The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19
KoDAKs.
The Comet Presses the Button, and
You See the Result.

day,
G. e. Osborn is a candidate for
Q. ]. Stout, of Limestone, is in the
city this week.
Broyles sitgreaves, of Bristol, spent
Sunday in Johnson City.
S H. Anderson and wife, OF Jones'
boro, we're in the city Monday.
G. H. Slack, the mustached editor
of the Bristol Courier, is on our streets
to-day.
w. G. Mcintyre, cashier Of the State
National Bank, at Knoxville, is in the
city.
i'll. Davis is up from Knoxville
looking after his real estate interests
in the city.
Prof. ]. T. Browning returned Mon
day fro n a visit to home folks at Ce-
dar Greek, Tenn.
The Johnson City Tin and Stove
20. have moved into the Faw property
on Market street.
DR.. f. S. Miller, Sr,, left Monday |
night for Middle Tenn, to remain
few weeks with relatives.
The editor started to make a re-
mark about fine day we were about
to have, bu it began to rain before ht
finished the sentence.
G. A. Ross now sits at the Snake
Editors desk in THE COMET Office and
will call on you occasionally fo' items
of interest aud otherwise.
The way Of the transgressor is GER
tainly hare in j. hnson City-the brass
band is practising almost every night
in room over the calaboose.
! W. w. Faw is fitting up suite Of
Offices in his new building on Market
street for hie law apartments. He will
move into his new quarters in few
days.
We had laid aside for publication
this week spring poem, gusher, but
some "poltroon" slipped into the office
during our absence aud cut it all to
pieces.
Hon. Isaac Hampton is making i'm.
proving on his house on Myrtle Ave.
We are glad to hear he is fitting one
up with view to making himself a
home in our mids'.
A grumbling man and Il giggling
8 woman are stone bruises on the heel OF
society. The cackling OF geese saved
| Rome, but the growing of dogs has
failed to get the eye OF the historian.
Parties engaged in crazy quilt max
3 ing who are DESTROYS of obtaining
2 some rare pieces, cut in every con-
? ceivable shape, and ready for the quilt,
can be accommodated by calling on
A Charley Osborn.
E Mrs. DR.. ]. NJ. Stuart died at her
e hons in Knoxville Monday after a
z long illness with consumption. The
9 remains were brought to Johnson
: City yesterday and taken to Sullivan
county for interment. Mrs. Stuart
was a sister OF Mark Hannah.
The ground for the new depot has
i been staked off and work will begin as
u soon as the weather will permit The
j. building will be erected between the
E. T., V. & G. and the r. I. & w. n.
G railroads near their junction, will be
1l5 feet long by rs feet wide and will
> cost $4,000.
DR. +. A. Long, graduate OF the
University OF Louisville, KY has de
: cided to make johnson City his home
. and has formed partnership with
. Dr. 7. d. Ferguson. DR.. Long We ided
" one of Johnson City's most charming
daughters, Miss Nora Range, few
days ago.
Frank Evans, Secretary for the Wa
:, tauga Water Co., showed us letter
. from r. d Woods & Co PhiIadel phis
!, Pipe Makers, tn the effect that ship
!, ment of 500 tons Of pipe for the water
works here wonld be made this week
We understand the Watauga Watel
Company has taken an Office in tn,
Windsor block, Market street.
The Busy Bee, neat five column
quarto published at Arthur, Claiborne
county, Tenn, came buzzing into TIL
COMET Office this week. 1t scared tn,
devil considerably but the editor grab
bed the shears and made ready 70
battle. We hope that its name is no
only suggestive Of industry but also O
wealth and that it will fiji its hiv,
with golden honey.
Because THE COMET failed to an
nounce the marriage Of Berney Burlt
son last week il no indication that tn
"marriage il failure" He was maj
ried on the Srd inst. at Pikeville, K y
to Miss Alpha Sword. They are nov
at the home of Mr.. Burleson in thi
city. THE CoMENis looking at you
Burney, and hopes that Alpha will b
your Omega after long and happ
voyage through life.
A double force of hands have bee
put to work on the furnace. Tn
company intend to complete it an,
put it In blast at the earliest possible