The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-05-08
Read the new ordinances in this is,

Dr. ~ IL. Treas lett tins morning FOL
New York to spend a few weeks
1t is estimated that the strawberry
crop viii be smaller this year than foi
years.
Bristol voted unanimously Tuesday
to issue $4,000 in bonds for street
improvements.
In a few months the Courier will
see number OF fellows trying TO
"stand from under"
An interesting communication from
"Unicoi" was crowded out this week
but will appear next.
John ". Boring and wife went up
to Elizabethton Tuesday to attend the
reception given Mr.. and Mrs. Beasley.
r. Lawrence, editor of the Cedar
Bluff, Ala, Telephone, was in the city
this week and invested in johnson
City dirt
o. D. Curry, Three c contractor,
was in the city last week. He has
about finished up his work in Sulli-
van county.
Ell. w. Weller is still selling queens
ware at startling low figures and if
you need anything in his line now is
the time to buy.
There will be no preaching at the
Christian Church next Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock. Services in the
evening at the usual hour.
Eugene Horton returned to New
York the first of the week, believing
more than ever that Johnson City is
the greatest town in the South.
Go to the Christian Church next
Thursday night the 18th, and get
some nice Strawberries and ice cream.
The ladies of the Church invite you.
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 &
Summers than elsewhere.
W. B. Balthis will tell the people
next week where to buy groceries and
provisions. He was anxious to do 50
this week but there was not room in
the COMET when he called.
Gus. Burson is being tried at Abing-
Ion this week for the murder of young
Bonham in Bristol last year. The
rial is creating considerable excite
nent.
Geo. F. Barber, Knoxville Archi-
ect, will be in the city Friday and
of this week. Mr. Barber is
n adept in the art and thinks of To-
ating here.
Mayor {. H. Caldwell, of Bristol,
vas in the city yesterday returning
rom Carter county where he had been !
D look after the B. E. & N. C. R. R.
The mercury "came off its perch" 9
esterday and dropped down about
yo inches and the boys that had part
d with flannel and put on straw hats
ere easily distinguished by their for g
'rn appearance.
Rev. DR.. Wells, of the Episcopal '
hurch, will preach in Jobe's Opera i"
louise Sunday morning at II 80 :
clock and in the afternoon at 4 = :,
clock. All are invited. u
Mr.. E. J. Chase, of Mount Vernon, :,
hio, has been IN the City several days e
lis week. He has large interests -
ere and is continually adding to his Q
,ssesslons because he believes in the W
ture of Johnson City.
P. F. Cogan, a contractor on the q,
hree C's, was in the city last week. h,
e reports work progressing well in
nicoi county and that he will finish
5 contract easily by the first of July
I'd the other contractors will not fin G,
q much later. liz
Last Sunday near Okolona, Carter ds
unity, Will Clark went to the stable he
feed his mules and left his little pr
n on the outside. One of the mules pl
mped cut the door and struck the ne
lid with his front foot and injured an
m SO he died in few hours. ST.
The Sunday Sun was issue d for The pl
st time last Sunday at Knoxville. Gil
is 7column folio and is under the pr
of L. Blankenship, an ra
newspaper reporter. The first is Oh
e is full of local news and the edi fe'
. says it is a fair sample of what will an
low. at
Rev. D. P. Chockley, John w. IA
inter, Prof. L. A. Calvin and an
Xmas Wellborna left Tuesday hl'
Fit. Worth, Texas, to attend the
uthern Baptist Convention that is
W in session at that place. Mr.. at
ellborne will take advantage of the Ike
p to visit his son, Peter, who is Oh
osperous farmer near that place. ria
is the name of non Gel
rtisan, n0n-sectarian paper at he
eeneville, Tenn. The first issue APP of
ared Saturday and with the excep- MI
n of the inside is a creditable sheet on
e paper is well named 1t is be- VIII
cen Johnson City and Knoxville, Nj
} mountain towns compared to the the
lie hill Greeneville. ter
The Bristol News of May End, says: an
e election of DR.. d. S. Hearon to Mr.
presidency of Sullins College yes ma