The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-12-06


Misses Rosa and Maggie Minuick
and Miss Josie Lowry, OF Green Spring,
Va, spent Thanksgiving day in John
son City.
Mrs, H. B. Clark and son, Gentry,
left Tuesday for Knoxville. They will
visit Florida, and spend a month or
two in the Gland OF flower" before they
return.
Kate Claxton will play in Bristol
next Thursday night. Manager Jobe
should induce her to stop hero. She
has a strong company and would
draw good house.
Capt. VIM. Rule became sole propri-
etor of the Knoxville Daily Journal on
Monday OF last week, buying the in
terest of Mr.. Samuel Marfield.
Ii you don't want to buy anything
you had better not look at Campbell
& Martins goods and get their prices,
for they viii catch you every time.
DR.. Knapp will only remain at John
son City until Saturday evening, De-
cember 8th, All persons having de-
fective sight should call on him at
once.
FITs.--All Fits stopped free by DIR.
Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits
after first days use. Marvellous cures
Treatise and $500 trial bottle free to
Fit cases, Send to Dir Kline, 931 Arch
street, Philadelphia, Pa. 235-2S5
Chas. D, Fine has large line Of
Bibles and is selling them cheap.
Warrants were issued Saturday af-
ternoon at knoxville for thirty.four
men, among them several leading
merchants, for participating in cock
ing main on Thanksgiving day.
Come, Come, Come to see my Xmas
toys and candies. W. NJ. Patton.
The prize OF twenty dollars in gold
offered by the Nashville Banner for
the closest guess as to Gov. Taylor's
plurality, which was 1875, was won
by Mr.. w. A. Council, who guessed
I17,7S7.
McGinnis & Co.'s livery stables at
Morristown, Tenn, burned Monday
morning. Nineteen horses persisted
and number of vehicles and large
amount OF forage were consumed
The loss is $4,000 and the insurance
$1,000.
Albums all styles and prices al
Chas. D, Fines.
The people of Newport are excited
over the proposed election for the pur
pose OF deciding whether or not the
town shall be re-incorporated. The
charter was abolished several yeas
ago in order to abolish the saloons. il
is believed that the corporation vii
carry.
Sunday Schools VIII save money by
buying their nuts and candies from
Will Patton.
Mr.. Joe A. Caldwell, OF Bristol, has
purchased an interest in the City
Drug Store and will move his fauil,
to Johnson City. Hereafter McFar'
land & Co. will be pleased to supply
the city and surrounding country with
drugs, chemicals and everything il
their line. They will receive larg'
stock OF handsome Christmas good
soon.
Dr. Knapp will only remain in John
son City until Saturday evening, De
cember 9Th. All persons having dc
fective sight should call on him a
once.
At Bristol, Thursday afternoon O
last week, Mr.. James Slater, late G
Knoxville, slater, was precipitate,
from scaffold at the Paramount he
5 tel, in consequence of plank break
ing, falling thirty-fve feet headfort
5 most on to some iron piping. He die
in about twenty minutes.
: Ex.trustee Of Knox county, Arthu
Swan, gave deed OF trust last Satu
4 day covering all his property, value
:. at $4,000. The total amount of hi
defalcation is $21 500, and his bond
men will not be called upou. Su
a brought against him by the county
II the chancery court has been dismis
ed
d The cantata, Esther, the Beatif
It Queen, " was presented by the amateu
o last Monday and Tuesday nights
j. Jobes Opera House to good house
The largest crowd that ever assembl,
g in the Opera House to attend al
lie theatrical performance, greeted the
Monday night, and the number pr
ent Tuesday night shows how well t
at presentation was received. Prof. G.