The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-02

Carrie Gentry and Bennie Hoss paid
their respects to THE COMET yester-
day by a pleasant call
Mrs. Susan Cox. OF Abingdon, Va,
was in Jonnssn City last Sunday and
organized Juvenile Missionary So
city. The little folks will be under the
direction of Mrs. G. X. Lide, who
was elected President
Lenoir's celebrated brand Town
Greek flour, at Lide & Smiths.
Mrs. P. III. Pouder and Mrs. James
Handy, of Newcomb, Campbell coun-
| ty, Tennessee, and Misses Bonnie
Hoss and frankie Pouder, of Johnson
City, frightened The COMET office
for q few minutes Wednesday morn
ing
A new case of door locks just receiv-
ed at Lide & Smiths.
Prof, Robert ]. Lusk, of this place
has been rendered a professorship in
the Newport High School, and will
probably accept Mr.. Lusk is fine
teacher, a clever, good citizen and we
are sorry to lose him.
Everything in builders hardware
cheap at Lide & Smiths.
Our convivial old friend Stephen
Houston, of Carriers Depot, was in
town Saturday and called to renew
his allegiance to THE COMET fer an
other year. We hope there are many
years yet ahead of him, and may he
never be too old to read THE COMET.
Twenty barrels of sugar just receiv-
ed at Lide & Smiths
Public InStdllation.-The Odd Eel
lows will have a public installation OF
officers next monday night at Jobes
Opera House. All invited. Admis-
sion free. The following are the of
ficers to be installed J. E. Wade,
N. G 0. E, Lyle, V. G.; II. B. Crum.
ley, Sec; E. L. McNees, Treas.
THE COMET acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of catalogue Of Asheville Fe,
male College, from Rev. T. P. Sum.
mers, the professor OF mental and
moral philosophy and rhetoric. The
school has closed a very successful
year, having had 1870 students in at
tendence.
S. II. Pouder, we are glad to know
has been appointed general agent fol
the celebrated Black Diamond coal
the gem of she South, from Bristol to
Morristown. Give him your order
and you will not regret it.
Capt. 7. NJ. Ingles and wife spent
two or three days the first of the week
with friends in Johnson City. Capt
lngles is interested in the celebrated
Crosby grain grader and is now oper
ating in Virginia. His wife and littlC
boy Sidney, will spend the summer a
the Snyder House, Elizabethton.
| We clip the following item of new
from the enterprising Morristown Ga
zette:
Burglars made an audacious attach
on the brick spring house of John Lyle
Esq, near Johnson City, a few night
since. They effected an entrance by re
moving almost entirely one of the
walls.
Pump! Pumps! Pumpslll at Lido
& Smiths.
Rev. Jno. T. Wilds, formerly {
Jonesboro' boy, preached an excel
lent sermon at the M. E. Churcl
South, last Sunday night. He is nov
pastor Of the 9TH Presbyterian Church
New York City. His congregation
have given him several months vaca
ton and he will travel through tn
Holy Land. He returned yesterda,
to New York.
Judge S. J. kirkpatrick, Of Jones
boro, was in town last Saturday ant
spent few minutes with THE COMET
= Since his retirement from the Refere
Court, the Judge has gene back to hi
law practice with renewed en- ergy
AS an advocate and as a lawyer h
ranks with the highest in the State
The Tennessee Supreme Court is t
be rebuilt next year, and Judge Kirk
patrick would make a big, stout piec
Of legal timber.
Mr.. H. P. King has bought Mr.. J
M. Kings interest in the firm of J. M
& II. P. King, snd will in the futur
conduct the business in his own name
Mr. King is young man Of fin
business qualifications, having here
, tofore had control and management
, of the old firms affairs, and by hi
energy and good Judgment establish