The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-01-30
George R. Brown is oonynIescing

Nashville this week.
Rev. ]. G. Cowan made = business
trip to Bristol last Saturday
A. 7. Dosser, one of Jonesboros
most energetic merchants, was in the
city Monday.
R G. Hunter has been appointed
coal-oi( inspector at Johnson City, by
Gov. r, L. Taylor.
A. F. Hoas and wife, left Tuesday
night for Philadelphia, where hi, wife
goes to be treated for dyspepsia.
1t is confidently expected that G.
I. Hammer will be appointed post
master at Bristol, vice W. 2, Roller,
removed
Capt. l. f, Reeves, R. II, DUNCAN,
and E. A shipley were last Saturday
elected commissioners Of the taxing
district Of Jonesboro.
DR., j. G. King has been chosen lea.
der Of the choir at the NJ. f. Church,
South, and took charge last Sunday
to the delight of the congregation
The charter of tie Embreevllle Free
hold Land, Iron & Railway Compa.
ny, of Washington County, was regis.
tered with the Secretary OF State last
Friday
The first dirt was broken Monday
afternoon on the Knoxville and North
eastern railroad. This most impor-
tant event occurred above Knoxville
on the Morrow farm.
The Tennessee and Ohio division OF
the East Tennessee, Va. It Georgia
railway system is being surveyed from
Rogersyille to the coal fields Of Vir-
ginia. Work on the road, it is said,
will commence in the spring.
The new fye-story Hotel Vendome
was formerly opened with great cere-
mony at Knoxville Monday night.
Que hundred covers were laid in Eu.
ropean style and altogether French in
cuisine.
A telegram from Washington states
that w. o. Thomas, formerly of the
Knoxville Journal, has been selected
az the editor Of the Advance, the new
Republican paper to be started here
next Wednesday. Mr.. Thomas has
arrived in the city.
Will Patton, Of Johnson City, must
be doing an enormous business. The
johnson City papers call attention to
it every week, and nearly every one
in these parts speak Of Patton, the
wholesale grocer, as their man.
Elk Park Post
G. J. Patton, q slick forger, bnnkoed
the Knoxville Sayings Bank OF S1,7OC
and the Middlesboro Banks out o.
$l7 800 and shook the dust for part,
unknown, His card bore the signif
cant title Of yice-presidcnt OF a Greene
vile, Mississippi bank, It is thought
he caught other banks for different
amounts, as he had dealing with all
Gen J. 7. Wilder has purchased Z
rock quarry of S. II. Hendrix. at Car
tiers, for the sum Of $1,000. 1t is ont
OF the best quarry's in East Tennes
see, and Gen. Wilder will use it prin
cipally to get stone Tor his building
in the Carnegie addition, and fo.
foundation and trimming for the new
hotel
A young child OF Thomas Gillespie
while trying to cross the railroad
bridge across Limestone creek a
Limestone, was run upon and pcrhap
fatally injured by the east-boupd pas
senger at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
1t seems the child had nearly eresseC
over and had gotten on the under
pinning to avoid being struck, an,
while there, was out of sight to tn
approaching train. The child aros
before the train had passed and wa
struck on the head
Prof A. H Merrill arrived in tn
city this morning and will give Al
entertainment OF select readings, a
Jobe's Opera House this evening IN
der the auspices Of the Longfello,
Literary Circle, The Circle deserve
credit for securing an engagement
with Mr. Merrill, as he is one of tn
greatest elocutionists in the Soutf
and a rare treat is in store i@ tn
large audience he is sure to have
Seats are on sale at Jrumley & Gil
mer's, and bear in mind he will
here one night only,
Last Tuesday night the LongTello
Literary Circle met at ethe residenc
of Gen, 7. I. Wilder The regular o
der OF meeting was changed and tn
members and some invited friends a
tended in fancy dress. It was a r,
ireshing change, and after the regulp
order of business was transacted, Ii
remainder Of the evening was deligh
3 fully spent in pleasant conversation
. interspersed with music and soal