The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-02-16
WHOLE NO. 200
OVER THE STATE.
Items OfAn1erest Gathered fross.
O"r Exchanges and other
Sources.

Sources.
Newport, Tenn, wants bank
in. Dew, it is said, will open M
marble quarries at Loudon.
Substantial improvement is going
on throughout East Tennessee.
Work of grading is being pushed
ON the Athens and Tellico Railroad
There is some talk OF removing Car.
sou College from Messy Creek to
Knoxville.
The Commercial Printing Co. OF
Chattanooga has made an assign.
ment. Assets $43,92s, liabilities S25,.
933.
The Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation of Bristol propose erecting
building 60x70 feet, three stories
high,
1t took four mules and a sled to
convey Mr. ]. NJ. Crowel's plate glass
from the depot TO the Crowell Block
on Saturday last-Bristol Reporter.
We understand stock has been tax.
en- for new Roller FIGURING Mill.
which will be erected in Rogeravillc
during the coming spring. Mr.. R.M.
Kyle is spoken OF as President and
General Manager.-Herald.
Col, G. II. Nimson, General Man.
ager OF the Cranberry Iron Mines,
passed through Bristol the first OF the
week, en- route to Washington to
appear before the Ways and Means
Committee-Reporter.
A delegation of representative men
from New England, now making
tour of the south, passed through
East Tennessee Monday, stopping at
Chattanooga, when the citizens took
an interestin showing the many ad.
vantages OF theirthriving city.
The Courier says that upon appli.
cation of citizens and tax PAYERS Of
Bristol, Chancellor Smith has grant.
ed temporary injunction restraining
the OF Mayor and Aldermen from is.
suing the S. A. Il o. bonds, The case
will be decided in March.
The young girl, Mary Bowman. an
account OF whose terrible burning
near Nellie P. 0. was given in the H.
and 1. OF two weeks ago, was brought
to town on Sunday last and taken 10
her fathers home near Union BY the
evening train.
The Fair Ground Board OF Directors
met on Monday and approved the sale
OF the Fair Grounds heretofore made
and out OF the fund propose, first, to
pay all their debts, as shown by no.
tice in another column. 1t il esti.
mated that II small balance will re-.
main to be divided among the stock
holders, perhaps ten cents on the dol.
: lar, more or less--Herald &. Tribune.
, Charles Hardin, Of this vicinity,
while trying to kindle a fire on last
Sunday evening at his home, poured
some powder out OF bottle on the
Goals in order to start up blaze,
y when the powder in the bottle ignited,
e burning his face and eyes very badly.
: 1t is thought that one OF his eyes is
t completely destroyed,-E ERzobetht0n
= MouatNineer
At Knoxville last week, the con.
tracts were sub-let for the building oi
-, the Carolina, Knoxville and Western
railroad The line extends from that
city to Greenvile, S. c., u distance OF
40 miles. The first iifty-three miles
e from Knoxville were let to A. B. For.
n tune, Of Ashville, n c., and the re.
e maiEder to the n. G., construction
II company.
DR.. j. II. Alexander and wife have
. sold to Messrs, Finney and Teegar.
q den thirty acres of land lying between
:. Elizabethton and the Watauga river,
= for the sum Of four hundred dollars
; per acre The land has been survey.
Il ed and is being plated into streets,
= blocks and lots and will be put on
- the market as town lots The Allan
" tic, Tennessee & Western Railroad
!; will be bull through this land and a
- depot will be erected upon it.-Moan,
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