The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-06-27


the Baptist Church next Sunday
morning at II o'clock.
Mrs, W. S. Campbell and family, and
Miss Todd, of New Orleans, arrived in
the city last Friday evening. They
left Saturday with Mr.. Campbell foi
Wytheyille, Va, to spend few weeks
They will then return to Johnson City
and locate permanently.
Poor Tommy What an unfortunate
young mani Last week he got his
neck paralyzed with the business end
OF cigar. This week he lamenteth and
is sorely vexed on account of the-de-
parture OF -. Cheer up, Tommy.
we all sympathize with you.
The Corporation put large force OF
hands at work on Watauga Avenue
last Friday morning near the lake.
They will grade the street in order to
get dirt to fill up the pond. What lit
tie work they do will be done well, and
will not have to be gone over when the
street is graded
THE COMET has received a copy OF
the sixth annual catalogue of the
Jonesboro Graded School, through the
Kindness of Col. T. H. Reeves. The
school is one of the best in East Ten
nessee. 1t has just closed very sue
cessful year, and the prospects are
fiattering for the next session.
Col. w. B. Bowman, the giant Of
Boone's Greek, came over Tuesday to
see how work was progressing on the
Three C's. He says the people in his
neighborhood have quit calling man
Three C's when he tells a
doubtful yarn, but, on the contrary
when a person wants to prove the
truth of statement, he says it is as
true as the Three C's road.
No man with ordinary judgment
could be expected to locate in Bristol
after reading the Courier He has nc
assurance that he could get dry good:
or groceries there, as no dealer is rep
resented in its columns. Neither
could he tell whether he could get ma
terial for buildjHg purposes but he
could be impressed at once with the
fact that it was nota prohibition town
From Capt TIC, Holloway, who hal
charge of the track.layingof the Knox
vile, Cumberland Gap and Louisville
road, we learned yesterday that the
track is now laid forty-two miles, t.
Clinch river. The bridge will be read,
for crossing in few days, and ther
the track-laying will proceed beyonC
that point to Cumberland Gap, dis
lance OF about twenty-one miles,
Journal.
Tuesday morning about nine O'Clock
H. G. Hart, Esq, was summoned t.
the Watauga House. He was closete(
for al few minutes with a tall and rathe
handsome young man, and seemed tt
be in earnest conversation. Judg'
Hart hurriedly departed for his office
but was not gone long. When he re
appeared happy smile played owe
his round face, and his eyes spqrklet
with pleasure as he walked briskl,
back TO the hotel. He went straight t.
the parlor, and the young man" wa
notified. He soon appeared, but no
alone. Leaning on his arm and blush
ing as only lovely woman knows how
was a fair and comely maiden Of som
eighteen summers, but looking reall
younger The Judge looked slight
embarrassed at first, but soon recoy
cred and proceeded with the ceremon
that bound Will Reeves and Miss Id
Cummings, of Jonesboro, in the hol
bonds of wedlock. The affair create,
some little stir here, as both OF the cor
tracing parties are well known; bn
no doubt the news caused more e2
element in their respective homes
Here's looking at you, Will, and ma
your venture prove a happy one.