The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-08-07

Address c., care COMET.
A, H. Pettibone was up from Chat
tanooga yesterday.
Mrs. E. II, Seneker, Of Bristol, il
spending a few weeks at Austin'i
Springs.
]. H. Butler, division engineer or
the Three C's, came over from Marion
Monday.
Alfonso T. Williams, an old and re.
spected citizen, died Sunday last in
Carter county.
Miss Ida F. Andes, an estimable
young lady, died at Morristown last
Thursday.
A. F. Hoss and W. G. Hodge have
moved their families to Austin'E
Springs for the summer.
]. G.. Sterchi, representing Cullen
& Newman, of Knoxville, was in the
city Tuesday.
Mrs. Jno. A. Mongle is spending
this week in Sullivan county, visiting
friends and relatives.
Hon. R. R. Butler enlightened the
people on the political situation in this
district last Monday at Jonesboro.
]. G. Hardin is at Hot Springs,
Arkansas, for his health. He has been
suffering with rheumatism for some
time.
Allentown lots have begun to sell.
Tom Allen reports the sale of 100 last
week to five men. AS THE COMET
predicted, they'are bound to go.
Charles ]. st. John, Jr., a former
editor of THE COMET, was in the
city Saturday, returning from Gran
berry and on his way to Bristol.
Morristown is to have new bank.
]. A. Carriger, w. X. Blair and others
have chartered The Merchants Bank
Of Morristown. The capital is $4,000.
CHI. Slack, ofthe Courier, was down
from Bristol yesterday. He was ac-
companied by G. A. Finch and B. L.
Dulaney. The party made a flying
trip up to Cranberry.
A descriptive article from the pen
of Mrs. ]. H. Drummer on Johnson
City and contiguous territory, written
for the Enterprise Miss Times, will
appear in our nexti issue.
Misses Eugenia Lyman and Matte
Jacobs, two of Corinth's (Miss.) most
cultured and attractive young ladies,
returned home after few weeks visit
to the Misses Chandler. Their alb
sence will be greatly felt by the young
men of the city.
Col. p, ]. Sinclair, President of the
Marion Manufacturing and Improve
ment Company, was in the city this
week and returned home to-day. He
was here to meet Architect Floyd, OF
Chattanooga, who is now at work on
plans for a new hotel to be erected by
the company.
Mr.. E. F. Vinegar has recovered
sufficiently from his recent illness tc
enable him to travel, and left Monday
with his wife for Geneva, ILL.,, to spend
few weeks with home folks. He ex
poets to return in short time FULLY
recovered and will be found as faith
fully at his store as before his illness
and will sell watches, clocks, and jew
elry cheaper than they can be pur
chased elsewhere.
r. H. Norment, representing
Church & Co., soda manufacturers is
advertising his goods in the city to
day. THE COMET is under obligations
for useful advertising matter in thu
shape of blotters and CALENDARS, ant
the entire foace is wearing the regula
ton cap furnished by the company. I
is as natural for the boys in town tc
wear the caps as it is for all the moth
ers to use arm and hammer bran,
soda.
Mr. Samuel G. Sparks, a native 0
Washington county, but who year
ago moved to Summerville, in tn
western part OF the State, and who
editor and proprietor Of the Summer
vile Reporter and Falconer, soun(
Democratic journal, attended the pres
association in Bristol and took a tril
in company with his wife, to Norfoll
Va. Returning homeward, they pal
Johnson City visit, the guests OF h
uncle, Mr.. w. A. Sparks, of TIL
COMET. After spending a couple
days very pleasantly, they departt
for home, we'll pleased with their tr
: and agreeably surprised to find job
: son City SO far along on the road
prosperity.
Maj. F. X. Huger was in the CT
yesterday to see about the new dep,
site. He was no doubt surprised
find the ground still vacant, as it hi
been the expressed intention OF Il
company to commence work on ne
depot in thirty days for the past tV
years, and the stakes that were driv
to make the site, have decayed al
nothing is left to tell the tale but Il
Officials" 1t has grown into our Ia
guage that we are to have new {
3 pot, but no one thinks of inquiri
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