The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-03-01

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pany have begun manufacturing two
new style bedroom suits. One is made
in only dark and lightcherry and is the
finest suit ever made. The bedstead
Is 8 feet and inches high, the dresser
has 54x3O bevel glass, and the wash
stand has toilet glass. The other
style is made in walnut, ash and maple.
The bedstead is 5 feet and 2 inches
high, the dresser and washstand cor
respond
Deputy Sheriff r. B. Bradley, OF
Garter county, passed through the city
this morning having in charge Tom
Patrick, who was arrested in Grayson,
KY, on the oath Of February for the
murder Of Abram Buckles, committed
in Carter county May y, 1871, Patrick
will he placed in Jail at Elizabethton
to await trial Prick is also the muir.
dered Of Pat Ryan, at Bristol, several
years ago,
Mr. Isaac Hampton, Of Danville, N.
Y, arrived in the city Tuesday night
and will spend few days here on his
way to Florida. Mr.. Hampton was
here last summer, and believing that
johnson City had bright prospects
invested largely in real estate. He is
here now to buy more, and informed
a COMET representative that ne would
have lumber sawed at once and would
build a number Of houses for sale and
rent on his property this year. He is
an enterprising gentleman, and the
COMET is glad to state that he will
permanently locate in Johnson City
The density of the COMETS igno.
rance will never be enlightened by the
French editor in charge of the Mems.
From his many unsuccessful attempts
to spell "cOiBeur" one would naturally
think he had hair on the brain
"C0ifpur" ia Il good word, but Web
ster does not define any such word as
"cuitliurer' to mean u head dress, and
" C0iffurer" is not a "ladies' hair
dresser" fact that is equally well
known to all but that French gentle.
man from Cork The News may not
know it, but French is one OF our
strong poinst.
Gen. Wilder says the c. G. Il G.
road will he built and that it will be
completed through this county in less
than two years. The road is perma.
nently located to the mouth of Pound
river. It will go the cheapest and
most direct route from there to Min.
neapolis in your county. Speaking Of
this last named place the Genera! says
that it ia destined to become at 10 dis
tant day the leading city Of Southwest
Virginia 1t and Johnson City ART
the most important points on the road
| in Virginia and East Tennessee
From present indications it appears
that the road will go the Mcclure
route, leaving Clintwood few mile,
to the west Lebanon, Va, Protection
ist.
Mr.. c. R. Boyd, CE., of Wytheville
was in the city yesterday. Mr.. Boyt
came here at the instance Of Col. Mat
son and some of our business men t.
see abont making map OF the sec
ton OF country lying between Knox
vile and Marion, Va, and Ashland
Ky, and Marion, N. C. 1t will re
quire considerable sum Of money /,
get up such map, but ready sale cai
he found for several thousand o
them, which will more than pay an,
. company that may take hold of tn
!. enterprise. The advantage of such
map can be seen at once johnson
City vii. have prominent place OF
it, and every merchant in the cit
can afford to take some stock. Nj.
Frank Stratton will visit the mel
> chants and see what can be done i
the matter. If Johnson City man
! tests its usual interest in such matter
+. the money to secure the map wi
: be raised with little trouble.
Engineer Corps.
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