The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-26


Robert ], Rurdette preached in the
Baptist Church to a packed house
Sunday morning.
The Bristol Ice Co., will move to
Morristown--has given Bristol cold
shake, as it were.
J. s. Remine, Of Limestone, is in
the city this week. He is brother Of
the big policemen.
Newport is having public land
sale. Our brass band will furnish mu'
sic for the occasion.
Mrs. H. G. Hart and mother, Mrs.
Bailey, left Monday, to spend week
or so with relations in Birmingham,
Ala.
The voice of the boomer Is heard in
the land.-Bristol Courier. go.
The land OF the boomer is heard in
his voice.
The legislature will adjourn Mon
lay. The legislature is like circus
clown it won't act the fool without
being led for it.
]. J. Simpson, Of Limestone, has
moved to John on City, and opened
up a neat restaurant in Geo. r.
Browns old stand.
w. o. Thomas, formerly editor Of
our suspended contemporary, the
johnson City Advance, was on ouI
streets Wednesday.
The Michigan Salt Association will
dissolve March 3l-just in time tc
enable us to pack away the legislature
without bankrupting the State.
W. G. Bailey, one of the sentinel''
hustlers, is in our midst this week in
creaSing the subscription list Of Knox
vile, worthy and only evening paper
Sam Jones will lecture in Jobe''
Opera House April 9Th. His subject
is get There" Mr.. Jones says hi
leaves the eli" off because he 10 op
posed to slang.
H. F. Bailey and son, together will
J. w. Bitner, sll OF. NolaChucky, wer'
in the city Monday and Tuesday. Mi
Bailey is = prominent merchant ant
tobacco grower Of his section.
There we're 80 car loads OF fire bricl
for the Embreeville blast furnaces, OIL
our side tracks Monday. The J. c
& G. R. r. bridge at that place, vii
be completed in about two weeks.
Bill Nye, the humorist, will lectur
in Knoxville next month. Bill il bel
ter known in East Tenn ,ssee thai
any other humorist Of the day. What
the matter with his coming here?
A wreck occurred on the Mario,
Guage Tuesday, which resulted il
smashing up four or FIVE cars. Tn
accident happened near Gladelan
and was caused by sleued trucks. N
one was hurt.
The Johnson City Medicine Co. ar
fitting up ROOMS in the Evans bloc
preparatory to manufacturing drugs
The company has o subscribed cap
tai stock Of $25, 900 and conduct an q
elusive wholesale business.
Mr.. w. w. Baxter, of Washingto
College, came up TO hear Burdette LEI
ture, SATURDAY night, and returne
home Monday morning. Mr.. Baxt,
was the guest Of THE COMETS reporte
while he remained in the city.
We had fire near the Carnegie add
ton last Friday night, which resulte
in the destruction Of q stable, beloni
ing to Geo. r. Hurlbut, the unde
taker. Mr.. Hurlbut lost three hears
and other property, amounting
about $500, insurance about $1,000.
7. s. Patty and daughter, Of Chat
nooga, were in the city few days th
week. Mr.. Patty is the pugilistic pa
senger agent who was matched again
jones, another passenger agent, in Il
palace depot mill we had not lol
since. Everybody gives Tim the sire
here now.
Charles Porter Browning, one
Greene county's best and funnie
young men, dropped into Johnson CT
Saturday afternoon in time to get
laugh from Burdette two hours al
. half long. Porter stayed with
brother, Prof. Browning, and person
friends until Tuesday.
The Erwin Magnet says that t
most attractive, and enchanting thil
about Erwin 10, peculiar cliff, know
as 1.-THE DEVILS looking-glass."
From the glowing description Civ
OF it, one would BE- led to believe Oh
the editor had been in the habit OF |
ranging his toilet before His Satar
Majesty's mirror, which he claims
leaning up against the side OF
mountain.
The MorFistown Gazette thus
ments Sam Jones habit OF only etc
ping 1t live towns: ~
Fl "Sam Jones will lecture az Brist
e on April z, and at Johnson City, APP
'.IS. He will have to "Gei There"
way Of NJ orristowD, and, is this is {
, garden spot, he ough. to stop off 3
,. ny,t aov,,a flaw.ra "