The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-01-14

Struck down. as the barber said
when he shaved the first crop OF fus
from Charlie Odom's chin.
The cold wave struck the outside Of
THE COMET this week which accounts
for the poor print.
Who keeps the best assortment 4
cheapest Sugar 4 Coffees in TOWN.
w. G. Mathes d Bro.
A large supply Of ammunition at
G. c. Seaver's.
Mr.. A. T. Love was in the city yes.
terday. He reports the Watauga river
frozen solid.
Genuine Borax soap 10c per cake 4
cakes for 25c and II cakes for 75c to
be had only at City Drug Store,
Mr. P. Witt, Of Conkling, dropped
in one day last week and renewed his
subscription to THE COMET.
FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Com
plant, you have a printed guaran &c
on eveyry bottle OF Shiloh's Vitalizer
1t never fails. Dickey & Anderson.
Miss Lara Seaver returned to hen
home in Hawkins county last Friday
morning,
Col Geo. r. McClellen has a sale
notice u this issue.
Capt. Ed Barnes a popular conduc'
tor on the N. g. w. R. R. was in the
city to-day, visiting his brother, A. ]
Barnes.
Miss Jodie Phillips, who has been
visiting the family OF Mr.. Joe Pierce
returned to her home in st. Clair thiI
morning.
In the Criminal Court at Knoxville
Tuesday the case OF State vs. Horace
Foster, murder, resulted. in a mis-
trial,
WHY WILL YOU cough whel
Shiloh's Cure will immediate relief
Price, l0c, soc and ST.
DIcKEY & ANDERSON.
Bands serenading Congressman thi
winter will mostly play "Silve
Threads Among the Gold" and "Rol
On, Silver Moon"
The mixed train on the E. T. d w
N. G. R. r. was abandoned Wednes
day for the winter. Freight not just
flying the running of two trains daily
See Chas. G.. Mitchells ad in thi
issue. Ifyou are going to build yol
will save money by interviewing him
He is a first-class architect.
R. H. Butler, A. NJ. Snyder, A. 6
Grayson. L. B. Carlton, J. s. Mitchell
E. Watti and E. L. Stikes, OF Taylors
lille, passed through johnson Cit
this week on their way to attend Fed
eral Court at Knoxville.
A writer who processes to tell tn
character and disposition Of youn
lady by the color Of her hose, warn
all young men to beware OF the gil
who wears red stockings, especial,
If she has auburn hair.
The King of Spain is dead, but tn
KING of PAIN still lives and reign
supreme in the dominions of aches
pains, burns, bruises and Neuralgia
Call at the City Drug Store and get
bottle. rs cents and money refunde
if not satisfactory.
E. W. Heaton. deputy U. s. MAJ
shall, accompanied by Is "moonshir
ers" spent Tuesday night in Johnso
City and left Wednesday morning fo
Knoxville to attend Federal Court.
The work of removing the sno
from Broadway, New York, last sa
urday, required the service of 800 car
and drivers and 700 Italians. 81
thousand loads OF snow were dumpe
into the rivers from Broadway belo
Fourteenth street, between 2 a. II
and 6 pm.
MessrS. Wade Rutledge and Small
ing, East Tennessee cattle king
passed through the city yesterday o
their way home in Sullivan count,
They had to leave their cattle at job
8. Thomas on account OF the Wataue
river being frozen.
A supposed conductor on the E.
Va. & Ga. R. R. at Telford's recent
displayed great affection. He wi
assisting lady off the train, when
the surprise Of the bystanders, he kis
ed her. The mystery has never bee
solved; but the polite conductor migl
have been the lady's husband. 5
Wanted.
Agents and statesmen. Call on