The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-03-07

| COMET very social call lhls eve,
Lee Mann returned Monday from
a visit to home folks in Virginia.
Miss Minnie Barley, Of Limestone
is visiting her aunt, Mrs Will Harr.
Write to J. B. Range, Roam Mt
Tenn. for your house framing lumber
Joe p Summers, and NJ, /. Guml
went to Washington to the Inaugural
ton.
Jno. w, Hunter and Mat Martin are
in. New York City buying goods this
week.
Mr.. J. D. Faucette, Of Evans, Eau
cette h Co., left Tuesday morning fol
the Eastern Cites to buy new goods.
J. B. Range keeps constantly or
hands at mill in Roam Mt. Tenn. full
supply of all kinds dressed and rough
lumber.
Mrs. Will Harr and Mrs. f. c.
Reeves who have been dangerously
i'll so long are both improving and are
out of danger.
MARTIN GUMP has sued the E. T.
Va. & Ga. Ry., for fifteen thousand
dollars damages for injuries received
about year ago.
Mr.. Odell who formerly lived in
Greenville, died here last Friday OF
consumption and was buried with
Masonic honors Saturday.
Bananas at Geo. R. Browns.
Remember Will Patton will be in
his new store next Monday where he
will be pleased to see his old custom
ers at "The Harris Building"
Ebert Sturgeon, barber at Milligan
will move into his new shop next Sat.
urday, where he still hopes to receive
the patronage of his friends.
Messrs. Crumley & Gilmer have
moved their stock Of Dry Goods to the
store house just vacated by H. P. King
on the square facing the depot.
Mr.. John Faucette, brother of our
fellow townsman j. D. Faucette, has
moved to Johnson City, and is stay
ing with Evans Faucette & Co.
Rev. Rhea Preston, Of Wythville,
has been in the city for several days
and preached two excellent sermons
in the Presbyterian Church Sunday,
Fine northern apples at
Geo. r. Browns.
The new building at the tannery is
almost completed and will soon be
ready for occupacy when it will give
employment to large number of new
hands.
Mrs. May Powell May, of Knoxville
who has been visiting her sister Mrs
Sam Simcox has gone to Rural
Retreat, Va. where she will Join her
husband.
We call attention to the report o.
the condition OF the First National
Bank published in this issue. This is
Just for the two first months Of the
new bank and is an excellent showing
Messrs. Butler and Phillips have
opened an engineers Office in The
Harr building. Persons wanting
reliable surveys and maps made vii
find it to their interest to give then
call.
Fine sweet potatoes at
Geo. r. Browns.
Miss Annie Dickinson who has beer
visiting Mr.. and Mrs W. A, Dickinson
for several months, left Monday morn
ing for her home in Louisville. Ky
Mrs. Dickinson accompanied her a
far as Morristown.
Mr. S. V. Scott, OF Lebanon, Va. wa
in the city last week and gave us
pleasant call. He is travelling 70
Messrs. Stratton & Stratton Of thi
place and Southwest Va. and is do
a good business for them.
Mrs. Martha Yokeley colored, VIII
lives near Colby, Sullivan, county
was 113 years old, on last new year
day and is still hale and hearty. He
husband Levi Yokeley committed SUI
eide at the age of 9S several year
ago.
Mr. Chas. 0dom formerly with
X. Lide & Co but now with C. N
McClung & Co. Knoxville, spent Sc,
eral days in the city with friends thi
week and left Tuesday morning fC
. Philadelphia where he goes to have h
eyes treated.
Fine seed Irish potatoes at
Geo, r. Browns.
Will Patton will move into the ne