The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-04-24


Dr.. Sam Rhea WAS down from Bris
col yesterday.
DR.. A. s. n. Dobson was up iron
Limestone Tuesday.
.. II Taylor Is st home from Wash
iagton visiting homeEolks.
a second engine has sriyed for th'
Three o's road
Mrs. J. T. Wilder and Mrs. F. A
stratton left last Friday morning 70
Warm Springs, n. g.
Miss Ada Caldwell came down from
Bristol yesterday and is stopping al
Mrs. McFarland's
DR. Ferguson has moved his family
from LOCUST Mount to johnson City
and Is living on Watauga Avnenue.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7.
Hoss, died Tuesday afternoon of con-
gestion fof the lungs. Interment
Wednesday morning.
The southen Express Company will
in future use the room in the rear of
the ticket Office. Agent Berry is hav-
ing it fitted up for that purpose.
A burglar broke into Capt. S. T.
Harris house at Knoxville last week.
No money was found but they rihed
Mrs. Harris wardrobe and only left
one gown.
The Gazette says Johnson City is
only half as large az Morristown. If
we were as small az that we would be
afraid to venture out alone.
The Rainbow Tea was a success
Monday night. A considerable sum
of MoneY was raised, the young peo-
pie enjoyed being there and the par
Elephants "acted well their parts"
Chas. L. Seehorn made combined
business and pleasure trip to Lenoirs
this week. We don't know whether
her name is "Lenore" or not but we
are satisfied she is ''rare and radiant
maiden"
Cha6. Smith took tumble" from |
brick building he was helping to tear
down on the corner of Main and
Spring streets Tuesday. A slight
bruise on the forehead was the only
injury and DR.. Toy soon plastered it
up for him.
The advertisement of Will L. Cain
appears in elsewhere. Mr.. Cain is the
only exclusive paper hanger and dec
orator in the city and he thoroughly
understands his business Orders left
at J. B. Cox's real estate Office viii re-
ceive prompt attention.
Bishop Qujntard of the Episcopal
Church, prea ched at the Presbyterian
Church last night. The Church was
comfortably filed with an appre cia-
tive congregation. The Bishop is an
eloquent man and preached an able
By mutual agreement the banks
have decided after May 1st, to open
for business at 8 o'clock, a. m. and
close at o'clock, p. m. The banks
will not clsse at noon and the new ar
rangement will be more convenient
or the public than the present one
Ind it goes to prove that Johnson
City is putting on metropolitan airs.
See notice elsewhere.
See the advertisement of Gump
Bros. in this issue. M. l. Gump has
admitted his brother, III. d. Gump, of
Trinidad, California, into the firm and
between the two they will manage to {
sell you what you want in the clothing !,
inc. Their stock of spring goods is
exceptionally large and stylish. and :
1aa been selected with great care by ,
Mr. n. I. Gump. !
The bridegroom will be opened
lext Monday night. Everybody in ]
vited to be present, and the ladies es- S
An interesting program will '
,e arranged, consisting of music and S
ecitations. The association expect +
o make the room one of the most a
popular resorts in the city, and every
'oung man in town has standing
invitation to visit the room. A list of :
kept on file will be pub :
ished in few days. !
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