The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-08-27

The festival given by the Sons OF
Temperance on last Tuesday night
was decided success both socially
and financially. Miss Fanny Smith,
an elocutionist from Jonesboro, was
billed to recite but for some reason
failed to do so.
Stone ware at 1917 cts.
j. w. HUNTER & Bro.
Mr. Geo. w. Hammitts house,
one mile northwest Of town, was burn
ed Wednesday evening at about two
O'Clock, The loss, we hear, was about
$3.50. Insurance $500, in Georgia
Home Insurance Company, w. P.
Brewer & Son, agents. Mr. Hammitt
was in town at the time of the fire,
Supposed that rats and matches did
the damage.-BriStOl Reporter. u
Miss Lottie second daughter of VIM.
Chinowth, OF this place, died at her
home last Tuesday, of typhoid fever
after an illness Of two weeks. She
was just growing into lovely young
womanhood and the stricken family
have the sympathy of many friends in
their sad bereavement. The burial
took place in the afternoon. Another
of the family is very low.
Mr. P. II. Deitz, the gentlemainly
agent of the Wrought Iron Range Co.
called in yesterday to advertise. He
represents one Of the largest compan-
les in the South, The "Range" wagons
are "doing up" East Tennessee. Mr..
K. H. Myers, OF Greene county, who is
the salesman for this county, has been
quite successful already.
Capt. G. L. Clay is the agent for the
"Life of General Grant" a 600 page
book printed on good paper and ele-
gantly illustrated. 1t is written by
Hon. Ben Perley Moore and Rev. 0.
H. Tiffeny, D. D. This book is not a
competitor but a companion to Gen.
Grants book. His own book closes
with the war-this book completes the
life-story. 1t is sold for $500, $3.50
and $500, according to style and bind
ing.
Gen. Hood Naff, the inventor of the
blackberry thresher and paint gun,
the latter is designed to shoot three
coats of paint on a house and
trim it at one shot, has made model
OF perpetual motion machine. All
he needs now to complete this last
wonderful invention is some one to dc
the casting. He may have to send ia
Paris to have it done. Any capitalist
having money to invest will do well
to address him.
Attention is directed to the large
advertisement in another column oil
Dickey & Anderson, who have pur
| chased of ]. B. Jones. his entire stock
of drugs and medicines, and viii
in the future, carry the largest stocl
of drugs and fancy articles to be found
between Bristol and Knoxville. DR..
Cam. Anderson, an experienced drug
gist from Bristol has taken charg,
and will be pleased to wait upon tn,
public and fill prescriptions at al
hours day and night.
SHILOH'S COUGH and Consump
ton Cure is sold by us on aguarantee
1t cures Consumption.
DIoKEY & ANDERSON.
SHILOH'S VITALIZER is wha
you need for Constipation, Loss Q
Appetite, Dizziness, and all symptom
Of Dyspepsia. Price 10 and rs cent
per bottle. For sale by
D1CKEY & ANDERSON.
! There was an other attempt made t
rob the store belonging to Mr.. G. "
t Galloway & CO. a few nights ago. Nj
g Galloway, who has so far recovere,
from the effects of his recent wound
t as to be able to sleepin the store, hear
g some one trying to break in, and &c
. up and fired two shots at the THE
though without effect. Suspicio
points to one of the three thieves VIII
made the former attempt to rob M
t. G., and who subsequently made his e.
It cape. The trial of the two who wei
y caught will be held in Jonesboro thi
week. White Store correspondent
y the Bristol Courier.
CATARRH CURED, health an
; sweet breath secured by Shiloh's @.
g tarrh Remedy. Price so cents. Mas
q Injector free. Dickey & Anderson.
l. For lame back, side or chest, u,
o Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price
lie cents, at DICKEY & ANDERSON.
The knowledge of Shorthand
n proving to be in our day not only
at great profit but almost necessity
n all who aspire to fill the best position
! in the counting-room of merchar
70 lawyer or journalist. Louisville boa
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lie exists in the country but it is not