The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-10-18

1t has been a month or more since
we last laid eyes on Nat Simerly, OF
Allentown, but he showed mp Tuesday
in all his glory and magnificence tie
accounts for his absence by the fact
that he has been trying to get ready
TO farm a little"
J. ]. Adams, who has been sojOurn.
ing in the Lone Star State for the past
five months, returned to his home in
johnson City last Saturday. He re-
ports that money is more plentiful
there than here, but that one has to
Scratch" to get it..
The ladies OF the Second Presbyte.
rian church will hold fair some time
before the holidays, and would like
the ladies OF johnson City to wait, be.
fore buying presents, and look at the
fancy articles-center pieces, doliss,
already worked, very cheap,
Geo. Camp went by the Office the
other day in company with little
boy, each carrying a two gallon bucket
OF persimmons. We asked him what
he intended doing with so many, aud
he straightway replied that he was
going to have "simmon puddin'" at
his house.
A special flew through Johnson City
last Tuesday without saluting the
town or even Ihs yellow tank. IL
conveyed q number of street Car men
from different States to attend a meet.
ing which took place 10 Atlanta
Tuesday night. E. H. Stevens, of our
city, attended the meeting.
Last Monday Capt. Ross Smiths
train, No, l, pulled by engine 253
killed two horses and tore up the
wagon they we're hitched to near Tel
fords. The driver of this team, Henry
!, Brigham, was thrown off with the
= wagon and received several Injuries
The same train killed another hors,
y near Greeneville the same day.
The sidewalks on Roam and Job,
0 streets were substantially repaired il
J. different places last week, and Mali
IS street was opened from the raiIroa,
" crossing to the creek, the Old Western
Union Telegraph building and diIaI
idAted structure behind it having bee
torn down to make the improvement
n Go on with the good work, ye daddie
=, OF the borough.
., Wade White4ide, who has be-,
IN xorking for the Smoky Mo intai
Lumber Company ut or near Erwi
since August, came down last Satu
:, day and spant few days with h
% father and mother. Jno Boucher, a
!" old and experienced lumberman, wi
" is working for the same company, a
" companied Wade down to be with h
interesting family : few days also.
= An Organization was partly fleet,
-, last Monday night at the NJ. e. chnrt
~ OF choral club. The next meelir
80 will be at the Christian church Tue
~ day night. the 23rd inst. All who a
" interested In good music are invite
This is something badly needed
,ils our city, and we have tslent sutlicie
,es TO organize a club that all win
ne proud Of. Don't fail TO come out al
me help.
les We don't know whether it was
me case OF couldn't helpit" or q spon
neous outburst Of pride. but it
Oh. stated thst Andy Shipley actua
oos crowed like a rooster when little
=, came to his home about month a
n a half ago to help his father roll lea
nal er. We only heard of it day or t
~ ago, An y, and that's the reason
ors didn't notify the world that you n
an stand about nine feet high.
ots- W.T., (Parson) Gentry condescenC
nd. to cut loose from his station at the
zen, tional capital long enough to max
two or three weeks visit to his hol