The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-16

FRANK " Wevlman q COS custom
made shoes-every pair warranted
are found only at Campbell & Mar.
tins.
Don't fail to attend the Rock Band
Concert Saturday night at Jobe's OPP
era House. 1t is for the benefit of the
poor.
The marble recently discovered
near Johnson City is said to be Of the
best quality and is found in large
quantities.
John Hale, the Is year old son of s.
H. Hale, died last Friday evening and
was buried Saturday. He was q VIC
tim OF cigarettes.
Two great enemies-Hood's Sar.
saparilla and impure blood. The lat
ter is utterly defeated by the pecul-
lar medicine.
j. L. Evans will sell goods for the
the next 80 days just a little above
cost to close out his stock before NOV
ing into his new quarters.
Frank Wetherly, of Dalton, Ga,
has b zen sent here to assist Mr.. Wade
in the depot during the illness of the
agent, Mr., A. NJ. Kennedy.
Mr.. B. Naylor, of Fayetteville,
Tenn, representing Sweetser, Penn
brook & Co, of New York, spent two
days in the city this week.
Mr. Frank Easily, who has been
spending several weeks with his par
ents in Sullivan county returned to
Middle Tenn. last night.
Mr.. Sharp, Of Philadelphia, has just
completed neat job of lettering on
the new real estate office. He is a
fine workman and will locate here
While in Knoxville last week Gen
J. T. Wilder sold out all the real es-
tate he owned in that city. 1t is
needless to say he sold to advantage.
Edward Carswell and E. B. Cald.
we'll, temperance lecturers, will speak
in Jobe's Opera House on next Wed.
nesday night Go out and hear them.
TIE prospectus of Nashville's new
daily, the Democrat appears on the
first page. Read it and if you want a
strait democratic paper subscribe for
it.
Attention is called to the prospec-
tus Of the Nashville Bunner in an0th.
er column. We will furnish the
weekly Banner and the COMET one
year for ~.
Mr.. J. H. Stellar, the gentleman
who had his leg broken few days ago
is improving slowly. His wife arrived
from Philadelphia last week and is
still with him.
Mr.. F. A. Stratton is repairting and
repairing the residence recently pur-
chased from Capt. S. I. Harris, and
will move his family to johnson City
shortly.
Congressman R. R. Butler, accord
ing to special to the Nashville Amer
lean dated February 9th, is seriously
i'll at his room on Thirteenth street
Washington.
Mr.. Ed Tally, Of Johnson City, ha'
bought one acre of ground from DR.. ]
H. Alexander, and intends to build {
neat residence upon it.-Elisabethtol
MOuatdineer.
The Till Family will give a concer
in Jobe's Opera House next Saturday
night for the benefit of the poor, Fo
full information zee small, bill. Tick
cts on sale at J. F. Crumley & Co.'S.
The MOrristown Democrat comes gu
strongly fol Governor Taylor thi
week, and places his name at tn
head Of its columns as it's choice 70
Governor. We will publish the editO
rial next week.
Campbell & Martin have secured til
entire control of St. John, Kirkham
Co.'s boots and shoes, and from this Of
no other firm in town can buy them
They are the best goods now on tn
market.
The district convention OF tn
Young Mems Christian AssoclatlO
of East Tennessee will be held in thi
place on March 16th-18th. A larg
number OF delegates will be in attend
ance.
Mr. John Kennedy, Of Knoxville
and Sam Kennedy, Of Calera, Ala
were called to Johnson City this wee
ON account of the sickness Of the
brother, A. NJ. Kennedy, who is yer
low with fever.
A. Martin wants 100000 feet
poplar squares, 5x5 to l0xI0; ais,
$4,000 feet Of AKA, 5x4, 6x4 and Sx
white pine, mostly II and Is feet lon,