The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-02-18

The Temperance meeting, called by
citizens in last weeks paper, met at
the City Hall, Monday night after
Col. Whites lecture. and nominated
the following ticket:
FOR MAYOR.
w A. Dickinson.
FOR ALDERMEN.
J. A. Cargille, w. M. Christian,
VIM. Harr, J.. ]. Adams,
E. B. Clark.
Mr.. w. M. Shofner, a nephew of
Prof. w. A. Evans, from Henrietta,
Texas. has entered Science Hill In
stltute, The school has organized for
its second annual commencement with
finer prospects than it had last year.
There will be quite number Of CON
tests for gold medals, and many other
literary exercises which the refined
and cultured portion of our communi
ty will not fail to encourage and APP
preciate.
Be ready to SOW your clover and
other grass seed in way to insure
good stand and uniformity with little
labor One man can SOW from 30 to
40 acres per day by buying the
Thompson Grass Seeder from Henry
Lyle, johnson City, Tenn. Refer to
Joe McCorkle, sheriff of Carter county
Tenn, as to its merits and a number
Of lever East Tennessee farmers.
The inimitable Col. James White.
Of Hawkins, made rousing Prohibi.
ton speech at Jobe's Hall on Monday
night. The large crowd was delight
fully entertained for nearly an hour
and a half by the eloquent speaker.
Col. Whites reputation as a political
speaker is we'll known in East Ten
nessee, and his friends will hardly be-
lieve US when We say he more than
sustains his reputation, in his new
role. Col. White certainly makes a
big temperance speech and one that
is calculated to do great good. He is
lecturing under the auspices of the
Women's Christian Temperance I'm
ion, and it would greatly strengthen
the cause If they could get him to
make canvass of the entire State.
He will probably visit most of the
towns in East Tennessee and those
who fail to hear him will have some
thing thereafter to regret.
Signal Seruice.-The Government
Signal Bureau has established a sig
nal station at Johnson City. The
flags will be kept at E. B. Clark &
Co.'S and displayed on q pole twenty
feet high, over their store. kilograms
will be received every morning at sew
en- o'clock and the flags will then be
raised. In order that our readers
may understand we give the meaning
ing of the signals. Red full moon in
dicates higher temperature red cres-
cent, lower temperature red star,
stationary temperature blue full
moon, general rain or snow; blue
crescent, clear or fair weather; blue
star, local rain or SNOW; black square,
cold wave.
1t must be remembered that these
predictions indicate only probabilities.
and that no one can foretell the char.
acter Of the weather with absolute GER
tainty for twenty-four hours in ad-
vance. 1t is believed, however, from
past experience, that in a great ma
jority OF cases the predictions will be
verified. 1t must also be remembered
that, owing to the considerable area
covered in these predictions they may
partially fail in some particular local.
ity and yet be generally verified along
; the whole line Of the road. BY "high-
er" or CLOVER, temperature is meant
that the temperature at any hour Of
the day MAY be expected to be higher
Oh low er than it was at the same time
the previous; and by STATIONARY
temperature that it will not vary more
than three or four degrees from the
record OF the day before. Local
aims are such as are likely to occur
ut one or more points along the line
hut will not probably be general
Local rains are not Of long duration.
Church SuFpsr,-The supp. given
by the ladies OF the M. E. Church
South, at the City Hall last night wal
n success, financially. The total re
ceipts were $12l.70. OF this amount
S65.25 was the proceed from voting q
cake to the most popular young lady
The votes were ten cents each, anC
anyone had the privilege Of voting al
often as he pleased. AS the votes
: were being cast the tellers would an
munce which young lady was. ahead
and thus the interest and excitement
augmtnted, until finally young mar
/ laid down ten dollar bill This wal
a promptly covered with another ten BY
t IA beliigerent Old gentleman, and ther
V the excitement was at blood heat
t The young man went down deep il
= his pocket and hauled out twent,
e dollar bill and cast il into the avori