The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-03-25

terry we would take our pants out Of
our boots.
Mesrss ], 9. Campbell and J. f.
Crumley returned last Monday morn
ing from New York.
Rev, Mr.. Ruble, of Maryville, has
been preaching some excellent SER
mons here this week.
A little child Of Mr.. Whiteside, liv-
ing one mile below town died very
suddenly, Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Chas. d. Fine has accepted a
clerkship in the largo mercantile es-
Enlistment of ]. w, Hunter & Bro.
j. w, Hunter & Bro. has the best
stock of goods in town and will sell
anything you want at rock bottom
prices.
], W, Crumley ESQ, stopped in Sui
Ivan county a while on his way from
Bristol and returned home this morn
ing
Dr. Geo. H. Berry went down to
Newport this morning on professional
business, to be gone a week or ten
days.
Mr.. Will Devault and family return
ed last Monday morning from Umatil-
la, Fla, to spend the summer in Ten
nessee.
Misses Bonnie and Maggie Hoss re-
turned last Monday night fIom visit
of several weeks duration at Morris
town.
Mr.. John Dickson and family left
yesterday morning for Home, Greene
county, where they will make their
future home.
The young ladies OF Rogersville
have had leap year party. We
would suggest that the young ladies
of Johnson City give one.
Miss Carrie Lacy, who has been
spending several days in the city, the
guest of her uncle, Mr.. G. w. Hickey,
went up to Elizabethton, Monday
morning.
Deputy Marshal Heaton, passed
though this place Tuesday afternoon
with R. ]. Ferguson, who is under in
dictmentin the Federal Court at Knox
vile for forgery.
Mr.. Hill, travelling agent for the
Cleveland Life Insurance Company
has been in town this week. He paid
The COMET Office pleasant call Tues
day.
]. W. Hunter & Bro. have a very
large and elegant stock of jewelry. II
you want anything in the way of a
cuff or collar button you can make it
TO your interest to call on them.
Mr.. M, II. Cannon, who is travel
ing for the splendid boot and shoe
house OF I. ]. Magruder & Co., Balti-
more, left yesterday on an extended
drumming expedition.
Prof Nat and Bob Love were in town
this week. Bob informs us that a
party of-Northern men are working a
silver mine in the Flag Pond District
with considerable success.
In the election held here yesterday
the following ticket was elected: w
A. Dickinson, Mayor; DR.. Hash, Joe
Morrell, 0. E. Lyle, Ike T. Jobe, and
Eli McNees, Aldermen, and w. Hodge
Constable.
Anybody in town having a stray
table, sent home from the Methodist
Church supper, by mistake, will con
fer favor on the owner by calling al
THE COMET Office and making the
fact known.
Mr.. Frank Evans, of the Watauge
Tannery, and Marshal Bur,2son made
THE COMET Office a pleasant visit las
week and paralyzed us for few mo
ments with their sparkling wit anC
charming repartee.
Capt, Jno. P. Smith, of Elizabeth
ton, candidate for Chancellor, was il
town Monday night. He seems con
fident that he will be nominated, BY
the Bulls Gap convention. Mr.. Smith
is good lawyer and will make gooC
Chancellor,
Ayers Cherry Pectoral possesses far
reaching and powerful healing quail
ties which its persistent use will de
monstrate in any case OF colds, coughs
throat or lung troubles, while its sooth
ing and restorative effects are realizes
at once.
Mr.. G. J. Harvey has accepted pc
sition as engineer in the machin
shop at Johnson City. He contem
plates selling his farm two miles cas-
Of Jonesboro and moving to johnson
city.-Herald & Tribune.
We learn from reliable authorit