The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-04-01

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Howell E. Jackson for copy Of his
speech on the Blair Educational Bill.
Mrs. A. ]. Barnes is again sick. Her
sisters Mrs. Jas. Salts and Mrs. Burke
came down from Bristol last Sunday
to see her,
Clay Shoun, Chairman, has called
q mass meeting Of the Democratic
party Of Greene county at Greeneville,
next Monday
Messrs. Campbell & Crumley are
receiving magnificent stock of
goods. Their advertisement will APP
pear hereafter.
Now is the time to subscribe for
THE COMET. $1,25 per year to single
subscribers. To clubs OF ten, paid in
advance, $40.
Mrs. j. w. Whitlock has been visit
ing her many friends in Johnson City
this week. She returned home yes
terday morning.
The first of the weather signals
were received Tuesday morning. We
win receive them regular every morn
ing at o'clock.
Maj. Bird Brown, one of the Oldest
and best known citizens OF this coun-
ty died at his home on Chucky River,
one day last week.
Rev. w. R. Barnett and Rev. Mr..
Baker have been in the city this week,
assisting the other ministers in the
protracted meeting.
j. w. Hunter & Bro. will sell you
THREE hoes for NINETY CENTS.
Bull tongues and shovel plows for
25 cents each.
Garden hoes for 25 cents apiece.
Miss Pearl Barnes was called home
last week on account of the illness of
her mother. She will not return to
school this session.
THE COMET has a circulation three
times larger than any paper publish
ed in Johnson City. Advertisers
should govern themselves accordingly.
The last we heard from Mrs. J. c.
Hardin, she was no better, and was
thought to be slowly sinking. Her re.
covery is despaired Of.
A. B. Bowman, Esq, informs us that
he had new onions for dinner Sunday
This is the first we have heard of.
: Lettuce see who can beet it.
Frank Mountcastle & Co. advertise
their fine horse, Gladstone in another
column. Gladstone is a Clydesdale
is three years old, seventeen hands
high and as black as raven.
Rev. Mr.. Carnes, of Knoxville, came
up to Johnson City last Saturday
night to occupy the M. E. Church
South pulpit Sunday but owing to the
meeting at the NJ E. Church did not
preach.
Mr.. j. G. Thompson, OF Locust
Mount, called in last week and sub
scribed for THE COMET. Mr.. Thomp
son is candidate for County Cour
Clerk, and was in town locking afte
his interests.
Mat Fink is the champion egg pack
er, yesterday he counted and packed
three barrels of eggs, seventy-two doz
en- to the barrel, in thirty-six minutes
: That would be fifty barrels day, tel
hours to the day.
e See change in Gump & Co.'s &C
They have received their spring stec.
of clothing, and propose to sell CHEAP
er than they have ever sold before
When you want something nice ca,
on Martin.
T. Maj. H. M. Aiken, President of tn
Rogersville railroad was in tewn YET
terday looking after some of his er
y gines which are being overhauled an
repaired at the johnson City Foundr
and Machine Shops.
Mr.. Jno. M. Wilcox went up
ROane's Creek Wednesday for the pul
pose of taking his children to schoC
- at that place. They have been spent
ing few days at their home in Eliz,
& bethton .-Mountaineer.
: Mrs. Ellen Clark, of Gonzales, Cal
is visiting her brothers, Messrs. J. v
q and r. G. Hunter. She left Tenne
n see nineteen years age and this is IL
first time she has visited her old HON
~ The construction train on the Ma
row Gauge railroad run into slit
W Tuesday near Crab Orchard an
Mt smashed up the front Of the engin
but did no other damage. The engi
% Ger and fireman jumped off and we