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

Mr.. j. l. Hawkins, OF Jonesboro,
and Mr.. Wilburn Hodges, OF this
place have announced themselves
candidates for Sheriff, subject to the
action Of the county Republican con-
vention
We direct attention to the advertise
ment Of w. A. Kite, commission mer-
chant. His place OF business is in the
store room lately vacated by L. H. P.
Lusk, and parties having any kind of
produce to sell would do well to call
on him. We are glad to notice that
his business is increasing.
Corn planting time will soon be
here and every farmer should have
one of those Farmer Friend Corn
Planters" one or two horse, with or
without Fertilizer attachment. Send
in your order to Jonn s, Thomas or
Henry Lyle, Johnson-C City, Tennessee.
The best Planter in the market and
the cheapest.
The Crumley Bros. ought to be call
ed the lightning timers. They put
the roof on G. G. Seavers new house
in little over day. When you want
your house covered call at Crumleys
tin shop and Squire will contract with
you and Sam and Frank will do the
work, and they will gives you satisfac-
ton, too. If you don't believe it try
them and see.
The new Board OF Mayor and Alder
men were sworn in last Friday. 1t is
composed Of good men and they have
made a good start by re-electing 7. H.
H. Lusk, Esq, Recorder, and Oliver
Burleson, Marshal. We have no doubt
they will faithfully look after the in
terest OF the town, but they should be
careful not to tinker with the hog law
or the bar-room ordinance.
The mind depends for its health
very largely on bodily conditions. The
gloomy fears, the Responding views
the WEAKNESS of soul that many com
plain of, would often disappear were
the blood made pure and healthy be
fore reaching the delicate vessels o
the brain. Ayers Sarsaparilla puri
fies and vitalizes the blood; and thu
conduces to health of body and san
ity of mind.
Mr.. R. A. Cobb, of Morganton, N
c., has presented us with copy O.
his interesting book, The True Life o
Mai. Lewis Richard Redmon, the nc
torious adventurer of Western Nortl
Carolina. Mr.. Cobb helped to captur
him and got the most Of his informs
ton from Redmon personally. Every
one should read it. Send 10 cents t
: R. A. Cobb, Morganton, N. G. an
get a copy.
With this issue The COMET close
its second year. The subscriptions c
a great many subscribers have e1
pired by limitation. We hope the
will renew. A number have not sci
tied for last year, and some have nc
even settled for the first year; we sha
expect them to come forward and d
so at once. We will call on those il
reach and will try to send statement
: to others. But we would prefer tha
{ subscribers would not wait to be cal
r ed upon.
Trains on the E. T. Va. & Ga. R. !
: are all delayed. There is wreck {
Loudon caused by freight train rul
: ming into slide. The river is Owe
;. the track at Concord and the track
n flooded at New Market. The iro
bridge at Loudon is nearly completes
|. but the high waters washed out IL
K temporary timbers and trains will (
J. delayed several days. We have ha
3. no mail east or west for several da.
Il and do not know what is going on
the outside world.
e Geo. w. Willett, ESQ, announC
j. himself candidate for reelection
i the office of Sheriff of WashingtC
d county. Mr.. Willett has made goo
v officer, one OF the best the county h
ever had, and as he has served but OF
term he should be accorded a reel,
o ton. He will, of course, be subject
T, the action Of the Democratic party, b
d we hope he will have no opposite
i among the Democrats. We have b
y little doubt that he will be his ov
successor.
10 Considerable interest is being ma
V Tested in the revival now in progre
8 at the M. E. Church. There ha
10 been several conversions up to IL
e. date. The merchants closed thu
r. stores yesterday and to-day, to gi
10 their clerks a chance to attend t