The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-09

Fulwilers Liniment. Since he took
charge Of the manufacture Of the lini-
ment in March last, he has sold sever
al thousand bottles.
Mr.. H. G. Earnest will return next
Monday with his famely to Dakota.
His post Office will be Clifton, Sulley
county. THE COMET and its best
wishes will go with him to his distant
home.
Largest Stock of Window Glass be-
tween Knoxville and Bristol at Lide &
Smith.
Granville + E at s cents at d.
Brumit & Bros.
Mr.. H. B. Clark has struck oil. At
least he has found something in dig
ging we'll in his yard that he thinks
is oil-probably petroleum He has
sent a bottle full to Brooklyn to have
it tested,
One OF THE COMET men will be at
Elizabthton next week, and all who
desire to subscribe or pay up their
subscriptions will have an opportunity
to do so. We hope a large number will
be ready for us.
Misses Ida and Maggie Patton gave
an evening in honor of Miss Jennie
Cameron, of Elizabethton, last week,
at their residence on Buffalo Avenue.
Quite a number of the elite of our
city were there and the gayety of the
evening was continued until a late
hour.
Our Sullivan county friend, w. L.
Crumley, came over from Blountville
last Thursday TO visit his father Mr.
Chrisley Crumley. While here he re-
membered us in way that will in
sure him THE COMET for the next
twelve months.
Esq. J. w. Crumley, our own Wash,
introduced and had passed in the
County Corut last Monday, a resolu.
ton authorising the working of con
victs, who cannot pay their fines, on
the public roads, or authorising them
to be hired out to private individuals
to work out their fines and costs.
Mr.. Ike T. Jobe has received his
new scenery for Jobe's Opera House
There are twenty-six beautiful scenes
and spleudid drop curtain. The cur
tain and scenes will be placed in pc
sition in few days and then if you
want to see really elegant town hall
take look at Jobe's Opera House.
Bristol's railroad boom does no
seem to wax or wane. There reall,
seems to be some prospect for the ear
ly completion of road to Wise coun
ty coal fields. DR.. Bailey, the Boston
capilist is still in Bristol and says j
satisfactory arrangements can be mad
with Bristol and Goodson the worl
will be commenced at once.
Jno. Folsom and Sergeant Die
Turner shot fourteen large black bas
in Watauga river a few days ago, tina
averaged Is to 20 inches in length
John has recently had his beautiful
boat THE COMET, overhauled and re
painted, and it is now the nicss
"craft ON the line" We are going u
one of these days and take big fisl
with him.
James P. Taylor, Esq. went dow
to Knoxville Tuesday morning to pa,
in elven thousand and odd dollars TO
the redemption of Happy Valley farm
in Carter county. DR.. E. E. Hunte
gets one hundred acres OF the farm TO
$500. Hon. R. L. Taylor gets a par
and will build nice residence there
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on, near the Watauga river, next sum
} mer. Happy Valley is one Of the fir
] est farms in all East Tennessee.
Ayers Pills possess the positive vii
. tues Of some of the best known med
cinal plants, prepared and combine
with scientific skill-rejecting tn
crude and drastic portions, and retair
ing only the active principle-th
part which cures and does not harm
If you are sick try them.
, Mr.. Harry Bradley, who used to b
we'll known here, has returned t
Johnson City. He will open a Doc
and shoe store in the room just unde
THE COMET office, in a few days. M
Bradley is now in northern cities $,
Letting his stock, and when he return
you will see the finest lot of boots an
shoes ever brought to johnson Cit,
The enterprise is one long decided an
t we hope it will prove successful.
Mr.. VIM. Pagan, one Of the be,
citizens of Unicoi county, was in tow
}. the 4th. He presented THE CONF
y with fine last years apple, known 1
h the Shockley. The apple was perfec
l ly sound. Mr.. Pagan has a numb'
of x,n,,ao, 4,oo. &c A., ,,ovso4,, n