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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19
Shoes
AND
SLIPPERS.
N zEE KIsISsEEsl ~ 6 1s.Zs W..

Our line Of Ladies, Misses and
Children's OXlords and Sill per.
are made by the old and reliable
firm of Monroe Bros & Co, Phila.
delphia. We have very attractive
line, and call special attention to
them
LIB Iew;s. Boston makes ourliuc
of WEAR EsEESiS TIERS
for men and Boys The popuant!
If Wear Resisters speaks for them
elves. All the leading syles il
took.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Watauga Valley Railroad Com
pany Elect OftIcers-Through
Trans from Chicago
to Charleston.

The stockholders 'oi the Watauga
Valley Railroad Company met at
Knoxville on the 9th and elected the
following officers President, G. c..
Potts, South Watauga, Tenn. Vice.
President, II s. Chase, Boston; Treas
urer, W, T. Robinson, Knoxville; Sec
retary, j. W. Caldwell, Knoxville. Di.
rectors; G. II. Nimson, Gran Jerry, N.
G.; G. G Potts, South Watauga, Tenn {;
Ed Fitzgerald and F. K Huger, Knox.
vile; j. w. HOLMAN, Philadelphia !;
II. s. Chase, Boston G. T Thompson,
Philadelphia. The company will bMrld
a road from South Waiatuga, on the
East Tenn, ssee Railroad, TO the Gran.
berry iron mines. -Four miles have
been graded and several Lrestles built
The road will be completed this sum
mer, and will develop some Of the
richest iron mines in the State.
Eli Perkins syndicate letter; "The
Norfolk & Western, like the Richmond
& Danville, and East Tennessee, Vir
ginia & Georgia, has become one Of
the wonders of the South. 1t runs
from Bristol, Tenn, to Hagerstown,(a "a
few miles from Harrisburg) and from
Horton, on the Kentucky line, to Nor.
f"lk, Va. The system covers about
2000 miles.
"When l. asked President f. J
Kimball about this road he said
"Yes; our road is growing. We
are building as fast as we can from
Radford, Va right Wer the Allegheny
Mountains and down tthe Big Sandy
River to Kenova, and Iionton, on the
Ohio. We have acquired the Scioto
Valley Railroad in Ohio, and as soon
rs the end south of the Ohio is finished
we will run solid trains from Norfolk
and North and South Carolina to Co
lumhus, o, and Oh cago. We are now
taking Pullman train over our Sci
nto end from Chicago and landing it
At lronton, N the Ohio.
"The Chicago end Of the Norfolk &
Western is To be the Chicagu& & Erie to
Marion, o and the Hooking Valley to
Columbus. A Pullman train now
leaves Chicago on the Chicagv & At.
lantic ut s p nj, and lands at Colum
bus, 0 over the Hooking Valley At 7
n. m, and at 1r0nton. on the Ohio
River, over the Norfolk & Western
at 10a m. This train will soon run
over the Alleghenies to Bristol Tenn,
and on over the Charleston. Cincin.
natl d Chicago, now almost built from
Bristol to Charleston, s. G. Within
year or two passengers will ride
from Charleston, S c., and over the
Alleghenies to the Ohio River and to
Columbus, O., and Chicago"
The Charleston, Cincinnati 4
Chicago railroad does not touch Bris-
tol and never will, but crosses the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor
gia at Johnson City. 1t is true that
within year or two passengers will
ride from Charleston, S. c., to Colum.
bus and Chicago, but not necessarily
over the Alleghenies, as the Charles
ton, Cincinnati and Chicago, the
Three C's," runs directly from Char.
lesion, s. c., to Ironton, Ohio, on the
Ohio River and there connects with
eight railroads for Chicago and the
Northwest, to say nothing Of the river
connection COMET
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Our line of Ladies and Misses
Custom made Shoes are made by
the Simpkinsos Manufacturing Co,
Cincinnati, and for durability, style
and ease cannot be surpassed. We
have them in all the leading styles.
Every pair warranted.
] & A ]. Simpkinson make oul
Medium Grade Ladies, Misses and
Children's Shoes. They are honest
goods and give value received.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

The Minnesota Ship Of State has
been wondering in unk nown attitudes
in its last delirious hours, and ran
ashore Of strange nude" island, ex.
posing its "nether limbs" The Min.
nesota legislature is exposing its nude
and. empty head. 1t would take more
than a funny Peck to measure such
fool:shness.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Let's see. David B. Hill is now Gov
ernor of New York. Senator elect, can
didaie for the Presidential nomination
and supreme authority in the Connect
icut gubernatorial contest That is q
good deal for one man to carry.-st.
Joseph Nswg
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WATAUGA BANK.
DIRECTORS.

Judge Jehn P. Smith, + H. West, C
p. Cass, John Sanders, A, B Bowman
JAS A Martin, Jas f Crumley, Will
Harr, w P DUNCAN, Geo, d, Taylor
G. X Lide, Isaac Harr
We have the largest psid-up capital of any
Bank In the city, Our stockholders are among
the best men Of Washington and Garter counties
We do a conservative Banking Business In all
It's branches and all business entrusted to us
will be faithfully and promptly transacted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Joseph Cook has written poem TO
ten mountains, but his Pegasus does
not seem to have got above the feet.
hills Of either OF them
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

Ser ator Paddock has pretty good
idea Of protection when he says our
stomachs need it quite as much as our
industries.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19

ia an ably written book and gives trusty infof.
nation for all VINO grow fruit OF any sort or
kind Stark BIOS. Nurseries, Louisiana No,
will send It free 70 all interested. .-Orange Judd
Farmer.
arn
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-01-30
FIRE SUNDAY NIGHT.

About 2 O'Clock last Sunday night q
fire was seen Issuing from a small
house IN the real of what Is known
as the Iordy or mad house, on Krebs
avenue, and occupied by old mar
gorge Washington, colored. The old
man states that lie had a lamp filled
with very inferior oil in fact, 30 bad
that he had bought other oil, with the
intention of throwing the first named
stuff away, but afterwards concluded
that il was too much TO waste and he
would try and use II up. He had his
lamp lighted, and had been reading,
rs was bis custom, when he concluded
he would 90 TO church. When he had
Eecn gone for some time he gave a
look back and fonnd .hat his house
was on fire. All he had was burned.
with $50 in silver and paper money.
and the house of Mr.. John Jones had
d FeT. haIToW cSch pc.
People sometimes laugh when they
see our fire company, with their di-
minutive engine, going ont to battle
with the flames, but they certainly did
good service on this occasion, and as
good as could have been done with a
large one, as they exhausted all the
water.
Now that we have an excellent ar
tesian well, it is to he hoped that our
Guy will be supplied with fire plugs
at convenient distances, for there is no
use for engines when they have nc
water.
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VICk.S FLOeAL GUIDE FOR 1891.

No lover OF a fine plant or gar
den can afford to be without a copy.
Ii is az elegant book of over 100
pages, S4X104 inches, beautifully
colored illustrations OF SUNRISE
Amaranthus, I~Iydrangea and Po-
tatoe5. Instructions for planting,
%cultivating, etc. Full list of every
thing thai can be desired in the
way of Vegetable and Flower
Seeds, Plants, Bnlbs, etc. Also tull
particulars regarding The cash
prizes of 81 900 and 5000. The nov
elites have been tested and found
worthy Of cultivation. We hope
It will be our good luck to see lie
Nellie Lewis Carnation and taste
Grand Rapids Lettuce. 1t costs
nothing, because The ten cents You
send can be deducted from The first
order forwarded. We advise our
friends TO secure a copy of James
Wick Seedsm an, Rochester, N. Y.
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Program for e. l.. s. {. February
2, 1891
Subject for evening: Women IN
English History mp 10 the Wal of the
Roses.
l. Prayer.
2. Minutes.
B. Roll call: Mention some flow
or, its significance, etc.
4. Music.
5. Papers on Margaret, Maui and
Eleanor, by Mrs. O'Ncill and Misses
Carmack and Mcintosh.
G.. Music.
7. Paper on Isabel.
s. Table Talk: Question Table III
October and November C%hatauquans
OIL the Queens English.
9. General business.
10. Music.
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4 GOOD LAW.

Depot agents should be more
careful. The failure of an agent
to post The bulletins of passenger
trains subjects their companies to
heavy fines. The Railroad Com
mission has secured, in the Circuit
Court of Kinds county, judgment
against The Alabama and Vicks
burg Railroad, for $500, for failure
Of the company to post bulletins
of The arrival and departure OF
trains as required by law.-Cidrton-
Ledger.
Perhaps it would be well fol
station agents on the Louisville
anil Nashville Railroad to observe
the above law.
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NO BLING.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 25.-The
Catholic Church, which up 10 the
present time has permitted lotter-
les at fairs for the raising of money
for church purposes, is To shut down
on al! such practices, at least in
this section of Minnesota and North
and South Dakota. Archbishop
Ireland has issued the following
orders: ''Public sentiment has be-
come so pronounced, and rightly
so, against lotteries and chance
games, that we deem il our duty to
prohibit altogether, as we now do,
the raising OF money for religious
or charitable purposes by the sale
of chances, the use of wheels OF
fortune, or by any method SAVIOR
ing of lottery or gambling. This
rule, which we now make, admits
of no exception. 1t applies to
countries, as well as towns, 10 con
verts as well as parishes"
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OPERATIOs POLL TAX REQUIREMENTS.


Clarion Ledger.
Colonel Montgomery, of Bolivar
county, says that so lar IS his
county is concerned, The poll tax
requirement for suffrage will
amount 10 nothing in the direction
Intended. He says more negroes
have paid their poll taxes to date
than ever before in the history of
the county, and those who have not
are preparing to do so. More than
one thousand have already walked
up and got the necessary papers,
and he confidently expects this
number will be doubled. He also
says The number WHO will be able
to mark their tickets on election
day will be astonishing. So far as
the poll taxes are concerned, The
advlces from other counties are
similar TO that from Bolivar. The
incentive offered is sufficient TO
cause the negro to pay for his poll,
while it don't seen to have the
same effect on the whites. A negro
would sell The last chicken from
his, or anybody else's roost, rather
than miss the great American priv
llege OF voting, and especially
when he thinks somebody of The
other color had rather he would
not. But his paying the tax is so
much addition to the school fund
that would be hard to get in any
other manner. |, has tins feature
to commend it, if nothing more.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-01-30

Both of our butchers have been
getting in some fine fat cattle lately.
There are very few places where you
can get as good beef as at Scranton.
In fact, if you want anything good,
come Ia Scranton.
Two strangers from Huntsville,
Ala, representing the Southern Build
, ing and Loan Association, spent sew
| cral Gays here last week, but they
Jailed to organize a local board here.
THIS is certainly very remarkable. As
Il general thing, our people take right
hold of every new thing that comes
along. We cant account for their
failure.
One dav this week we were shown
a fine gold watch that vas presented
TO Jimmy Wilson by his employer,
Mr.. Charles Eosier. Such literally
speaks we'll for the donor, and The
young man must have been very de-
serving 10 receive such a token of APP
probation from his employer. We
would like TO sec several other boys
around here prove themselves worthy
of such esteem.
Mr.. p. FitHner Is putting the old
Erickson store in repair, preparatory
to opening it O This well known
store is situated near Moss Point, on
the Elder Ferry road. Mr.. Fiizncr is
an experienced merchant and knows
the wants of the people, therefore lie
will keep a well selected stock of, goods
of all kinds and will sell them as
cheap as the cheapest. Look fora big
advertisement in the DEMoCEN-SrAR
next week.
We wrrc pleased 10 meet, last
Tuesday evening, the jolly Capt. John
Bruce, OF the Robert Ruff, who has
been absent for some Time. When
we told the captain he had drank too
much Pasca2oula water and eaten too
much of our mulict Ia STAY away, he
replied that Pascagoula calico had
more attraction than either. We did
not know what hc meant by that but
perhaps some one else does.
Seeing a forest Of masts mp the
river, a few DAYS ago, we wendell II
way ththcrwarG as far as George
Frentz's ship yard, and found that to
be their anchorage. Arriving at the
yard, we found every one up 10 his
eyes in business. On one pair of ways
we found a large COZ belonging 10
the National Dredging Company, of
Wilmington, Delaware, who are The
contractors for drcding out Mobile
harbor. These gentlemen, knowing
the facilities of our ship yards for
mrning out good, aud al The same
lime cheap work, are sending their
work here. We must compliment
these gentlemen for their sa2acity in
this matter, for if ther is II place
better than another TO have such work
done, il is at the Scranton ship yards.
There are more scows belonging TO the
same company that arc to be sent here
from Galveston. The schooner Scquin
was also on the ways, aud several
other schooners lying in the river OPP
positc the yard. There were three
schooncrs launched last week that we
| did not notice.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-01-30

LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. Miss. !

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. Miss. I
January %, 1891. {
Notice is hereby given that the follow.
itG udmeG s~etiler has filed notice of his
in,eoi on 10 make final proof in support oil
his claim, and that SAID proof Will be made
before The Circuit Clerk at Scranton,
Miss, on March s, 1891. viz:
John Jacob Abuer FAIRY, Homestead
No. 1901 for the west northeast +,
west ! southeast section II, township 6.
sonth range 3 west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of said land, viz:
Henry Ravens, William S. Webb, Cor
den Davis and CharlesG Graham, all of Van
cleave p. o., Miss.
X. C. KERR, Register.
January 90, 1891. 43-Gt
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LAND NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, MISS,

LAND OFFICE 1T JACKSON, Mss,
December 10, 1890. !
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Circuit Clerk at Scran-
tot, Miss, on February 6. 1891, viz:
Edward David, Homestead No. 17,435,
for the northeast t section 10, township
4, south range Z west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land, viz:
George II. Bilbo, Jebey ID. Entrekin.
Prentiss Il. Carter and James l.. Berry,
all of Vanclcave p. o., Miss.
II. G. KERR, Register.
Dec. 10. 1890. 43-6t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-01-30
A POPULAR MISTAKE.

Chancellor Il. Mayes, ofthe Stale
University, who was a delegate TO
the Constitutional Convention
from the Stale at large, has written
the Oxford Eagle the following:
Having been informed that some
of our citizens are under the i'm
preston that the new Constitution
requires the payment OF the taxes
oil 1891 in order to vote next fall,
write to say this is a mistake.
The Constitution merely pro-
vides that before a man shall vote
in any year, the taxes of the two
preceding years must have been
paid; and paid before The first day
OF February of the year i'll which
he shall offer 10 vote.
Example: If a man wants 10
vote at the election IN November,
1881, his taxes for 1889 and 1890
must be paid and they must be
paid before the first day of Febru.
airy, 1891. That is all there is in it
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NOn.kesident Notice.
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
To Christian Corner and John Leah
You are commanded to appear before
the Circuit Conrt of the County of Jack.
son, in said State, on the
First Monday Of June, 1891,
to defend the suit. in said Court of w. S.
Keyser, Olaf Nielsen and Mrs. $. Il. Will
son, of the steam tug wild Ga
z%elle,' wherein You are defendants.
w. NJ. DENNY, Clerk.
January 3, 1891. 4j-it
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January l6. Is
NOn-Resident Notice.
THE STATE OF MIssIssI

HE STAIk OF MISSISSIPPI.
To Mrs. Isabella Willis, Mrs. L. p. Davis
and Ms. II. ). Dreese:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of the County Of
jackson, in said State, on the
Third Monday Of February, 1891,
to defend the suit in said court Of II.
Buddig, wherein Won are defendants.
W. VI. DENNY, Clerk.
January 9, 1891 s6-4t
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Notice Of Board Of Super
visOrs Meeting.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, Z
JACKSON COuNTy.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, Z
JACKSON COUNTY. I
Notice is hereby given that a special
meeting of the Board of Supervisors of
said county will be held in the Court.
house in Scranton, OF
Saturday, Jdnudry31 81, 1891,
for the purpose of letting the contract Cor
filling in and building causeway at north
end of Washington Avenue, and for filling
in and widening Franco Ferry Road. and
for the transaction of such other business
as may then lawfully be done.
j. NJ. RABBY, President.
January l6, 1891. 47-3t
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NOn-Resident Notice.
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

THE TAT OF MISSISSIPPI.
To Fannie Edwards:
lou are hereby commanded TO appear
before the Chaucery Court Of the County
of Jackson, in said State. on the
3rd Monday Of February, 1891,
to defend tbs suit in said Court If Henry
X. Edwards, wherein ron are a~defendanE
|. w. NJ. DENNY, Clerk.
January %, l59i. $et
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-01-30
N FARM
FOR SALE.

A very desirable residence property,
with about twelve acres cleared and un-
der fence, is hereby offered for sale at e
low price and on easy terms. Said prop
erty is conveniently situated for garden
ing purposes, being only one mile from
the depot at Scranton, Jackson county,
Mss, the soil well adapted for truck gar
dening aud fruit culture. There are two
commodIous dwellings on the property in
splendid condition, with necessary out
houses, etc
For further particulars call upon or
address w. NJ. DENNY,
Clerk of the Courts,
Scranton, Miss.
January l6. lS9l. 47-tf
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-01-30
NOn-Rcsident Notice.
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
To Annie Davis:
Your are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Conrt of the County of
Jackson, in said State, on he
Third Monday Of February, 1891,
to defend the suit in said court of Calvin
Davis, where n you are a defendant.
w. NJ. DENNY, Clerk.
January 9, 1891. 46-4t
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NOTICE..

1 wish to inform the public that l have
located in scranton for the practice of
Medicine. Office at COx's Drugstore.
Residence at Capt. John Delmss.
c. 5. STEWART. NJ. d.
Scranton, Jan. %. 1891. 45-4t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-01-30
MARINE.

OFFICE OF THE DEMoCEAT-STAR, I
PAscAGoULA, Jan. 30, lS9l. J
Report for two weeks ending Jan. 10Th.
ENTERED.
Nor bk Odeu, Alum, $40 tons from Barba-
does. 22d inst.
Nor bk Johan Irgens, Irensen, T75 tons
from Santos, 26th inst.
Am sch Robert Ruff, Bruce. pos tons from
Graytown 9th inst.
Nor bk Flora. Anderson, 44O tons from
Havana, 9th inst.
Am blk A. C. Wade, Sherman, ga tons
9th inst.
Am sch A. C. vitchum, Lee, $40 tons, 9th
inst.
CLEARED.
Nor bk Frauziska, Adsem, for London by
Martin, TAYLOR d Co., with lZ9,SJ6 feet
lumber valued at $3.50, 2lst inst.
Am sch Engenia. Buskin. for Cai6arlen
hy. Dan.zlcr Lumber Co, with 9.,1sl
feet lumber valued at S9S2. 22d inst.
Nor bk Ma-lalene. Ralfsen. for Magic
Fr.. by Hunter. Bena& Co, with lo9,l57
feet lumber valued at S4.565, 20th inst.
nor bk transatlantic, kummelshof. foi
Areudal. Nor hy Keyser a Co. with
1882 feet lumber valued at sl,OO2i
9Th ult
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DIsbursed, $1,195,271.27.

DoN'T borrow your neighbours
DEnocRAT-STAR; get one of your
own.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-01-30

1923 1925 ON HAND. - State
Treasurer Evans statement of The
condition of the Treasury on Jan
uary L, made pursuant to Section
137 OF the new Constitution, shows
that the present Treasurer received
of x-Treasurer Hemingway $780,
$3.50.
Received from all sources since,
S1,24l, 720.62.
Total accountability, S1,51S,496,-
50.
Discussed, $1,195,27127.
Balance on hand, S323,1S5.25.
Gov. Stone verified the state
ment by counting the money. No
bonds were sold last year, and the
receipts, with the exception OF S25,-
900, are made Of the ordinary rev.
enues Of the State.
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~9 ,7,, "a Cents a Line for Each Insertion.

" rs,oe or four frosts. then rain.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-08

duiged in Any enc wishing to join
can do 70 at this meeting.
The postponed meeting OF the Ex-
ecutive Board OF the Greenville \. M.
G. 4. will be held at the rooms, No. 70
Linden avenue, this evening.
The Thiesen Amateur Orchestra
will meet for practice this evening at
Shriner's Hall on Rose venue.
The Sexennial League held its
regular meeting at Bainber Hall last
evening.
The regular meeting of the La
Grippe Club will be held this evening
ut Kachlee's New York Bay House ON
Ocean avenue.
Messrs ]. Smith and t. Hoffman
will give q reception at kachlees
New York Bay House ON January IL.
A large number of invitations have
been sent out.
Mr.. George Merry and Miss Bertha
Vogler, Of this place, were quietly
married a few evenings ago by Father
Schandel. A few friends and rela-
tives witnessed the ceremony, which
was followed by a reception.
The late Mrs. Mohl, OF Linden ave-
nue., whose sudden death was noted
ia these columns. weighed almost 400
pounds. The coffin had to be hoisted
through the window, it being too
large to 90 through the door.