The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-06-15
OVER THE STATE,

Trees toh heavy with fruit were bad
u damaged BY the storm Inst week
The caterpillars have appeared in
s1me localities in the State and are
playing havoc with tree foliage,
Wheat harvest viii be ander head
way by the last Of this week. Farm
crs are already harvesting theirbarley
G. G.. Leach, who lives near Treze-
want, got a net profit Of 1928 26 of OF
one.third OF an acre of strawberries
during the season just closed.
Rachel Thompson, colored. disd at
Dresden recently, and at the time of
her d~ath she was supposed to have
been about 100 year, Old
The heavy rain storm last week in
West Tenn ssee destroyed a greatdeal
OF wheat a d therwisc damaged The
farmers lY washing their lands and
sweeping away fencing.
Mayor Williamson, ol Milan. has a
young iier,says the Milan Exchange,
which has never had cali, and yet
| is giving roarly a gallon Of milk day.
Four Mormon elders are in DeKalb
county, near Smilhyille, and the Re
view suggests lhat II they are in that
community / prostEting purposes
they should he nlAio 70 understand
that they sire npt needed any longer
than il viii take IL, M tog.t out,
The ladies Of III Confederate Me.
mortal Association ii MuIreesboro are
contemplating having a nonstrous
| barbecue at the ialr gtounds at That
place on The 18th 81 July They wll
make an tiiott Ia E, cure Congressman
Breckilridge Of Kenlucky, as the ora
tor Of The day.
Mamie B Il Cecil who was 50 bru
tally sssau I'D by the negro, Joe
Payne, who lsid the penalty with his
life, says thu Ielico Sentinel, attempt
ed suicide lIelen~ cd last week b,
shooting hot III. The weapon USED
was shotlns She hiss not been il
her right u since
Tne Mil ESehanir comes 10 lh'
front with -arSnhaut SOW belorg
! ing 10 Mr. ,ot Nincn HI. takrn
brood Of - <ens. twelve in n lmbcr
' in charge il1esihe mither hen ac
/ in an arts apner, minus thecluek
/ The chickens i5ll,ns the sow through
e the day and at ight reluctantly leavr
J. her for the coop, while she beds IL tn
immediate vicinity.
The Carthage Record aud Smit
: County Democrat, as = combine, doe
not mir we'll. TO the taste il is fairl
/. Democratic, but to the eye the ION
plexion is that Of the Record Wit
something OF its Objectionable odor t
. offend the nose. The editor is might
= good Democrat, but he win have
y put new dress on his paper or til
e Democrats OF old Smith will feel il
. chned TO handle it with a couple
y splinters from the nearest rail ienC
: until they get used to it,
The Illinois Central Railroad has il
y sued circular to all its employees an
y off cials. SAYS The Milan ExchaDg
y stating that hereafter they may invei
= their surplus earnings in the stock
y the company if they 50 desire Tn
II circular sa that this stock Will |
: sold at q lair value and payment a
u copied thereon in sums OF 50 or mutt
~ pes thereof On all amounts so pal
to 4 per cent. interest will be above,
IN When the payments equal the iu
er value Of as are a certificate Of stoc
s. will be iasu aud it will share in an
ii dividends Il maybe declared by Il
i, board VI dii rtors. II anv time Il
investor shall leave the employ Of Il
company Or desire % withdraw b
i mon for any other purpose it Will
repaid to him with interest The ca
pany has no stock for sale in The ope
!, market and takes this course solely
inculcate saving habits among its Ell
- ployas and to advance communi
- OF interest.
ii A + Briiton. Jackson, Tcnn., writes u q
ya ltraeted ralaria IN the swamps OF Lonisis
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