The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-06-27


sulphur. A large number of people
go there daily and pronounce it equal
to any in East Tennessee.
Our clever friend w. G. Anderson,
of Unicoi, showed us last week some
sample heads OF his remarkably fine
wheat His wheat is the first we have
heard of being harvested, having been
cut on Thursday of last week.
When the blood moves sluggishly
in the veins because it is loaded with
impurities, an Alternative is needed, as
this condition of the vital fluid can
not last long without serious results.
There is nothing better than Ayers
Sarsaparilla to purify the blood and
impart energy to the system.
The construction train on the e. T.
Va. & Ga r. R. has been making
headquarters at the immense rock
quarries at Carter Depot, for several
weeks. A ponderous steam rock
crusher is kept in operation all day,
and the crushed rocks are taken away
by the construction train and used
for ballasting the track. New cross
ties are being laid and the track put
in almost perfect condition.
Who keeps the best assortment &
cheapest Sugar & Coffees in Town?
w. G. Mathes & Bro.
Lide & Smith desire all parties who
need any thing in the harvesting
goods line TO call and see their stock
before buying elsewhere. They have
glass scythes, grain scythes, snathes
scythe stones, grindstones hay forks
&c. cheaper than they were ever sold
in this market,
The Reeves Juvenile Band, OF Jones
boro, gave a very interesting perform
ance at Jobe's Opera House, Wednes-
day evening last, to fair audience
Taking the age OF the members into
consideration, it is one of the best
bands in the State. 1t is composed Of
of the following members; /. H, All,
ken, director and instructor, solo Bt
cornet; II. H. Kirkpatrick, LIST Ell
cornet; Gus Mason, LIST BIB cornet
Hal Slemons, LIST Eb alto; Romeo
Russell, End Eb alto; Arthur Earnest
LIST BIB tenor; Frank Patton, baritone
Chas. Munsey, tuba; Ed Munsey
snare drum; Frank Hale, bass drum
Miss Berthe Munsey, 2nd Eb cornet
Miss Leona Powell, solo alto; Miss
Monnie Powell, End BIB tenor. The
band remained over night in johnson
City and went to Cranberry on the ex
cursion Thursday.
The Masonic celebration las
Wednesday was a success. A larg,
number of visitors were present, anC
there were, perhaps, three hundred
masons in the procession that march
ed from the Masonic lodge room t,
Prof. N. c. T. Loves beautiful grove
opposite the City Hotel. Delegation
were present from the lodges at Erwin
Union Depot, Elizabethton and Jones
boro. After the imposing procession
headed by the Jonesboro band hat
proceeded to the grove, speeches wer
made by Col. S. H. Yocum, Capt. A
S. Deaderick, of Jonesboro, G, G. Col
Inns, Esq, of Elizabethton, and DR.. N
M. Martin, of Piney Flats. After TIL
speaking dinner was spread under tn
shade trees, and there was enough 10
all and to spare, The day was beaut
: full, the occasion was joyous and tn
masons were happy.
Divine SerUicc.-Rev. Jno. I. Wild
of New York, will preach in the NJ. 1
Church South at this place Sunda
. evening the 2Sth instant.
Temperance Lecture--Capt Jaco
Hoofstitler has been holding a serie
OF temperance lectures at the M.
Church South, since last Friday. II
is one of the best temperance lectu
ers we have ever heard, earnest, Ell,
, gent and powerful. He is doing
! great work and we hope the poop
will turn out and hear him, He ma
+ say some hard things but they al
true. We don't believe he can say tC
t much against this monster evil.
change OF DGy.-After this wee
THE COMET will be published {
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make the change in order that OF
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sooner. For some reason many
: them have not been getting pape
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II change OF publication day will remeC
this this evil. Hereafter THE Com
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