The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-12-16

With the cold weather the demand
for wooden hosiery increases Rich,
dark colors viii be preferred. Among
new styles are feecy stockings. They
have the nape ON the outside, which
gives softness and color, and woolly
surface, though they are Of cotton,
and their consequent low price is in
their favor. NA
The following paragraph taken from
the Cincinnati Commercial will inter
est many Of our readers;
The Charleston, Cincinnati & Chi.
cago Road will be, when completed,
about $50 miles long, and the (esti-
mated cost will be between 100000
and 100000. Contracts for the steel
for the entire route have been placed
in consequence of the cheapness of
rails and the possibility of advance.
Mr.. James 7. Carter, popular
young railroad clerk, was married to
Miss Lula Dobbins, at her home on
Richards street last Thursday even
ing, the ceremony being performed by
the Rev. H. w. Bays. After an iufor-
NAL reception the happy couple drove
to the groom's home on Walnut street,
which place they will make their
home. The bride is an excellent
young lady and Mr.. Carter is to be
congratulated on getting SO lovely a
young lady for a wife.-KnoaviHe
Tribune.
Mr.. Carter is a relative OF Gen.
jackson, OF Jonesboro, Tenn; and has
many friends in East Tennessee who
join The COMET in congratula-
tons.
The Daily Sentinel is the name of
the new Knoxville daily. 1t is Dem
ocratic in politics but will deal fairly
with all parties. 1t bids fair to be one
of the best newspapers in the State,
and should be well supported. We
have made arrangements to furnish
the daily Sentinel and THE COMET one
year, including library OF As useful
books free, for $500. This is an UNI
precedented offer and must be accom-
panied by the cash in all cases. See
prospectus in another column.
McFarland's drug store is the place
to get beautiful Xmas presents, come
and make yourselections before the
prettiest are gone. UNREASONABLE the
largest and finest line Of holiday goods
ever seen in Johnson City and every
body says they are cheaper than ever
known before. Beautiful dressing
cases from $3.50 to Sc. Lovely toilet
sets, exquisite vases, pretty mustache
and plain cups and saucers, real china
shaving mugs of the very latest
styles. Christmas cards OF the hand
soonest kind in great variety. Fine
genuine merechaum pipes and cigar
holders. All at bottom prices. We
bought largely in order to supply the
trade and we intend to sell them cheap
for cash. We can't afford to carry
them over and intend to sell them al
a very small profit. So come now and
get a beautiful present for your best
girl, your wife, your mother, father,
brother, or sister.
The Tribune insists that Col. John
]. Craig, of Knoxville, shall have the
credit of being the first man in Ten
nessee to propose State Railroad
from Memphis to Bristol via Nash
vile and Knoxville. We heard Col.
Craig explain the plan three years
ago, and doubtless he talked of the
scheme previous to that time.-Kno1-
villc Tribune.
The Knoxville Journal also claims
the honor Of proposing this road. The
claimants for this honor now are as
numerous as the "hominy seeker"
We claim that the Secretary Of State,
Hon. John Allison, OF Washington
county, was among the first to pro-
pose utilizing the convict labor in the
State to build a road from Memphis to
Bristol.