The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-07-16

OF all costs
Mr.. VIM. Dickinson, of Morristown,
came up few days ago and will spend
a few weeks with his son, the clever
proprietor Of the City Hotel,
w. s. Hamilton, OF the Goodson
Democrat spent few hours in our
city yesterday, and while here
paid his respects to The COMET.
Roasting years viii soon be on the
market.-EnterpTise.
If this has not been a roasting year
SO far we want to go North.
Miss Mamie Snyder, of Elizabeth
ton, passed through the city yesterday
on her way to Estillville, Va, to visit
her schoolmate, Miss Josie Edmonds.
Messrs. ]. L, Bond, ALI Parrot and
Bruce Cartright, OF Blountville, ac-
cOmpanied by Misses Addie Bumgard-
ner, Annie Kate Hammer and Belle
Glenn, of the same place visited The
COMET last week. We are sorry Meth
er editor was in.
Our Republican friend, Capt. w. A.
Nelson, of Carter county, renews his
subscription to THE COMET and mod
estly advises us to stick to the truth
as close as possible We intend to do
that, Captain, even if it should be at
the expense of your not liking the pa
per so well.
r. L. Patton, Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, for Washington
county has promised to contribute a
series of short articles on educational
matters for The COMET. He will have
something to say of interest to the
school directors of the county and adj
vises them to subscribe for this paper.
Mrs. Jon. w. Eakin, nee Miss Mollit
Patton, died at her fathers residence
in Jonesboro, last Wednesday morning
at 8 80 M. She had only been mar.
ried a short time and leaves a kline
husband and host of sympathizint
friends who mourn her loss.
THE COMET acknowledges the re
ceipt of the first number of the Plain
dealer, published at Wheat, Tenn
We don't know exactly where Whea
is, but we think the Plain dealer yer,
creditable little paper. 1t is quit
small, but then precious things ar,
put up in small packages. We hop,
it will live long and grow big.
THE COMET Office has just received
bill of the best quality of stationery
consisting of letter heads, packet an,
note heads, bill heads, statements
cards, envelopes etc, etc, and is nov
prepared to do all kind of job worl
on short notice and at low figures
Nothing but the best grade of worl
will be done at this Office. Call an
see samples.
When the organs Of secretion bt
come inactive by reason of cold O
other cause, the infamatory materia
should be removed and healthy actio
restored. Ayers Pills accomplis
this quickly, safely, and surely. Muc
serious sickness and suffering Nigh
be prevented by promptly correctin
such arrangements which often d,
! velop into settled disease.
A festival will be given on the nigf
of July 20 at Jobe's Opera House, til
object of which is to raise funds to
close the grounds of Science Hill Il
stitute and make a walk from mai
street TO the school grounds. "
J hope that all the friends OF Educatio
in this community will give the ente
prise liberal patronage, as this is
much needed improvement and OF
that will add greatly to the beauty
our city.
. We were shown this week a fiji
: specimen of beardless barley, by M
G. Z. Swadley, of Unicoi county. N
Swadley is'the first to introduce tn
{ remarkable grain in East Tennessee
S and deserves great credit, for it is su
: to prove useful addition to the far
products of our country. We pu
lish, in another column, commul
cation more fully describing this gra
by himself, which should be read
a all interested.
y Capt. Joe Hale enlivened the regio
around Johnson City last Tuesdi
night with fox chase. A pet Fl
P was lead around town and then abo
dozen hounds we're put on the ira
r. We learn that the Captain is We
s. much agitated over the idea tn
r when Jonesboro extends its corpora
IT limits so as to include Johnson Gil
n an ordinance will be passed agar
fox chasing, He is therefore agar
=. annexation.
n Last Friday The COMET sanctu
was honored by visit from three
,e the "fairest of the fair" sex, Mrs. B
s. tie Crawford, of Bristol, Tenn, M