The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-05-06

Mr. Wallace Truslow, depot agent
at Cranberry, call on us this evening.
We are indebted to Mr.. J. r. Peel
for late Orlando, Fla, papers. The
Sentinel and Reporter two large nine
column weeklies.
Hardware! Hardware!l
G. K. Lide
The great sensational "Breach of
Promise Suit" at the Moot-Court.
Don't fail to hear it. Will Harr is
selling reserved seats.
Mr.. Chas. N. Estes, with Geo.
Brown, of Knoxville, moved his fam
lily to Johnson City Monday night
and will spend the summer in our
city.
If you have not already secured
your tickets for the Moot.Court you
had better go TO Will Hairs and Sc
cure them at once.
You will find at Kirkpatrick & Co.'s
the best line of shoes of all grades for
the least money that you can find any
where.
Paints, Oils, Varnishes, and Lead,
Don't forget that City Drug Store has
complete line of the above articles
and will not be undersold, everything
guaranteed. Strictly Pure.
LOOK OUT for Farris, Pierce &
Co.'s guttering wagon, We farmers.
1t will call on you during, the Sum-
mer. If it don't come soon enough
drop them line and they will be
there.
Miss Eugene Murphy and Miss
Phia Allison opened their ice cream
yarlor in the rear of Miss Murphy's
book store in Jonesboro to-day. The
delicious cream will be all the more
delicious because they serve it.
Remember that our goods are guar
anteed to be strictly pure, so call one
and all, who are in need OF anything
in the Drug and Paint line.
Dickey & Anderson.
City Drug Store.
On Monday May 10th regular
passenger train will be put on the E.
T, & W. N. c. R.R. leaving Johnson
City at 7 20 a. M, arriving at Gran
berry at 9 80 a. M, returning, will
leave Cranberry at p. M, arriving
at johnson City at 8 80 p. m.
II you have not been to the City
Drug Store for a glass of soda water
you have been missing a great deal.
DIR. Simmons makes his own syrups,
therefore they are good and fresh.
Call and see him.
Mcneil & Wolfe, our enterprising
furniture dealers, are extending their
store room fifty feet further dack. We
hope it will not be long until their rap
idly increasing business will force
them to build much larger room.
Mr. DeGroate, manager of the foun-
dry department of the johnson City
Foundry and Machines Shops moved
his family from Knoxville to this
place last Monday night. They are
occupying the Jobe property on Cher
ry street. We are always glad to well
come such additions to our city.
Mr., Bruce F. Broyles, of Limestone,
is candidate for Trustee. Mr..
Broyles is Democrat and will sub
nit his claims to the action of the
Democratic convention. He has the
reputation of being a good honest
substantial citizen, with the necessary
qualifications to fill the Office accept
ably. We would be glad to see him
elected.
While in Jonesboro Monday we
were shown a Japanese coin, zone
yen," by Mr.. W. E. Mathes, the
proprietor of the popular Planters
House. He also showed us fifty
cent piece that had been stamped
the word Rivers" while in his pos
session five years ago that had JUS
returned to him. He had several
other peculiar coins, noticeably a one
cent piece that sells for premium t.
dealers.
j. NJ. Carr, Esq, of Johnson City, il
candidate for County Court Clerl
and will go before the Democrat,
county convention and abide by it
decision. Mr.. Carr was several year
in the County Court as Justice from
this district and is familiar with tn,
duties of the position to which he as
pires. He is careful honest and com
petent and would make an excellen
clerk. If nominated he will poll
strong vote here even among Republi
cans.
The beauty and gallantry of GU
city gathered at the residence OF vii