The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-06-06
PlOws.
Double shovel Plows at Knoxville
prices G. X. Lide 4 Co.

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G c. Seaver and wife, left last Sat
urday morning for Greene County to
spend few days visiting relatives.
Mrs. Anna Johnson's Private Ora.
ded School closed last night with in
teresting exercises at Science Hill In
sttutc.
Sam Jones returned last Saturday
from Oklohoma. The trip satisfied |
him that there is no place like East
Tennessee and especially Johnson
City.
G. H. Berry D. d. S. now occupies
rooms over Crandall's bank, the
change being made on account OF
the building he occupied being torn
down.
Miss Dora Carglle went down to
Messy Greek Saturday morning to at
tend the closing exercises Of Newman
College. Miss Dora attended school
there two years ago and had many
friends who were glad to see heI.
Rev n. W. Matney, A. NJ. President
Of Bloomington College, Middle Tenn.
will preach in the NJ, f. Church next
Sunday at 10 80 A. m. and at Z 80 p.
m, Prof. Matney is II scholarly and
deeply pious young divine. Go out
and hear him.
iaIMr. j. V. Read State Sec. Y. NJ c. A.
and Prof j. G Rogers, assistant State
Sec. will spend Sunday in Johnson
City, They want to meet every MEM
Der of the Association in the room
Sunday at 2 O'Clock p. m, Let every
member be on hand.
John Faucette left last week for
Knoxville to accept position with
Brisco, Swepson & Co. He will travel
Southwest Virginia. Mr.. Faucette is
shrewd business man and will make
a good representative.
Rev. w. w. Bays, lectured at the
NJ. E. Church, South, last Tuesday
night. His subject was woman
Owing to the inclemency Of the wealth
! er only small crowd was present
but they were we'll paid for their trip
A week or two ago the Johnson City
. Furniture Company advertised in thu
' COMET for a good turner, The secre
tary, Mr.. Hoppel, told the COMET rep
resentative Monday that he had re
ceived letters from all parts OF thu
country in response to the advertise
ment. Advertising pays, and II you
want anything, advertise in the CoEET
Bud" Anderson died at his hons
in this city yesterday morning abou
half past four O'Clock after only a FEY
o DAYS i'll less. He was able to be on
e on the street Tues lay. "Bud" wa
about SO years OF age and leaves
= wife and two children. The remain
= were inferred this morning in the cit
4 cemetery.
At Nashville on the 29th by agree
! ment of counsel, the case OF the Stat
, VS.. Joseph R. Banks, who shot an
killed John ]. Littleton, editor OF tn
National Review, a republican 1ouI
nal of that city, December "a, 1S8'
IL was continued until the Septembe
ye term OF the criminal court. In til
N first trial the jury failed to agree.
In accordance with the terms OF tn
ut bill passed by the last Legislature
as provide for the registration OF voter
lg in all cities, towns and civil distric
in the State casting 500 votes or MOI
at in the Presidential election of 1888
o. Gov. Taylor Friday appointed thrt
" Commissioners OF Registration *
such counties as contain tow'.s or di
tricts coming within the provisions
- the act. The appointees for Washln
- ton County are, w, A. Dickinson, 3.
is Kirkpatrick, 4. A. Shipley.
On Monday evening, June Sd, u
y" members Of the Longfellow Literal
IVY Circle passed delightful evening
eA tae home OF the Misses Faw. II W
d social evening in the highest sen
aft OF the word. The society was called
a order by the President, and, after
he tending to few matters OF busine
we we're treated to an original poe
~ by Mr.. Duncan, which was heart
III enjoyed by every one; utter which
in society formally adjourned for
~ summer. Refreshments were serS
at 10 80 p. nj. During the course
the evening we were treated to so
ele- very good music, which was thoroui
ay' Nv enjoyed, The evening passed OIL
i'll too quickly, and mingled with its
ioyment there was feeling OF sorr
to that it was the last
low .
fore Stockholders Meeting
A meeting of the stockholders Of
NJ. : Electric Light Coils called to meet