The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-04-04
Local News, and Other Items.

Miss Ella Crumiey, OF Newport, is
visiting Miss Stacy Crumley.
Gen. Grant is slowly sinking He
cannot live but few days longer.
Mr.. Jessup who was expected to be
here this week has not arriv ed yet.
An elegant line ofsParasols at Nc
Nulty & Borches, Knoxville.
Mr.. Taylor requests that the draw
ing be put off till he returns.
Miss May Belle Minor of Christians
burg, Va, is visiting Miss Jennie and
Nora Crumley.
Sam and Frank Crumley, our pop
ular young timers, took a business
trip to Cranberry Thursday.
A car load of machinery fol the
Machine Shop.and Foundry arrived
this week.
Recorder Lusk and Marshall Dow
dy announce that they are now ready
for business.
The printers and editor have been
sick this week and hence the delay of
paper and lack of original matter.
w. S. Hamilton. Esq, is to be asso-
ciate editor OF the "Goodson Demo-
GRAFT" and Mr.. jeff L. Duff will assist
in preparing the local page.
Mr.. Reade the Express agent at
Morristown who departed this week
has not been heard from. Noone can
understand the reason for his depart
ure
1t is reported that there are 45 APP
plicants for the SweetwS4er Post Of
fee. Cleveland will probably appoint
tho 10th man.
The people Of Knoxville crowd to
hear Rev, Sam Jenes. He has created
greater sensation than ony preacher
who has visited East Tenn.
AS the Marrow Guage train was pass
ing through the gorge one day this
week q heavy rock fell on one Of the
cars and damaged it slightly.
Ike T. Jobe opened in the City
Hall yesterday an elegant sample
line of clothing He is with the old
firm, Chas. WELLER & Son, Baltimore
Col Nathan Gregg, the newly APP
pointed Internal Revenue Collector
will make an efficient officer. The
press of East Tennessee speak very
highly of him,
The $250,000 raised some years age
for General Grant will so to Mrs
Grant The interest will be used for
her support and amounts to about
$4,000 year,
Prof G. +, Hodges, Photographer
has rented the upper story Of Mr.
Echols' building on Main street, OPP
posite the Thomas House, and vii
have it fitted up at once for a photo
graph gallery.--Briston Reporter.
Matt Cannon, the popular drum
MGR for G. H. Breneman & Co., called
in to see us this week He has pur
chasted beautiful lot adjoining Gab(
Harris's property, He will build ;
house upon it this summer and make
this his home.
Misses Pearl Barnes and Mamie
Snyder, brighted TIE COMET office
with their smiles yesterday evening
Miss Snyder and Miss Sue Steele, stu
dents of Sullns College, have come
down to spend caster Miss Snyder
went up to Elzabethton this morning
At the meeting OF the Board of Al
dermen, Thursday night, Col Yocun
spoke at some length, concerning thu
needs of the city. The Aldermen wer,
highly pleased with his remarks. w,
feel satisfied that some substantial re
forms will be inaugurated underthead
ministration of the new board.
Our Dress Goods Department nov
offers large and we'll selected st0cl
and embraces the pol@lar brands ant
STYLES OF black and colored silks cash
meres, aIbatross, Nuns yelling, plai,
suitings, brocade velvets, lawns an
toll dee words McNulty & Borchos
Knoxville.
Col Columbus Powell, a prominen
citizen OF Knoxville, who wasin Nasl
VILE last week, stated. to one of 'th
State officials that a lumber firm fror
Grand Rapids Mich, had just pureha'
ed 5000 acres Of land in Garter, JOIN
son and UnicQi counties for the chez
ry, oak, hickory and ash lumber tina
was on it, paying 81 to IS an acre fc
it.