The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-08-20
COMET SCINTILLATIONS.

Did you get any of that hot weather
that went glimmering through the at
mosphere yesterday?
The Watauga Lumber Company
have shut down work on account OF
failure to collect debts.
Chas. Jones, Southern Passenger
Agent of the Kansas City, Ft. Scott &
Memphis railroad, was in the city yes
terday in the interest OF his road.
The Chattanooga News wants the
police to quit winking at the bawdy'
houses. How does the News know the
handsome "cops" wink at the houses,
Walter Trent, the colored fellow who
was hurt by the train, below Greene
vile, some days ago, has instituted
suit against the Il. T, V. & G. r. r,
Co. for $4,000.
J. B. Cox resigned Monday as Gen.
eral Manager of the Watauga Lumber
Company. He is again in the lumber
business for himself with an Office in
the Harr-Burrow block.
Work on the foundation of the new
school building at the corner OF New
Street and Watauga Avenue progresses
nicely. The building will be- credit
to the city when completed.
p G. Range grows the largest stalks
of corn to be found in the city Not
long since he showed us one which
measured fourteen feet, and he now
boasts on that stands sixtee feet tall.
Mr.. Albertson and wife came down
from Allentown yesterday. Mrs Albert
son left on the 4o'clock train for Wash
ington. 1t was Mr.. Abertson's first
visit to Johnson City in nearly four
years 1t is needless to say he found
the town had greatly changed.
W. H. Mygatt, Manager of the Pitts
burg Iron and Steel Engineering Com
pany, and Mrs John Marlborough
wife of the Superintendent Of the
same company, arrived on No. from
Pittsburg yesterday and went out on
the evening train to Embreeville.
S. Ryder left yesterday for New
York where he goes to lay in stock
OF goods. He has leased the Singisel
& Chandler Block in Carnegie, anC
means to put up first class stock O
general merchandise. He has rented
dwelling and will move his family
here from New York. He will ope1
up his store about Sept. LIST.
In the contest which is now going OF
at Johnson City for gold watch to b.
voted to the most popular young lady
Miss Mary Taylor, of this city has re
ceived 115 votes the Bristol girls ar
always in the lead wherever they ente
race, and they seem to be special.
popular at Johnson City. This com
pliment to Miss Mary is one that i
well deserved. Bristol News.
There is a probability that the cit,
schools will opened before long
The board of aldermen has been ne
gotiating for buildings for that pur
pose, and it is likely that the Job
residence will be used in connection
withe Science Hill building to com
plete the requirements so far as room
is matter OF concern. II the prope
exertion is made the new building
will be ready before the new year.
1t is understood that the Bristol gul
club will be down today to measur
arms with the home club. The Johr
son City boys will get there if there
any money at stake, but as for beatin
under any other circumstances, we ar
unable to say. There seems to be
special stimulus about the almight
dollar in whatever sphere it is founC
But this time the home club is goini
to beat for the simple reason that
knows how.
Mrs. Moore of Rome, Ga, and Mis-
Ella Earnest of San Antonio, aunt an
sister of Mr.. Arthur Earnest, and aur
and cousin OF Mrs, f. B. Earnest, al
in the city visiting relatives and al
staying at the home of Judge F.
Earnest. Mrs. Moore, when a chill,
lived several months in Laredo
1860, when Laredo was nothing but
border village and gave no evidence {
being the flourishing town she is nov
so years later.--Daily Gate Cit
Laredo, Texas.