The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-05-23

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boros fairest daughters, is visiting
Miss Mary Odom,
Mrs, Mary Keeler, of Stevensvillc
Penn, arrived in town last Saturday
on visitt her sister Mrs. ]. L. Grant.
w. P. Brownlow, Esq, Of the Herald
aud Tribune was in town Wednesday.
1t is said he is willing to take Petit.
bones place in Congress.
Miss Maggie Bridges, Of Athens,
Tenn. spent few days in Johnson
City this week, the guest of Mrs. c, X.
Lide, ON her return home from Eliza
bethton.
Miss Mena Smith passed through
Johnson City last week, on her return
to Sullins College, Bristol, Tenn, She
had been up in Carter county attend
ing the funeral of her grandfather,
James Smith.
If you need any goods in the line OF
furniture, carpet, oil-cloth, mating,
wall paper, or if you wish to buy an
organ, you can save money by calling
OH Mcneil & Wolfe. They have their
goods priced to suit the hard times.
When you are in at Nelson's don't
foget to price his sugar and coffee,
they keep full line Of groceries and
will deliver goods bought Of them free
to any part of the City.
Selden Nelson 4 Co., have just re-
ceived the cheapest lot of suits,
pants, over-shirts and over-slls ever
brought to Johnson City. Call and
see for yourself, no trouble to show
goods.
Mr.. II. c. Yost, of Blountvillc, has
put up fine light hack or phaeton
for Mr., ii. d. Clark OF this place. 1t
is one Of the handsomest vehicles we
have seen anywhere. Mr.. Yost can
not be beaten for fine work.
I. ]. Galloway and lady, OF Blount-
vile, spent few days in johnson
City last week, the guest of Mrs. Robt.
Hunter. Tom made us a pleasant
call and renewed his subscription to
THE COMET.
G. d. Galloway, the holder of the
lucky number in THE COMET drawing
for the sewing machine, was in the
city this week. Some young lady can
now get good sewing machine and
Il man thrown in.
Sugar advancing, Il big stock at low
prices. Lide 4 Smith.
Maj. Geo. d. Taylor returned Thurs
day morning from the Farmers Con-
vention, at Knoxville. The Major
thinks some OF the delegates
to the convention can raise
corn and hogs OH paper easier than
they can on the farm.
Best steel handle noes, % cents.
Lide & Smith.
| Best coffee l5c. per pound. at d.
Brnmmit 4 Bros Elizabethton.
| Everything in the eating line cheap
at W. g. Mathes & Bro.
Sewing machines and machine
needles at "City Drug Store"
| w. r. Price, Of the Knoxville Bust
ness College, was in town this week
Mr. Price is offering priceless advan.
tages to young men desiring a bust
ness education for small price.
c. J. st. John, Jr., ex-editor of TIL
COMET is in town. He looks very
much 'resusticated' since he was her,
last, and now mocks at our calamity
when we tell him of the letters "tc
please remit, and of the printers
yelling for copy and clamoring fol
money, and of the thousand other ILL
the poor newspaper man is heir to.
Big fruit prospect in the ,countr,
and brass kettles at Lidc & Smiths.
You will find the best Tobacco, CT.
CARS & Cigarettes at W. q. Mathes 4
Bro.
New goods at d. Brummit & Bros
Elizabethton.
A. A. A.aA. Tobacco at Jones Drug
Store,
Hon. 7. C. Cain made short visi
to Johnson City this week ON bust
ness. Col. Cain, as is known, was re
Gently appointed Superintendent o
State Prisons. He is man of splen
did executive ability, and will do hi
duty well. THE COMET wishes "Uncl
Tom" abundant success in his new
: fields OF labor.
US. Robson, OF Richmond, Va, wa
in our town this week, taking subscrir
tons for his new book, entitled: a
Rebel in Yankee Land" He is VIC
endorsed and is a genial gentleman