The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-09-10

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E. P. Kaiser, of Taylorsville, who
has been working at the sash and
blind factory in this place for a few
weeks had the misfortune to have the
end of his thumb sawed off last Sat
urday, He left for his home Mon
day.
Mrs. Angelina S. Thomas, wife OF
our highly-respected townsman, Mr..
Joel B. Thomas, died on the Goth of
August, 1895, of fux, or dysentery,
after an illness Of twelve days.-Her-
aid &, Tribune.
The brick work on the Range block
is nearly completed The wood work,
under the supervision Of G. G. Mitch
ell, is progressing rapidly. The block
will be finished in the latest modern
style and when completed will be an
ornament to our city.
Col. N. M. Taylor, of Bristol, was in
town few hours yesterday evening,
returning from the Chancery Court
at Taylorsyille. He has large prac-
tice in Sullivan, Garter, Washington
and Johnson counties and is going
nearly all the time.
Our Western people are liable to be
laid low by malarial fever, when break
ing new lands. The folks in the East
are also complaining of fevers, chills,
and agues, arising from decaying veg
etable matter and imperfect drainage.
For either East or West the best RENE
dy is Ayers Ague Cure.
1t is gratifying to announce that
our Female High School opened last
week with an attendance of 1875 pu-
pills. Prof. McFerrin is elated over
the beginning of the school. He has
been quite busy during the past week
organizing and getting things in run
ming order.-Morristown Gazette.
1t is stated on good authority that
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company have decided to build
magnificent hotel at Warm Springs,
with capacity of 1000 guests. 1t
will be modern building in every re-
tspect and work will begin at once
Morristown Gazette.
Col. Thomas McGill, Mr. Chas. B.
Walker and Mr.. w. H. Wimberly, in
the interest Of the Western & Allan
tic railroad, with headquarters at At
lanta, Ga, arrived in the city Tues
day, registered at the Hattie House
and have opened ticket Office at 271
Gay street. They proposed to cut all
passenger rates out OF Knoxville, and
promise to make it lively and give
Knoxville cheap travel from this on.
-Knorville Journal
| The Bristol Base Ball club went
down Saturday last to tackle the Knox
vile club, and got worsted to the tune
of 26 to 3, The Knoxville's curved
balls were too much for our boys.
They will lock horns again at the
Fair, and little practice will set the
Bristol boys all ght.-Brstol News
The Johnson City base ball boys
went over to Jonesboro last Friday to
play a match game with the Jonesbo-
ro club. The game was long and
rather close, time being called as soon
as the johnson City club got one score
ahead on the ninth inning. The score
was as follows:
Johnson City SO
Jonesboro- 81
Last season Messrs. ]. H. Winston
( Son offered special premium Of
one ton of fertilizer to the farmer who
would produce from one acre o.
ground the largest yield OF wheat
There are several contestants, but
from present indications Mr.. Johr
Wolfe, of Whites Store, is likely to b.
the winning man." He reports or
the other side Of rs bushels from one
{ acre-bad as the season was.-Bristo
Courier.
H. G.. Austin, of Austin's Springs
( Washington county, Tennessee, who
S was appointed Vice President for Eas
: Tennessee at the National Bee-keep
{ ers Congress that met in New Orleans
n February "a, 1885, to get up q repor
of the number of stands Of bees
amount of honey-extractGd an,
comb--number of pounds of wax
7 kind Of hive used, &C., earnestly beg
every one who keeps bees-if but on
stand-to fill out and send to him b
November LIST, 1885, on a postal caro-
the following report; No. of stand
IT of bees in the spring. No. pounds eS
II tracted and of comb honey taken thi
o year, No. pounds Of beeswax mad
k this year. No. and kind of fran
n hives. No. of old style, gum or DO
d hives. Those sending him the abov