The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1889-09-19

Use you made THE COMET few weeks
ago about paying your subscription at,
utter the September drawing" We
await your pleasure.
John Shea is back from Knoxville.
GOV. r. l.. Taylor went up to Eliza
bethton yesterday
Hon. c. G. Collins was down from
Elizabethton Tuesday.
Oysters received every day at
Patton's.
Mr. Armbrust, Of the firm OF Hart
Armbrust & Co, returned from a trip
to Chattanooga yesterday.
Mrs. c. K. Tide left Monday with
her children to spend II few weeks with
her mother at Creston, N. G.
A big LOT ot fresh candies just re-
ceivcd at Pattons.
Mai. ]. J. Weller went down. to
Chattanooga Tuesday to attend the
meeting of the Army OF the Cumber-
land.
Mrs. Susan Young Gates, daughter
of Brigham Young, is to be the editor
of young ladies magazine at Salt
Lake,
Col. f. G. Manning will move his
family from Bristol to Johnson City.
He was in the city with his wife Mon
day.
Miss Matte Berkeley, Of Limestone,
is is in the city waiting upon her sis
ter, Miss Foinie, who is i'll at Mrs.
Will Harris.
The total tax assessment OF Wash
ington county for 1889, amounts to
50 .S66,SO7. The tax increase will
amount to $34, 326,25,
Hon. G. M. Parsons is out in the
county paying off the money for Gen.
Wilder on the coal and mineral OPP
tions.-Pikeville, KY, Monitor.
Capt. w. H. Nelson, OF Roam Noun
.ain, passed through the city Tuesday
en- rout to Chattanooga, to attend the
meeting ofthe Army of the Cumber-
land.
Miss Lillian Boyd left yesterday fol
her home at Sweetwater. Several
Johnson City society young men will
miss her charming presence and sigh
for days that are past.
John Harr has moved his stock o
groceries from his Main street store
room to his new storeroom on Spring
,, street. Since leasing his building t
w. S. Campbell, he has put up three
storerooms on Spring street, or at leas
he has one finished and Two NOR
about completed. The rooms arr
25x75 feet and make nice storerooms
The Citizens Bank OF Johnson Git,
( is rapidly getting ready for business
1t is fitting up the storeroom lately oc
cupied by John Harr nicely. A larg
= fire-proof vault has just been com
pleted. ]. j. Adams was the contractor
= Stratton 4 Stratton have the contrac
for the counters, &c. The bank will b
ready for business about the first
October.
T. Col. S. H. Yocum left Tuesday fC
10 Knoxville and Ashville. Before n
u turning to Johnson City he will tax
tour through Oregon and Souther
California for his health, He will writ
an occasional letter descriptive of tn
= country through which he travels tt
: THE COMET. The Colonels man
- friends here trust he will be benefitc
by the trip,
r. A. Long, OF Roam Mountain, hi
accepted position with w. ]. Or
ham & Co., wholesale grocers. NJ
:, Long is a live young business ma
- and will make a rafting good druu
:. mer. The merchants in East Tenne
see, Western North Carolina and Eas
EN- Kentucky will see his smiling fa'
;" occasionally. He represents a frs
class, reliable firm, and will sell lots
goods.
Gen. ]. T. Wilder, Mrs. Wilder, MI
Elmondorf and Mrs. F, A. StrattC
went down to Chattanooga Monda
'er Gen. Wilder has made arrangements
'er entertain his old brigade, and he c
poets from 1900 to 1900 of his c
comrades. More than 500 had accept
at his invitation a week ago. He h
rented six-story building in Chat
rs. nooga to accommodate them. T
a, General never does anything by halv
Butler 4 Phillips, civil enginee
have just completed large map
Johnson City, Blue prints from
do