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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-07-10

Another popularity of our modern
weather appears in the excessive heat
TO which some portions of the country
have been exposed during the past few
days. In some of the western cities
the death-rate has been enormously in
creased and the increase has been large
" the direct result of heat. s'Nothing
ike it for years" the weather prophets
tell us. All this goes to confirm our
theory that the whole planetary system
is coming into new atmospheric condi-
tions. the nature OF which we shall dis
cover as the years pass. What the eff
feet viii be upon the various forms of
life it is too early to predict, but people
who can endure the heat of Vermont
political canvass like the present viii
not be disturbed even by such
hot ages as resulted in the formation
Of our coal beds.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-07-10

Lewis NJ. Beeman, late of Co. /,
9th Vermont, died at the Soldiers
Home, Tuesday, June 2Srd, aged 80
years ; buried at Milton.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-07-10
Terms and Advertising Rates
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25
Death of L. c. Berry.

On last Friday afternoon about one
o'clock the city was startled by the in
telligence that L. G. Berry had drop
ped dead on the street. He was stand
ing on the corner Of Spring and Main
streets in front of Penland, Hurst &
Co.'s store conversing with 7. H. III.
Lusk in comparatively good health,
when he was stricken and fell dead
without a moments warning. 1t is
supposed that he died with heart dis
ease, but he has never before had any
symptoms OF a heart trouble. Some
months ago he fell from a building at
Elizabethton and had never fully re-
covered from the effects, and that may
have had something to do with his
sudden death.
He was 67 years old and one of the
oldest as we'll as one of the best citi
zens of Johnson City. Having been
a Mason for more than forty years, he
was buried with Masonic honors or
Sunday afternoon, the lodges at Eliza
bethton and Bristol assisting in the
last sad rites. The funeral was con
Quoted at the M. E. Church, South, by
Rev, K. G. Atkins; interment in city
cemetery. The deceased leaves a wild
ow and five children. He was a goot
man, and, so far as we know, had no
an enemy on earth.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25
colored camn-MeetIng.

The colored peoples camp-mOeting
at Cedar Grove last Sunday drew to it
very large crowd OF both white and
colored, the whites preponderating by
a considerable number. People came
from every direction. The early
morning train which left here, con-
sisting OF several coaches and num-
Der of fiat cars, carried not less than
between four and five hundred people.
The cars, in fact, were closely packed
with human freight. The devil was
packed in along with the balance, anx-
ious to take his first ride on the mar
row guage road. After struggling and
snorting and putting for two hours,
the engine, with its human append
age, succeeded in reaching Watauga
Point, distance OF four miles. A per-
son asleep on the track OF the narrow
guage would have ample time to re-
fresh himself by good nap or die OF
pneumonia and climb the golden
stairs before the engine rushed upon
him. From this point the crowd, al
most wholly pedestrians, had to trudge
q distance OF at least mile through
the hot sun, but soon after reaching
the place rain descended, and it was
not long before the whole camp
ground was mucky mud, made SO by
the rain and tramp of human feet.
The persons Of nearly all were pretty
we'll soaked, but that didn't dampen
the arder Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
colored folks, for they held their exer'
cises under shed, which sheltered a
few, while lots OF others stood in the
rain and listened to the sermon and
= the singing.
: The crowd at the camp'ground was
\ uniformly orde.ly, and all had ar
l. agreeable time, but, as the hours wore
on, this vast concourse OF people re
trudged their steps to Watauga Point
r when the day blossomed out into (
1t lively fracas between Ed Hyder anC
g George Humphreys. Hyder strucl
s Humphreys on the head with rock
J. after hot words had ensued between
y the two, and Humphreys cut Hyde
e in the back. A brother pulled Hum
y phreys away and succeeded in pei
II suading him to leave, which he trie
re to do. But Hyder ran after and 500
4? came upon him,when three successiv
c, shots were fred at him by Hyder, on
: ball taking effect in one Of his hands
is Humphreys continued to run an
Of made his escape.
" Considering the holiness of the da
til and the object Of the occasion, the a
ed fair was most disgraceful. Conside
"a ing the fact that there was larg
" number of ladies Immediately presen
by it was doubly so.
IL After waiting about in the rain fc
more than two hours, the people wei
rewarded with the approach Of II
train, which rechurned their live
over the same four miles, getting hel
about dusk, the whole crowd b
smeared all over with mud. A slol
pier-looking lot of people was new
m seen.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25

We shot an arrow over the house
last week and it hit somebody. Judg'
ing from the howl that went up from
the Bristol Courier office, we must
have hit whole family. Chawls and
paw have both jumped on us with all
four of their number thirteens and
we are utterly crushed. We are sorry
we said anything about that sinker
We didn't mean it. We take it all
back. Paw may yet be Floater. We
give our unanimous consent. We gel
out Of the manger and let the wild asi
to his grass and the OK to his fodder
By all means let's run him. He would
make noble Floater. He knows al
the shoals and whirlpools along Salt
river and can float in shallow watel
and get further up that stream thar
any other man we wat Of.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25

On last Sunday Joe Caldwell was
made the happiest man in Johnson
City. He has been married eleven
years, and on the day mentioned
above his good wife presented him
with daughter. Joe has been busy
receiving the congratulations of his
friends for three days, and the end is
not yet. Here's looking at you, Joe ;
may time deal more gently with you
in future.
The Mountaineer says: We learn
that work on the railroad from Wa
tauga Point to South Watauga will
begin inside of fifteen days.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25
WANTS A FULL TICKET.
VIII Not Support Roderlck Random
Or Aft. Taylor's Force Bill Pol
icy-VoIce from Jefferso-
Man Democrat.
Locust MOUNT, TENN, I
September %, 1905

September %, 1905
EDITOR COMET:
In regard to the late action OF the
Democratic Executive Committee Of
the First Congressional District, l see
that we are to have no nomination in
behalf of our party In the Congress
sional race. Now, ! have always
voted the Democratic ticket and la
bored earnestly in behalf of Demo
cratic principles and policies. We
have plenty of good representative
men in our Congressional district who
would not only make brilliant can
vass, but would reflect credit and
honor to the time.h onored party. /
refer to such veterans as S. ]. Kirk
patrick, A. ]. Patterson, Robert Bur
row, ID. P. Wilcox and others. As
Jeffersonian Democrats we earnestly
protest against and positively declare
that we cannot and will not submit
to the action of the Morristown COM
mittee. That committee by their &C.
ton seem to dictate to the masses Of
OF the First Congressional District how
they must vote. Now, they need moi
think that we are going to support
Roderick Random Butler or the Force
Bill either; we are not 80 built. We
want full ticket for all the offices.
J. Il. GIBSON.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25
Real Estate,

One Of the largest deals that has
been made in real estate here for some
months was made a few days ago by
H. HI. Carr. He sold 25 and 7-10th
acres to the Dukes, of Durham, N. c.,
for $25,700. The land lies in the north
western part of the city between the
Mountain View and Highland Park
additions.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25

The Courier came out strong and
loud for Capt. L. H. Denny for Con.
gress. Then all OF sudden it changed
base and was opposed to putting out a
candidate at all. This was done, the
paper stated, in the interest of Democ-
racy. Then the Courier went down
to Morristown to help carry out its
great idea that this was the year the
Democrats we're to keep "hapds off ="
and let the Republicans fight it out.
On the way down he electioneered
with the committee to have himself
put on the ticket as Floater. He did
not want convention, but wanted to
be nominated by the six committee
men. Without Democratic candi-
date for Congress he thought he could
swap around among the Taylor and
Butler Republicans and get himself
elected Floater. II was to be Glands
off" in the Congressional race, but
when it came to the Pictorial race, it
was hands on, provided it could be his
own hands. Then again, this was not
the year we needed a Democratic Con-
gresham, because he "could not con-
troll single postoffiee appointment"
We would not specially need Demo-
cratic Floater because the next Legis-
lature will be overwhelmingly Demo
cratic, but that was no consideration
when it camo toTproviding a warm
berth for the Courier for the next two
xasrs a. The and ~ .sh;ch fin,n
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25

Furnished rooms for four gentle
men. Apply to Mrs. A. w. Moore.
Drs. Toy and Bolton went to Nor
ristown to-day to attend the meeting
of the East Tennessee Medical So.
cicty.
The thanks of THE COMET are due
Rhea, Wood & Co. for fine basket
of Concord grapes. May they live
long and prosper.
Prof. John r. Proctor has returned
from England. He is now in New
York and will join the party of Eng
lish iron masters on their tour through
the iron regions OF America.
The Johnson City Thu and Stove
Company have just received car
load of heating stoves and are offering
some rare bargains. Call early and
get your choice. Also headquarters
for everything in their line.
Maj. w. S. Campbell returned yes
terday from a trip to Pennsylvania
Maj. says the capitalists OF the East
are eager listeners to the tales of John
son City's future and will invest mil
llions Of money in this section this fall
DR.. Cox will be found at night on
Walnut street in the Griffin property
boarding with Nelson Evans, for the
next two weeks, when he win move
into his property on Unaka avenue
DR.. Bolton, his partner, can be found
| nj NIGHT nj their Office.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25

Suppose the congressional commit
teemen in this district send their
proxies to the political editor OF the
Comet, so that he can hold conven-
ton, reconsider and nominate himself
and bloom forth as a patriot after ten
thousand dollar Office. He has run foI
nearly everything else and never yet
been elected.-COurier.
Now this is the most unkindest cut
of all. And that, too, after we had
"fung away ambition" But it was SC
charitable AMI kind of the Courier to
palliate our misery by putting in that
saving clause, "nearly everything
else" It enables us to say, without
questioning the Courier's accuracy
that we never ran for Mayor of Bfis
tol, after living in the town for sixteen
years, only to be beaten by a man who
was almost stranger, and who hat
only lived in the place about two
years.
We were never beaten for Assistant
Clerk OF the House, and we never gor
mad at Speaker Ledgerwood because
he didn't appoint us to clerkship
and say ugly things about him, ant
tell our readers "never to pot theil
trust in princes or red-headed men.
And again, John K. Shields neve,
beat us for Chairman OF the Congress
sional Executive Committee. No,
have we been defeated every time fol
the last four years for the poor pleas
ure OF being delegate to the guber
Material conventions. These are few
OF the things for which we thank tn,
Lord and the Democracy we haven
been defeated.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25

The Congressional Committee which
met in Morristown was appointed by
Chairman Shields to aid in the Con-
gressional race, They have nothing
to do with nominating candidates for
State offices. Not single one Of the
committeeman who recommended the
call of Senatorial and Pictorial con-
yention was the regular Democratic
Chairman OF his county. They did
not call convention, for the reason
that they had no right to do so. There
will be no convention unless called by
the Chairman of the District, or the
regular County Chairman.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25
Board of Trade.

At a meeting of the citizens in
Jobe's Opera House Tuesday after
noon steps were taken to organize a
Board OF Trade. w. G. Mathes was
called to the chair, and after B. F.
Childress had stated the object of the
meeting, speeches were made by sew
eral gentlemen present. After due
consideration, committee was APP
pointed to select officers and reported
as follows: j. S. Wilson, President ;
J. T. Wilder, First Vice-President; w.
B. Whiteside, Second Vice-President ;
B. +. Childress, w. G. Mathes, ]. F,
Crumley, Secretaries; A. B. Bowman,
Treasurer.
A. Il. Johnson, Robert Burrow and
NJ. L. Parker were appointed Com
mittec on Constitution and Bylaws
The meeting adjourned to meet
Friday night for further organization
All business men and gentlemen inter-
ested in the prosperity of Johnson
City are requested to be present.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25
Ladies' of Johnson CITY.

Don't buy q new sewing machine at
$40 or $50 because your old one runs
heavy and does poor work. w. III.
Littleton, practical machinist, can
repair, clean up and adjust your old
machine and it will do as good workias
new one. Last as long, or longer.
Drop him a card in the TostOffice and
he will call at your house. Needles,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25
Chairman Dem. Elk. Con
October I'd and Sd.

Mrs. G. E. Crawford will have her
Fall Millinery Opening on Thursday
and Friday, October I'd and Sd. She
is now opening her elegant stock and
preparing for an excellent display, and
invites all OF her old customers TO call
ON her at her new stand over w. M.
Christians store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25
In Bad Shape.


| NNsNNIIIe BUhntFT
The Democrats in the First District
have very foolishly declined to put out
a candidate for Congress. The reason
given by some that a Democratic
nomination would elect ALI. Taylor in.
stead OF Roderick Butler is very
weak one. However Objectionable
Taylor may be, the quasi Democratic
endorsement Of Butler and his odor.
GUS record is queer policy, Dem oc-
racy is in hard lines this year when il
is urged to indorse the most unsavory
OF Republican records in n Congress
sional district.-Nashville Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25
mrs. ]. H. Drummer.
CLERKS SALE OF LAND.
In the County Court Of Washington
County, Tennessee.

s. H. PoUDER ct al. VS.. CHAs. N. HENDRIX ct al.
Pursuant to a decree of said court pronounced
at its September term, 1890, In the above enti-
tied cause, l will on Friday, october oath, 1890,
sell at public cutlery to the highest bidder, in
front Of Jobe's Opera House in the town Of
Johnson City, the property mentioned and de-
scribed in the pleadings and said decree and
ordered to be sold, to wit: A tract Of 50 ITO
Acres OF land In the 9th district of Washington
county, Tennessee, adjoining the lands Of Allen
Barnes, Magdaline sherfey and l. N. Barnes.
TERMS OF SALE.
Said property will be sold on the following
terms: Five per cent. of the purchase price to
be paid on day Of sale, tie balance In six and
twelve months time in equal installments.
Notes with good personal security required Of
the purchaser for the remainder Of the purchase
money bearing interest from date of sale, and a
lien retained on the land for the unpaid por.
ton of the purchase money until the same Is
fully paid.
Sept. 90 1890 JACOB LEAB,
3S4-337 County Court Clerk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25
No Telling What May Happen.

No Telling What May Happen.
Rogersvllle Herald.
Miss Fannie Nugent left yesterday
morning for Johnson City, where she
will spend the winter with relatives.
Miss Fannie is a charming young
lady, and we trust that none of the
johnson City gallants may perma-
nently rob Rogersville of such ray OF
sunshine.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25

Cleveland is to be elected President"
Then we were to run q Democrat for
Congress "who can control Offices"
the Floater was to drop out of the
Legislature into the postollice without
jar, and the machinery of the gov
eminent would glide smoothly along
and the country would be saved, Oh,
far-seeing statesman Oh, disinter-
ested Democrat Oh, unselfish pa,
triotl will we ever see your like again ?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25
True DamocracX.
ERWIN, UNICoI Co., Sept. 20, 1890.
EDITOR COMET:

ERWIN, UNICoI Co., Sept. 20, 1890.
EDITOR COMET:
In consequence Of my absence
yours OF the 18th instant was
not received until to-day. II we have
no Democratic candidate in the field
for Congress it would be useless to put
in candidates for State Senator and
Floater. / believe that l am in accord
with the Democracy of this Congress
sional district, in declaring my d:sap-
prevail Of the action OF the Democratic
Committee 1T Morristown on the 9TH
instant, and believing as l do, that
now (if ever) is the time to put a
Democratic ticket in the field and
make sharper fight for it than ever
before; because if the power OF the
enemy is not broken this fall, he
means to sweep away the last vestige
OF State Rights and bind the country
in chains worse than slavery, and
which we will be unable to remove
when once fastened. Therefore l say
for the sake OF the present and the
future, let us have a convention and
nominate a ticket of good men for
Congress, Senator, and Floater, and
let them make the campaign in earn
est, and surely every Democratic voter
in whose bosom burns one spark of
patriotism, will be at the polls in No
vember and vote for the men CT that
party. 1t is the only hope for the safety
and liberties of the people.
Yours truly,
]. A. HENsLEY,
Ckaswcav, na,. IT,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25

A great deal has been said by Prohi-
bitiopists about the refusal of the
Democratic and Republican candi-
dates for Governor to make a joint
canvass of the State with Rev. d. c.
Kelley, In his speech here, Mr.. Kel.
ley demonstrated the fact that he is
much better off without competitor
In the course of his speech yester
day he asked Col Reeves a question
which the Colonel answered correct
ly, and as a Democrat. The answer
was not what Mr.. Kelly expected and
while the people were cheering Col
Reeves, Mr.. Kelley became badly rat
tied and could only look mad and or,
out "that's all right" The Rev. D
G. Kelley has no doubt learned that i
is one thing to make an assertion ant
another to prove it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25

The Bristol Courier is spreading it
self for Rod Butler, Well, it is not
much to be blamed. 1t wants to keep
on the good side of Roderick's tongue
It's able, mustached junior has not for
gotten Buffers speech OF four years
ago, when the junior aforesaid, who
was presentin his own proper person
was denounced as "liar, a scoundre,
and dirty puppy" for some things
that had been said in the Courier
about the red.h 2aded statesman. THAI
humiliating and degrading spectacle
will never be repeated, if trucking tC
Roderick's interests will prevent it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25

McMinnville New Era; There
seems to be a great deal Of misunder-
standing as how to spell DR., Kelley's
name. Some spell it Kelley and
others Kelly, After the first Tues
day in November it will be spelled
Mud
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25

The Bristol Courier's editorials are
now quoted approvingly by Hon, R,
r. Buffers organ, the Jonesboro
Herald and Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-09-25

Mrs. Friberg and child arrived in
the city yesterday from Redfield,
South Dacotah. They are the guests
of DR.. and Mrs. P. M. Ward on East
Market street.
Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-15
Polygamy in Utah Given Its
Death Blow.
The Late Action of the Mormon
Church Conclusive.
President WOOdruff7s Manifesto Re-
garded as q New Revelation.



New York, Oct. 14.-The Independent
will publish tomorrow articles received
by telegraph from President Woodruff,
of the Mormon church, and Governor
Thomas, of Utah, concerning the action
OF the Mormon conference October 9th,
forbidding polygamy. President Wood
ruff says: 1.-THE action of the conference
Is conclusive. The church has no dispo-
sition to violate the laws or defy the gov
ernment. The revelation of God re-
quires us to obey the constitutional laws
of the land. Judge Zane has recognized
the action of the church as sincere and
final, and has rescinded the rule exclud-
ing Mormon aliens from naturalization.
Governor Thomas says: "The mani
festo OF the president of the church has
now been confirmed by the conference.
It comes with the force of new revela-
tion, and whatever doubts may have ex-
listed as to the purpose and effect of the
manifesto as first sent out, they now
seem removed. The gentiles rejoice
that the contest begun 80 many
years ago against polygamy has finally
'triumphed, for they believe never again
will polygamy flourish on American soil.
This is the most important event that
has occurred in the Mormon church in
years, and it is believed will result in
greatly advancing the material interests
and prosperity OF the territory"
Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-15
BURNED TO DEATH.
Frances Kelly Released from Jail by
Death,


Frances Kelly was light o. love whose
den on Alameda street was visited by
San Pedro lawyer named Hogan some
weeks ago. When he left he accused
the poor wretch of stealing ten dollars
from him, and ON being tried before
Justice Austin she received the fright
full punishment of five hundred DAYS
imprisonment in the county Jail. In
passing, it may be proper..to mention,
that low, vile male individual, who
makes out of women, such creatures
as Frances Kelly, and who shares their
earnings, for striking and abusing one of
his victims was yesterday sentenced bv
the same justice to be fined the sum OF
twenty-f five dollars, after having beer out
on bail in the sum of $751; Comment is
unnecessary.
At any rate Frances Kelly, while in
the jail, managed to get supply of NOR
phine, and as described in yesterdays
HERALD accidentally set her clothes
on fire in lighting cigar
cite, while stupefed from the
effects of the drug. At about six
O'Clock yesterday morning she died from
the effects of her burning. An inquest
was held on the remains, and the verdict
was in accordance with the facts.
1t was stated by Pearl Hinton, cell
mate of the deceased, that the latter said
that Joe Soto, the pugilist, had furnished
her. with the morphine.