The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-03-08
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Mr /. II. leegardPn, OF Elizabeth !
ton, was in the city Monday.
superintendent of Public Instruc.
ton, F. T. Smith, was in the city yes.
terday.
Every pair of ST. John, Kirkham &
Co. shoes warranted. Campbell &
Martin have the entire control Of
them.
There will be masked skating par
~ at Lampson's Hall in Ionesboro
Friday night. The COMET acknowl-
edges the receipt cf an invitation to
attend.
Large lot OF Bay State boots ana
shoes just received, the best goods on
the market, sold only by Hunter &
Brown.
BoRN--on the 9TH inst, to the wife
Of Mr.. P. s. Cox, son. He weighs
nine pounds and challenges his papa
for q OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES walking
match.
Miss Cummings, of Jonesboro, spent
few days this week with Miss Jackey
McNees. She and Miss Jackoy made
the COMET d pleasant call last Monday
evening,
Frederick j. Lewis, of Elizabethton,
and Lamar Hale, OF Jonesboro, have
been granted pensions. The pension
of John Oliver, Carriers Depot, has
been increased
1 The Bristol correspondent OF the
Knoxville Journal says Mr.. and Mrs
| J. J Adams, of this city, are in Bristol,
and will probably locate there for n
while.
Mr.. AGAR Miller, one of Limestone's
oldest and most respected citizens,
died last Monday. His funeral was
preached Tuesday by Rev, G. A Cald.
: well, of Bristol
Mrs., j. F. Sharp, Of Philadelphia,
F., arrived in the city last Thursday night
Mr.. Sharp has recently located here
Mrs. Sharp is 4 sister OF Col. s. H
Yocum.
Mr.. +. A. Stratton has retired from
the real estate firm Of Stratt0n, Bax
ter g. Gillian. The business will BE-
: continued under the firm name O.
Baxter & Gillian.
Lhe jewelry store Of Pepper & Hor
ner, Of Cleveland, Tenn, was broker
:, into on Tuesday night, and abou
$4,000 worth of goods stolen. TIL,
r. thieves have not yet been arrested.
A party of New Workers passed
:. through the city yesterday about noon
n on special train for Jacksonville
Fla, The train WAS composed OF 81,
Pullman sleepers and one baggage
r. car
The programme OF the tenth an
nusl convention of the Young Men
" Christian Associations in the Easter
F! District Of Tennessee, which convene
in johnson City on the 10th inst, vii
r. be found in another column.
y" Miss Margie Miller left Sunda
night tor her home in Shelbyvills
,r Tenn, after spending few month
l. with relatives IN this city and Weir
ity She made many friends Will
T. here, and her bright. smiling face wi
a. be greatly messed in social circles.
We are not surprised at the difficu
v ty experienced by the surveyor woIl
at ing opposite the Piedmont House Ia,
Thursday, considering that we unde
stand he was using telescope con
* pass between the line of rails, and tn
u real attraction was quite sufficient {
have upset any bearings.
er Capt. Lumsden arrived in the cit
he last night. The Capt. has charge
the construction of the G. G. a.
ds Railroad at the breaks of the Cumbe
10 land, and had to come home on a
count Of illness. We hope soon to 81
him back at his post of duty again.
f. The Republicans held their conve
ht. ton TO nominate a municipal tick
last Friday night, and placed the f
-. lowing ticket in the field For Mayo
Col. S. Fl. Yocum; Aldermen, F.
Stratton, ], J. Weller, Wis Hodge,
4 c. Campbell, d. A Patton, EN- Kee
int and DR.. H. B. Hankle. The aboy
es. named gentlemen are all good me
'ell bnt are on the wrong ticket to
elected