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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
Saturday Dec. 3oth 1898,

sell at public outcry to the highest
bidder, at the court house door il.
Jonesboro, the property mentioned and
described in the pleadings and said de-
cree, and ordered to he sold, towit A
tract of land situated in the 18th Civil
District Of Washington ounty, Ten
nessee, known as the Thomas Spurgin
lands, adjoining the lands of Hodge,
Bowman, and others; containing about
biz acres, including mill site: To sat-
isfy the decree in favor Of Comglainsnts,
State of Tennessee and Washington
County, against Defendants. George j,
Spnrgin, and G. B. Cross and wife,
Fannie X. Cross, for taxes amounting to
the sum of S1S6.24, with interest there.
ou:since August 10Th, 1893, and costs
of the cause accrued as to them.
TERMS OF EALR:
Said property will be sold on credit
Of six months and in bar of the equity
of redemption, note with good persona
security and bearing interest from dat
required Of the purchaser, and a lien re
tanned on the land therefor until tn,
purchase money is fully paid.
This November 2S, 1893
w. +. YOU'VE, G. & N.
| AQQ-At
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
Moved to Their New Quarters.

On last Monday the colored school
marched from the old school building
In the Baptist Church to their elegant
new brick building erected on Myrtle
Street. Now, after this long needed va
cancy has been filled, there is no reason
why knowledge should not be dispensed
in manner that will do credit to their
color; and also Johnson City.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

The number OF toilet sets, shaving
sets, manicure sets, work baskets,
handkerchief and glove cases sold
during the holidays each year
would startle even a statistician but
the people will have them and the
incest line in the city this season is at
Mcfarland & Co.'s
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Call on the old reliable when you
want first-class smoke, I keep moth
ing but the best brands Of cigars s. w,
Leach,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Make your husband present of
box of cigars from Mcfarland q Co.'S
and he will be SO happy he will for
give you for spending his money tor
them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

You get the best and cheapest coal
by buying from L. @. Cartright & Go.
at city Grocery.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the First National Bank oil
johnson City, Tennessee, will be held
at their banking house in Johnson
City on Tuesday, 9th of January 1894
J. e. CRANDALL, President.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

You should see that elegant line OF
pipes and smokes articlef at McFarl-
and Il Co.'S, by all means before you
select present for your husband son,
brother, and last but not cast sweet
heart.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Lyle & Summers sell the Clauss
trimmers, shears, scissors, etc. Each
pair guaranteed. Give them call.
493 If
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
Notice.

All members of knights of Honor
Lodge No. 3059 are requested to be
present Thursday night. Officers will
be elected for the insuin~ year. A
full attendance is desired. BY order
of the Dictator.
~. RANGE Reporter,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
Special Hack Service.

During Circuit Court at Jonesboro
next week s. H. Anderson, the enter
prising liveryman, will run special
hack from Jonesboro to Johnson City
in addition to the regular service.
The especial" will leave Jonesboro
Immediately upon the adjournment
of court each afternoon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Go to the Philadelphia Bakery for
fine cakes, pies, bread, fruits, and con-
dictionaries.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
THE COMET.
SEEN AND HEARD.
Personal and Other Items That Have
Present Interest.

Present Interest.
M. 7. Duke. is in Atlanta this
week.
Walter Henderson was up from
Knoxville Sunday,
Harry Hargraves spent last Sunday
with home folks.
Nat Fink, of Jonesboro, was in John
son City Tuesday.
]. F. Crumley made flying trip
to Jonesboro Tuesday.
L. L. Goodmin, of Butler, was in
the city this week.
A. S. Gump spent Sunday with
relatives in the city.
Attorney John Upton, of Elizabeth
ton, was in town Tuesday. \
W.P. Hamilton. of Bristol, spent a
few hours in the city Tuesday.
Judge 8 Kirkpatrick, of Jonesboro,
is attending court here this week.
Several OF Jonesboro's attorneys at
tended Chancery Court here this week.
DIR. G. ]. Kirkpatrick OF Boom's
Creek, paid THE COMET visit this
week.
J. w. Cardville, has returned from
q few days visit to his mother in Alb
ingdon.
Miss Maggie Stone went up to Bris.
toll Tuesday to spend few days with
relatives.
Stantin Pierce and family, Of Eliza
bethton, spen Thanksgiving day in
the city.
Buy your gifts for the little ones at
the sale Friday afteroon. Reeves
building.
Purchase your Christmas gifts ct
the sale Friday afternoon. Reeves
building.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Hardin are re-
ioicing over a SON born on Thanks.
giving day.
Hon Gray Childress, Of the Bristol
bar, was looking after business in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. R. G. Hix, OF Cincinnati, spent
lew days in the city last week the
guest of M. T. Duke.
Miss Carrie Heusier of Cronbery n
G, returned on the vestibule YESTERDAY
from Baltimore M D.
Mt Simerley and John g Smith o
the Elizabethton bar, are attending
Chancery Court here this week.
CIHon. r. A. Smith and daughter
Miss Lula, of Elizabethton, spent tn
spent the day In the city last week.
Buy gift for your sister. or you
cousin, or your aunt, at the Reeve
building Friday afternoon and evening
The only place to get nice fresh oy
sters served to suit you il at Mrs. N
M. Brown. Spring st.
s. J. Williams, formerly Of thi
place, but~now Of Cincinnati is look
Ing after business interest here thi
week.
Mrs. Sam @. Pry has returned
her home in Coeburn, Va, after spent
ing few days with relatives IN Johr
son City.
Mrs. Geo. Sells, who has been visi
ing relatives in the city for two week
past, returned to her home in Brist'
Tuesday.
Capt. I. e. Reeves and Judge A.
Deaderick, Jonesboro attorneys, al
attending Chancery Court at tn
place this week.
Charles T. Gates, member of Il
firm of Templeton & Gates, of Kno
Vile, was in Johnson City on leg
business this week.
Manager w j Love OF the Embre
vile Freehold Land and Iron Co b
recently from London He says Il
company is being reorganized and t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

If you want to make sweet girl a
present are want to make girl a
sweet present see those new extracts
at Mcfarland Il Co.'S.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
Candy and nuts at the Bee Hive.

We sell everything in the grocery
and produce line cheaper than any.
where else in town. Call on us at the
Citizens Bank building.
CITY GROCERY.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
Tuesday Dec. 26.1893.

between nine O'Clock, a. III and four
O'Clock p. m. offer for sale in Jonesboro,
Tennessee, in front Of the Court House
door, at public outcry, to the highest
and best bidder, for cash in hand, in bar
of the equities of redemption, dover and
homestead; certain house and lot lying
and situated in J ohnson City, Tennessee,
and known as lot No. in Block No. IL
in Jobes Addition to the town of John
SON City, as per the plst of same record
ed in Vol. 65 page SOL in the Registry
ct Jonesboro, Tenn.
Said lot fronts 66 feet on Pine street,
formerly Upton street, and runs back
of Uniform width $50 feet to an alley,
situated on the corner of Earnest and
Pine streets.
Bad M. RoBINsoN,
Manager Loan Department, Holstor
National Building and Loan Association
493.4t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

We have just completed our bakery
One OF the finest inIennessee. If you
want good pastry or bread give us a.
call. PHILADELPHIA BAKERY.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Leave your orders for coal-the
best in town-at the City Grocery
Citizens Bank building.
L. @. CARTRIGHT Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
Get your bread at s. w. Leach's.
Get the Doll.

Go TO Mrs. NJ. Browns and get yol
sack OF candy for 10 cts and make
guess ON large handsome doll.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

We are the only firstclass bakers in
the city. If you want the best bread
give us call. The Philadelphia, on
Spring street.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
wheat Wanted.

We will pay the highest market
price in cash for wheat.
485-tf TIE. HURST BROKERAGE Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Prices always a little lower than
any where else at the Bee Hive try
them on shoes.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
L. g. CARTRIGHT e. Co

We can save you from 40 to COZ
on all kind Of school and Office sup
plies, books and stationery. Bly, ]
sell low, is ourplatform, give. us ! u {.
491 Il. LYLE & Co., next 10 Y G..
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
CLERK AND MASTERS. SALE
OF LAM.
In the Chancery Court ut Jrnes-
boro. Warhiuv,on County,
Iennessee
State of Tennessee, ct al,
VS..
M. A. Chinow'h, ct al.

Pursuant TO tho decree 81 said court
at it's Juyl term, 1893, IN the above
sly led cause ! will tn
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

'Prince of India" by Lew Wallace.
LYLE & Co. next to P. o.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

For fresh groceries go to the City
Grocery. Bolton q WoRLEY Props.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Buck wheat -four and best lamp oil
at Faucette q Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
MORTGAGE SALE.

BY virtue Of authority vested by a
certain mortgage executed by JosepAus
Hopwood and 5. K. Hopwood, his wife,
snd George W. BurleSon and Jane Bur-
Lesson, his wife, dated the 22nd day of
September, 1892. to the Holston Ma
tional Building and Loan Association,
of Bristol. Tennessee, and registered in
the Registers office of Washington
County, Tennessee, in trnst deed book
No. 7, page 1856, the debt secured hav-
ing matured and being due in full, by
virtue of the failure TO pay any dues,
interests, premium or fines for period
of six months, upon witch condition and
said mortgage provides for sale, there
fore I will. ON
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Leave your orders at room Tin Hart
building for the Celebrated Jelic coal.
You can save Is cents on the ton by
buying from us.
Yours Truly,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Christmas at the Bee Hive.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Coal oil that will burn at the Bee
Hive.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07
WATAUGA BANK.
JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE.

DIREcToBs--Judge John p. Smith, George
Taylor, A. =. Hoss. ]; Q: Hardin. g. n. Brown
X. Lide, VIII J. Baritone. @. Taylor, c. N. Taylor
We have the largest paid mp capital of any
bank In the city. Our stockholders are among
the best men In Washington and Carter c0un-
ties. We do conservative banking business in
us will be faithfully and promptly transacted
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-12-07

Bipans Tabules Danish pain.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-11-24
MISS BoRDEN,s NEW HOME.

al MISS BORDEN'S NEW HOME. - a
lies do business within two blocks Of the
gloomy house, and they smile derisively
when their CUSTOMERS question them about
ghosts.
81 Not since Lizzie Borden left her old home
has she been near it, Mrs. Churchill and
Miss Russell, her old time friends, still live
in the vicinity but she never visits them:
She is practically ostracized, and when she
appears on the streets she attracts no espe-
cial attention. She goes to church, but not
regularly. Her presence Is not welcomed
by more than half her church friends, and
after her occasional appearances it is not
uncommon to hear many bitter statements
regarding her. She has not taken ups the
church work she dropped many months
ago. but one of her very few intimates re-
Gently said that she had expressed wish
that she might be enabled to enter into
some Of the work she used to do before her
pathway in life was darkened.' =
Her three frmest friends are the daugh-
tiers of Charles J. Holmes and her sister
Emma. They are very kind to her. Her
new house IS far more attractive than the
one in which she formerly lived. Her re.
ception room and parlor will compare Ia
vorably with those of any refined young
woman, and the domestic facilities are as
good as can be procured anywhere.
She recently visited the World s fair with
Miss Caroline Borden, q maiden lady, who
Is much interested in her, though not a
relative. She attracted little@or no attain
.tion while on her way TO and from the ex-
hibition, and she told a friend on her re-
turn that she enjoyed every minute Of her
visit,
An inquiry at police headquarters. by q
New York World correspondent elected
the interesting information that five per
sons known to the police could clear up
the mystery it they would tell the truth.
Who these five persons are cannot be
learned at present, but eventually they will
speak II the police surmises are correct
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-11-24
4 City .PhyaIclan.


The council has wisely decided to
try the city physician plan, and In
this issue is an advertisement for
proposals for the Office. Under the
present plan the poor of the city
must get an order from the city
authorities before a doctor will
attend, or if he does attend
with out the order, the council
naturally refuses to pay the bill. It
would also cost much less to the city
to have a regular physician, as the
experience.of all cities and counties
shows. The poor would be better
cared for, and could obtain prompt
attendance, which is in important
consideration.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-11-24
The Best Way.

A newspaper has five thousand
readers for each thousand sub
scribers. A merchant who puts out
q thousand bills gets possibly three
or four hundred people to read them,
that is II the boy who is trusted to
distribute them doesn't chuck them
under the sidewalk. The handful
costs as much as big advertisement
in the local weekly newspaper. All
the women and girls and half the
men and boys read the advertise
ments.: Result: The merchant who
uses the newspaper has $500 more
readers to each 1000 of the news
paper subscribers. There is no esti-
mating the amount of business that
advertising does bring to a mer-
chant, but that each dollar invested
In advertising brings to the investor
somewhere from $40 to 800 worth
Of business, there can be no doubt
Elk.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-11-24
CuRIo IoSlTlEs OF SUICIDE.
Sudden Reaction Sometimes Comes Whe
Placed Face To Face viii, Doom

Sudden Reaction Sometimes Comes When
Placed Face to Face With Doom.
There must be something wrong with q
man who deliberately takes his own life
Heseldom acts or tEiial alns 80; ia his same mo-
menta Sometimes the near approach Of
death, indicated by the preparations which
he makes, recalls him to himself, and he
does not carry out his purpose. A woman
occasionally grows desperate and jumps
into the river. The sudden shock Of ths
cold water startles her, and involuntarily
she calls for help. and when she is rescued
she weeps piteously and says that she will
never do so again. Men with no inventive
skill have devised peculiar and complicated
ways for taking their life. z
One OF the most curious incidents Of this
kind happened in Chicago and is told in the
Brooklyn Eagle. "A man grew despondent
and wanted to die. just why any man
should want to leave that city for another
world is what no healthy Chicagoan can
understand. He took poison. Then he went
into bathroom and suspended a sharp
sword over the tub SO that it would fall:
upon his neck when he got in the tub and
cut the cord. He had a heavy weight at
tached to the sword. He lighted candle
and put 1t in such q position that, after
burning part Of its length, the blaze would
reach the cord and burn it so that the sword
would fall Then he lighted charcoal fire
and dstopped all thecracks and creYices about.
the door, so that none Of the gas might es-
cape When all these preparations were
complete. hegot I'M the bathtubwith his face:
downward and turned on the water. He
was going to die by poison, by drowning,
by asphy and by an improvised gull.
lotine. He had not been in the tub many
seconds before he began to think Of all the
horrors which he had prepared for himself,
and he rushed ont Of the room with his hair
standing on end and took an emetic to get
rid Of the poison. Hewas successful.
After conbing down his bristling locks
and dressing himself he wrote . descrip-
tion OF the sensations which he experienced
from the time he began his Preparations
for death till he became assured that the
emetic was working. He sold his article to
q Chicago newspaper for enough money to
pay his board bill. and he is alive to this
day,
Suicides lack both moral and physical
courage. They dread the suffering Of q
painful death, and they fear to face life
When they die, they choose the most pain
less method with which they are familiar.
Sometimes In their ignorance they select
poisons which torture, and they die In ter
rible agony after repenting Of their act
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-11-24
Editor Stiyers' story ia tie Brain-


Editor Stivers' story In the Brain
erd Journal about how enthusiastic
ally the .'business men" Of Little
Falls shelled out money to the Daily
Transcript is commented on and
quoted as reliable by papers In
nearly all the towns Of the state. It
is known that Little Falls has grown
rapidly, and the papers are teaching
their constituents that 1t was all be-
cause q paper was aided. While 1t
is possible that some papers help a
town, It is a positive fact that no
other city In the country possesses
sas many and ais valuable natural ad-
vaDtages as Little Falls. This city
possesses Just the requirements for a
manufacturing centre, and for years
there has been q constant develop
mellt OF the resources. The city Ii
growing because nature gave the
elements upon which growth are
naturally based. Other places can't
get enough newspapers to make
them rivals, In prosperity, Of our
bright city. Little Falls is just too
cute for anything. s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-11-24
HDJUDGED INsKNE.
DR.. 6. r. Ellie of Staples,
Taken to the Hsy1um
at Fergus Falls
: Yesterday.

News was received here yesterday
that DR.. G. f. Ellis, the leading
physician and surgeon Of Staples,
had manifested symptoms OF insanity
In very dangerous form, and had
been promptly examined and sent to
the state asylum at Fergus Falls.
Considerable indignation against
the unfortunate man was aroused
among the citizens of Staple before
his mental condition was under
stood. He was called in to attend q
sick child !, and after a brief examine
ton declared that one of it's lungs
Was affected and should be removed
at once. This and several other i'm
possible surgical opera tions which he
had threatened to perform, led to an
investigation by the authorities. It
is reported that he had taken great
interest In spiritualism OF late, which
is the cause assigned for his unfortu-
nate condition.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-11-24
Gone to Hot Sprinos.


III. III. Harrison. the efficient and
conscientious superintendent of the
Saltwater Water company LETT last
evening for Hot Springs, Ark. where
he will have charge Of the water
works OF that place. Mr.. Harrison
has lived III Saltwater for about
eighteen years and has been an earn
est and energetic worker in the
interest Of the water company. He
is a progressive man in his business
and to him most OF the credit is due
for the excellent water works system
that Saltwater enjoys. Mr.. Harri-
son has made hosts of friends during
his stay with us who with the
Gazette wish him happiness and
prosperity in his new field of labors.
Gazette.
Mr. Harrison will be well remem-
bered by our people as one of the
firm who had charge of establishing
the water works plant in this city.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-11-24
First asst p. NJ. Gent.
on 4 Great NortnernBranch ch.

On : {. reat N,rt !, J 80 IS r.,, ]. !,
&, s, Il
su ~ s - ! :. = y, -. - Z s ue
nianu ~ "o''u = $ q ~ ues.'eis 'n's
eal,u POI. el'o,se ..esi''e a,ohg
elie s .fh na 'i,'s - alls'i = solhe1llI
rellaIs s''ie. S ss''eu Tram. y now
funnll'e lalis y poIl .ene Dfahe.il, alid
any amount ot ma PIE ana otner hard
Woeus afe pe'hs s ran siefIei 1o the
Dako.as. during 1ne month @ ec-s 't;s
..ooel ", cars WIN an average q
lo cofds 70 1he Gar We're recel Ved at
THIS stat'on, and. and on saturday 10
empty fiat cars u went up the. branch
- - pe le,at,eel Win Iuel eaiers
along the line receive from s27o to.
$S. .Oo per cord for their output aid e. 4
large number of choppers are at
work clesarlns Oh the timber lands
.A man who will siyn 8 sta ten,ent
to the postmastcr reneral annonnc
inc, INC, that & he old court ho,,se hlock Il
! locs.tio 4 more convenient, sf.,,.. tha
patrons. 81 tI,e LITTLE pals ,,,,,ta f,,ea. .
than ID the present site comes s, 5 ,yt,,II
ii near 8. stating what he knows IS Il 1bez 3
false. II probably 81 w,oulti be i little
more con yenient for {, few ana he
only blame that could he d / ttacheal
to them for asking that il he it,catefl
there is that they were ext tremely
< a
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-11-24
HIs sauFEERINGs ENDED.
Joseph wood, Hiter an lilnsss
Of Several Weeks, PASSES M
zkway This Morning.

The news of the death OF Joseph
Wood. the only son Of Mr.. alitt Mrs.
.. A. Wood, Of the Palace hotel,
which occrred at s. o'clock this morn.
ing, though not unexpected, y as g.
painful shock to the many friends
OF the young man and his family "
this city and vicinity He had been
very III with I'M attack OF phthisis
pulmonary, brought on by exposure
while haryes ting and threshing the
crop Of their Belle Prairie farm, and
although his physicians ronounced
his case hopeless more than g week
ago, he showed favorable symptoms
during the last few days which led
his family and friends to hope Tor.
1his ultimate recovery About q
o.cIrck this morning he began sink
Ing and at 8 o'clock breathed his"
last. Great sympathy is expressed
for the aged and grief stricken par.
ents by the entire community and
for his sisters, all OF whom are nearly
prostratetl with grief over the loss
OF q kind and affect ctionate brother.
The deceased was % years old and.
has resided in this city forsome time,
having moved from Holyoke, Mass,
with the rest Of his family about
twelve years ago. He was esteemed
by all who knew him as an honest
Industrious young man, and for his
great devotion t0 his parents and
sisters, OF whom he was the especial
pride, The hour for the funeral SER
vices has not been set, but will occur
wednesday from the French Catholic
church.and the burial take place in.
the Catholic cemetery Of this city
Further particulars in regard to the
funeral will be announced tomorrow
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-11-24

says about the ssin-
toxicating swirln
on the stage is
sure to command
attention.
When asked q.
few days ago for
some inside infor-
nation about her
method of dane
ing, it's acquire
ment, require
ments, etc, she
said: There is a
great deal Of pleas
ure in ballet dane
ing and q great
deal more Of hard
work. / began the
latter when 5years
of age and cannot
stop until the day
comes when I shall
retire. One must
begin very young
in order to obtain
the proper hexibil-