The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-02-04
DR.. Geo. II. Berry spent Monday
and Tuesday at Elizabethton.


Mr.. Upton Jobe is improving. He
has been sick for week or more.
Mr.. Perry Hunter is sick at the
home of his son R. c. Hunter.
G. J. st. John, Jr., former editor OF
The COMET, but now an employee in
Pension Office at Knoxville, was in
town Monday evening
Misses Jennie, Nora and Stacy
Crumley, and Mr.. W. B. Crumley,
spent the day in Jonesboro yesterday,
the guests of Miss Ella Crumley.
Mr.. Will Patton, night operator at
this place, has gone to Chattanooga
to take charge of the night Office.
His place here is filled by Mr., James
Hill, Of Chattanooga.
The young people had a party at
the residence of Mr.. c. J. Lyle, two
miles west of this place last Thursday
night. Several young ladies and gen.
tleman attended from Bristol.
Mr.. c. H. Lyle, one of the editors Of
THE COMET has gone to New Orleans
and will remain there few months.
He will send us notes Of the EXPOSE
ton and other matters OF interest in
that city.
Mr., d. ]. Fine, OF the 9Th district,
called to see us yesterday and paid his
subscription, and subscribed for Mr..
J. N. Cowan, Holston Valley, Sullivan
county. Mr.. Fine has just returned
from Virginia, where he has been for
several months.
Mr.. J. c. Hardin, the clever depot
agent of the Narrow Guage R, R., at
this place, had severe attact Of collie
last Monday while attending to his
duties, and had to be taken home.
We hope he will soon be able to be out
again.
Johnson City has coasting club. the
boys have made a good track on the
right side Of Science Hill when they
have a jolly time every evening. The
clup will he out with their toboggans
and sleds to night, and will have the
coasting ground illuminated.
We acknowledge the receipt of an
invitation to attend a masquerade
party, to be given by the young men
of Jonesboro at the skating rink al
that place to-marrow night. Messrs
t. L. Earnest, w K. B. Munsey and
j. NJ. Fink are the invitation commit,
tee.
Judge S. ]. Kirkpatrick returned
yesterday from Nashville where ht
has been tending the Grand Lodge o.
Masons. While there he had an op
portunity tn see representative mer
from different divisions of the State
and is now in better spirits than evel
over the prospects Of his nomination
for Supreme Judge.
Having decided to make a change
in my business, l will sell goods, unit
March LIST, cheaper than they can b.
bought elsewhere in Johnson city
Terms cash. All parties who are in
debted to me will please call anC
make settlement at once.
Respectfully,
]. &. CAMPBELL
Feb. 1885, johnson City Tenn
Capt. Jas. P Evans died on the 2Sti
of January, at the residence Of Mr., N
G. Taylor, near Morristown, after ar
illness Of several weeks. The deceas
ed was one of the most prominen
members of the Morristown bar, ant
his ability and professional learning
was recognized in high degree.
more extended tribute to his memor,
will be prepared by his brothers of tn,
bar He was in his 50th year.-Gasette
+ Col. W. D. Haynes, OF Blountville
i one OF the brainiest and best informe,
lawyers in the State. has been in tn
city for several days, and left for hi
home Yesterday evening. He stoppe.
over in the city to hear the famou
Evangelists az he returned from Nash
y vile where he had been to attend tn
q Masonic Convention. We had shor
talk with Col. Haynes Yesterday even
ing just before he boarded the train
i and were informed that his prospect
P for securing the nomination for Su
preme Judge are good. Col Hayne
IL fine lawyer, and better man 70
A the place would be hard to find
Knoruille Tribune.
We received postal card few day
j ago from young man who had re
e Gently married a wife, asking ms t
discontinue the paper addressed t
his wife, "formaly" Miss and tina