The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-05-15
John Jobe mas come home to spend

the summer.
A. B. and J. A. Carr came down
from Bristol Sunday to attend the iu-
neral Of Mr.. Jobe.
Constable Jas. Henderson shot and
killed Sandy Kelley, a prominent
contractor, in Knoxville last Thursday
night.
You can look the city over and you
will be convinced that you can buy all
kinds OF hardware, cutlery, paints,
oils, lead &C., cheaper at Seaver X
Summers than elsewhere.
Jas. F. Crumley is building resi-
dence on Unaka Avenue and Oak
street. The Johnson City Building
Co., has the contract
Miss Matte Harle, OF Morristown,
spent few days in Johnson City, this
week-the guest OF Miss Fornie Bark
ley.
H. W. Weller is still selling queens.
ware at startling low figures and il
you need anything in his line now is
the time to buy.
The Prohibitionists OF the First
Congressional District will meet at
Greeneville May 22nd, to nominate
candidate for Congress.
John A. Wiseman, OF Robinson, Hi
nois, is in the city prospecting. He
is lumber dealer and is thinking OF
moving his extension plant to John.
son City.
Carter county voted last Saturday
to subscribe $4,000 to the capital
stock of the B. E. IN. @. r. R. Work
on the road is to begin at once by the
terms OF the contract.
Mrs. J. NJ. Collins, of Syracuse, N.
Y, and G. H. Armsden, OF Worcester,
Mass, mother and brother Of Mrs.
George R. Brown, are visiting Mrs.
Brown at her suburban residence.
We are car load purchasers of the
Webster wagons and will sell them at
rock bottom prices. Don't fail to see
them before you buy. Rhea, Seehorn
4 Co.
D. ]. White, of Erwin, wants an ex-
tension of his time as register of Uni
col county but as his course in the
railroad extension showed there was
bristles on his back the people will
not allow him to eat their mast again.
JIG. Sullivan's teams passed through
the city Monday moving his camps
and outfit IRON Sullivan TO Unicoi
county, where he has some work to
finish up by the last Of July, but he
says he will do so easily.
The Johnson City Building Compa-
ny has the contract for building a
residence for Jas. w. Houtz on Wa.
tauga Avenue. The building will be
modern and stylish and will be hur-
ried to completion.
Mrs. s. E. Thompson and Mrs. G.
NJ. Lipp, OF Washington, D. c., are
visiting relatives and friends in the
city and are at present the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Cooper. 1t is very
likely Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Lipp
will decide to make Johnson City
their home.
]. G. Campbell is doing the proper
thing in fencing in his yard around
his new dwelling. He ia setting his
fence back feet on Roan and King
streets. II others on King street
would follow his example it would be
a great improvement and greatly en-.
nance the value of the property.
The Houston Light Company has
bought the James Erwin property be-
tween King street and the railroad
and will begin in a short time the
erection OF the new electric light
plant thereon. Mr.. Young writes Mr..
Stratton that if he can get the fran
chise he will have electric cars run.
ming in short time.
A novel wedding took place in
Boone county, w. Va, Tuesday. The
combined ages OF the bridal party
we're $40 years, the bridegroom being
10l, the bride 81, the groom's best
man S3, the bridesmaid "a. The bride
was dressed in her first wedding trous.
seau, which was made sixty-four years
ago. The bride was as frisky as a
young damsel, and the bridegroom as
cended one OF the highest mountains
in the country on wager, and won.