The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-03-04


There was a large number OF emf
grants in town yesterday, on their
way to the West. Ditto emigrant
agents.
The streets were white with cover
ed wagons from North Carolina, load
ed with tobacco and green apples yes
terday.
Dave Sells has been mixing among
his friends in Johnson City this week
He has just returned from Haywood
county, N. G.
j. Werley Willard is the deputy
stamp Ticker at this place. He would
be pleased tn have his friends call on
him at the p. O.
The social event of the season was
the tea party given by Miss Mary
Odom in honor OF her fair visitors
from North Carolina
If some OF the Aldermen had to cross
the Narrow gauge railroad on dark
night, when the mud was ankle deep
they would have a crossing put down.
We have been in our present Office
nearly twelve months, but every day
or two someone comes in and wants
to know if this is where they take
likenesses.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. j, X.
Ensor, of Dry Greek, who has been
confined to his room for several
months with sickness, is very much
improved.
The Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety, of the NJ. E. Church, South, will
meet at Mrs Simcox's tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock. All members
are requested to be present.
Rev. H. B. Zernow OF Rockbridge
county, Va, will preach at the Pres
byterian Church next Sabbath. He
will probably be the next pastor oil
that church at this place.
The cold wave signal was hoisted
Sunday evening at o'clock, just af
ter o blizzard had struck a half dozen
of our young men. The shock was
terrible, but they have recovered,
Messrs. Isaac Harr, E. B. Clark, Jas
Houtz, Walter Faw, +. S. Wolfe, D. V
Sells and perhaps others, will leave
in the morning for New Orleans, tc
attend the Exposition and Mardi
Gras.
There is some interesting railroad
news in this issue of THE COMET. |
our people will be alive to their inter
ests, they will get this road. 1t is go
ing to be built, and why not bring i
here?
Edwin Browne played to a crowde,
house at Jobe's Hall last Monda,
night The play was good and tn
:, crowd went home highly pleased
;. We hope Ike will have another shov
here soon.
Last Saturday evening about Z ;3t
o'clock the fire alarm was sounded
and a crowd quickly gather aroun,
Earnest's store, where the fire wa
!. supposed to be. 1t turned out to b
nothing but smoke.
). Misses Lizzie and Cailie Thomas, c
J. Jefferson, N. c. and Miss Ada Worth
of Creston, are stopping q few day
with Mrs. G, X. Lide, on their wa
: home from the Exposition, J.
$ Thomas and T. j. Lillard accompanie
them.
Mr., Sam Crumley is the first speaI
er at the Sunday School Jubilee
Is the Baptist Church next sunda
Subject "What are the g. atest hi
dering causes to the religious trainin
9 OF the young people of our Sunda
School"
~ Ike T. Jobe returned from su
cessful business trip South, in the j
terest OF New York clothing hous
last Wednesday morning. He I
ports everything red hot for B,
- Taylor in Middle and West TIE
nessee.
Corn planting time will soon
70 here and every farmer should ha
!, one Of those Farmer Friend Co
Planters" one or two horse, with
without Fertilizer attachment. Sci
On in your order to Jonn S. Thomas
a Henry Lyle, Johnson City, Tennessc
The best Planter in the market al
n the cheapest
oe E. B. Clark received a letter frc
the Chief Of the Signal Service
bo Warrington last week, saying til
or there was no appropriation Of mon
to send weather Signals to small S
tions. We will not get any weath
ne now until there is an appropriate
zee for that nprnose nnless orr cit;ze