The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-05-17
WHOLE NO. 213
OVER THE STATE.
Items OF News Gathered from Our Ex.
changes And Other Sources.

Items OF News Gathered from Our Ex.
changes And Other Sources.
The NeNberne Tennessean has
made its appearance.
A state normal institute will be
held at Carthage in June.
Buffalo gnats are very bad in some
portions of Obion county.
Dr. ]. H. Young, who lived near
Buffalo Valley, died few days ago,
The Brownsville Canning Company
will be ready for work in six weeks.
II. H. Crockett has been appointed
circuit court clerk of Obion county.
A church with membership of
forty-four has been organized at Trim.
bic.
j. w. Bryan, of Watertown, has
been elected president of Doyle col.
lege.
Aseventy pound catfish was said
to have been caught near Brownsville
last week.
The summer normal institute will
be held at the Obion Normal College
beginning June 18th.
John Jimmerson, who was recently
shot at Callen's Mill Obion county, by
two negroes, died.
A Sumner county child swallowed
by mistake draught Of carbolic acid.
1t died in few hours.
Forrest fires in the Second and
Tenth districts of Grundy county re.
suited in great damage.
Rev. P. M. Fitzgerald, pastor OF the
Cumberland Presbyterian church at
camden, has resigned.
James Corley, of Temperance Hall
DeKalb county, was thrown from his
horse and had an arm broken
Work on the new depot in Union
City will soon commence. A new
bank and court house are also under
way.
One hundred and twenty-four head.
OF mules were recently sold in Column
bia for $3.50 around, the total being
$22,32O.
The revival conducted by Rev. ]. H.
Roberts, at the East Jackson Metho-
dist church, resulted in twenty-five
conversions.
Mad dogs are said to be roaming
around in the lower part of the coun-
ty. One is said to have bitten a num-
Der OF boys that have all gone mad
Obion Democrat.
A convict recently taken to Tracy
City last week, laid his hand on the
track, in front of a loaded car. 1t was
badly mashed. He accomplished his
purpose-to escape work.
1t has been many years since Car
roll county has needed rain 80 badly
at this season of the year as now
Crops are going to be very late il an
early rain is not had.
A party of masked men in Parie
last week took a young barber out Of
bed, carried him out of town, gave
him fifty lashes across the back, gave
him $15 and told him to leave. He
was accused of robbery and seduc
ton.
A gentleman was in our Office Mon
day and reports that TWO young mer
in the sixth district, on last Friday
dug up large rock in the woods ant
, found u jug of gold and some green
back money; in all amounting Il
about $7,000-Giles County Demo
crat.
. A calculation made by a thorough
: farmer and submitted to us day o
so ago proves that wheat culture il
Upton is more remunerative at 8
cents per bushel than cotton at /
cents per pound. This is placin
T wheat at the lowest price and cottol
t at the highest.
A man hailing from Tracy City er
deavered to commit suicide near Wir
chester because he could not obtail
, employment. He cut his throat fror
ear to ear. A farmer, to whom he ha
last applied, took him to town, wher
the wound was sewed up. During tn
whole time he did not appear to gu
fer the least pain, and he seem to b
;, tailoring under the impression that
is persued by a mob. His recovery
very doubtful