The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-01-05

The Bank of Johnson City has
just received 10000 checks for 1888.
This bank did a good business last
year and is building up a still larger
business. The COMET wishes it sue.
cefssiul New Year.
Mrs. ]. A. Burrow OF Bristol, spent
few days with relatives and friends
in the city last week and left Monday
morning for ElizShethton TO visit rel
ativeS and spend few days amid the
scenes of her childhood.
The CARRIERS Mill correspondent in
the Jonesboro Herald & TribNne says:
David Keplinger has contracted
with w. A. CARRIER to furnish the
lumber for his johnson City house
which he proposes to build the COM
irg spriug.
Ralph Boyd left last week for his
home in Sweetwater. Ralph has been
employed in the Bank of johnson City
for some time and has made a number
Of friends here in business and social
circles, who will be glad to hear Of his
success in life.
Mr.. John G. Wilson, OF Delong,
Yancy county, N. c., WAC in the city
last week. Mr.. Wilson haA invested
largely in Johnson City dirt and will
move to this place as soon as he can
build a residence. He is making ar
engagements now to build at once.
Gen. J, T. Wilder and two civil en-
gineers passed through the city last
Friday night on their way to Pike
Vile, KY, They are on G, G. & G.
railroad business and when the Gener-
al returns some important revelations
will be made.
The Washington Critic says Mrs.
Ino. Allison is the prettiest bride who
has been at the National Capitol this
winter. While in Washington Mr..
and Mrs. Allison were rendered re-
cpption at the residence of Congress
man Washington.
Prof. Frank NJ. Smith, State Super
intendent Of Public Instruction, has
issued circular letter to the County
Courts OF the State OF Tennessee in
which he calls their attention to their
important relations to the Public
School System OF the State and urges
the early performance of their duties.
Mr., S. G. Mccullough, formerly of
Toledo, Ohio has bought an interest
in the Knoxville Sentinel, and will as
sumo the duties of business manager.
The Sentinel is alreaday one Of the
sprightlyest Democratic dailies in
Tennessee, and we wish it continued
prosperity.
A lsdy's handkerchief was found at
the Piedmont House the night Of the
musicale and is now at the CONT Of.
fee. 1t is white linen with a 4 leaf clo-
yer Or pansy blossom embroidered
on one corner. The owner can get it
by sending or calling for it and telling
us what the embroidery 10 intended to
represent.
The brilliant chief of the reportorial
staff OF the Lexington, (Va.,) Gazette
hits us "Savagely" in recent issue.
But we forgive him. Our city is on
a boom, and we know that occasion
ally he is speculator OF no ordinary
caibre, therefore we invite him out
our way. While he cannot "buy our
town." we can let him have some very
fine building lots.
When it comes to gall the Chatta-
nooga Gift Enterprise gets there with
both feet. We offered to publish their
prospectus few days ago in exchange
for the daily Times. They accepted
but sent us a sheet containing fifty
notices ranging from s to % lines each
and asked us to publish one notice
each week. We hope the Times will
not become offended at our declnatiOn
but we never accept gifts only from
personal frieNds.'
The Bugis of last week, published al
Marion Mcdowell county N. G., says
Col. A. Urquhart, who is known as
the right-of-way-man Of the Charleston
Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad, il
still in town. In answer to our ques
ton as to when we might expect W0rl
to commence between Rutherfordtor
and this point, he said he thought the
company would commense work il
two or three weeks; that Col. P. P
Dickinson had sub-let at least eigh
miles Of the road to Mcdowell citizens