The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-06-21


while on the bottoms it is damaged in
some places badly by frost.
Mr.. j. F, Patterson and wife. of CHS.
co. Texas, arrived in this place Sum-
day morning, and will remain few
weeks on visit to his mother, Mrs.
E. s. Miller, Sr.
Harry Lyle is agent for the Knox
vile Steam Laundry, and will forward
all goods when left at Crumley's store
on Monday. Terms made known on
j. G. Bayless has been transferred
from Mcneil & Wolfe's furniture
store here to their Bristol store. Mr..
Bayless is a good salesman and de-
serves the promotion.
1t is hard to tell whether Bristol is
trying to duplicate the Brooklyn
Bridge or the New York al" road.
They claim, however, that what they
are building through Main street is a
street railroad.
Mr.. E. E. Butler arrived in the city
Monday night and left Tuesday morn
ing for his home at Mountain City.
Mr.. Butler is a son OF Judge Butler
and has been attending the law school
at Lebonan.
There will be a Children's Day ser.
vice at the M. E. Church on next
Sunday morning at 1890 o'clock.
The members of the different Sunday
Schools and Churches OF the town are
invited to attend.
The johnson City String Band left
last Thursday for Hale's Springs to
furnish music during the coming sea-
son. The band includes, Prof. d. N.
Mcleod, Prof. J. B. Mcmillan, Ivy
McNees and Master Wallace Mcleod,
the boy cornetest.
Mike G. King, Oldest son Of Hon. O.
G. King, of Morristown, died last
Wednesday night at the home OF his
parents, after protracted illness. He
was genial, kind hearted young man
and was greatly loved by all his &C.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mr.. M. A. Smith, chief OF the Three
C's. engineer corps now locating the
line near Bakersville, N. c., is in the
city. Mr.. Smith is making headquar-
ters at Bakersville just now. He says
as far as he has gone the line has prov.
en- satisfactory.
The iron columns have been placed
in position in the front OF G. G. Har-
ris' building. They were made by the
Johnson Foundry and Machine Works
and are different from any other col.
umns made by this company and
make a much nicer front.
jeff L. Duff, for many years a mer'
chant in Bristol, but more recently ed
itor OF the Virginia Herald, died al
his home in Jonesville, Va, Tuesday
June 18th, after an illness of some
weeks with typhoid fever.-Bristo
Courier.
The Charleston, Cincinnati &
Chicago Railroad Company are build
ing new depot about four miles ives
Of Mooresbor The depot is situated
near Mr.. D. N. Hamrick's and will b.
known as Henrietta. Mr.. III. Mel
son is in charge as depot AGENT
Shelby Neao Era.
The Enterprise is the name of new
weekly paper just started at Charles
ton, Tenn. 1t is a seven column quar-
to and is above the average in its typo
graphical appearance and genera
makeup. Jasper Reyes is the pub
Usher and Jim F. Campbell is locs
editor.
Mrs. NJ. f. Keller, OF Stevensvillt
Pa. who has been visiting her sister
Mrs. ]. l.. Grant, for several months
left last Monday evening for her home
9 Mrs. Keller is very pleasant lad
: and made many friends here who wi
be glad to welcome her again TO tn
city.
Miss Carrie and Master Jimmi
e Summers returned from Ashevill
:. where they have been attendin
school, last week. Miss Carrie gra,
mated this year. Prof. T. P, Summe
accompanied them and will spend
few weeks with relatives in this vici
ity.
The friends of the Horseback Gu
r, will regret to learn that it depart'
h this life during the terrible thund
o storm that prevailed on Wednesdi
r. night the Goth inst. Its life was sho
7. 1t left behind 1t many pleasant mem
ries. aPeace to its asheA."