The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-12-02
VOL. Ill.
Our Ne.s..bors.

Tobacco is bringing much better
prices than it did last year,and Greene
county has much more OF it to SELL
Greeneuilie Republican.
T. J. Lillard, OF Creston, was at the
Central Monday night on his way
from Johnson City, to which place he
escorted Mrs. Dave Worth last week.
Tennessee T'omahdlOk
This year, on one and a half acres
Oliver Carter OF Dyer county, raised
three hundred and twenty bushels Of
Irish potatoes and two hundred bush
els of turnips.-G Greeneuille Bulletin.
]. G. Hankins killed large grey ca
gle near Gass' Bridge, in the 18th dis
trict Of this county, ON last Thursday,
which measured eight feet from tip
to tip of wings.-Greenepile Demo
crat.
Rev. F. P. Baxter passed through
here on last Thursday, enroute for his
home in Johnson. 1t is rumored
here that he had been to Newmans-
vile to marry G. f, Campbell and
Miss Matte Ross, of that place.-Ce-
dar Lane Correspondent in the Greene
pille Democrat.
Greeneville has two warehouses for
the sale of leaf tobacco now in success
full operation. Both are conducted by
enterprising and accommodating men,
whose constant endeavor is to obtain
good prices for leaf tobacco consigned
to them by the farmers, -GreeneUille
Bulletin.
Mrs. Thomas Coffey, wife of the
toll gate keeper on the turnpike did a
big days work lately. She let "a wag,
ons through the gate-that is, walked
down the hill from the house and
back up again 1OS times-did the
cooking for the family and made a
pair OF pantaloons in a single day
Lenoir Topic.
The Planters House table daily
groans under the weight OF good
things set thereon, ,'possum, coon, fresh
fish and other edibles,t too numerous tC
mention are the rule, but last week
the popular proprietor went it "ont
better" and came forward" with {
dish as delicious as themost fastidioul
epicure could ask for, in the shape o
oysters baked on the half-shell.-
Herald & Tribune
s. H. Anderson bought small, poo
farm a mile below town a few years
ago, and this year he raised 456 bush
els of wheat, 281 bushels of oats, abou
1900 bushels Of corn, and pastured q
head OF cattle on the land. He hal
never bought any phosphate Of an!
kind. He has his land under goot
fence, and in good condition other
wise. We understand that he offer
the property for sale.--Herald & Trib
ane.
A Sommerville girl has had he
room papered with old love-letter
written to her by rejected suitors.
Here is an idea for the johnson
City girls. 1t will give your room al
air Of antiquity. Some Of the manu-
scripts would resemble the hiere
glyphics on the Obelisk. johnson
City Comet.
A still greater benefit might be en-
ioyed by pointing the accepted one t
the world of happiness they promises
and which the husband is duty boun
to provide or eau regrets.-Hickor
Corolinidn.
Still they marry. Visions of para
goric, laudanum, SCOT tea, cribs, col
nights, icicles, ghosts, and other III
mentionables, stare the numerous vic
tins in the face, yet they persist j
depositing with the Captain Of til
Matrimonial Sea their $3.50, receiv
the precious document, and go o
wearing one of the sweetest Of smile
A few years later presents differer
tableau Three or four half clotbe
"kids," raggad and annotated "be
ter half" there or four hounds, lc
hut, and the "worst half" gone off wit
handsomer gal. Respectfully su'
mitted.-- Holston Review.
Remember This.
When we glance over the column