The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-05-30

Mr., l. A. NicklCs, Of Bristol was in
town Monday.
There is nothing in this world so
musical as a baby,
Miss Pearl Barnes is visiting friends
in Bristol, this week.
" ?, Brewer, of Bristol, was in
own Thursday on business.
Go and buy your syrups from ]. w.
Hunter 4 Bro, at 40cts per gal.
Mr.. H. w. Snyder, of Elizabethton,
was in town Monday on business.
Prof. Marshal, of Knoxville, was in
the city this week, talking music.cally.
VIM. 6. Anderson, the future Gaug.
or under Col. Gregg, was in town this
week.
Lucy Robinson, col, wife of VIM.
Robinson died last Wednesda morn
ing after a short illness.
Seldom Nelson & Co, have large
lot of odd vests that they are selling at
about one half Of first cost.
An East Tennessee Mountain boy
took the meGalat Vanderbilt. Hur-
rah for the mountain boy!
Miss Eugenia Murphy, of Jones'
boro, spent this week in Johnson City,
the guest of Miss Sallie Faw.
Miss Rosa Deakins, went up to
Bristol last Tuesday to attend the
Sullins College commencement.
Mr.. G. H. Lyle has returned from
New Orleans, and is now one OF the
editors and proprietors of Tue COMET.
If you go at once and subscribe for
THE COMET, you may draw Il one
hundred and fifty dollar organ to-day.
G. c. Seaver, one of our most en-
terprising merchants, left yerterday
for Hawkins county to be gone few
weeks.
Mrs. ]. L. Evans, OF Roam Noun
tain depot, come down last Monday
and spent few days with her mother
Mrs. Harris
If you want flour, meal, chop feed
sugar, coffee, barrel pickles, sliced
ham or groceries OF any kind call on
Nelson & Co.
Col. n. NJ. Taylor, OF Bristol, and
Col. W. ID, Haynes, Of Blountvile
went down to Joncsboro day
afternoon to attend Chancery Court
w. G, KERN and wife, of Bristol
made johnson City short visit this
week Pierce is a firm believer il
THE COMET and called in to pay hi
respects.
The Women's Missionary Societ.
will give strawberry festival, at Jobe'
Hall, ON next Tuesday evening Ev
erybody who can will do good thing
by going out.
The town authorities have had
force OF men cleaning out Brush Cresl
80 that the water would have free AM
unobstructed passage through town
This is q good move.
Talk about your bargains, but Nelson
& CO., beat all remember they are no
asking cost for r. j. Rankins stocl
they mean business when they CLAIM
to sell cheaper than other houses.
w. G. Anderson will call ON til
people Of Johnson City who have sui
scribed 40 literally to the fund for tn
M. +. Chuch, South, ut Andersons, o
June 1st, BE ready with your cash.
Rev. J. NJ. Rhea, Of Sullivan, passc
through johnson City Tuesday even
ing. He has been working in the V
cinity Of Messy Creek, where h
preached thirty-two sermons in thre
weeks.
Mr.. NJ. A. Caldwell, OF Bristol, h,
been in johnson City for several weel
putting up lightning rods. lie wan
ed to put one on the postofiice, bl
ancle George don't think it will d
him any good.
Miss Hattie Lusk entertained qui
number of young friends at h,
home on Spring street, last ThursdG
evening. A COMET reporter was pre-
ent and can say the evening was hig
" enjoyed by all.
Hon. J. J. Ivans has appointed
w. Heaton Deputy Marshal for Ca
ter county, also Landon Phillips f
Unicoi. We congratulate Mr.. Ival
on being able to marshal around hi
the best men in the country.
Mr.. d I. Hickey, formerly of I'll
place, came up from Knoxville Thu
day evening to visit his parents. y
are sorry to state Dawes health is We
bad, but hope few weeks sojourn