The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-01-12

1888.
Mr.. W. L. Crumley, of Blountville,
was in the city Tuesday and made the
COMET a pleasant call and renewed
his subscription. Thanks.
School books, blank books, ledgers,
Journals, day and cash books, blank
receipts, notes &c, at l. N. Beckner's
book and jewelry store.
Miss Eta Cooper of Rogersville, is
studying telegraphy under Joe Vale,
day operator i'll the depot at this
place.
Hood Naff went out hunting last
Tuesday and after hunting all day
found mares nest" with ak rattles
and button on it.
The original "Peck's Bad Boy" COM
pany delighted q fair crowd at Jobe's
Opera horse last Tuesday night with
n good representation of the laugh.
able comedy " Peck's Bad Boy"
Mr.. G. H. Mathews has moved his
family to Adairs Greek, Knox county,
Tenn. johnson City loses q good citi.
zen in person of G. H. Mathews, and
will welcome his return at any time.
The boiler has been placed in posi-.
ton at F. A. STATIONS planning mill
and one planer and hatcher, one
hand saw and one rip saw have arrived.
The mill will be ready for business in
thirty days.
The Johnson City Foundry and Ma
chine Works are crowded with work.
They are at work on large lot Of
bridge castings for the G. G & G. rail
road and an order for car wheels from
Pulaski City, Va.
There are 'hirty-eight old ladies,
averaging IS years, who are still rev.
olutionary pensioners. Nancy Rains,
Of Carriers Furnace, Tennessee, is the
oldest, age 95; Betsey Willingford, OF
Mankato, Minnesota, is next, 10 at 81.
Campbell, Crockett 4 Martin cor
daily invite everybody in tewn and
country to call and see them in their
new quarters. They will give you a
hearty welcome, make you feel at
home and sell you goods cheap.
The E. T. V. & G, R. R. Co. has
shipped material here for building a
large tank. 1t will be twenty-five feet
in diameter. The Company is nego-
tiating with N. 6. Love for land on
which to erect 1t.
The Blountv,ile correspondent in
the Bristol News says: Mr.. Houts, OF
johnson City, was up Saturday and
Sunday. There seems to DO strong
attraction that draws him periodical.
ly to a place in the country, near here
Now is the proper time to subscribe
for the COMET. The National, State
and County elections are all to take
place this year and the COMET vii
keep you posted Send $1.25 and try
it one year.
1t would seem to be about definitely
settled that depot for Jonesboro viii
he shortly erected, and at the lowe
end of tOwn-to the left OF the railroad
in the meadow belonging to Gen. A. E
Jackson. We understand q waitin,
room for passengers will be bull
further up.-Herald 4 Tribane.
The President has nominated E.
. Semple to be governor Of Washington
, Territory; Daniel A. Carpenter, O
Il. Tennessee, to be pension agent a
Knoxville, Tenn, and j. T. J. Craw
ford receiver of public moneys a
: Grainesville,
!. Mr.. Constant, of Michigan, is in tn
city. He has u patent fan mil Gale,
the "Cyclone Wind MILL" that is pre-
nounced by every one to be the bes
mill ever sold for cleaning all kinds {
" grain from clover seed to corn. Tn
mill is on exhibition at Mathes & Wi
d cox's store.
Mr.. Charlie Harvey, who has bee
" running the engine at the Johnso
City Foundry and Machine Work
o has accepted position with the E.
a d w. N. G. R. K. Co. and will run 81
r CINE No, 2. Warren Lilly takes h
place at the machine shop. A belt,
engineer than Charlie Harvey nevt
!. pulled throttle.
L A man by the name of Ryan, a ne
conner, and Chas. Lockwood came il
v to town Thursday with two horses b
! longing to Mr. Leonard, who liv,
; about two miles from Bristol. The
were suspiciOned, and accused
stealing the horses, whereupon the
D skipped. Yesterday two horses b
T longing to Mahlon Snsong, we're mi
Is sing, and it is supposed that Rys
and Lock wood stole them sbortlv .Ft