnson City, OF
Tuesday morning the 2Sth ult, Mr.
Joseph Evans Of Roam Mountain t.
Miss Able Harris, Rev n. G. Taylo
officiating. Maytheir two souls hay,
but . single thought, may their tw,
hearts beat as one.
DIR, Jno. w. Heron and Miss Haiti
Gibson were married at JonesborC
Thursday evening the 23d inst and AZ
now on their way to San Francisco
from which point they will sail the OF
ofmay for Japan, From Japan the
go to Oorea as missionaries
Iasl week. at the residence Of Rob