The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-07
Remember, J. E. Harkins & Co

town advanced in the price of wheat
from 90 cents to 81 per bushel.
W. NJ. Patterson, Of Knoxville, was
killed at Morristown last Monday
while attempting to get off the train.
Go - Hunter & Browns next week
and get a bargain in dress goods,
boots and shoes.
See J. E. Harkins & Co. before buy.
ing elsewhere He will give you more
and better goods for less money than
anybody else,
The peculiar eneravating effect of
summer weather is driven off by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which "makes
the weak strong"
DR.. J. H. Preas and W. w. Kirkpat-
rick will be off on mountain trip for
two or three weeks; pleasure and bus
mess combined.
The greatest variety of Fine Crack
ers, as we'll as other groceries, can be
found at the SPOT CASH Grocery
Store of W. j. GRAHAM e. Co.
90 Don't ask for Credit. ~
Goods bought cheap and offered at
such prices as must lead to rapid sales,
Come and see u.s. Hunter & Brown.
The Carriers, of Greeneville, and
the Johnson City Reds, played a
series OF three games last week. The
home team pulled two games out of
the fire by hard work.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
list Church will give lawn party on
the premises of Mr.. Jobe on Tuesday
evening, August 18th. Refreshments
of all kinds will be furnished. There
will be no admission fee.
A tramp was killed three miles west
of Greeneville by passenger train No.
5 last Thursday morning. He was sit.
ting on the end OF cross-tie, appar-
emily asleep. The engineer blew an
alarm, but he made no effort to get
out Of the way.
Messrs. Sanford, Chamberlain & Al
bers have hit the bulls eye in the DR..
Harris Worm Cream. 1t proves to be
the best remedy for worms ever put on
the market. People are rapidly finding
this out, and are sending for it from
every direction. Besides being very
eflicacious, it is pleasant to take,
The E. T., V. & G. R. r. is making
needed Improvements at Morristown,
and even at South Watauga a new de-
pot is being built, while johnson City,
the lagest town on the line, Knoxville
excepted, is still suffering from the
lack OF necessary facilities for handling
the carloads Of freight received here
daily.
Samuel Villas was killed last week on
the Morristown and Cumberland Gap
road, about one mile and half from
Morristown, by an explosion. One re-
port says it was blast that failed to
fire before he returned to work, and
another says it was lightning striking
the drill steel. Several men were in.
jured.
The track has been laid on the
Three C's to point within six miles
of Erwin, the county seat OF Unicoi
county. Two and three miles per day
are being laid. The weather permit
ting, the track will be finished to the
North Carolina line by the Goth inst
j. G. Cor. Journal.
On last Saturday night at the depo Il
Newton Collet had the skull of his
forehead badly fractured and was 9th.
erwise beaten up by Nep. Twitty, Wi
ley Keller and Warren Lincoln. They
called him out OF the depot, and, after
drinking his whisky, bounced upon
him with rocks and brutally got in
their work. Twitty and Keller are in
jail.-Greenevile Democrat.
Pin Hook Pickles are the most deli
cious Pickles To be had. Put up by
celebrated Southern lady. Pack
ed in pint and quart jars. Give
them a trial. w. ]. GRAHAM
& Co, Leading Cash Gro
GERS. We DON'T SELL
ON TIME TO ANY
ONE; so do not ask
us to do so.
Parties who want to build in desir-
able part Of the city will do we'll to call
on or address NJ. F. Barnett, the
Pioneer Real Estate man OF Johnson
City, He has a number OF nice lots in
select part OF the city that he will
sell on one and two years time, pro-
vided houses to cost not less than
one thousand dollars are erected on
: said lots. 1t
Last Friday night merry party
chaperoned by Mayor Jobe and wife
drove out to Mat Giford's on the
s Three C's and took the bachelor by
e storm. AS soon as he realized the
s situation he began to arrange for their
: comfort A refreshing spread was
J, prepared and eagerly disposed Of, at.
s ter which the large dining room was
}, cleared, and with Mat as musician, the
:, light fantastic toe was tripped until
d the early morn. Mayor lobe and