The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-03

Mr.. r. P, Baxter, of Mt. Horeb, cali
ed into our Office this morning and
handed us the equivalent for THE
COMET for one year. Thanks.
Mr.. s. Simcox, manager Of the John
son City Foundry and Machine Shop,
fired up the engine Tuesday and gave
the machinery trial. The machin-
cry is all new and OF the latest inn
proved patterns, is as bright as a new
pin and works like a charm. They
will be ready in few days to do any
kind of work.
An excursion to Baltimore, for the
the benefit Of merchants, will be Civ
EN- September 10Th, over the Norfolk
q Western railroad, via Shenandoah
Valley Route. Round trip tickets,
good to return till September 25th,
will be sold from Bristol at 1880. Mr..
A. Pope, General Passenger Agent,
Roanoke, Va, will give any addition
al information that may be desired.
There is young man in our town
so desperately in love that he goes to
the postofiice every morning and asks
the postmaster if there is letter there
for him from his girl. He always gives
her name, no matter how many are
present, and if he is disappointed, asks
the ?. M. why, as she had promised to
write to him every day. He goes
away muttering something about the
Inconsistency of woman.
Mr.. Ike 7. lobe, manager Of Jobe's
Opera House, informs us he has sever
al good troupes secured for the coming
season. The Huntley Dramatic Com
pany will open the season here on
the 21st & 22nd of this month. This
is one of the best troupes that has ever
come to this place and "Ike" deserves
great credit for the energy and enter
prise displayed in securing it. With
the new scenery, just received and put
in position, we have the largest, hand
soonest and best equipped Opera House
between Lynchburg and Knoxville.
Major John F. O'brien has rendered
his resignation as assistant general
manager Of the E. T. V. & G. railroad,
to take effect September LIST. There
will be no appointment in his stead,
the Office being abolished. Major
O'Brien has been connected with the
management of the road for number
of years. He is thorough and prac-
tical railroad man, understanding the
business in all its details, and has
served the management Of the road,
as well as the public, with efficiency
and satisfaction. Major O'Brien has
just returned from New York, and
will enter the service of New York
road, in a responsible capacity. The
major is valued citizen Of our city,
and we regret to lose his citizenship,
but wish him abundant success in his
new home and field of labor-Kno1-
ville Journal.
In our last issue we accidently pub
lished the name of w. P. Renfro, for
that of W. P. Reeves. We republish
the article corrected as follows:
W. P. Reeves, Esq, one Of the most
highly esteemed and respected citi-
zens of this county died at his home
near Boone's Creek, on the Goth ult.
He was, as we are informed, eighty
three years old, and most of his life
was spent in this county. He was
man of rather extraordinary mental
powers, OF sound and sterling integri-
ty, and there was never even an impu-
tation Of wrong cast upon him DUR
ing his long life. He ever bore the
reputation of being strictly honest and
upright in his business transactions,
and his long life was a perfect one, if
such thing is possible in this world
He leaves several children, all of
whom by their conduct, intelligence
and morality have evidenced that
they are the offspring Of a noble old
stock. He was buried in the family
square in the cemetery at Jonesboro
the 21st.
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