The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-01-23

with a sack of Golden pippin apples
fresh from North Carolina "Uncle
George" sells groceries just below tie
COMET and perhaps below some mer-
chants Go and see
The Nashville American says War
den Pearcy, Of the State prison, is
preparing to send one hundred CON
victs to the coal mines in East Ten
nessee to- reduce the number of idle
men now at the main prison,
f. +. Thomas, postmaster Mt Bluff.
City, was arrested Tuesday night for
rfing the mails and lodged in Jail at
Bristol A quantity o. stolen money
was found and identified He secured
about $400.
Mr., f, L, Buckner, Of Wentheriord,
Texas, has accepted Dr. Denton's
proposition, and arrived here this
morning Mr.. Buckner comes with
good recommendations, and we hope
will be pleased with his change,
How to abolish poverty! Why,
plant more hogs, more sorghum, more
hay, more sheds for stock and imple-
ments, live at home, buy for cash and
don't plant any mortgages Repeat
this dose until relieved
Fred Jackson, young negro thief,
picked up 1886 that did not belong
to him in the residence of S, w. Will
son on Boone street Tuesday. He was
arrested and $25 90 found on his per-
son. Judge Hart sent him to Jall at
Jonesboro
Dr. j, W. Cox has n professional
card in this issue. BY reference to it
you will find that he has arranged to
accommodate the working class by
opening his Office from to s p, m, 1t
is new feature and will no doubt be
appreciated,
Mcneil & Wolf have purchased the
stock OF wall paper.and lfndertaker's
goods from S. |. Boring & Co. F.; also
Boring & Co.'s lease of the new Reeves
store honse which they will use as soon
as finished, as carpet, wallpaper and
undertaking departments.
A large force Of hands will soon be
put to work on the three C's railroad
in this county. The first mile under
contract has been graded and all the
line from the Carter county line to
Erwin Will be graded at an early date
provided the weather will permit
Erwin Unakesn.
The Norfolk and Western railroad
company in circular dated January
9th, announces the opening of the
following stations on its Clnch Val
ley division: Maxwell, Pounding
Mill, Cedar Bluff, Richards, Swords
Creek, Honaker, and that agents will
be located at all of them except Max
well.
Mr.. John G, Wood one of the oldest
hotel men in the State and for years
the proprietor Of the Virginia House,
died at Bristol Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. Mr.. Wood had lately COM
pleted and at the time of his death
was running his new hotel known as
the Palace Hotel The attending
physician pronounces the cause of his
death ia grippe"
A jackson, Tennessee, special says
Mr.. Gibbs, of that county has fallen
heir to one-thirtieth Ct the Blythe es.
tate in California, reported to be worth
100000 Mrs. Fannie Nance, OF
that city, is also believed to have an
interest in the big estate. An Eng.
lsh woman, claiming to be a sister OF
the deceased, has been trying to get
possession Of the estate, but the Su.
preme Court Of California decided
against her.
The Honorable w. p. DUNCAN has
been elected Judge Of the County
Court oil Carter county, by s majority
That SQUADS small for a majority, but
when it is known that the County
Court is composed Of Republicans al
most exclusively and that Col. Dun
gan is a Democrat, then it sounds big
All Of which goes to prove W hat ",
have often said, that Hon. w. P. Dun