The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-07-12

Pierce & Mann have just received
another car load Of stoves. Be sure
and price their stock before buying.
They will save you money.
Rev. J.J. Joicemoore, OF Phlladel-
phia, passed through the city Tuesday
returning from Roam Mountain. He
was pleased with Johnson City and
subscribed for the COMET in order to
keep posted on Johnson City matters.
We want to buy all the dried black
berries in the country,
Hunter & Brown.
Mss Nettie Shortridge, OF Sheldon,
ILL.,, arrived in the city Saturday even
ing and will spend the summer with
her sister, Mrs. !. f. Crandall. The
society of johnson City extends to her
a hearty welcome.
We will pay the highest market
price for dried blackberries,
Hunter & Brown.
A party Of Watauga Avenue Bellies
and Beaux took in the town Tuesday
night in a wagon, the bed Of which
was filled with hay. The sport is
known as the ebay ride" and was evil
IDENTIFY enjoyed by the participants.
They serenaded the citizens but were
wise enough to do so on the fly.
Rev. ]. A. Munday, pastor of the
Baptist church, verbally rendered his
resignation last Sunday night, and
preached an excellent farewell SER
mon. He will engage in the evangeli-
cal work exclusively, but will contin-
ue his residence here-MOrristOwn
| Gazette.
w. w. Kirkpatrick has determined
to close out his stock of light weight
clothing and straw hats regardless of
cost.
Young Jones, the boy that was shot
in the fight between the Greenes and
Joneses, died last week. The Han
cock war has subsidized. No fighting
for some time. 1t is to be hoped that
they have buried the Ratchet and that
there will be no more trouble among
them.-RogersvilIe Review.
Campbell & Martin have cut prices
on Ladies, Misses and Children's slip
pers, and every one wanting pair
had better get them before they are
gone.
The yield of wheat in Maury Coun-
ty this year is the largest since the
war A well.posted friend remarked
Tuesday that the crop would average
eighteen bushels throughout the coun-
ty per acre. And the number oil
acres planted runs up into the thou
sands. Farmers are realizing good
prices, getting 621a and 20 cents pei
bushel in the city for their wheat
Maury Democrat.
Leave your order for berries, or any
! thing else you want with
Campbell & Martin.
Friday morning July 9th Nat T
Williams house on Buffalo creek was
, burned to the ground. The fire was
discovered at daylight and had started
in an unoccupied room and was burn
ing fercely when found. Some bed
clothing and a few articles of wearing
apparel was all that was saved. Nc
/, insurance and the loss is $4,000. Mr.
Williams cannot tell the cause of the
fire, as the room where it started wai
: not used to any great extent only fol
. a store room.
Capt. Winston, OF the A. D. r. Ri
= fes, has seen fit to write criticism
+ OF the drill at this place on the 4tf
4 inst. or rather he has mentioned some
of the mistakes of the Taylor Rifles
The points he mentioned may b,
It mistakes according to "Winston's'
q tactics but Upton does not sustain
him in in many instances, aud botl
companies were drilling by Upton
+ Did the A. d. R. Rifles make no mis-
takes or did the Captain forget Il
:. mention them?.
The Baby Militia, of Bristol, chal
lenged the sodiery Of johnson City t
:. drill Mt Bristol last Tuesday for 500
y, side, the judges to be experts fror
n Nashville. The Johnson City troo
B. are not in that business and hence d.
,e clined with thanks. The Bristol con
pany had the Nashville expert Judge
q. to pass upon them at one time an
he this is what they said "as to the A. ]
,ir R. Rifles, 1t may be said that the
es drill was sadly deficient They wei
ne recruits and could not compete @
equal terms with the Others F,
Ao fuller criticisms we refer the compar
- to the Nashville American Of May 2
lg, The Snake Editor of the COM
ur, spent last Sunday at Unaka Spring
While lying on the bank of the riv
wi at the foot of the mountain and pra